alberta-framework 0.1.0__py3-none-any.whl

alberta_framework/core/normalizers.py

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+"""Online feature normalization for continual learning.
+
+Implements online (streaming) normalization that updates estimates of mean
+and variance at every time step, following the principle of temporal uniformity.
+
+Reference: Welford's online algorithm for numerical stability.
+"""
+
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from jax import Array
+
+
+class NormalizerState(NamedTuple):
+    """State for online feature normalization.
+
+    Uses Welford's online algorithm for numerically stable estimation
+    of running mean and variance.
+
+    Attributes:
+        mean: Running mean estimate per feature
+        var: Running variance estimate per feature
+        sample_count: Number of samples seen
+        decay: Exponential decay factor for estimates (1.0 = no decay, pure online)
+    """
+
+    mean: Array  # Shape: (feature_dim,)
+    var: Array  # Shape: (feature_dim,)
+    sample_count: Array  # Scalar
+    decay: Array  # Scalar
+
+
+class OnlineNormalizer:
+    """Online feature normalizer for continual learning.
+
+    Normalizes features using running estimates of mean and standard deviation:
+        x_normalized = (x - mean) / (std + epsilon)
+
+    The normalizer updates its estimates at every time step, following
+    temporal uniformity. Uses exponential moving average for non-stationary
+    environments.
+
+    Attributes:
+        epsilon: Small constant for numerical stability
+        decay: Exponential decay for running estimates (0.99 = slower adaptation)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        epsilon: float = 1e-8,
+        decay: float = 0.99,
+    ):
+        """Initialize the online normalizer.
+
+        Args:
+            epsilon: Small constant added to std for numerical stability
+            decay: Exponential decay factor for running estimates.
+                   Lower values adapt faster to changes.
+                   1.0 means pure online average (no decay).
+        """
+        self._epsilon = epsilon
+        self._decay = decay
+
+    def init(self, feature_dim: int) -> NormalizerState:
+        """Initialize normalizer state.
+
+        Args:
+            feature_dim: Dimension of feature vectors
+
+        Returns:
+            Initial normalizer state with zero mean and unit variance
+        """
+        return NormalizerState(
+            mean=jnp.zeros(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            var=jnp.ones(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            sample_count=jnp.array(0.0, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            decay=jnp.array(self._decay, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        )
+
+    def normalize(
+        self,
+        state: NormalizerState,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> tuple[Array, NormalizerState]:
+        """Normalize observation and update running statistics.
+
+        This method both normalizes the current observation AND updates
+        the running statistics, maintaining temporal uniformity.
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current normalizer state
+            observation: Raw feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (normalized_observation, new_state)
+        """
+        # Update count
+        new_count = state.sample_count + 1.0
+
+        # Compute effective decay (ramp up from 0 to target decay)
+        # This prevents instability in early steps
+        effective_decay = jnp.minimum(
+            state.decay,
+            1.0 - 1.0 / (new_count + 1.0)
+        )
+
+        # Update mean using exponential moving average
+        delta = observation - state.mean
+        new_mean = state.mean + (1.0 - effective_decay) * delta
+
+        # Update variance using exponential moving average of squared deviations
+        # This is a simplified Welford's algorithm adapted for EMA
+        delta2 = observation - new_mean
+        new_var = effective_decay * state.var + (1.0 - effective_decay) * delta * delta2
+
+        # Ensure variance is positive
+        new_var = jnp.maximum(new_var, self._epsilon)
+
+        # Normalize using updated statistics
+        std = jnp.sqrt(new_var)
+        normalized = (observation - new_mean) / (std + self._epsilon)
+
+        new_state = NormalizerState(
+            mean=new_mean,
+            var=new_var,
+            sample_count=new_count,
+            decay=state.decay,
+        )
+
+        return normalized, new_state
+
+    def normalize_only(
+        self,
+        state: NormalizerState,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> Array:
+        """Normalize observation without updating statistics.
+
+        Useful for inference or when you want to normalize multiple
+        observations with the same statistics.
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current normalizer state
+            observation: Raw feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            Normalized observation
+        """
+        std = jnp.sqrt(state.var)
+        return (observation - state.mean) / (std + self._epsilon)
+
+    def update_only(
+        self,
+        state: NormalizerState,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> NormalizerState:
+        """Update statistics without returning normalized observation.
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current normalizer state
+            observation: Raw feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            Updated normalizer state
+        """
+        _, new_state = self.normalize(state, observation)
+        return new_state
+
+
+def create_normalizer_state(
+    feature_dim: int,
+    decay: float = 0.99,
+) -> NormalizerState:
+    """Create initial normalizer state.
+
+    Convenience function for creating normalizer state without
+    instantiating the OnlineNormalizer class.
+
+    Args:
+        feature_dim: Dimension of feature vectors
+        decay: Exponential decay factor
+
+    Returns:
+        Initial normalizer state
+    """
+    return NormalizerState(
+        mean=jnp.zeros(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        var=jnp.ones(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        sample_count=jnp.array(0.0, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        decay=jnp.array(decay, dtype=jnp.float32),
+    )

alberta_framework/core/optimizers.py

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+"""Optimizers for continual learning.
+
+Implements LMS (fixed step-size baseline), IDBD (meta-learned step-sizes),
+and Autostep (tuning-free step-size adaptation) for Step 1 of the Alberta Plan.
+
+References:
+- Sutton 1992, "Adapting Bias by Gradient Descent: An Incremental
+  Version of Delta-Bar-Delta"
+- Mahmood et al. 2012, "Tuning-free step-size adaptation"
+"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from jax import Array
+
+from alberta_framework.core.types import AutostepState, IDBDState, LMSState
+
+
+class OptimizerUpdate(NamedTuple):
+    """Result of an optimizer update step.
+
+    Attributes:
+        weight_delta: Change to apply to weights
+        bias_delta: Change to apply to bias
+        new_state: Updated optimizer state
+        metrics: Dictionary of metrics for logging (values are JAX arrays for scan compatibility)
+    """
+
+    weight_delta: Array
+    bias_delta: Array
+    new_state: LMSState | IDBDState | AutostepState
+    metrics: dict[str, Array]
+
+
+class Optimizer[StateT: (LMSState, IDBDState, AutostepState)](ABC):
+    """Base class for optimizers."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def init(self, feature_dim: int) -> StateT:
+        """Initialize optimizer state.
+
+        Args:
+            feature_dim: Dimension of weight vector
+
+        Returns:
+            Initial optimizer state
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def update(
+        self,
+        state: StateT,
+        error: Array,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> OptimizerUpdate:
+        """Compute weight updates given prediction error.
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current optimizer state
+            error: Prediction error (target - prediction)
+            observation: Current observation/feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            OptimizerUpdate with deltas and new state
+        """
+        ...
+
+
+class LMS(Optimizer[LMSState]):
+    """Least Mean Square optimizer with fixed step-size.
+
+    The simplest gradient-based optimizer: w_{t+1} = w_t + alpha * delta * x_t
+
+    This serves as a baseline. The challenge is that the optimal step-size
+    depends on the problem and changes as the task becomes non-stationary.
+
+    Attributes:
+        step_size: Fixed learning rate alpha
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, step_size: float = 0.01):
+        """Initialize LMS optimizer.
+
+        Args:
+            step_size: Fixed learning rate
+        """
+        self._step_size = step_size
+
+    def init(self, feature_dim: int) -> LMSState:
+        """Initialize LMS state.
+
+        Args:
+            feature_dim: Dimension of weight vector (unused for LMS)
+
+        Returns:
+            LMS state containing the step-size
+        """
+        return LMSState(step_size=jnp.array(self._step_size, dtype=jnp.float32))
+
+    def update(
+        self,
+        state: LMSState,
+        error: Array,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> OptimizerUpdate:
+        """Compute LMS weight update.
+
+        Update rule: delta_w = alpha * error * x
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current LMS state
+            error: Prediction error (scalar)
+            observation: Feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            OptimizerUpdate with weight and bias deltas
+        """
+        alpha = state.step_size
+        error_scalar = jnp.squeeze(error)
+
+        # Weight update: alpha * error * x
+        weight_delta = alpha * error_scalar * observation
+
+        # Bias update: alpha * error
+        bias_delta = alpha * error_scalar
+
+        return OptimizerUpdate(
+            weight_delta=weight_delta,
+            bias_delta=bias_delta,
+            new_state=state,  # LMS state doesn't change
+            metrics={"step_size": alpha},
+        )
+
+
+class IDBD(Optimizer[IDBDState]):
+    """Incremental Delta-Bar-Delta optimizer.
+
+    IDBD maintains per-weight adaptive step-sizes that are meta-learned
+    based on gradient correlation. When successive gradients agree in sign,
+    the step-size for that weight increases. When they disagree, it decreases.
+
+    This implements Sutton's 1992 algorithm for adapting step-sizes online
+    without requiring manual tuning.
+
+    Reference: Sutton, R.S. (1992). "Adapting Bias by Gradient Descent:
+    An Incremental Version of Delta-Bar-Delta"
+
+    Attributes:
+        initial_step_size: Initial per-weight step-size
+        meta_step_size: Meta learning rate beta for adapting step-sizes
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        initial_step_size: float = 0.01,
+        meta_step_size: float = 0.01,
+    ):
+        """Initialize IDBD optimizer.
+
+        Args:
+            initial_step_size: Initial value for per-weight step-sizes
+            meta_step_size: Meta learning rate beta for adapting step-sizes
+        """
+        self._initial_step_size = initial_step_size
+        self._meta_step_size = meta_step_size
+
+    def init(self, feature_dim: int) -> IDBDState:
+        """Initialize IDBD state.
+
+        Args:
+            feature_dim: Dimension of weight vector
+
+        Returns:
+            IDBD state with per-weight step-sizes and traces
+        """
+        return IDBDState(
+            log_step_sizes=jnp.full(
+                feature_dim, jnp.log(self._initial_step_size), dtype=jnp.float32
+            ),
+            traces=jnp.zeros(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            meta_step_size=jnp.array(self._meta_step_size, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            bias_step_size=jnp.array(self._initial_step_size, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            bias_trace=jnp.array(0.0, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        )
+
+    def update(
+        self,
+        state: IDBDState,
+        error: Array,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> OptimizerUpdate:
+        """Compute IDBD weight update with adaptive step-sizes.
+
+        The IDBD algorithm:
+        1. Compute step-sizes: alpha_i = exp(log_alpha_i)
+        2. Update weights: w_i += alpha_i * error * x_i
+        3. Update log step-sizes: log_alpha_i += beta * error * x_i * h_i
+        4. Update traces: h_i = h_i * max(0, 1 - alpha_i * x_i^2) + alpha_i * error * x_i
+
+        The trace h_i tracks the correlation between current and past gradients.
+        When gradients consistently point the same direction, h_i grows,
+        leading to larger step-sizes.
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current IDBD state
+            error: Prediction error (scalar)
+            observation: Feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            OptimizerUpdate with weight deltas and updated state
+        """
+        error_scalar = jnp.squeeze(error)
+        beta = state.meta_step_size
+
+        # Current step-sizes (exponentiate log values)
+        alphas = jnp.exp(state.log_step_sizes)
+
+        # Weight updates: alpha_i * error * x_i
+        weight_delta = alphas * error_scalar * observation
+
+        # Meta-update: adapt step-sizes based on gradient correlation
+        # log_alpha_i += beta * error * x_i * h_i
+        gradient_correlation = error_scalar * observation * state.traces
+        new_log_step_sizes = state.log_step_sizes + beta * gradient_correlation
+
+        # Clip log step-sizes to prevent numerical issues
+        new_log_step_sizes = jnp.clip(new_log_step_sizes, -10.0, 2.0)
+
+        # Update traces: h_i = h_i * decay + alpha_i * error * x_i
+        # decay = max(0, 1 - alpha_i * x_i^2)
+        decay = jnp.maximum(0.0, 1.0 - alphas * observation**2)
+        new_traces = state.traces * decay + alphas * error_scalar * observation
+
+        # Bias updates (similar logic but scalar)
+        bias_alpha = state.bias_step_size
+        bias_delta = bias_alpha * error_scalar
+
+        # Update bias step-size
+        bias_gradient_correlation = error_scalar * state.bias_trace
+        new_bias_step_size = bias_alpha * jnp.exp(beta * bias_gradient_correlation)
+        new_bias_step_size = jnp.clip(new_bias_step_size, 1e-6, 1.0)
+
+        # Update bias trace
+        bias_decay = jnp.maximum(0.0, 1.0 - bias_alpha)
+        new_bias_trace = state.bias_trace * bias_decay + bias_alpha * error_scalar
+
+        new_state = IDBDState(
+            log_step_sizes=new_log_step_sizes,
+            traces=new_traces,
+            meta_step_size=beta,
+            bias_step_size=new_bias_step_size,
+            bias_trace=new_bias_trace,
+        )
+
+        return OptimizerUpdate(
+            weight_delta=weight_delta,
+            bias_delta=bias_delta,
+            new_state=new_state,
+            metrics={
+                "mean_step_size": jnp.mean(alphas),
+                "min_step_size": jnp.min(alphas),
+                "max_step_size": jnp.max(alphas),
+            },
+        )
+
+
+class Autostep(Optimizer[AutostepState]):
+    """Autostep optimizer with tuning-free step-size adaptation.
+
+    Autostep normalizes gradients to prevent large updates and adapts
+    per-weight step-sizes based on gradient correlation. The key innovation
+    is automatic normalization that makes the algorithm robust to different
+    feature scales.
+
+    The algorithm maintains:
+    - Per-weight step-sizes that adapt based on gradient correlation
+    - Running max of absolute gradients for normalization
+    - Traces for detecting consistent gradient directions
+
+    Reference: Mahmood, A.R., Sutton, R.S., Degris, T., & Pilarski, P.M. (2012).
+    "Tuning-free step-size adaptation"
+
+    Attributes:
+        initial_step_size: Initial per-weight step-size
+        meta_step_size: Meta learning rate mu for adapting step-sizes
+        normalizer_decay: Decay factor tau for gradient normalizers
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        initial_step_size: float = 0.01,
+        meta_step_size: float = 0.01,
+        normalizer_decay: float = 0.99,
+    ):
+        """Initialize Autostep optimizer.
+
+        Args:
+            initial_step_size: Initial value for per-weight step-sizes
+            meta_step_size: Meta learning rate for adapting step-sizes
+            normalizer_decay: Decay factor for gradient normalizers (higher = slower decay)
+        """
+        self._initial_step_size = initial_step_size
+        self._meta_step_size = meta_step_size
+        self._normalizer_decay = normalizer_decay
+
+    def init(self, feature_dim: int) -> AutostepState:
+        """Initialize Autostep state.
+
+        Args:
+            feature_dim: Dimension of weight vector
+
+        Returns:
+            Autostep state with per-weight step-sizes, traces, and normalizers
+        """
+        return AutostepState(
+            step_sizes=jnp.full(feature_dim, self._initial_step_size, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            traces=jnp.zeros(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            normalizers=jnp.ones(feature_dim, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            meta_step_size=jnp.array(self._meta_step_size, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            normalizer_decay=jnp.array(self._normalizer_decay, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            bias_step_size=jnp.array(self._initial_step_size, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            bias_trace=jnp.array(0.0, dtype=jnp.float32),
+            bias_normalizer=jnp.array(1.0, dtype=jnp.float32),
+        )
+
+    def update(
+        self,
+        state: AutostepState,
+        error: Array,
+        observation: Array,
+    ) -> OptimizerUpdate:
+        """Compute Autostep weight update with normalized gradients.
+
+        The Autostep algorithm:
+        1. Compute gradient: g_i = error * x_i
+        2. Normalize gradient: g_i' = g_i / max(|g_i|, v_i)
+        3. Update weights: w_i += alpha_i * g_i'
+        4. Update step-sizes: alpha_i *= exp(mu * g_i' * h_i)
+        5. Update traces: h_i = h_i * (1 - alpha_i) + alpha_i * g_i'
+        6. Update normalizers: v_i = max(|g_i|, v_i * tau)
+
+        Args:
+            state: Current Autostep state
+            error: Prediction error (scalar)
+            observation: Feature vector
+
+        Returns:
+            OptimizerUpdate with weight deltas and updated state
+        """
+        error_scalar = jnp.squeeze(error)
+        mu = state.meta_step_size
+        tau = state.normalizer_decay
+
+        # Compute raw gradient
+        gradient = error_scalar * observation
+
+        # Normalize gradient using running max
+        abs_gradient = jnp.abs(gradient)
+        normalizer = jnp.maximum(abs_gradient, state.normalizers)
+        normalized_gradient = gradient / (normalizer + 1e-8)
+
+        # Compute weight delta using normalized gradient
+        weight_delta = state.step_sizes * normalized_gradient
+
+        # Update step-sizes based on gradient correlation
+        gradient_correlation = normalized_gradient * state.traces
+        new_step_sizes = state.step_sizes * jnp.exp(mu * gradient_correlation)
+
+        # Clip step-sizes to prevent instability
+        new_step_sizes = jnp.clip(new_step_sizes, 1e-8, 1.0)
+
+        # Update traces with decay based on step-size
+        trace_decay = 1.0 - state.step_sizes
+        new_traces = state.traces * trace_decay + state.step_sizes * normalized_gradient
+
+        # Update normalizers with decay
+        new_normalizers = jnp.maximum(abs_gradient, state.normalizers * tau)
+
+        # Bias updates (similar logic)
+        bias_gradient = error_scalar
+        abs_bias_gradient = jnp.abs(bias_gradient)
+        bias_normalizer = jnp.maximum(abs_bias_gradient, state.bias_normalizer)
+        normalized_bias_gradient = bias_gradient / (bias_normalizer + 1e-8)
+
+        bias_delta = state.bias_step_size * normalized_bias_gradient
+
+        bias_correlation = normalized_bias_gradient * state.bias_trace
+        new_bias_step_size = state.bias_step_size * jnp.exp(mu * bias_correlation)
+        new_bias_step_size = jnp.clip(new_bias_step_size, 1e-8, 1.0)
+
+        bias_trace_decay = 1.0 - state.bias_step_size
+        new_bias_trace = (
+            state.bias_trace * bias_trace_decay + state.bias_step_size * normalized_bias_gradient
+        )
+
+        new_bias_normalizer = jnp.maximum(abs_bias_gradient, state.bias_normalizer * tau)
+
+        new_state = AutostepState(
+            step_sizes=new_step_sizes,
+            traces=new_traces,
+            normalizers=new_normalizers,
+            meta_step_size=mu,
+            normalizer_decay=tau,
+            bias_step_size=new_bias_step_size,
+            bias_trace=new_bias_trace,
+            bias_normalizer=new_bias_normalizer,
+        )
+
+        return OptimizerUpdate(
+            weight_delta=weight_delta,
+            bias_delta=bias_delta,
+            new_state=new_state,
+            metrics={
+                "mean_step_size": jnp.mean(state.step_sizes),
+                "min_step_size": jnp.min(state.step_sizes),
+                "max_step_size": jnp.max(state.step_sizes),
+                "mean_normalizer": jnp.mean(state.normalizers),
+            },
+        )