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48 results for Uncertainty-Aware Factor Selection

A scalable framework selects top factors from CAE latent factors for better portfolio optimization.

problem Limited latent factor dimension in CAE models degrades performance.
method Couple high-dimensional CAE with uncertainty-aware factor selection.
result Pruning strategy delivers substantial gains in risk-adjusted performance.

Improved stock selection through predictive fundamentals and uncertainty estimates.

problem Selecting stocks based on future financial data to outperform traditional factor models.
method Train deep nets to forecast future fundamentals, incorporate uncertainty estimates, and adjust portfolios to manage risk.
result Simulated annualized return of 17.7% and Sharpe ratio of 0.84 for uncertainty-aware model, significantly higher than 14.0% and 0.52 for standard factor models.

A framework for uncertainty-aware multimodal learning using conformal Shapley intervals.

problem Uncertainty and modality level importance in multimodal learning.
method Introduces conformal Shapley intervals to quantify modality level importance and uncertainty.
result Demonstrates meaningful uncertainty quantification and strong predictive performance.

GOIMDA selects inputs to maximize expected influence on a goal functional, reducing data acquisition needs.

problem Challenges in active data acquisition for learning and optimization tasks in deep neural networks.
method GOIMDA uses inverse curvature and goal gradient to select inputs maximizing expected influence on a specified goal functional.
result GOIMDA achieves target performance with fewer labeled samples or function evaluations compared to baselines.

USeMOC framework reduces expensive simulations for MO optimization with constraints.

problem Efficiently optimizing multi-objective problems with constraints using expensive function evaluations.
method USeMOC framework uses surrogate models to identify promising candidates and selects the best based on uncertainty.
result USeMOC achieves more than 90% reduction in function evaluations for circuit optimization.

The paper extends explainability methods to uncertainty-aware models, revealing feature impacts on predictive entropy and likelihood.

problem Understanding the factors contributing to uncertainty in probabilistic models.
method Adapting permutation feature importance, partial dependence plots, and individual conditional expectation plots to measure feature impacts on predictive entropy and likelihood.
result Novel insights into model behaviour and feature impacts on uncertainty are obtained.

Estimating statistical uncertainties allows autonomous agents to communicate their confidence during task execution and is important for applications in safety-critical domains such as autonomous driving. In this work, we present the uncertainty-aware imitation learning (UAIL) algorithm for improving end-to-end control…

2019-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

New score helps choose PIML model parameters, reducing ambiguity in model quality.

problem Ambiguity in measuring model quality in PIML due to multi-objective fitting.
method Introduces Physics-Informed Log Evidence (PILE) score in Gaussian process framework.
result PILE minimizes ambiguity in model selection, improving hyperparameter choices.

We present a technique to perform dimensionality reduction on data that is subject to uncertainty. Our method is a generalization of traditional principal component analysis (PCA) to multivariate probability distributions. In comparison to non-linear methods, linear dimensionality reduction techniques have the advantag…

2019-05-03abs ↗pdf ↗

SPACR trains uncertainty-aware regressors directly within a single pass, improving efficiency and validity.

problem Training uncertainty-aware regressors while maintaining efficiency and validity.
method Joint optimization of efficiency and validity during training.
result SPACR consistently provides tighter intervals and better coverage-efficiency trade-offs compared to standard CP and DOICR.

Unified framework for selecting variables with uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty in nonlinear variable selection for various models.
method Develops a unified framework using integrated partial derivatives for quantifying variable importance and uncertainty.
result The approach provides a principled method for quantifying variable selection uncertainty and is generalizable to non-differentiable models.

UA-LQE improves value function learning by selectively erasing uncertain entries in Q-matrix.

problem Improving value function learning in complex reinforcement learning tasks.
method Uncertainty-aware low-rank Q-matrix estimation (UA-LQE) algorithm.
result UA-LQE selectively erases uncertain entries in Q-matrix to improve value function approximation.

Proposes a novel graph self-training method with EM regularization for semi-supervised node classification.

problem Handles noisy graph structures and feature spaces in semi-supervised node classification.
method Introduces an Expectation-Maximization (EM) regularization scheme for uncertainty-aware pseudo-label generation and model retraining.
result Significantly outperforms strong baselines by up to 2.5% in accuracy.

A new probabilistic polygonal curve representation using Gaussian Mixture Models.

problem Capturing curves with uncertainty in both tangent and normal directions.
method Probabilistic polygonal approximation with Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM).
result The GMM accurately captures the local geometry and uncertainty of curves.

Though black-box predictors are state-of-the-art for many complex tasks, they often fail to properly quantify predictive uncertainty and may provide inappropriate predictions for unfamiliar data. Instead, we can learn more reliable models by letting them either output a prediction set or abstain when the uncertainty is…

2019-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

IUPM monitors machine learning models under gradual shifts using optimal transport and active labeling.

problem Gradual distribution shifts lead to unnoticed accuracy declines in machine learning models.
method Incremental Uncertainty-aware Performance Monitoring (IUPM) using optimal transport and active labeling.
result IUPM outperforms existing baselines in gradual shift scenarios and guides label acquisition more effectively.

Proposes a new framework for uncertainty-aware LLM post-training.

problem Heterogeneous, conflicting data in large language models.
method α-Rényi variational framework for learning distributions over post-training parameters.
result Enables training examples to be softly routed across ensemble members, promoting model specialisation and providing uncertainty estimates.

The exponential growth of complex data demands fully automatic clustering. Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) provide uncertainty-aware grouping but often require expertise to specify hyperparameters, e.g., component count and covariance structure. While mclust (R) automates this via Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), P…

2019-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Model-based reinforcement learning has the potential to be more sample efficient than model-free approaches. However, existing model-based methods are vulnerable to model bias, which leads to poor generalization and asymptotic performance compared to model-free counterparts. In addition, they are typically based on the…

2019-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Active learning improves GP regression on complex, high-dimensional data.

problem Improving Gaussian Process regression in high-dimensional spaces with discontinuous functions.
method Combines manifold learning with active learning to optimize data selection and reduce dimensionality.
result Superior performance over random learning in synthetic data experiments.

Study improves LLMs for PPI analysis by addressing uncertainty.

problem Uncertainty in LLM predictions for PPIs.
method Fine-tuned LLaMA-3 and BioMedGPT models, LoRA ensembles, Bayesian LoRA for UQ.
result Competitive PPI identification performance across diverse disease contexts.

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.

UBMF tackles fault diagnosis in imbalanced industrial data with enhanced accuracy and adaptability.

problem Fault diagnosis challenges in imbalanced industrial data.
method Integrates four key modules: data perturbation, cross-task feature extraction, uncertainty-based filtering, and Bayesian meta-knowledge integration.
result Achieves an average improvement of 42.22% across ten diagnostic tasks.

Develops geometric framework for uncertainty-aware multi-class classification.

problem Silent failure of AI models when uncertain, especially in multi-class settings.
method Geometric framework treating probability vectors as points on the (c1)(c-1)-dimensional probability simplex, using Fisher--Rao metric for calibration and uncertainty quantification.
result Empirical validation shows 72.5% of errors captured while deferring 34.5% of ambiguous predictions, reducing automated decision error rates from 16.8% to 6.9%.

Proposes FarmHazard model for hazard regression with correlated covariates.

problem Model selection challenges in high-dimensional data with correlated covariates.
method Factor-Augmented Regularized Model for Hazard Regression (FarmHazard) that learns latent factors and idiosyncratic components.
result Proves model selection and estimation consistency under mild conditions.

VMoER improves uncertainty quantification in MoE layers for scalable foundation models.

problem Uncertainty quantification in large-scale models like MoE layers.
method Structured Bayesian approach with amortized variational inference over routing logits and temperature parameter inference.
result Improves routing stability, reduces calibration error, and increases AUROC by 12%.

New method tackles label noise on imbalanced datasets by considering class-specific uncertainty.

problem Label noise and class imbalance in imbalanced datasets.
method Epistemic and aleatoric uncertainty-aware class-specific noise modeling.
result Proposed ULC framework improves performance on imbalanced datasets.

A simple approach to obtaining uncertainty-aware neural networks for regression is to do Bayesian linear regression (BLR) on the representation from the last hidden layer. Recent work [Riquelme et al., 2018, Azizzadenesheli et al., 2018] indicates that the method is promising, though it has been limited to homoscedasti…

2019-12-14abs ↗pdf ↗

DeepUnHide uses deep learning to reveal hidden demographic features in recommender systems.

problem Extracting hidden demographic features from recommender systems factors.
method Gradient-based localization in deep learning for feature extraction.
result DeepUnHide outperforms state-of-the-art feature selection methods.

NADS improves OoD detection accuracy by 57%.

problem Uncertainty in machine learning models when encountering out-of-distribution data.
method NADS searches for a distribution of architectures that perform well on a given task, optimizing a stochastic OoD detection objective.
result NADS achieves up to 57% improvement in accuracy over state-of-the-art methods.

New method aggregates GDS analyses of randomly selected interaction models to identify important factors in screening experiments.

problem Erroneous conclusions from main-effects models in screening experiments.
method Gauss-Dantzig Selector Aggregation over Random Models (GDS-ARM).
result Identifies important factors by aggregating GDS analyses of randomly selected interaction models.

Bayesian optimization speeds up bioprocess development across scales.

problem Costly and complex bioprocess development across scales and biocatalyst selection.
method Multi-fidelity batch Bayesian optimization framework integrating Gaussian Processes and mixed-variable optimization.
result Reduction in experimental costs and increased yield in bioprocess optimization.

The paper solves multi-period portfolio selection with constraints using a dynamic factor model.

problem Multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with constraints.
method Dynamic factor model, dynamic programming, piecewise linear feedback policy.
result Optimal portfolio policies determined by two stochastic processes.

Unified framework for causal inference with reliable uncertainty quantification.

problem Causal inference under unobserved confounding with unreliable uncertainty quantification.
method Deconditional Gaussian Process (DGP) framework for uncertainty-aware causal learning.
result Strong predictive performance and informative uncertainty quantification.