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Bilevel optimization problems are receiving increasing attention in machine learning as they provide a natural framework for hyperparameter optimization and meta-learning. A key step to tackle these problems is the efficient computation of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-05-20 Riccardo Grazzi , Massimiliano Pontil , Saverio Salzo

A rational approximation by a ratio of polynomial functions is a flexible alternative to polynomial approximation. In particular, rational functions exhibit accurate estimations to nonsmooth and non- Lipschitz functions, where polynomial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-02-27 V. Peiris , N. Sharon , N. Sukhorukova J. Ugon

Approximating a manifold-valued function from samples of input-output pairs consists of modeling the relationship between an input from a vector space and an output on a Riemannian manifold. We propose a function approximation method that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-18 Hang Wang , Raf Vandebril , Joeri Van der Veken , Nick Vannieuwenhoven

This paper introduces a novel algorithmic solution for the approximation of a given multivariate function by a nomographic function that is composed of a one-dimensional continuous and monotone outer function and a sum of univariate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-07-14 Steffen Limmer , Jafar Mohammadi , Slawomir Stanczak

We describe a method for approximating a single-variable function $f$ using persistence diagrams of sublevel sets of $f$ from height functions in different directions. We provide algorithms for the piecewise linear case and for the smooth…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2023-02-10 Aina Ferrà , Carles Casacuberta , Oriol Pujol

Here we utilize a low-rank tensor model (LTM) as a function approximator, combined with the gradient descent method, to solve eigenvalue problems including the Laplacian operator and the harmonic oscillator. Experimental results show the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-02 Jun Hu , Pengzhan Jin

In this paper, we discuss the problem of minimizing the sum of two convex functions: a smooth function plus a non-smooth function. Further, the smooth part can be expressed by the average of a large number of smooth component functions, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Luo Luo , Zihao Chen , Zhihua Zhang , Wu-Jun Li

Many interesting functions arising in applications map into Riemannian manifolds. We present an algorithm, using the manifold exponential and logarithm, for approximating such functions. Our approach extends approximation techniques for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Simon Jacobsson , Raf Vandebril , Joeri van der Veken , Nick Vannieuwenhoven

Motivated by conforming finite element methods for elliptic problems of second order, we analyze the approximation of the gradient of a target function by continuous piecewise polynomial functions over a simplicial mesh. The main result is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-07 Andreas Veeser

In this work, a new class of stochastic gradient algorithm is developed based on $q$-calculus. Unlike the existing $q$-LMS algorithm, the proposed approach fully utilizes the concept of $q$-calculus by incorporating time-varying $q$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-03 Shujaat Khan , Alishba Sadiq , Imran Naseem , Roberto Togneri , Mohammed Bennamoun

Traditional nonparametric estimation methods often lead to a slow convergence rate in large dimensions and require unrealistically enormous sizes of datasets for reliable conclusions. We develop an approach based on partial derivatives,…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-08-20 Xiaowu Dai

It is shown that the computational efficiency of the discrete least-squares (DLS) approximation of solutions of stochastic elliptic PDEs is improved by incorporating a reduced-basis method into the DLS framework. The goal is to recover the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-09 Max Gunzburger , Michael Schneier , Clayton Webster , Guannan Zhang

The partial least squares algorithm for dependent data realisations is considered. Consequences of ignoring the dependence for the algorithm performance are studied both theoretically and in simulations. It is shown that ignoring certain…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-07 Marco Singer , Tatyana Krivobokova , Bert L. de Groot , Axel Munk

This paper tackles the challenge of parameter calibration in stochastic models, particularly in scenarios where the likelihood function is unavailable in an analytical form. We introduce a gradient-based simulated parameter estimation…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-03-25 Zehao Li , Yijie Peng

The least-mean-squares (LMS) algorithm is the most popular algorithm in adaptive filtering. Several variable step-size strategies have been suggested to improve the performance of the LMS algorithm. These strategies enhance the performance…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-03-22 Muhammad Omer Bin Saeed

In this paper we consider a family of algorithms for approximate implicitization of rational parametric curves and surfaces. The main approximation tool in all of the approaches is the singular value decomposition, and they are therefore…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-30 Oliver J. D. Barrowclough , Tor Dokken

We propose a single time-scale stochastic subgradient method for constrained optimization of a composition of several nonsmooth and nonconvex functions. The functions are assumed to be locally Lipschitz and differentiable in a generalized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-22 Andrzej Ruszczynski

Developing efficient methods for solving parametric partial differential equations is crucial for addressing inverse problems. This work introduces a Least-Squares-based Neural Network (LS-Net) method for solving linear parametric PDEs. It…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-13 Shima Baharlouei , Jamie M. Taylor , Carlos Uriarte , David Pardo

This paper considers non-smooth optimization problems where we seek to minimize the pointwise maximum of a continuously parameterized family of functions. Since the objective function is given as the solution to a maximization problem,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Dimitris Boskos , Jorge Cortés , Sonia Martínez

In this work, multi-variable derivative-free optimization algorithms for unconstrained optimization problems are developed. A novel procedure for approximating the gradient of multi-variable objective functions based on non-commutative maps…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-17 Jan Feiling , Mohamed-Ali Belabbas , Christian Ebenbauer