Super learner uses diverse screeners to improve prediction performance.
problem Performance issues with lasso screening in super learner.
method Used a diverse set of candidate screeners within the super learner ensemble.
result Diverse screeners protect against poor performance of any one screener.
A new method improves super learner validation efficiency.
problem Improving the efficiency of super learner validation.
method Bootstrap Bias Corrected Cross Validation applied to Super Learning.
result Bootstrap Bias Corrected Cross Validation proved efficient and cost-effective.
We call a learner super-teachable if a teacher can trim down an iid training set while making the learner learn even better. We provide sharp super-teaching guarantees on two learners: the maximum likelihood estimator for the mean of a Gaussian, and the large margin classifier in 1D. For general learners, we provide a …
Develops a new density ratio estimator for causal inference.
problem Estimation of density ratio functions in statistics.
method Super learning approach with a novel loss function.
result Empirical validation of the density ratio super learner's performance.
Deep learning has become very popular for tasks such as predictive modeling and pattern recognition in handling big data. Deep learning is a powerful machine learning method that extracts lower level features and feeds them forward for the next layer to identify higher level features that improve performance. However, …
Method predicts RMST from censored data using pseudo-observations and super learner.
problem Estimating RMST from right-censored data.
method Ensemble algorithm combining pseudo-observations and super learner.
result Method performs well in simulations and real data applications.
Super Learner combines dynamic predictions from various models to improve survival estimates.
problem Challenges in obtaining optimal survival estimates for liver failure risk.
method Super Learner framework combining machine learning and statistical procedures.
result Super Learner outperformed individual models in primary biliary cholangitis application.
A new method combines conformal prediction with Super Learner for interval predictions.
problem Constructing reliable interval predictions for complex regression functions.
method Coupling conformal prediction with Super Learner framework.
result The conformalized SL achieves valid finite-sample coverage with competitive performance.
Proposes a multi-resolution model for prostate cancer classification using mpMRI.
problem Improving voxel-wise classification of prostate cancer using multi-parametric MRI data.
method Multi-resolution Super Learner framework combining local base learners at multiple resolutions and spatial Gaussian kernel smoothing.
result Enhanced voxel-wise classification of prostate cancer status and clinical significance.
SLEM uses machine learning to improve causal inference from observational data.
problem Improving causal inference from observational data using non-linear relationships.
method Super Learner Equation Modeling integrating machine learning ensembles.
result SLEM provides consistent and unbiased estimates of causal effects.
Super learner with Huber loss improves cost prediction and causal effect estimation in healthcare expenditure data.
problem Challenges in modeling healthcare expenditure distributions with standard super learning methods.
method Proposes a super learner using Huber loss, a robust loss function that down-weights outliers.
result Demonstrates appreciable finite-sample gains in cost prediction and causal effect estimation.
CVTMLE improves statistical inference in settings of positivity or Donsker class violations.
problem Inference issues in causal inference due to data sparsity or near-positivity violations.
method Cross-validation of TMLE (CVTMLE) to improve performance in settings of positivity or Donsker class violations.
result CVTMLE vastly improves confidence interval coverage without affecting bias, especially in small sample sizes and near-positivity violations.
In this article we consider the Conditional Super Learner (CSL), an algorithm which selects the best model candidate from a library conditional on the covariates. The CSL expands the idea of using cross-validation to select the best model and merges it with meta learning. Here we propose a specific algorithm that finds…
POSL predicts dynamic convection volumes in hemodiafiltration patients.
problem Continuous, personalised predictions in personalised medicine.
method Adapted POSL to dynamically predict convection volumes using combinations of parametric regressions and machine learning.
result POSL outperformed candidate learners in predicting convection volumes with lower errors and better calibration.
Proposes a new estimator for weak instrumental variables in panel data models.
problem Weak instrumental variables due to ignored nonlinearities in panel data.
method Triangular simultaneous equation model with a nonlinear reduced form equation and a control function approach using Super Learner.
result The proposed SLCF estimator is consistent and asymptotically normal, achieving a parametric rate of convergence.
Artificial neural networks have been successfully applied to a variety of machine learning tasks, including image recognition, semantic segmentation, and machine translation. However, few studies fully investigated ensembles of artificial neural networks. In this work, we investigated multiple widely used ensemble meth…
In this work, we define a collaborative and privacy-preserving machine teaching paradigm with multiple distributed teachers. We focus on consensus super teaching. It aims at organizing distributed teachers to jointly select a compact while informative training subset from data hosted by the teachers to make a learner l…
The optimal learner for prediction modeling varies depending on the underlying data-generating distribution. Super Learner (SL) is a generic ensemble learning algorithm that uses cross-validation to select among a "library" of candidate prediction models. The SL is not restricted to a single prediction model, but uses …
Modern Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems rely on distributed deep learning to for quick training completion. To enable efficient distributed training, it is imperative that the training algorithms can converge with a large mini-batch size. In this work, we discovered that Asynchronous Decentralized Parallel St…
Daily streamflow forecasting through data-driven approaches is traditionally performed using a single machine learning algorithm. Existing applications are mostly restricted to examination of few case studies, not allowing accurate assessment of the predictive performance of the algorithms involved. Here we propose sup…
Background and objective: Stacking is an ensemble machine learning method that averages predictions from multiple other algorithms, such as generalized linear models and regression trees. An implementation of stacking, called super learning, has been developed as a general approach to supervised learning and has seen f…
POSL is an online learning algorithm for personalized predictions.
problem Real-time personalized predictions for streaming data.
method Online Super Learner algorithm that optimizes predictions with respect to baseline covariates.
result POSL provides reliable predictions and adapts to changing data environments.
Adaptive-Step Graph Meta-Learner tackles few-shot graph classification with limited labeled data.
problem Few labeled graph data in bioinformatics and other applications.
method A novel framework combining a graph meta-learner and a step controller for robust and generalization.
result State-of-the-art results on several few-shot graph classification tasks.
Study evaluates how changes in mobility affect COVID-19 case rates.
problem Mixed evidence on mobility-COVID-19 case rate associations.
method Modified treatment policy (MTP) approach with TMLE and Super Learner ensemble.
result Shifts in mobility do not consistently affect subsequent case rates after adjusting for confounders.
Study shows SQ lower bounds for learning ReLUs with Massart noise.
problem Learning a single neuron in the presence of Massart noise.
method Statistical Query (SQ) lower bounds for efficient learning algorithms.
result No efficient SQ algorithm can approximate the optimal error within any constant factor.
Adaptive sequential testing optimizes epidemic control by learning optimal test strategies.
problem Optimizing test allocation in epidemics with network and temporal dependence.
method Adaptive sequential design with Online Super Learner for optimal test strategies.
result Superior performance in simulated university COVID-19 pandemic.
Study shows SQ hardness for multiclass linear classification with random noise.
problem Complexity of multiclass linear classification with random noise.
method Proves super-polynomial SQ lower bounds for MLC with RCN.
result Super-polynomial SQ lower bounds for MLC with RCN.
Study super cluster algebras from super Plücker and Ptolemy relations.
problem Developing super cluster algebra structure in super Grassmannians.
method Analyzing super Plücker and Ptolemy relations, developing super cluster structure.
result New simple form of super Plücker relations for $\Gr_{r|1}(n|1)$.
We present a novel active learning algorithm for community detection on networks. Our proposed algorithm uses a Maximal Expected Model Change (MEMC) criterion for querying network nodes label assignments. MEMC detects nodes that maximally change the community assignment likelihood model following a query. Our method is…
Study uses stacked generalization to improve fraud detection algorithms.
problem Improving performance of algorithms in imbalanced fraud data sets.
method Two-step process combining machine learning methods and cross-validation.
result Improved performance metrics on resampled fraud data sets.
The paper defines and analyzes curvature tensors on super twisted product spaces.
problem Investigating curvature tensors on super twisted product spaces.
method Defined W2-curvature tensor, computed curvature tensors and Ricci tensors, and studied curvature flatness. result Mixed Ricci-flat super twisted product semi-Riemannian manifolds can be expressed as super warped product manifolds.
With the usual definition of a super Hilbert space and a super unitary representation, it is easy to show that there are lots of super Lie groups for which the left-regular representation is not super unitary. I will argue that weakening the definition of a super Hilbert space (by allowing the super scalar product to b…
VISTA learns causal structures by integrating local subgraphs, improving accuracy and efficiency.
problem Efficiently learning causal structures from high-dimensional observational data.
method VISTA decomposes the global causal structure learning problem into local subgraphs based on Markov Blankets, integrating them via a weighted voting mechanism.
result VISTA achieves notable improvements in accuracy and efficiency over existing methods.
We establish a higher generalization of super L-infinity-algebraic T-duality of super WZW-terms for super p-branes. In particular, we demonstrate spherical T-duality of super M5-branes propagating on exceptional-geometric 11d super spacetime.
Unified super-symmetry and higher fluxes using super-Lie-infinity algebras.
problem Unified extended super-symmetry and higher flux densities.
method Using super-Lie-infinity algebras and their extensions and cyclifications.
result Derivation of topological T-duality laws from super-Lie-infinity structure.
Researchers create holographic super-embeddings for M5 and M2 branes.
problem No concrete examples of super-embeddings for M5 and M2 branes existed.
method Constructed explicit holographic super-embeddings of probe M5 and M2 branes into their super-AdS backgrounds.
result Explicit holographic super-embeddings of M5 and M2 branes were successfully constructed.
Develops Riemannian geometry for noncommutative super surfaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on mathematical development.
method Introduces metric and connections on noncommutative super surfaces, showing compatibility and zero torsion under certain conditions.
result Noncommutative super surfaces have a well-defined Riemannian geometry with properties analogous to classical Riemannian geometry.
Defines super stable maps and proves quotient superorbifolds for genus zero.
problem Defines stable supercurves and super stable maps of genus zero.
method Uses labeled trees and slice theorem for super Lie groups.
result Proves moduli space of stable supercurves and super stable maps are quotient superorbifolds.
Defines semi-symmetric metric connection on super warped products.
problem Computing curvature and Ricci tensors on super warped products.
method Introduced semi-symmetric metric connection and conditions for Einstein spaces.
result Conditions for super warped product spaces to be Einstein with semi-symmetric metric connection.
Riemann surfaces are two-dimensional manifolds with a conformal class of metrics. It is well known that the harmonic action functional and harmonic maps are tools to study the moduli space of Riemann surfaces. Super Riemann surfaces are an analogue of Riemann surfaces in the world of super geometry. After a short intro…
New theorem disproves Angle Defect for super triangles.
problem Angle Defect Theorem for N=1 super hyperbolic geometry.
method Action of OSp(1|2) on real super Minkowski space and brute-force computation.
result Disproves Angle Defect Theorem and provides novel additive function.
The underlying even manifold of a super Riemann surface is a Riemann surface with a spinor valued differential form called gravitino. Consequently infinitesimal deformations of super Riemann surfaces are certain infinitesimal deformations of the Riemann surface and the gravitino. Furthermore the action functional of no…
The paper studies special warped products with a specific connection on super Riemannian manifolds.
problem Investigating curvature and Ricci tensors on super warped product spaces with a semi-symmetric non-metric connection.
method Defined a semi-symmetric non-metric connection, computed curvature and Ricci tensors, and introduced and analyzed two types of super warped product spaces.
result Conditions for two super warped product spaces with a semi-symmetric non-metric connection to be Einstein spaces are provided.
Super tau-covers extend bihamiltonian hierarchies' symmetries.
problem Extending symmetries of bihamiltonian hierarchies.
method Constructing super tau-covers for bihamiltonian integrable hierarchies.
result Symmetries of bihamiltonian hierarchies extended to super tau-covers.
We derive the canonical forms of super Riemannian metrics and the local isometry groups of such metrics. For certain super metrics we also compute the simply connected covering groups of the local isometry groups and interpret these as local spin groups of the super metric. Using a generalization of a Theorem of Rogers…
A super Lie group is a group whose operations are G∞ mappings in the sense of Rogers. Thus the underlying supermanifold possesses an atlas whose transition functions are G∞ functions. Moreover the images of our charts are open subsets of a graded infinite-dimensional Banach space since our space of …
Let M be a super Riemann surface with holomorphic distribution D and N a symplectic manifold with compatible almost complex structure J. We call a map Φ:M→N a super J-holomorphic curve if its differential maps the almost complex structure on D to J. Such a super J-holomorp…
The paper develops a theory of C∞-superrings and their superschemes.
problem Developing a theory for C∞-superrings and superschemes. method Proving an equivalence between categories of fair affine C∞-superschemes and fair C∞-superrings. result A key equivalence between fair affine C∞-superschemes and fair C∞-superrings.