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48 results for Expert Constraints

Adversarial MoE learns category-specific models for product search.

problem Variations in product features and importance across categories.
method Mixture of Experts with adversarial regularization and soft gating constraints.
result Improved clustering of gate output vectors and shared experts among similar categories.

Paper improves COCO problem, reducing constraint violation at the cost of slightly more regret.

problem Online Convex Optimization with adversarial constraints.
method Proposes new policies that trade off regret for reduced constraint violation.
result Achieves ildeO(dT+Tβ) ilde{O}(\sqrt{dT}+ T^β) regret and ildeO(dT1β) ilde{O}(dT^{1-β}) CCV.

Bayesian method estimates dynamics from near-optimal trajectories.

problem Estimating dynamics from near-optimal expert trajectories in reinforcement learning.
method Constraint-based Bayesian approach integrating expert near-optimality.
result Significant improvements in decision-making and transfer success.

Algorithm identifies intended fairness constraints from expert demonstrations for fair clustering.

problem Fair clustering challenges due to incomplete fairness constraints.
method Algorithm identifies fairness metric from expert demonstrations and generates clusters.
result Algorithm identifies and generates fair clusters from limited expert demonstrations.

This study analyzes communication constraints in MoE architectures using information theory.

problem Communication constraints in Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architectures.
method Developed a rate-distortion characterization of finite-rate gating in MoE architectures using information theory.
result Yielded capacity-aware limits for communication-constrained MoE systems.

In standard reinforcement learning (RL), a learning agent seeks to optimize the overall reward. However, many key aspects of a desired behavior are more naturally expressed as constraints. For instance, the designer may want to limit the use of unsafe actions, increase the diversity of trajectories to enable exploratio…

2019-06-21abs ↗pdf ↗

ParamBoost uses gradient boosting to create interpretable non-linear models with constraints.

problem Creating interpretable non-linear models with expert knowledge constraints.
method Gradient Boosting of cubic polynomials with specified constraints.
result ParamBoost outperforms state-of-the-art GAMs in real-world datasets.

Framework allows systems to defer difficult decisions to unknown experts.

problem Ensuring safety and robustness in autonomous systems with unknown human experts.
method Meta-learning approach that adapts to new experts at test-time using optimization and model-based attention mechanisms.
result Framework can quickly adapt deferral policies to new experts without re-training.

Study improves privacy-preserving online prediction from experts with speed-ups.

problem Privacy-preserving online prediction from experts with speed-ups.
method Differentially private federated online prediction algorithms.
result Achieves mm-fold regret speed-up with low-loss expert in federated setting.

The paper proposes a semi-parametric Bayesian network model using Gaussian Processes and Horseshoe priors.

problem Learning semi-parametric relationships in Expert Bayesian Networks with minimal nonlinear components.
method Uses Gaussian Processes and Horseshoe priors to model relationships, prioritizes modifying expert graphs, and generates diverse graphs.
result Models outperform state-of-the-art semi-parametric Bayesian Network models in synthetic and real-world datasets.

The goal of meta-learning is to train a model on a variety of learning tasks, such that it can adapt to new problems within only a few iterations. Here we propose a principled information-theoretic model that optimally partitions the underlying problem space such that specialized expert decision-makers solve the result…

2019-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

L2D-CD learns to defer expert recommendations in causal discovery.

problem Combining expert knowledge with data-driven results in causal discovery when expert recommendations may contradict data.
method Adapting learning-to-defer algorithms for pairwise causal discovery, L2D-CD learns a deferral function to select between expert recommendations and data-driven methods.
result L2D-CD outperforms both causal discovery methods and the expert used in isolation, identifying domains where the expert's performance is strong or weak.

Combines neural networks and expert rules for concept-based learning.

problem Extending concept-based learning with machine learning models.
method Form constraints for joint probability distribution and represent feasible set as a convex polytope.
result Neural networks can be trained to satisfy expert rules without violating them.

MLDemon monitors ML systems post-deployment, improving reliability with real-time performance estimates and expert labels.

problem Ensuring reliability of machine learning systems post-deployment, especially when user inputs differ from training data.
method Integrates unlabeled and on-demand labeled data to monitor ML model performance in real-time, deciding when to acquire expert labels.
result Outperforms existing approaches in temporal datasets with diverse distribution drifts, providing theoretical optimality for distribution drifts.

The paper proposes a method to explain expert decisions by modeling preferences with 'what if' outcomes.

problem Interpreting and auditing decision-making policies in institutions.
method Integrating counterfactual reasoning into batch inverse reinforcement learning.
result The method effectively recovers accurate and interpretable descriptions of expert behavior.

New algorithms improve prediction with expert advice under local differential privacy.

problem Predicting expert advice with privacy constraints.
method Design of two new algorithms: RW-AdaBatch and RW-Meta, leveraging limited-switching behavior and random walks.
result RW-Meta outperforms classical and central DP algorithms by 1.5-3x on predicting hospital COVID patient densities.

Algorithm learns expert weights to minimize regret in adversarial setting.

problem Learning to aggregate expert forecasts with no-regret guarantee in adversarial conditions.
method Online mirror descent algorithm for logarithmic pooling of expert forecasts.
result Achieves O(TlogT)O(\sqrt{T} \log T) expected regret compared to best weights.

The paper shows regularization can't always find all optimal solutions in constrained ML.

problem Finding the right balance between model accuracy and constraint satisfaction.
method Formal demonstration of the limitations of regularization-based approaches in non-convex cases.
result There are optimal solutions for constrained problems that do not correspond to any multiplier value.

Model explains capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.

problem Understanding capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.
method Mean-field game approach to model interactions between expert and household groups.
result Experts accumulate capital during booms and quickly reverse behavior in busts, even without macro-shocks.

Optimizes quantile and semi-adversarial regret with novel root-logarithmic regularizers.

problem Minimizes regret in adversarial and semi-adversarial online learning.
method FTRL with root-logarithmic regularizers for quantile and semi-adversarial settings.
result Achieves minimax optimal regret bounds in both paradigms.

A Human-in-the-Loop Bayesian Optimization framework for constraint-aware bioprocess development.

problem Bioprocess development
method Pareto Front Guided Sampling (PFGS) with Bayesian Optimization (BO)
result Systematic identification of high-performing, feasibility-compliant, and perturbation-resilient operating conditions.

In this work we consider adversarial contextual bandits with risk constraints. At each round, nature prepares a context, a cost for each arm, and additionally a risk for each arm. The learner leverages the context to pull an arm and then receives the corresponding cost and risk associated with the pulled arm. In additi…

2016-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Active researches are currently being performed to incorporate the wealth of scientific knowledge into data-driven approaches (e.g., neural networks) in order to improve the latter's effectiveness. In this study, the Theory-guided Neural Network (TgNN) is proposed for deep learning of subsurface flow. In the TgNN, as s…

2019-10-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Crowdsourced training of large neural networks with decentralized Mixture-of-Experts.

problem Expensive training of large neural networks limits research contributions.
method Learning@home: decentralized Mixture-of-Experts for large, poorly connected participants.
result Performance and reliability of Learning@home surpass conventional distributed training.

Framework learns robust control policies from expert demonstrations.

problem Adversarial robustness and closed-loop generalization in feedback control policies.
method Lipschitz-constrained loss minimization for certified robustness and generalization.
result Finite sample bound on policy learning error and robust closed-loop stability.

New algorithms approximate Rashomon set for sparse models, aiding expert interaction.

problem Lack of interaction between models and domain experts in classical machine learning.
method Approximate Rashomon set of sparse, generalized additive models using ellipsoids.
result Efficiently approximated Rashomon set facilitates model selection and exploration.

SkyGP improves Gaussian process scalability for real-time learning.

problem Scalability issues with exact Gaussian processes for streaming data.
method Streaming kernel-induced progressively generated Gaussian process experts (SkyGP).
result SkyGP maintains performance guarantees while improving scalability.

Multi-expert L2D underfits more severely, requiring new methods.

problem Underfitting in multi-expert L2D settings.
method PiCCE (Pick the Confident and Correct Expert), a surrogate-based method.
result PiCCE effectively reduces multi-expert L2D to a single-expert-like problem, resolving underfitting.

TENP prunes experts and neurons in Mixture-of-Experts models for efficient deployment.

problem Efficient deployment of large language models constrained by static parameter footprint.
method Structured Trapezoidal ExpertNeuron Pruning (TENP) identifies and retains important experts and neurons.
result DeepSeek model achieves 10% better performance on code generation tasks with 40% expert sparsity.

PARAFAC2 has demonstrated success in modeling irregular tensors, where the tensor dimensions vary across one of the modes. An example scenario is modeling treatments across a set of patients with the varying number of medical encounters over time. Despite recent improvements on unconstrained PARAFAC2, its model factors…

2018-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

A method to select important experts for Gaussian processes to balance computational efficiency and uncertainty quantification.

problem Balancing computational efficiency and uncertainty quantification in Gaussian processes for big data.
method Using graphical models to select important experts and aggregate their predictions while ensuring uncertainty quantification.
result Substantially reduces computational cost of aggregating dependent experts while ensuring calibrated uncertainty quantification.

Extends Demographic Parity for fairer wage predictions with expert knowledge.

problem Inadequate fairness metrics limit user domain knowledge and ignore intersectional fairness.
method Develops a parametric method to incorporate expert knowledge in fair predictions.
result Offers a robust solution for real-life applications with limited data and spending constraints.