In modern recommender systems, both users and items are associated with rich side information, which can help understand users and items. Such information is typically heterogeneous and can be roughly categorized into flat and hierarchical side information. While side information has been proved to be valuable, the maj…
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This work improves wireless network learning by using side-information about interference.
problem Improving online learning algorithms in wireless networks.
method Exploiting side-information like interference levels to improve learning algorithms.
result Improved learning algorithms achieve higher throughput with fewer samples.
This paper improves sample efficiency in noisy inductive matrix completion with side-information.
problem Improving sample efficiency in noisy inductive matrix completion with side-information.
method Nonconvex projected gradient descent algorithm with spectral initialization.
result Achieves linear convergence and stable recovery at a sample complexity governed by the effective side-information dimension.
This paper offers a characterization of fundamental limits on the classification and reconstruction of high-dimensional signals from low-dimensional features, in the presence of side information. We consider a scenario where a decoder has access both to linear features of the signal of interest and to linear features o…
Very often features come with their own vectorial descriptions which provide detailed information about their properties. We refer to these vectorial descriptions as feature side-information. In the standard learning scenario, input is represented as a vector of features and the feature side-information is most often i…
Paper uses SDP for community detection with side information.
problem Community detection in graphs with additional non-graph data.
method Formulates SDP relaxation for maximum likelihood node labeling with side information.
result SDP achieves same exact recovery threshold as maximum likelihood with side information.
Semi-Supervised Node Classification by Graph Convolutional Networks and Extracted Side Informationcs.LG
This paper improves node classification using graph structure and side information.
problem Improving node classification in semi-supervised scenarios.
method Combines graph convolutional networks with extracted side information.
result The proposed model achieves higher prediction accuracy.
Study of Bayes optimal learning in high-dimensional linear regression with network side information.
problem Bayes optimal learning in high-dimensional linear regression with network side information.
method Introduce a Reg-Graph model and an iterative AMP algorithm for Bayes optimality under general conditions.
result Characterization of the limiting mutual information between latent signal and data observed.
Tensor completion requires fewer samples with weak side information.
problem Tensor completion with limited samples and side information.
method Algorithm utilizing weak side information to reduce sample complexity.
result Consistent estimator with samples for any small constant .
Probabilistic matrix factorization (PMF) is a powerful method for modeling data associated with pairwise relationships, finding use in collaborative filtering, computational biology, and document analysis, among other areas. In many domains, there is additional information that can assist in prediction. For example, wh…
Optimizes arm selection with side information in Gaussian bandits.
problem Optimizing arm selection with side information in Gaussian bandits.
method Constructs an LP-based asymptotic instance-dependent lower bound on the regret and develops the first known asymptotically optimal algorithm.
result First known asymptotically optimal algorithm for Gaussian bandits with side information.
We address the problem of Compressed Sensing (CS) with side information. Namely, when reconstructing a target CS signal, we assume access to a similar signal. This additional knowledge, the side information, is integrated into CS via L1-L1 and L1-L2 minimization. We then provide lower bounds on the number of measuremen…
nnLDA combines neural and probabilistic methods for better topic modeling with side information.
problem Lack of integration of auxiliary information in traditional topic models.
method nnLDA integrates side information through a neural prior mechanism, optimizing both neural and probabilistic components.
result nnLDA outperforms traditional models in topic coherence, perplexity, and classification.
VEC-SBM detects communities using side information like texts and images.
problem Community detection in social networks with side information.
method Proposes a novel algorithm based on iterative refinement techniques.
result Optimally recovers latent communities with side information.
Improves robust transfer learning with side information.
problem Addressing environmental shift in MDPs with side information.
method Estimate-centered uncertainty sets with side information integration.
result Improved robust policy with reduced sub-optimality gap.
Efficiently estimates distributed mean with side information, near-optimal and universal.
problem Distributed mean estimation with side information in communication constrained settings.
method Wyner-Ziv estimators for communication and computation efficiency.
result Near-optimal and universal recovery guarantees for distributed optimization and compression.
Framework for robust matrix estimation with side information.
problem High-dimensional matrix estimation with restrictive structure.
method Flexible framework decomposing matrix into four components: interaction, row, column, and residual.
result Improved imputation accuracy and treatment-effect estimation with side information.
In this paper, we propose a model-based clustering method (TVClust) that robustly incorporates noisy side information as soft-constraints and aims to seek a consensus between side information and the observed data. Our method is based on a nonparametric Bayesian hierarchical model that combines the probabilistic model …
AdaDPS uses side information to improve private adaptive optimization.
problem Private adaptive optimization methods degrade when training with differential privacy.
method AdaDPS uses non-sensitive side information to precondition gradients.
result AdaDPS reduces the amount of noise needed for similar privacy guarantees, improving optimization performance.
Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning estimate a function given input/output samples. Generalization of the learned function to unseen data can be improved by incorporating side information into learning. Side information are data that are neither from the input space nor from the output space of the f…
Integrates side information for robust portfolio optimization.
problem Portfolio optimization under uncertainty and side information.
method Distributionally robust optimization with optimal transport ambiguity set.
result The problem can be reformulated as a finite-dimensional optimization problem.
We give an online algorithm and prove novel mistake and regret bounds for online binary matrix completion with side information. The mistake bounds we prove are of the form . The term is analogous to the usual margin term in SVM (perceptron) bounds. More specifically, if we assume that there i…
New algorithm optimally clusters networks with side information.
problem Improving network clustering with side information.
method Iterative clustering algorithm for Contextual Stochastic Block Model.
result Optimal performance under Contextual Symmetric Stochastic Block Model.
New algorithm improves signal reconstruction from noisy measurements with side information.
problem Reconstructing unknown signals from noisy linear measurements with side information.
method Integrates side information into approximate message passing (AMP) and tracks performance using state evolution.
result AMP-SI performance is accurately predicted by state evolution.
This paper employs the extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) method, a technique imported from the analysis of the iterative decoding of error control codes, to study the performance of belief propagation in community detection in the presence of side information. We consider both the detection of a single (hidden) com…
We study the effect of the quality and quantity of side information on the recovery of a hidden community of size in a graph of size . Side information for each node in the graph is modeled by a random vector with the following features: either the dimension of the vector is allowed to vary with , while …
KFT improves tensor forecasting by incorporating side information.
problem Tensor factorization weaknesses in latent factors.
method Kernel Fried Tensor (KFT) with variational inference.
result Superior performance over LightGBM and FFM.
Investigates optimal portfolio strategies in markets with latent side information.
problem Investment problem in markets with latent dependence structure and side information.
method Dynamic and constant portfolio strategies, analyzing log-optimal portfolio as benchmark.
result Optimal dynamic strategy growth rate asymptotically converges to constant strategy in stationary markets.
In this paper, we propose a semi-supervised clustering method, CEC-IB, that models data with a set of Gaussian distributions and that retrieves clusters based on a partial labeling provided by the user (partition-level side information). By combining the ideas from cross-entropy clustering (CEC) with those from the inf…
Probabilistic matrix factorization (PMF) is a powerful method for modeling data associ- ated with pairwise relationships, Finding use in collaborative Filtering, computational bi- ology, and document analysis, among other areas. In many domains, there are additional covariates that can assist in prediction. For example…
RLFA estimates misstated monetary fraction with weighted sampling without replacement.
problem Estimating misstated monetary fraction with given accuracy and confidence.
method Developed new confidence sequences for weighted average of unknown values using randomized weighted sampling and side information.
result Adaptive methods improve accuracy of estimates based on side information's predictive power.
A crucial challenge in image-based modeling of biomedical data is to identify trends and features that separate normality and pathology. In many cases, the morphology of the imaged object exhibits continuous change as it deviates from normality, and thus a generative model can be trained to model this morphological con…
We study online learning of finite Markov decision process (MDP) problems when a side information vector is available. The problem is motivated by applications such as clinical trials, recommendation systems, etc. Such applications have an episodic structure, where each episode corresponds to a patient/customer. Our ob…
Study minimax regret in sequential probability assignment with and without side information.
problem Minimax regret analysis in sequential probability assignment.
method Upper and lower bounds on minimax regret using square-root entropy.
result Lower bound matches upper bound for Donsker classes, up to log factors.
We propose a tensor-based model that fuses a more granular representation of user preferences with the ability to take additional side information into account. The model relies on the concept of ordinal nature of utility, which better corresponds to actual user perception. In addition to that, unlike the majority of h…
There has been a recent interest in understanding the power of local algorithms for optimization and inference problems on sparse graphs. Gamarnik and Sudan (2014) showed that local algorithms are weaker than global algorithms for finding large independent sets in sparse random regular graphs. Montanari (2015) showed t…
Agents collaborate to reduce regret in a multi-agent linear bandit problem with side information.
problem Reducing regret in a multi-agent stochastic linear bandit with side information.
method A decentralized algorithm where agents communicate subspace indices and each plays a projected LinUCB on the corresponding low-dimensional subspace.
result Per-agent finite-time regret is much smaller when agents communicate compared to non-communicating case.
New DGA detection models use side info to improve robustness.
problem Adversaries craft domain names to evade DGA detection.
method Train deep learning and RF classifiers using domain name and side info.
result Models using both domain name and side info are more robust.
LASLA improves multiple testing accuracy with network-structured data.
problem Efficiently incorporating complex side information into multiple testing.
method Locally adaptive structure learning algorithm (LASLA) integrating auxiliary information.
result LASLA asymptotically controls FDR and enhances power with side information.
New method reduces FL communication cost by leveraging server's side information.
problem High communication cost in federated learning.
method Exploits server's side information to compress client updates.
result Up to 82 times smaller bitrate with higher accuracy.
Proposes a dynamic matching algorithm for two-sided online markets.
problem Dynamic preferences in two-sided online matching platforms.
method Dynamic Matching Bandit Algorithm with statistical preference ranking estimation.
result Agent-optimal stable matching result with logarithmic regret bound.
Exact learning of tree-structured models with side info and noise.
problem Learning tree-structured graphical models with side information and noise.
method Probabilistic tools from strong large deviations theory.
result Exact asymptotics of structure learning from samples.
Algorithm refines matrix ratings using hierarchical graph clustering.
problem Matrix completion with side information from social graphs.
method Hierarchical graph clustering followed by iterative refinement of matrix ratings.
result Achieves optimal sample complexity for matrix completion.
We tackle the problem of collaborative filtering (CF) with side information, through the lens of Gaussian Process (GP) regression. Driven by the idea of using the kernel to explicitly model user-item similarities, we formulate the GP in a way that allows the incorporation of low-rank matrix factorisation, arriving at o…
We consider the task of learning the parameters of a {\em single} component of a mixture model, for the case when we are given {\em side information} about that component, we call this the "search problem" in mixture models. We would like to solve this with computational and sample complexity lower than solving the ove…
Multi-view clustering has received much attention recently. Most of the existing multi-view clustering methods only focus on one-sided clustering. As the co-occurring data elements involve the counts of sample-feature co-occurrences, it is more efficient to conduct two-sided clustering along the samples and features si…
By restricting the iterate on a nonlinear manifold, the recently proposed Riemannian optimization methods prove to be both efficient and effective in low rank tensor completion problems. However, existing methods fail to exploit the easily accessible side information, due to their format mismatch. Consequently, there i…
Paper improves speaker verification with federated learning and differential privacy.
problem Improving speaker verification accuracy using private data.
method Combining federated learning and differential privacy to train an auxiliary model that predicts vocal characteristics.
result 6% relative improvement in equal error rate over a baseline system.