The paper tackles selective labels in decision making, proposing a data augmentation approach to mitigate bias and discrimination.
problem Selective labels cause bias in decision making, making standard bias correction methods ineffective.
method Proposes a data augmentation approach to leverage expert consistency or empirically validate models under selective labels.
result Data augmentation can mitigate the bias caused by selective labels and prevent unreliable models.
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 feature selection method for semi-supervised learning with imperfect labels.
problem Feature selection for semi-supervised learning with imperfectly labeled data.
method Genetic algorithm for proposing feature subsets, probabilistic error model for mislabeling, multi-class C-bound selection criterion.
result Empirical results show the effectiveness of the proposed framework compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
Proposes a new batch selection method for multi-label classification.
problem Improving the accuracy of deep neural networks in multi-label classification tasks.
method Adapts uncertainty measures to multi-label data, considering label correlations and dynamic uncertainty.
result Improves performance and accelerates convergence of multi-label deep learning models.
Subset selection improves weak supervision performance.
problem Optimizing the use of weakly-labeled data.
method Combining pretrained data representations with the cut statistic for subset selection.
result Subset selection improves weak supervision performance by up to 19%.
Active feature selection uses mutual information to choose fewer labels for better feature selection.
problem Selecting features with limited labeled data.
method Uses active feature selection with mutual information criterion, optimizing label selection for better feature quality.
result Algorithm selects features with higher mutual information using fewer labels than the data set size.
New framework combines semi-supervised data programming with subset selection for improved text classification.
problem Sub-optimal performance in data programming with noisy labelling functions.
method Introduces a framework \model for semi-supervised data programming that uses joint models and subset selection.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art on seven datasets.
A new method selects clean samples to train DNNs with noisy labels.
problem Training deep neural networks with noisy labeled data.
method Adaptive k-set selection to choose clean samples at each epoch.
result The method guarantees performance with a theoretical bound on regret.
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.
Paper proposes a distributed algorithm for multi-label feature selection.
problem Maximizing diversity and quality in non-redundant feature selection.
method Greedy algorithm for distributed optimization of submodular plus diversity functions.
result Achieves constant factor approximation of optimal solution in big data settings.
CAMS selects best pre-trained model for unlabeled data points.
problem Efficiently utilizing pre-trained models and unlabeled data.
method Contextual active model selection algorithm with two components: contextual model selection and active query.
result CAMS requires less than 10% labeling effort compared to existing methods, achieving similar or better accuracy.
New method selects data for labeling in RKHS to improve regression accuracy.
problem Labeling cost in supervised learning.
method Importance labeling scheme in RKHS with gradient descent.
result Gradient descent with proposed labeling scheme achieves optimal convergence rate.
New feature selection method for multi-labeled data.
problem Feature redundancy in multi-labeled data.
method Conditional information measure based on dependency maximization.
result Efficient and fast non-parametric feature selection.
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.
A federated method for feature selection in multi-label data.
problem Feature selection in multi-label data for distributed and federated environments.
method Semi-Supervised Federated Multi-Label Feature Selection (SSFMLFS) using fuzzy information measures.
result SSFMLFS outperforms other methods in feature selection for multi-label data in federated settings.
Paper tackles learning from biased data, proposing methods to improve classifier accuracy.
problem Learning from positive and unlabeled data subject to selection biases.
method Empirical-risk-based method incorporating labeling mechanism, analyzing under assumptions.
result Taking into account selection bias improves classifier accuracy, even when labeling mechanism is unknown.
iRDM selects unlabeled samples for regression without labels, improving model accuracy.
problem Selecting unlabeled samples for regression without label information.
method Iterative representativeness-diversity maximization (iRDM).
result iRDM significantly outperforms supervised ALR, especially with limited labeled samples.
Unified method for learning from selectively labeled data.
problem Classification with selectively labeled data from multiple decision-makers.
method Unified cost-sensitive learning (UCL) approach.
result Unified method for robust classification in selective labeling.
Active learning selects samples for labeling to build accurate models with minimal labeled data.
problem Costly acquisition of labeled data in supervised learning.
method Adaptive selection of unlabeled data samples for labeling.
result Efficient model building with minimal labeled data.
Robust Conformalized Selection controls FDR under noisy responses.
problem Existing conformal selection methods fail to control FDR under contaminated calibration data.
method RCS framework for selective classification with valid FDR control under label contamination.
result RCS framework controls FDR and maintains power under contaminated calibration data.
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.
Paper tackles ECG signal classification with active learning.
problem Challenges in obtaining labeled ECG data and class label noise.
method Robust active learning approach with clustering and noisy label reduction.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of the proposed algorithm on ECG signal classification.
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.
Ensemble methods have been shown to be an effective tool for solving multi-label classification tasks. In the RAndom k-labELsets (RAKEL) algorithm, each member of the ensemble is associated with a small randomly-selected subset of k labels. Then, a single label classifier is trained according to each combination of ele…
This paper proposes a new method to select labeled data points using VAEs for active learning.
problem High cost of acquiring labels in supervised machine learning.
method Data-driven approach using Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to select a diverse core-set in a low-dimensional latent space.
result Improvement in accuracy over related techniques, highlighting the representation power of generative modeling.
Combines active learning and imbalance-aware classification for protein function prediction.
problem Scarce positive labels and lack of explicit negative labels in supervised learning.
method Active learning for selecting negative examples and imbalance-aware classification for mitigating label imbalance.
result The combined techniques outperform state-of-the-art methods on protein function prediction benchmarks.
Two new ALR approaches based on GS reduce labeled samples needed for regression.
problem Need substantial labeled samples for regression models, but unlabeled samples are easy to collect.
method Proposes two new ALR approaches based on greedy sampling (GS) to select beneficial unlabeled samples.
result Extensive experiments on various datasets verified the effectiveness and robustness of the approaches.
Evaluating prediction models under covariate shift and selective labels
problem Model performance evaluation under distribution shift and selection bias
method Double machine learning
result Accurate estimation of target risk
This paper proposes a method to select relevant features for multi-label learning.
problem Feature selection in multi-label learning to retain important information with minimal features.
method Random manifold sampling and joint sparse regularization to solve multicollinearity and obtain sparse feature sets.
result The proposed method outperforms other methods in selecting relevant features for multi-label learning.
Paper shows noisy labels can improve PLR variable selection.
problem Variable selection in PLR is challenging due to noisy labels.
method Proposes a novel ADMM-based algorithm to fuse noisy labels.
result Fused noisy labels improve PLR performance in estimation and classification.
New algorithms reduce label collection for online prediction with expert advice.
problem Efficiently predicting binary sequences with expert advice using fewer labels.
method Adaptive selective sampling for exponentially weighted forecasters.
result Label complexity scales roughly as the square root of the number of rounds for a scenario with a strictly better expert.
Active learning method for binary classification with variable selection.
problem Efficiently label subjects in large datasets for binary classification.
method Model-based active learning with sequential variable selection.
result Proposed procedure reduces training cost/time and improves classification model.
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.
Cost-efficient feature selection for multi-label classification in medicine.
problem Feature selection in multi-label classification with cost constraints.
method Sequential feature selection maximizing conditional mutual information, followed by cost-free feature selection using shadow features.
result The method effectively reduces prediction costs in medical applications.
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.
A new criterion for deep active learning selects minimal labeled data points.
problem Efficiently select minimal labeled data points for deep neural networks.
method Diffuses label information over a graph of data representations to switch between exploration and refinement.
result The diffusion-based criterion outperforms existing methods in deep active learning.
Selective pseudo-labeling improves unsupervised domain adaptation.
problem Classifying unlabeled target domain samples with labeled source domain samples.
method Structured prediction for selective pseudo-labeling.
result Selective pseudo-labeling outperforms state-of-the-art methods.
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.
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.
New active learning method for kernel selection improves efficiency and accuracy.
problem Real-world applications where acquiring true labels is costly or time-consuming.
method Active Multiple Kernel Learning (AMKL) with adaptive kernel selection (AMKL-AKS).
result AMKL-AKS achieves optimal sublinear regret and better performance with fewer labeled data.
Paper proposes a new method to aggregate multiple sources with different label distributions.
problem Aggregating from multiple target-shifted sources with different label distributions.
method Unified framework to select relevant sources for domain adaptation with limited label, unsupervised, and label partial unsupervised scenarios.
result Empirical results significantly outperform baselines.
In this paper, a novel feature selection method is presented, which is based on Class-Separability (CS) strategy and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). To better capture the relationship between features and the class, class labels are separated into individual variables and relevance and redundancy are explicitly handle…
Paper proposes methods to reduce affect estimation labeling costs.
problem High cost and time-consuming for labeling affective computing samples.
method Multi-task active learning for regression to select beneficial samples.
result Optimal sample selection leads to better estimation performance.
Most prior work on active learning of classifiers has focused on sequentially selecting one unlabeled example at a time to be labeled in order to reduce the overall labeling effort. In many scenarios, however, it is desirable to label an entire batch of examples at once, for example, when labels can be acquired in para…
This work evaluates PDA methods without target labels, revealing significant accuracy drops.
problem Evaluating PDA methods without target labels and inconsistent experimental settings.
method Realistic evaluation of 7 PDA methods with 7 model selection strategies on 2 datasets.
result Accuracy drops up to 30 percentage points without target labels, only one method performs well.
TopoGeoScore selects robust checkpoints using only source-domain representations.
problem Selecting robust checkpoints without target-domain labels or samples.
method Constructs class-conditional mutual k-nearest-neighbour graphs and extracts three interpretable signals.
result Source representations contain measurable global-local-topological evidence of robustness.
CM algorithm matches Shannon's and semantic channels for multi-label classification.
problem Tackles label learning and selection for multi-label classification.
method Adheres to maximum semantic information criterion, uses Bayes' theorem, and trains truth functions.
result Shows improved performance and adaptability to changing source distributions.
Many active learning methods belong to the retraining-based approaches, which select one unlabeled instance, add it to the training set with its possible labels, retrain the classification model, and evaluate the criteria that we base our selection on. However, since the true label of the selected instance is unknown, …