Adds warm_start parameter to SCML and SCML_Supervised

Author: maxi-marufo

metric_learn/scml.py

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class _BaseSCML(MahalanobisMixin):
 
   def __init__(self, beta=1e-5, basis='triplet_diffs', n_basis=None,
                gamma=5e-3, max_iter=10000, output_iter=500, batch_size=10,
-               verbose=False, preprocessor=None, random_state=None):
+               verbose=False, preprocessor=None, random_state=None,
+               warm_start=False):
     self.beta = beta
     self.basis = basis
     self.n_basis = n_basis
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, beta=1e-5, basis='triplet_diffs', n_basis=None,
     self.verbose = verbose
     self.preprocessor = preprocessor
     self.random_state = random_state
+    self.warm_start = warm_start
     super(_BaseSCML, self).__init__(preprocessor)
 
   def _fit(self, triplets, basis=None, n_basis=None):
@@ -74,10 +76,13 @@ def _fit(self, triplets, basis=None, n_basis=None):
 
     n_triplets = triplets.shape[0]
 
-    # weight vector
-    w = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
-    # avarage obj gradient wrt weights
-    avg_grad_w = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
+    if self.warm_start is False or not hasattr(self, "w_"):
+        # weight vector
+        self.w_ = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
+        # avarage obj gradient wrt weights
+        self.avg_grad_w_ = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
+        # l2 norm in time of all obj gradients wrt weights
+        self.ada_grad_w_ = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
 
     # l2 norm in time of all obj gradients wrt weights
     ada_grad_w = np.zeros((1, n_basis))
@@ -93,27 +98,28 @@ def _fit(self, triplets, basis=None, n_basis=None):
 
       idx = rand_int[iter]
 
-      slack_val = 1 + np.matmul(dist_diff[idx, :], w.T)
+      slack_val = 1 + np.matmul(dist_diff[idx, :], self.w_.T)
       slack_mask = np.squeeze(slack_val > 0, axis=1)
 
       grad_w = np.sum(dist_diff[idx[slack_mask], :],
                       axis=0, keepdims=True)/self.batch_size
-      avg_grad_w = (iter * avg_grad_w + grad_w) / (iter+1)
 
-      ada_grad_w = np.sqrt(np.square(ada_grad_w) + np.square(grad_w))
+      self.avg_grad_w_ = (iter * self.avg_grad_w_ + grad_w) / (iter + 1)
 
-      scale_f = -(iter+1) / (self.gamma * (delta + ada_grad_w))
+      self.ada_grad_w_ = np.sqrt(np.square(self.ada_grad_w_) + np.square(grad_w))
+
+      scale_f = -(iter+1) / (self.gamma * (delta + self.ada_grad_w_))
 
       # proximal operator with negative trimming equivalent
-      w = scale_f * np.minimum(avg_grad_w + self.beta, 0)
+      self.w_ = scale_f * np.minimum(self.avg_grad_w_ + self.beta, 0)
 
       if (iter + 1) % self.output_iter == 0:
         # regularization part of obj function
-        obj1 = np.sum(w)*self.beta
+        obj1 = np.sum(self.w_)*self.beta
 
         # Every triplet distance difference in the space given by L
         # plus a slack of one
-        slack_val = 1 + np.matmul(dist_diff, w.T)
+        slack_val = 1 + np.matmul(dist_diff, self.w_.T)
         # Mask of places with positive slack
         slack_mask = slack_val > 0
 
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ def _fit(self, triplets, basis=None, n_basis=None):
         # update the best
         if obj < best_obj:
           best_obj = obj
-          best_w = w
+          best_w = self.w_
 
     if self.verbose:
       print("max iteration reached.")
@@ -355,6 +361,13 @@ class SCML(_BaseSCML, _TripletsClassifierMixin):
   random_state : int or numpy.RandomState or None, optional (default=None)
     A pseudo random number generator object or a seed for it if int.
 
+  warm_start : bool, default=False
+    When set to True, reuse the solution of the previous call to fit as
+    initialization, otherwise, just erase the previous solution.
+    Repeatedly calling fit when warm_start is True can result in a different
+    solution than when calling fit a single time because of the way the data
+    is shuffled.
+
   Attributes
   ----------
   components_ : `numpy.ndarray`, shape=(n_features, n_features)
@@ -465,6 +478,13 @@ class SCML_Supervised(_BaseSCML, TransformerMixin):
   random_state : int or numpy.RandomState or None, optional (default=None)
     A pseudo random number generator object or a seed for it if int.
 
+  warm_start : bool, default=False
+    When set to True, reuse the solution of the previous call to fit as
+    initialization, otherwise, just erase the previous solution.
+    Repeatedly calling fit when warm_start is True can result in a different
+    solution than when calling fit a single time because of the way the data
+    is shuffled.
+
   Attributes
   ----------
   components_ : `numpy.ndarray`, shape=(n_features, n_features)
@@ -506,13 +526,14 @@ class SCML_Supervised(_BaseSCML, TransformerMixin):
   def __init__(self, k_genuine=3, k_impostor=10, beta=1e-5, basis='lda',
                n_basis=None, gamma=5e-3, max_iter=10000, output_iter=500,
                batch_size=10, verbose=False, preprocessor=None,
-               random_state=None):
+               random_state=None, warm_start=False):
     self.k_genuine = k_genuine
     self.k_impostor = k_impostor
     _BaseSCML.__init__(self, beta=beta, basis=basis, n_basis=n_basis,
                        max_iter=max_iter, output_iter=output_iter,
                        batch_size=batch_size, verbose=verbose,
-                       preprocessor=preprocessor, random_state=random_state)
+                       preprocessor=preprocessor, random_state=random_state,
+                       warm_start=warm_start)
 
   def fit(self, X, y):
     """Create constraints from labels and learn the SCML model.