Smart mobility management would be an important prerequisite for future fog computing systems. In this research, we propose a learning-based handover optimization for the Internet of Vehicles that would assist the smooth transition of device connections and offloaded tasks between fog nodes. To accomplish this, we make…
Adversarial fog tests autonomous navigation models.
problem Neural networks are fooled by adversarial perturbations, but fog naturally creates similar perturbations.
method Introduced a new type of adversarial perturbation using generative models and Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks.
result Generated adversarial fog images help test autonomous navigation models.
Bayesian method predicts runtime metrics for fog manufacturing.
problem Accurate prediction of runtime performance metrics in fog manufacturing.
method Bayesian sparse regression for multivariate mixed responses.
result Enhanced prediction and statistical inferences of runtime metrics.
Fog learning distributes ML model training across heterogeneous devices and networks.
problem Challenges with conventional federated learning in heterogeneous networks.
method Intelligent distribution of ML model training across nodes from edge devices to cloud servers.
result Enhanced federated learning with multi-layer hybrid framework considering network, heterogeneity, and proximity.
The method constructs arbitrage-free option surfaces from noisy quotes using Chebyshev bases and a fog post-fit layer.
problem Constructing arbitrage-free option price surfaces from noisy bid-ask quotes.
method Chebyshev tensor bases, linear sampling, no-arbitrage operators, quadratic objective, OSQP solvers, fog post-fit layer, Hamiltonian energy.
result High inside-spread coverage (98-99%) and low no-arbitrage violations (below 1%) in stable periods, controlled leakage in stressed periods.
Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Support Vector Machines (SVM), etc. have become widespread and can achieve high statistical performance. However their accuracy decreases significantly in energy-constrained mobile and embedded systems space, where all computations need to be c…
In this paper, the distributed edge caching problem in fog radio access networks (F-RANs) is investigated. By considering the unknown spatio-temporal content popularity and user preference, a user request model based on hidden Markov process is proposed to characterize the fluctuant spatio-temporal traffic demands in F…
DefogGAN predicts hidden RTS game information to aid strategic decision-making.
problem Predicting hidden information in real-time strategy games like StarCraft.
method Conditional Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) with pyramidal reconstruction loss.
result DefogGAN predicts enemy buildings and combat units as accurately as professional players.
Freezing of gait (FoG) is a common gait disability in Parkinson's disease, that usually appears in its advanced stage. Freeze episodes are associated with falls, injuries, and psychological consequences, negatively affecting the patients' quality of life. For detecting FoG episodes automatically, a highly accurate dete…
Footfall based biometric system is perhaps the only person identification technique which does not hinder the natural movement of an individual. This is a clear edge over all other biometric systems which require a formidable amount of human intervention and encroach upon an individual's privacy to some extent or the o…
Task offloading is an emerging technology in fog-enabled networks. It allows users to transmit tasks to neighbor fog nodes so as to utilize the computing resources of the networks. In this paper, we investigate a stochastic task offloading model and propose a multi-armed bandit framework to formulate this model. We con…
Task offloading is a promising technology to exploit the benefits of fog computing. An effective task offloading strategy is needed to utilize the computational resources efficiently. In this paper, we endeavor to seek an online task offloading strategy to minimize the long-term latency. In particular, we formulate a s…
A hybrid neural network optimizes AI deployment on edge and cloud for energy efficiency.
problem Energy and resource constraints in edge devices for deep learning models.
method Conditionally deep hybrid neural network with quantized layers at edge and full-precision layers at cloud.
result Early classification at the edge reduces energy consumption by 5.5x on CIFAR-10 dataset.
In this paper, we prove an extended version of the Minkowski Inequality, holding for any smooth bounded set Ω⊂Rn, n≥3. Our proof relies on the discovery of effective monotonicity formulas holding along the level set flow of the p-capacitary potentials associated with Ω, for every p suffici…
New framework tackles deep financial reporting bottleneck by improving hallucination and coherence.
problem Statistical smoothing trap in LLMs limits deep financial reporting quality.
method DeepNews Framework integrates information foraging, schema-guided planning, and adversarial prompting.
result DeepNews system achieves 25% acceptance rate in blind test, significantly outperforming SOTA.
This paper introduces early exits in neural networks for faster inference.
problem Reducing inference time and preventing overfitting in neural networks.
method Designing and training multi-output neural networks with early exits.
result Significant reductions in inference time and improved robustness.
Geometric quantization extended to arbitrary connected spaces using path integration.
problem Constructing a Prequantum Groupoid for arbitrary connected parasymplectic spaces.
method Define a Total Group of Periods and a Prequantum Groupoid with connected isotropy.
result The Prequantum Groupoid Tω is isomorphic to the group of symmetries of the Dynamical System. LUNAR uses cellular automata for real-time data classification in fast streams.
problem Real-time machine learning challenges with fast data streams and concept drift.
method Streamified cellular automata approach for incremental learning and adaptation.
result Competitive performance in classification compared to established online learning methods.
The Internet of Things (IoT) extends the Internet connectivity into billions of IoT devices around the world, where the IoT devices collect and share information to reflect status of the physical world. The Autonomous Control System (ACS), on the other hand, performs control functions on the physical systems without ex…
SparseIDS uses RL to significantly reduce packet inspection in IDSs.
problem Efficiently inspecting large volumes of network packets for security threats.
method SparseIDS employs RL to learn optimal packet sampling strategies.
result SparseIDS reduces packet inspection by more than 75% while maintaining high accuracy.
Optimizes QoS in FSO links over South Africa using ensemble learning.
problem Impact of weather on QoS in FSO links.
method Ensemble learning models (Random Forest, ADaBoost Regression, Stacking Regression, Gradient Boost Regression, Multilayer Neural Network) applied to meteorological data.
result Significant enhancement in QoS with RMSE and R-squared values of 0.0032 and 0.9906 respectively at George.
Many methods for automated software test generation, including some that explicitly use machine learning (and some that use ML more broadly conceived) derive new tests from existing tests (often referred to as seeds). Often, the seed tests from which new tests are derived are manually constructed, or at least simpler t…
A family of maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) kernel two-sample tests is introduced. Members of the test family are called Block-tests or B-tests, since the test statistic is an average over MMDs computed on subsets of the samples. The choice of block size allows control over the tradeoff between test power and computatio…
USP test improves on Pearson's chi-squared and G-test for independence.
problem Deficiencies in Pearson's chi-squared and G-test for independence. method USP test based on U-statistic estimator of population dependence measure. result USP test controls size, handles small cell counts, and detects minimal violations of independence.
E-C2ST uses E-values for high-dimensional data two-sample tests.
problem Statistical testing for high-dimensional data.
method Combines split likelihood ratio tests and predictive independence tests, using E-values for anytime-valid sequential tests.
result E-C2ST achieves enhanced statistical power by partitioning datasets into multiple batches.
This paper provides a comprehensive survey of Machine Learning Testing (ML testing) research. It covers 144 papers on testing properties (e.g., correctness, robustness, and fairness), testing components (e.g., the data, learning program, and framework), testing workflow (e.g., test generation and test evaluation), and …
Cheap permutation tests speed up distribution testing without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Efficiently testing distribution differences and independence.
method Group datapoints into bins and permute only these bins, using stored sufficient statistics.
result Cheap permutation tests maintain the accuracy and optimality of standard tests but are significantly faster.
Paper proposes a chi-square test for distance correlation.
problem Testing distance correlation is computationally expensive.
method Proposes a chi-square test for distance correlation, non-parametric, fast, applicable to various metrics.
result Chi-square test exhibits similar power to permutation test and can be valid and universally consistent for testing independence.
The paper tests properties of multiple distributions with limited samples.
problem Testing properties of multiple distributions with few samples.
method Designing testers for uniformity, identity, and closeness testing under specific conditions.
result Sample optimal testers for uniformity, identity, and closeness testing are provided.
Optimizes two-sample tests for non-Euclidean domains using spectral regularization.
problem Optimizing two-sample tests for non-Euclidean domains.
method Spectral regularization of MMD test to achieve minimax optimality.
result Proposes a spectral regularization method that improves test optimality.
DRIFT uses RL to automate functional software testing efficiently.
problem Efficient and reliable automated software testing.
method DRIFT employs Q-learning with Graph Neural Networks on symbolic UI representations.
result DRIFT can robustly test software functionalities in a fully automated manner.
Post hoc test for Sharpe ratio improves pairwise comparisons.
problem Improving pairwise comparisons of Sharpe ratios.
method Analogous to Tukey's test, applied after rejecting equal Signal-Noise ratios.
result Maintains nominal type I rate and is moderately powerful.
Robust test for distributions under Hellinger distance, simpler than optimal tests.
problem Testing and estimating distributions robustly under Hellinger distance.
method Simple robust hypothesis test with optimal sample complexity, robust to Hellinger distance perturbations.
result Empirically demonstrated robustness and power of the test on canonical distributions.
Framework for online hypothesis testing across various data types.
problem Testing various nonparametric hypotheses in data streams.
method Unified framework using operators on data distributions, leveraging ML models.
result Efficient, adaptive, and error-controlled sequential tests.
A new method for kernel tests without data splitting increases power.
problem Lack of power in kernel-based tests due to data splitting.
method Selective inference framework to learn hyperparameters and test on full sample.
result Empirically larger test power without data splitting, regardless of split proportion.
Develops a new test for comparing two groups' densities, showing minimax optimality.
problem Comparing probability densities between two groups.
method Probabilistic tensor product smoothing spline framework for joint density modeling; penalized likelihood ratio test for interaction testing.
result Proposed test is minimax optimal and outperforms conventional approaches.
Model-X test detects conditional independence in streaming data.
problem Detecting conditional independence in data streams with arbitrary dependency.
method Sequential testing inspired by model-X and testing by betting.
result Significantly reduces type-I error rate and enhances data efficiency.
Simple methods combine statistical tests for out-of-distribution detection.
problem Detecting data points not following the training distribution.
method Combining classical parametric tests (Rao's score test) and a typicality test.
result Combining Fisher's method of test statistics improves out-of-distribution detection accuracy.
Unified score and distance-based GoF tests for model adequacy.
problem Difficulty in extending score-based GoF tests to nonparametric alternatives.
method Introducing semiparametric kernelized Stein discrepancy (SKSD) test.
result SKSD test is computationally efficient and universally consistent.
AutoML simplifies two-sample tests for detecting distribution shifts.
problem Detecting distribution shifts between datasets.
method Uses mean discrepancy of a witness function with squared loss minimization.
result AutoML simplifies and improves two-sample testing performance.
New methods for CI testing under model misspecification.
problem Challenges in CI testing with misspecified models.
method Proposes new approximations and upper bounds for testing errors of regression-based CI tests.
result Introduces the Rao-Blackwellized Predictor Test (RBPT) robust against misspecified inductive biases.
New KCM tests improve specification testing via RKHS.
problem Improving specification tests for econometric models.
method Kernel conditional moment (KCM) tests based on RKHS.
result KCM tests have better finite-sample performance than existing tests.
The repeated community-wide reuse of test sets in popular benchmark problems raises doubts about the credibility of reported test-error rates. Verifying whether a learned model is overfitted to a test set is challenging as independent test sets drawn from the same data distribution are usually unavailable, while other …
Discusses MultiFIT for multivariate dependence, comparing it to HSIC tests.
problem Comparing Multiscale Fisher's Independence Test (MultiFIT) to HSIC tests for multivariate dependence.
method Compares MultiFIT to HSIC tests, highlighting exact level control and performance limitations.
result Observes performance limitations of MultiFIT in terms of test power.
Develops hypothesis tests for conditional distributions using learning-theoretic bounds.
problem Testing differences in conditional distributions and functionals.
method Transforming learning-theoretic bounds into hypothesis tests for conditional expectations.
result Establishes comprehensive foundation for conditional testing, including theoretical guarantees and practical implementations.
Develops tests for conditional symmetry under group actions.
problem Testing conditional symmetry in distributions under group actions.
method Nonparametric randomization tests with kernel methods and asymptotic consistency.
result Tests achieve finite-sample Type I error control and power.
Paper proposes a new method for more accurate group testing of infected patients.
problem Identifying infected patients efficiently with reduced tests and corrected errors.
method Adaptive design of pools based on Bayesian posterior prediction using belief propagation algorithm.
result The proposed method results in more accurate identification of infected patients.
BERET improves binary expansion test for multivariate independence.
problem Testing independence of random vectors in arbitrary dimensions.
method Ensemble approach using sum of squared symmetry statistics and distance correlation.
result Improves power while preserving interpretability.