arXiv Machine Learning

Regularity-Aware Stochastic MGDA with Adaptive Conflict-Avoidant Update Direction Control

arXiv:2607. 15412v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-objective learning (MOL) aims to optimize multiple objectives simultaneously.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 14

High-Probability Convergence of SGD via Batched Updates

The paper introduces Batched SGD, a variant that groups online samples into epochs and performs a single update per epoch using a low‑variance gradient estimate. This batching approach allows a straightforward high‑probability analysis without restrictive assumptions or auxiliary sequences, yielding near‑optimal rates for both strongly convex and non‑convex objectives under standard smoothness and sub‑Gaussian noise conditions. The authors also extend the method to federated learning, providing the first high‑probability guarantees with logarithmic communication complexity, linear speedup in the number of agents, and robustness to data heterogeneity.

By Feng Zhu, Robert W. Heath Jr., Aritra Mitra