VarDeepPCA: A Sampling-Free Variational DNN Plugin for OOD Segmentation with Uncertainty Estimation
problem Deep neural networks (DNNs) fail to generalize to out-of-distribution (OOD) medical images due to variations in scanners and acquisition protocols.
method VarDeepPCA is a lightweight variational DNN framework that learns a distribution of valid anatomical geometries using small in-distribution datasets.
result VarDeepPCA restores segmentation maps produced by existing methods on OOD data to improve anatomical plausibility and reduce errors.
VarDeepPCA refines medical image segmentation from small datasets, improving anatomical plausibility and reducing errors.
problem Medical image segmentation fails on out-of-distribution data due to variations in scanners and protocols.
method VarDeepPCA learns valid anatomical geometries using only small in-distribution datasets, providing uncertainty estimates.
result VarDeepPCA restores segmentation maps to OOD data, improving anatomical plausibility and reducing errors.
Study improves CNN medical image segmentation accuracy and reliability.
problem Over-confident predictions and silent failures in out-of-distribution data.
method Multi-task learning and spectral analysis of CNN feature maps.
result Joint multi-task learning models outperform dedicated models and detect OOD data more accurately.
DOODLER detects out-of-distribution inputs by reconstructing in-distribution data.
problem Detecting real-world out-of-distribution inputs for deep learning models.
method DOODLER uses a Variational Auto-Encoder to reconstruct in-distribution data and identifies failures as out-of-distribution.
result DOODLER outperforms other OOD detection methods under similar constraints.
ATOM improves robust OOD detection by mining informative auxiliary examples.
problem Robust OOD detection in open-world settings is challenging due to adversarial inputs.
method ATOM combines adversarial training with outlier mining to improve robustness.
result ATOM achieves state-of-the-art performance in OOD detection, reducing FPR by up to 57.99%.
Paper investigates learnability of OOD detection under various conditions.
problem Learnability of OOD detection under different scenarios.
method Investigates PAC learning theory, proves impossibility theorems, and provides necessary and sufficient conditions.
result Some conditions for learnability of OOD detection may not hold in practical scenarios.
Paper investigates OOD detection learnability under various conditions.
problem Learnability of OOD detection under diverse and unknown test data.
method PAC learning theory applied to OOD detection, proving impossibility theorems and necessary conditions.
result Some conditions for learnability hold in practical scenarios.
Gaussian process detects OOD data without needing OOD samples.
problem Overconfident predictions from DNNs on OOD data.
method Gaussian process for uncertainty quantification and decision boundary.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art methods in OOD detection.
New method improves OOD detection without sacrificing generalization.
problem Improving OOD detection models that also generalize well.
method Decouples uncertainty learning from Bayesian perspective.
result Achieves state-of-the-art OOD detection performance.
LoD improves model safety by integrating unlabeled wild data, reducing OOD misclassification.
problem Improving model safety and reliability using unlabeled wild data containing both in-distribution and out-of-distribution samples.
method Intentionally label-noisifying unlabeled wild data to enable joint learning of labeled ID and OOD data, distinguishing losses between ID and OOD samples.
result LoD framework achieves superior OOD detection without requiring thresholds, improving model safety.
Paper proposes contrastive training to improve OOD detection without needing explicit OOD examples.
problem Improving reliable detection of out-of-distribution inputs for machine learning systems.
method Contrastive training approach that doesn't require explicit OOD examples, using CLP score.
result Contrastive training significantly improves OOD detection performance on benchmarks, especially in near OOD classes.
Framework improves marine mammal monitoring in noisy underwater environments.
problem Underwater bioacoustic monitoring challenges due to overlapping calls and variable noise.
method Multi-step attention-guided framework with segmentation and mid-level fusion.
result Improved signal discrimination, reduced false positives, reliable representations.
Paper presents a novel framework for OOD learning with human feedback.
problem Multifaceted challenges of OOD generalization and detection.
method Selective human feedback for labeling a small number of informative samples from wild data distribution.
result Enhanced robustness and precision in handling OOD scenarios.
The paper exposes common misconceptions about OOD detection and proposes a new framework.
problem Density-based OOD detection fails in deep learning settings.
method Proposes the OOD proxy framework to unify likelihood-ratio-based methods.
result Likelihood ratio is a principled method for OOD detection.
The paper explores how model complexity affects OOD detection performance.
problem Ensuring reliability and safety of machine learning systems through OOD detection.
method Investigates the relationship between model capacity and OOD detection performance using empirical and theoretical analysis.
result The Double Descent phenomenon is observed in post-hoc OOD detection, indicating that overparameterization can enhance OOD detection.
Study investigates OOD generalization methods for mechanics problems.
problem Real-world mechanics problems with unknown test environments and data distribution shifts.
method Investigates OOD generalization methods for regression problems in mechanics.
result OOD generalization methods perform better than traditional ML methods on mechanics-specific regression problems.
OOD detection methods often misidentify OOD points, leading to ineffective safety improvements.
problem Improving model safety through OOD detection methods often leads to incorrect identification of out-of-distribution points.
method Re-examine popular OOD detection procedures based on predictive uncertainty or features of supervised models trained on in-distribution data.
result Popular OOD detection methods incorrectly conflate high uncertainty and far feature-space distance with being out-of-distribution.
Vanilla CNNs, as uncalibrated classifiers, suffer from classifying out-of-distribution (OOD) samples nearly as confidently as in-distribution samples. To tackle this challenge, some recent works have demonstrated the gains of leveraging available OOD sets for training end-to-end calibrated CNNs. However, a critical que…
OOD-trained Bayesian neural networks perform similarly to frequentist methods in uncertainty quantification.
problem Bayesian neural networks struggle in out-of-distribution (OOD) detection tasks.
method Incorporated out-of-distribution data into Bayesian inference through four different methods.
result OOD-trained Bayesian neural networks are competitive with frequentist baselines.
FOOD detects out-of-distribution samples quickly without needing OOD data.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution samples efficiently in neural networks.
method Extended DNN classifier with Gaussian layer and log likelihood ratio test.
result FOOD achieves state-of-the-art performance and is fast and applicable.
By design, discriminatively trained neural network classifiers produce reliable predictions only for in-distribution samples. For their real-world deployments, detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) samples is essential. Assuming OOD to be outside the closed boundary of in-distribution, typical neural classifiers do not c…
Soft labeling impacts OOD detection in neural networks.
problem Impact of soft labeling on OOD detection in deep neural networks.
method Empirical analysis of how soft labeling affects OOD detection performance.
result Soft labeling can either improve or deteriorate OOD detection performance.
FeAT improves OOD generalization by learning richer features.
problem Improving feature learning for out-of-distribution (OOD) generalization.
method Feature Augmented Training (FeAT) iteratively augments and retains features from different subsets of training data.
result FeAT effectively learns richer features, boosting OOD performance.
INK scores improve OOD detection for classifiers.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution inputs for classification models.
method INK scores operate on constrained latent embeddings modeled as a mixture of hyperspherical embeddings, optimizing in modern neural networks.
result INK establishes a new state-of-the-art in OOD detection.
Proposes Likelihood Regret for VAEs to improve OOD detection.
problem VAEs can assign high likelihoods to OOD samples, making traditional likelihood thresholds unreliable.
method Introduces Likelihood Regret, a new OOD score for VAEs.
result Empirical results show Likelihood Regret outperforms existing methods for VAEs.
Paper introduces Influence Function to assess OOD generalization stability.
problem Assessing OOD generalization accuracy when target domains are unknown.
method Introduced Influence Function from robust statistics to monitor model stability.
result Accuracy on test domains and Influence Function variance can distinguish OOD algorithms and generalization quality.
New method improves robustness of OOD detection models.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution inputs is critical for deep learning models.
method Proposes ALOE algorithm for robust training with adversarially crafted examples.
result ALOE substantially improves robustness of OOD detection on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 datasets.
Framework uses human feedback to safely set OOD detection thresholds, reducing false positives.
problem Challenges in setting OOD detection thresholds for safety-critical applications.
method Mathematically grounded framework leveraging expert feedback to dynamically update thresholds.
result Guaranteed to meet FPR constraint while minimizing human feedback, maintaining FPR at most 5%.
This work proposes using Conformal Prediction to improve OOD detection scores and vice versa.
problem Improper evaluation of OOD detection scores due to finite sample size.
method Defining new conformal AUROC and FRP@TPR95 metrics and using OOD scores as non-conformity scores.
result Improved evaluation metrics and better interpretation of OOD scores.
When presented with Out-of-Distribution (OOD) examples, deep neural networks yield confident, incorrect predictions. Detecting OOD examples is challenging, and the potential risks are high. In this paper, we propose to detect OOD examples by identifying inconsistencies between activity patterns and class predicted. We …
MADOD meta-learns invariant features for OOD detection across unseen domains.
problem Simultaneous covariate and semantic shifts in real-world machine learning applications.
method Meta-learning and G-invariance to learn robust, domain-invariant features.
result Superior performance in semantic OOD detection across unseen domains.
Geometrically, high-likelihood regions in DGMs are unlikely to generate OOD data.
problem The paradox of high-likelihood OOD detection in deep generative models.
method Local intrinsic dimension estimation to identify high-likelihood regions that do not generate OOD data.
result A method pairing likelihoods and LID estimates for reliable OOD detection.
A new OOD detector using an overlap index improves accuracy without high computational costs.
problem Effective OOD detection for machine learning models in open-world scenarios.
method Proposes an overlap index-based confidence score function for OOD detection.
result The proposed method achieves competitive accuracy with lower computational costs compared to state-of-the-art detectors.
PAIR optimizes machine learning models to generalize better to out-of-distribution data.
problem Optimization of machine learning models for out-of-distribution (OOD) generalization often leads to compromises that weaken robustness.
method Introduces a multi-objective optimization (MOO) perspective and a new optimization scheme called PAreto Invariant Risk Minimization (PAIR).
result PAIR improves robustness of OOD objectives by cooperatively optimizing with other objectives, yielding top OOD performances.
Calibrated ensembles improve both ID and OOD accuracy in distribution shift.
problem Desired balance between in-distribution and out-of-distribution accuracy.
method Ensemble standard and robust models, calibrating on ID data only.
result ID-calibrated ensembles outperform state-of-the-art methods on multiple datasets.
Unified framework for OOD detection and generalization using graph theory.
problem Challenges in out-of-distribution (OOD) generalization and detection in real-world machine learning models.
method Graph-theoretic framework to jointly tackle OOD generalization and detection.
result Empirical validation of theoretical underpinnings with competitive performance.
This paper combines existing OOD detection methods to improve overall performance.
problem Improving robustness of neural networks in safety-critical applications.
method Integrates four strategies for combining multiple OOD detection scores.
result Enhanced OOD detection through multi-dimensional evaluation metrics.
NECO detects out-of-distribution data using neural collapse properties.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution data in machine learning models.
method NECO leverages neural collapse geometric properties to identify OOD data.
result NECO achieves state-of-the-art results on OOD detection tasks.
Proposes a framework for OOD detection combining multiple statistics.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) samples reliably during inference.
method Multiple hypothesis testing with conformal p-values.
result Uniformly outperforms threshold-based tests across different datasets and neural networks.
HOoD detects near-out-of-distribution groups in correlated biomedical assays.
problem Detecting near-out-of-distribution cases in biased or incomplete data.
method Projects correlated measurements through a trained model and uses permutation-based hypothesis tests.
result HOoD reliably identifies OoD groups, outperforming other detectors.
Current OOD benchmarks overestimate model robustness to spurious correlations.
problem Spurious correlations degrade OOD performance, but benchmarks show the opposite.
method Analyze OOD datasets for spurious correlations and derive conditions for robustness.
result Current OOD benchmarks are misspecified and overestimate model robustness.
Neural networks classify OOD images by their nearest neighbor in training data.
problem Understanding out-of-distribution prediction behavior of neural networks.
method Nearest category generalization (NCG) measure to assess OOD prediction accuracy.
result Adversarially robust networks have higher NCG accuracy than natural training, indicating local regularization impacts decision regions.
Out-of-domain (OOD) detection for low-resource text classification is a realistic but understudied task. The goal is to detect the OOD cases with limited in-domain (ID) training data, since we observe that training data is often insufficient in machine learning applications. In this work, we propose an OOD-resistant Pr…
Enhances OOD detection using latent diffusion for more robust and efficient training.
problem Improving reliability of machine learning models in real-world scenarios.
method Proposes Outlier-Aware Learning (OAL) framework that generates synthetic OOD data in latent space and uses MICL and KD modules.
result Demonstrates superior performance on benchmark datasets.
KPCA improves OoD detection by separating InD and OoD data.
problem Insufficiency of PCA in detecting OoD data from InD data.
method Kernel PCA (KPCA) with task-specific kernels.
result KPCA achieves superior OoD detection performance.
ProHOC detects OOD samples in class hierarchies, predicting them to correct internal nodes.
problem Binary OOD detection ignores semantic relationships between OOD and ID classes.
method Probabilistic hierarchical model using multi-depth networks trained for ID classification.
result ProHOC effectively classifies OOD samples to their correct internal nodes in class hierarchies.
NADS improves OoD detection accuracy by 57%.
problem Uncertainty in machine learning models when encountering out-of-distribution data.
method NADS searches for a distribution of architectures that perform well on a given task, optimizing a stochastic OoD detection objective.
result NADS achieves up to 57% improvement in accuracy over state-of-the-art methods.
Igeood detects out-of-distribution samples using information geometry.
problem Out-of-distribution (OOD) detection in machine learning systems.
method Igeood uses the Fisher-Rao geodesic distance to detect OOD samples from any pre-trained neural network.
result Igeood outperforms state-of-the-art methods on various network architectures and datasets.