Solving composite minimization problems arising in statistics and engineering, with applications to phase retrieval

Solving composite minimization problems arising in statistics and engineering, with applications to phase retrieval

Neyman Seminar
Apr 3, 2018, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | 60 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
John C. Duchi, Stanford University
We consider minimization of stochastic functionals that are compositions of a (potentially) non-smooth convex function h and smooth function c. We develop two stochastic methods--a stochastic prox-linear algorithm and a stochastic (generalized) sub- gradient procedure--and prove that, under mild technical conditions, each converges to stationary points of the stochastic objective. Additionally,...