Paper introduces a new probabilistic model for class-specific discriminant analysis.
problem Lack of multi-modal structure consideration in existing class-specific methods.
method Formulates a probabilistic model that incorporates multi-modal negative class structure.
result Proposed model can be directly used for class-specific probabilistic classification.
Introduces CStrees for modeling context-specific causal models from observational and interventional data.
problem Modeling context-specific causal relationships from mixed data types.
method Introduces CStrees with a novel factorization criterion and graphical characterization for context-specific conditional independence models.
result Derives a graphical characterization of model equivalence for observational CStrees and extends it to CStree models under context-specific interventions.
Region-specific linear models are widely used in practical applications because of their non-linear but highly interpretable model representations. One of the key challenges in their use is non-convexity in simultaneous optimization of regions and region-specific models. This paper proposes novel convex region-specific…
Researchers explore non-coherent banding in site-specific recombination.
problem Understanding non-coherent banding in site-specific recombination.
method Survey of recent developments in non-coherent banding on knots.
result Recent advances in non-coherent banding model for site-specific recombination.
Extends neural network verification to non-linear specifications.
problem Certifying richer properties of neural networks.
method Introduces convex-relaxable specifications for verification.
result Effective verification of important properties like energy conservation and semantic consistency.
Statistical model checking for PCTL on MDPs using reinforcement learning.
problem Model checking PCTL specifications on MDPs with statistical methods.
method Reinforcement learning for policy search, statistical model checking with UCB-based Q-learning.
result Provably guaranteed statistical model checking method for PCTL specifications on MDPs.
New model identifies patient-specific disease root causes.
problem Identifying root causes of complex diseases varying between patients.
method Generalized Root Causal Inference (GRCI) algorithm for heteroscedastic noise model.
result GRCI accurately extracts patient-specific root causes.
Efficiently fine-tunes patient-independent seizure detection models with tensor kernel machine.
problem Improving seizure detection accuracy for wearable devices.
method Transfer learning with tensor kernel machine using canonical polyadic decomposition.
result Patient fine-tuned model achieves high performance with smaller model size.
A novel validation method improves feature importance analysis in subject-specific ML models.
problem Limited effectiveness of general ML models trained on large datasets for individual patient outcomes.
method A novel validation approach using a general ML model with repeated trials and random seed variation.
result Consistent identification of key features at the subject level and improved group-level feature importance analysis.
This work defines observation-specific explanations for black-box models.
problem Assigning importance to data points in black-box model predictions.
method Surrogate model construction using scattered data approximation and orthogonal matching pursuit.
result Validated approach on simulated and real-world datasets.
Scalable method learns context-specific models for hundreds of variables.
problem Learning context-specific models for large numbers of variables.
method Order-based Markov chain Monte-Carlo search with context-specific sparsity assumption.
result Method scales to hundreds of variables and learns accurate models.
Log-linear models are the popular workhorses of analyzing contingency tables. A log-linear parameterization of an interaction model can be more expressive than a direct parameterization based on probabilities, leading to a powerful way of defining restrictions derived from marginal, conditional and context-specific ind…
We propose a parsimonious topic model for text corpora. In related models such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), all words are modeled topic-specifically, even though many words occur with similar frequencies across different topics. Our modeling determines salient words for each topic, which have topic-specific pr…
Site-specific recombination on supercoiled circular DNA molecules can yield a variety of knots and catenanes. Twist knots are some of the most common conformations of these products and they can act as substrates for further rounds of site-specific recombination. They are also one of the simplest families of knots and …
Research in deep learning for multi-speaker source separation has received a boost in the last years. However, most studies are restricted to mixtures of a specific number of speakers, called a specific scenario. While some works included experiments for different scenarios, research towards combining data of different…
Study evaluates if LLMs have company-specific biases in financial sentiment analysis.
problem Evaluating if large language models exhibit company-specific biases in financial sentiment analysis.
method Comparing sentiment scores with and without company names, constructing economic models, and empirical analysis.
result LLMs show company-specific biases in sentiment analysis, impacting investor behavior and stock prices.
Deep learning model performs differently in TB-specific vs non-TB-specific chest X-rays.
problem Limited generalizability of machine learning models for tuberculosis detection.
method Developed a DCNN model using a TB-specific CXR dataset and tested it on a non-TB-specific CXR dataset.
result A deep learning model trained on one population's TB CXR data does not generalize well to another population.
Study introduces KorFinMTEB for Korean financial texts, revealing model limitations.
problem Limited evaluation benchmarks for low-resource domains, especially Korean.
method Developed KorFinMTEB, a tailored benchmark for Korean financial texts.
result Models perform better on translated benchmarks than on domain-specific ones.
This paper uses Bayesian ARD to automatically determine utility functions for discrete choice models.
problem Challenging and time-consuming task in identifying optimal utility function specifications.
method Bayesian framework and automatic relevance determination (ARD) for data-driven utility function specification.
result The proposed DCM-ARD model accurately recovers true utility function specifications and outperforms previous methods.
In many applications, multivariate samples may harbor previously unrecognized heterogeneity at the level of conditional independence or network structure. For example, in cancer biology, disease subtypes may differ with respect to subtype-specific interplay between molecular components. Then, both subtype discovery and…
Deep CNN-RNN model classifies breathing sounds for respiratory disease diagnosis.
problem Automated diagnosis of respiratory diseases using wearable devices.
method Patient-specific model tuning and local log quantization of weights.
result 71.81% accuracy on leave-one-out validation with patient-specific data.
A new model uses GPs and latent force models to predict patient responses to drugs.
problem Challenges in modeling short-term effects of drugs on patient physiology.
method Hybrid Gaussian process with latent force model for joint modeling of patient physiology and drug effects.
result The model accurately predicts patient responses to three common drugs, showing competitive performance.
Proposes a test for model specification using unlabeled data.
problem Difficulty in confirming whether a model is correctly specified.
method Extends the definition of a correctly specified model to include any distribution of explanatory variables and proposes a test.
result The proposed method can reject misspecified models and predict labels for unlabeled data.
ETM identifies field-specific keywords in text classification.
problem Unsupervised text classification with field-specific keywords.
method Weighted Lasso penalty and pairwise Kullback-Leibler divergence penalty for topic separation.
result ETM improves topic coherence by 22% and 10% compared to LDA.
FalconBC improves patient-specific cardiovascular modeling by estimating boundary conditions efficiently.
problem Efficiently estimating boundary conditions in patient-specific cardiovascular models, especially in open-loop models and anatomies with lesions.
method A general amortized inference framework based on probabilistic flow that treats clinical targets and anatomies as conditioning variables.
result Demonstrated on two patient-specific models, FalconBC improves efficiency and accuracy in estimating boundary conditions.
Low-rank framework for task-specific LLM ranking from sparse comparisons.
problem Challenges in reliable task-specific ranking of LLMs under sparse, imbalanced comparisons.
method Low-rank modeling of task-by-model ability matrix, max-norm accurate estimator, task-wise top-K recovery guarantees, uncertainty quantification framework.
result Improves sample efficiency and produces tighter, better-calibrated ranking certificates.
Paper proposes a method to reuse models without raw data.
problem Reuse existing models without accessing raw data.
method Two-phase framework: Upload and Deployment phases.
result Theoretical and experimental validation of approach effectiveness.
NOTMAD estimates context-specific Bayesian networks without breaking datasets.
problem Non-convexity of acyclic graphs limits sharing information between context-specific estimators.
method NOTMAD models context-specific Bayesian networks as mixtures of archetypal DAGs, estimating structures and parameters jointly.
result NOTMAD shares information between context-specific acyclic graphs, enabling single-sample resolution.
New model identifies cell-specific genes for cancer prognosis.
problem No statistical model to integrate multiscale cancer data.
method Bayesian generalized promotion time cure models (GPTCMs).
result Improves cancer prognosis by identifying cell-specific genes.
Develops a faster model selection method using influence functions.
problem Time-consuming and computationally inefficient model selection.
method Model-specific data subsampling guided by influence functions.
result Empirically shows improved selection of high-quality models.
Improved sex and age-specific model for Parkinson's diagnosis.
problem Accurate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for better patient care.
method Sex-specific and age-dependent handwriting classification model.
result Significantly improved accuracy (83.75% for females, 79.55% for older age group) compared to generalized model.
Enhances Transformer models for multivariate time series with dataset-specific channel masks.
problem Capturing channel dependency in multivariate time series models.
method Introduces partial channel dependence and channel masks to refine channel dependency in Transformers.
result Improves model performance across diverse tasks and datasets.
Extract class-specific subnetworks from neural models for better understanding and improved explanations.
problem Understanding and explaining the complex behavior of deep neural networks.
method For each semantic class, extract a class-specific subnetwork with a compressed structure that maintains comparable performance.
result Extracted subnetworks improve explanation saliency and adversarial example detection.
Stochastic programs simplify complex models with noise and nondeterminism.
problem Handling models with nuisance parameters, noise, and nondeterminism.
method Developed a reference implementation for stochastic probabilistic programs and inference.
result Efficient inference in models with noise and nondeterminism is possible.
Formulates approach for guiding explanation types based on user specifications.
problem Creating explainable AI components from user-defined specifications.
method Develops a method for generating explanations based on user-defined specifications.
result Demonstrates feasibility of user-defined explanations for complex models like Bayesian networks and graph neural networks.
In this paper we propose a boosting based multiview learning algorithm, referred to as PB-MVBoost, which iteratively learns i) weights over view-specific voters capturing view-specific information; and ii) weights over views by optimizing a PAC-Bayes multiview C-Bound that takes into account the accuracy of view-specif…
Improves machine learning performance with domain-specific embeddings.
problem Tuning word embeddings for specific use cases and domains.
method Combines multiple domain-specific embeddings using a ranking function and dimensionality reduction.
result Effective domain-specific embeddings improve machine learning performance.
Customized-GNN generates model-specific for each graph.
problem Graphs in the same dataset have distinct structures.
method Proposes Customized-GNN framework to generate model-specific for each graph.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on various graph classification benchmarks.
Study builds a Japanese financial-specific LLM through continual pre-training.
problem Lack of domain-specific Japanese financial LLMs.
method Continual pre-training on Japanese financial-focused datasets using a base Japanese LLM.
result Tuned model outperforms original model on Japanese financial benchmarks.
The link between different psychophysiological measures during emotion episodes is not well understood. To analyse the functional relationship between electroencephalography (EEG) and facial electromyography (EMG), we apply historical function-on-function regression models to EEG and EMG data that were simultaneously r…
DSSM separates domain-invariant dynamics from domain-specifics in sequential data.
problem Learning cross-domain sequence representations from diverse data domains.
method Introduce disentangled state space models (DSSM) using unsupervised VAE-based training.
result Improves knowledge transfer and robust prediction across domains.
Paper introduces Functional Effects Models to account for individual heterogeneity in panel data.
problem Accounting for preference heterogeneity in panel data with machine learning.
method Functional Effects Models using gradient boosting decision trees and deep neural networks to learn individual-specific preference parameters.
result Functional Effects Models outperform traditional models in learning inter-individual heterogeneity and predictive performance.
Paper develops methods for estimating patient-specific survival curve prediction intervals.
problem Lack of uncertainty quantification in ISD models.
method Adapted existing method for ISD survival curve analysis.
result New methods provide accurate simultaneous prediction intervals.
Identifies patient-specific root causes of disease using structural equation models.
problem Detecting significant variables in complex diseases that differ between patients.
method Defining patient-specific root causes as exogenous errors in a structural equation model, quantifying predictivity using Shapley values, and developing a fast algorithm called Root Causal Inference.
result Significant improvements in accuracy by uncovering root causes with large effect sizes at the individual level but clinically insignificant effect sizes at the group level.
Safe neural networks for input-output specifications.
problem Ensuring machine learning models adhere to input-output constraints.
method Designing constrained predictors and combining them safely.
result Demonstrated on synthetic and real-world datasets.
QuantNet learns global market trends to improve trading strategies.
problem Developing global trading strategies from multiple markets' data.
method QuantNet integrates transfer and meta-learning to learn market-agnostic trends and market-specific strategies.
result QuantNet outperformed top baseline strategies by 51% Sharpe and 69% Calmar ratios.
A new VWAP execution method using transformer and signature features.
problem Asset-specific model training and complex temporal dependencies.
method Combining transformer-based design with path signatures for capturing geometric features.
result GFT-Sig model achieves superior performance in VWAP loss metrics.
Meta-learning approach discovers task-specific modules for few-shot tasks.
problem Meta-learning large models with limited task-specific data.
method Bayesian shrinkage for automatic discovery of task-specific and general modules.
result Outperforms existing meta-learning methods in domains with little task data and long adaptation horizons.