GE2E-AC improves accent classification by focusing on accent embeddings.
problem Training models to predict accent type can lead to learning irrelevant features.
method GE2E-AC trains models to extract accent embeddings, making them closer for the same accent class.
result GE2E-AC outperforms baseline models trained with conventional loss.
MPSA-DenseNet improves accent classification accuracy.
problem Accurate English accent identification.
method Combines multi-task learning and PSA attention mechanism with DenseNet.
result MPSA-DenseNet outperforms other models in accent classification.
This paper describes the data collection effort that is part of the project Sprekend Nederland (The Netherlands Talking), and discusses its potential use in Automatic Accent Location. We define Automatic Accent Location as the task to describe the accent of a speaker in terms of the location of the speaker and its hist…
State-of-the-art automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems struggle with the lack of data for rare accents. For sufficiently large datasets, neural engines tend to outshine statistical models in most natural language processing problems. However, a speech accent remains a challenge for both approaches. Phonologists ma…
In this work, we argue that the implications of Pseudo and Quantum Random Number Generators (PRNG and QRNG) inexplicably affect the performances and behaviours of various machine learning models that require a random input. These implications are yet to be explored in Soft Computing until this work. We use a CPU and a …
End-to-end speech synthesis is a promising approach that directly converts raw text to speech. Although it was shown that Tacotron2 outperforms classical pipeline systems with regards to naturalness in English, its applicability to other languages is still unknown. Japanese could be one of the most difficult languages …
Improved LID for multilingual speakers using context-aware models.
problem Low accuracy for languages spoken by multilingual speakers, especially with accented speech.
method Coarser-grained acoustic model and integration with interaction context signals.
result Average 97% accuracy across all language combinations, 60% improvement in worst-case accuracy.
The aim of this article is to present the category of bounded Frechet manifolds in respect to which we will review the geometry of Frechet manifolds with a stronger accent on its metric aspect. An inverse function theorem in the sense of Nash and Moser in this category is proved, and some applications to Riemannian geo…
Unified analysis of efficient local training methods for distributed variational inequalities.
problem Efficient distributed/federated learning for variational inequality problems.
method Unified convergence analysis of communication-efficient local training methods.
result First local gradient descent-accent algorithms with improved communication complexity.
Active learning reduces SP calculations by 90%.
problem Efficiently calculating saddle points in energy functions.
method Active learning framework with GPR and GAD.
result Significant reduction in the number of expensive evaluations.
Paper proposes a new framework for SAD using GANs.
problem Speech Activity Detection (SAD) in diverse conditions.
method Joint learning with GANs and temporal discriminator.
result Framework outperforms state-of-the-art SAD approaches.
We investigated the impact of noisy linguistic features on the performance of a Japanese speech synthesis system based on neural network that uses WaveNet vocoder. We compared an ideal system that uses manually corrected linguistic features including phoneme and prosodic information in training and test sets against a …
CL methods improve monolingual ASR models across new tasks without forgetting past data.
problem Catastrophic Forgetting in monolingual ASR models when adapting to new domains or accents.
method Implement and compare various Continual Learning methods for monolingual ASR.
result Best CL method reduces performance gap by over 40% with minimal past data.
NLE embeds labels for domain adaptation with neural networks.
problem Adapting deep neural networks with unpaired source and target domain data.
method Distill source-domain knowledge into l-vectors, soft targets for adaptation.
result 14.1% relative word error rate reduction over direct re-training.
This paper proposes a voice conversion (VC) method using sequence-to-sequence (seq2seq or S2S) learning, which flexibly converts not only the voice characteristics but also the pitch contour and duration of input speech. The proposed method, called ConvS2S-VC, has three key features. First, it uses a model with a fully…
Dual-stage sEMG classification improves gesture recognition accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in hand gesture recognition from sEMG signals.
method Dual-stage classification approach: first stage groups similar activities, second stage classifies within groups.
result Dual-stage classification yields significantly higher accuracy than single-stage approach.
A novel method for classification with rejection using ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.
problem Avoid risky misclassification in error-critical applications.
method Learning an ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.
result Improved classification accuracy and flexibility in loss selection.
The number of possible methods of generalizing binary classification to multi-class classification increases exponentially with the number of class labels. Often, the best method of doing so will be highly problem dependent. Here we present classification software in which the partitioning of multi-class classification…
Sequence classification is an important data mining task in many real world applications. Over the past few decades, many sequence classification methods have been proposed from different aspects. In particular, the pattern-based method is one of the most important and widely studied sequence classification methods in …
New NHCAs improve multi-category classification efficiency.
problem Efficient multi-category classification for real-world problems.
method Twin SVM (TWSVM), Generalized eigenvalue proximal SVM (GEPSVM), Regularized GEPSVM (RegGEPSVM), and Improved GEPSVM (IGEPSVM) with OAA, BT, and TDS approaches.
result TDS-TWSVM outperforms other methods in classification accuracy.
Paper compares XGB and BPNN for music style classification.
problem Efficient music style classification using different methods.
method Feature extraction for timbral texture, rhythmic content, and pitch content; comparative evaluation of XGB and BPNN.
result XGB outperforms BPNN for small datasets in music classification.
Classification outperforms regression in portfolio construction, yielding higher Sharpe ratios.
problem Determining which machine learning approach (classification vs. regression) is more effective for portfolio construction.
method Used stacking ensemble of gradient boosted tree, random forest, and neural network models.
result Classification yields higher Sharpe ratios and economically significant alphas compared to regression.
C-HMCNN(h) improves HMC classification by leveraging class hierarchy.
problem Hierarchical multi-label classification with class hierarchy constraints.
method Exploits class hierarchy to produce coherent predictions for multi-label classification.
result C-HMCNN(h) outperforms state-of-the-art models in HMC classification.
Advances few-shot classification by treating it as supervised learning and proposing new training techniques.
problem Formulating the ability of humans to learn from limited data in machine learning.
method Formulated few-shot classification as a supervised learning problem and introduced multi-episode and cross-way training techniques.
result Proposed training strategies accelerate the training process without accuracy loss.
Improves NILM with multi-label SRC, outperforming state-of-the-art.
problem Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) for energy disaggregation.
method Modified multi-label sparse representation based classification (SRC).
result Significant improvement over state-of-the-art techniques with minimal training data.
We study realizations of Lie algebras by vector fields. A correspondence between classification of transitive local realizations and classification of subalgebras is generalized to the case of regular local realizations. A reasonable classification problem for general realizations is rigorously formulated and an algori…
New approach improves classification guarantees by focusing on direction rather than regression risk.
problem Improving classification guarantees in binary classification problems.
method Establishing a geometric distinction between classification and regression, leveraging scale invariance.
result Improved guarantees for classification risk compared to regression risk.
Study selective classification with halfspaces, achieving error bounds under Gaussian distributions.
problem Modeling relationships in subsets of data defined by selection rules.
method Sparse linear classifiers for subsets defined by halfspaces, focusing on Gaussian feature distributions.
result First PAC-learning algorithm for homogeneous halfspace selectors with error guarantee $\bigO*{\sqrt{\mathrm{opt}}}$.
A new network-based high-level data classification method using betweenness centrality.
problem Traditional data classification techniques focus on physical features, while high-level classification considers semantic meaning.
method Proposes a network-based high-level classification technique using betweenness centrality.
result Competent classification performance in nine real datasets compared to traditional models.
This thesis evaluates text-based vs audio-based classification of mental health interviews.
problem Classifying psychiatric illness using text-based methods.
method Design and evaluate a text classification network on mental health interviews, using belabBERT.
result Text-based classification is a strong alternative to audio-based methods.
Study on error probability for classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.
problem Error probability in classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.
method Asymptotic expressions for Bhattacharyya bound on misclassification error probabilities.
result Obtained asymptotic expressions for misclassification error probabilities.
Directly compute classification by learning features with class scores.
problem Classification efficiency and accuracy on various datasets.
method PCA for feature encoding, supervised learning model with encoder-decoder structure.
result Effective classification performance on multiple datasets.
This review explores resampling techniques for imbalanced binary classification.
problem Imbalanced classes lead to poor prediction results in classification.
method Classical, cost-sensitive, and Neyman-Pearson paradigms with resampling techniques and classification methods.
result Complex dynamics among resampling techniques, base methods, metrics, and imbalance ratios.
Conventional techniques for supervised classification constrain the classification rules considered and use surrogate losses for classification 0-1 loss. Favored families of classification rules are those that enjoy parametric representations suitable for surrogate loss minimization, and low complexity properties suita…
This paper tackles tweet classification by identifying purpose and position.
problem Difficulties in determining user intention and attitude in short, informal tweets.
method Transformed tweet classification into a multi-label problem and applied a multi-label classification method with post-processing.
result The method effectively classifies tweet purpose and position, outperforming individual classification methods.
Text classification on drug SMILES strings yields competitive drug type classification results.
problem Classifying drug types using conventional text classification methods.
method Treated drug SMILES as sentences and applied basic NLP methods for classification.
result Competitive drug type classification results achieved.
Paper proposes fully Bayesian approach for RVM classification, improving accuracy especially in imbalanced data.
problem Difficulty in conducting RVM classification due to lack of closed-form solution for weight parameter posterior.
method Proposes Generic Bayesian and Fully Bayesian approaches with hierarchical hyperprior structure.
result Improves classification performance, especially in imbalanced data.
This work bounds classification error in machine learning for low Bayes error conditions.
problem Understanding the error mismatch between Bayes error and model-based classification error.
method Applying classification error bounds to study the relationship with Kullback-Leibler divergence and proposing a linear approximation for low Bayes error conditions.
result A linear approximation of the classification error bound for low Bayes error conditions is proposed.
Proposes an angle-based framework for multicategory cost-sensitive classification.
problem Cost-sensitive multicategory classification challenges.
method Angle-based cost-sensitive classification framework without sum-to-zero constraint.
result Proposed boosting algorithms yield competitive classification performances.
Optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions are weighted means.
problem Characterizing optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions.
method Proving optimality of weighted arithmetic means for fuzzy classification.
result Optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions are weighted means.
Set classification problems arise when classification tasks are based on sets of observations as opposed to individual observations. In set classification, a classification rule is trained with N sets of observations, where each set is labeled with class information, and the prediction of a class label is performed a…
Interactive tool helps choose and understand classification metrics.
problem Common metrics for binary classification have limitations.
method Graphical application to visualize and explore evaluation metrics.
result Promotes careful attention to interpretation of metrics.
Complete classification of symmetric spaces actions.
problem Classifying symmetric spaces actions.
method Isometric cohomogeneity-one actions classification.
result Classification completed for all symmetric spaces of noncompact type.
Paper reduces neural network complexity for image classification.
problem High computational complexity in deep neural networks.
method Proposes a two-step classification process: coarse-grain and fine-grain.
result Achieves similar accuracy with less computational complexity.
MODWST improves classification tasks with wavelet scattering.
problem Signal classification challenges.
method Combines MODWT and WST for feature extraction.
result MODWST outperforms CNNs in limited data scenarios.
This paper reviews metrics for evaluating multi-class classification models.
problem Evaluating and comparing multi-class classification models.
method Review and analysis of metrics.
result Promising multi-class metrics are highlighted and their usages are demonstrated.
Data in real-world application often exhibit skewed class distribution which poses an intense challenge for machine learning. Conventional classification algorithms are not effective in the case of imbalanced data distribution, and may fail when the data distribution is highly imbalanced. To address this issue, we prop…
The paper classifies bundles over complex projective plane.
problem Classifying S3-bundles over CP2. method Two-step approach: PL-homeomorphism classification via Kreck-Stolz invariants, followed by homotopy equivalence classification using surgery theory.
result Established the homotopy equivalence classification of S3-bundles over CP2.