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In this paper, we develop a new estimation procedure based on the non-linear conjugate gradient (NCG) algorithm for the Box-Cox transformation cure rate model. We compare the performance of the NCG algorithm with the well-known expectation…
In this paper, a long-term survival model under competing risks is considered. The unobserved number of competing risks is assumed to follow a negative binomial distribution that can capture both over- and under-dispersion. Considering the…
Alternating least squares (ALS) is often considered the workhorse algorithm for computing the rank-R canonical tensor approximation, but for certain problems its convergence can be very slow. The nonlinear conjugate gradient (NCG) method…
Cure models have been developed as an alternative modelling approach to conventional survival analysis in order to account for the presence of cured subjects that will never experience the event of interest. Mixture cure models, which model…
In survival analysis, cure models have gained much importance due to rapid advancements in medical sciences. More recently, a subset of cure models, called destructive cure models, have been studied extensively under competing risks…
In this paper, we propose a modified nonlinear conjugate gradient (NCG) method for functions with a non-Lipschitz continuous gradient. First, we present a new formula for the conjugate coefficient \beta_k in NCG, conducting a search…
Functional principal component analysis has become the most important dimension reduction technique in functional data analysis. Based on B-spline approximation, functional principal components (FPCs) can be efficiently estimated by the…
In this paper, we extend the vertical modeling approach for the analysis of survival data with competing risks to incorporate a cured fraction in the population, that is, a proportion of the population for which none of the competing events…
In this chapter, we investigate recently proposed nonlinear conjugate gradient (NCG) methods for shape optimization problems. We briefly introduce the methods as well as the corresponding theoretical background and investigate their…
To address an important risk classification issue that arises in clinical practice, we propose a new mixture model via latent cure rate markers for survival data with a cure fraction. In the proposed model, the latent cure rate markers are…
This paper presents distributed conjugate gradient algorithms for distributed parameter estimation and spectrum estimation over wireless sensor networks. In particular, distributed conventional conjugate gradient (CCG) and modified…
We consider joint estimation of multiple graphical models arising from heterogeneous and high-dimensional observations. Unlike most previous approaches which assume that the cluster structure is given in advance, an appealing feature of our…
This paper introduces a nonlinear conjugate gradient method (NCGM) for addressing the robust counterpart of uncertain multiobjective optimization problems (UMOPs). Here, the robust counterpart is defined as the minimum across objective-wise…
Gradient Descent (GD) and Conjugate Gradient (CG) methods are among the most effective iterative algorithms for solving unconstrained optimization problems, particularly in machine learning and statistical modeling, where they are employed…
Gliomas are lethal type of central nervous system tumors with a poor prognosis. Recently, with the advancements in the micro-array technologies thousands of gene expression related data of glioma patients are acquired, leading for salient…
A non linear regression approach which consists of a specific regression model incorporating a latent process, allowing various polynomial regression models to be activated preferentially and smoothly, is introduced in this paper. The model…
Nonlinear conjugate gradient (NLCG) based optimizers have shown superior loss convergence properties compared to gradient descent based optimizers for traditional optimization problems. However, in Deep Neural Network (DNN) training, the…
We propose a computer-assisted approach to the analysis of the worst-case convergence of nonlinear conjugate gradient methods (NCGMs). Those methods are known for their generally good empirical performances for large-scale optimization,…
This paper introduces the Nystr\"om PCG algorithm for solving a symmetric positive-definite linear system. The algorithm applies the randomized Nystr\"om method to form a low-rank approximation of the matrix, which leads to an efficient…
Prognostication for lung cancer, a leading cause of mortality, remains a complex task, as it needs to quantify the associations of risk factors and health events spanning a patient's entire life. One challenge is that an individual's…