Sample and Expand: Discovering Low-rank Submatrices With Quality Guarantees

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Main Authors: Ciaperoni, Martino, Gionis, Aristides, Mannila, Heikki
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Published: 2025
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author Ciaperoni, Martino
Gionis, Aristides
Mannila, Heikki
author_facet Ciaperoni, Martino
Gionis, Aristides
Mannila, Heikki
contents The problem of approximating a matrix by a low-rank one has been extensively studied. This problem assumes, however, that the whole matrix has a low-rank structure. This assumption is often false for real-world matrices. We consider the problem of discovering submatrices from the given matrix with bounded deviations from their low-rank approximations. We introduce an effective two-phase method for this task: first, we use sampling to discover small nearly low-rank submatrices, and then they are expanded while preserving proximity to a low-rank approximation. An extensive experimental evaluation confirms that the method we introduce compares favorably to existing approaches.
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spellingShingle Sample and Expand: Discovering Low-rank Submatrices With Quality Guarantees
Ciaperoni, Martino
Gionis, Aristides
Mannila, Heikki
Data Structures and Algorithms
The problem of approximating a matrix by a low-rank one has been extensively studied. This problem assumes, however, that the whole matrix has a low-rank structure. This assumption is often false for real-world matrices. We consider the problem of discovering submatrices from the given matrix with bounded deviations from their low-rank approximations. We introduce an effective two-phase method for this task: first, we use sampling to discover small nearly low-rank submatrices, and then they are expanded while preserving proximity to a low-rank approximation. An extensive experimental evaluation confirms that the method we introduce compares favorably to existing approaches.
title Sample and Expand: Discovering Low-rank Submatrices With Quality Guarantees
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06456