用黎曼几何提升非线性数据的可解释性分析,兼顾灵活性与意义清晰性。
Riemannian Archetypal Analysis: Interpretable non-linear data analysis on deformed star distributions

- 基于数据驱动的黎曼几何,构建非线性星形分布上的原型分析框架
- 在合成数据和MNIST上实现有意义的测地线、去噪投影与几何感知分类
- 适合关注可解释性与非线性建模平衡的研究者使用
经典原型分析因其可解释性而受到青睐,但其线性几何限制了在强非线性结构数据上的表现;现有神经扩展虽提升了灵活性,却常削弱原型与插值的几何意义。本文提出一种基于数据驱动拉回几何的黎曼原型分析方法,旨在结合经典方法的可解释性与现代非线性模型的表达能力。我们引入一类变形星形分布及其对应的拉回黎曼几何,为流形映射提供统计解释,定义黎曼原型映射(RAM)为原型测地凸组合的投影,并提出基于凸松弛后非凸优化的实用算法。此外,我们设计了一种从数据中学习合理但通常次优的变形星形分布的方案。在合成数据与MNIST上的实验表明,该框架能生成有意义的测地线、有效的去噪投影和几何感知分类,同时揭示当前优化的局限所在。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Classical archetypal analysis is appealing for its interpretability, but its linear geometry can limit performance on data with strongly non-linear structure; at the same time, existing neural extensions improve flexibility while often weakening the geometric meaning of archetypes and interpolations. In this work, we develop a Riemannian version of archetypal analysis based on data-driven pullback geometry for real-valued data, with the goal of combining the interpretability of classical archetypal analysis with the expressive power of modern non-linear models. We introduce a class of deformed star distributions together with associated pullback Riemannian geometry to provide a statistical interpretation of the resulting manifold mappings, define the Riemannian archetypal mapping (RAM) as a projection onto the manifold of geodesically convex combinations of archetypes, and propose a practical optimization scheme based on convex relaxation followed by non-convex refinement. We further propose a learning scheme that yields reasonable, albeit generally suboptimal, deformed star distributions from data. Experiments on synthetic examples and MNIST show that the resulting framework produces meaningful geodesics, useful denoising projections, and geometry-aware classifications, while also clarifying where current optimization limitations remain.
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