Peng Wang
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Peng Wang Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
About Me
I am currently a postdoc research fellow advised by Professors Laura Balzano and Qing Qu at University of Michigan. Before that, I got my Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management advised by Professor Anthony Man-Cho So at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Research Interests
Broadly speaking, my research interest lies in the intersects of optimization, machine learning, and data science. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the low-complexity models of learning problems in applications and developing advanced theory and efficient algorithms to understand and solve these problems. I aim to not only enhance our understanding of data-driven processes but also enable us to make informed decisions, optimize the workflows, and develop more effective and efficient solutions.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in my research. Remote collaboration is also welcome!
What's New
[March, 2024] One paper on studying reproducibility of diffusion model in memorization and generalization regimes is posted.
[November, 2023] One paper on understanding hierarchical representation learning via low-dimensinoal modeling is posted!
[October, 2023] I was selected to receive the Rising Star Award at CPAL 2024!
[October, 2023] One paper on the generalized neural collapse is posted!
[June, 2023] One paper on the low-dimensional updates of gradient descent for deep networks is posted!
[April, 2023] One paper on chance constrained programming is posted!
[November, 2022] One paper on L1-PCA has been accepted by SIOPT!
[Septembe, 2022] One paper on neural collapse has been accepted by NeurIPS 2022!
Preprint Papers
Huijie Zhang, Jinfan Zhou, Yifu Lu, Minzhe Guo, Peng Wang, Liyue Shen, and Qing Qu. The Emergence of Reproducibility and Consistency in Diffusion Models. Submitted to ICML 2024. [paper]
Peng Wang*, Xiao Li*, Can Yaras, Wei Hu, Zhihui Zhu, Laura Balzano, Wei Hu, Qing Qu. Understanding Deep Representation Learning via Layerwise Feature Compression and Discrimination, 2023. Submitted to Journal of Machine Learning Research, 2024. [paper]
Can Yaras*, Peng Wang*, Wei Hu, Zhihui Zhu, Laura Balzano, Qing Qu. The Law of Parsimony in Gradient Descent for Learning Deep Linear Networks, 2023. In submission. [paper]
Peng Wang, Rujun Jiang, Qingyuan Kong, Laura Balzano. Proximal DC Algorithm for Sample Average Approximation of Chance Constrained Programming: Convergence and Numerical Results. Submitted to SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2023. [paper]
Jiachen Jiang, Jinxin Zhou, Peng Wang, Qing Qu, Dustin Mixon, Chong You, Zhihui Zhu. Generalized Neural Collapse for a Large Number of Classes. Submitted to ICML 2024. [paper]
Taoli Zheng, Peng Wang, Anthony Man-Cho So. A Linearly Convergent Algorithm for Rotationally Invariant L1-Norm Principal Component Analysis, 2022. [paper]
Journal Papers
Peng Wang, Huikang Liu, Anthony Man-Cho So. Linear Convergence of Proximal Alternating Minimization Method with Extrapolation for L1-Norm Principal Component Analysis. SIAM Journal on Optimization (2023) 33(2):684-712. [paper]
Peng Wang, Zirui Zhou, Anthony Man-Cho So. Non-Convex Exact Community Recovery in Stochastic Block Model. Mathematical Programming, Series A (2022) 195(1-2):793-829. [paper]
Conference Papers (‘‘*’’ denotes equal contribution.)
Can Yaras*, Peng Wang*, Wei Hu, Zhihui Zhu, Laura Balzano, Qing Qu. Invariant Low-Dimensional Subspaces in Gradient Descent for Learning Deep Matrix Factorizations. NeurIPS M3L 2023.
Jinxin Wang, Yuen-Man Pun, Xiaolu Wang, Peng Wang, Anthony Man-Cho So. Projected Tensor Power Method for Hypergraph Community Recovery. ICML 2023. [paper]
Peng Wang*, Huikang Liu*, Can Yaras*, Laura Balzano, Qing Qu. Linear Convergence Analysis of Neural Collapse with Unconstrained Features. NeurIPS Workshop on Optimization for Machine Learning, NeurIPS OPT 2022. [paper]
Can Yaras*, Peng Wang*, Zhihui Zhu, Laura Balzano, Qing Qu. Neural Collapse with Normalized Features: A Geometric Analysis over the Riemannian Manifold. NeurIPS 2022. [paper]
Peng Wang, Huikang Liu, Anthony Man-Cho So, Laura Balzano. Convergence and Recovery Guarantees of the K-Subspaces Method for Subspace Clustering. ICML 2022. [paper]
Xiaolu Wang, Peng Wang, Anthony Man-Cho So. Exact Community Recovery over Signed Graphs. AISTATS 2022. [paper]
Peng Wang, Huikang Liu, Zirui Zhou, Anthony Man-Cho So. Optimal Non-Convex Exact Recovery in Stochastic Block Model via Projected Power Method. ICML 2021. [paper]
Peng Wang*, Zirui Zhou*, Anthony Man-Cho So. A Nearly-Linear Time Algorithm for Exact Community Recovery in Stochastic Block Model. ICML 2020. [paper]
Peng Wang, Huikang Liu, Anthony Man-Cho So. Globally Convergent Accelerated Proximal Alternating Maximization Method for L1-Principal Component Analysis. ICASSP 2019 (IEEE SPS Student Travel Award). [paper]
Huikang Liu, Peng Wang, Anthony Man-Cho So. Fast First-Order Methods for the Massive Robust Multicast Beamforming Problem with Interference Temperature Constraints. ICASSP 2019. [paper]