Review of automatic de-identification systems for EHR, highlighting challenges beyond accuracy.
problem Challenges in surrogate generation and patient privacy in de-identification of EHR.
method Comprehensive review of 18 recently published systems, focusing on accuracy and challenges.
result Despite accuracy improvements, challenges remain in surrogate generation and patient privacy.
Automatic video modification to hide faces while maintaining pose, illumination, and expression.
problem Face de-identification in video to protect identities.
method A novel feed-forward encoder-decoder network architecture conditioned on facial image high-level representation.
result Fully automatic video modification at high frame rates with minimal distortion.
Paper proposes M2H-GAN to improve speech theme identification.
problem Limited ASR transcripts for speech theme identification.
method Uses M2H-GAN, a GAN-based approach, to generate TRS-like ASR transcripts.
result Improves speech theme identification performance close to human levels.
The paper analyzes methods for sparse Bayesian regression in nonlinear system identification.
problem Learning sparse models in Bayesian regression with nonlinear applications.
method Two classes of methods: regularization and thresholding based, built on automatic relevance determination (ARD).
result Analytical demonstration of favorable performance with sparse solutions in linear problems.
This research tackles automatic paraphrasing without translation.
problem Automatic paraphrasing without translation.
method Proposes a residual variant of vector-quantized variational auto-encoder trained on an unlabeled monolingual corpus.
result Monolingual paraphrasing outperforms unsupervised translation in all settings.
New method uses UAV imagery and ML to map crops and weeds.
problem Mapping crops and weeds at high resolution.
method Machine Learning algorithms trained on expert-masked images.
result Maps with >90% identification efficiency at 5m altitude.
Automated system identifies and counts insects from images.
problem Manual sorting and identification of insect samples is time-consuming and limits biodiversity mapping.
method Robot-enabled image-based identification machine using CNNs.
result Classification accuracy of 0.980 for initial dataset. Method classifies Dyslexic and Skilled readers using ERP signals and machine learning.
problem Automatic identification of Dyslexic readers using ERP signals.
method Processing ERP signals, multivariate analysis, machine learning techniques.
result Automatic distinction between Dyslexic and Skilled readers with significant features in High Pass signals.
Music genre classification is an essential tool for music information retrieval systems and it has been finding critical applications in various media platforms. Two important problems of the automatic music genre classification are feature extraction and classifier design. This paper investigates inter-genre similarit…
Consistent partial identification of causal effects proved for neural models.
problem Consistency of neural causal partial identification methods.
method Proving consistency for neural models with continuous and categorical variables, considering architecture design and Lipschitz regularization.
result Proven consistency of partial identification via neural causal models in a general setting.
Deep learning improves gait biometric recognition accuracy.
problem Low accuracy in existing CSI-based gait identification systems.
method Developed an end-to-end deep CSI learning system using deep neural networks.
result Achieved a top-1 accuracy of 97.12% for a dataset of 30 people.
Develops a framework for debiased machine learning with shape constraints.
problem Identifying and estimating parameters in high-dimensional models with endogeneity.
method General framework of identification and estimation, incorporating shape constraints.
result Identification and estimation of the Riesz representer α0 under shape constraints. Automatically identifies RRLyrae stars from VVV survey data.
problem Classifying RRLyrae stars from a large dataset of light curves.
method Developed an automatic ML-based procedure to identify RRLs, using features like period and intensity, and pseudo-colors.
result Constructed an ensemble classifier with Recall of 0.48 and Precision of 0.86 over 15 tiles.
New bounds quantify estimation error in kernel-based system identification with unknown hyperparameters.
problem Inaccurate error bounds for kernel-based system identification with unknown hyperparameters.
method Construct a high-probability set for true hyperparameters from marginal likelihood, then find worst-case posterior covariance.
result Proposed bounds contain true model with high probability and verified in simulations.
Compact satellite tech detects flooded areas quickly.
problem Rapid access to satellite data and automatic flood detection.
method Automatically identifies cloud, water, and land in satellite images onboard small satellites.
result Reduced downlink bandwidth by 2 orders of magnitude.
In a world of global trading, maritime safety, security and efficiency are crucial issues. We propose a multi-task deep learning framework for vessel monitoring using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data streams. We combine recurrent neural networks with latent variable modeling and an embedding of AIS messages t…
Machine learning methods have found many applications in Raman spectroscopy, especially for the identification of chemical species. However, almost all of these methods require non-trivial preprocessing such as baseline correction and/or PCA as an essential step. Here we describe our unified solution for the identifica…
Survey on DNNs for speech processing, focusing on limited data challenges.
problem Challenges in training DNNs for speech tasks with limited data.
method Overview of techniques for few-shot speech processing.
result Promising few-shot techniques for speech processing.
Paper proposes i-vector approach for NLI with improved accuracy.
problem Identifying a speaker's native language from speech in a second language.
method i-vector approach using MFCC and GFCC features.
result Improved accuracy in NLI system, especially with GFCC features.
IDS integrates physics engines into deep learning for efficient, interpretable system identification.
problem Lack of generalization and interpretability in learning-based models of physical systems.
method Interactive Differentiable Simulation (IDS) that allows efficient, accurate inference of physical properties.
result Automatic task-based robot design and parameter estimation for nonlinear dynamical systems.
Develops a framework for unbiased machine learning using machine learning to estimate parameters.
problem Unbiased estimation of parameters in high-dimensional models with endogeneity.
method Identification and estimation framework leveraging machine learning to correct biases.
result Established conditions for unbiased estimation and developed estimation procedures.
Method detects surgical deviations during laparoscopic rectopexy.
problem Detecting deviations from standard surgical processes during laparoscopic rectopexy.
method Multi-dimensional non-linear temporal scaling with a hidden semi-Markov model.
result Over 90% accuracy in detecting deviations.
A fall is an abnormal activity that occurs rarely, so it is hard to collect real data for falls. It is, therefore, difficult to use supervised learning methods to automatically detect falls. Another challenge in using machine learning methods to automatically detect falls is the choice of engineered features. In this p…
Microbial identification is a central issue in microbiology, in particular in the fields of infectious diseases diagnosis and industrial quality control. The concept of species is tightly linked to the concept of biological and clinical classification where the proximity between species is generally measured in terms o…
Paper introduces Prob-SSI for robust OMA in noisy data.
problem Challenges in estimating modal parameters from noisy data.
method Probabilistic formulation of SSI, robust Prob-SSI algorithm.
result Robust Prob-SSI outperforms conventional SSI in corrupted data.
Work shows hallucination detection by LLMs is impossible without expert feedback.
problem Detecting hallucinations in LLMs is theoretically impossible without expert-labeled feedback.
method Investigated hallucination detection using a theoretical framework inspired by language identification.
result Automated hallucination detection is impossible for most language collections without expert-labeled feedback.
New techniques improve the accuracy of identifying nonlinear systems from noisy data.
problem Identifying nonlinear dynamical systems from noisy state measurements.
method Comparative study of local and global smoothing techniques to denoise state measurements and improve sparse regression methods.
result Global smoothing methods outperform local methods in improving the accuracy of governing equation recovery.
A new method reduces Volterra kernel complexity and uncertainty quantification.
problem Challenges in modeling nonlinear systems with Volterra series due to high model order.
method Bayesian Tensor Network Volterra kernel machines (BTN-V) using canonical polyadic decomposition.
result Competitive accuracy, enhanced uncertainty quantification, and reduced computational cost.
Paper presents LLM-enhanced contract metadata extraction.
problem Automatic detection and annotation of legal clauses in contracts.
method Integration of publicly available and proprietary datasets with advanced LLM methodologies.
result Substantial improvements in clause identification accuracy and efficiency.
Study improves RF sensor robustness for target recognition.
problem Variability in RF target responses makes them vulnerable to attacks.
method Evaluates techniques for building robust classification architectures.
result Improves accuracy in identifying true target characteristics.
A new method uses PSO to optimize sentence weights for user-oriented document summaries.
problem Handling information overload in documents through efficient summarization.
method Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to identify and weight sentence features.
result Improved accuracy in summarization compared to previous methods.
A simple unsupervised approach for cross-domain person re-identification.
problem Challenges in domain adaptation for person re-identification.
method Self-similarity Grouping (SSG) approach to learn pseudo identities from unlabeled samples.
result Significant improvement in mAP performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Rodent identifies ODEs from trajectories without needing basis functions.
problem Identifying the generating ODE from observed system trajectories.
method Uses Neural Arithmetic Units and sparsification techniques (VAE and ARD) to minimize state size and non-zero parameters.
result Learned models represent a manifold of ODEs including harmonic signals and Lotka-Volterra systems.
We present a novel methodology able to distinguish meaningful level shifts from typical signal fluctuations. A two-stage regularization filtering can accurately identify the location of the significant level-shifts with an efficient parameter-free algorithm. The developed methodology demands low computational effort an…
TRIPLE efficiently optimizes prompts with a budget constraint.
problem Efficiently selecting good prompts from a pool of candidates.
method TRIPLE connects prompt optimization to best arm identification in MAB, leveraging BAI-FB tools.
result TRIPLE outperforms baselines on multiple tasks with limited budget constraints.
iPromoter-BnCNN identifies and classifies six types of sigma promoters.
problem Accurate classification of sigma promoters remains challenging.
method Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) combining local features.
result Supremacy on 5-fold cross-validation and independent test datasets.
In this paper, we study the problem of author identification under double-blind review setting, which is to identify potential authors given information of an anonymized paper. Different from existing approaches that rely heavily on feature engineering, we propose to use network embedding approach to address the proble…
Regularization and Bayesian methods for system identification have been repopularized in the recent years, and proved to be competitive w.r.t. classical parametric approaches. In this paper we shall make an attempt to illustrate how the use of regularization in system identification has evolved over the years, starting…
New method identifies drivers from car logs without reverse-engineering CAN protocol.
problem Identifying drivers from in-vehicle network logs without access to exact signal semantics.
method Machine learning techniques applied to off-the-shelf data.
result Driver re-identification accuracy of 75-85% on a dataset of 33 drivers.
This paper models time-series data with a mixture of Markov chains, automatically determining the number of components.
problem Tackles the inability of common Markov state modeling frameworks to discern heterogeneities in complex data.
method Uses a mixture of Markov chains and variational expectation-maximization algorithm for automatic component selection.
result Achieves performance consistent with theoretically optimal error scaling, identifying meaningful heterogeneities in various data sets.
Paper proposes a deep learning method for automatic seizure detection.
problem Manual seizure identification is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and error-prone.
method Leverages attention mechanism and BiLSTM to capture spatial and temporal features.
result Average sensitivity, specificity, and precision of 87.00%, 88.60%, and 88.63% respectively.
New method reduces state redundancy in HSMM for driving patterns.
problem Overestimation of states in HSMM models.
method Robust HDP-HSMM (rHDP-HSMM) method to reduce redundant states.
result Improved consistency and accurate inference of driving maneuvers.
Automatically identifies geometric flat outputs for robotic systems.
problem Lack of systematic and practical means to identify flat outputs for arbitrary robotic systems.
method Casts the search for a globally valid, equivariant flat output as an optimization problem using Riemannian geometry, Lie group theory, and differential forms.
result Approximate transcription of continuum formulation to a quadratic program achieves precise agreement with known closed-form flat outputs.
The 2018 Grand Challenge targets the problem of accurate predictions on data streams produced by automatic identification system (AIS) equipment, describing naval traffic. This paper reports the technical details of a custom solution, which exposes multiple tuning parameters, making its configurability one of the main …
Bayesian Neural ODEs improve vessel trajectory prediction with better uncertainty estimates.
problem Challenges in predicting vessel trajectories from irregular AIS data.
method Adopted a Gaussian process (GP) kernel-based prior on the vector field evaluated at measurement points, combined with probabilistic multiple shooting for long trajectories.
result Improved accuracy and uncertainty quantification in vessel trajectory predictions.
Paper proposes semi-supervised learning for EEG analysis.
problem Reducing workload and delays in analyzing large unlabeled EEG datasets.
method Semi-supervised deep learning algorithm using minimal labeled data.
result Predictions can be made with as little as 5 labeled examples.
Paper uses DBSCAN variation to detect ship anomalies.
problem Detecting anomalous ship behavior.
method Variation of DBSCAN algorithm applied to AIS data.
result Alternative anomaly metric is more statistically informative.
Automatic anomaly detection is a major issue in various areas. Beyond mere detection, the identification of the origin of the problem that produced the anomaly is also essential. This paper introduces a general methodology that can assist human operators who aim at classifying monitoring signals. The main idea is to le…