DCASE 2021 ASD task tackles domain-shifted anomalous sound detection.
problem Detecting unknown anomalous sounds under domain-shifted conditions.
method Ensemble of outlier exposure and inlier modeling detectors, feature learning from machine identification.
result Two types of remarkable approaches were adopted by top teams.
DCASE 2022 Task 2 tackles domain shifts in ASD for machine condition monitoring.
problem Domain shifts change acoustic characteristics, affecting ASD performance.
method Domain generalization techniques to detect anomalies across unknown domains.
result Two types of domain generalization techniques were identified and analyzed.
New dataset for industrial machine malfunction detection with domain shifts.
problem Challenges in detecting anomalies due to domain shifts in industrial sounds.
method Created a dataset with domain shifts for five types of industrial machines.
result Significant performance differences between source and target domains.
As part of the 2016 public evaluation challenge on Detection and Classification of Acoustic Scenes and Events (DCASE 2016), the second task focused on evaluating sound event detection systems using synthetic mixtures of office sounds. This task, which follows the `Event Detection - Office Synthetic' task of DCASE 2013,…
To address Task 5 in the Detection and Classification of Acoustic Scenes and Events (DCASE) 2018 challenge, in this paper, we propose an ensemble learning system. The proposed system consists of three different models, based on convolutional neural network and long short memory recurrent neural network. With extracted …
CNNs improve generalization to unseen audio devices with increased width, not depth.
problem CNNs are sensitive to specific audio recording devices in acoustic scene classification.
method Investigated the relationship between over-parameterization and generalization in CNNs for audio classification.
result Increasing width improves generalization to unseen devices without increasing the number of parameters.
Acoustic scene classification and related tasks have been dominated by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Top-performing CNNs use mainly audio spectograms as input and borrow their architectural design primarily from computer vision. A recent study has shown that restricting the receptive field (RF) of CNNs in appro…
A new method detects anomalous sounds using self-supervised learning.
problem Detecting anomalous sounds in noisy data.
method Flow-based self-supervised density estimation using Normalizing Flows.
result The method improves anomaly detection performance significantly.
The current methodology in tackling Acoustic Scene Classification (ASC) task can be described in two steps, preprocessing of the audio waveform into log-mel spectrogram and then using it as the input representation for Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). This paradigm shift occurs after DCASE 2016 where this framework …
This paper describes Task 2 of the DCASE 2018 Challenge, titled "General-purpose audio tagging of Freesound content with AudioSet labels". This task was hosted on the Kaggle platform as "Freesound General-Purpose Audio Tagging Challenge". The goal of the task is to build an audio tagging system that can recognize the c…
Distribution mismatches between the data seen at training and at application time remain a major challenge in all application areas of machine learning. We study this problem in the context of machine listening (Task 1b of the DCASE 2019 Challenge). We propose a novel approach to learn domain-invariant classifiers in a…
Paper proposes MTL for weakly labelled SED, improving performance with 2-step attention.
problem Weakly labelled sound event detection.
method Multi-Task Learning framework with 2-step Attention Pooling.
result Improved SED performance with 22.3%, 12.8%, 5.9% gains at 0, 10, 20 dB SNR.
ICLR 2021 challenge in computational geometry and topology attracted 16 teams.
problem Designing and evaluating computational methods in differential geometry and topology.
method Designing and hosting an open-source competition with repositories Geomstats and Giotto-TDA.
result 16 teams participated in the challenge, showcasing innovative contributions to computational geometry and topology.
Biotech IPOs in Q1 2021: advanced degrees, clinical trials, and IP key.
problem Identifying traits of biotech startups that go public.
method Database of biotech IPOs, analysis of leadership, technology, clinical trials, and financing.
result Advanced degrees, clinical trials, and IP are important for biotech startups.
New analysis shows ROI's predictive power for stock returns weakens significantly.
problem The predictive power of retail order imbalance (ROI) for future stock returns.
method Replicated Boehmer et al. (2021) using a more recent period and analyzed the effect of using alternative quote midpoint (QMP) method.
result Past ROI can no longer predict weekly returns on large-cap stocks, and the long-short strategy based on past ROI is no longer profitable.
System tackles indeterminacies in automated audio captioning.
problem Word selection and sentence length indeterminacies in automated audio captioning.
method Solves caption generation and sub-indeterminacy problems through multi-task learning to estimate keywords and sentence length.
result Model achieved 20.7 SPIDEr score, significantly outperforming baseline.
Rebellion Research's AI strategy outperformed the S&P 500 for 14 years.
problem Outperforming the S&P 500 for 14 years with AI.
method AI Global Equity strategy focused on machine learning.
result AI strategy has outperformed the S&P 500 for 14 years.
This paper introduces a model of environmental acoustic scenes which adopts a morphological approach by ab-stracting temporal structures of acoustic scenes. To demonstrate its potential, this model is employed to evaluate the performance of a large set of acoustic events detection systems. This model allows us to expli…
New model selects robustly in adversarial reinforcement learning with unknown corruption.
problem Adversarial corruption in reinforcement learning with unknown total corruption amount.
method Model selection approach for finite-horizon tabular and linear MDPs.
result First worst-case optimal bound without knowledge of total corruption.
Improved MMD test for non-Euclidean data with spectral regularization.
problem Inefficient and impractical MMD goodness-of-fit tests for non-Euclidean data.
method Spectral regularization of MMD test, extending results to general cases.
result Minimax optimal test for non-Euclidean data with appropriate regularization.
We describe a novel weakly labeled Audio Event Classification approach based on a self-supervised attention model. The weakly labeled framework is used to eliminate the need for expensive data labeling procedure and self-supervised attention is deployed to help a model distinguish between relevant and irrelevant parts …
Paper discusses ASD challenge for machine condition monitoring.
problem Detecting unknown anomalous sounds without labeled data.
method Design and evaluation of a large-scale ASD dataset, novel approaches.
result Several novel approaches developed, evaluation results analyzed.
Paper proposes a hybrid loss function for graph self-supervised learning.
problem Improving self-supervised representation learning for graphs.
method Hybrid loss function combining VICReg and HSIC.
result Hybrid loss function outperformed other methods in 4 out of 7 cases.
The paper introduces explainable k-means with axis-parallel hyperplanes for d-dimensional data.
problem Creating explainable clustering with axis-parallel hyperplanes for complex data.
method An efficient algorithm that finds an explainable clustering with a near-optimal cost function.
result The algorithm achieves a near-optimal k-means cost of k1−2/dpolylog(k) for d-dimensional data. This paper considers a semi-supervised learning framework for weakly labeled polyphonic sound event detection problems for the DCASE 2019 challenge's task4 by combining both the tri-training and adversarial learning. The goal of the task4 is to detect onsets and offsets of multiple sound events in a single audio clip. …
WSB's investment advice significantly outperformed the S&P500 over 3 years, but not consistently.
problem Reliability of investment advice from WSB community.
method Data analysis of WSB posts and stock performance from 2019-2021.
result A WSB portfolio grew 200% over 3 years and 480% over 1 year, outperforming S&P500.
We improve adversarial robustness calibration analysis for broader hypothesis sets.
problem Improving calibration for adversarial robustness in machine learning.
method A finer definition of calibration for adversarial robustness.
result Our results cover most common hypothesis sets in machine learning.
Paper uses SSC for identifying layers with identical community structures in DIMPLE networks.
problem Identifying layers with identical community structures in DIMPLE networks.
method Sparse Subspace Clustering (SSC) for identifying groups of layers with identical community structures.
result SSC leads to strongly consistent between-layer clustering under mild conditions.
Study proves fluid limits of fragmented limit-order markets.
problem Modeling fragmented limit-order markets with small and frequent orders.
method Proved convergence of discrete system to fluid limit characterized by coupled nonlinear ODEs.
result Fluid system converges to stationary equilibrium state over time.
Research characterizes intersection cohomology groups of gauge theories and cotangent bundles.
problem Characterizing intersection cohomology groups of Coulomb branch gauge theories.
method Uses geometric Satake correspondence for Kac-Moody settings.
result Sketches proof of conjecture in affine type A.
Acoustic scene classification is the task of identifying the scene from which the audio signal is recorded. Convolutional neural network (CNN) models are widely adopted with proven successes in acoustic scene classification. However, there is little insight on how an audio scene is perceived in CNN, as what have been d…
Improved approximation for socially fair clustering with ℓp-objective.
problem Finding a set of centers minimizing the maximum distance to all points in each group.
method Introduced a strengthened LP relaxation with an integrality gap of Θ(loglogℓlogℓ). result Improved approximation algorithm with (eO(p)loglogℓlogℓ)-approximation. Paper revisits HVA to address model risk in banking.
problem Model risk and dynamic hedging frictions in banking.
method Reconciles global fair valuation with local bank models.
result Local models should be excluded rather than managed via reserves.
Acoustic Scene Classification (ASC) is a challenging task, as a single scene may involve multiple events that contain complex sound patterns. For example, a cooking scene may contain several sound sources including silverware clinking, chopping, frying, etc. What complicates ASC more is that classes of different activi…
In this paper we propose a novel environmental sound classification approach incorporating unsupervised feature learning from codebook via spherical K-Means++ algorithm and a new architecture for high-level data augmentation. The audio signal is transformed into a 2D representation using a discrete wavelet transform …
Open problems in billiards and optics from a workshop.
problem Open problems in billiards and geometric optics.
method Collection of open problems from a workshop.
result No specific key result mentioned; collection of problems.
Hard to estimate L2-accurate scores without strong assumptions.
problem Estimating the score of unknown data distributions accurately.
method Reduction to generating samples and leveraging lattice-based cryptography hardness.
result Score estimation is computationally hard even with polynomial sample complexity.
The paper proves rigidity theorems on holomorphic isometries into homogeneous domains.
problem Characterizing and comparing holomorphic isometries into homogeneous bounded domains.
method Two rigidity theorems on holomorphic isometries into homogeneous bounded domains.
result The flat (definite or indefinite) complex Euclidean space is not a relative of a homogeneous bounded domain.
DAIS improves AIS by resampling, avoiding gradient issues.
problem Low effective sample size in DAIS.
method DAIS with resampling step to improve efficiency.
result Resampling step avoids gradient variance issues.
Depth uncertainty networks don't improve with bias correction, contrary to expectations.
problem Improving performance in active learning with overparameterised models like NNs.
method Depth uncertainty networks, compared to underparameterised models, show no improvement in performance with bias correction.
result Depth uncertainty networks do not improve with bias correction, unlike underparameterised models.
Improved UDA framework using f-divergence measures.
problem Addressing distribution shifts in machine learning.
method Refined f-divergence-based discrepancy and f-domain discrepancy. result Novel target error and sample complexity bounds.
Gauge theory for families helps compare 4-manifold groups.
problem Comparing diffeomorphism and homeomorphism groups of 4-manifolds.
method Gauge theory applied to families of 4-manifolds.
result Improved understanding of group comparisons in 4-manifolds.
In this paper, we present an acoustic scene classification framework based on a large-margin factorized convolutional neural network (CNN). We adopt the factorized CNN to learn the patterns in the time-frequency domain by factorizing the 2D kernel into two separate 1D kernels. The factorized kernel leads to learn the m…
New DEC variant improves sample complexity bounds in decision making.
problem Understanding sample-efficient learning guarantees in decision making.
method Introducing a new Constrained Decision-Estimation Coefficient (DEC) and using it to derive improved lower bounds.
result New lower bounds improve upon prior work in three aspects: expectation, global applicability, and improper reference models.
DAIS minimizes symmetrized KL divergence between initial and target distributions.
problem Optimizing over initial distributions in importance sampling.
method Differentiable annealed importance sampling (DAIS) minimizing symmetrized KL divergence.
result DAIS minimizes symmetrized KL divergence between initial and target distributions.
Survey of gauge theory for families of 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding gauge theory for families of 4-manifolds.
method Developed gauge theory for diffeomorphism groups of 4-manifolds.
result New applications of gauge theory to diffeomorphism groups.
AI agents beat previous best on NetHack, but symbolic bots still outperform.
problem Developing AI agents that can ascend in the NetHack game.
method Used a procedurally generated NetHack Learning Environment for reinforcement learning.
result Symbolic bots outperform neural approaches on NetHack.
Study reveals clusters of resilient and vulnerable Spanish agri-food firms post-Ukraine-Russia war.
problem Financial resilience of agri-food companies in Spain during the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
method Cluster analysis using centred log-ratios for compositional data of financial ratios.
result Increase in resilient firms by 2023, highlighting sectoral adaptation to economic challenges.