Proves subgaussian distributions are SoS-certifiably subgaussian, enabling efficient algorithms for various statistical tasks.
problem Efficiently learning from subgaussian distributions in high dimensions.
method Universal constant C C C and polynomial sum of squares (SoS) approach. result Proves subgaussian distributions are SoS-certifiably subgaussian.
Thompson Sampling shows polynomial regret for combinatorial semi-bandits with subgaussian rewards.
problem Finding optimal solutions in combinatorial semi-bandits with suboptimal sampling.
method Proposes Thompson Sampling with polynomial regret for linear combinatorial semi-bandits.
result Demonstrates 'mismatched sampling paradox' where knowing distributions can lead to worse performance.
New inequalities for subGaussian vectors, tighter than before.
problem Improving concentration inequalities for subGaussian random vectors.
method Deriving new concentration inequalities for subGaussian norm random vectors.
result Inequalities are tighter up to logarithmic factors.
Bayesian method achieves static guarantees with subgaussian prior.
problem Adaptive data analysis with statistical guarantees.
method Bayesian approach with Dirichlet prior and subgaussian theorem.
result Posterior mean algorithm matches static case guarantees.
Robustly estimates linear regression coefficients with adversarial and noisy data.
problem Estimating robust linear regression coefficients with adversarial and noisy data.
method Adversarial robust weighted Huber regression with polynomial computational complexity.
result Derives an estimation error bound that depends on the stable rank and condition number of the covariance matrix.
Improved mean estimation for symmetric distributions with finite-sample guarantees.
problem Estimating the mean of a symmetric distribution from samples.
method Using Fisher information rate for finite-sample guarantees.
result Finite-sample convergence close to subgaussian with variance 1/(n * I_r), where I_r is r-smoothed Fisher information.
Ridge regression performs optimally in noisy environments with heavy-tailed distributions.
problem Performance of ridge regression in noisy environments with heavy-tailed noise.
method Established excess risk bounds using integral operator framework and Fuk-Nagaev inequality.
result Ridge regression achieves optimal convergence rates under heavy-tailed noise, demonstrating robustness.
Note on subgaussian bounds for sign-quantized linear maps.
problem Understanding subgaussian behavior of sign-quantized linear maps.
method Developed a dimension-independent subgaussian concentration bound for Gaussian vectors under nonlinear mappings.
result Answered a question about sign-quantized linear maps using a new subgaussian bound.
We study tilting subweibull distributions and their tail behavior.
problem Understanding tail behavior of subweibull distributions.
method Alternative characterizations and conditions for tail behavior preservation.
result Conditions for tail behavior preservation after exponential tilting.
New robust estimators achieve subgaussian bounds using VC-dimension.
problem Robust estimation of sparse and corrupted data.
method Use of VC-dimension to measure statistical complexity.
result First robust estimators for sparse estimation with subgaussian rate.
Lasso guarantees for time series with subgaussian tails and β-mixing conditions.
problem Estimating high-dimensional time series with unknown underlying models.
method Relies on stationarity and β-mixing conditions, using lasso for estimation.
result Lasso estimates are consistent for β-mixing processes with subgaussian tails.
Bandit algorithms struggle with consistent performance and robustness.
problem Achieving consistent and robust performance in stochastic multi-armed bandit settings.
method Analyzing regret minimization trade-offs and proposing distribution-oblivious algorithms.
result Logarithmic regret is inconsistent and super-logarithmic regret is necessary for consistent learning.
New bounds derived for machine learning algorithms using convex functions.
problem Bounding generalization error in machine learning.
method Using strongly convex functions and subgaussian loss tails, derived new generalization bounds.
result Generalization bounds can be derived using any strongly convex function of the joint input-output distribution.
We solve ReLU regression with efficient approximations for various distributions.
problem Finding the best fitting ReLU function with square loss from unknown distributions.
method Introduced efficient constant-factor approximation algorithm and polynomial-time approximation scheme.
result First constant-factor approximation algorithm for ReLU regression with weak concentration conditions.
Estimates change point in high dimensional time series models.
problem Change point estimation in high dimensional time series.
method Plug-in least squares estimator with sufficient conditions for adaptivity.
result Optimal rate of convergence O p ( ξ − 2 ) O_p(ξ^{-2}) O p ( ξ − 2 ) in integer scale. New algorithm for robust regression with subgaussian error bound.
problem Linear regression in the presence of outliers and finite moments.
method Adaptation of spectral method to linear regression problem.
result Optimal sub-gaussian error bound for robust regression.
New algorithms allocate sampling budget to estimate group means without exploration.
problem Allocate sampling budget to estimate means of multiple groups.
method Design exploration-free non-adaptive and adaptive algorithms.
result Prove tighter regret bounds for multi-group mean estimation.
New algorithms robustly estimate mean with near-optimal error rates.
problem Outlier robust mean estimation in high-dimensional data.
method Stability condition and iterative filtering algorithms.
result Optimal error rates with subgaussian rates for robust mean estimation.
Deep neural networks help recover two signals from noisy mixtures.
problem Recovering two signals from noisy subgaussian mixtures with prior structural information.
method Used deep generative neural networks (GNNs) to solve the demixing problem for Lipschitz signals.
result Proved a sample complexity bound for nearly optimal recovery error, extending previous results.
Paper estimates EOT maps for non-compactly supported measures with subGaussian target.
problem Estimating EOT maps between non-compactly supported measures.
method Uses bias-variance decomposition, T1-transport inequalities, and concentration of measure results.
result Shows error decay rates for different cases of subGaussian measures.
Diffusion models learn multi-modal distributions with optimal efficiency.
problem Learning high-dimensional distributions with low-dimensional multi-modal structures.
method Score-based diffusion models, focusing on subgaussian distributions within subspaces.
result Diffusion models require O ~ ( ε − k ∨ 2 ) \widetilde{O}(\varepsilon^{-k \vee 2}) O ( ε − k ∨ 2 ) samples for 1-Wasserstein ε \varepsilon ε error, improving over prior guarantees. Algorithm clusters data using SDP relaxation and rounding.
problem k-means clustering in subgaussian mixtures.
method Semidefinite programming relaxation followed by rounding.
result Generic method for proving clustering performance guarantees.
Estimates score function from data with optimal rate in high dimensions.
problem Estimating the score function of an unknown probability distribution from data.
method Empirical Bayes smoothing with a Gaussian kernel.
result Optimal rate of estimation i l d e Θ ( n − 2 d + 4 ) ilde \Theta(n^{-\frac{2}{d+4}}) i l d e Θ ( n − d + 4 2 ) for d d d dimensions. This work establishes near-minimax optimal guarantees for ODE-based samplers under mild assumptions.
problem Develop rigorous statistical guarantees for ODE-based samplers in generative modeling.
method Proposes a smooth regularized score estimator and refined convergence analysis.
result Achieves minimax rate in total variation distance for ODE-based samplers under mild assumptions.
New bounds for statistical entropic optimal transport with subgaussian measures.
problem Establishing statistical bounds for entropic optimal transport.
method Proving sample complexity and central limit theorem for entropic OT.
result Improved convergence rate and central limit theorem for empirical measures.
We present a theory for Euclidean dimensionality reduction with subgaussian matrices which unifies several restricted isometry property and Johnson-Lindenstrauss type results obtained earlier for specific data sets. In particular, we recover and, in several cases, improve results for sets of sparse and structured spars…
New algorithm minimizes regret in stochastic bandits.
problem Minimizing cumulative regret in stochastic bandits.
method Introduces anytime OCUCB algorithm with strong regret guarantees.
result Upper and lower bounds nearly match for new algorithm.
New algorithms exploit mean bounds to improve bandit problem performance.
problem Improving bandit problem performance with side information on arm means.
method Developed novel algorithms R-OFUL and GLUE exploiting mean bounds for tighter estimates and reduced exploration.
result Regret bounds for R-OFUL and GLUE are never worse than standard algorithms, demonstrating improved performance.
This paper tackles open problem of tight bounds for KBs with Bernoulli rewards.
problem Open problem of tight bounds for Kernelized Bandits with Bernoulli rewards.
method Focus on Bernoulli model, not subgaussian noise, and optimize function in RKHS.
result Open problem remains unsolved in this context.
Estimates mean from heavy-tailed data without variance.
problem Estimating mean from distributions with non-existent variance.
method Developed a computationally efficient estimator for weak-moment distributions.
result Achieved optimal confidence interval for general α.
RONM method reduces regret in stochastic convex bandits with decreasing noise.
problem Stochastic convex bandit problem with decreasing noise.
method Regularized Online Newton Method (RONM) based on Online Newton Method (ONM).
result RONM achieves polylogarithmic regret in time horizon n.
New result on tensor recovery without strong assumptions.
problem Recoverability of randomly compressed tensors with low CP rank.
method Deriving restricted isometry property (R.I.P.) via set covering techniques.
result The tensor is recoverable if the number of measurements is proportional to the model parameters.
Polynomial-time private algorithm for robust estimation of mean and covariance in the presence of outliers.
problem Estimating mean and covariance in the presence of adversarial outliers.
method Stabilizing convex relaxations using a new estimate-dependent noise injection mechanism.
result First efficient private robust estimation algorithm for covariance without condition-number assumptions.
New SQ lower bound shows complexity nearly matches known upper bound for smoothed agnostic learning.
problem Smoothed agnostic learning of halfspaces under subgaussian distributions.
method Statistical Query (SQ) lower bound using moment-matching hard distribution and linear programming duality.
result First non-trivial lower bound on complexity nearly matches known upper bound.
The paper provides entrywise bounds for Sparse PCA, improving upon previous results.
problem Sparse Principal Component Analysis (PCA) recovery error characterization in spectral or Frobenius norms.
method Entrywise ℓ 2 , ∞ \ell_{2,\infty} ℓ 2 , ∞ bounds for Sparse PCA under general high-dimensional subgaussian design, using sparsistent algorithms. result Improved entrywise bounds for Sparse PCA, finer characterization of estimation error.
Paper designs a bandit algorithm without reward distribution info.
problem Designing bandit algorithms without reward distribution info.
method Alternates between greedy rule and forced exploration.
result Achieves substantial regret upper bounds.
New algorithm optimizes convex functions with noisy evaluations in one dimension.
problem Optimizing convex functions with noisy zero-order evaluations in one dimension.
method Proposed a computationally efficient algorithm achieving O ( 1 / T ) O(1/\sqrt{T}) O ( 1/ T ) convergence rate. result Achieved the optimal O ( 1 / T ) O(1/\sqrt{T}) O ( 1/ T ) convergence rate, closing the gap in one dimension. This work studies applications and generalizations of a simple estimation technique that provides exponential concentration under heavy-tailed distributions, assuming only bounded low-order moments. We show that the technique can be used for approximate minimization of smooth and strongly convex losses, and specificall…
New coherence parameter for GNNs with Fourier measurements improves signal recovery.
problem Characterizing generative compressed sensing with Fourier measurements.
method Subspace counting arguments and high-dimensional probability theory.
result First known restricted isometry guarantee for generative compressed sensing with subsampled isometries.
Study finds the minimum number of finite Gaussian mixtures for best approximation.
problem Finding the minimum number of finite Gaussian mixtures for best approximation.
method Local moment matching for upper bound and spectral analysis for lower bound.
result Corrects a previous lower bound in the case of Gaussian mixing distributions.
Procedure controls FDR in high-dimensional models without knowing parameter amplitudes.
problem Variable selection in high-dimensional models with many predictors.
method Debiased Lasso approach for directional FDR control.
result Achieves asymptotic power one under certain conditions.
This note gives a simple analysis of a randomized approximation scheme for matrix multiplication proposed by Sarlos (2006) based on a random rotation followed by uniform column sampling. The result follows from a matrix version of Bernstein's inequality and a tail inequality for quadratic forms in subgaussian random ve…
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.
Study reduces human labeling in LLM-based classification systems.
problem Minimizing human intervention in training LLM-based classification systems.
method Active learning framework with Conservative Hull-based Classifier (CHC), Center-based Classifier (CC), and Generalized Hull-based Classifier (GHC).
result CHC achieves O ( log d T ) \mathcal{O}(\log^d T) O ( log d T ) regret and is minimax optimal for d = 1 d=1 d = 1 . GHC bridges the gap between different regimes. New method constructs matrices satisfying Restricted Eigenvalue condition for sparse recovery.
problem Sparse recovery in high-dimensional settings with limited data.
method Constructs matrices from a fixed deterministic matrix and a subgaussian random matrix.
result New matrices satisfy Restricted Eigenvalue condition with high probability.
We study the problem of high-dimensional sparse mean estimation in the presence of an ε ε ε -fraction of adversarial outliers. Prior work obtained sample and computationally efficient algorithms for this task for identity-covariance subgaussian distributions. In this work, we develop the first efficient algorithms for rob…
New algorithm tackles stochastic bandits with unknown scale using kurtosis bounds.
problem Existing strategies for stochastic bandits require known scale parameters.
method Develops a scale-free algorithm for stochastic bandits with a bound on kurtosis.
result Generalizes results for Gaussian and uniform distributions to non-parametric setup.
Analysis of non-asymptotic estimation error and structured statistical recovery based on norm regularized regression, such as Lasso, needs to consider four aspects: the norm, the loss function, the design matrix, and the noise model. This paper presents generalizations of such estimation error analysis on all four aspe…