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We study mixed-integer programming formulations for the piecewise linear lower and upper bounds (in other words, piecewise linear relaxations) of nonlinear functions that can be modeled by a new class of combinatorial disjunctive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-01 Bochuan Lyu , Illya V. Hicks , Joey Huchette

We study a sampling problem whose target distribution is $\pi \propto \exp(-f-r)$ where the data fidelity term $f$ is Lipschitz smooth while the regularizer term $r=r_1-r_2$ is a non-smooth difference-of-convex (DC) function, i.e.,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Hoang Phuc Hau Luu , Zhongjian Wang

Neural networks (NNs) can be viewed as approximation tools. Traditionally, NNs are relying on gradient and stochastic gradient (SG) methods. There are a number of available computational packages for constructing least squares…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Vinesha Peiris , Nadezda Sukhorukova

We introduce a novel function-on-function linear quantile regression model to characterize the entire conditional distribution of a functional response for a given functional predictor. Tensor cubic $B$-splines expansion is used to…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-04-01 Ufuk Beyaztas , Han Lin Shang , Semanur Saricam

Aiming for accurate estimation of system reliability of load-sharing systems, a flexible model for such systems is constructed by approximating the cumulative hazard functions of component lifetimes using piecewise linear functions. The…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-01-05 Shilpi Biswas , Ayon Ganguly , Debanjan Mitra

Function-on-function linear regression is important for understanding the relationship between the response and the predictor that are both functions. In this article, we propose a reproducing kernel Hilbert space approach to…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2021-09-29 Holger Dette , Jiajun Tang

In this article we investigate consistency of selection in regression models via the popular Lasso method. Here we depart from the traditional linear regression assumption and consider approximations of the regression function $f$ with…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2008-12-18 Florentina Bunea

We present a detailed analysis of the class of regression decision tree algorithms which employ a regulized piecewise-linear node-splitting criterion and have regularized linear models at the leaves. From a theoretic standpoint, based on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-02 Leonidas Lefakis , Oleksandr Zadorozhnyi , Gilles Blanchard

Difference of convex (DC) functions cover a broad family of non-convex and possibly non-smooth and non-differentiable functions, and have wide applications in machine learning and statistics. Although deterministic algorithms for DC…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-05 Yi Xu , Qi Qi , Qihang Lin , Rong Jin , Tianbao Yang

This paper develops a correspondence relating convex hulls of fractional functions with those of polynomial functions over the same domain. Using this result, we develop a number of new reformulations and relaxations for fractional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-18 Taotao He , Siyue Liu , Mohit Tawarmalani

In this paper, we propose the Fourier Discrepancy Function, a new discrepancy to compare discrete probability measures. We show that this discrepancy takes into account the geometry of the underlying space. We prove that the Fourier…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-11-19 Auricchio Gennaro , Codegoni Andrea , Gualandi Stefano , Zambon Lorenzo

We obtain the spline recovery method on a $d$-dimensional simplex $T$ that uses as information values and gradients of a function $f$ at the vertices of $T$ and is optimal for recovery of $f({\bf w})$ at every point ${\bf w}$ of an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-22 Sergiy Borodachov

Modern biomedical studies frequently collect complex, high-dimensional physiological signals using wearables and sensors along with time-to-event outcomes, making efficient variable selection methods crucial for interpretation and improving…

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We consider the differentiation of the value function for parametric optimization problems. Such problems are ubiquitous in Machine Learning applications such as structured support vector machines, matrix factorization and min-min or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-29 Sheheryar Mehmood , Peter Ochs

We present a rigorous convergence analysis for cylindrical approximations of nonlinear functionals, functional derivatives, and functional differential equations (FDEs). The purpose of this analysis is twofold: first, we prove that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-17 Daniele Venturi , Alec Dektor

Control invariant set is critical for guaranteeing safe control and the problem of computing control invariant set for linear discrete-time system is revisited in this paper by using a data-driven approach. Specifically, sample points on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Jun Xu , Fanglin Chen

Max-affine regression refers to a model where the unknown regression function is modeled as a maximum of $k$ unknown affine functions for a fixed $k \geq 1$. This generalizes linear regression and (real) phase retrieval, and is closely…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-06-24 Avishek Ghosh , Ashwin Pananjady , Adityanand Guntuboyina , Kannan Ramchandran

Modern multiscale type segmentation methods are known to detect multiple change-points with high statistical accuracy, while allowing for fast computation. Underpinning theory has been developed mainly for models that assume the signal as a…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2019-09-26 Housen Li , Qinghai Guo , Axel Munk

This paper introduces a new type of regression methodology named as Convex-Area-Wise Linear Regression(CALR), which separates given datasets by disjoint convex areas and fits different linear regression models for different areas. This…

Databases · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Bohan Lyu , Jianzhong Li

A linear functional of an object from a convex symmetric set can be optimally estimated, in a worst-case sense, by a linear functional of observations made on the object. This well-known fact is extended here to a nonlinear setting: other…

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