CD converges linearly for MCP/SCAD penalized least squares.
problem Recovering sparse signals from data.
method Coordinate descent for MCP/SCAD penalized least squares.
result CD converges linearly to solutions of MCP/SCAD penalized least squares.
Sparse linear regression, which entails finding a sparse solution to an underdetermined system of linear equations, can formally be expressed as an l0-constrained least-squares problem. The Orthogonal Least-Squares (OLS) algorithm sequentially selects the features (i.e., columns of the coefficient matrix) to greedil…
New algorithms improve scalar quantization by optimizing sparse least squares.
problem Improving efficiency and accuracy of scalar quantization for neural networks.
method Sparse least square optimization, iterative and clustering-based methods.
result Proposed algorithms outperform existing methods, especially in bit-width reduction scenarios.
A new screening rule 'dynamic Sasvi' improves sparse optimization speed.
problem Sparse optimization problem identification.
method Flexible framework based on Fenchel-Rockafellar duality for norm-regularized least squares.
result Dynamic Sasvi can eliminate more features and increase solver speed.
Sparse LR-LSSVM improves kernel machine performance.
problem Improving kernel machine performance with controlled model size.
method Introduces LR-LSSVM with low rank kernels and a two-step optimization algorithm.
result Proposed algorithm's performance is comparable or superior to existing kernel machines.
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.
We consider adaptive system identification problems with convex constraints and propose a family of regularized Least-Mean-Square (LMS) algorithms. We show that with a properly selected regularization parameter the regularized LMS provably dominates its conventional counterpart in terms of mean square deviations. We es…
Bayesian system ID improves robustness to sparse, noisy data.
problem Robust system identification with sparse, noisy data.
method Probabilistic formulation of system identification using Bayesian posterior.
result The log posterior is more robust and less affected by multiple minima.
Efficient method for high-dimensional American option pricing and hedging.
problem High-dimensional American option pricing and hedging.
method Gradient-enhanced sparse Hermite polynomial expansions combined with least squares Monte Carlo.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art methods in high dimensions with comparable computational cost.
Proposes a method for coarse graph alignment using sparse partial least squares.
problem Aligning graphs with community structures when there's no natural one-to-one mapping.
method Sparse partial least squares method incorporating observed graph structures and imposing sparsity.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in simulations.
Optimal hashing embeddings reduce linear least squares solving time.
problem Efficiently solving large-scale linear least squares problems.
method Optimal hashing sketching matrices for linear least squares.
result Ski-LLS outperforms state-of-the-art solvers on various problem types.
Unified analysis of reweighted least-squares algorithms for linear models.
problem Recovering unknown signals from linear measurements using reweighted least squares.
method Unified asymptotic analysis of IRLS, lin-RFM, and alternating minimization algorithms.
result The algorithms can achieve favorable performance in a few iterations with appropriate reweighting.
In this paper, we study a fast approximation method for {\it large-scale high-dimensional} sparse least-squares regression problem by exploiting the Johnson-Lindenstrauss (JL) transforms, which embed a set of high-dimensional vectors into a low-dimensional space. In particular, we propose to apply the JL transforms to …
Method improves SINDy for noisy nonlinear systems.
problem Recover nonlinear dynamical systems from noisy data.
method Reweighted ℓ1-regularized least squares. result Improved accuracy and robustness in noisy conditions.
Dual-sPLS improves feature selection and prediction in high-dimensional data.
problem Relating variables to a response in high-dimensional chemometric problems.
method Generalizes PLS1 algorithm with dual norm penalizations and a shrinking ratio parameter.
result Favorably compares to similar regression methods on simulated and real chemical data.
Kernel regression predicts graph signals in noisy environments.
problem Predicting smooth graph signals in the presence of sparse noise.
method Kernel regression with ℓ1-norm and ℓ2-norm optimization using IRLS. result Efficacy demonstrated on real-world temperature data.
This work improves SINDy-type algorithms for system identification using score-guided dictionary selection.
problem Improving accuracy and interpretability in dynamical system identification.
method Score-guided library selection to refine dictionary terms in sparse regression.
result Score-guided methods enhance SINDy's robustness in discovering governing equations.
Paper improves RLS for sparse outlier detection in linear models.
problem Outliers contaminate linear regression models infrequently.
method Hierarchical-optimization recursive least squares with sparsity-inducing regularization.
result The method robustly estimates linear filters/systems with outliers.
We introduce a recursive adaptive group lasso algorithm for real-time penalized least squares prediction that produces a time sequence of optimal sparse predictor coefficient vectors. At each time index the proposed algorithm computes an exact update of the optimal ℓ1,∞-penalized recursive least squares (R…
Develops a new method for learning ODEs from sparse data.
problem Learning systems of ODEs from scarce, partial, and noisy data.
method Combines sparse recovery and RKHS techniques.
result Significant gains in accuracy, sample efficiency, and robustness to noise.
Paper proposes an accelerated algorithm for sparse subspace clustering.
problem Inefficient and inaccurate subspace clustering methods.
method Accelerated orthogonal least-squares for sparse subspace clustering.
result The proposed method is more accurate and efficient than existing methods.
Paper introduces a novel matrix-wise sparse MNNLS formulation and algorithm.
problem Sparse nonnegative least squares with multiple right-hand sides.
method Matrix-wise sparsity constraint, two-step algorithm.
result More accurate results compared to state-of-the-art methods.
This study analyzes LTS in sparse models with finite sample error bounds.
problem Robust regression in high-dimensional sparse models with limited data.
method Non-asymptotic analysis of LTS error bounds.
result Established finite sample error bounds for LTS in sparse models.
We study the problem of inferring a sparse vector from random linear combinations of its components. We propose the Accelerated Orthogonal Least-Squares (AOLS) algorithm that improves performance of the well-known Orthogonal Least-Squares (OLS) algorithm while requiring significantly lower computational costs. While OL…
We propose a version of least-mean-square (LMS) algorithm for sparse system identification. Our algorithm called online linearized Bregman iteration (OLBI) is derived from minimizing the cumulative prediction error squared along with an l1-l2 norm regularizer. By systematically treating the non-differentiable regulariz…
New algorithm extracts shared latent space for cortico-muscular interactions.
problem Challenges of high dimensionality and limited sample sizes in multivariate cortico-muscular analysis.
method Structured and sparse partial least squares coherence (ssPLSC) algorithm.
result ssPLSC achieves competitive or better performance in scenarios with limited sample sizes and high noise levels.
This work presents a general framework for solving the low rank and/or sparse matrix minimization problems, which may involve multiple non-smooth terms. The Iteratively Reweighted Least Squares (IRLS) method is a fast solver, which smooths the objective function and minimizes it by alternately updating the variables an…
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.
We consider the Orthogonal Least-Squares (OLS) algorithm for the recovery of a m-dimensional k-sparse signal from a low number of noisy linear measurements. The Exact Recovery Condition (ERC) in bounded noisy scenario is established for OLS under certain condition on nonzero elements of the signal. The new result a…
R package spca computes sparse principal components efficiently.
problem Sparse principal components analysis (SPCA) for interpretable data.
method Least squares sparse principal component analysis (LS-SPCA) with efficient C++ backend.
result Computes sparse principal components that maximize variance and maintain strong correlations with PCs.
In this paper, we propose a low-rank approximation method based on discrete least-squares for the approximation of a multivariate function from random, noisy-free observations. Sparsity inducing regularization techniques are used within classical algorithms for low-rank approximation in order to exploit the possible sp…
A new method speeds up ALS for recommender systems by subsampling key elements.
problem High computational cost of ALS for large-scale datasets.
method Core-elements subsampling method for efficient ALS approximation.
result Achieves similar accuracy with significantly reduced computational time.
Develops a privacy-preserving algorithm for sparse robust regression.
problem Privacy-preserving machine learning for sparse robust regression.
method Develops FRAPPE algorithm for non-smooth loss under differential privacy.
result Achieves better privacy and statistical accuracy trade-off.
Proposes a new method for joint sample and feature selection in multi-view data.
problem Cannot detect latent subsets of samples and remove outliers.
method Weighted Sparse Partial Least Squares (ℓ∞/ℓ0-wsPLS) method for joint sample and feature selection. result Developed globally convergent algorithm and iterative algorithms for multi-view data fusion.
Trimmed Lasso offers sparse modeling with robustness control.
problem Sparse modeling in linear regression with robustness.
method Trimmed Lasso penalty function and its analysis.
result Trimmed Lasso offers exact sparsity control and robustness.
It is difficult to find the optimal sparse solution of a manifold learning based dimensionality reduction algorithm. The lasso or the elastic net penalized manifold learning based dimensionality reduction is not directly a lasso penalized least square problem and thus the least angle regression (LARS) (Efron et al. \ci…
We solve robust regression and matrix completion problems with sparse and low-rank models.
problem Adversarial contamination and noisy matrix completion in high-dimensional settings.
method Subgaussian statistical learning framework, trace-regression with matrix decomposition, novel Huber-type loss.
result Near-optimal estimation rates for robust regression and matrix completion.
Optimized coordinate system improves sparse grid regression performance.
problem Sparse grid methods struggle with skewed and rotated coordinates.
method Proposes an optimized coordinate system to reduce effective dimensionality.
result Adaptive sparse grid least squares algorithm benefits from preprocessing.
Study on learning sparse fixed-structure Gaussian Bayesian networks with near-optimal sample complexity.
problem Learning a fixed-structure Gaussian Bayesian network up to a bounded error in total variation distance.
method Analysis of node-wise least squares regression and introduction of BatchAvgLeastSquares and CauchyEst algorithms.
result BatchAvgLeastSquares and CauchyEstTree have near-optimal sample complexity.
Sparse codes improve optimal control tasks with correlated inputs.
problem Optimal control tasks with correlated feature inputs.
method Used a sparse code to represent natural images in an optimal control task solved with neuro-dynamic programming.
result An over-complete sparse code increases memory capacity and learning speed beyond a complete code.
Efficient algorithm reduces communication costs in sparse regression.
problem Sparse linear regression with massive data.
method CESDAR algorithm, communication-efficient surrogate likelihood.
result Achieves same statistical accuracy as global estimator with reduced communication.
We develop and analyze stochastic optimization algorithms for problems in which the expected loss is strongly convex, and the optimum is (approximately) sparse. Previous approaches are able to exploit only one of these two structures, yielding an $\order(\pdim/T)$ convergence rate for strongly convex objectives in $\pd…
Demixing problems in many areas such as hyperspectral imaging and differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) often require finding sparse nonnegative linear combinations of dictionary elements that match observed data. We show how aspects of these problems, such as misalignment of DOAS references and uncertain…
Gradient descent with specific initialization and step size achieves optimal sparse signal recovery.
problem Reconstructing a sparse signal from underdetermined linear measurements.
method Gradient descent with specific initialization, step size, and stopping time.
result Achieves the minimax rate with poly-logarithmic factors and adapts to instance difficulty.
Paper presents novel online MTL methods using WRLS and OSLSSVR.
problem Online Multi-Task Learning (MTL) Regression Problems
method Develops recursive versions of WRLS and OSLSSVR for MTL.
result Achieves exact and approximate recursions with quadratic cost.
In this paper, we develop a Bayesian evidence maximization framework to solve the sparse non-negative least squares (S-NNLS) problem. We introduce a family of probability densities referred to as the Rectified Gaussian Scale Mixture (R- GSM) to model the sparsity enforcing prior distribution for the solution. The R-GSM…
We study the sparse non-negative least squares (S-NNLS) problem. S-NNLS occurs naturally in a wide variety of applications where an unknown, non-negative quantity must be recovered from linear measurements. We present a unified framework for S-NNLS based on a rectified power exponential scale mixture prior on the spars…
Federated learning improves SPCA for sparse components.
problem Data privacy and sharing constraints in machine learning.
method Federated learning framework applied to SPCA with L1 regularization and smoothing.
result Federated SPCA achieves sparse component loadings with improved interpretability.