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We study the min-max optimization problem where each function contributing to the max operation is strongly-convex and smooth with bounded gradient in the search domain. By smoothing the max operator, we show the ability to achieve an…
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The paper addresses the model reduction problem by least squares moment matching for continuous-time, linear, time-invariant systems. The basic idea behind least squares moment matching is to approximate a transfer function by ensuring that…
We investigate the problem of jointly testing a pair of composite hypotheses and, depending on the test result, estimating a random parameter under distributional uncertainties. Specifically, it is assumed that the distribution of the data…
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We study the problem of selecting most informative subset of a large observation set to enable accurate estimation of unknown parameters. This problem arises in a variety of settings in machine learning and signal processing including…
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We study the phase synchronization problem with measurements $Y=z^*z^{*H}+\sigma W\in\mathbb{C}^{n\times n}$, where $z^*$ is an $n$-dimensional complex unit-modulus vector and $W$ is a complex-valued Gaussian random matrix. It is assumed…
We describe a strategy for solving nonlinear eigenproblems numerically. Our approach is based on the approximation of a vector-valued function, defined as solution of a non-homogeneous version of the eigenproblem. This approximation step is…
Evaluating treatments received by one population for application to a different target population of scientific interest is a central problem in causal inference from observational studies. We study the minimax linear estimator of the…
We develop new methods for approximating conformal blocks as positive functions times polynomials, with applications to the numerical bootstrap. We argue that to obtain accurate bootstrap bounds, conformal block approximations should…
We develop an approach for estimating models described via conditional moment restrictions, with a prototypical application being non-parametric instrumental variable regression. We introduce a min-max criterion function, under which the…
We consider a statistical inverse learning problem, where we observe the image of a function $f$ through a linear operator $A$ at i.i.d. random design points $X_i$, superposed with an additive noise. The distribution of the design points is…
We consider the rate of piecewise constant approximation to a locally stationary process $X(t),t\in [0,1]$, having a variable smoothness index $\alpha(t)$. Assuming that $\alpha(\cdot)$ attains its unique minimum at zero and satisfies the…
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In this paper we make a further discussion on the finite elements approximation for the Steklov eigenvalue problem on concave polygonal domain. We make full use of the regularity estimate and the characteristic of edge average interpolation…
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We consider the problem of interpolating a function given on scattered points using Hermite-Birkhoff formulas on the sphere and other manifolds. We express each proposed interpolant as a linear combination of basis functions, the…
The problem of radio wave reflection from an optically thick plane monotonous layer of magnetized plasma is considered at present work. The plasma electron density irregularities are described by spatial spectrum of an arbitrary form. The…