An SOR Algorithm for Matrix Completion
                    
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    
 
 
   
   主 题: An SOR Algorithm for Matrix Completion
报告人: Prof. Yin Zhang (Rice University)
时 间: 2014-06-04 14:00-15:00 
地 点: 镜春园82号院甲乙丙楼82J12教室(主持人:文再文) 
  
 The matrix completion problem is to recover a low-rank matrix from a subset of its entries.  The main solution strategy for this problem has been based on nuclear-norm minimization which requires computing singular value decompositions -- a task that is increasingly costly as matrix sizes and ranks increase.  To improve the capacity of solving large-scale problems, we propose a low-rank factorization model and construct a nonlinear successive over-relaxation (SOR) algorithm that only requires solving a linear least squares problem per iteration.  Extensive numerical experiments show that the algorithm can reliably solve a wide range of problems at a speed at least several times faster than many nuclear-norm minimization algorithms. In addition, convergence of this nonlinear SOR algorithm to a stationary point is analyzed.