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We present a novel hashing strategy for approximate furthest neighbor search that selects projection bases using the data distribution. This strategy leads to an algorithm, which we call DrusillaHash, that is able to outperform existing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-06-01 Ryan R. Curtin , Andrew B. Gardner

We solve an adaptive search model where a random walker or L\'evy flight stochastically resets to previously visited sites on a $d$-dimensional lattice containing one trapping site. Due to reinforcement, a phase transition occurs when the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-10-11 Andrea Falcón-Cortés , Denis Boyer , Luca Giuggioli , Satya N. Majumdar

Efficient spatial exploration is a key aspect of search and rescue. In this paper, we present a search algorithm that generates efficient trajectories that optimize the rate at which probability mass is covered by a searcher. This should…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-06-18 Sandeep Manjanna , Herke van Hoof , Gregory Dudek

We present a continuous-space version of Infotaxis, a search algorithm where a searcher greedily moves to maximize the gain in information about the position of the target to be found. Using a combination of analytical and numerical tools…

Biological Physics · Physics 2011-09-19 Carlo Barbieri , Simona Cocco , Rémi Monasson

We consider a step search method for continuous optimization under a stochastic setting where the function values and gradients are available only through inexact probabilistic zeroth- and first-order oracles. Unlike the stochastic gradient…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-03 Billy Jin , Katya Scheinberg , Miaolan Xie

We study the search kinetics of an immobile target by a concentration of randomly moving searchers. The object of the study is to optimize the probability of detection within the constraints of our model. The target is hidden on a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 G. Oshanin , H. S. Wio , K. Lindenberg , S. F. Burlatsky

We consider a one-dimensional search process under stochastic resetting conditions. A target is located at $b\geq0$ and a searcher, starting from the origin, performs a discrete-time random walk with independent jumps drawn from a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-08-21 Mattia Radice , Giampaolo Cristadoro

In both industrial and service domains, a central benefit of the use of robots is their ability to quickly and reliably execute repetitive tasks. However, even relatively simple peg-in-hole tasks are typically subject to stochastic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-28 Benjamin Alt , Darko Katic , Rainer Jäkel , Michael Beetz

This paper considers the robust phase retrieval problem, which can be cast as a nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization problem. We propose a new inexact proximal linear algorithm with the subproblem being solved inexactly. Our contributions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-12 Zhong Zheng , Shiqian Ma , Lingzhou Xue

We investigate the search of a target with a given spatial distribution in a finite one-dimensional domain. The searcher follows Brownian dynamics and is always reset to its initial position when reaching the boundaries of the domain…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-02-06 Gregorio García-Valladares , Antonio Prados , Alessandro Manacorda , Carlos A. Plata

We investigate a stochastic search process in one, two, and three dimensions in which $N$ diffusing searchers that all start at $x_0$ seek a target at the origin. Each of the searchers is also reset to its starting point, either with rate…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-08-11 Uttam Bhat , Caterina De Bacco , S. Redner

We consider stochastic approximation with block-coordinate stepsizes and propose adaptive stepsize rules that aim to minimize the expected distance from the next iterate to an (unknown) target point. These stepsize rules employ online…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-09 Tao Jiang , Lin Xiao

Stochastic resetting, a diffusive process whose amplitude is "reset" to the origin at random times, is a vividly studied strategy to optimize encounter dynamics, e.g., in chemical reactions. We here generalize the resetting step by…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-05-26 M. Dahlenburg , A. V. Chechkin , R. Schumer , R. Metzler

A key aspect of temporal domains is the ability to make predictions multiple time steps into the future, a process known as multi-step forecasting (MSF). At the core of this process is selecting a forecasting strategy, however, with no…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Riku Green , Grant Stevens , Zahraa Abdallah , Telmo M. Silva Filho

We study a class of stochastic resetting (SR) processes in which a diffusing particle alternates between free motion and confinement by an externally controlled potential. When the particle is recaptured, it undergoes a return trajectory…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-11-19 Derek Frydel

We propose and analyse a fully adaptive strategy for solving elliptic PDEs with random data in this work. A hierarchical sequence of adaptive mesh refinements for the spatial approximation is combined with adaptive anisotropic sparse…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-26 Jens Lang , Robert Scheichl , David Silvester

This review examines intermittent target search strategies, which combine phases of slow motion, allowing the searcher to detect the target, and phases of fast motion during which targets cannot be detected. We first show that intermittent…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-27 O. Bénichou , C. Loverdo , M. Moreau , R. Voituriez

We study first-passage time problems for a diffusive particle with stochastic resetting with a finite rate $r$. The optimal search time is compared quantitatively with that of an effective equilibrium Langevin process with the same…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-12 Martin R. Evans , Satya N. Majumdar , Kirone Mallick

We study simple diffusion where a particle stochastically resets to its initial position at a constant rate r. A finite resetting rate leads to a nonequilibrium stationary state with non-Gaussian fluctuations for the particle position. We…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-27 Martin R. Evans , Satya N. Majumdar

Scalable algorithms of posterior approximation allow Bayesian nonparametrics such as Dirichlet process mixture to scale up to larger dataset at fractional cost. Recent algorithms, notably the stochastic variational inference performs local…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Kart-Leong Lim , Xudong Jiang