Sparse representations improve reinforcement learning control policies.
problem Sparse representations are underused in reinforcement learning control.
method Incremental learning with sparse representations from neural networks, using distributional regularizers.
result Sparse representations avoid catastrophic interference and provide stable values for reinforcement learning.
A variety of representation learning approaches have been investigated for reinforcement learning; much less attention, however, has been given to investigating the utility of sparse coding. Outside of reinforcement learning, sparse coding representations have been widely used, with non-convex objectives that result in…
This paper investigates learning sparse representations and action-value functions simultaneously in deep reinforcement learning.
problem Mitigating catastrophic interference and improving cumulative reward in deep reinforcement learning agents.
method Employing regularization techniques to learn sparse representations and action-value functions incrementally.
result Learning sparse representations can improve performance and robustness in deep reinforcement learning agents.
Deep learning improves sparse representation for better classification.
problem Improving classification accuracy using sparse representation.
method A transductive deep learning network combining convolutional autoencoder and fully-connected layers.
result The proposed network achieves better classification results than state-of-the-art SRC methods.
Sparse manifold transform linearizes non-linear signal transformations.
problem Non-linear signal transformations in sensory data.
method Combines sparse coding, manifold learning, and slow feature analysis.
result Models sparse discreteness and low-dimensional manifold structure in natural scenes.
Novel algorithm learns sparse signal representations over topological spaces.
problem Sparse representation of signals over combinatorial topological spaces.
method Leveraging Hodge theory, the paper embeds topology into a dictionary structure via concatenated sub-dictionaries, each as a polynomial of Hodge Laplacians, and optimizes the dictionary coefficients and sparse signal representation via iterative alternating algorithms.
result Efficiently learned sparse representations and underlying relational structure of topological signals.
This work proposes a method to learn sparse representations that are more efficient for large-scale data retrieval.
problem Efficient retrieval of high-dimensional representations from large databases is computationally challenging.
method The approach minimizes the number of floating-point operations (FLOPs) by learning sparse embeddings with uniform non-zero entries.
result The proposed method achieves a similar or better speed-vs-accuracy tradeoff compared to existing baselines.
New algorithms compare and improve convolutional dictionary learning methods.
problem Challenges in learning convolutional dictionaries.
method Comprehensive comparison and development of new algorithms.
result Identifies most effective methods for convolutional dictionary learning.
FI-GNNs learn expressive node representations from sparse features.
problem Sparse and high-dimensional node features limit GNN performance.
method Plug-and-play GNN framework that highlights informative feature interactions.
result FI-GNNs learn highly expressive node representations on feature-sparse graphs.
Sparse representations improve network robustness and stability.
problem The benefits of sparse representations in artificial networks.
method Analysis of sparse networks with sparse weights and activations, simulations on MNIST and Google Speech Command Dataset.
result Sparse networks show significantly improved robustness and stability compared to dense networks.
Paper presents a hierarchical learning strategy for sparse data representation.
problem Sparse representation of multivariate datasets.
method Hierarchical approximation spaces at finer scales, stability and convergence analysis.
result Efficient data reconstruction and error minimization in prediction.
Sparse representations improve reinforcement learning performance.
problem TD Learning struggles with large state spaces and simple control tasks.
method Learned sparse representations to reduce state space and support generalization.
result Sparse representations enhance reinforcement learning performance on challenging tasks.
This work shows how disentangled and sparse representations improve multi-task learning.
problem Improving generalization in multi-task learning with disentangled and sparse representations.
method Proved a new identifiability result and proposed a practical approach using sparsity-promoting bi-level optimization.
result Maximally sparse base-predictors yield disentangled representations under certain conditions.
Proposes a Bayesian Autoencoder with sparse Gaussian process priors to capture data correlations.
problem Autoencoders' i.i.d. assumption of latent representations fails to capture data correlations.
method Imposes fully Bayesian sparse Gaussian Process priors on the latent space of a Bayesian Autoencoder and uses stochastic gradient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo for posterior estimation.
result Consistently outperforms alternatives relying on Variational Autoencoders on various tasks.
Sparse VAE learns latent factors from high-dimensional data.
problem Unsupervised representation learning on high-dimensional data.
method Sparse VAE model that learns latent factors summarizing data associations.
result Sparse VAE can recover true model parameters with infinite data.
New model allows sparse graphs with many triangles to be represented.
problem Sparse graphs with many triangles cannot be accurately represented in finite dimensions.
method Infinite-dimensional inner product model with manifold representations.
result Local neighborhoods can be represented in lower dimensions.
A new algorithm improves medical image grading accuracy.
problem Improving automatic grading of medical images for disease severity or risk score.
method Sparse range-constrained learning (SRCL) algorithm integrating sparse representation and grading.
result Improves accuracy in cup-to-disc ratio computation and cataract grading.
Proposes ℓ0-CCA for sparse CCA with improved representation learning.
problem CCA models break with too many variables, and sparsity is beneficial.
method Sparse CCA with stochastic gates and ℓ0-regularization. result Improves representation learning by gating nuisance variables.
Simplicial learning improves classification by generating compact sparse representations.
problem Difficulty in distinguishing classes on the same subspace.
method Evolutionary simplicial learning approach to sparse representations.
result Evolutionary simplicial learning outperforms other methods in multi-class classification.
Proposes a method to boost deep reinforcement learning with sparse rewards.
problem Challenges in learning complex behaviors with long horizons and sparse rewards.
method Predictive coding for reward shaping.
result Achieves better learning by providing reward signals that understand environment dynamics and emphasize useful features.
Unsupervised methods have proven effective for discriminative tasks in a single-modality scenario. In this paper, we present a multimodal framework for learning sparse representations that can capture semantic correlation between modalities. The framework can model relationships at a higher level by forcing the shared …
New loss function for learning sparse representations from data.
problem Emergence of sparse representations in neural networks.
method Analysis of input data distribution and regularization.
result Introduction of a new loss function for sparse regularization.
Sparse coding has been popularly used as an effective data representation method in various applications, such as computer vision, medical imaging and bioinformatics, etc. However, the conventional sparse coding algorithms and its manifold regularized variants (graph sparse coding and Laplacian sparse coding), learn th…
We propose a new method for learning word representations using hierarchical regularization in sparse coding inspired by the linguistic study of word meanings. We show an efficient learning algorithm based on stochastic proximal methods that is significantly faster than previous approaches, making it possible to perfor…
SANs use sparse activation functions to compress data representations.
problem Learning meaningful features without considering compression.
method Introduce φ metric, define activation functions, and present SANs.
result SANs achieve small description length and interpretable kernels.
Sparse coding has shown its power as an effective data representation method. However, up to now, all the sparse coding approaches are limited within the single domain learning problem. In this paper, we extend the sparse coding to cross domain learning problem, which tries to learn from a source domain to a target dom…
The paper tackles transfer learning for growing matrix representations, improving estimation accuracy.
problem Structured matrix estimation under growing ambient dimensions and latent representations.
method Proposes a general transfer framework decomposing target parameters into embedded source components, low-rank innovations, and sparse edits. Develops an anchored alternating projection estimator.
result Establishes deterministic error bounds that separate target noise, representation growth, and source estimation error, yielding improved rates.
A parallel algorithm learns efficient Kronecker product dictionaries.
problem Sparse representation of 2D signals like images and hyperspectral data.
method Highly parallelizable algorithm for learning separable dictionaries.
result Competitive sparse representations at lower computational cost.
CtrlNS learns latent factors and distribution shifts from sparse transitions without prior knowledge.
problem Lack of prior knowledge of domain variables limits causal temporal representation learning.
method Sparse transition assumption and identifiability results from theoretical perspective.
result Effective in identifying distribution shifts and latent factors without prior knowledge.
New method learns sparse distributions by thresholding samples, improving performance and efficiency.
problem Sparse coding optimization in high-dimensional problems is computationally expensive and inefficient.
method Proposes a new variational sparse coding approach that learns sparse distributions by thresholding samples.
result Shows superior performance, statistical efficiency, and gradient estimation compared to other sparse distributions.
Novel framework detects CKD in diabetic patients using sparse EHR representations.
problem Early detection of CKD in diabetic patients.
method Sparse longitudinal representations of EHR data.
result Proposed model achieves higher predictive performance than baselines.
We propose and analyze a novel framework for learning sparse representations, based on two statistical techniques: kernel smoothing and marginal regression. The proposed approach provides a flexible framework for incorporating feature similarity or temporal information present in data sets, via non-parametric kernel sm…
This work learns sparse tensor representations using mixtures of separable dictionaries.
problem Learning sparse representations of tensor data with structured models.
method Proposes and explores learning a mixture of separable dictionaries with sufficient conditions for local identifiability.
result Developed computational algorithms for batch and online learning.
A new ZSL algorithm uses shared sparse representations for unseen classes.
problem Classifying images from unseen classes using only semantic information.
method Coupled dictionary learning to represent visual and semantic features in an intermediate space.
result The proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art ZSL algorithms on benchmark datasets.
Efficiently learns sparse low-dimensional Markov chain representations.
problem Learning low-dimensional representations for large-scale Markov chains with sparse structures.
method Formulates as constrained nonnegative matrix factorization and uses gradient descent.
result Proves the effectiveness of the proposed method through convergence analysis.
STanHop predicts multivariate time series with memory-enhanced capabilities.
problem Predicting multivariate time series with memory-enhanced capabilities.
method Sparse Tandem Hopfield Network (STanHop) with two external memory modules.
result STanHop outperforms dense Hopfield models in memory retrieval error.
RO-TD learns sparse value functions efficiently.
problem Learning sparse value functions efficiently.
method RO-TD integrates off-policy convergent gradient TD methods and online convex regularization.
result RO-TD learns sparse value functions with low computational complexity.
The paper proposes efficient dictionary learning algorithms that avoid multiplications for sparse representations.
problem Sparse representation with reduced computational complexity.
method Factorizations of the dictionary into binary orthonormal, scaling, and shear transformations with closed-form solutions.
result The proposed methods are effective and can be compared to well-known transforms like FFT and DCT.
SANs use sparse activation functions to minimize model complexity.
problem Model complexity in unsupervised learning.
method Introduce φ metric, define activation functions, present Sparsely Activated Networks (SANs).
result SANs with selected activation functions have small description length and interpretable kernels.
This work learns latent representations to speed up exploration in complex environments.
problem Challenging exploration in high-dimensional state and action spaces with sparse rewards.
method Representation learning using prior experience to learn effective latent representations.
result Learned latent representations reduce the dimensionality of the search space for effective exploration.
ACERL embeds networks into a low-dimensional space preserving structural and semantic properties.
problem Challenges in brain connectivity data analysis with subject-specific, high-dimensional, and sparse networks.
method Contrastive learning of augmented network pairs with adaptive random masking.
result Achieves minimax optimal convergence rate for edge representation learning.
A-DLISTA and VLISTA learn dictionaries and sparse representations under varying sensing matrices.
problem Learning dictionaries and sparse representations under varying sensing matrices.
method Augmented Dictionary Learning ISTA (A-DLISTA) and Variational Learning ISTA (VLISTA).
result VLISTA provides a probabilistic way to jointly learn the dictionary distribution and the reconstruction algorithm.
Fruit fly brain network learns word embeddings using sparse binary codes.
problem Learning semantic word representations from text.
method Inspired by mushroom body neural network, sparse binary hash codes.
result Fruit fly network achieves comparable NLP performance with reduced resources.
Graph-Dictionary model for sparse multivariate signal representation.
problem Capturing complex relational information in multivariate signals.
method Graph dictionaries and bilinear primal-dual splitting algorithm.
result Graph-dictionary model outperforms baselines in signal reconstruction and classification.
Paper finds sparse representation of functions using inverse scale space flow.
problem Finding sparse representation of L2 functions. method Inverse scale space flow to minimize L2 loss. result Convergence to optimal solution in ideal and noisy cases.
New method combines domain changes and sparse mixing for better latent variable learning.
problem Challenges in identifying latent variables due to insufficient domain changes and violated sparsity constraints.
method Combines sufficient changes and sparse mixing constraints, using domain encoding networks and variational autoencoders.
result Identifiability of latent variables achieved with less restrictive constraints.
Sparse representations using learned dictionaries are being increasingly used with success in several data processing and machine learning applications. The availability of abundant training data necessitates the development of efficient, robust and provably good dictionary learning algorithms. Algorithmic stability an…
BioHash improves similarity search performance using sparse high-dimensional hash codes.
problem Improving similarity search performance in high-dimensional data.
method BioHash produces sparse high-dimensional hash codes through a data-driven approach based on synaptic plasticity.
result BioHash outperforms previous hashing methods in various similarity search tasks.