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48 results for sketch function

A new sketching method reduces tensor memory usage and enables efficient tensor operations.

problem Efficiently compressing and retaining tensor structure in large datasets.
method Higher-order Count Sketch (HCS) using multiple hash functions and tensor products.
result HCS achieves significant memory savings and efficient tensor operations.

A fast sketching algorithm solves regularized least squares problems efficiently.

problem Solving large-scale optimization problems with convex or nonconvex regularization.
method Sketching for Regularized Optimization (SRO) algorithm that generates a sketch of the original data matrix and solves the sketched problem.
result General theoretical results for the approximation error between the original and sketched problems, including minimax rates for sparse signal estimation.

Optimal sketching bounds for sparse linear regression under various loss functions are established.

problem Sparse linear regression under different loss functions.
method Distribution over oblivious sketches for sparse 2\ell_2 norm regression and hinge-like loss functions.
result Optimal sketching bounds with O(klog(d/k)/ε2)O(k\log(d/k)/\varepsilon^2) rows for sparse 2\ell_2 norm regression and O(μ2klog(μnd/ε)/ε2)O(μ^2 k\log(μn d/\varepsilon)/\varepsilon^2) rows for hinge-like loss functions.

Sketched SGD reduces communication in distributed SGD by sketching gradients.

problem Limited communication in large-scale distributed training of neural networks.
method Introducing Sketched SGD, an algorithm that communicates sketches of gradients instead of full gradients.
result Sketched SGD reduces communication from O(d)\mathcal{O}(d) or O(W)\mathcal{O}(W) to O(logd)\mathcal{O}(\log d), achieving up to 40x reduction in total communication cost.

A parallel optimization method for convex functions using Hessian sketching and debiasing.

problem Massively parallel optimization of convex functions with limited communication.
method Newton method with Hessian sketching and debiasing by workers, server averages descent directions.
result Approximation of Newton step with low-complexity adaptive sketching scheme.

We improve prediction risk estimation for large datasets using sketching and ridge regression.

problem Estimating prediction risks for large datasets efficiently and accurately.
method Random matrix theory, generalized cross validation, sketched ridge regression ensembles, and ensemble trick.
result Consistent risk estimation and prediction intervals for large-scale datasets.

Sketch-BERT learns vector sketches using BERT-like self-supervised learning.

problem Lack of effective vector sketch representation for recognition and retrieval tasks.
method Generalized BERT to sketch domain with novel embedding networks and self-supervised sketch gestalt learning.
result Improved performance on sketch recognition, retrieval, and gestalt tasks.

Recursive sketches summarize deep networks, aiding quick analysis and learning.

problem Understanding and analyzing complex deep learning models.
method Developed a recursive sketch mechanism to summarize inputs and outputs of modular deep networks.
result Sketches can identify key components and summarize essential information, even if partially erased.

Paper develops a method for estimating PFLM with minimized rates in high dimensions.

problem Estimating PFLM with minimized rates in high dimensions.
method Least square approach with mixed regularizations of function-norm and ℓ1-norm.
result Established optimal minimax rates of estimation for PFLM.

Paper proposes a new method for density estimation using tree tensor-network states.

problem Density estimation for complex graphical models with loops.
method Determines tree topology with Chow-Liu algorithm and uses sketching techniques to define tensor-network components.
result Sample complexity guarantees and empirical validation provided.

Localized sketching improves matrix multiplication and ridge regression complexity.

problem Efficiently approximate matrix multiplication and ridge regression with limited data availability.
method Localized sketching matrices for block diagonal structure, reducing sample complexity.
result Localized sketching achieves sample complexity matching global sketching methods.

We introduce a new sub-linear space sketch---the Weight-Median Sketch---for learning compressed linear classifiers over data streams while supporting the efficient recovery of large-magnitude weights in the model. This enables memory-limited execution of several statistical analyses over streams, including online featu…

2017-11-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper sharpens the analysis of sketch-and-project methods using randomized singular value decomposition.

problem Improving convergence rates of sketch-and-project methods for solving linear systems and non-linear optimization problems.
method Developing a theoretical framework and new spectral bounds for the expected sketched projection matrix.
result The convergence rate improves linearly with sketch size and even faster with certain spectral decays.

New method reduces linear regret in high-dimensional bandit problems.

problem Heavy spectral tails in streaming matrices lead to linear regret in sketch-based linear bandits.
method Dyadic Block Sketching, a multi-scale matrix sketching approach.
result Achieves sublinear regret bounds without prior knowledge of streaming matrix properties.

New guarantees for asymmetric sketching in compressive learning.

problem Statistical guarantees for compressive learning with asymmetric feature maps.
method Proves existing guarantees carry over to asymmetric scheme with LPD property, applies to quantized sketches.
result Existing statistical guarantees for compressive learning extend to asymmetric schemes with controlled error.

New analysis proves sketching operators' RIP guarantees for mixture models without importance sampling.

problem Proving sketching operators' Restricted Isometry Property (RIP) for mixture models without assuming importance sampling.
method Proposed alternative analysis based on new deterministic bounds and concentration inequalities.
result Theoretical guarantees for sketching operators without importance sampling.

Projector-based approach quantifies uncertainties in sketched linear regression.

problem How sketching affects statistical properties of linear regression solutions.
method Projector-based approach to sketched linear regression that is exact and requires minimal assumptions.
result Derives key quantities from classic linear regression that account for combined uncertainties.

Global watermark for diffusion language models decouples detection from local contexts.

problem Watermarking in diffusion language models is challenging due to joint sampling of distributions over many unresolved positions.
method Proposes a global vector-valued sketch representation to control watermarking in masked diffusion language models.
result The method decouples detection from local contexts, resulting in an order-agnostic statistic and robustness.

A new method for estimating large-scale linear models with improved precision.

problem Estimating large-scale linear statistical models efficiently.
method Sequential Least-Squares Estimators with Fast Randomized Sketching (SLSE-FRS), integrating Sketch-and-Solve and Iterative-Sketching methods.
result SLSE-FRS produces high-precision estimators, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.

DiPS learns to optimize sketching policies for better recommendation quality.

problem Optimizing sketching policies for long-term user interest prediction in recommender systems.
method Differentiable policy for sketching that learns from training data.
result DiPS requires up to 50% fewer sketch items to achieve the same recommendation quality.

Improved sketching for logistic and 1\ell_1 regression with near-linear dimensions.

problem Efficiently approximate 1\ell_1 and logistic regression problems.
method New sketching techniques achieving near-linear dimensions for both problems.
result Achieved near-linear sketching dimensions for 1\ell_1 and logistic regression.

Unified bounds for sketched bilinear forms in machine learning and statistics.

problem Uniform bounds on sketched bilinear forms for modern analyses.
method Generic chaining and new techniques for handling suprema over pairs of sets.
result Improved convergence bounds for sketched Federated Learning and bandit algorithms.

We present sketch-rnn, a recurrent neural network (RNN) able to construct stroke-based drawings of common objects. The model is trained on thousands of crude human-drawn images representing hundreds of classes. We outline a framework for conditional and unconditional sketch generation, and describe new robust training …

2017-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Downsampling can improve generalization in ridgeless linear regression, especially with optimal sketching size.

problem Improving generalization in ridgeless linear regression with limited data.
method Investigating the effects of downsampling on the sketched ridgeless least square estimator in the proportional regime.
result Optimal sketching size minimizes out-of-sample prediction risks and stabilizes risk curves.