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New research introduces Fermat distance for high-dimensional semi-supervised classification

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Researchers have developed new methods for high-dimensional semi-supervised classification by utilizing the Fermat distance, a metric sensitive to data density and cluster assumptions. The proposed weighted k-nearest neighbors and multidimensional scaling-induced classifiers aim to improve performance when labeled data is scarce but unlabeled data is abundant. Theoretical analysis shows the weighted k-NN classifier with the true Fermat distance is minimax optimal, and experiments indicate competitive results against existing graph-based methods. AI

IMPACT Introduces a novel theoretical framework and practical methods for improving semi-supervised learning in high-dimensional spaces.

RANK_REASON Academic paper published on arXiv detailing a new classification method.

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Ruoxu Tan, Yiming Zang ·

    High-dimensional Semi-supervised Classification via the Fermat Distance

    arXiv:2604.23573v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Semi-supervised classification, where unlabeled data are massive but labeled data are limited, often arises in machine learning applications. We address this challenge under high-dimensional data by leveraging the manifold and clust…

  2. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Yiming Zang ·

    High-dimensional Semi-supervised Classification via the Fermat Distance

    Semi-supervised classification, where unlabeled data are massive but labeled data are limited, often arises in machine learning applications. We address this challenge under high-dimensional data by leveraging the manifold and cluster assumptions. Based on the Fermat distance, a …

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