Self-calibrating conformal prediction improves interval efficiency and offers a practical alternative.
problem Improving the reliability and uncertainty quantification of machine learning predictions.
method Combines Venn-Abers calibration and conformal prediction for binary and regression problems.
result Improves interval efficiency through model calibration and offers practical alternatives.
Unified framework for generalized Venn and Venn-Abers calibration for reliable prediction.
problem Asymptotic guarantees of popular distribution-free methods in model calibration.
method Unified framework extending Vovk's approach to generic loss functions, transforming predictors into set-valued predictions.
result Finite-sample set predictions shrink to a single conditionally calibrated prediction, capturing epistemic uncertainty.
New calibration measure SSCE ensures truthful prediction, unlike existing measures.
problem Ensuring truthful calibration measures in sequential prediction.
method Introduced a new calibration measure, Subsampled Smooth Calibration Error (SSCE).
result SSCE ensures truthful prediction, while existing measures are far from truthful.
T-Cal tests model calibration with a minimax optimal test.
problem Detecting mis-calibration of predictive models using a finite validation dataset.
method T-Cal is a minimax optimal test for calibration based on a debiased plug-in estimator of the ℓ 2 \ell_2 ℓ 2 -Expected Calibration Error (ECE). result T-Cal is a practical tool for testing the calibration of probabilistic classification methods.
New truthful calibration errors improve model ranking in multiclass prediction.
problem Non-truthful calibration errors can mislead model comparisons.
method Introduced perfectly truthful calibration errors for multiclass predictions.
result Truthful calibration errors preserve decision-theoretic dominance and stabilize model rankings.
Improves survival prediction model calibration for better individual decision-making.
problem Survival prediction's marginal and conditional calibration issues.
method Conformal prediction using individual survival probabilities.
result Effective marginal and conditional calibration without compromising discrimination.
New decision-theoretic calibration error metric improves prediction reliability.
problem Improving the reliability of predictions for decision-making.
method Proposed Calibration Decision Loss (CDL) and an efficient algorithm to achieve near-optimal CDL.
result Near-optimal CDL guarantees vanishing payoff loss from miscalibration.
Paper presents unsupervised calibration for split conformal classification.
problem Inconvenient requirement of labeled calibration samples.
method Uses unsupervised calibration samples alongside supervised training samples.
result Achieves comparable performance to supervised calibration methods.
KCal calibrates deep networks by embedding logits in a metric space.
problem Overconfident predictions from DNNs, especially in high-risk applications.
method KCal learns a metric space on the penultimate-layer latent embedding and generates predictions using kernel density estimates.
result KCal provides a provable full calibration guarantee and consistently outperforms baselines.
Develops a method to make predictions more informative without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Tension between well-calibrated and bold predictions.
method Bayesian model selection-based approach for assessing calibration and maximizing boldness.
result Maximally emboldening predictions while maintaining desired level of calibration.
Ongoing developments in neural network models are continually advancing the state of the art in terms of system accuracy. However, the predicted labels should not be regarded as the only core output; also important is a well-calibrated estimate of the prediction uncertainty. Such estimates and their calibration are cri…
ICP improves prediction intervals for continuous outcomes at lower computational cost.
problem Systematic bias in point predictions that undermines their use in decision-making.
method Develops Isotonic Conformal Prediction (ICP) framework to decouple calibration from prediction-set construction.
result SICP and TICP procedures match SC-CP coverage at lower computational cost.
New approach calibrates predictions for better decision-making.
problem Achieving reliable predictions for multi-class problems is hard.
method Introduces decision calibration, a new approach to calibrate predictions.
result Designs a recalibration algorithm that makes predictions reliable for decision-making.
Randomized predictions ensure fair and accurate individual calibration in machine learning.
problem Systematic bias in typical calibration methods leads to unfair predictions for certain subgroups.
method Randomization of predictions to enforce individual calibration, trading off bias with variance.
result Randomized regression functions are more calibrated for arbitrary subgroups and achieve higher utility.
A new perfectly truthful calibration measure improves prediction reliability.
problem Improving the reliability of predictions by ensuring they are conditionally unbiased.
method Designing a simple, perfectly truthful calibration measure called ATB.
result ATB is the first perfectly truthful calibration measure in the batch setting.
The paper addresses calibration in label ranking, a structured prediction task.
problem Calibration in label ranking is not well understood and often poorly calibrated.
method Formalized calibration for label ranking, developed a hierarchy of notions, and empirically evaluated models.
result Popular label ranking models are often poorly calibrated, with differences between sub-ranking and top-k metrics.
This paper calibrates Gaussian process predictive distributions for Bayesian optimization to improve sampling decisions.
problem Lower-tail miscalibration in GP predictive distributions affects BO sampling decisions.
method Introduces goal-oriented calibration for GP predictive distributions below a threshold t t t . result Post-hoc method tcGP improves lower-tail calibration and BO performance.
The paper proposes calibration to improve algorithm performance using machine learning predictions.
problem Improving real-world performance of online algorithms with machine learning predictions.
method Calibration as a tool to bridge the gap between prediction uncertainty and algorithm design.
result Calibrated advice leads to more effective guidance in high-variance settings and significant performance improvements in real-world data.
The paper proposes a method to produce well-calibrated predictions in regression tasks using maximum mean discrepancy.
problem The need for accurate uncertainty quantification in machine learning predictions.
method The method uses maximum mean discrepancy to minimize the kernel embedding measure and calibrate predictions.
result The method produces well-calibrated and sharp prediction intervals, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.
Meta-learning reduces set prediction size in conformal prediction for few-shot calibration.
problem Inefficient set prediction in conformal prediction for limited training data.
method Meta-learning approach using cross-validation-based conformal prediction.
result Meta-learning scheme reduces set prediction size and preserves formal guarantees.
New method improves model calibration by adjusting confidence based on prediction correctness.
problem Improving model confidence alignment with true class probabilities.
method Post-hoc calibration objective using transformed samples for training.
result Competitive calibration performance on in-distribution and out-of-distribution test sets.
Paper proposes ensemble distillation for well-calibrated structured prediction.
problem Well-calibrated predictions are hard to achieve in structured prediction.
method Ensemble distillation framework for structured prediction.
result Ensemble distillation produces well-calibrated models with similar performance and calibration benefits to ensembles.
The paper addresses decision making with partially calibrated forecasts, offering a robust approach.
problem Developing a decision-making strategy for forecasts that are only partially calibrated.
method A minimax approach to mapping predictions to actions, considering worst-case distributions.
result The minimax optimal decision rule is to trust predictions and act accordingly, even for partially calibrated forecasts.
Post-hoc calibration improves uncertainty under domain shift.
problem Improving uncertainty calibration under domain shift.
method Apply perturbations to validation set before post-hoc calibration.
result Perturbation step results in better calibration under domain shift.
Proposes efficient calibration for indoor localization models.
problem Calibration data scarcity in wireless indoor localization.
method Uses synthetic labels and prediction sets to fine-tune a predictor and estimate bias.
result Yields rigorous coverage guarantees for prediction sets.
The paper studies the distance from calibration in sequential prediction, proving upper and lower bounds.
problem The challenge is to measure and minimize the deviation from perfect calibration in sequential binary prediction.
method The approach involves proving an O ( T ) O(\sqrt{T}) O ( T ) upper bound and an Ω ( T 1 / 3 ) Ω(T^{1/3}) Ω ( T 1/3 ) lower bound, using structural results and minimax arguments. result An O ( T ) O(\sqrt{T}) O ( T ) upper bound on the calibration distance is achieved, with an Ω ( T 1 / 3 ) Ω(T^{1/3}) Ω ( T 1/3 ) lower bound showing the inherent difficulty. Two methods improve Gaussian process predictive distributions' calibration.
problem Improving the reliability of Gaussian process predictive intervals.
method Introduces two methods: cps-gp and bcr-gp, both adapting conformal predictive systems to GP interpolation.
result Both methods provide finite-sample marginal calibration and smooth predictive distributions.
New method calibrates uncertainty in molecular property predictions.
problem Uncalibrated uncertainty estimates in molecular property predictions.
method Message Passing Neural Networks with calibrated probabilistic predictive distribution.
result Accurate molecular formation energy predictions with well-calibrated uncertainty.
New method calibrates classifier probabilities with guaranteed coverage.
problem Inaccurate probability estimates by classifiers in high-risk applications.
method Adaptive temperature scaling algorithm for conformal prediction.
result Improves calibration error measures and standard metrics across various tasks.
X-CAL improves survival model calibration without sacrificing predictive power.
problem Improving the calibration of survival models to better match observed data.
method Explicit calibration (X-CAL) turns distributional calibration into a differentiable objective for survival modeling.
result X-CAL improves calibration metrics without significantly reducing predictive performance.
Post-processing predictors reduces calibration errors for decision-making.
problem Predictors with low calibration error for machine learning may have high error for decision-making.
method Post-processing with ε distance to calibration adds noise to make predictions differentially private.
result Post-processing achieves O(√ε) ECE and CDL, asymptotically optimal.
The article improves GP interpolation calibration using conformal prediction.
problem GP interpolation often produces poorly calibrated prediction intervals.
method Integrates conformal prediction with Gaussian process models.
result CP methods enhance prediction interval calibration without sacrificing accuracy.
Conformal Bayes under label shift: post-hoc calibration vs. in-training adaptation
problem Bayesian prediction sets under label shift
method Post-hoc calibration vs. In-training adaptation
result Both strategies achieve valid coverage equally in an unbiased training regime
Efficient approach improves prediction calibration for domain shifts.
problem Improving uncertainty-aware predictions for domain shifts.
method Combining entropy-encouraging and adversarial calibration losses.
result Substantially outperforms existing approaches in domain drift calibration.
This paper examines how to calibrate ensemble members for better prediction accuracy.
problem Improper calibration of deep neural networks leads to unreliable probability estimates.
method Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluation on CIFAR-100 dataset.
result Well-calibrated ensemble members do not guarantee a well-calibrated ensemble prediction, but a well-calibrated ensemble prediction cannot exceed the average performance of its members.
Ensemble models improve prediction calibration for mismatched distributions.
problem Calibration issues in deep neural networks with mismatched train and test distributions.
method Simple data augmentation and mixing techniques for ensemble models.
result Improves calibration and accuracy on CIFAR10 and CIFAR100 benchmarks.
Calibrated Prediction-Powered Inference improves semisupervised mean estimation by calibrating prediction scores.
problem Semisupervised mean estimation with a small labeled sample and a large unlabeled sample, and miscalibrated prediction models.
method Calibrated Prediction-Powered Inference (Calibeating) post-hoc calibrates the prediction score on the labeled sample before using it for semisupervised estimation.
result Calibrated Prediction-Powered Inference can improve the original score both as a predictor of the outcome and as a regression adjustment for semisupervised inference.
New method calibrates multi-class predictions efficiently without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Efficiently calibrating multi-class predictions without sacrificing accuracy.
method Formulated robust projected smooth calibration and new recalibration algorithms.
result Achieves strong guarantees for binary classification tasks with polynomial complexity.
Paper proposes a unified framework for evaluating calibration of probabilistic models.
problem Evaluation of calibration for general probabilistic predictive models.
method Unified framework for calibration evaluation and tests for any probabilistic model.
result Generalization and reformulation of existing measures and tests.
New calibration measure SCDL improves trust in AI predictions.
problem Improving trust in AI predictions by ensuring they are both actionable and testable.
method Introducing SCDL, a new calibration measure that is fully actionable and testable.
result SCDL is the first calibration measure that is fully actionable and testable.
Improved Bayesian FL method calibrates predictions for federated learning.
problem Overconfident predictions in Bayesian FL methods for federated learning.
method β-Predictive Bayes algorithm interpolates between mixture and product of local predictive posteriors, tuning parameter β for better calibration.
result Demonstrated superior calibration compared to other baselines, even with increased data heterogeneity.
Paper proposes a method to predict MOBA game winners with calibrated confidence.
problem Predicting MOBA game winners with noisy data and uncertain noise.
method A novel confidence-calibration method considering data uncertainty.
result Achieves outstanding expected calibration error (ECE) of 0.57%.
LLMs show surprising confidence in their answers, beyond just tokens.
problem LLMs lack meaningful confidence estimates for their responses.
method Semantic calibration test based on local loss optimality and equivalence classes.
result Base LLMs are semantically calibrated across tasks, contrary to expectations.
A new method calibrates value predictions in offline RL to improve reliability.
problem Difficulty in long-horizon value prediction in offline reinforcement learning.
method Bellman calibration, a weak reliability criterion, and Iterated Bellman Calibration.
result Finite-sample guarantees show that Bellman calibration error is controlled at nonparametric rates.
This work improves neural network calibration using explicit regularization.
problem Improving predictive uncertainty in neural networks.
method Introducing a probabilistic calibration measure and exploring explicit regularization techniques.
result Explicit regularization improves log-likelihood and predictive uncertainty.
It is often observed that the probabilistic predictions given by a machine learning model can disagree with averaged actual outcomes on specific subsets of data, which is also known as the issue of miscalibration. It is responsible for the unreliability of practical machine learning systems. For example, in online adve…
Bayesian neural networks outperform calibrated neural networks for tabular data.
problem Uncertainty in neural network predictions for tabular data.
method Bayesian neural networks vs. post-hoc calibration methods.
result Bayesian neural networks yield competitive performance compared to calibrated neural networks.
A method to monitor probability predictions for calibration loss in image classification models.
problem Maintaining calibration in machine learning predictions over time.
method Cumulative sum-based approach with dynamic limits for early detection of miscalibration.
result Early detection of operational context changes impacting image classification performance.