A Kernel for Multi-Parameter Persistent Homology

Comput Graph X. 2019 Dec:2:100005. doi: 10.1016/j.cagx.2019.100005. Epub 2019 Jun 6.

Abstract

Topological data analysis and its main method, persistent homology, provide a toolkit for computing topological information of high-dimensional and noisy data sets. Kernels for one-parameter persistent homology have been established to connect persistent homology with machine learning techniques with applicability on shape analysis, recognition and classification. We contribute a kernel construction for multi-parameter persistence by integrating a one-parameter kernel weighted along straight lines. We prove that our kernel is stable and efficiently computable, which establishes a theoretical connection between topological data analysis and machine learning for multivariate data analysis.

Keywords: Machine Learning; Multivariate Analysis; Persistent Homology; Topological Data Analysis.