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Researchers identify critical protein residues using advanced graph theory.

problem Identifying essential residues in proteins for function.
method Learning Random Geometric Graphs (RGG) with Cramer's V correlation and organic thresholding.
result Advanced RGG methods accurately identify critical residues compared to existing techniques.

RFRBoost uses random features to boost deep residual neural networks, improving performance and computational efficiency.

problem Improving performance of deep residual neural networks (RFNNs) while preserving convex optimization benefits.
method Random Feature Representation Boosting (RFRBoost) using boosting theory and random features at each layer.
result RFRBoost significantly outperforms RFNNs and end-to-end trained MLP ResNets in small- to medium-scale tabular datasets.

New approach quantifies overfitting in high-dimensional regression.

problem Quantifying and avoiding overfitting in large neural networks.
method Information bottleneck theory to minimize residual information while maximizing relevant bits.
result Characterized the relative information efficiency of randomized regression compared to optimal algorithms.

Tractable yet expressive density estimators are a key building block of probabilistic machine learning. While sum-product networks (SPNs) offer attractive inference capabilities, obtaining structures large enough to fit complex, high-dimensional data has proven challenging. In this paper, we present random sum-product …

2019-08-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Method uses random forest with distance covariance for transfer learning in healthcare.

problem Transfer learning in random forests with sparse differences between source and target.
method Distance covariance-based feature weights in residual random forest.
result Upper bound on mean square error rate for transfer learning in RF.

DIET tests conditional independence using marginal dependence measures of residual information.

problem Computational intractability of conditional randomization tests (CRTs).
method DIET avoids fitting large models by leveraging marginal independence statistics of information residuals.
result DIET achieves higher power than other tractable CRTs on synthetic and real benchmarks.

New method uses observational data to improve trial design efficiency.

problem Scarce randomized controlled trials; inefficiency of using observational data.
method Active Residual Learning, R-Design framework, R-EPIG criterion.
result Efficiently estimating residuals to correct observational bias improves trial design.

AAS optimizes neural network PDE approximations by adaptively sampling.

problem Statistical errors from random samples in neural network PDE approximations.
method Minmax formulation to optimize neural network and training set samples.
result Reduces Monte Carlo approximation error for a given sample size.

The study analyzes deep linear networks from random initialization, capturing dynamics and hyperparameter effects.

problem Understanding training dynamics in deep linear networks from random initialization.
method Theoretical analysis of gradient descent dynamics in deep linear networks with random initialization and large data.
result Captures the 'wider is better' effect and hyperparameter transfer effects, contrasting with neural-tangent parameterization.

A new ensemble learning method called Residual Likelihood Forests improves performance and reduces model size.

problem Improving machine learning classification performance with compact models.
method Sequential optimization of conditional likelihoods in a boosting-like framework, combining multiplicatively.
result Significant performance improvements and reduced model size compared to other ensemble methods.

Our main result is that for densities <310<\frac{3}{10} a random group in the square model has the Haagerup property and is residually finite. Moreover, we generalize the Isoperimetric Inequality, to some class of non-planar diagrams and, using this, we introduce a system of modified hypergraphs providing the structure o…

2016-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗

In dealing with high-dimensional data sets, factor models are often useful for dimension reduction. The estimation of factor models has been actively studied in various fields. In the first part of this paper, we present a new approach to estimate high-dimensional factor models, using the empirical spectral density of …

2016-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study infinite-depth limits of neural networks with fixed width.

problem Understanding the behavior of neural networks as depth increases with fixed width.
method Analyzing finite-width residual networks with random Gaussian weights, focusing on the infinite-depth limit.
result The pre-activations converge to a zero-drift diffusion process, differing from the infinite-width limit.

We derive finite width and depth corrections for the Neural Tangent Kernel (NTK) of ResNets and DenseNets. Our analysis reveals that finite size residual architectures are initialized much closer to the "kernel regime" than their vanilla counterparts: while in networks that do not use skip connections, convergence to t…

2020-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we propose a novel perturbation-based exploration method in bandit algorithms with bounded or unbounded rewards, called residual bootstrap exploration (\texttt{ReBoot}). The \texttt{ReBoot} enforces exploration by injecting data-driven randomness through a residual-based perturbation mechanism. This nove…

2020-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Automates debiasing for large language model evaluations through Fisher random walk.

problem Rigorous and scalable evaluation of large language models.
method Semiparametric efficient estimator using Fisher random walk for weighted residual balancing.
result Efficient estimation of contextual preference scores for large language models.

RSIC identifies multiple ranks of interest in NMF by analyzing residual sensitivity.

problem Determining the optimal rank in NMF.
method RSIC analyzes sensitivity of relative residuals to different initializations.
result RSIC identifies meaningful ranks consistent with data structure.

Transformers improve Alzheimer's disease progression prediction by accounting for irregular biomarker histories.

problem Difficult prediction of medium-horizon Alzheimer's disease progression due to tied clinical scores and irregular biomarker observations.
method Developed a residual gap-aware transformer that combines statistical reference with transformer-based residual learning.
result The proposed model reduces mean error and improves prediction-observation correlation compared to baseline models.

Unified algorithm solves convex optimization problems with optimal rates.

problem Solving nonsmooth constrained convex optimization problems.
method Unified randomized block-coordinate primal-dual algorithm.
result Achieves optimal convergence rates of O(n/k)\mathcal{O}(n/k) and O(n2/k2)\mathcal{O}(n^2/k^2).

This paper extends geometric study of neural networks to non-differentiable layers and random walks.

problem Understanding the geometric properties of neural networks, especially those with non-differentiable activation functions.
method Singular Riemannian geometry approach to convolutional, residual, and recursive neural networks.
result Illustrated geometric findings with numerical experiments on image classification and thermodynamic problems.

Sources of variability in experimentally derived data include measurement error in addition to the physical phenomena of interest. This measurement error is a combination of systematic components, originating from the measuring instrument, and random measurement errors. Several novel biological technologies, such as ma…

2016-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm trains deep neural networks without global optimization.

problem Training deep neural networks efficiently and without global optimization.
method Uses random complex exponential activation functions and Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling.
result Consistently attains theoretical approximation rate for residual networks.

Alternative to likelihood-based LSNM model selection, residual independence testing is more robust to noise misspecification.

problem Cause-effect inference in location-scale noise models with misspecified noise distributions.
method Residual independence testing as an alternative to likelihood-based model selection.
result Residual independence testing is more robust to noise misspecification.

Deep linear ResNets converge globally with certain transformations.

problem Global convergence of training deep linear ResNets.
method Gradient descent and stochastic gradient descent for training LL-hidden-layer linear ResNets.
result GD and SGD can converge to global minimum for deep linear ResNets with specific transformations.

New method combines randomization tests and flexible models for valid inference without splitting data.

problem Valid inference in randomized panel experiments with complex effect heterogeneity.
method Model-assisted randomization tests that estimate unsigned CATE from residualized outcomes.
result CATE-assisted tests control Type I error and achieve higher power than alternatives.

Coordinate descent methods employ random partial updates of decision variables in order to solve huge-scale convex optimization problems. In this work, we introduce new adaptive rules for the random selection of their updates. By adaptive, we mean that our selection rules are based on the dual residual or the primal-du…

2017-03-07abs ↗pdf ↗

New method solves stochastic optimization problems with random models.

problem Optimizing stochastic objectives with deterministic constraints.
method Trust-Region Sequential Quadratic Programming with random model.
result Global convergence guarantees for first- and second-order stationary points.

We find a novel correlation structure in the residual noise of stock market returns that is remarkably linked to the composition and stability of the top few significant factors driving the returns, and moreover indicates that the noise band is composed of multiple subbands that do not fully mix. Our findings allow us …

2009-09-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Residual finiteness is known to be an important property of groups appearing in combinatorial group theory and low dimensional topology. In a recent work [2] residual finiteness of quandles was introduced, and it was proved that free quandles and knot quandles are residually finite. In this paper, we extend these resul…

2019-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note, residual finiteness of quandles is defined and investigated. It is proved that free quandles and knot quandles of tame knots are residually finite and Hopfian. Residual finiteness of quandles arising from residually finite groups (conjugation, core and Alexander quandles) is established. Further, residual…

2018-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Two methods improve Gaussian process predictive distributions' calibration.

problem Improving the reliability of Gaussian process predictive intervals.
method Introduces two methods: cps-gp and bcr-gp, both adapting conformal predictive systems to GP interpolation.
result Both methods provide finite-sample marginal calibration and smooth predictive distributions.