MELCOT: A Hybrid Learning Architecture with Marginal Preservation for Matrix-Valued Regression

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Autori principali: Tran, Khang, Cao, Hieu, Pham, Thinh, Diep, Nghiem, Cao, Tri, Nguyen, Binh
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Tran, Khang
Cao, Hieu
Pham, Thinh
Diep, Nghiem
Cao, Tri
Nguyen, Binh
author_facet Tran, Khang
Cao, Hieu
Pham, Thinh
Diep, Nghiem
Cao, Tri
Nguyen, Binh
contents Regression is essential across many domains but remains challenging in high-dimensional settings, where existing methods often lose spatial structure or demand heavy storage. In this work, we address the problem of matrix-valued regression, where each sample is naturally represented as a matrix. We propose MELCOT, a hybrid model that integrates a classical machine learning-based Marginal Estimation (ME) block with a deep learning-based Learnable-Cost Optimal Transport (LCOT) block. The ME block estimates data marginals to preserve spatial information, while the LCOT block learns complex global features. This design enables MELCOT to inherit the strengths of both classical and deep learning methods. Extensive experiments across diverse datasets and domains demonstrate that MELCOT consistently outperforms all baselines while remaining highly efficient.
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spellingShingle MELCOT: A Hybrid Learning Architecture with Marginal Preservation for Matrix-Valued Regression
Tran, Khang
Cao, Hieu
Pham, Thinh
Diep, Nghiem
Cao, Tri
Nguyen, Binh
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Regression is essential across many domains but remains challenging in high-dimensional settings, where existing methods often lose spatial structure or demand heavy storage. In this work, we address the problem of matrix-valued regression, where each sample is naturally represented as a matrix. We propose MELCOT, a hybrid model that integrates a classical machine learning-based Marginal Estimation (ME) block with a deep learning-based Learnable-Cost Optimal Transport (LCOT) block. The ME block estimates data marginals to preserve spatial information, while the LCOT block learns complex global features. This design enables MELCOT to inherit the strengths of both classical and deep learning methods. Extensive experiments across diverse datasets and domains demonstrate that MELCOT consistently outperforms all baselines while remaining highly efficient.
title MELCOT: A Hybrid Learning Architecture with Marginal Preservation for Matrix-Valued Regression
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23315