NCC is inefficient in higher dimensions, NCDA improves performance.
problem Inefficiency of NCC in higher dimensions.
method Combining NCC with LDA to create NCDA.
result NCDA outperforms NCC and competes with LDA and QDA.
Herein, we generate pseudo-features based on the multivariate probability distributions obtained from the feature maps in layers of trained deep neural networks. Further, we augment the minor-class data based on these generated pseudo-features to overcome the imbalanced data problems. The proposed method, i.e., cavity …
Statistical physics method analyzes minority game dynamics in financial markets.
problem Analyzing arbitrage dynamics in financial markets with noise.
method Cavity method from statistical physics for linear and time-dependent responses.
result Noise reduces arbitrage, and market dynamics exhibit non-Markovian behavior.
A system of nested dichotomies is a method of decomposing a multi-class problem into a collection of binary problems. Such a system recursively splits the set of classes into two subsets, and trains a binary classifier to distinguish between each subset. Even though ensembles of nested dichotomies with random structure…
A system of nested dichotomies is a method of decomposing a multi-class problem into a collection of binary problems. Such a system recursively applies binary splits to divide the set of classes into two subsets, and trains a binary classifier for each split. Many methods have been proposed to perform this split, each …
Recently, it was shown that there is a phase transition in the community detection problem. This transition was first computed using the cavity method, and has been proved rigorously in the case of q=2 groups. However, analytic calculations using the cavity method are challenging since they require us to understand p…
The paper uses belief propagation to analyze rankings and partial orders from partial information.
problem Analyzing rankings and partial orders from incomplete data.
method Continuous spin system and belief propagation algorithm.
result Computes marginal distribution and approximates number of linear extensions.
Statistical physics helps solve complex machine learning problems.
problem Large dimensional inference problems in machine learning.
method Replica symmetric level analysis and cavity methods.
result General framework for solving various problems with weak long-range interactions.
Paper introduces a framework for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using higher-order topological features from fMRI.
problem Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using brain network topology.
method Persistent homology to extract higher-order features (cycles, cavities) from fMRI data.
result Framework significantly outperforms existing methods in AD classification.
Predicts coherence from quantum heat engine noise using machine learning.
problem Predicting coherence in quantum heat engines from nonequilibrium fluctuations.
method Developed a machine learning protocol using K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) model.
result Machine learning successfully predicts coherence from quantum heat engine noise.
AI detects oral pre-cancerous lesions with high accuracy.
problem Manual screening of oral cavity cancer is expensive and lacks specialists.
method Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) using transfer learning.
result DCNN models achieve high accuracy in distinguishing between benign and pre-cancerous tongue lesions.
New method uses cohomology to quantify molecular similarity.
problem Quantifying structural dissimilarity in molecular data.
method Gromov-Hausdorff ultrametric based on simplicial complexes and cohomology.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in clustering organic-inorganic halide perovskite structures.
Study cobordisms of nested manifolds and their invariants.
problem Understanding cobordisms of nested manifolds and their invariants.
method Identify a nested analog of the Pontryagin-Thom construction and find spaces homotopy equivalent to nested Pontryagin-Thom spaces.
result Discover nested cobordism invariants and provide an alternative proof of Wall's splitting result.
When selecting a classification algorithm to be applied to a particular problem, one has to simultaneously select the best algorithm for that dataset \emph{and} the best set of hyperparameters for the chosen model. The usual approach is to apply a nested cross-validation procedure; hyperparameter selection is performed…
Quantum algorithm speeds up nested expectation estimation by nearly quadratically.
problem Estimating repeatedly nested expectations with quantum computing.
method Proposes a quantum algorithm achieving nearly quadratic speedup over classical methods.
result Achieves nearly quadratic speedup for RNEs, up to logarithmic factors.
Improved nested simulation for financial risk measurement.
problem Efficiently estimating nested risk measures in financial engineering.
method Reusing inner simulation outputs to improve efficiency and accuracy.
result The proposed approach outperforms standard nested simulation and regression methods.
Scalable tools for nested optimization in deep learning.
problem Solving nested optimization problems on a large scale in deep learning.
method Building scalable tools for bilevel optimization.
result Tools for nested optimization scale to deep learning setups.
Unified SGD method improves convergence for nested optimization problems.
problem Stochastic nested optimization problems.
method ALTERNATE dESCEN (ALSET) method leveraging hidden smoothness.
result Requires O(ε−2) samples to achieve an ε-stationary point. Paper proposes a new estimator for nested expectations with faster convergence.
problem Estimating nested expectations is computationally challenging.
method Nested kernel quadrature estimators with proof of faster convergence rate.
result The proposed method requires fewer samples for accurate estimation.
Let R be an o-minimal expansion of the real field, and let L(R) be the language consisting of all nested Rolle leaves over R. We call a set nested subpfaffian over R if it is the projection of a boolean combination of definable sets and nested Rolle leaves over R. Assuming that R admits analytic cell decomposition, we …
Many problems in machine learning and statistics involve nested expectations and thus do not permit conventional Monte Carlo (MC) estimation. For such problems, one must nest estimators, such that terms in an outer estimator themselves involve calculation of a separate, nested, estimation. We investigate the statistica…
Develops a method for learning proposals in nested importance samplers.
problem Improving sampling quality in complex distributions.
method Nested Variational Inference (NVI) using forward or reverse KL divergence.
result Optimizing nested objectives leads to improved sample quality.
Nested model averaging improves high-dimensional linear regression performance.
problem High-dimensional linear regression with predictor ordering impact.
method Combining model averaging with regularized estimators on the solution path.
result Nested model averaging with lasso and SLOPE outperforms competing methods.
Gradient-guided nested sampling improves posterior inference efficiency.
problem Efficiently sampling from complex posterior distributions.
method Gradient-guided nested sampling combining differentiable programming, Hamiltonian slice sampling, clustering, mode separation, dynamic nested sampling, and parallelization.
result Significantly faster mode discovery and more accurate partition function estimates.
Nested Slice Sampling accelerates Nested Sampling for GPU acceleration.
problem Challenging inference for complex, multimodal targets.
method Vectorized Nested Slice Sampling using Hit-and-Run Slice Sampling.
result NSS maintains accurate evidence estimates and high-quality posterior samples, robust on multimodal problems.
We propose a method to classify cardiac pathology based on a novel approach to extract image derived features to characterize the shape and motion of the heart. An original semi-supervised learning procedure, which makes efficient use of a large amount of non-segmented images and a small amount of images segmented manu…
New discrete cobordism category for nested manifolds and relations to algebraic structures.
problem Discrete cobordism category for nested manifolds.
method Stratified Morse theory, Cyl-objects, doubling construction, cylindrical bar construction.
result Relations between Cyl-objects and algebraic structures like Temperley-Lieb algebras.
Nested sampling improved for arbitrary priors.
problem Technical obstacle to using nested sampling with arbitrary priors.
method Parametric bijectors trained on samples from a desired prior density.
result Nested sampling can be used with arbitrary priors.
Study of loops in sums of Laplace eigenfunctions on surfaces.
problem Uniform bound for the number of nested loops in sums of Laplace eigenfunctions.
method Real-analytic category analysis and biharmonic function construction.
result Uniform bound for the number of rooted double nests in terms of surface, root, and spectral cutoff.
Enhances Bayesian model selection for high-dimensional problems.
problem Bayesian model selection for high-dimensional problems.
method Proximal nested sampling with data-driven priors.
result Improves model selection for log-convex likelihood models.
Subdivision rules create sequences of nested cell structures on CW-complexes, and they frequently arise from groups. In this paper, we develop several tools for classifying subdivision rules. We give a criterion for a subdivision rule to represent a Gromov hyperbolic space, and show that a subdivision rule for a hyperb…
Nested learning improves model performance on multi-granular tasks.
problem Overconfident models and lack of fine-grained confidence in predictions.
method Introducing nested learning with a sequence of nested feature embeddings and explicit combination of outputs.
result Nested learning outperforms standard end-to-end training on various datasets.
NEST optimizes deep learning training by placing devices efficiently across networks and memory.
problem Inefficient device placement in distributed deep learning leads to high communication and memory overhead.
method NEST uses network-, compute-, and memory-aware dynamic programming to optimize device placement.
result NEST achieves up to 2.43 times higher throughput and better memory efficiency.
We propose doubly nested network(DNNet) where all neurons represent their own sub-models that solve the same task. Every sub-model is nested both layer-wise and channel-wise. While nesting sub-models layer-wise is straight-forward with deep-supervision as proposed in \cite{xie2015holistically}, channel-wise nesting has…
New methods for estimating complex causal effects in econometrics.
problem Estimating causal parameters in short panel data models using nested nonparametric instrumental variable regression.
method Introducing techniques to limit ill-posedness in nested NPIV, providing explicit mean square rates and efficient inference.
result Explicit mean square rates for nested NPIV and efficient inference for causal parameters.
We formalize the notion of nesting probabilistic programming queries and investigate the resulting statistical implications. We demonstrate that while query nesting allows the definition of models which could not otherwise be expressed, such as those involving agents reasoning about other agents, existing systems take …
We implemented several multilabel classification algorithms in the machine learning package mlr. The implemented methods are binary relevance, classifier chains, nested stacking, dependent binary relevance and stacking, which can be used with any base learner that is accessible in mlr. Moreover, there is access to the …
Sharp lower bound on GHHs' representation power of CPWL functions.
problem Proving the minimum number of nestings for GHHs to represent arbitrary CPWL functions.
method Using a key lemma about finite sums of periodic functions, proving necessity of n nestings.
result Proving necessity of n nestings for GHHs to achieve universal representation power.
We develop nested automatic differentiation (AD) algorithms for exact inference and learning in integer latent variable models. Recently, Winner, Sujono, and Sheldon showed how to reduce marginalization in a class of integer latent variable models to evaluating a probability generating function which contains many leve…
End-to-end model extracts nested terms without extra features.
problem Automatic term extraction for nested terms.
method Deep learning model that predicts conceptual terms within fixed sentence lengths.
result High recall and comparable precision on term extraction task.
NestedVAE isolates common factors from paired images without additional supervision.
problem Reduction of data-driven biases in machine learning models.
method Combines deep latent variable models with information bottleneck theory.
result NestedVAE significantly outperforms alternative methods in various tasks.
Study investigates learning performance in inverse Ising problems with sparse teacher couplings.
problem Learning performance in inverse Ising problems with sparse teacher couplings.
method Pseudolikelihood maximization method, replica and cavity methods from statistical mechanics.
result Perfect inference of teacher's couplings is possible in the thermodynamic limit for certain conditions.
There is an increasing interest in estimating expectations outside of the classical inference framework, such as for models expressed as probabilistic programs. Many of these contexts call for some form of nested inference to be applied. In this paper, we analyse the behaviour of nested Monte Carlo (NMC) schemes, for w…
We classify the triples H⊂K⊂G of nested compact Lie groups which satisfy the "positive triple" condition that was shown by the second author to ensure that G/H admits a metric with quasi-positive curvature. A few new examples of spaces that admit quasi-positively curved metrics emerge from this clas…
Paper tackles robust model training with a new stochastic algorithm.
problem Training robust models against data distribution shift.
method Derives a novel dual formulation and proposes a nested stochastic gradient descent algorithm.
result Establishes polynomial iteration and sample complexities for large-scale DRO problems.
EENNs improve inference efficiency but need nested prediction sets for reliable uncertainty estimates.
problem Non-nested prediction sets from standard uncertainty quantification methods in EENNs.
method Introduced anytime-valid confidence sequences (AVCSs) tailored for EENNs.
result AVCSs generate nested prediction sets across EENN exits, addressing the issue of non-nested sets.
Paper tackles robust optimization under uncertainty using nested distance.
problem Optimizing under distributionally robust uncertainty with nested distance.
method Equivalent recursive and dynamic programming reformulations for tractable optimization.
result Optimal robust policies can be found efficiently using convex optimization.
New formulas compare total mean curvatures of nested hypersurfaces.
problem Computing total mean curvatures of nested hypersurfaces.
method Developed differential forms based on Chern's work to compare curvatures.
result Quicker proof of recent result on total mean curvatures.