LEAPS uses semantic models to improve reinforcement learning in diverse environments.
problem Generalizing and adapting to unseen environments in reinforcement learning.
method Hybrid model-based and model-free approach with a multi-target sub-policy and a Bayesian semantic model.
result LEAPS outperforms baselines in visual navigation tasks using diverse indoor scenes.
Semantic TrueLearn uses semantic graphs to improve educational recommendation systems.
problem Challenges in handling semantic and hierarchical structure in knowledge areas.
method Introduces a novel learner model that exploits semantic relatedness between knowledge components using a Wikipedia link graph.
result Achieves statistically significant improvements in predictive performance for educational engagement.
Framework quantifies semantic similarity between groups of embeddings.
problem Quantifying semantic similarity between groups of embeddings.
method Formulates model comparison task, contrasts generative models, uses information criteria.
result Achieves competitive results in Semantic Textual Similarity tasks.
New diffusion models improve counterfactual image generation with semantic control.
problem Challenges in preserving identity, maintaining quality, and ensuring causal model faithfulness in counterfactual image generation.
method Integrates semantic representations into diffusion models through Pearlian causality, introducing spatial, semantic, and dynamic abduction.
result Demonstrates high-level semantic identity preservation and principled trade-offs between faithful causal control and identity preservation.
Semantify-NN verifies neural network robustness against semantic perturbations.
problem Verifying robustness of neural networks against semantic adversarial attacks.
method Inserting semantic perturbation layers (SP-layers) into neural networks to verify robustness.
result Semantify-NN significantly improves robustness verification performance over ℓp-norm-based methods. This paper presents a Semantic Attribute Modulation (SAM) for language modeling and style variation. The semantic attribute modulation includes various document attributes, such as titles, authors, and document categories. We consider two types of attributes, (title attributes and category attributes), and a flexible a…
Enhances transfer learning with semantic reasoning for robust predictions.
problem Improving robustness of transfer learning models.
method Integrates semantic representations for better knowledge transfer.
result Demonstrated robustness in bus delay and air quality forecasting.
New approach uses SPG for semantic communication without a known channel model.
problem Designing efficient semantic communication systems without a known channel model.
method Applying Stochastic Policy Gradient (SPG) for reinforcement learning.
result Achieves comparable performance to model-aware approaches with a decreased convergence rate.
IdBench benchmarks semantic representations of identifiers, revealing strengths and weaknesses.
problem Evaluating semantic representations of identifiers in source code.
method Created a benchmark using developer ratings, evaluated natural language and source code embeddings, and compared lexical string distance functions.
result No single technique provides a satisfactory representation of semantic similarities, but ensemble models can improve performance.
Low-dimensional vectors improve semantic understanding of music and language.
problem Noise in shared semantics due to individual brain biases.
method Jointly model multiple brains to learn low-dimensional vector embeddings.
result These embeddings outperform high-dimensional fMRI data in music and language classification.
Paper improves robustness of semantic segmentation models.
problem Improving robustness of semantic segmentation models for safer interactions.
method Analyzes and corrects softmax function mappings to improve model robustness.
result Improves robustness with minimal performance impact and code changes.
Proposes CSG model to separate semantic and variation factors for OOD prediction.
problem Out-of-distribution examples cause conventional models to mix semantic and variation factors, leading to poor performance.
method Causal Semantic Generative model (CSG) based on causal reasoning, using variational Bayes for efficient learning and prediction.
result CSG can identify semantic factor and improve OOD prediction performance.
New system preserves message meaning in wireless networks, improving data rate.
problem Efficiently transmitting message meaning in wireless networks.
method Modeling semantics as hidden random variables, using Information Bottleneck for compression.
result 20 dB SNR improvement for semantic communication.
Probabilistic inpainting learns multiple plausible images from missing data.
problem Generating multiple plausible images from missing data in images.
method Building a PixelCNN model that learns a distribution of images conditioned on visible pixels.
result The method produces diverse and realistic inpaintings.
Entropy tracking reveals class commitment transitions in diffusion models.
problem Diffusion models lack reliable methods to detect semantic structure transitions.
method Tracking class-conditional entropy of latent variables.
result Entropy isolates noise regimes critical for semantic structure formation.
Service robots learn new tasks more efficiently with ISI, improving query performance and reducing training time.
problem Incremental learning of semantic concepts in multi-relational embeddings for service robots.
method Incremental Semantic Initialization (ISI) that allows new semantic concepts to be initialized in relation to previously learned embeddings.
result ISI improves immediate query performance by 41.4% and reduces the number of epochs to approach model convergence by 78.2%.
SPAT improves adversarial robustness by preserving semantics in adversarial training.
problem Adversarial examples often have different semantics than original data, introducing unintended biases.
method Semantics-preserving adversarial training (SPAT) that encourages pixel perturbation shared among all classes.
result SPAT improves adversarial robustness and achieves state-of-the-art results in CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100.
This work provides uncertainty intervals for semantic latent variables in disentangled latent spaces.
problem Challenges in providing meaningful uncertainty quantification for semantic information in disentangled latent spaces.
method Uses quantile regression to output heuristic uncertainty intervals, calibrates these intervals to contain true latent values, and propagates them through the generator.
result Reliably communicates semantically meaningful, principled, and instance-adaptive uncertainty in image super-resolution and image completion.
Protocol for constructing tailored evaluation datasets for semantic models.
problem Evaluation of domain-specific semantic models, focusing on top ranks.
method Adaptive pairwise comparisons, relatedness-based evaluation dataset, metrics, stochastic transitivity model.
result Effectiveness of the proposed dataset construction protocol confirmed.
Proposes a knowledge-guided semantic computing network for better neural network performance.
problem Difficulties in designing, interpreting, and predicting neural network performance.
method Knowledge-guided semantic tree and data-driven neural network modules.
result Improved performance with fewer training samples and lower complexity.
GASC models semantic change in Ancient Greek texts using genre metadata.
problem Associating correct meanings in historical Ancient Greek texts.
method Develops a dynamic semantic change model leveraging genre metadata.
result Improves predictive performance on semantic change in Ancient Greek texts.
The paper measures semantic information production in generative models using information theory.
problem Measuring when semantic decisions are made during generative model training.
method Using an online formula for the optimal Bayesian classifier, the paper estimates conditional entropy and determines time intervals for highest information transfer.
result Semantic information transfer is highest in intermediate stages of diffusion, with different classes making decisions at different times.
The paper uses differentiable rendering to generate semantic counterexamples for improving neural network robustness.
problem Neural networks' brittleness to semantic transformations.
method Differentiable rendering for generating realistic images that model semantic changes, combined with adversarial machine learning attacks.
result Semantic counterexamples improve generalization, robustness, and transferability of neural networks.
This paper proposes the continuous semantic topic embedding model (CSTEM) which finds latent topic variables in documents using continuous semantic distance function between the topics and the words by means of the variational autoencoder(VAE). The semantic distance could be represented by any symmetric bell-shaped geo…
Mathematical theory explains neural network semantic development.
problem Understanding how neural networks acquire and organize abstract knowledge.
method Mathematical analysis of deep linear networks.
result Exact solutions reveal principles of semantic development.
Proposes AMS-SFE to improve zero-shot learning by aligning semantic feature spaces.
problem Domain shift problem in zero-shot learning due to disjoint seen and unseen data.
method Expands semantic features using an autoencoder and aligns them with visual feature manifold.
result Remarkable performance improvement over existing methods.
Improves semantic parsing with human feedback in a counterfactual setup.
problem Expensive gold parses or answers for training semantic parsers.
method Convert model outputs to human-understandable statements for feedback.
result Significant improvement in semantic parsing through counterfactual learning.
Physics-informed semantic inpainting improves geostatistical modeling by incorporating indirect measurements.
problem Inferring heterogeneous geological fields from limited measurements and prior spatial statistics.
method Proposes a physics-informed semantic inpainting framework using WGAN-GP to incorporate both direct and indirect measurements.
result The method satisfies physical conservation laws and enhances inpainting performance compared to using only direct measurements.
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.
Paper introduces SDM for detecting LLM hallucinations, improving on entropy tests.
problem Challenges of Large Language Models (LLMs) with non-factual, nonsensical responses.
method Joint clustering on sentence embeddings to measure semantic divergence between prompts and responses.
result SDM framework detects deeper form of arbitrariness in LLM responses.
Top2Vec finds topic vectors from documents and words without needing stop words or custom settings.
problem Topic modeling weaknesses, including needing known topics, stop words, and custom settings.
method Joint document and word semantic embedding to find topic vectors automatically.
result Top2Vec finds more informative and representative topics than probabilistic models.
Faster, context-aware topic modeling approach unveiled.
problem Slow and heavy preprocessing in topic modeling.
method Conceptualizes topics as independent axes, decomposes embeddings using ICA.
result 4.5x faster than BERTopic on average, with diverse and coherent topics.
Tag2Vec learns tag representations in hybrid networks with semantic and hierarchical information.
problem Lack of semantic and hierarchical information in tag networks.
method Tag2Vec model that combines nodes and tags into hybrid networks, using parameterized random walks and hyperbolic Skip-gram model.
result Tag2Vec outperforms other models in learning rich semantic tag representations.
Bayesian algorithm improves word representations using semantic taxonomy.
problem Improving word representations in semantic taxonomy.
method Bayesian Hierarchical Words Representation (BHWR) learning algorithm combining Variational Bayes and semantic taxonomy modeling.
result BHWR produces better representations for rare words.
ManifoldMind uses adaptive-curvature probabilistic spheres for trustworthy recommendations in semantic hierarchies.
problem Sparse and abstract recommendation domains where users explore diverse conceptual paths.
method Adaptive-curvature probabilistic spheres, soft multi-hop inference, and curvature-aware semantic kernel.
result Superior NDCG, calibration, and diversity compared to baselines on public benchmarks.
In accessibility tests for digital preservation, over time we experience drifts of localized and labelled content in statistical models of evolving semantics represented as a vector field. This articulates the need to detect, measure, interpret and model outcomes of knowledge dynamics. To this end we employ a high-perf…
Framework quantifies financial NLP robustness under regime shifts.
problem Semantic and causal drift in financial news narratives.
method Four metrics: FCAS, PCS, TSV, NLICS.
result Transformer models are more affected by semantic drift.
We discuss memory models which are based on tensor decompositions using latent representations of entities and events. We show how episodic memory and semantic memory can be realized and discuss how new memory traces can be generated from sensory input: Existing memories are the basis for perception and new memories ar…
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.
Paper proposes a method to improve semantic segmentation for fisheye urban driving images.
problem Semantic segmentation for fisheye urban driving images is challenging due to distortion and lack of large datasets.
method A seven degrees of freedom augmentation method is proposed to transform rectilinear images into fisheye images.
result Training with seven-DoF augmentation improves model accuracy and robustness against distorted fisheye data.
The paper explains how continuous language models can produce discrete, interpretable meanings.
problem Semantic collapse in continuous systems of large language models.
method Formalizing large language models as Continuous State Machines (CSMs) and analyzing the associated transfer operator.
result The leading eigenfunctions of the transfer operator induce a finite number of invariant meaning basins, explaining how continuous computation can produce discrete, interpretable semantics.
New algorithms improve semantic similarity in mobile datasets by incorporating context.
problem Traditional models fail to capture external context in mobile datasets.
method Developed new algorithms to integrate external features into sentence embeddings and semantic similarity scores.
result Applying PCA with eight components and appending multimodal features improves semantic understanding in tweets.
The paper tests semantic importance in opaque models using betting.
problem Precise statistical guarantees for semantic concepts in black-box models.
method Formalizes global and local statistical importance via conditional independence and SKIT.
result Shows effectiveness and flexibility of the framework on various models.
Improved segmentation model adaptation for new domains.
problem Reduced performance of pre-trained models on new domains.
method Calculated soft-label prototypes and predicted closest to class probabilities.
result Significant performance improvements on synthetic-to-real segmentation.
MISIM improves code similarity systems with neural learning.
problem Improving accuracy of code semantics similarity systems.
method Context-aware semantics structure and neural code similarity scoring algorithm.
result MISIM achieves 8.08% better accuracy than state-of-the-art systems.
New framework aligns latent representations over-the-air using intelligent metasurfaces.
problem Heterogeneous transmitter-receiver models produce misaligned latent representations in semantic communication.
method Intelligent metasurfaces (SIM) emulate supervised and zero-shot semantic aligners directly in the wave domain.
result SIMs achieve up to 90% task accuracy in high SNR regimes, robust to low SNR.
Enhances image classification by integrating semantic hierarchy into CNN models.
problem Limited use of external guidance in image classification.
method Integrates label-hierarchy knowledge into CNN-based classifiers and uses order-preserving embeddings.
result Boosts image classification performance through semantic hierarchy integration.
Deep learning model separates syntax and semantics for better language generalization.
problem Standard deep learning methods struggle with systematic generalization in natural language.
method Implemented a Syntactic Attention model that separates syntactic and semantic processing.
result The Syntactic Attention model outperforms standard methods on a compositional generalization task.