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In solving a linear system with iterative methods, one is usually confronted with the dilemma of having to choose between cheap, inefficient iterates over sparse search directions (e.g., coordinate descent), or expensive iterates in…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-08-07 Michael T. Schaub , Maguy Trefois , Paul Van Dooren , Jean-Charles Delvenne

We present a matrix-factorization algorithm that scales to input matrices with both huge number of rows and columns. Learned factors may be sparse or dense and/or non-negative, which makes our algorithm suitable for dictionary learning,…

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For linearly constrained least-squares problems that depend on a vector of parameters, this paper proposes techniques for reducing the number of involved optimization variables. After first eliminating equality constraints in a numerically…

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This paper describes a new QR factorization algorithm which is especially designed for massively parallel platforms combining parallel distributed multi-core nodes. These platforms make the present and the foreseeable future of…

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We compute a \emph{sparse} solution to the classical least-squares problem $\min_x||A x -b||,$ where $A$ is an arbitrary matrix. We describe a novel algorithm for this sparse least-squares problem. The algorithm operates as follows: first,…

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We present a fast sparse matrix permutation algorithm tailored to linear systems arising from triangle meshes. Our approach produces nested-dissection-style permutations while significantly reducing permutation runtime overhead. Rather than…

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We consider the problem of computing a QR (or QZ) decomposition of a real, dense, tall and very skinny matrix. That is, the number of columns is tiny compared to the number of rows, rendering most computations completely or partially…

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We propose a new algorithm called higher-order QR iteration (HOQRI) for computing low multilinear rank approximation (LMLRA), also known as the Tucker decomposition, of large and sparse tensors. Compared to the celebrated higher-order…

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The sparse factorization of a large matrix is fundamental in modern statistical learning. In particular, the sparse singular value decomposition and its variants have been utilized in multivariate regression, factor analysis, biclustering,…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-03-19 Kun Chen , Ruipeng Dong , Wanwan Xu , Zemin Zheng

Scalable QR factorization algorithms for solving least squares and eigenvalue problems are critical given the increasing parallelism within modern machines. We introduce a more general parallelization of the CholeskyQR2 algorithm and show…

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We present parallel and sequential dense QR factorization algorithms that are both optimal (up to polylogarithmic factors) in the amount of communication they perform, and just as stable as Householder QR. Our first algorithm, Tall Skinny…

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In this paper, we consider the matrices approximated in H2 format. The direct solution, as well as the preconditioning, of systems with such matrices is a challenging problem. We propose a non-extensive sparse factorization of the H2 matrix…

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Efficient solutions of large-scale, ill-conditioned and indefinite algebraic equations are ubiquitously needed in numerous computational fields, including multiphysics simulations, machine learning, and data science. Because of their…

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While quantum algorithms for solving large scale systems of linear equations offer potentially exponential speedups, their application has largely been confined to sparse matrices. This work extends the scope of these algorithms to a broad…

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We propose HAMSI (Hessian Approximated Multiple Subsets Iteration), which is a provably convergent, second order incremental algorithm for solving large-scale partially separable optimization problems. The algorithm is based on a local…

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