Hidden Convexity of Fair PCA and Fast Solver via Eigenvalue Optimization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.00299v1
• Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:13:20 GMT
• Title: Hidden Convexity of Fair PCA and Fast Solver via Eigenvalue Optimization
• Authors: Junhui Shen, Aaron J. Davis, Ding Lu, Zhaojun Bai,
• Abstract summary: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a technique in machine learning for dimensionality reduction of high-dimensional datasets.<n>The Fair (FPCA) model was introduced by Samadi et al. to equalize the reconstruction loss between subgroups.<n>The semidefinite relaxation (SDR) based approach proposed by Samadi et al. is computationally expensive even for suboptimal solutions.<n>In this paper, we identify a hidden convexity in the FPCA model and introduce an algorithm for convex optimization via eigenvalue optimization.
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• Abstract: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a foundational technique in machine learning for dimensionality reduction of high-dimensional datasets. However, PCA could lead to biased outcomes that disadvantage certain subgroups of the underlying datasets. To address the bias issue, a Fair PCA (FPCA) model was introduced by Samadi et al. (2018) for equalizing the reconstruction loss between subgroups. The semidefinite relaxation (SDR) based approach proposed by Samadi et al. (2018) is computationally expensive even for suboptimal solutions. To improve efficiency, several alternative variants of the FPCA model have been developed. These variants often shift the focus away from equalizing the reconstruction loss. In this paper, we identify a hidden convexity in the FPCA model and introduce an algorithm for convex optimization via eigenvalue optimization. Our approach achieves the desired fairness in reconstruction loss without sacrificing performance. As demonstrated in real-world datasets, the proposed FPCA algorithm runs $8\times$ faster than the SDR-based algorithm, and only at most 85% slower than the standard PCA.

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