Thesis unifies Riemannian neural network components across manifold classes
A thesis framework unifies Riemannian deep learning by generalizing core neural network components beyond Euclidean spaces to manifold-valued data. The work extends batch normalization across Lie groups and gyrogroups, and adapts multinomial logistic regression to SPD and general Riemannian manifolds. This addresses a persistent friction point in geometric deep learning: most architectures either approximate manifold structure with Euclidean methods or require brittle, expensive custom operations. Broader adoption could unlock more stable and efficient models for data with inherent geometric structure, from robotics to computer vision to scientific computing.
Modelwire context
ExplainerThe thesis doesn't just extend individual operations to manifolds; it proposes a modular design pattern where standard neural network components can be swapped between Euclidean and non-Euclidean spaces without rewriting entire architectures. That composability is what makes adoption feasible.
This work sits directly upstream of the 1-Lipschitz Neural Networks on Hadamard Manifolds paper from the same day. That research proved you can maintain robustness guarantees on curved spaces, but it required custom gradient flow machinery. The current thesis provides the abstraction layer that lets practitioners apply those guarantees without hand-rolling geometry-specific code for each new component. Together they sketch a path from theoretical capability (robustness on manifolds) to engineering reality (reusable modules).
If a major deep learning framework (PyTorch, JAX) ships a native Riemannian module API within the next 18 months that follows this thesis's component design, adoption will accelerate. If practitioners instead continue building one-off manifold layers in-house, the framework remains too abstract to change practice.
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- 1-Lipschitz Neural Networks on Hadamard Manifolds · arXiv cs.LG
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MentionsRiemannian deep learning · Lie groups · gyrogroups · SPD manifolds · batch normalization
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