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48 results for spectral selection

Minimal Morse functions on Poincaré dodecahedral space are selected via spectral properties.

problem Identifying minimal Morse functions on the Poincaré dodecahedral space.
method Spectral selection property P, obstruction principle, conformal variations, finite dimensional reduction.
result Restoration of minimal Morse selection on the Poincaré dodecahedral space via spectral mechanisms.

We propose an iterative gradient-based algorithm to efficiently solve the portfolio selection problem with multiple spectral risk constraints. Since the conditional value at risk (CVaR) is a special case of the spectral risk measure, our algorithm solves portfolio selection problems with multiple CVaR constraints. In e…

2014-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper develops a coreset method for GNNs that speeds up training on large graphs.

problem Training Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) on large-scale graphs is computationally expensive.
method The paper proposes a spectral greedy coreset (SGGC) method that selects ego-graphs based on spectral embeddings.
result SGGC significantly speeds up GNN training on large graphs and outperforms other coreset methods.

Paper introduces a new metric to select optimal Graph Shift Operator for GNNs.

problem Empirical selection of Graph Shift Operator remains challenging.
method Introduces a novel alignment gain metric connecting geometric distortion to generalization bounds via spectral proxy.
result Provides a principled, computation-efficient criterion to rank and select optimal GSO.

In recent years, the spectral analysis of appropriately defined kernel matrices has emerged as a principled way to extract the low-dimensional structure often prevalent in high-dimensional data. Here we provide an introduction to spectral methods for linear and nonlinear dimension reduction, emphasizing ways to overcom…

2009-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce single-set spectral sparsification as a deterministic sampling based feature selection technique for regularized least squares classification, which is the classification analogue to ridge regression. The method is unsupervised and gives worst-case guarantees of the generalization power of the classificati…

2015-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a spectral clustering method based on local principal components analysis (PCA). After performing local PCA in selected neighborhoods, the algorithm builds a nearest neighbor graph weighted according to a discrepancy between the principal subspaces in the neighborhoods, and then applies spectral clustering. …

2013-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Spectral risk measures (SRMs) are risk measures that take account of user riskaversion, but to date there has been little guidance on the choice of utility function underlying them. This paper addresses this issue by examining alternative approaches based on exponential and power utility functions. A number of problems…

2011-03-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We perform a parallel analysis of the spectral density of (i) the logarithm of price and (ii) the daily number of trades of a set of stocks traded in the New York Stock Exchange. The stocks are selected to be representative of a wide range of stock capitalization. The observed spectral densities show a different power-…

1999-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Two adaptive kernel selection methods improve the accuracy of Kernelized Diffusion Maps.

problem Selecting an appropriate kernel for Kernelized Diffusion Maps.
method Two complementary approaches: variational outer loop and unsupervised cross-validation.
result Both methods improve the quality and stability of the recovered eigenfunctions.

This study evaluates clustering algorithms on high-dimensional data.

problem Comparing clustering algorithms on high-dimensional datasets.
method Evaluation of K-means, DBSCAN, and Spectral Clustering using PCA, t-SNE, UMAP, and multiple metrics.
result UMAP preprocessing improves clustering quality across all algorithms, with Spectral Clustering excelling.

A new method for few-sample FS using manifold learning.

problem Few-sample supervised feature selection in high-dimensional spaces.
method Learn feature associations on manifolds, compute composite kernel, and use spectral analysis for FS score.
result Our method outperforms competitors in feature selection and classification accuracy.

SASE improves attributed graph clustering for large graphs with linear time and space complexity.

problem Challenges in clustering large attributed graphs due to high computational and memory costs.
method SASE combines node features smoothing, scalable spectral clustering, and adaptive order selection.
result SASE achieves a 6.9% improvement in ACC and a 5.87x speedup on the ArXiv dataset.

Unified framework detects overfitting in crash classification models.

problem Evaluation metrics fail to detect overfitting in crash classification models.
method Random Matrix Theory and Heavy-Tailed Self-Regularization framework applied to various model types.
result Power-law exponent α reliably distinguishes well-regularized from overfit models.

Spectral algorithm recovers community structure in sparse hypergraphs.

problem Community detection in sparse random hypergraphs with community structure and higher-order interactions.
method Spectral algorithm with three steps: hyperedge selection, spectral partition, and correction/merging.
result Weak consistency achieved for weak signal-to-noise ratio.

New spectral clustering method for graphs with uneven node degrees.

problem Challenges in community detection for graphs with heterogeneous degree distributions.
method Spectral clustering on spherical coordinates with degree correction.
result Improved performance in representing computer networks.

We present a solution to scale spectral algorithms for learning sequence functions. We are interested in the case where these functions are sparse (that is, for most sequences they return 0). Spectral algorithms reduce the learning problem to the task of computing an SVD decomposition over a special type of matrix call…

2017-06-09abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents a margin-based multiclass generalization bound for neural networks that scales with their margin-normalized "spectral complexity": their Lipschitz constant, meaning the product of the spectral norms of the weight matrices, times a certain correction factor. This bound is empirically investigated for…

2017-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

In the past decades, spectral clustering (SC) has become one of the most effective clustering algorithms. However, most previous studies focus on spectral clustering tasks with a fixed task set, which cannot incorporate with a new spectral clustering task without accessing to previously learned tasks. In this paper, we…

2019-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning explained through spectral filtering of hierarchical features.

problem Understanding how deep neural networks learn useful representations from data.
method Neural Low-Degree Filtering (Neural LoFi) as a stylized limit of gradient-based training.
result Predicts how representations are selected layer by layer and explains emergence of concepts.

Method selects number of communities in weighted networks.

problem Selecting the number of communities in weighted networks.
method Proposes a novel weighted DCSBM and uses a sequential testing framework with spectral clustering and matrix scaling.
result Method is consistent in estimating the true number of communities under mild conditions.

Geometric observables detect financial regime shifts with high accuracy.

problem Detecting regime shifts in financial markets.
method Extracted four geometric observables from equity-index returns and evaluated them against various baseline methods.
result The Berry Phase Rate achieves an unbiased out-of-sample median Cohen's d of 0.72, significantly reducing false alarms.

Bayesian framework integrates spectral deconvolution with expert reasoning for robust peak estimation.

problem Challenges in extracting meaningful peaks from noisy or complex spectra.
method Bayesian spectral deconvolution coupled with a physical-property regression layer.
result Recovery of weak peaks in poly(lactic acid) IR spectra related to degradation rates.

MLP residual networks implement a selective coarse-graining procedure governed by the spectral structure of the input distribution.

problem Understanding the coarse-graining procedure in MLP residual networks
method Analyzing a pure MLP residual stack on synthetic Markov chain sequences
result MLP residual networks implement a selective coarse-graining procedure governed by the spectral structure of the input distribution

CNNs outperform standard chemometric methods for spectral data classification.

problem Reducing the need for pre-processing steps in spectral data analysis.
method Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) compared with SVMs and PLSR for classification and regression of spectral data.
result CNNs outperform standard chemometric methods, especially for classification tasks.

Paper proposes a novel unsupervised feature selection method using K-means and ADMM.

problem Finding a subset of features for high-dimensional unsupervised learning problems.
method Developed K-means Derived Unsupervised Feature Selection (K-means UFS) using ADMM to solve NP-hard optimization.
result K-means UFS outperforms baselines in feature selection for clustering.

Spectral density matrix estimation of multivariate time series is a classical problem in time series and signal processing. In modern neuroscience, spectral density based metrics are commonly used for analyzing functional connectivity among brain regions. In this paper, we develop a non-asymptotic theory for regularize…

2018-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we develop an approach to recursively estimate the quadratic risk for matrix recovery problems regularized with spectral functions. Toward this end, in the spirit of the SURE theory, a key step is to compute the (weak) derivative and divergence of a solution with respect to the observations. As such a so…

2012-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

FAST selects coresets more efficiently by matching distributions in the frequency domain.

problem Efficiently selecting representative subsets of large datasets for deep learning.
method FAST uses spectral graph theory and CFD to match distributions, addressing limitations of existing methods.
result FAST significantly outperforms state-of-the-art coreset selection methods in accuracy and energy efficiency.

Paper tackles functional linear regression using spectral algorithms with discrete observations.

problem Functional linear regression problem with discretely observed data.
method Combines distributed spectral algorithms with Sobolev kernels for regularization.
result Derives matching upper and lower bounds for convergence in Sobolev norm.

Topic models have achieved significant successes in analyzing large-scale text corpus. In practical applications, we are always confronted with the challenge of model selection, i.e., how to appropriately set the number of topics. Following recent advances in topic model inference via tensor decomposition, we make a fi…

2014-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

I review the milestones of the mathematical work of Krzysztof P. Wojciechowski. This will at the same time be a tour of Analysis and Geometry of Boundary Value Problems. Starting in the 80s I will discuss the spectral flow and the general linear conjugation problem, the Calderon projector and the topology of space of e…

2006-03-21abs ↗pdf ↗

BSD is a Bayesian framework for analyzing neural spectral data.

problem Challenges in statistical analysis and group-level comparisons of neural power spectra.
method Bayesian Spectral Decomposition (BSD) for parametric models of neural spectra.
result BSD outperforms existing methods in model selection and parameter estimation.

Unified framework explains why overfitting is benign in interpolating learning.

problem Understanding why overfitting is benign in highly overparameterized models.
method Spectral-transport stability framework.
result Sharp benign-overfitting criterion and explicit phase-transition rates.

S-GAI initializes MLPs using spectral geometry from data, improving performance.

problem Lack of guidance on initial weights encoding data geometry.
method S-GAI uses SVD to estimate spectral class geometry, initializing MLPs from training data.
result S-GAI-initialized MLPs start from a more informative hidden state and achieve comparable accuracy.

S2D selectively decays large singular values to improve quantization of neural activations.

problem Large activation outliers in transformer models cause accuracy drops during quantization.
method Selective Spectral Decay (S2DS^2D) that surgically regularizes only the largest singular values.
result Significantly reduces activation outliers and produces well-conditioned representations.