Riemannian Accelerated Zeroth-order Algorithm: Improved Robustness and Lower Query Complexity

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Main Authors: He, Chang, Pan, Zhaoye, Wang, Xiao, Jiang, Bo
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author He, Chang
Pan, Zhaoye
Wang, Xiao
Jiang, Bo
author_facet He, Chang
Pan, Zhaoye
Wang, Xiao
Jiang, Bo
contents Optimization problems with access to only zeroth-order information of the objective function on Riemannian manifolds arise in various applications, spanning from statistical learning to robot learning. While various zeroth-order algorithms have been proposed in Euclidean space, they are not inherently designed to handle the challenging constraints imposed by Riemannian manifolds. The proper adaptation of zeroth-order techniques to Riemannian manifolds remained unknown until the pioneering work of \cite{li2023stochastic}. However, zeroth-order algorithms are widely observed to converge slowly and be unstable in practice. To alleviate these issues, we propose a Riemannian accelerated zeroth-order algorithm with improved robustness. Regarding efficiency, our accelerated algorithm has the function query complexity of $\mathcal{O}(ε^{-7/4}d)$ for finding an $ε$-approximate first-order stationary point. By introducing a small perturbation, it exhibits a function query complexity of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{-7/4}d)$ for seeking a second-order stationary point with a high probability, matching state-of-the-art result in Euclidean space. Moreover, we further establish the almost sure convergence in the asymptotic sense through the Stable Manifold Theorem. Regarding robustness, our algorithm requires larger smoothing parameters in the order of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{7/8}d^{-1/2})$, improving the existing result by a factor of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{3/4})$.
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spellingShingle Riemannian Accelerated Zeroth-order Algorithm: Improved Robustness and Lower Query Complexity
He, Chang
Pan, Zhaoye
Wang, Xiao
Jiang, Bo
Optimization and Control
Optimization problems with access to only zeroth-order information of the objective function on Riemannian manifolds arise in various applications, spanning from statistical learning to robot learning. While various zeroth-order algorithms have been proposed in Euclidean space, they are not inherently designed to handle the challenging constraints imposed by Riemannian manifolds. The proper adaptation of zeroth-order techniques to Riemannian manifolds remained unknown until the pioneering work of \cite{li2023stochastic}. However, zeroth-order algorithms are widely observed to converge slowly and be unstable in practice. To alleviate these issues, we propose a Riemannian accelerated zeroth-order algorithm with improved robustness. Regarding efficiency, our accelerated algorithm has the function query complexity of $\mathcal{O}(ε^{-7/4}d)$ for finding an $ε$-approximate first-order stationary point. By introducing a small perturbation, it exhibits a function query complexity of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{-7/4}d)$ for seeking a second-order stationary point with a high probability, matching state-of-the-art result in Euclidean space. Moreover, we further establish the almost sure convergence in the asymptotic sense through the Stable Manifold Theorem. Regarding robustness, our algorithm requires larger smoothing parameters in the order of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{7/8}d^{-1/2})$, improving the existing result by a factor of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(ε^{3/4})$.
title Riemannian Accelerated Zeroth-order Algorithm: Improved Robustness and Lower Query Complexity
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05713