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Towards Scalable Backpropagation-Free Gradient Estimation

arXiv:2511.03110v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: While backpropagation–reverse-mode automatic differentiation–has been extraordinarily successful in deep learning, it requires two passes (forward and backward) through the neural network and the storage of intermediate activations. Existing gradient estimation methods that instead use forward-mode…

ReNF: Rethinking the Design Space of Neural Long-Term Time Series Forecasters

arXiv:2509.25914v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Neural Forecasters (NFs) are a cornerstone of Long-term Time Series Forecasting (LTSF). However, progress has been hampered by an overemphasis on architectural complexity at the expense of fundamental forecasting principles. In this work, we return…

An Augmentation Overlap Theory of Contrastive Learning

arXiv:2511.03114v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recently, self-supervised contrastive learning has achieved great success on various tasks. However, its underlying working mechanism is yet unclear. In this paper, we first provide the tightest bounds based on the widely adopted assumption of…

NOWS: Neural Operator Warm Starts for Accelerating Iterative Solvers

arXiv:2511.02481v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Partial differential equations (PDEs) underpin quantitative descriptions across the physical sciences and engineering, yet high-fidelity simulation remains a major computational bottleneck for many-query, real-time, and design tasks. Data-driven surrogates can be strikingly fast but are…

Test Time Adaptation Using Adaptive Quantile Recalibration

arXiv:2511.03148v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Domain adaptation is a key strategy for enhancing the generalizability of deep learning models in real-world scenarios, where test distributions often diverge significantly from the training domain. However, conventional approaches typically rely on prior knowledge…

Q&A: How folk ballads explain the world

Ruth Perry’s new book profiles Anna Gordon, a Scotswoman who preserved and transmitted precious popular ballads, and with them national traditions.