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48 results for two-stage clustering

Subspace clustering refers to the problem of clustering high-dimensional data into a union of low-dimensional subspaces. Current subspace clustering approaches are usually based on a two-stage framework. In the first stage, an affinity matrix is generated from data. In the second one, spectral clustering is applied on …

2019-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

POTEC tackles off-policy learning in large action spaces, improving effectiveness.

problem Existing OPL methods fail in large discrete action spaces due to bias or variance issues.
method Two-stage algorithm: cluster selection via policy-based approach, action selection via regression-based approach.
result POTEC provides substantial improvements in off-policy learning effectiveness, especially in large and structured action spaces.

CROCS clusters consumer behaviour from smart meters, capturing variability and robustness.

problem Insufficient consumer segmentation in existing clustering methods.
method Two-stage clustering framework: first stage clusters daily load profiles, second stage uses WSMD for set-to-set comparison.
result CROCS captures intra-consumer variability and robustness to anomalies and missing data.

Two-stage TMLE reduces bias and improves efficiency in CRTs.

problem Differential outcome measurement and imbalance in baseline predictors in CRTs.
method Two-stage targeted minimum loss-based estimator (TMLE) to adjust for baseline covariates.
result Our approach nearly eliminates bias due to differential outcome measurement.

Proposes a two-stage method for selecting correlated predictors in high-dimensional data.

problem Selecting correlated predictors in high-dimensional data with unknown group structures.
method Two-stage approach: variable clustering followed by group selection.
result The two-stage method improves prediction accuracy and active predictor selection.

Paper optimizes clustering for multi-layer networks and discrete mixtures.

problem Optimizing clustering in multi-layer networks and discrete mixtures.
method Two-stage method: tensor-based initialization and likelihood-based refinement.
result Achieves minimax optimal error rate for multi-layer networks and discrete mixtures.

Clustering is a fundamental task in data analysis, and spectral clustering has been recognized as a promising approach to it. Given a graph describing the relationship between data, spectral clustering explores the underlying cluster structure in two stages. The first stage embeds the nodes of the graph in real space, …

2018-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves SVGD for high-dimensional Bayesian inference by reducing variance collapse.

problem Variance collapse in SVGD reduces accuracy and diversity of estimation.
method Augmented Message Passing SVGD (AUMP-SVGD) method, a two-stage optimization procedure.
result AUMP-SVGD achieves satisfactory accuracy and overcomes variance collapse in various benchmark problems.

Multiple clustering aims at discovering diverse ways of organizing data into clusters. Despite the progress made, it's still a challenge for users to analyze and understand the distinctive structure of each output clustering. To ease this process, we consider diverse clusterings embedded in different subspaces, and ana…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents a neural network-based end-to-end clustering framework. We design a novel strategy to utilize the contrastive criteria for pushing data-forming clusters directly from raw data, in addition to learning a feature embedding suitable for such clustering. The network is trained with weak labels, specific…

2015-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

End-to-end deep learning for multi-view clustering improves accuracy across various data types.

problem Limited multi-view clustering methods for general data types and suboptimal two-stage process.
method Permutation-based canonical correlation objective for fused representations; pseudo-labels for clustering; theoretical error bound.
result Proposed model provides meaningful fused representations and effective clustering across multiple views.

We give a simple and effective two stage algorithm for approximating a point cloud SRm\mathcal{S}\subset\mathbb{R}^m by a simplicial complex KK. The first stage is an iterative fitting procedure that generalizes k-means clustering, while the second stage involves deleting redundant simplices. A form of dimension reduct…

2016-07-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an approach to model-based hierarchical clustering by formulating an objective function based on a Bayesian analysis. This model organizes the data into a cluster hierarchy while specifying a complex feature-set partitioning that is a key component of our model. Features can have either a unique distribution…

2013-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Recently, deep clustering, which is able to perform feature learning that favors clustering tasks via deep neural networks, has achieved remarkable performance in image clustering applications. However, the existing deep clustering algorithms generally need the number of clusters in advance, which is usually unknown in…

2018-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Cluster-wise linear regression (CLR), a clustering problem intertwined with regression, is to find clusters of entities such that the overall sum of squared errors from regressions performed over these clusters is minimized, where each cluster may have different variances. We generalize the CLR problem by allowing each…

2016-07-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Radar sensors provide a unique method for executing environmental perception tasks towards autonomous driving. Especially their capability to perform well in adverse weather conditions often makes them superior to other sensors such as cameras or lidar. Nevertheless, the high sparsity and low dimensionality of the comm…

2019-07-08abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework minimizes interference and selection bias in network A/B testing.

problem Interference and selection bias in network A/B testing.
method Proposes a principled framework that jointly minimizes interference and selection bias using edge spillover probability and cluster matching.
result Significantly lower error in causal effect estimation compared to existing solutions.

BasisVAE combines VAE and clustering for tabular data analysis.

problem Lack of insights in tabular high-dimensional data analysis.
method Combines VAE with probabilistic clustering prior for joint dimensionality reduction and clustering.
result Learned one-hot basis function representation for translation-invariant features.

A family of parsimonious shifted asymmetric Laplace mixture models is introduced. We extend the mixture of factor analyzers model to the shifted asymmetric Laplace distribution. Imposing constraints on the constitute parts of the resulting decomposed component scale matrices leads to a family of parsimonious models. An…

2013-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

TDA improves stock portfolio selection by analyzing data structure.

problem Traditional portfolio selection methods fail to handle stock market data complexities.
method Two-stage method involving time series generation and clustering with TDA features.
result TDA-based portfolio outperforms other methods consistently over different time frames.

Study shows how specialized attention circuits emerge during transformer training.

problem Understanding the mechanisms of transformer training dynamics at large scales.
method Controlled sparse modular addition task; monitoring token evolution via visual sandbox.
result Specialized attention circuits (clustering heads) naturally emerge during training.

We present a convex approach to probabilistic segmentation and modeling of time series data. Our approach builds upon recent advances in multivariate total variation regularization, and seeks to learn a separate set of parameters for the distribution over the observations at each time point, but with an additional pena…

2015-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a faster Isomap algorithm by reducing eigenvalue decomposition complexity.

problem High computational complexity of Isomap, especially in eigenvalue decomposition stage.
method Introduces a projection operator to reduce the complexity of the eigenvalue decomposition stage to linear order.
result Reduces Isomap's computational complexity to linear order while preserving structural information.

The paper analyzes how generated data improves adversarial training in high-dimensional regression.

problem Improving adversarial training in high-dimensional regression.
method Theoretical analysis of a two-stage training approach with generated data and pseudo-labels.
result Two-stage adversarial training achieves better performance than ridgeless training in high-dimensional linear regression.

SARD improves adversarial robustness in two-stage L2D systems.

problem Adversarial attacks can manipulate query allocation in two-stage L2D systems.
method Introduces SARD, a convex learning algorithm with provable guarantees.
result SARD significantly improves robustness under adversarial attacks while maintaining strong clean performance.

Two-stage recommender systems show better performance when components interact rather than operate independently.

problem Two-stage recommender systems are often treated as sums of their parts, ignoring interactions between components.
method Used synthetic and real-world data to demonstrate interactions between ranker and nominators. Derived a generalization lower bound and proposed a Mixture-of-Experts approach to learn optimal item pools.
result Independent nominator training can lead to performance on par with random recommendations, highlighting the importance of interactions.

A new method reduces complexity in estimating dynamic choice models.

problem Estimating structural parameters in dynamic discrete choice models using behavioral data.
method Two-stage approach: inverse reinforcement learning for Q-function estimation, state selection via clustering, and maximum likelihood estimation with nested fixed-point algorithm.
result The method mitigates the curse of dimensionality and provides finite-sample bounds on estimation error.

CASP selects reliable policies for two-stage recommender systems by considering both value and support.

problem The selection of a generator in two-stage recommender systems affects both the policy value and the data support used to estimate it.
method CASP combines doubly robust value estimation with a support-burden penalty.
result CASP selects lower-burden policies when estimated value and support credibility are in tension.

We introduce a new multi-dimensional nonlinear embedding -- Piecewise Flat Embedding (PFE) -- for image segmentation. Based on the theory of sparse signal recovery, piecewise flat embedding with diverse channels attempts to recover a piecewise constant image representation with sparse region boundaries and sparse clust…

2018-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a two-stage method for testing variable interactions with FDR control.

problem Testing pairwise interactions in high-dimensional data with dependence.
method Two-stage testing procedure with FDR control using Cramér type moderate deviation technique.
result The proposed method controls FDR and has comparable or improved statistical power.

Improved learning theory for kernel distribution regression with two-stage sampling.

problem Distribution regression problem and two-stage sampling setting.
method Kernel methods, near-unbiased condition, new error bounds, convergence rates.
result Strictly improved convergence rates for three important classes of kernels.

To integrate strategic, tactical and operational decisions, the two-stage optimization has been widely used to guide dynamic decision making. In this paper, we study the two-stage stochastic programming for complex systems with unknown response estimated by simulation. We introduce the global-local metamodel assisted t…

2019-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian optimization tackles non-convex, two-stage stochastic problems efficiently.

problem Solving non-convex, two-stage stochastic optimization problems with expensive, black-box evaluations.
method Knowledge-gradient-based acquisition function for joint optimization of first- and second-stage variables.
result Comparable and superior empirical results compared to alternatives.