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48 results for smooth problems

Smooth Schrödinger Bridges improve trajectory inference by smoothing Gaussian processes.

problem Improving trajectory inference in applications like particle tracking.
method Generalizes Schrödinger Bridge problem to smooth Gaussian processes, solving the problem on phase space.
result The method outperforms existing methods on real datasets.

Paper improves stochastic bilevel optimization methods for highly-smooth problems.

problem Finding εε-stationary points in stochastic bilevel optimization.
method Proposes F2{}^2SA-pp methods using ppth-order finite differences for hyper-gradient approximation.
result Achieves upper complexity bound of ildeO(pε4p/2) ilde{\mathcal{O}}(p ε^{-4-p/2}) for ppth-order smooth problems.

We consider the problem of defining the structure of a smooth manifold on the various spaces of piecewise-smooth loops in a smooth finite dimensional manifold. We succeed for a particular type of piecewise-smooth loops. We also examine the action of the diffeomorphism group of the circle. It is not a useful action on t…

2008-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We study a non-parametric multi-armed bandit problem with stochastic covariates, where a key complexity driver is the smoothness of payoff functions with respect to covariates. Previous studies have focused on deriving minimax-optimal algorithms in cases where it is a priori known how smooth the payoff functions are. I…

2019-10-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide improved convergence rates for various \emph{non-smooth} optimization problems via higher-order accelerated methods. In the case of \ell_\infty regression, we achieves an O(ε4/5)O(ε^{-4/5}) iteration complexity, breaking the O(ε1)O(ε^{-1}) barrier so far present for previous methods. We arrive at a similar rate fo…

2019-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Sparse Polyak improves high-dimensional statistical estimation.

problem High-dimensional statistical estimation problems with growing problem dimension.
method Sparse Polyak modifies Polyak's adaptive step size to estimate restricted Lipschitz smoothness.
result Sparse Polyak achieves optimal statistical precision with fewer iterations.

This work speeds up hyperparameter selection for non-smooth convex models using implicit differentiation.

problem Optimizing hyperparameters of non-smooth convex models.
method Implicit differentiation of proximal gradient and coordinate descent methods.
result Implicit differentiation can speed up hyperparameter optimization, especially for non-smooth problems.

Label smoothing improves model performance even with noisy labels.

problem Mitigating label noise in deep learning models.
method Examined label smoothing as a technique to cope with label noise and compared it to loss-correction methods.
result Label smoothing is competitive with loss-correction techniques under label noise and beneficial for distillation from noisy data.

New algorithm tackles nonconvex machine learning problems with adaptive normalization and independent sampling.

problem Nonconvex machine learning problems with generalized-smoothness.
method Adaptive gradient normalization, independent sampling, and gradient clipping.
result Achieves an O(ε^(-4)) sample complexity for fast convergence.

Unified flow solves LpL^p Christoffel-Minkowski problem for p>1p>1.

problem Solving the LpL^p Christoffel-Minkowski problem for p>1p>1.
method Anisotropic expanding flow of smooth hypersurfaces with speed ψσk(λ)αψσ_k(λ)^α.
result The flow converges to a solution of the LpL^p Christoffel-Minkowski problem.

Smooth solutions found for a curvature problem in hyperbolic space.

problem Existence of smooth complete hypersurfaces with prescribed curvature in hyperbolic space.
method Utilized Pogorelov type interior second order estimate.
result Affirmative answers for specific curvature cases in hyperbolic space.

Advances smooth over-parameterization for solving non-smooth optimization problems.

problem Non-smooth optimization with structural constraints in imaging and machine learning.
method Smooth over-parameterization of non-smooth problems, using gradient descent and mirror descent.
result Gradient descent on the reformulated smooth problem converges efficiently without parameter tuning.

Study bandit problem on smooth graph functions for recommender systems.

problem Online learning problems involving graphs, like content-based recommendation.
method Introduced spectral bandit problem and two algorithms that scale linearly in effective dimension.
result Learned user preferences for thousands of items from just tens nodes evaluations.

A mass-type invariant for smooth metric measure spaces and its relation with the fractional Yamabe problem

problem Defining and analyzing a mass-type invariant for smooth metric measure spaces
method Defining a mass-type quantity and showing its geometric invariance properties
result The mass-type quantity has a close relation with the fractional Yamabe problem and the relevant Green's function

Stochastic approximation proves asymptotic normality for non-smooth problems.

problem Solving non-smooth stochastic approximation problems.
method Stochastic approximation algorithms for solving smooth equations, extended to non-smooth problems.
result Asymptotic normality and optimality in non-smooth stochastic approximation is proven.

We prove that compact Cauchy horizons in a smooth spacetime satisfying the null energy condition are smooth. As an application, we consider the problem of determining when a cobordism admits Lorentzian metrics with certain properties. In particular, we prove a result originally due to Tipler without the smoothness hypo…

2014-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Variational problems that involve Wasserstein distances have been recently proposed to summarize and learn from probability measures. Despite being conceptually simple, such problems are computationally challenging because they involve minimizing over quantities (Wasserstein distances) that are themselves hard to compu…

2015-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

By means of a general gluing and conformal-deformation construction, we prove that any smooth, metrically complete Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary can be realized as a closed domain into a smooth, geodesically complete Riemannan manifold without boundary. Applications to Sobolev spaces, Nash embedding and loca…

2016-01-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on special Lagrangian curvature potential equation, proving existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions.

problem Second boundary value problem for special Lagrangian curvature potential equation.
method Method of continuity with a-priori estimate.
result Existence and uniqueness of smooth uniformly convex solutions.

Input-dependent smoothing mitigates classical issues but suffers from the curse of dimensionality.

problem Certifiably robust classifiers with input-dependent smoothing suffer from the curse of dimensionality.
method Proposed a theoretical and practical framework for input-dependent smoothing under strict restrictions.
result Input-dependent smoothing mitigates some classical issues but is limited by the curse of dimensionality.

The Kazdan-Warner problem is solved for Riemann surfaces with smooth boundaries.

problem Realizing smooth functions as Gaussian and geodesic curvatures on compact Riemann surfaces.
method Existence results of Brezis-Merle type equations and uniformization theorem extension.
result Any smooth function on compact Riemann surface with smooth boundary can be realized as a Gaussian curvature function and any on the boundary as a geodesic curvature function.

New approach to solving minimal surface system Dirichlet problem on smooth domains.

problem Solving Dirichlet problem for minimal surface system on smooth domains.
method Using mean curvature flow (MCF) with boundary conditions and non-negative Ricci curvature assumption.
result Existence of long-time mean curvature flow and existence result for exterior Dirichlet problem.

The paper tackles a bandit problem on graphs with smooth functions, aiming to recommend items with high expected ratings.

problem Online learning problems involving graphs, such as content-based recommendation.
method Introduced the notion of effective dimension and proposed two algorithms for solving the problem.
result The algorithms can learn good estimators of user preferences from just tens of nodes evaluations.

We prove the existence of a local smooth Levi decomposition for smooth Poisson structures and Lie algebroids near a singular point. In the appendix of this paper, we show an abstract Nash-Moser normal form theorem, which generalizes our Levi decomposition result and which may be helpful in the study of other smooth nor…

2002-09-01abs ↗pdf ↗

AdaGrad fails to adapt to Hölder-smoothness in composite optimization problems.

problem AdaGrad's convergence rate is suboptimal for composite objectives.
method Exhibited a simple one-dimensional convex problem to highlight AdaGrad's limitations.
result AdaGrad does not achieve the classical convergence rate for Hölder-smooth objectives.

Paper finds lower bounds for eigenvalues of Bi-drifted Laplacian on smooth metric measure spaces.

problem Eigenvalue problems for Bi-drifted Laplacian on compact manifolds with boundary conditions.
method Obtained lower bounds using specific curvature conditions.
result Lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of Bi-drifted Laplacian.