Non-sparse Multiple Kernel Learning
Marius Kloft, Ulf Brefeld, Pavel Laskov and Sören Sonnenburg
In: NIPS Workshop on Kernel Learning: Automatic Selection of Optimal Kernels, December 2008, Whistler, Canada.

Abstract

Approaches to multiple kernel learning (MKL) employ L1-norm constraints on the mixing coefficients to promote sparse kernel combinations. When features encode orthogonal characterizations of a problem, sparseness may lead to discarding useful information and may thus result in poor generalization performance. We study non-sparse multiple kernel learning by imposing an L2-norm constraint on the mixing coefficients. Empirically, L2-MKL proves robust against noisy and redundant feature sets and significantly improves the promoter detection rate compared to L1-norm and canonical MKL on large scales.

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