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In the Sparse Linear Regression (SLR) problem, given a $d \times n$ matrix $M$ and a $d$-dimensional query $q$, the goal is to compute a $k$-sparse $n$-dimensional vector $\tau$ such that the error $||M \tau-q||$ is minimized. This problem…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Sariel Har-Peled , Piotr Indyk , Sepideh Mahabadi

We introduce a novel random integration algorithm that boasts both high convergence order and polynomial tractability for functions characterized by sparse frequencies or rapidly decaying Fourier coefficients. Specifically, for integration…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Liang Chen , Minqiang Xu , Haizhang Zhang

Demixing problems in many areas such as hyperspectral imaging and differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) often require finding sparse nonnegative linear combinations of dictionary elements that match observed data. We show how…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2013-01-04 Ernie Esser , Yifei Lou , Jack Xin

We develop a constructive approach to estimating sparse, high-dimensional linear regression models. The approach is a computational algorithm motivated from the KKT conditions for the $\ell_0$-penalized least squares solutions. It generates…

Computation · Statistics 2017-01-19 Jian Huang , Yuling Jiao , Yanyan Liu , Xiliang Lu

Stochastic computing (SC) is a promising candidate for fault tolerant computing in digital circuits. We present a novel stochastic computing estimation architecture allowing to solve a large group of estimation problems including least…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-01 Michael Lunglmayr , Daniel Wiesinger , Werner Haselmayr

The material point method (MPM) is a hybrid particle-grid method widely used for simulating large deformation with history-dependent behavior. Standard MPM often relies on a dense background grid, which can be highly inefficient when…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Yidong Zhao , Lars Blatny , Xiang Feng , Mikkel M. Juel , Chenfanfu Jiang , Johan Gaume

We propose a sparse grids based adaptive noise reduction strategy for electrostatic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. Our approach is based on the key idea of relying on sparse grids instead of a regular grid in order to increase the…

Approximating field variables and data vectors from sparse samples is a key challenge in computational science. Widely used methods such as gappy proper orthogonal decomposition and empirical interpolation rely on linear approximation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-16 Paul Schwerdtner , Serkan Gugercin , Benjamin Peherstorfer

When approximating the expectations of a functional of a solution to a stochastic differential equation, the numerical performance of deterministic quadrature methods, such as sparse grid quadrature and quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) methods, may…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2022-11-24 Christian Bayer , Chiheb Ben Hammouda , Raúl Tempone

Sparse grids are popular tools for high-dimensional function approximation. In this work, we study the use of sparse grids for interpolation using separable Mat\'ern kernels…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Elliot J. Addy , Aretha L. Teckentrup

This paper investigates the problems large-scale distributed composite convex optimization, with motivations from a broad range of applications, including multi-agent systems, federated learning, smart grids, wireless sensor networks,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Maoran Wang , Xingju Cai , Yongxin Chen

We propose a penalized likelihood framework for estimating multiple precision matrices from different classes. Most existing methods either incorporate no information on relationships between the precision matrices, or require this…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-03-03 Bradley S. Price , Aaron J. Molstad , Ben Sherwood

Optimization over the Stiefel manifold is a fundamental computational problem in many scientific and engineering applications. Despite considerable research effort, high-dimensional optimization problems over the Stiefel manifold remain…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Andy Yat-Ming Cheung , Jinxin Wang , Man-Chung Yue , Anthony Man-Cho So

Sparse signal recoveries from multiple measurement vectors (MMV) with joint sparsity property have many applications in signal, image, and video processing. The problem becomes much more involved when snapshots of the signal matrix are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-25 Ningning Han , Shidong Li , Jian Lu

In this letter, we propose an algorithm for learning a sparse weighted graph by estimating its adjacency matrix under the assumption that the observed signals vary smoothly over the nodes of the graph. The proposed algorithm is based on the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-11 Ghania Fatima , Aakash Arora , Prabhu Babu , Petre Stoica

Linear mixed models are a versatile statistical tool to study data by accounting for fixed effects and random effects from multiple sources of variability. In many situations, a large number of candidate fixed effects is available and it is…

Methodology · Statistics 2022-09-09 Emanuele Degani , Luca Maestrini , Dorota Toczydłowska , Matt P. Wand

We propose a novel, efficient approach for distributed sparse learning in high-dimensions, where observations are randomly partitioned across machines. Computationally, at each round our method only requires the master machine to solve a…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-05-26 Jialei Wang , Mladen Kolar , Nathan Srebro , Tong Zhang

We propose a high-precision numerical quadrature framework based on local Fourier extension (LFE) approximations. The method constructs, on each subinterval, a truncated-SVD stabilized local Fourier continuation of the integrand on an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Xinran Liu , Zhenyu Zhao , Benxue Gong

The kernel herding algorithm is used to construct quadrature rules in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS). While the computational efficiency of the algorithm and stability of the output quadrature formulas are advantages of this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-18 Kazuma Tsuji , Ken'ichiro Tanaka