Bayesian Pseudo Label Selection reduces overfitting in semi-supervised learning.
problem Overfitting in pseudo-label selection for semi-supervised learning.
method BPLS, a Bayesian framework that approximates the posterior predictive of pseudo-samples.
result BPLS outperforms traditional PLS methods, especially in high-dimensional data.
Pseudo-label selection affects semi-supervised learning performance.
problem Selection of pseudo-labeled data impacts semi-supervised learning's generalization performance.
method Embedding pseudo-label selection into decision theory, deriving a novel selection criterion based on posterior predictive.
result BPLS (Bayesian pseudo-label selection) outperforms traditional methods in overfitting-prone data.
The paper improves self-training in semi-supervised learning by selecting more robust pseudo-labeled data.
problem Improving the reliability of pseudo-labeled data selection in self-training for semi-supervised learning.
method Proposes a multi-objective utility function to select pseudo-labeled data that maximizes reliability, considering model selection, accumulation of errors, and covariate shift uncertainties.
result Robustness towards model choice can lead to substantial accuracy gains in self-training.
MTL method uses unlabeled data with pseudo labels to improve classification with disjoint datasets.
problem Improving classification performance with disjoint labeled datasets using unlabeled data.
method Proposes MTL-SA method to select and augment unlabeled data with confident pseudo labels and close distribution to labeled data.
result Extensive experiments show the effectiveness of MTL-SA method in improving classification performance.
A method for selecting pseudo-labeled data in semi-supervised learning using generalized Bayes and soft revision.
problem Selecting pseudo-labeled data for semi-supervised learning with robustness to uncertainty.
method Using credal sets and the Gamma-Maximin method with soft revision to update priors and select pseudo-labeled data.
result The Gamma-Maximin method with soft revision can achieve promising results, especially in scenarios with low labeled data proportions.
Framework for domain adaptation using pseudo-labels from unlabeled data.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in target domain with covariate shift.
method Kernel GLMs with labeled and pseudo-labeled data, using imputation model for target data.
result Non-asymptotic excess-risk bounds for effective labeled sample size.
In this paper, we propose a new wrapper feature selection approach with partially labeled training examples where unlabeled observations are pseudo-labeled using the predictions of an initial classifier trained on the labeled training set. The wrapper is composed of a genetic algorithm for proposing new feature subsets…
Often domain adaptation is performed using a discriminator (domain classifier) to learn domain-invariant feature representations so that a classifier trained on labeled source data will generalize well to unlabeled target data. A line of research stemming from semi-supervised learning uses pseudo labeling to directly g…
Dash selects dynamic pseudo labels from unlabeled data for semi-supervised learning.
problem Efficiently using unlabeled data in semi-supervised learning while avoiding incorrect pseudo labels.
method Dynamic thresholding to select a subset of unlabeled examples for training.
result Dash achieves theoretical convergence and outperforms state-of-the-art methods empirically.
Unsupervised domain adaptation aims to address the problem of classifying unlabeled samples from the target domain whilst labeled samples are only available from the source domain and the data distributions are different in these two domains. As a result, classifiers trained from labeled samples in the source domain su…
A single pre-trained agent guides feature selection using knockoffs.
problem Feature selection challenges in AI-readiness of data.
method Generates knockoff features and uses reinforcement learning.
result Optimal feature subset identified with reduced dependency on target variable.
Mutual teaching improves graph models with less labeled data.
problem Training graph models with limited labeled data.
method Dual model training with mutual teaching strategy.
result Significant performance improvement with less labeled data.
Develops a method for kernel ridge regression under covariate shift using pseudo-labels.
problem Learning a regression function with small mean squared error over a target distribution with labeled data from a different feature distribution.
method Split labeled data into two subsets, conduct kernel ridge regression on each, use imputation model to fill missing labels, and select the best candidate model.
result Non-asymptotic excess risk bounds demonstrate effective adaptation to target distribution and covariate shift.
A new confidence measure improves self-training in biased data.
problem Improving self-training in biased data.
method Proposes a new confidence measure, T-similarity, based on ensemble diversity of linear classifiers.
result Empirically shows the benefit of T-similarity for pseudo-labeling policies on various datasets.
New method removes pseudo-label bias for unsupervised domain adaptation.
problem Class imbalance and distribution shift between domains.
method Implicit class-conditioned domain alignment without explicit pseudo-label optimization.
result Effective in handling within-domain class imbalance and between-domain class distribution shift.
Standard myopic active learning assumes that human annotations are always obtainable whenever new samples are selected. This, however, is unrealistic in many real-world applications where human experts are not readily available at all times. In this paper, we consider the single shot setting: all the required samples s…
PAS method improves UDA by progressively refining subspaces for reliable pseudo-labels.
problem Mitigating mode collapse in unsupervised domain adaptation.
method Progressive Adaptation of Subspaces (PAS) approach.
result PAS effectively mitigates mode collapse and improves performance in UDA and PDA.
DCEM algorithm reduces bias in machine learning models trained on selective labels.
problem Bias in machine learning models trained on selective labels.
method Disparate Censorship Expectation-Maximization (DCEM) algorithm.
result DCEM improves bias mitigation without sacrificing discriminative performance.
A new SSL method uses instance-dependent thresholds to improve accuracy.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning by better selecting confident unlabeled instances.
method Proposes instance-dependent thresholds that vary based on the ambiguity and error rates of pseudo-labels for each unlabeled instance.
result Demonstrates that instance-dependent thresholds provide a probabilistic guarantee for correct pseudo-labels.
Meta Pseudo Labels boosts image classification accuracy to 90.2%.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning for image classification.
method Adapts a teacher network to generate better pseudo labels through student feedback.
result Achieves a new state-of-the-art top-1 accuracy of 90.2% on ImageNet.
Proposes PUUPL for PUL in imbalanced datasets, boosting minority class signals.
problem Imbalanced datasets and model calibration in PUL.
method Uncertainty-aware pseudo-labeling procedure (PUUPL).
result Substantial performance gains in highly imbalanced settings.
Proposes ConstraintMatch for semi-supervised clustering with unconstrained data.
problem Leveraging unconstrained data alongside constraints for clustering models.
method Semi-supervised context with pseudo-constraining and pseudo-labeling mechanisms.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of ConstraintMatch over baselines.
MTSSL optimizes threshold τ for better semi-supervised learning performance.
problem Optimizing the threshold τ for effective semi-supervised learning.
method Meta-Thresholding approach to optimize τ during training.
result Optimal values of τ are not necessary for achieving similar performance.
Doubly robust self-training improves semi-supervised learning by balancing labeled and pseudo-labeled data.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning performance with limited labeled data.
method Introduces doubly robust self-training, a method that combines labeled and pseudo-labeled data to balance between labeled-only and pseudo-labeled-only training.
result Demonstrates superior performance of doubly robust self-training on ImageNet and nuScenes datasets.
AV-CPL uses continuous pseudo-labels for AVSR combining labeled and unlabeled data.
problem Improving AVSR performance with labeled and unlabeled data.
method Semi-supervised method using continuous pseudo-labels generated by the same AVSR model.
result Significant improvements in VSR performance on LRS3 dataset.
In this paper we revisit the idea of pseudo-labeling in the context of semi-supervised learning where a learning algorithm has access to a small set of labeled samples and a large set of unlabeled samples. Pseudo-labeling works by applying pseudo-labels to samples in the unlabeled set by using a model trained on the co…
CAT improves domain adaptation for fault diagnosis by calibrating teacher network predictions.
problem Performance drops in deep learning models when applied to different data distributions.
method CAT uses post-hoc calibration techniques to calibrate predictions of the teacher network during self-training.
result CAT achieves state-of-the-art performance on most transfer tasks in domain-adaptive IFD.
GOLFS selects features for clustering by combining global and local information.
problem Feature selection for high-dimensional clustering without labels.
method Combines global and local information via manifold learning and regularized self-representation.
result Improves feature selection and clustering accuracy.
Solves biased pseudo-labels in imbalanced SSL by refining them.
problem Imbalanced class distributions in semi-supervised learning lead to biased pseudo-labels.
method Formulates a convex optimization problem to refine pseudo-labels and develops an efficient algorithm, DARP.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of DARP in various imbalanced semi-supervised scenarios.
RAEUFS selects features from data without labels, improving robustness to outliers.
problem Feature selection in high-dimensional data, especially in the presence of outliers.
method RAEUFS uses a deep autoencoder to learn nonlinear feature representations, improving robustness to outliers.
result RAEUFS outperforms state-of-the-art UFS methods in both clean and outlier-contaminated data settings.
Most recent semi-supervised deep learning (deep SSL) methods used a similar paradigm: use network predictions to update pseudo-labels and use pseudo-labels to update network parameters iteratively. However, they lack theoretical support and cannot explain why predictions are good candidates for pseudo-labels. In this p…
This paper introduces a method to select and weight pretext tasks for better self-supervised speech representation learning.
problem Combining pretext tasks for better performance in self-supervised speech representation learning.
method Estimating calibrated weights for partial losses corresponding to pretext tasks during self-supervised training.
result Groups of selected and weighted pretext tasks perform better than classic baselines in automatic speech recognition and speaker/emotion recognition.
New PL method improves ASR accuracy without pseudo-labels.
problem Improving ASR accuracy with limited labeled data.
method End-to-end continuous pseudo-labeling with soft-labels.
result Soft-labels can lead to model collapse, but regularization can mitigate this.
Paper improves short text clustering by integrating semantic relationships into Optimal Transport.
problem Erroneous pseudo-labels caused by neglecting semantic consistency in existing OT methods.
method Designs an instance-level attention mechanism to capture semantic relationships and integrates them into the OT formulation.
result Generates reliable pseudo-labels that improve clustering accuracy.
Contrastive regularization improves semi-supervised learning by better propagating confident pseudo-labels.
problem Consistency regularization's limitation in high performance and efficiency.
method Proposes contrastive regularization to update model features, pushing confident labels into unlabeled samples.
result Improves semi-supervised learning tasks with fewer training iterations and robust performance.
A new framework for semi-supervised learning using pseudo-representation labeling.
problem Improving deep learning models with limited labeled data.
method Pseudo-representation labeling framework integrating pseudo-labeling and self-supervised representation learning.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art semi-supervised learning methods in industrial classification problems.
Improves SSL with doubly robust estimation of unlabeled class distribution.
problem Limited labeled data and long-tailed class distributions in unlabeled data.
method Explicitly estimate unlabeled class distribution using doubly robust estimator.
result Improves performance of SSL methods on unlabeled data.
A framework for using auxiliary data to improve few-shot learning.
problem Few-shot learning with scarce labeled examples and abundant auxiliary data.
method Automatic pseudo-shot selection and masking module to adjust auxiliary features.
result Masking module improves accuracy by 4.68 and 6.03 percentage points.
GUST framework improves self-training by estimating node uncertainty and generating pseudo-labels.
problem Over-confidence in pseudo-labels during self-training.
method Graph-based uncertainty-aware self-training with stochastic node labeling.
result GUST achieves state-of-the-art performance, especially in sparse labeled data settings.
POTA improves short text clustering by generating reliable pseudo-labels.
problem Limited discriminative representations in short texts.
method POTA uses instance-level attention and optimal transport for semantic consistency and cluster structure.
result POTA outperforms state-of-the-art methods in short text clustering.
Proposes a new contrastive loss for semi-supervised medical image segmentation.
problem Lack of labeled data for medical image segmentation.
method Uses pseudo-labels and a local contrastive loss to learn good local representations.
result Achieved high segmentation performance on public cardiac and prostate datasets.
Self-training in linear models shows a U-shaped test-risk curve due to signal forgetting and denoising.
problem Understanding the dynamics of iterative self-training in high-dimensional linear regression.
method Derivation of deterministic-equivalent recursions for prediction risk and effective noise, analysis of signal forgetting and denoising effects.
result An optimal early-stopping time is determined, and a U-shaped test-risk curve is observed.
Ask-n-Learn uses gradient embeddings for active learning in image classification.
problem Efficiently labeling large amounts of training data for deep models.
method Gradient embeddings based on pseudo-labels, prediction calibration, and data augmentation.
result Significant improvements over state-of-the-art baselines on image classification tasks.
The paper improves semi-supervised learning using f-divergences and α-Rényi divergences.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning with noisy pseudo-labels.
method Inspired by f-divergences and α-Rényi divergences, the paper develops new empirical risk functions and regularization techniques. result The new methods show better performance than traditional self-training methods, especially in noisy pseudo-label scenarios.
DoubleMatch combines pseudo-labeling with self-supervision for SSL.
problem Lack of effective use of unlabeled data in SSL.
method Combines pseudo-labeling with self-supervised loss.
result Achieves state-of-the-art accuracies on multiple datasets.
Adapts self-supervised learning using probabilistic sets with validity guarantees.
problem Lack of validity guarantees in pseudo-labels from self-supervised learning.
method Uses conformal prediction to provide validity guarantees for probabilistic labels.
result Valid probabilistic labels improve calibration and performance.
Several machine learning problems arising in natural language processing can be modeled as a sequence labeling problem. We provide Gaussian process models based on pseudo-likelihood approximation to perform sequence labeling. Gaussian processes (GPs) provide a Bayesian approach to learning in a kernel based framework. …
Self-training improves generalization by fitting to reliable pseudo-labels or gradually improving the classification plane.
problem Understanding how self-training improves generalization in high-dimensional Gaussian mixtures.
method Analyzing iterative self-training on binary Gaussian mixtures in the asymptotic limit.
result ST improves generalization by fitting to reliable pseudo-labels or gradually improving the classification plane.