arXiv Machine Learning

Accelerating SAV-based optimization via randomized low-rank Hessian approximation

arXiv:2606. 10562v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We propose a new optimization method, the Nystr\"om-enhanced relaxed scalar auxiliary variable method (N-RSAV), which incorporates curvature information into the RSAV framework to accelerate convergence while preserving an unconditional modified energy dissipation law.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 16

Near-Optimal Nonconvex Matrix Completion

arXiv:2609. 17048v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study nonconvex methods for matrix completion, the problem of recovering a low-rank matrix from a subset of its entries.

By Jian-Feng Cai, Xiliang Lu, Juntao You
arXiv AI
Aug 28

Physics-Informed Stochastic Configuration Machine: A Backpropagation-Free Neural Network with Fast Training for Nonlinear Differential Equations

The paper introduces the Physics-Informed Stochastic Configuration Machine (PI‑SCM), a backpropagation‑free neural network designed for solving nonlinear differential equations. By analytically evaluating local Jacobians, PI‑SCM linearizes the physical loss, enabling optimal weight determination through generalized linear least squares and avoiding iterative nonlinear optimization. The authors present a progressive algorithmic suite—PI‑SC‑I, PI‑SC‑II, and PI‑SC‑III—prove their universal approximation properties, and show through experiments that PI‑SCM achieves high‑fidelity predictions and parameter identification while accelerating training by orders of magnitude compared to standard PINNs.

By Yuehao Song (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Zhong Chen (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Lihui Cen (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Liang Wu (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA), Kai Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China)
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 16

Schattor: Schatten-family methods for deep learning optimization

arXiv:2606. 15702v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Modern deep learning optimization features heterogeneous parameter structures, noisy gradients, and highly nonconvex landscapes, posing significant challenges for both algorithm design and theoretical analysis.

By Bohao Ma, Junyu Zhang, Chuan He
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 7

Learning rate adaptive stochastic gradient descent optimization methods: numerical simulations for deep learning methods for partial differential equations and convergence analyses

arXiv:2406. 14340v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The standard stochastic gradient descent (SGD) optimization method, as well as adaptive methods such as the Adam optimizer fail to converge if the learning rates do not converge to zero (particularly, in the situation of constant learning rates).

By Steffen Dereich, Arnulf Jentzen, Adrian Riekert
arXiv AI
Jun 3

Introduction to optimization methods for training SciML models

arXiv:2601. 10222v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Optimization is central to both modern machine learning (ML) and scientific machine learning (SciML), yet the structure of the underlying optimization problems differs substantially across these domains.

By Alena Kopani\v{c}\'akov\'a, Elisa Riccietti
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 21

Stochastic Dimension Zeroth-Order Estimator: Stable and Memory-Efficient Training of PINNs

arXiv:2603. 24002v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for high-dimensional and high-order partial differential equations (PDEs) are primarily constrained by the $\mathcal{O}(d^k)$ spatial derivative complexity and the $\mathcal{O}(P)$ memory overhead of backpropagation (BP).

By Zhangyong Liang, Huanhuan Gao