Regularization in Unsupervised Learning
Guille D. Canas and Lorenzo Rosasco


Description

We discuss problems in unsupervised learning and introduce a statistical learning framework for learning data representation/reconstruction under constraints. We discuss the role played by regularization theory and regularized algorithms in this context.

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Suggested Reading

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3). S. P. Lloyd, Least Squares Quantization in PCM, IEEE Trans. Information Theory, vol. 28, 129-137, 1982.