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The idea of compressed sensing is to exploit representations in suitable (overcomplete) dictionaries that allow to recover signals far beyond the Nyquist rate provided that they admit a sparse representation in the respective dictionary.…

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We consider sparse matrix estimation where the goal is to estimate an $n\times n$ matrix from noisy observations of a small subset of its entries. We analyze the estimation error of the popularly utilized collaborative filtering algorithm…

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We propose a sparsity-aware evolutionary (SAE) framework for model merging that involves iterative pruning-merging cycles to act as a novel mutation operator. We incorporate the sparsity constraints into the score function, which steers the…

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Large-scale precision matrix estimation is of fundamental importance yet challenging in many contemporary applications for recovering Gaussian graphical models. In this paper, we suggest a new approach of innovated scalable efficient…

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We present a novel stagewise strategy for improving greedy algorithms for sparse recovery. We demonstrate its efficiency both for synthesis and analysis sparse priors, where in both cases we demonstrate its computational efficiency and…

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The non-negative solution to an underdetermined linear system can be uniquely recovered sometimes, even without imposing any additional sparsity constraints. In this paper, we derive conditions under which a unique non-negative solution for…

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Since sparse neural networks usually contain many zero weights, these unnecessary network connections can potentially be eliminated without degrading network performance. Therefore, well-designed sparse neural networks have the potential to…

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We study verifiable sufficient conditions and computable performance bounds for sparse recovery algorithms such as the Basis Pursuit, the Dantzig selector and the Lasso estimator, in terms of a newly defined family of quality measures for…

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Sparse models, including sparse Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models, have emerged as an effective approach for scaling Transformer models. However, they often suffer from computational inefficiency since a significant number of parameters are…

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Sparse deep learning has reduced computation significantly, but its irregular non-zero data distribution complicates the data flow and hinders data reuse, increasing on-chip SRAM access and thus power consumption of the chip. This paper…

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In this paper, the sparse sensor placement problem for least-squares estimation is considered, and the previous novel approach of the sparse sensor selection algorithm is extended. The maximization of the determinant of the matrix which…

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Tensors are becoming prevalent in modern applications such as medical imaging and digital marketing. In this paper, we propose a sparse tensor additive regression (STAR) that models a scalar response as a flexible nonparametric function of…

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This work analyzes the subspace-constrained Tyler's estimator (STE), a method designed to recover a low-dimensional subspace from a dataset that may be heavily corrupted by outliers. The STE has previously been shown to be competitive for…

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We consider support recovery in the quadratic logistic regression setting - where the target depends on both p linear terms $x_i$ and up to $p^2$ quadratic terms $x_i x_j$. Quadratic terms enable prediction/modeling of higher-order effects…

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In high-dimensional settings, sparse structures are critical for efficiency in term of memory and computation complexity. For a linear system, to find the sparsest solution provided with an over-complete dictionary of features directly is…

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In this paper, a constrained attack-resilient estimation algorithm (CARE) is developed for stochastic cyber-physical systems. The proposed CARE can simultaneously estimate the compromised system states and attack signals. It has improved…

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In this paper we discuss an application of Stochastic Approximation to statistical estimation of high-dimensional sparse parameters. The proposed solution reduces to resolving a penalized stochastic optimization problem on each stage of a…

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Accurate signal recovery or image reconstruction from indirect and possibly undersampled data is a topic of considerable interest; for example, the literature in the recent field of compressed sensing is already quite immense. Inspired by…

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