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48 results for separating sets

A new measure DCSI quantifies separability for density-based clustering.

problem Quantifying meaningful clusters in data sets.
method Developed a new separability measure DCSI based on separation and connectedness.
result Correctly identifies touching or overlapping classes that do not correspond to meaningful density-based clusters.

We prove that the separated curve complex of a closed orientable surface of genus g is (g-3)-connected. We also obtain a connectivity property for a separated curve complex of the open surface that is obtained by removing a finite set from a closed one, but it is then assumed that the removed set is endowed with a part…

2010-01-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on hyperbolic groups, focusing on separability and splittings.

problem Coarse separability and splittings in hyperbolic groups.
method Quantitative analysis of volume growth and cut-sets, focusing on thickened spheres.
result One-ended hyperbolic groups that are not virtually surface groups are coarsely separable by a subset of subexponential growth if and only if they split over a virtually cyclic subgroup.

A new NMF variant tackles underdetermined problems with sparse and separable assumptions.

problem Underdetermined blind source separation, especially multispectral image unmixing.
method Sparse Separable Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (SSNMF) combining separability and sparsity assumptions. Algorithm based on SNPA and sparse nonnegative least squares.
result In noiseless settings, the algorithm recovers true underlying sources.

Randomly initialized neural networks can linearly separate arbitrary sets.

problem Mapping two arbitrary sets to linearly separable sets.
method Randomly initialized one-layer neural networks with sufficient width.
result With high probability, these networks can transform two sets into linearly separable sets.

New concept of regular separation for ODEs leads to improved Hardy field results.

problem Understanding solutions of definable ODEs with specific properties.
method Introducing regular separation and proving its implications for ODEs and vector fields.
result The regular separation property leads to improved Hardy field results and non-empty sets of trajectories.

Scattering networks maximize separation on low-dimensional data.

problem Maximizing separation capacity on low-dimensional datasets.
method Characterize and bound separation capacity for feature extractors, then apply to scattering networks with specific criteria.
result Design criteria for scattering networks to maximize separation on low-dimensional data.

We solve minimal separator problems in AMP chain graphs and improve structure learning algorithms.

problem Finding minimal separators in AMP chain graphs and learning their structure from data.
method We analyze and solve several versions of the minimal separator problem. We propose modifications to the PC-like algorithm and extend a decomposition-based method for AMP CGs.
result Our modifications of the PC-like algorithm and the LCD-AMP method improve structure learning and are more accurate and stable, especially in high-dimensional settings.

This paper investigates how data augmentation improves linear separation of manifold data.

problem Understanding how data augmentation enhances linear separation of manifold data.
method Investigates the conditions under which self-supervised representations can linearly separate multi-manifold data.
result Self-supervised learning can linearly separate manifolds with a smaller distance than unsupervised learning.

Shallow nonlinear networks can separate classes linearly with polynomially scaling width.

problem Understanding the linear separability of deep networks' features.
method Modeling inputs as a union of low-dimensional subspaces and using random weights and quadratic activations.
result Shallow nonlinear networks can achieve linear separation with polynomially scaling width.

DSI measures dataset separability for neural networks.

problem Difficulty in separating different classes of data in neural networks.
method Created the Distance-based Separability Index (DSI) to quantify dataset separability.
result DSI effectively measures dataset separability and indicates similar distributions of different classes.

Study on self-similar sets on Riemannian manifolds with new separation conditions.

problem Analyzing self-similar sets on Riemannian manifolds with new separation conditions.
method Formulated weak separation and finite type conditions for conformal iterated function systems on Riemannian manifolds.
result Obtained formulas for Hausdorff dimensions of self-similar and graph self-similar sets.

We formalize causal separation in portfolio theory, deriving a closed-form projected Markowitz solution.

problem Portfolio optimization under causal separation conditions.
method Derive a closed-form solution for portfolio optimization using causal separation conditions.
result A closed-form projected Markowitz solution is derived under causal separation conditions.

New algorithm AG-OG optimizes separable convex-concave problems efficiently.

problem Efficiently solving separable convex-concave minimax optimization problems.
method Leverages Nesterov acceleration and optimistic gradient on component and coupling parts of the problem.
result Achieves optimal convergence rate for various settings including bilinearly coupled problems.

This work establishes universality for deep equivariant networks, overcoming limitations of previous approaches.

problem Rarity of universality results for equivariant neural networks, especially in high-dimensional settings.
method Develops a more general account of universality for equivariant networks, introducing entry-wise separability and readout layers.
result Deep equivariant networks achieve universality under entry-wise separability, with or without readout layers.

Develops large-sample theory for non-stationary source separation.

problem Lack of large-sample results for non-stationary source separation methods.
method Large-sample theory for NSS-JD method under specific assumptions.
result Consistency of unmixing estimator and its convergence to Gaussian distribution.

Speech separation refers to extracting each individual speech source in a given mixed signal. Recent advancements in speech separation and ongoing research in this area, have made these approaches as promising techniques for pre-processing of naturalistic audio streams. After incorporating deep learning techniques into…

2019-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Separating mixed distributions is a long standing challenge for machine learning and signal processing. Most current methods either rely on making strong assumptions on the source distributions or rely on having training samples of each source in the mixture. In this work, we introduce a new method---Neural Egg Separat…

2018-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Let M be a hyperbolizable, nontrivial compression body without toroidal boundary components. In this paper, we characterize which discrete and faithful representations of the fundamental group of M into PSL(2,C) are separable-stable. The set of separable-stable representations forms a domain of discontinuity for the ac…

2013-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide a strengthening of Jordan separation, to the setting of maps from a compact topological space X into a sphere, where the source space X is not necessarily a codimension one sphere, and the map is not necessarily injective.

2008-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm achieves small-loss bounds in online learning with improved rates.

problem Achieving strong stability in online learning algorithms.
method Introduces ρρ-separation to enforce strong stability, unifying previous approaches.
result Oracle-efficient algorithm achieves small-loss bounds with improved rates.

New framework links fractal complexity to separation dimension.

problem Quantifying the complexity of fractal partitions.
method Introducing Separation Dimension ($\sepdim$) and Geometrically Regular Partitions (GRPs).
result Sharp upper bound for chromatic number of fractal partitions.

In the curve complex for a surface, a handlebody set is the set of loops that bound properly embedded disks in a given handlebody bounded by the surface. A boundary set is the set of non-separating loops in the curve complex that bound two-sided, properly embedded surfaces. For a Heegaard splitting, the distance betwee…

2007-07-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is a linear dimensionality technique for nonnegative data with applications such as image analysis, text mining, audio source separation and hyperspectral unmixing. Given a data matrix MM and a factorization rank rr, NMF looks for a nonnegative matrix WW with rr columns and a …

2019-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that the set of orthogonal separable coordinates on an arbitrary (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold carries a natural structure of a projective variety, equipped with an action of the isometry group. This leads us to propose a new, algebraic geometric approach to the classification of orthogonal separable coordinate…

2015-10-30abs ↗pdf ↗

SepVAE separates patient-specific patterns from healthy ones using contrastive VAE.

problem Separating patient-specific patterns from healthy ones in medical datasets.
method SepVAE uses a contrastive VAE with disentangling and classification losses to differentiate between common and salient features.
result SepVAE outperforms previous methods in three medical applications and a CelebA dataset.