Summary of Sum-of-norms Regularized Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, by Andersen Ang et al.
Sum-of-norms regularized Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
by Andersen Ang, Waqas Bin Hamed, Hans De Sterck
First submitted to arxiv on: 30 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Optimization and Control (math.OC); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method, called SON-NMF, estimates the nonnegative rank parameter in nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) on-the-fly while solving the NMF problem. This approach avoids the need for heuristic estimation or computationally expensive exact computation of the rank. By incorporating a group-lasso structure that encourages pairwise similarity, SON-NMF can reveal the correct nonnegative rank of datasets without prior knowledge or tuning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary SON-NMF is a new method that helps solve NMF problems by finding the right “rank” of a dataset. Normally, this rank would need to be guessed or calculated in an expensive way, but SON-NMF makes it easy and accurate. It works well on many different datasets and doesn’t require any special knowledge or setup. |
