Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Is there a convexified version of affinity propagation?

April 26, 2017affinity Propagation version

0

Posted

Is there a convexified version of affinity propagation?

1 Answer

0

Posted

Yes. We have tried “convexified free energy” belief propagation techniques (c.f. Weiss et al, Wainwright et al) to facilitate convergence (instead of the current damping). While the algorithm converged, it converged to poor solutions.