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48 results for Attribute learning

Unified framework for analyzing machine learning model attributions.

problem Lack of a general and theoretical framework for understanding attribution methods.
method Proposes a Taylor attribution framework to unify and analyze seven mainstream attribution methods.
result Established three principles for good attribution and empirically validated the Taylor reformulations.

Proposes VCLANC for attributed network clustering using node and attribute embeddings.

problem Lack of mutual affinity exploitation between nodes and attributes in graph convolution.
method Dual variational auto-encoders for node and attribute embeddings, Gaussian mixture model priors, mutual distance and clustering assignment hardening losses.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on real-world attributed network datasets.

New method separates graph structure from node attributes to recover lost signal.

problem Standard representation learning on attributed graphs merges incompatible metric spaces, leading to geometrically flawed alignment.
method Custom variational autoencoder that separates manifold learning from structural alignment.
result Transforms geometric conflict into interpretable structural descriptor, uncovering connectivity patterns and anomalies.

A new method improves semi-supervised learning by handling tasks with different attribute spaces.

problem Existing methods assume tasks share the same attribute space, limiting their applicability.
method Meta-learning approach that embeds labeled and unlabeled data in task-specific spaces using neural networks.
result Improves test performance on tasks with small labeled data using unlabeled and various task data.

Mining tasks over sequential data, such as clickstreams and gene sequences, require a careful design of embeddings usable by learning algorithms. Recent research in feature learning has been extended to sequential data, where each instance consists of a sequence of heterogeneous items with a variable length. However, m…

2019-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Method generates time-series attribution maps with identifiability guarantees.

problem Lack of identifiability guarantees in gradient-based attribution methods.
method Regularized contrastive learning algorithm trained on time-series data.
result Empirically shows robust approximation of zero vs. non-zero entries in the ground-truth attribution map.

MAIN network learns attributes without unseen class attributes for faster, more adaptable ZSL.

problem Learning unseen categories without known attributes and handling continual learning.
method Meta-learning attribute self-interaction network with inverse regularization.
result Main network outperforms state-of-the-art ZSL methods without unseen class attributes.

Proposes a Taylor framework to unify and analyze attribution methods.

problem Lack of a unified guideline for feature contribution assignment in machine learning models.
method Introduces a Taylor attribution framework to model the attribution problem and reformulates fourteen mainstream methods.
result Empirically validates the Taylor reformulations and reveals a positive correlation between performance and principles followed.

RoSHAP stabilizes feature attribution in machine learning models.

problem Stochastic variation in feature attribution measures.
method Modeling feature attribution score distribution and estimating it through bootstrap resampling and kernel density estimation.
result RoSHAP provides stable feature rankings and improves model performance.

Unified analysis of removal-based feature attributions robustness.

problem Robustness of removal-based feature attributions is not well understood.
method Theoretical analysis and upper bounds derivation for removal-based feature attributions under input and model perturbations.
result Upper bounds for the difference between intact and perturbed attributions derived under various perturbation settings.

Recent work has explored how to train machine learning models which do not discriminate against any subgroup of the population as determined by sensitive attributes such as gender or race. To avoid disparate treatment, sensitive attributes should not be considered. On the other hand, in order to avoid disparate impact,…

2018-06-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Facial attribute editing aims to manipulate single or multiple attributes of a face image, i.e., to generate a new face with desired attributes while preserving other details. Recently, generative adversarial net (GAN) and encoder-decoder architecture are usually incorporated to handle this task with promising results.…

2017-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph structured data provide two-fold information: graph structures and node attributes. Numerous graph-based algorithms rely on both information to achieve success in supervised tasks, such as node classification and link prediction. However, node attributes could be missing or incomplete, which significantly deterio…

2019-07-23abs ↗pdf ↗

MACQ method explains deep learning models by analyzing feature contributions across prediction levels.

problem Explaining deep learning model predictions.
method Global gradient-based, model-agnostic approach focusing on marginal attribution.
result MACQ separates feature contributions from interaction effects and visualizes 3-way relationships.

We explore a new domain of learning to infer user interface attributes that helps developers automate the process of user interface implementation. Concretely, given an input image created by a designer, we learn to infer its implementation which when rendered, looks visually the same as the input image. To achieve thi…

2019-12-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Introduces FairCOCCO for fair learning with multitype, multivariate sensitive attributes.

problem Fairness in machine learning with multiple, complex sensitive attributes.
method FairCOCCO measure based on cross-covariance operators, incorporating a regularisation term.
result Consistent improvements in balancing fairness and predictive power on real-world datasets.

In this paper, we study the problem of transfer learning with the attribute data. In the transfer learning problem, we want to leverage the data of the auxiliary and the target domains to build an effective model for the classification problem in the target domain. Meanwhile, the attributes are naturally stable cross d…

2018-03-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This research compares two encoding methods for categorical attributes in machine learning, affecting model fairness.

problem The impact of encoding protected categorical attributes on fairness in machine learning models.
method Comparison of one-hot encoding and target encoding methods.
result Target encoding can lead to more unfair models compared to one-hot encoding due to induced bias.

GGDA simplifies DA for large models, speeding up attribution by up to 50x.

problem Computational intensity of existing DA methods limits their applicability to large-scale models.
method Generalized Group Data Attribution (GGDA) framework attributing to groups of training points.
result GGDA achieves up to 50x speedups over standard DA methods while maintaining effectiveness.

WGNN learns graph representations from incomplete attribute data.

problem Missing node attributes in graphs.
method WGNN learns node representations from decomposed attribute matrices and uses Wasserstein space for message passing.
result WGNN outperforms existing methods in node classification tasks with missing attribute data.

In many networks, vertices have hidden attributes, or types, that are correlated with the networks topology. If the topology is known but these attributes are not, and if learning the attributes is costly, we need a method for choosing which vertex to query in order to learn as much as possible about the attributes of …

2010-05-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Generic generation and manipulation of text is challenging and has limited success compared to recent deep generative modeling in visual domain. This paper aims at generating plausible natural language sentences, whose attributes are dynamically controlled by learning disentangled latent representations with designated…

2017-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A method for trust evaluation of devices in human-device coexistence systems.

problem Efficient trust evaluation of devices in systems with diverse physical and social attributes.
method Canonical correlation analysis-enhanced hypergraph self-supervised learning (HSLCCA).
result The proposed HSLCCA method significantly outperforms baseline algorithms in identifying trusted devices.

Study examines how machine learning attribution methods reflect risk in finance.

problem Ensuring machine learning attribution methods accurately reflect underlying risks in finance.
method Examined Shapley value and Integrated Gradients, and derived axioms from asset pricing domain knowledge.
result Neither Shapley value nor Integrated Gradients can satisfy all axioms for reflecting risks accurately.

Proposes a new method for fairness in machine learning with multiple protected attributes.

problem Ensuring fairness in machine learning models with continuous and multiple protected attributes.
method Distance covariance regularisation framework to mitigate association between model predictions and protected attributes.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in mitigating fairness gerrymandering in regression tasks.

Current approaches for explaining machine learning models fall into two distinct classes: antecedent event influence and value attribution. The former leverages training instances to describe how much influence a training point exerts on a test point, while the latter attempts to attribute value to the features most pe…

2019-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph Prototypical Networks improve few-shot node classification on attributed networks.

problem Few-shot node classification in attributed networks with limited labeled instances.
method Graph Prototypical Networks (GPN) using meta-learning to extract meta-knowledge and identify informative labeled instances.
result GPN achieves superior performance in few-shot node classification.

In-Run Data Shapley offers efficient data attribution for large-scale models.

problem Existing data attribution methods are computationally intensive and cannot target specific models.
method In-Run Data Shapley, which efficiently attributes data contributions to a specific model without re-training.
result In-Run Data Shapley achieves significant efficiency, enabling data attribution for pretraining models.

Wavelet Attribution Method (WAM) improves feature attribution for deep models.

problem Inability of pixel-based heatmaps to capture data structure and variability in feature attribution.
method Wavelet domain for feature attribution, leveraging spatial and scale-localized properties of wavelet coefficients.
result WAM provides quantitatively superior explanations across audio, image, and volume modalities.

New method combines hypergraph structure and node attributes for better community detection.

problem Improving community detection in hypergraphs with node attributes.
method Developed a principled model that learns from data to combine higher-order interactions and node attributes.
result Strong performance in hyperedge prediction and community detection, especially when attributes are informative.

Feature attribution methods, which explain an individual prediction made by a model as a sum of attributions for each input feature, are an essential tool for understanding the behavior of complex deep learning models. However, ensuring that models produce meaningful explanations, rather than ones that rely on noise, i…

2019-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗