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  • Machine Learning
  • Information Retrieval
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Learning to rank algorithms are crucial for information retrieval and recommender systems.
  • Ranking Support Vector Machine (RankSVM) is a leading ranking model.
  • Nonlinear RankSVM offers higher accuracy but suffers from slow training due to kernel matrix computation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a faster learning to rank algorithm for nonlinear RankSVM.
  • To overcome the computational bottleneck of kernel matrix calculation in nonlinear RankSVM.

Main Methods:

  • Kernel approximation techniques, specifically the Nyström method and random Fourier features, were employed.
  • A primal truncated Newton method optimized the L2-loss objective function post-kernel approximation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method significantly reduces training time compared to traditional kernel RankSVM.
  • The algorithm achieves performance comparable or superior to existing state-of-the-art ranking algorithms.

Conclusions:

  • Kernel approximation offers an efficient solution for training nonlinear RankSVM.
  • This approach enhances the practicality of nonlinear RankSVM for complex ranking tasks.