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48 results for Pre-trained Features

Theoretical study shows adversarial training improves robustness in deep learning models.

problem Ensuring robustness in pre-trained deep learning models.
method Theoretical analysis of adversarial training and feature purification in two-layer neural networks.
result Adversarial training leads to feature purification, making models more robust to attacks.

Pre-trained model from healthy ADLs improves gait pattern classification for Parkinson's disease.

problem Limited training data for deep learning models in healthcare applications.
method Used convolutional autoencoder to extract features from healthy ADLs data and trained a multi-layer perceptron model for Parkinson's disease classification.
result Features extracted from healthy ADLs data can be used to train an effective classification model for Parkinson's disease.

Study compares deep feature methods for anomaly detection in limited data scenarios.

problem Handling limited data in industrial inspection applications.
method Three approaches (KNN, Mahalanobis, PaDiM) using pre-trained deep features with data augmentation.
result Data augmentation significantly improves performance in small data regimes.

Study shows how a strong model can learn a task's feature while retaining other capabilities.

problem How to align superhuman AI systems using weak-to-strong generalization.
method Two-layer neural networks, reward-model learning, multi-step SGD, feature learning.
result The strong model efficiently learns task features while retaining general capabilities.

The study uses pre-trained neural networks to adjust for confounding in non-tabular data.

problem Neglecting non-tabular data sources can lead to biased ATE estimates.
method Leverages latent features from pre-trained neural networks to adjust for confounding.
result Neural networks can achieve fast convergence rates for ATE estimation with latent features.

This work investigates how neural collapse improves transfer learning for large-scale models.

problem Improving transfer learning for large-scale models with limited labeled data.
method Investigates neural collapse and develops a fine-tuning method using skip-connections.
result Feature collapse on downstream data correlates with higher transfer accuracy.

Enhances ZSL models with biologically inspired feature enhancement.

problem Limited training data leads to poor feature extraction from pre-trained models.
method Dual-channel learning framework using auxiliary data sets.
result Improves ZSL model's generalization ability and achieves state-of-the-art results.

New theory explains when pre-trained models can improve downstream tasks.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding of task similarity for transfer learning.
method Feature-centric viewpoint, theoretical results on transferability phase diagram.
result Transfer learning outperforms training from scratch when target task is well represented in feature space.

Offline RL with pre-trained features amplifies errors even under mild shifts.

problem Sample-efficient offline RL with pre-trained features under mild distribution shift.
method Empirical study of offline RL with pre-trained neural representations.
result Substantial error amplification occurs even with pre-trained features, requiring stronger conditions for successful offline RL.

In automatic financial feature construction task, the state-of-the-art technic leverages reverse polish expression to represent the features, then use genetic programming (GP) to conduct its evolution process. In this paper, we propose a new framework based on neural network, alpha discovery neural network (ADNN). In t…

2019-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops an asymptotic theory of self-supervised pre-training.

problem Sharpness of current rates in self-supervised pre-training and their accuracy.
method Two-stage M-estimation and tools from Riemannian geometry.
result Characterization of the limiting distribution of the downstream test risk.

Robust cancer screening model using pre-trained ensembles for biomarkers.

problem Detecting early-stage cancer, especially in hard-to-diagnose cases like pancreatic cancer.
method Meta-trained Hyperfast model for robust classification, combined with ensembling of XGBoost and LightGBM.
result Achieved highest AUC of 0.9929 and robust performance on imbalanced datasets.

Feature learning forms the cornerstone for tackling challenging learning problems in domains such as speech, computer vision and natural language processing. In this paper, we consider a novel class of matrix and tensor-valued features, which can be pre-trained using unlabeled samples. We present efficient algorithms f…

2014-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

ModelDiff compares learning algorithms by identifying feature transformations.

problem Comparing models trained with different learning algorithms.
method ModelDiff uses datamodels framework to find distinguishing feature transformations.
result ModelDiff can compare models trained with/without data augmentation, pre-training, and different SGD hyperparameters.

Paper proposes a unified time series forecasting model with adaptive transfer.

problem General forecasting models for diverse time series data.
method Unified representations through Decomposed Frequency Learning and adaptive domain-specific features via Time Series Register.
result State-of-the-art forecasting performance on seven real-world benchmarks.

This paper aims to analyze knowledge consistency between pre-trained deep neural networks. We propose a generic definition for knowledge consistency between neural networks at different fuzziness levels. A task-agnostic method is designed to disentangle feature components, which represent the consistent knowledge, from…

2019-08-05abs ↗pdf ↗

RTFE provides adversarial robustness to multiple models.

problem Adversarial examples can transfer to other models, compromising robustness.
method Proposes RTFE, a deep learning-based pre-processing mechanism.
result RTFE provides adversarial robustness to multiple independently trained classifiers.

CLIP models robustness to spurious features is re-evaluated using a new dataset.

problem Existing robustness tests of CLIP models may not fully reflect their performance on spurious features.
method Crafted a new dataset (CounterAnimal) to reveal CLIP models' reliance on realistic spurious features.
result CLIP models are robust to spurious features learned from their training data, not ImageNet.

Simplified image clustering achieves competitive results without text-based embeddings.

problem Complexity and resource requirements of state-of-the-art clustering methods.
method SCP: trains a small cluster head using pre-trained vision model features and positive data pairs.
result SCP achieves highly competitive performance on various benchmark datasets.

The study analyzes transfer learning in infinite-width neural networks, improving generalization on target tasks.

problem Improving generalization in neural networks when using pretraining on a source task.
method Developed a theory under gradient flow for infinitely wide networks, analyzing fine-tuning and joint pretraining.
result Summary statistics of randomly initialized networks after pretraining are adaptive kernels that depend on both source and target data.

A method to automatically choose feature dimensions in linear attention for better approximation quality.

problem Choosing the feature dimension in linear attention to balance quality and efficiency.
method Statistical degrees of freedom for determining feature dimension, layer-wise training strategy.
result Our method achieves smaller approximation error compared to fixed dimensions and improves model performance.

TCGPN improves stock forecasting by capturing temporal correlation patterns.

problem Stock forecasting with minimal periodicity and large node numbers.
method TCGPN uses Temporal-Correlation fusion encoder and pre-training methods to handle large datasets.
result TCGPN achieves state-of-the-art results on real stock market data.

This paper analyzes kNN convergence over feature transformations.

problem The curse of dimensionality affects kNN performance in transformed feature spaces.
method Developed a novel analysis on kNN convergence rates over transformed features, linking properties of the transformed space to raw feature space.
result Theoretical analysis explains why some feature transformations are better for kNN.

Study explains how noisyGD with DP improves feature learning despite high dimensionality.

problem Improving feature learning in differential privacy settings with noisyGD.
method Layer-peeled model in representation learning, error bound analysis, feature normalization, PCA.
result Misclassification error is independent of dimension in NC, and PCA improves testing accuracy.

Transformer models improve query-document retrieval efficiency and accuracy.

problem Efficiently retrieve relevant documents from large corpora for query matching.
method Designed paragraph-level pre-training tasks to optimize embedding-based Transformer models.
result Transformer models significantly outperform BM-25 and non-Transformer embedding models.

Transfer learning and data augmentation improve stock classification performance.

problem Challenges in stock classification due to noise and volatility.
method Pre-trained model on S&P500 index features, transfer learning to new models, data augmentation on feature space.
result Augmentation on feature space leads to 20% increase in risk-adjusted returns.

Deep convolutional neural networks have achieved great success in various applications. However, training an effective DNN model for a specific task is rather challenging because it requires a prior knowledge or experience to design the network architecture, repeated trial-and-error process to tune the parameters, and …

2018-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

PFNs pre-train models on simulated data to predict class probabilities.

problem Training machine learning models on large datasets.
method Pre-train a fixed model on small simulated datasets and use it to infer class probabilities in-context.
result PFNs achieve state-of-the-art performance and improve with larger inference data.