Selective classification can worsen accuracy disparities between groups.
problem Selective classification can magnify existing accuracy disparities between various groups.
method Study of margin distribution and distributionally-robust models.
result Selective classification can uniformly improve each group on distributionally-robust models.
The paper discusses thresholds and bounds for accuracy in binary classification systems.
problem The accuracy of binary classification systems and its dependence on prevalence.
method Analyzing the precision-prevalence curve and negative predictive value-prevalence curve to find thresholds and bounds.
result Thresholds (φe and φn) bound various accuracy metrics (Fβ, F1, FM, MCC) and the ratio of maximum accuracy to prevalence. Dual-stage sEMG classification improves gesture recognition accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in hand gesture recognition from sEMG signals.
method Dual-stage classification approach: first stage groups similar activities, second stage classifies within groups.
result Dual-stage classification yields significantly higher accuracy than single-stage approach.
Paper introduces a method to control early classification accuracy gaps.
problem Maintaining accuracy in early classification without full input processing.
method Statistical framework for a calibrated stopping rule.
result Reduces up to 94% of timesteps while controlling accuracy gaps.
ITCA optimizes label combination for ambiguous outcomes in multi-class classification.
problem Ambiguous outcome labels in real-world datasets hinder accurate multi-class classification.
method Information-theoretic classification accuracy (ITCA) and search strategies (greedy, breadth-first) guide label combination.
result ITCA improves prediction accuracy and identifies ambiguous labels across diverse applications.
Improved image classification accuracy on CIFAR-10 dataset.
problem Classifying images from the CIFAR-10 dataset with high accuracy.
method Combining features from manual and deep learning approaches, including VGG16, Inception ResNet v2, HOG, and pixel intensities.
result Achieved 94.6% testing accuracy by combining top 1000 principal components.
Probabilistic mixture models have been widely used for different machine learning and pattern recognition tasks such as clustering, dimensionality reduction, and classification. In this paper, we focus on trying to solve the most common challenges related to supervised learning algorithms by using mixture probability d…
The paper introduces new Bayesian network classifiers for better classification accuracy.
problem Improving supervised classification accuracy using Bayesian network classifiers.
method Developed novel classes of generative classifiers based on staged tree models, extending Bayesian networks.
result Data-driven learning routines enhance the accuracy of the new classifiers.
This paper improves binary classification methods beyond accuracy, especially in imbalanced datasets.
problem Binary classification performance metrics often fail to reflect real-world consequences, especially in imbalanced datasets.
method Derives a generalized Bayes-optimal classifier from accuracy to any performance metric, removing assumptions and providing finite-sample statistical guarantees.
result Optimal classification performance depends on class imbalance properties, providing new insights and guarantees.
New machine learning model faster, more accurate, and can identify hard-to-classify samples.
problem Improving classification models in machine learning.
method Quadratic Multiform Separation approach.
result Produces comparable predictive accuracy, runs faster, and identifies hard-to-classify samples.
Random Projection (RP) technique has been widely applied in many scenarios because it can reduce high-dimensional features into low-dimensional space within short time and meet the need of real-time analysis of massive data. There is an urgent need of dimensionality reduction with fast increase of big genomics data. Ho…
A hierarchical approach improves classification accuracy in large datasets.
problem Improving classification accuracy in large datasets with high dimensionality.
method Hierarchical subspace learning to scale manifold learning methods.
result Average 5% increase in classification accuracy.
The paper analyzes adversarial training effects on classification accuracy.
problem Understanding adversarial training's impact on standard and robust accuracy.
method Derived precise statistical analysis for binary classification problems with Gaussian data.
result Theoretical explanation of standard and robust accuracy trends for adversarial training.
We investigate whether ResNet architectures can outperform more traditional Convolutional Neural Networks on the task of fine-grained vehicle classification. We train and test ResNet-18, ResNet-34 and ResNet-50 on the Comprehensive Cars dataset without pre-training on other datasets. We then modify the networks to use …
Wireless sensor networks are composed of distributed sensors that can be used for signal detection or classification. The likelihood functions of the hypotheses are often not known in advance, and decision rules have to be learned via supervised learning. A specific such algorithm is Fisher discriminant analysis (FDA),…
Two new undersampling methods improve classification accuracy for imbalanced datasets.
problem Class imbalance and distributional differences in large datasets lead to biased models and poor predictive performance.
method Mutual information-based stratified simple random sampling and support points optimization.
result Empirical results show higher balanced classification accuracy compared to traditional techniques.
SigD2 reduces noisy rules in rule-based classifiers for better accuracy and readability.
problem Redundant and noisy rules in rule-based classifiers reduce model accuracy and readability.
method Two-stage pruning strategy and ensemble methods (bagging and boosting) to reduce noise and improve model performance.
result SigD2 and ACboost ensemble models outperform state-of-the-art classifiers in terms of accuracy and rule count.
New NHCAs improve multi-category classification efficiency.
problem Efficient multi-category classification for real-world problems.
method Twin SVM (TWSVM), Generalized eigenvalue proximal SVM (GEPSVM), Regularized GEPSVM (RegGEPSVM), and Improved GEPSVM (IGEPSVM) with OAA, BT, and TDS approaches.
result TDS-TWSVM outperforms other methods in classification accuracy.
Face recognition is the important field in machine learning and pattern recognition research area. It has a lot of applications in military, finance, public security, to name a few. In this paper, the combination of the tensor sparse PCA with the nearest-neighbor method (and with the kernel ridge regression method) wil…
r-STSF improves TSC accuracy and interpretability.
problem Lack of interpretability in state-of-the-art TSC methods.
method Randomized-Supervised Time Series Forest (r-STSF) using interval-based approach and ensemble of randomized trees.
result r-STSF achieves state-of-the-art accuracy and enables interpretability.
Retail Product Image Classification is an important Computer Vision and Machine Learning problem for building real world systems like self-checkout stores and automated retail execution evaluation. In this work, we present various tricks to increase accuracy of Deep Learning models on different types of retail product …
WLDA enhances LDA for missing data, improving classification accuracy and interpretability.
problem Missing data in real-world datasets hinders classification accuracy and interpretability of LDA.
method WLDA incorporates a weight matrix to handle missing data directly, preserving interpretability.
result WLDA significantly outperforms traditional methods in datasets with missing values.
A new classification method QMS uses gradient optimization for improved accuracy.
problem Improving classification accuracy in machine learning.
method Gradient-based optimization of QMS loss function.
result QMS achieves accuracy comparable to gradient boosting algorithms.
XAI identifies key time steps for early crop classification.
problem Early crop classification with high accuracy and timeliness.
method Training a baseline model with LRP to identify important time steps.
result Identified a 21st April 2019 to 9th August 2019 timeframe with 0.75% accuracy loss.
Score-based generative models achieve state-of-the-art classification accuracy on CIFAR-10.
problem Improving classification accuracy on natural image datasets.
method Score-based generative models applied to CIFAR-10.
result Score-based models achieve state-of-the-art classification accuracy on CIFAR-10.
A novel feature selection method for SVM improves model accuracy and interpretability.
problem Feature selection in nonlinear SVM classification problems.
method Embedded min-max optimization problem, leveraging duality theory.
result Improves model accuracy and interpretability on benchmark data sets.
Predicts accuracy of classifiers on unseen classes.
problem Unknown accuracy of classifiers on unseen classes.
method Defined rROC to estimate classifier accuracy on unseen classes.
result Robust algorithm CleaneX achieves better predictions.
Fair classification has been a topic of intense study in machine learning, and several algorithms have been proposed towards this important task. However, in a recent study, Friedler et al. observed that fair classification algorithms may not be stable with respect to variations in the training dataset -- a crucial con…
Combines human and model predictions for improved accuracy.
problem Improving classification accuracy when both human and model predictions are imperfect.
method Uses confusion matrices and calibration to combine probabilistic model outputs with human class-level predictions.
result Human-model combinations consistently outperform either alone, with accuracy gains even with limited human input.
Deep neural network improves hand gesture classification from wearable IMUs.
problem Classifying hand gestures from wearable IMUs using conventional methods.
method Deep Neural Network (DNN) with optimization objective for signal fitting.
result 3-5% improvement in classification accuracy compared to SVM and kNN.
SML improves pancreatic mass diagnosis accuracy using CT images.
problem Improving accuracy in pancreatic mass screening using CT imaging.
method Spectral machine learning method trained on 30,000 images, choosing fundamental images based on eigenvectors and removing irrelevant pixels.
result Achieved 94.6% test accuracy in diagnosing 113 patients.
Unhinged loss minimization fails to improve classifier accuracy for simple data.
problem Accuracy of classifiers minimizing the unhinged loss.
method Minimizing the unhinged loss function.
result Minimizing the unhinged loss yields classifiers with accuracy no better than random guessing for simple data.
We empirically investigate the (negative) expected accuracy as an alternative loss function to cross entropy (negative log likelihood) for classification tasks. Coupled with softmax activation, it has small derivatives over most of its domain, and is therefore hard to optimize. A modified, leaky version is evaluated on…
Paper tackles nonparametric classification with privacy constraints, achieving optimal accuracy.
problem Nonparametric classification under distributed differential privacy constraints.
method Minimax and adaptive transfer learning, considering privacy, sample sizes, and heterogeneity.
result Developed an adaptive classifier achieving optimal misclassification rate with privacy constraints.
Graphs from features improve classification accuracy in tasks.
problem Traditional classification tasks can be improved by incorporating relational information.
method Construct geometric graphs from features and use them in Graph Convolutional Networks.
result Graphs derived from features increase classification accuracy and improve class separation.
Paper introduces hierarchical softmax for global hierarchical classification tasks.
problem Improving classification accuracy in tasks with class hierarchies.
method Global hierarchical neural networks using hierarchical softmax.
result Hierarchical softmax outperforms regular softmax in multiple datasets.
Minimizes indecisions in selective classification to control misclassification rates.
problem Controlling misclassification rates in high-risk scenarios.
method Using indecisions to control misclassification rates, even below Bayes optimal.
result Control of misclassification rates to any user-specified level, even below Bayes optimal.
Improved 3D LiDAR data classification using product coefficients.
problem Enhancing accuracy in 3D LiDAR data classification.
method Introducing product coefficients derived from measure theory as additional features in the classification process, alongside PCA.
result Significant improvement in classification accuracy with product coefficients.
Improved DNN calibration without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Poor calibration of over-parametrized DNNs in safety-critical applications.
method Decoupling feature extraction and classification layers, and applying Gaussian priors.
result Significant improvement in model calibration with minimal training cost.
MINIROCKET speeds up time series classification by 75x.
problem High computational complexity in time series classification.
method Random convolutional kernels and linear classifier.
result Up to 75 times faster on larger datasets.
Max-Cut decision tree improves classification accuracy and reduces computation time.
problem Improving decision tree accuracy and efficiency for complex classification tasks.
method Alternative splitting metric (max cut) and PCA-based feature selection at each node.
result 49% improvement in accuracy with 94% reduction in CPU time on CIFAR-100 data.
End-to-end audio recognition system improves accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in auditory object recognition.
method Proposes an end-to-end deep neural network with an 'inception nucleus' to learn features from raw waveforms.
result Bests current state-of-the-art approaches by 10.4 percentage points on Urbansound8k dataset.
Paper analyzes trade-offs in top-k classification accuracies and proposes a new loss function.
problem CE loss does not always optimize top-k prediction, especially with complex data.
method Introduces a novel top-k transition loss to improve top-k accuracy.
result Our loss function improves top-k accuracy, especially for k > 10.
Comment classification on cookery channels using BERT and traditional models.
problem Volume of multilingual comments, variable lengths, slang, symbols, and abbreviations make comment classification challenging.
method Evaluated traditional machine learning models (Naive Bayes, KNN, SVM, Random Forest, Decision Trees) and BERT-based models (BERT, DISTILBERT, XLM) for multilingual comment classification.
result XLM was the top-performing BERT model with an accuracy of 67.31, while Random Forest with Term Frequency Vectorizer was the best traditional model with 63.59 accuracy.
Graph filtering reduces intra-class noise for improved classification accuracy.
problem Noise in training data affects classifier performance.
method Graph filtering to connect similar samples within a class.
result Asymptotic reduction of intra-class variance while maintaining mean.
While generalizing well over natural inputs, neural networks are vulnerable to adversarial inputs. Existing defenses against adversarial inputs have largely been detached from the real world. These defenses also come at a cost to accuracy. Fortunately, there are invariances of an object that are its salient features; w…
Improved spectroscopy classification with deep learning and synthetic data.
problem Identifying chlorinated solvents in Raman spectra.
method Locally-connected neural network (NN) for binary classification, autoencoder-based outlier detection, and synthetic training data.
result The proposed method outperforms existing algorithms in accuracy and robustness.
New algorithm reduces discrimination in predictions.
problem Tackles potential discrimination in AI predictions.
method Integrates fairness adjustments into tree-building process.
result Reduces discriminatory predictions without significant loss in accuracy.