Workshop on ML for developing countries to enhance sustainability.
problem Addressing challenges in machine learning for developing nations.
method Discussion and collaboration among researchers.
result Promoting sustainable impact through machine learning.
This is the Proceedings of NIPS 2017 Workshop on Machine Learning for the Developing World, held in Long Beach, California, USA on December 8, 2017
Electroencephalography (EEG) is an extensively-used and well-studied technique in the field of medical diagnostics and treatment for brain disorders, including epilepsy, migraines, and tumors. The analysis and interpretation of EEGs require physicians to have specialized training, which is not common even among most do…
More than half of the world's roads lack adequate street addressing systems. Lack of addresses is even more visible in daily lives of people in developing countries. We would like to object to the assumption that having an address is a luxury, by proposing a generative address design that maps the world in accordance w…
Develops PageRank for directed hypergraphs using metabolic network.
problem Lack of directed hypergraph datasets for PageRank algorithm.
method Developed PageRank algorithm for directed hypergraphs and applied it to metabolic network.
result Successfully applied novel PageRank algorithm to metabolic network.
Modern machine learning systems such as image classifiers rely heavily on large scale data sets for training. Such data sets are costly to create, thus in practice a small number of freely available, open source data sets are widely used. We suggest that examining the geo-diversity of open data sets is critical before …
Develops a Best-of-Both-Worlds algorithm for linear contextual bandits with Tsallis entropy.
problem Linear contextual bandits with i.i.d. contexts.
method Follow-The-Regularized-Leader (FTRL) with Tsallis entropy.
result Achieves $O\left(\log(T)^{\frac{1+β}{2+β}}T^{\frac{1}{2+β}}
ight)$ regret under margin condition.
Develops a binary tree model for option pricing with skew dynamics.
problem Option pricing in incomplete markets with skew dynamics.
method Binary tree model with skew Brownian motion dynamics.
result Model preserves skewness under both discrete and continuous time limits.
This paper reviews information theory in open-world machine learning.
problem Lack of a unified theoretical foundation for open-world machine learning.
method Synthesis of information theoretic approaches.
result Established a pathway toward provable and trustworthy open world intelligence.
We develop a trinomial tree model for pricing perpetual derivatives and European options.
problem Pricing perpetual derivatives and European options in a market with two risky assets and a perpetual derivative of one of them.
method We introduce a recombining trinomial tree model, consider a market with two risky assets and a perpetual derivative, and use a replicating portfolio to price options and generate relationships between risk-neutral and real-world parameters.
result We develop implied parameter surfaces for real-world parameters in the model using historical data.
The paper analyzes the current state of the world economy and offers a short-term forecast of its development. Our analysis of log-periodic oscillations in the DJIA dynamics suggests that in the second half of 2017 the United States and other more developed countries could experience a new recession, due to the third p…
Agents need world models to generalize multi-step tasks.
problem The necessity of world models for flexible, goal-directed behavior.
method Formal analysis and demonstration of the necessity of world models for agents to generalize multi-step tasks.
result World models are necessary for agents to generalize to multi-step goal-directed tasks.
We present MILABOT: a deep reinforcement learning chatbot developed by the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA) for the Amazon Alexa Prize competition. MILABOT is capable of conversing with humans on popular small talk topics through both speech and text. The system consists of an ensemble of natural langu…
G2SAT learns to generate SAT formulas from real-world examples.
problem Lack of diverse real-world SAT formulas for testing and benchmarking.
method Generative neural network that learns to transform real-world SAT formulas into latent graph representations.
result G2SAT generates SAT formulas that closely resemble real-world instances and improves solver performance.
Innovation is among the key factors driving a country's economic and social growth. But what are the factors that make a country innovative? How do they differ across different parts of the world and different stages of development? In this work done in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF), we analyze the …
Using the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database [http://comtrade.un.org/db/] we construct the Google matrix of the world trade network and analyze its properties for various trade commodities for all countries and all available years from 1962 to 2009. The trade flows on this network are classified with th…
DreamerV3 learns diverse tasks with a single configuration.
problem Generalizing reinforcement learning across multiple domains.
method World model and farsighted strategies.
result Outperforms specialized methods across 150 diverse tasks.
The paper tackles model failure detection and refitting in real-world systems.
problem Real-world data often fails statistical models due to heterogeneity.
method Develops tools for detecting and identifying model failures and refitting to improve accuracy.
result Empirical and theoretical results show the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.
Develops algorithm to reduce real-world inequality.
problem Reduces inequality in real-world disparities.
method Impact remediation framework using social science insights and constrained optimization.
result Optimal intervention policies discovered to improve equity.
Unified framework models multiple financial and insurance term structures.
problem Modeling multiple term structures in various markets.
method Extended Heath-Jarrow-Morton (HJM) approach under real-world probability.
result Characterization of local martingale deflators and existence of affine realizations.
Modern computer vision algorithms typically require expensive data acquisition and accurate manual labeling. In this work, we instead leverage the recent progress in computer graphics to generate fully labeled, dynamic, and photo-realistic proxy virtual worlds. We propose an efficient real-to-virtual world cloning meth…
Reinforcement learning is a promising approach to developing hard-to-engineer adaptive solutions for complex and diverse robotic tasks. However, learning with real-world robots is often unreliable and difficult, which resulted in their low adoption in reinforcement learning research. This difficulty is worsened by the …
Applicability of the concept of financial log-periodicity is discussed and encouragingly verified for various phases of the world stock markets development in the period 2000-2010. In particular, a speculative forecasting scenario designed in the end of 2004, that properly predicted the world stock market increases in …
Non-availability of reliable and sustainable electric power is a major problem in the developing world. Renewable energy sources like solar are not very lucrative in the current stage due to various uncertainties like weather, storage, land use among others. There also exists various other issues like mis-commitment of…
Financial market created for wellbeing indices to mitigate socioeconomic risks.
problem Risk mitigation in financial indices of socioeconomic wellbeing.
method Developed new quantitative measure, created financial market, and implemented insurance instruments.
result Optimal portfolio weights and efficient frontiers for wellbeing indices.
Jelly Bean World tests never-ending learning in complex environments.
problem Current machine learning systems are specialized and limited in adaptability.
method Developed Jelly Bean World testbed for complex, non-stationary environments.
result Demonstrates the need for more adaptable machine learning systems.
One of the primary aspects of sustainable development involves accurate understanding and modeling of environmental phenomena. Many of these phenomena exhibit variations in both space and time and it is imperative to develop a deeper understanding of techniques that can model space-time dynamics accurately. In this pap…
Paper develops fine-grain spatiotemporal risk scores using high-resolution mobility data.
problem Developing reliable spatiotemporal risk scores for safe economic reopening.
method Hawkes process-based technique leveraging high-resolution cell-phone location signals.
result Fine-grain spatiotemporal risk scores based on high-resolution mobility data provide useful insights for safe re-opening.
This paper develops explainable treatment policies for RPM using clinical knowledge.
problem Barriers to adoption of DHIs and lack of interpretability in purely black-box algorithms.
method Developed a pipeline for learning explainable treatment policies using clinician-informed representations.
result Policies learned from clinician-informed representations are more efficacious and efficient than black-box policies.
Extends trading framework to incorporate real-world constraints.
problem Trading strategies in multi-player non-cooperative games with constraints.
method Re-framed as quadratic programming problem, constraints readily incorporated.
result Two-trader equilibria calculated dynamically.
Develops an algorithm for bilevel optimization with coupled constraints.
problem Challenges in bilevel optimization with coupled constraints.
method Primal-dual-assisted penalty approach and a fully first-order algorithm (BLOCC).
result Established rigorous convergence theory and demonstrated effectiveness on real-world applications.
This paper reviews FSL for open-world learning, addressing uncertainties and dynamic conditions.
problem Adapting FSL for open-world settings with varying instances, classes, and distributions.
method Categorizes existing open-world FSL methods into three types and discusses their challenges and strengths.
result Standardized experimental settings and benchmarks for comparative analysis of methods.
Study compares Interval Regression models and their performance.
problem Regression models struggle with interval target values.
method Comprehensive review and comparative analysis of existing Interval Regression models.
result No single model is universally optimal for all scenarios.
Neural approach enhances AI trustworthiness, generalization, and robustness.
problem Challenges in explaining, generalizing, and adapting AI models to uncertain environments.
method Customized trustworthy networks, flexible learning regularizers, open-world recognition losses.
result Significant performance improvements across various open-world multimedia recognition scenarios.
New algorithms improve federated learning accuracy and stability with real-world data.
problem Real-world data diversity and imbalance challenge federated learning.
method Developed new algorithms (FedVC, FedIR) to resample and reweight data.
result Significant improvements in accuracy and stability of federated learning.
A machine learning environment for detecting autonomous vehicle corner cases.
problem Testing autonomous driving software in the real world is difficult.
method Connecting CARLA simulation software to TensorFlow and custom AI client software.
result The system can identify situations where AI software fails to understand the scenario.
New trading model uses self-organization for real-world complexity.
problem Traditional trading models are too analytical for real-world conditions.
method Embraces self-organization, complex systems theory, and event-based time.
result Example Delta Engine algorithm demonstrates effectiveness.
Develops a model for analyzing cryptocurrency returns focusing on extreme values.
problem Analyzing extreme returns in cryptocurrency time series.
method Linear expectile hidden Markov model with time-dependent coefficients.
result The method effectively captures the temporal evolution of extreme returns.
The large-scale organization of the world economies is exhibiting increasingly levels of local heterogeneity and global interdependency. Understanding the relation between local and global features calls for analytical tools able to uncover the global emerging organization of the international trade network. Here we an…
cube2net efficiently constructs query-specific networks using data cube technology.
problem Efficiency bottlenecks in network mining for specific queries.
method Data cube organization and reinforcement learning for query-specific network construction.
result cube2net outperforms existing methods in efficiency and effectiveness.
Deep learning has enabled major advances in the fields of computer vision, natural language processing, and multimedia among many others. Developing a deep learning system is arduous and complex, as it involves constructing neural network architectures, managing training/trained models, tuning optimization process, pre…
Develops model selection for bandits balancing adversarial and stochastic guarantees.
problem Model selection in bandit scenarios with simultaneous adversarial and stochastic high-probability regret.
method Nested policy classes, balanced candidate regret bounds, mis-specification tests.
result Best of both world guarantees in linear bandits with simultaneous adversarial and stochastic environments.
Hotel booking chatbot handles daily tens of thousands of searches.
problem Improving hotel booking through conversational AI.
method Frame-based dialogue management system with ML models for intent, entity recognition, and info retrieval.
result Chatbot deployed on a commercial scale, handling hotel searches daily.
Evaluates change point detection algorithms on real-world data.
problem Insufficient evaluation of change point detection algorithms on real-world time series.
method Developed a data set of 37 time series from various domains, annotated by human experts, and evaluated 14 algorithms using consistency metrics.
result Demonstrates the need for better evaluation methods in change point detection.
The paper develops personalized DAG models for web user behavior.
problem Understanding user behavior transitions between websites with user heterogeneity and network dependency.
method Personalized Binomial DAG models with network-structured covariates, embedding network structure into a dimension-reduced covariate, learning node neighborhoods, and exploring variance-mean relation.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms state-of-the-art competitors in heterogeneous data.
Two new methods for option pricing without or with a riskless asset.
problem Traditional option pricing methods require a riskless asset and may not be market-complete.
method Develops two approaches: one without a riskless asset and one with.
result Both methods produce the same option prices as classical approaches.
Analyzes global economic sectors' interdependence using Google matrix analysis.
problem Understanding interdependencies and interactions among world economies and sectors.
method Reduced Google matrix algorithm applied to OECD-WTO network data.
result Shows sensitivity of sectors to petroleum activity and interdependencies among countries.
Develops European power option pricing under correlated interest rate and asset processes.
problem Pricing European power options under correlated interest rate and asset processes.
method Martingale method and Girsannov transform.
result Derives European power option pricing formulae under two market assumptions.