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Li-Jun Zhang

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#machine learning Preprint Oct 2026

Optimal Momentum Methods for Stochastic Multilevel Compositional Optimization

A momentum-based estimator with mini-batches is employed to track the function values of each level, which are subsequently used to construct momentum gradient estimators, and a batch-free method that incorporates a first-order approximation and a clipping technique for function value estimation is developed.

Wei Jiang, Rui Yan, Si-Fan Yang et al. · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Sep 2026

Communication-Efficient Agnostic Federated Learning via Faster Convergence and Compression

Agnostic federated learning (AFL) seeks a model that performs reliably across $m$ heterogeneous workers, but communication remains a bottleneck. We improve communication efficiency by reducing the number of synchronization rounds via faster convergence and the communication cost per round via compression. We first prop...

Hao-Min Bai, Jun-Yan Sun, Si-Fan Yang et al. · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Sep 2026

From Switching to Dynamic Regret: A Simple Reduction via Unbiased Random Sequences

In non-stationary online learning, dynamic regret has attracted increasing attention as a measure of how well an online learner performs against a time-varying comparator sequence. Despite considerable advances, attaining optimal bounds for strongly convex and exp-concave losses often involves intricate analysis. In th...

Yi-Bo Wang, Wen-Hao Yang, Si-Fan Yang et al. · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Sep 2026

Revisiting Distributed Sign-Based Variance Reduction

This paper solves the problem of sign-based variance reduction methods' failure to obtain optimal convergence rates for both nonconvex stochastic and finite-sum optimization, and proposes tracking the global gradient at the server through unbiased compression of recursive gradient increments.

Wei Jiang, Ze-Chao Li, Li-Jun Zhang · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Sep 2026

Projection-Free Multi-level Algorithms for Stochastic Constrained Compositional Optimization

This paper studies projection-free algorithms for stochastic constrained multi-level compositional optimization and proposes variance-reduced projection-free algorithms and establishes complexity guarantees under both the Frank-Wolfe gap and the gradient mapping criteria.

Wei Jiang, Si-Fan Yang, Wen-Hao Yang et al. · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Sep 2026

Solving Finite-sum Coupled Compositional Optimization via Multi-block-Single-probe Estimator

Traditional variance reduction methods (e.g., SPIDER, SARAH, STORM) have been extensively investigated for improving the convergence rates of stochastic optimization. These techniques typically maintain a sequence of estimators for a single function (or gradient) across iterations. However, what if we need to track mul...

Wei Jiang, Si-Fan Yang, Yi-Bo Wang et al. · 0 citations

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