Bayesian VFLMSP improves multimodal survival prediction with privacy.
problem Privacy and reliability in multimodal time-to-event prediction.
method Bayesian Vertical Federated Learning (VFL) with differential privacy.
result Consistent improvements in C-index compared to existing methods.
MSB framework improves survival prediction in immunotherapy patients with missing data.
problem High dimensionality and blockwise missingness in multimodal clinical data.
method MSB is a late-fusion framework that independently models modality-specific features before aggregating predictions via cross-validated stacking.
result MSB outperformed baseline algorithms in predicting progression-free survival in lung cancer patients.
DeepPAMM models complex survival data with deep learning, improving predictive performance.
problem Complex hazard structures in survival analysis with small data sets and censoring.
method Deep learning framework for piecewise exponential models, addressing high-dimensional feature settings.
result DeepPAMM outperforms other machine learning approaches in predictive performance.
NAS improves gliomas segmentation on MRI scans.
problem Designing optimal deep learning architectures for brain tumor segmentation.
method Neural architecture search with probabilistic parameter learning for MRI brain tumor segmentation.
result Two optimal neural architectures for brain tumor segmentation were discovered.
SurvMixClust clusters survival data and predicts individual survival curves.
problem Integrating clustering into survival analysis for precision medicine.
method SurvMixClust learns latent representations for clustering and predicts survival functions using a mixture of non-parametric experts.
result SurvMixClust creates balanced clusters with distinct survival curves, outperforming clustering baselines and competing with non-clustering models in predictive accuracy.
The paper predicts survival functions using random survival trees and concordance maximization.
problem Predicting conditional survival functions in right-censored data.
method The approach combines regression strategies with random survival trees and maximizes concordance.
result The proposed weighted predictor outperforms the usual survival cobra in terms of concordance.
Survival kernets scale deep kernel survival analysis to large datasets with interpretability and theoretical guarantees.
problem Scalable and interpretable deep kernel survival analysis for large datasets.
method Survival kernets use kernel netting for training set compression and XGBoost for warm-starting neural architecture search.
result Survival kernets achieve optimal time-dependent concordance index on various survival analysis datasets.
Survival MDN uses invertible functions to speed up survival analysis models.
problem Training neural ODEs for survival analysis is computationally expensive.
method Survival MDN applies an invertible positive function to MDN outputs.
result Survival MDN outperforms or matches other models on concordance, Brier score, and log-likelihood.
RSM provides insights into deep survival models' decision-making.
problem Ensuring trust in deep survival models' predictions for healthcare applications.
method Reverse survival model (RSM) framework that explains deep survival models' decisions.
result RSM extracts relevant features for deep survival models' predictions.
Neural network learns kernel functions for survival analysis and prediction intervals.
problem Predicting survival times for individuals based on similar training subjects.
method Develops a neural network framework to learn kernel functions for kernel survival analysis and uses these to construct valid prediction intervals.
result Neural network survival estimators are competitive with existing methods and provide valid prediction intervals.
Multimodal machine learning is a core research area spanning the language, visual and acoustic modalities. The central challenge in multimodal learning involves learning representations that can process and relate information from multiple modalities. In this paper, we propose two methods for unsupervised learning of j…
Reduces survival analysis to common regression tasks.
problem Applying standard machine learning tools to survival analysis.
method Various reduction techniques to simplify survival analysis.
result Benchmark analysis shows improved predictive performance.
A new method clusters survival data using deep variational models.
problem Clustering survival data, a challenging task.
method Semi-supervised probabilistic approach with deep generative model.
result The method outperforms previous models in clustering and predicting survival times.
We investigate the effect of the proportional hazards assumption on prognostic and predictive models of the survival time of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We theoretically compare the underlying model formulations of several variants of survival forests and implementations thereof, includ…
Optimal Survival Trees improve accuracy in medical data analysis.
problem Analyzing censored outcomes in medical data.
method Mixed-integer optimization and local search techniques.
result Improves accuracy in large datasets compared to existing methods.
Survey of multimodal deep generative models for diverse data types.
problem Inference of shared representations and cross-modal generation from heterogeneous multimodal data.
method Variational autoencoders and other deep generative models.
result A comprehensive survey of multimodal deep generative models.
Multimodal fusion is considered a key step in multimodal tasks such as sentiment analysis, emotion detection, question answering, and others. Most of the recent work on multimodal fusion does not guarantee the fidelity of the multimodal representation with respect to the unimodal representations. In this paper, we prop…
RSF models censored functional data for better survival analysis.
problem Modeling survival trajectories with censored data.
method Random Survival Forest for Censored Functional Data (RSF).
result Good performance in predicting survival variables.
Improves survival analysis across multiple domains with machine learning.
problem Adapting survival analysis to new or rare illness types with limited labeled data.
method Introduces a new survival metric and discrepancy measure for censored data, enabling domain adaptation.
result Superb performance on target domains, better treatment recommendations, and interpretable weight matrix.
HACSurv models dependencies between competing risks and censoring for improved survival analysis.
problem Inaccurate survival predictions due to ignoring dependencies between competing risks and censoring.
method HACSurv uses hierarchical Archimedean copulas to model dependencies and cause-specific survival functions.
result HACSurv improves accuracy in survival predictions and captures complex risk interactions.
Optimal survival trees ensemble reduces tree count and improves predictive performance.
problem Improving predictive performance in survival analysis.
method Grows a forest of optimal survival trees by ranking and selecting the best trees based on out-of-bag error.
result Reduces the number of trees in the ensemble while improving predictive performance.
Multimodal research is an emerging field of artificial intelligence, and one of the main research problems in this field is multimodal fusion. The fusion of multimodal data is the process of integrating multiple unimodal representations into one compact multimodal representation. Previous research in this field has exp…
Develops a contrastive framework for data-efficient multimodal learning.
problem Expensive training of multimodal generative models requiring related multimodal data.
method Contrastive framework for multimodal learning, distinguishing related from unrelated data.
result Data-efficient multimodal learning on challenging datasets for various VAE models.
In this paper we utilize a survival analysis methodology incorporating Bayesian additive regression trees to account for nonlinear and additive covariate effects. We compare the performance of Bayesian additive regression trees, Cox proportional hazards and random survival forests models for censored survival data, usi…
Efficiently clusters survival curves without computationally intensive resampling.
problem Identifying clusters of survival curves efficiently and scalably.
method Log-rank test combined with k-means clustering.
result Achieves comparable results to bootstrap-based methods but with improved efficiency.
Interpretable survival analysis improves heart failure risk prediction.
problem Improving heart failure risk prediction using survival analysis.
method Survival stacking, ControlBurn, Explainable Boosting Machines.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance and provides novel insights.
auton-survival simplifies survival analysis for healthcare data.
problem Handling censored time-to-event data in healthcare.
method Open-source package for survival regression, adjustment, counterfactual estimation, phenotyping, and treatment effects.
result Demonstrates auton-survival's ability to support complex health and epidemiological questions.
SurvBESA predicts survival times using ensemble methods with self-attention.
problem Challenges in survival analysis due to censored data and unstable predictions.
method SurvBESA combines Beran estimators with a self-attention mechanism to predict survival times.
result SurvBESA outperforms state-of-the-art models in predicting survival times.
Learning multimodal representations is a fundamentally complex research problem due to the presence of multiple heterogeneous sources of information. Although the presence of multiple modalities provides additional valuable information, there are two key challenges to address when learning from multimodal data: 1) mode…
GBEST model improves survival analysis for small datasets.
problem Challenges in survival analysis, especially with small data.
method Bayesian bootstrap and Beta Stacy bootstrap methods integrated into bagging tree models.
result GBEST model outperforms classical survival models in predictive performance and stability.
SurvFD and SurvSHAP-IQ provide interpretable survival models by analyzing feature interactions.
problem Non-additivity of hazard and survival functions limits standard additive explanation methods.
method SurvFD decomposes higher-order effects into time-dependent and time-independent components, extending Shapley interactions to time-indexed functions.
result SurvFD and SurvSHAP-IQ offer a new perspective on survival explanations, explicitly characterizing feature interactions.
Improved sentiment analysis with multimodal data.
problem Cross-modal sentiment analysis in social media, customer service, and video blogs.
method Gated mechanism for attention-based learning of cross-modal interactions, with experiments on CMU-MOSI and CMU-MOSEI datasets.
result 1.6% and 1.34% absolute improvement over state-of-the-art.
Multimodalities provide promising performance than unimodality in most tasks. However, learning the semantic of the representations from multimodalities efficiently is extremely challenging. To tackle this, we propose the Transformer based Cross-modal Translator (TCT) to learn unimodal sequence representations by trans…
Enhances patient failure prediction using dynamic survival models.
problem Lack of precise individual level prediction in conventional models.
method Developed counterfactual dynamic survival model (CDSM).
result Inflection point of estimated survival curves predicts patient failure time.
FinSurvival provides a large-scale financial survival modeling benchmark.
problem Lack of large-scale, realistic, and freely available datasets for benchmarking AI survival models.
method Derived 16 survival modeling tasks from cryptocurrency lending data using an automated pipeline.
result Demonstrated that existing AI survival models are not well-suited for these challenging tasks.
Humor is a unique and creative communicative behavior displayed during social interactions. It is produced in a multimodal manner, through the usage of words (text), gestures (vision) and prosodic cues (acoustic). Understanding humor from these three modalities falls within boundaries of multimodal language; a recent r…
Paper proposes a new combined regression strategy for conditional survival prediction.
problem Improving survival prediction accuracy using conditional survival function.
method Uses regression-based weak learners with area-norm proximity measure to create an ensemble technique.
result The proposed model outperforms Random Survival Forest and selects important variables effectively.
Paper proposes multimodal contrastive learning for EHR data.
problem Separate treatment of structured and unstructured EHR data.
method Proposes a multimodal feature embedding generative model and a multimodal contrastive loss.
result Multimodal learning yields better feature representation than single-modality learning.
Paper proposes robust methods for estimating optimal treatment rules with censored survival data.
problem Estimating optimal treatment rules for censored survival data.
method Developed two robust criteria and a sampling-based difference-of-convex algorithm for learning optimal treatment rules.
result Proposed methods show improved performance compared to existing methods in simulations and real data.
Bayesian framework improves survival prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
problem Inaccurate uncertainty estimates in survival models.
method Bayesian framework combining variational inference, neural multi-task logistic regression, and sparsity-inducing prior.
result Better quantification of survival uncertainty and more accurate predictions.
CDVI improves variational inference for survival analysis by considering censoring mechanisms.
problem Challenges in applying variational methods to survival data, especially the dependence on censoring.
method Censor-dependent variational inference (CDVI) tailored for latent variable models in survival analysis.
result Significant improvements in estimating individual survival distributions.
Enhances interpretability of functional survival models.
problem Lack of interpretability in functional survival models limits practical use.
method Introduces novel methods to enhance interpretability of FST and explainability of FRSF.
result Proposed methods yield efficient, easy-to-understand decision trees.
SurvHTE-Bench benchmarks HTE estimation in survival analysis with diverse datasets.
problem Challenges in estimating HTEs from right-censored survival data.
method Modular synthetic datasets, semi-synthetic datasets, and real-world datasets.
result First rigorous comparison of survival HTE methods under diverse conditions.
R package for machine learning in survival analysis.
problem Limited machine learning interfaces for survival analysis.
method Provides a comprehensive machine learning interface for survival analysis.
result Systematic infrastructure for survival modeling and evaluation.
SurvivalPFN simplifies survival analysis through amortized Bayesian inference.
problem Selecting appropriate survival analysis methods requires expertise and can be time-consuming.
method SurvivalPFN uses a prior-data fitted network for in-context Bayesian inference.
result SurvivalPFN achieves strong predictive performance across diverse datasets.
New methods estimate survival functions with time-varying covariates.
problem Estimating survival functions with time-varying covariates.
method Generalized conditional inference and relative risk forests, adapted transformation forest.
result Proposed methods outperform traditional models in estimating survival functions.
Computational modeling of human multimodal language is an emerging research area in natural language processing spanning the language, visual and acoustic modalities. Comprehending multimodal language requires modeling not only the interactions within each modality (intra-modal interactions) but more importantly the in…
Self-supervised bidirectional transformer models such as BERT have led to dramatic improvements in a wide variety of textual classification tasks. The modern digital world is increasingly multimodal, however, and textual information is often accompanied by other modalities such as images. We introduce a supervised mult…