This paper presents a new Graph Neural Network (GNN) type using feature-wise linear modulation (FiLM). Many standard GNN variants propagate information along the edges of a graph by computing "messages" based only on the representation of the source of each edge. In GNN-FiLM, the representation of the target node of an…
TFiLM expands convolutional models' receptive field with minimal overhead.
problem Capturing long-range dependencies in sequential data.
method A novel architectural component using a recurrent neural network to modulate convolutional model activations.
result TFiLM significantly improves learning speed and accuracy on various tasks.
We introduce a general-purpose conditioning method for neural networks called FiLM: Feature-wise Linear Modulation. FiLM layers influence neural network computation via a simple, feature-wise affine transformation based on conditioning information. We show that FiLM layers are highly effective for visual reasoning - an…
A family of recent successful approaches to few-shot learning relies on learning an embedding space in which predictions are made by computing similarities between examples. This corresponds to combining information between support and query examples at a very late stage of the prediction pipeline. Inspired by this obs…
Improved multi-user VoiceFilter-Lite model for speech recognition.
problem Limited performance of multi-user VoiceFilter-Lite models.
method Dual learning rate schedule and FiLM for feature conditioning.
result Closed the performance gap between multi-user and single-user VoiceFilter-Lite models.
Recent breakthroughs in computer vision and natural language processing have spurred interest in challenging multi-modal tasks such as visual question-answering and visual dialogue. For such tasks, one successful approach is to condition image-based convolutional network computation on language via Feature-wise Linear …
This paper improves image super-resolution by integrating cross-scale non-local attention.
problem Improving image super-resolution by leveraging long-range and cross-scale feature correlations.
method Proposes a Cross-Scale Non-Local (CS-NL) attention module integrated into a recurrent neural network.
result Significantly improved performance on SISR benchmarks.
We study the phenomenon of bias amplification in classifiers, wherein a machine learning model learns to predict classes with a greater disparity than the underlying ground truth. We demonstrate that bias amplification can arise via an inductive bias in gradient descent methods that results in the overestimation of the…
FLANs process each feature separately for better interpretability.
problem Need for interpretable machine learning models in critical scenarios.
method Feature-wise latent representations summed for prediction.
result FLANs enhance interpretability without sacrificing performance.
AdaTrans adapts to feature and sample transfer in high-dimensional regression.
problem High-dimensional linear regression with more features than samples.
method F-AdaTrans and S-AdaTrans methods using fused-penalties and adaptive weights.
result AdaTrans achieves convergence rates close to oracle estimators and near-minimax optimal rates.
The goal of supervised feature selection is to find a subset of input features that are responsible for predicting output values. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) allows computationally efficient feature selection based on linear dependency between input features and output values. In this pa…
Paper proposes a feature-wise change detection method for improving indoor positioning accuracy.
problem Improving the quality of reference fingerprint maps in indoor positioning systems.
method Inspired by RANSAC, the paper uses resampling of features to estimate intermediate locations and identifies candidate locations using MJI.
result The approach improves positioning accuracy by 20% and achieves 90% change detection accuracy.
Deviance-style normalization for sparse, jointly overdispersed count matrices
problem Jointly overdispersed count matrices
method Dirichlet-multinomial deviance residualization
result Preserves exact sparsity, evaluates in constant time, recovers multinomial residual
DAG-FM discovers causal relationships from heterogeneous data.
problem Challenges in causal discovery from heterogeneous causal mechanisms.
method DAG-FM uses two specialized Transformer-based sub-modules and a robust tabular interaction block to model complex row-column interactions.
result DAG-FM achieves state-of-the-art performance on synthetic and real-world datasets.
VJE learns latent representations without contrastive learning, providing probabilistic semantics.
problem Learning latent representations without contrastive signals.
method VJE maximizes a symmetric conditional evidence lower bound (ELBO) on paired encoder embeddings, using a Student-t distribution on a polar representation.
result VJE outperforms standard non-contrastive baselines in ImageNet-1K, CIFAR-10/100, and STL-10.
Paper tackles robust decision-making from multiple sites with shared structure.
problem Learning robust sequential decisions from heterogeneous multi-site datasets.
method Group-Robust MDPs with d-rectangular uncertainty sets, feature-wise worst-case aggregation, and cluster-level pooling.
result Proves suboptimality bound for robust planning policy under robust partial coverage assumption.
Unified normative modeling for neuroimaging phenotypes using denoising diffusion models.
problem Discarding multivariate dependence in neuroimaging pipelines.
method Denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPMs) with FiLM and SAINT backbones.
result Unified multivariate normative modeling with better calibration and dependence preservation.
New method learns PDE solutions from low-fidelity data.
problem Challenges in learning PDE surrogates with scarce data.
method Flow matching in infinite-dimensional space with conditional neural operators.
result Accurately learns PDE solutions across different resolutions and fidelities.
We present an autoencoder that leverages learned representations to better measure similarities in data space. By combining a variational autoencoder with a generative adversarial network we can use learned feature representations in the GAN discriminator as basis for the VAE reconstruction objective. Thereby, we repla…
In this paper we study how different ways of combining character and word-level representations affect the quality of both final word and sentence representations. We provide strong empirical evidence that modeling characters improves the learned representations at the word and sentence levels, and that doing so is par…
Kernel testing compares cell states in single-cell data.
problem Comparing non-linear cell states in single-cell data.
method Kernel-based testing framework for non-linear distribution comparison.
result Identifies subtle population variations in cell states.
CDSSL improves representation quality by integrating linear and nonlinear dependencies.
problem Scarcity of labeled data and neglect of nonlinear dependencies in SSL.
method CDSSL combines linear correlations and nonlinear dependencies using HSIC in RKHS.
result CDSSL enhances representation quality on diverse benchmarks.
Model predicts future values and fills in missing data.
problem Missing data in time series data.
method End-to-end time series model with two neural networks.
result Framework performs well in imputation and forecasting.
Classifies modules of surface-knots in terms of their properties.
problem Characterizing modules of surface-knots in terms of their properties.
method Using homology and covering spaces, the reduced first module is characterized.
result The reduced first module for every genus g is characterized in terms of properties of a finitely generated module.
Curvature defined for Hilbert modules and Kasparov modules.
problem Defining and studying curvature in Hilbert modules and Kasparov modules.
method Introduced curvature for densely defined universal connections on Hilbert C∗-modules relative to spectral triples. result Curvature only depends on the represented form of the universal connection modulo junk forms.
Proves finiteness and holonomicity of skein modules for 3-manifolds.
problem Finiteness and holonomicity of skein modules for 3-manifolds.
method Defining skein transfer bimodules and using q-analogues of D-module theory.
result Internal skein modules are holonomic modules over the internal skein algebra of the boundary.
Defines super projective modules and explores their properties.
problem Exploring the geometric-algebraic link in super geometry.
method Defined and explored super projective modules over supersmooth functions.
result Module of vector fields over a supersphere is a super projective module.
A new method to derive presentations of skein modules is developed. For the case of homotopy skein modules it will be shown how the topology of a 3-manifold is reflected in the structure of the module. The freeness problem for q-homotopy skein modules is solved, and a natural skein module related to linking numbers is …
We introduce higher skein modules of links generalizing the Conway skein module. We show that these modules are closely connected to the HOMFLY polynomial.
Neural Module Networks, originally proposed for the task of visual question answering, are a class of neural network architectures that involve human-specified neural modules, each designed for a specific form of reasoning. In current formulations of such networks only the parameters of the neural modules and/or the or…
Paper compares skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
problem Comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
method Using skein relations and Reshetikhin-Turaev model.
result Resolved the problem of comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
Skein modules are the main objects of an algebraic topology based on knots (or position). In the same spirit as Leibniz we would call our approach "algebra situs." When looking at the panorama of skein modules we see, past the rolling hills of homologies and homotopies, distant mountains - the Kauffman bracket skein mo…
Generalized Steinberg module presentation for Gaussian and Eisenstein integers.
problem Presenting Steinberg modules for specific number rings.
method Generalization of Bykovskii's presentation to Gaussian and Eisenstein integers.
result Generalization does not yield a presentation for all Euclidean number rings.
Enhanced Alexander module detects linking numbers in links.
problem Detecting linking numbers in links using Alexander modules.
method Defining and singling out meridians and longitudes in reduced Alexander modules.
result The enhanced Alexander module determines all linking numbers.
We define 2-crossed module bundle 2-gerbes related to general Lie 2-crossed modules and discuss their properties. A 2-crossed module bundle 2-gerbe over a manifold is defined in terms of a so called 2-crossed module bundle gerbe, which is a crossed module bundle gerbe equipped with an extra sructure. It is shown that s…
Combinatorial approach to compute satellite knot invariants using graph theory.
problem Computing knot invariants for satellite knots using bordered Heegaard Floer homology.
method Construct weighted A∞-modules using decorated planar graphs and prove their isomorphism. result Combinatorial proof of A∞ structure relations for the constructed modules. New sl(2) action defined on a mathematical module.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on mathematical construction.
method Construction of sl(2)-action on equivariant skein lasagna module.
result Infinitesimal sl(2)-symmetries constructed.
Studies modules over a category of Jacobi diagrams in handlebodies.
problem Understanding modules over a specific category of Jacobi diagrams.
method Generalizes adjunctions and studies subquotient modules.
result Generalizes adjunctions between modules and Casimir Lie algebra modules.
Enhances knot and link invariants using quandle modules.
problem Distinguishing knots and links using polynomial invariants.
method Integrates quandle modules into the quandle coloring quiver.
result The enhanced invariant distinguishes knots and links.
Introduces admissible skein modules for non-semisimple categories.
problem No specific problem stated; generalization of Kauffman skein algebra.
method Introduces admissible skein modules associated to ideals in pivotal categories.
result These modules generalize Kauffman skein algebra and relate to quantum invariants.
Let {T1,…,Tn} be a set of n commuting bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space H. Then the n-tuple (T1,…,Tn) turns H into a module over C[z1,…,zn] in the following sense: \[\mathbb{C}[z_1, \ldots, z_n] \times \mathcal{H} \raro \clh, \quad \quad …
This paper generalizes L2 cohomology theory for complex manifolds.
problem Developing a L2 cohomology theory for Hodge modules on infinite covering spaces.
method Formulating a conjectural generalization of L2-Mixed Hodge structures using Saito's Mixed Hodge Modules.
result Partial results in the conjectural generalization of L2-Mixed Hodge structures.
Study Kauffman bracket skein modules of Seifert fibered spaces.
problem Understanding the structure of Kauffman bracket skein modules.
method Investigate spanning sets and module structure.
result Kauffman bracket skein modules are finitely generated.
Formula for interleaving distance of rectangle persistence modules.
problem Calculating distances between rectangle persistence modules.
method Formulas based on rectangle geometry, extended to decomposable modules.
result Closed formulas for interleaving and bottleneck distances.
Introduces Floer lasagna modules using link Floer homology.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on new mathematical concept.
method Inspired by skein lasagna module, uses link Floer homology.
result Computes Floer lasagna modules for specific 4-manifolds.
Researchers create a Fredholm module on fractal shapes like the Cantor set.
problem Constructing Fredholm modules on complex fractal structures.
method Combining combinatorial techniques with higher-dimensional analogues.
result Calculated Dixmier trace of operators induced by the module.
We show that the Kauffman bracket skein module of a cylinder over the torus embeds as a subalgebra of the noncommutative torus. Using this we derive nice formulas for the Jones-Wenzl idempotents and analyze the structure of the Kauffman bracket skein module of the unknot as a module over the Kauffman bracket skein modu…
New knot theory module shows torsion-ness in number theory.
problem Torsion-ness of Selmer modules in Galois representations.
method Introducing adjoint homological Selmer module for SL2-representations of knot groups. result Finitely generated torsion-ness of the new Selmer module.