An improved cutting plane method for convex optimization, convex-concave games, and its applications
… The authors would like to thank the anonymous referees of STOC 2020 for their helpful
comments and suggestions. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to matrix …
comments and suggestions. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to matrix …
Polylogarithmic-time deterministic network decomposition and distributed derandomization
V Rozhoň, M Ghaffari - Proceedings of the 52nd Annual ACM SIGACT …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
… As of the time of preparing this camera ready version (April 13, 2020), we are not aware of
any fix to that … We are also grateful to the reviewers of STOC 2020 for their helpful comments. …
any fix to that … We are also grateful to the reviewers of STOC 2020 for their helpful comments. …
Does learning require memorization? a short tale about a long tail
V Feldman - Proceedings of the 52nd Annual ACM SIGACT …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
… State-of-the-art results on image recognition tasks are achieved using over-parameterized
learning algorithms that (nearly) perfectly fit the training set and are known to fit well even …
learning algorithms that (nearly) perfectly fit the training set and are known to fit well even …
Improved bounds for the sunflower lemma
… To conclude, let us comment on how we prove the reduction step (Lemma 3.6). The main
idea is to use an encoding lemma, inspired by Razborov’s proof of Håstad’s switching lemma […
idea is to use an encoding lemma, inspired by Razborov’s proof of Håstad’s switching lemma […
Private stochastic convex optimization: optimal rates in linear time
We study differentially private (DP) algorithms for stochastic convex optimization: the problem
of minimizing the population loss given iid samples from a distribution over convex loss …
of minimizing the population loss given iid samples from a distribution over convex loss …
Strong average-case lower bounds from non-trivial derandomization
… Still, the (1/2 + 1/polylog(n))-inapproximability result is not enough to get us a non-trivial (say…
2020. New lower bounds for probabilistic degree and AC0 with parity gates. Electronic …
2020. New lower bounds for probabilistic degree and AC0 with parity gates. Electronic …
Coresets for clustering in euclidean spaces: importance sampling is nearly optimal
L Huang, NK Vishnoi - Proceedings of the 52nd Annual ACM SIGACT …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
… Compared to the results for (k,z)-clustering in [Feldman and Langberg, STOC 2011], our
framework saves a ε 2 d factor in the coreset size. Compared to the results for (k,z)-clustering in […
framework saves a ε 2 d factor in the coreset size. Compared to the results for (k,z)-clustering in […
Algorithms for heavy-tailed statistics: Regression, covariance estimation, and beyond
… Beyond allowing us to address basic questions about which error rates are achievable in
polyno… For now, let us note that our subroutine solves Problem 1.9 when Σ𝑖 is the empirical …
polyno… For now, let us note that our subroutine solves Problem 1.9 when Σ𝑖 is the empirical …
Near-optimal fully dynamic densest subgraph
S Sawlani, J Wang - Proceedings of the 52nd Annual ACM SIGACT …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
… al., STOC ‘15]. We also extend our techniques to solving the problem on vertex-weighted
graphs … Before explaining how we circumvent this issue, let us define a maximal tight chain. …
graphs … Before explaining how we circumvent this issue, let us define a maximal tight chain. …
New algorithms and hardness for incremental single-source shortest paths in directed graphs
M Probst Gutenberg, V Vassilevska Williams… - Proceedings of the 52nd …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
… To understand the motivation behind our main idea, let us first consider a slightly modified
version of the classic ES-trees that achieves the same running time: We maintain for each …
version of the classic ES-trees that achieves the same running time: We maintain for each …