Monte Carlo Policy Gradient Method for Binary Optimization

1 code implementation • 3 Jul 2023 • Cheng Chen, Ruitao Chen, Tianyou Li, Ruichen Ao, Zaiwen Wen

Binary optimization has a wide range of applications in combinatorial optimization problems such as MaxCut, MIMO detection, and MaxSAT.

Combinatorial Optimization Stochastic Optimization

Convergence Analysis of Stochastic Gradient Descent with MCMC Estimators

no code implementations • 19 Mar 2023 • Tianyou Li, Fan Chen, Huajie Chen, Zaiwen Wen

Understanding stochastic gradient descent (SGD) and its variants is essential for machine learning.

Stochastic Optimization Variational Inference +1

Distributed Active Noise Control System Based on a Block Diffusion FxLMS Algorithm with Bidirectional Communication

no code implementations • 28 Dec 2022 • Tianyou Li, Hongji Duan, Sipei Zhao, Jing Lu, Ian S. Burnett

Recently, distributed active noise control systems based on diffusion adaptation have attracted significant research interest due to their balance between computational complexity and stability compared to conventional centralized and decentralized adaptation schemes.