Fusion of transformer networks using optimal transport for improved performance.
problem Improving performance of transformer-based models through fusion.
method Exploiting optimal transport for soft alignment of transformer components.
result Consistently outperforms vanilla fusion and individual parent models.
Financial fraud detection in digital banking requires reasoning over multiple heterogeneous event streams.
problem Financial fraud detection in digital banking requires reasoning over multiple heterogeneous event streams.
method Multi-Stream Fraud Transformer (MSFT) architecture that encodes each event stream with independent Transformer encoders and fuses their representations through configurable mechanisms.
result Sequence models significantly outperform gradient-boosted trees operating on aggregated features.
A new memory-based fusion layer improves multi-modal deep learning performance.
problem Improving performance of multi-modal deep learning by addressing long-term dependencies.
method Introducing a Memory based Attentive Fusion (MBAF) layer that incorporates both current and long-term dependencies.
result The MBAF layer enhances fusion and improves performance across different modalities and networks.
New 4-manifold invariant defined from trisection diagrams.
problem Defining a new 4-manifold invariant from trisection diagrams.
method Algebraic data from bimodule categories and spherical fusion categories, described diagrammatically.
result Includes Hopf algebraic invariants and modular fusion category invariants.
Study compares deep learning models for volatility prediction using multivariate data.
problem Predicting volatility using multivariate data.
method Evaluated multiple deep learning models including MLP, RNN, TCN, and Temporal Fusion Transformer.
result Temporal Fusion Transformer and TCN variants outperform classical models and shallow networks.
CMTF improves financial market forecasting by fusing multiple data types.
problem Lack of effective integration of diverse financial data sources.
method Transformer-based deep learning framework with tensor interpretation and auto-training.
result CMTF outperforms classical and deep learning models in price direction classification.
Proposes a framework to fuse heterogeneous data sources for better modeling.
problem Heterogeneous data sources with different input parameter spaces.
method Input mapping calibration (IMC) and latent variable Gaussian process (LVGP).
result Improved predictive accuracy over single source models.
This paper improves model fusion by training-time neuron alignment, reducing barriers in multi-model fusion.
problem Diverse neuron permutations across different settings hinder model fusion performances.
method Training-time neuron alignment using fixed neuron anchors to reduce training-time permutations.
result Training-time neuron alignment improves fusion of pretrained models and federated learning performances.
Mantis improves time series classification using a transformer model trained on synthetic data.
problem Insufficient application of foundation models to time series classification.
method Pre-trained transformer model on synthetic data, enhanced test-time methodology.
result Mantis achieves state-of-the-art performance across diverse datasets.
Multimodal research is an emerging field of artificial intelligence, and one of the main research problems in this field is multimodal fusion. The fusion of multimodal data is the process of integrating multiple unimodal representations into one compact multimodal representation. Previous research in this field has exp…
Early recognition of abnormal rhythms in ECG signals is crucial for monitoring and diagnosing patients' cardiac conditions, increasing the success rate of the treatment. Classifying abnormal rhythms into exact categories is very challenging due to the broad taxonomy of rhythms, noises and lack of large-scale real-world…
Layer fusion reduces deep neural network layers with minimal loss in accuracy.
problem Model compression to reduce neural network size and computation.
method Fusion of similar layers to reduce model size with minimal performance loss.
result Deep networks can be compressed up to 3.33x with minimal accuracy loss.
Hybrid model improves geopolitical conflict forecasting.
problem Forecasting geopolitical events from sparse, bursty data.
method Sparse Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) + Variational Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process (VNNGP).
result Consistently outperforms standalone TFT in long-range horizons.
Multimodal fusion frameworks for Human Action Recognition (HAR) using depth and inertial sensor data have been proposed over the years. In most of the existing works, fusion is performed at a single level (feature level or decision level), missing the opportunity to fuse rich mid-level features necessary for better cla…
LDF combines neural networks with probabilistic models for data fusion.
problem Combining limited primary data with readily available auxiliary data.
method Neural networks as conjugate mappings of auxiliary data for posterior analysis.
result Efficient inference and compact latent variable posterior distributions.
Adaptive TFTs improve cryptocurrency price prediction accuracy.
problem Precise short-term price prediction in volatile cryptocurrency markets.
method Dynamic subseries lengths and pattern-based categorization.
result Significantly outperforms baseline models in prediction accuracy and profitability.
Neural surrogates speed up 5D gyrokinetic simulations of plasma turbulence.
problem Expensive numerical simulations of plasma turbulence hinder fusion reactor design.
method Trained a hierarchical vision transformer in 5D to predict plasma quantities faster.
result Neural surrogates predict plasma quantities two orders of magnitude faster than numerical codes.
Defines state sum models with defects in 3-manifolds.
problem Detecting and characterizing defects in 3-manifolds.
method Turaev-Viro-Barrett-Westbury state sum models with defects labeled by bimodule categories and functors.
result State sums are triangulation-independent and can be computed using polygon diagrams.
Paper unifies propositionalization and embedding for relational learning.
problem Data fusion from diverse input formats into a single table.
method Unified framework combining propositionalization and embedding.
result New algorithms outperform existing relational learners.
A machine learning approach to record fusion with high accuracy.
problem Aggregating multiple records corresponding to the same entity.
method Constructing feature vectors from attribute-level, record-level, and database-level signals; using a stagewise additive model to learn a classifier.
result Average precision of ~98% with source information and ~94% without source information across diverse datasets.
Framework improves marine mammal monitoring in noisy underwater environments.
problem Underwater bioacoustic monitoring challenges due to overlapping calls and variable noise.
method Multi-step attention-guided framework with segmentation and mid-level fusion.
result Improved signal discrimination, reduced false positives, reliable representations.
Speaker verification (SV) systems using deep neural network embeddings, so-called the x-vector systems, are becoming popular due to its good performance superior to the i-vector systems. The fusion of these systems provides improved performance benefiting both from the discriminatively trained x-vectors and generative …
New fusion blocks improve equivariant neural networks for molecular dynamics.
problem Designing equivariant neural networks for tasks with global symmetries.
method Using fusion diagrams from tensor networks to design novel equivariant components.
result Improved performance with fewer parameters on chemical problems.
Multi-horizon forecasting problems often contain a complex mix of inputs -- including static (i.e. time-invariant) covariates, known future inputs, and other exogenous time series that are only observed historically -- without any prior information on how they interact with the target. While several deep learning model…
Flexible framework for CMTF with ADMM for various constraints and couplings.
problem Challenges in data fusion from multiple sources with varying characteristics.
method Flexible algorithmic framework using AO and ADMM for various constraints, loss functions, and couplings.
result Accurate and computationally efficient results for various loss functions, including KL divergence.
Sensor fusion has wide applications in many domains including health care and autonomous systems. While the advent of deep learning has enabled promising multi-modal fusion of high-level features and end-to-end sensor fusion solutions, existing deep learning based sensor fusion techniques including deep gating architec…
Proposes Fusion Recurrent Neural Network for sequence data.
problem Improving sequence learning for practical applications.
method Fusion module and Transport module for sequence data.
result Fusion RNN performs comparably to state-of-the-art RNNs.
In this paper, we propose a nonlinear distance metric learning scheme based on the fusion of component linear metrics. Instead of merging displacements at each data point, our model calculates the velocities induced by the component transformations, via a geodesic interpolation on a Lie transfor- mation group. Such vel…
Meta Fusion integrates various multimodal data fusion strategies into a unified framework.
problem Improving predictive power of machine learning methods across diverse applications.
method Meta Fusion constructs a cohort of models based on latent representations across modalities, sharing soft information to boost performance.
result Meta Fusion consistently outperforms conventional fusion strategies in simulation and real-world applications.
We propose a generalized class of multimodal fusion operators for the task of visual question answering (VQA). We identify generalizations of existing multimodal fusion operators based on the Hadamard product, and show that specific non-trivial instantiations of this generalized fusion operator exhibit superior perform…
New insights into knot fusion numbers via cabling.
problem Understanding fusion numbers of ribbon knots and their behavior under cabling.
method Utilizing knot Floer homology and cabling formulas to analyze fusion numbers.
result The fusion number and strong homotopy fusion number of (p,1)-cable knots are preserved.
We introduce semisimple 2-categories, fusion 2-categories, and spherical fusion 2-categories. For each spherical fusion 2-category, we construct a state-sum invariant of oriented singular piecewise-linear 4-manifolds.
Algorithms that fuse multiple input sources benefit from both complementary and shared information. Shared information may provide robustness against faulty or noisy inputs, which is indispensable for safety-critical applications like self-driving cars. We investigate learning fusion algorithms that are robust against …
CST-YOLO improves blood cell detection with YOLOv7 and CNN-Swin Transformer.
problem Small-scale object detection in blood cells.
method YOLOv7 architecture enhanced with CNN-Swin Transformer, W-ELAN, MCS, CatConv.
result CST-YOLO achieves 92.7%, 95.6%, and 91.1% mAP@0.5 on three blood cell datasets.
We classify all fusion categories for a given set of fusion rules with three simple object types. If a conjecture of Ostrik is true, our classification completes the classification of fusion categories with three simple object types. To facilitate the discussion we describe a convenient, concrete and useful variation o…
Novel fusion network combines polarization and radiomics features for liver cancer classification.
problem Challenges in histopathological diagnosis of HCC and ICC.
method Two-tier fusion approach: feature-level and classification-level.
result Significantly enhances classification accuracy, even at reduced resolutions.
Study fusion methods for financial image views to improve robustness against attacks.
problem Improving robustness of financial image views for next-day direction prediction.
method Same-source multi-view learning with early fusion and late fusion, using OHLCV and technical-indicator views, and evaluating pixel-space L-infinity attacks.
result Early fusion can suffer negative transfer under noisy settings, while late fusion is more reliable once labels stabilize.
Our model predicts stock market intervals using chaotic fusion and graph convolutional networks.
problem Uncertainty in financial market predictions without quantified uncertainty.
method Bi-level chaotic fusion, graph convolutional networks, volatility-aware gating, temporal dependencies.
result Significant improvements in prediction intervals and coverage compared to existing methods.
New proof and formula linking fusion trees to quantum knot invariants.
problem Quantum knot invariants encoding in non-semisimple TQC.
method Connection between fusion trees and Lawrence representations, using graphical calculus.
result Explicit encoding of quantum knot invariants via fusion trees.
Paper proposes a new method for Bayesian linear regression using spike-and-slab priors.
problem Identifying predictors with similar relationships in linear regression models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors and a Gibbs sampler.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods in simulations and real data analysis.
Study Coxeter groups over fusion rings and their geometric realisations.
problem Understanding Coxeter groups and their embeddings.
method Investigate faithful realisations and Vinberg systems.
result Induce embeddings of hyperplane complements.
A lot of attention has been devoted to multimedia indexing over the past few years. In the literature, we often consider two kinds of fusion schemes: The early fusion and the late fusion. In this paper we focus on late classifier fusion, where one combines the scores of each modality at the decision level. To tackle th…
Gradient descent constructs tight fusion frames.
problem Constructing tight fusion frames from prescribed subspaces.
method Gradient descent and symplectic geometry.
result Gradient descent can be used to construct tight fusion frames.
Constructs a fusion product on spinor bundle over loop space.
problem Describes a fusion product on the spinor bundle over loop space.
method Uses Connes fusion of von Neumann bimodules and string structures.
result Establishes a novel relation between string structures, loop fusion, and Connes fusion of Fock spaces.
Bayesian fusion improves radar target recognition for UAVs.
problem Improving radar target recognition for UAVs using multistatic radar configurations.
method Proposes a fully Bayesian RATR framework using Optimal Bayesian Fusion (OBF) to aggregate classification probability vectors from multiple radars.
result Empirical results show that the OBF method significantly enhances classification accuracy compared to other fusion methods and single radar configurations.
Computational modeling of human multimodal language is an emerging research area in natural language processing spanning the language, visual and acoustic modalities. Comprehending multimodal language requires modeling not only the interactions within each modality (intra-modal interactions) but more importantly the in…
The paper analyzes how shared priors affect Bayesian data fusion performance.
problem Effect of shared priors on Bayesian data fusion performance.
method Theoretical analysis using two divergences common in Bayesian inference.
result Theoretical analysis and experimental validation of performance behavior.
Partial fusion combines neural networks to balance accuracy and efficiency.
problem Balancing accuracy and computational cost in neural networks.
method Extending weight aggregation methods based on neuron-level similarity, using partial optimal transport to match similar neurons.
result Achieves a flexible tradeoff between computational cost and performance.