Summary of Single-timescale Multi-sequence Stochastic Approximation Without Fixed Point Smoothness: Theories and Applications, by Yue Huang et al.
Single-Timescale Multi-Sequence Stochastic Approximation Without Fixed Point Smoothness: Theories and Applications
by Yue Huang, Zhaoxian Wu, Shiqian Ma, Qing Ling
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel approach to stochastic approximation (SA), specifically multiple-sequence SA (MSSA), which has diverse applications in signal processing and machine learning. Existing theories of MSSA are limited due to assumptions about smoothness and slow convergence rates. The authors establish a tighter single-timescale analysis for MSSA, eliminating the need for fixed point smoothness assumptions. This analysis reveals that when all operators are strongly monotone, MSSA converges at a rate of (K^{-1}), where K is the total number of iterations. When some operators are not strongly monotone, the convergence rate becomes (K^{-}). These findings align with those for single-sequence SA and have implications for bilevel optimization and communication-efficient distributed learning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps us understand how to improve a type of math problem called stochastic approximation. This is important because it can be used in many areas, like processing signals and training machines to learn. Right now, we don’t fully understand this process, but the authors have made some new discoveries that make things clearer. They found that when we use this method with certain rules, it gets better at solving problems over time. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Optimization » Signal processing
