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Multi-Task Learning as Multi-Objective Optimization

Neural Information Processing Systems

To this end, we use algorithms developed in the gradient-based multi-objective optimization literature. These algorithms are not directly applicable to large-scale learning problems since they scale poorly with the dimensionality of the gradients and the number of tasks. We therefore propose an upper bound for the multi-objective loss and show that it can be optimized efficiently. We further prove that optimizing this upper bound yields a Pareto optimal solution under realistic assumptions.


Moss survived 283 days in space, shocking biologists

Popular Science

After defying multiple mass extinctions on Earth, the hardy plant passes an intergalactic test. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. While it may appear humble, Earth's moss is built darn tough. It thrives in extreme environments -from the bitter cold, low-oxygen air of the Himalayas, down to the parched sands of Death Valley. Some species even make their home among the lava fields of active volcanoes .





Scaling the Poisson GLM to massive neural datasets through polynomial approximations

Neural Information Processing Systems

Such large-scale recordings pose a major challenge to existing statistical methods for neural data analysis. Here we develop highly scalable approximate inference methods for Poisson generalized linear models (GLMs) that require only a single pass over the data.