This work analyzes two methods for combining multiple binary labels in bipartite ranking.
problem Combining multiple binary labels for optimal bipartite ranking.
method Loss aggregation vs. label aggregation approaches.
result Label aggregation is preferable to loss aggregation due to label dictatorship issues.
PNA improves GNNs for graph data with multiple aggregators.
problem Capturing continuous features in graph neural networks.
method Combines multiple aggregators with degree-scalers.
result PNA outperforms existing models on graph theory and real-world tasks.
Multidimensional data have become ubiquitous and are frequently encountered in situations where the information is aggregated over multiple data atoms. The aggregation can be over time or other features, such as geographical location. We often have access to multiple aggregated views of the same data, each aggregated i…
SACP aggregates nonconformity scores from multiple predictors to create more efficient uncertainty sets.
problem Combining predictive uncertainties from multiple models for efficient and reliable uncertainty quantification.
method SACP (Symmetric Aggregated Conformal Prediction) aggregates nonconformity scores using a flexible symmetric aggregation function.
result SACP consistently improves efficiency and often outperforms state-of-the-art model aggregation baselines.
U-aggregation combines multiple models without labels for better risk prediction.
problem Challenges in selecting best model for new populations due to limited data and lack of true labels.
method U-aggregation, an unsupervised model aggregation method that integrates pre-trained models without observed labels.
result U-aggregation improves genetic risk prediction of complex traits using publicly available models.
Paper proposes a new method to aggregate multiple sources with different label distributions.
problem Aggregating from multiple target-shifted sources with different label distributions.
method Unified framework to select relevant sources for domain adaptation with limited label, unsupervised, and label partial unsupervised scenarios.
result Empirical results significantly outperform baselines.
Study introduces a new method for multiple parameter regularization in polynomial functional regression.
problem Handling varying regularization parameters in polynomial functional regression.
method Developed a theoretically grounded algorithm for multiple parameter regularization and model aggregation.
result Promising results from evaluations on synthetic and real-world data.
The paper introduces a method to control false splits in tree-based data aggregation.
problem Identifying the correct subgroups to treat as a single entity in tree-based data.
method Introduces the 'false split rate' and proposes a multiple hypothesis testing algorithm for tree-based aggregation.
result The proposed algorithm controls the false split rate, demonstrating its effectiveness on stock volatility and taxi fare data.
Stochastic simulation techniques employed for the analysis of portfolios of insurance/reinsurance risk, often referred to as `Aggregate Risk Analysis', can benefit from exploiting state-of-the-art high-performance computing platforms. In this paper, parallel methods to speed-up aggregate risk analysis for supporting re…
Proposes a method for evaluating multiple dimensions of organizational effectiveness using DEA.
problem Evaluating multiple dimensions of organizational effectiveness in large data sets.
method Introduces two regularized DEA models (SBM and GP-SBM) to estimate both dimension-specific and aggregate efficiency scores.
result Demonstrates improved efficiency and validity compared to conventional methods.
Conformal Prediction is a machine learning methodology that produces valid prediction regions under mild conditions. In this paper, we explore the application of making predictions over multiple data sources of different sizes without disclosing data between the sources. We propose that each data source applies a trans…
CAOS aggregates multiple one-shot predictors for efficient uncertainty quantification.
problem Lack of principled uncertainty quantification in one-shot prediction.
method CAOS, a conformal framework that aggregates multiple one-shot predictors and uses a leave-one-out calibration scheme.
result CAOS produces smaller prediction sets with reliable coverage compared to split conformal baselines.
The paper quantifies uncertainty in aggregated machine learning metrics.
problem Uncertainty in summarizing model performance across multiple tasks.
method Statistical methodologies including bootstrapping and Bayesian modeling.
result Insights into model performance dominance for specific tasks.
DAGgr aggregates multiple DAGs to stabilize causal structure learning.
problem Stability in learning causal structure from data.
method Model averaging of candidate DAGs weighted by predictive likelihood, with acyclicity enforced.
result DAGgr consistently outperforms individual DAGs and bootstrap-aggregation baselines.
The paper extends multiple instance learning to multiclass and regression problems.
problem Learning from aggregate observations where supervision is given to sets of instances.
method Probabilistic framework for various aggregate observations, including classification and regression.
result The proposed estimator has nice convergence properties under mild assumptions.
Model infers functions for attributes using multi-aggregate datasets with knowledge transfer.
problem Modeling aggregate data with varying granularities and spatial supports.
method Multi-output Gaussian process (MoGP) with linear mixing of independent latent GPs, aggregation process, and prior distribution of mixing weights.
result Proposed model outperforms in refining coarse-grained aggregate data.
Paper proves Pareto efficient insurance for multiple entities.
problem Optimizing insurance for multiple policyholders and insurers.
method Sum-minimization characterization and pairwise implementability analysis.
result Characterization of Pareto efficient insurance arrangements.
This paper improves prediction accuracy for multi-input classification tasks using p-value aggregation.
problem Generating accurate predictive sets with guaranteed coverage for multi-input classification tasks.
method Integrates p-values from each observation to reduce the size of the predicted label set while maintaining class-conditional coverage.
result The method reduces the size of the predicted label set while preserving the required coverage guarantee.
Method constructs uniformly valid prediction sets across multiple distributions.
problem Uniformly valid prediction sets across multiple distributions.
method Max-p aggregation scheme and optimization programs.
result Optimal and efficient prediction sets for multiple distributions.
Model for dynamic pricing across multiple RE groups to maximize revenue.
problem Maximizing revenue from multiple RE pricing groups.
method Mathematical model incorporating multiple pricing groups, revenue goals, and time value of money.
result Algorithm for constructing a pricing policy for multiple RE groups.
Novel convex risk measures aggregate multiple uncertain sources for insurance firms.
problem Managing risk from multiple uncertain sources in insurance.
method Proposes convex risk measures based on Fréchet mean.
result Allows for robust risk characterization and closed-form expressions.
This work introduces COLA, a strategy to aggregate conformal prediction sets efficiently.
problem Efficiently combining multiple conformity scores to reduce prediction set size.
method Introduces COnfidence-Level Allocation (COLA) to optimally allocate confidence levels across sets.
result COLA achieves smaller prediction sets than state-of-the-art methods while maintaining valid coverage.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that seriously endangers millions of people over the world. Hopefully, with the widespread availability of electronic health records (EHR), predictive models that can effectively deal with clinical sequential data increase the possibility to predict sepsis and take early preventiv…
Federated learning is protected against adversarial attacks with residual-based reweighting.
problem Adversarial attacks on federated learning's aggregation process.
method Residual-based reweighting combined with iteratively reweighted least squares.
result Our aggregation algorithm outperforms other methods in label-flipping and backdoor attacks.
Motivated by electricity consumption metering, we extend existing nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithms to use linear measurements as observations, instead of matrix entries. The objective is to estimate multiple time series at a fine temporal scale from temporal aggregates measured on each individual serie…
We improve prediction set coverage by assigning weights to individual sets.
problem Aggregating multiple prediction sets weakens overall coverage guarantee.
method Propose a framework for weighted aggregation of prediction sets.
result Achieve tighter coverage bounds that interpolate between 1−2α and 1−α guarantees. AKO improves stability and power of Knockoff inference.
problem Instability of Knockoff-based inference.
method Aggregation of Multiple Knockoffs (AKO) method.
result AKO maintains FDR control while improving stability and power.
Aggregates predictions from multiple regression models using random projections and kernel methods.
problem Combining predictions from multiple regression models to improve accuracy.
method Random projection of high-dimensional feature space, followed by kernel-based consensual aggregation.
result The aggregation scheme performs similarly to using the original high-dimensional features, with high probability.
Majority Vote is optimal for reliable data labeling under certain conditions.
problem Reliable data labeling requires aggregating multiple annotators' labels, but the optimality of Majority Vote is not well understood.
method Characterized conditions under which Majority Vote achieves the optimal label estimation error.
result Majority Vote optimally recovers labels for a given class distribution under tolerable annotation noise limits.
UTOPIA aggregates multiple prediction intervals efficiently.
problem Constructing optimal prediction intervals for various real-world data problems.
method UTOPIA is a universally trainable strategy using linear or convex programming.
result UTOPIA constructs prediction intervals with small average width and high coverage probability.
We consider the forecast aggregation problem in repeated settings, where the forecasts are done on a binary event. At each period multiple experts provide forecasts about an event. The goal of the aggregator is to aggregate those forecasts into a subjective accurate forecast. We assume that experts are Bayesian; namely…
In many contexts, we have access to aggregate data, but individual level data is unavailable. For example, medical studies sometimes report only aggregate statistics about disease prevalence because of privacy concerns. Even so, many a time it is desirable, and in fact could be necessary to infer individual level chara…
Paper presents a novel approach for global feature aggregation in Graph Neural Networks.
problem Graphs lack a straightforward way to perform non-local feature aggregation like images and texts.
method Utilizes Latent Fixed Data Structure (LFDS) to aggregate feature vectors from local extraction.
result Proposed methods achieve competitive or better results with linear computational complexity.
New method improves transductive learning predictions with multiplicative oracle inequalities.
problem Improving transductive learning predictions with known covariates.
method Median of Level-Set Aggregation (MLSA) for transductive LOO prediction.
result Proved multiplicative oracle inequality for LOO error.
Boosts kernel two-sample test power with multiple kernels.
problem Detecting differences between two distributions over metric spaces.
method Combining MMD estimates over multiple kernels using Mahalanobis distance.
result More powerful in detecting a wide range of alternatives in finite samples.
Study improves forecasting of aggregated curves in electricity markets.
problem Improving accuracy in predicting aggregated curves like demand and supply in electricity markets.
method Exploits hierarchical structure of aggregated curves, uses reconciliation methods (bottom-up, top-down, linear optimal, aggregated-down).
result Hierarchical reconciliation methods can significantly improve forecast accuracy of aggregated curves.
This paper addresses the problem of rank aggregation, which aims to find a consensus ranking among multiple ranking inputs. Traditional rank aggregation methods are deterministic, and can be categorized into explicit and implicit methods depending on whether rank information is explicitly or implicitly utilized. Surpri…
FedNNNN improves FL by adjusting model update vector norms.
problem Slow convergence and low prediction accuracy in FL.
method Norm-Normalized Neural Network Aggregation (FedNNNN) with momentum control.
result Up to 5.4% accuracy improvement on multiple datasets.
The paper examines risk aggregation under mixtures of marginals, finding that more homogeneous distributions lead to larger uncertainty.
problem Investigating the impact of mixing on risk aggregation uncertainty.
method Analyzes ordering relations and inequalities for aggregation sets under distribution and quantile mixtures.
result More homogeneous marginals result in larger aggregation sets, indicating greater model uncertainty.
Deep networks have gained immense popularity in Computer Vision and other fields in the past few years due to their remarkable performance on recognition/classification tasks surpassing the state-of-the art. One of the keys to their success lies in the richness of the automatically learned features. In order to get ver…
SADA safely combines predictions from various models for semi-supervised learning.
problem Combining uncertain quality predictions from multiple models in semi-supervised learning.
method Safe and adaptive aggregation of black-box predictions.
result The method guarantees better performance than using labeled data alone and adapts to perfect predictions.
Active learning method reduces labeling cost for regression models with aggregated data.
problem Reducing labeling cost for training regression models with aggregated data.
method Sequentially selects sets to be labeled using mutual information quantifying model parameter uncertainty.
result Achieves better predictive performance with fewer labeled sets.
Learning algorithms that aggregate predictions from an ensemble of diverse base classifiers consistently outperform individual methods. Many of these strategies have been developed in a supervised setting, where the accuracy of each base classifier can be empirically measured and this information is incorporated in the…
We propose a probabilistic model to aggregate the answers of respondents answering multiple-choice questions. The model does not assume that everyone has access to the same information, and so does not assume that the consensus answer is correct. Instead, it infers the most probable world state, even if only a minority…
New algorithm for collective Gaussian hidden Markov models inference.
problem Inference of collective Gaussian hidden Markov models from aggregate data.
method Collective Gaussian forward-backward algorithm, extending Sinkhorn belief propagation.
result Convergence guarantee and applicability to single individual Kalman filter.
ARA combines aggregated RAPPOR and Tf-Idf estimation for centralized DP analysis.
problem Gap between local and central DP approaches in terms of data storage, analysis speed, and amount of data.
method Collects RAPPOR reports from multiple clients, pushes them to a Tf-Idf estimation model, and analyzes them for centralized DP.
result Successfully and efficiently analyzed major truth values from multiple clients.
Study improves fair opinion aggregation by balancing voter attributes.
problem Aggregation of opinions can be biased by voter attributes.
method Combines majority voting and D&S model with fairness options.
result Effective combination of Soft D&S and fairness options for different data types.
Simple aggregation of multiple methods defends against adversarial attacks on neural networks.
problem Manipulation of machine learning models to hide discriminating features.
method Aggregation of multiple explanation methods to make the model robust against adversarial attacks.
result The model remains robust even when the attacker has knowledge of the model weights and explanation methods.