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# Learning Sparse Classifiers: Continuous and Mixed Integer Optimization Perspectives

@article{Dedieu2020LearningSC,
title={Learning Sparse Classifiers: Continuous and Mixed Integer Optimization Perspectives},
author={A. Dedieu and Hussein Hazimeh and R. Mazumder},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2020},
volume={abs/2001.06471}
}
• Published 2020
• Mathematics, Computer Science
• ArXiv
We consider a discrete optimization based approach for learning sparse classifiers, where the outcome depends upon a linear combination of a small subset of features. Recent work has shown that mixed integer programming (MIP) can be used to solve (to optimality) $\ell_0$-regularized problems at scales much larger than what was conventionally considered possible in the statistics and machine learning communities. Despite their usefulness, MIP-based approaches are significantly slower compared to… Expand
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