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48 results for accuracy degradation

Statistical test detects model degradations in optimized language models.

problem Detecting model degradations in optimized language models.
method Statistical hypothesis testing framework based on McNemar's test.
result Even small accuracy degradations (0.3%) can be attributed to actual degradations, not noise.

CRC improves multivariate forecasting accuracy without risking performance degradation.

problem Systematic errors and lack of guarantees in multivariate forecasters.
method CRC uses a causality-inspired encoder and hybrid corrector with a safety mechanism.
result CRC consistently improves accuracy and ensures high non-degradation rates.

The most common method for DNN pruning is hard thresholding of network weights, followed by retraining to recover any lost accuracy. Recently developed smart pruning algorithms use the DNN response over the training set for a variety of cost functions to determine redundant network weights, leading to less accuracy deg…

2019-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) are becoming increasingly important for time series-related applications which require efficient and real-time implementations. The recent pruning based work ESE suffers from degradation of performance/energy efficiency due to the irregular network structure after pruning. We propose bl…

2018-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper develops a hybrid DNN approach for RUL prediction with adaptive drift.

problem RUL estimation challenges in practice, especially online update and uncertainty quantification.
method Hybrid DNN approach with Wiener-based-degradation model and adaptive drift. LSTM-CNN for trajectory prediction and Bayesian inference for adaptive drift.
result Superior accuracy in RUL prediction demonstrated on turbofan engines data.

Theoretical framework for neural network compression using sparsity norms.

problem Understanding and quantifying compressibility and accuracy trade-offs in neural networks.
method Using sparsity-sensitive ℓ_q-norm to characterize compressibility and developing adaptive pruning algorithms.
result Theoretical relationship between network sparsity and compressibility with controlled accuracy degradation.

Suitability filter detects model performance degradation in real-world deployment.

problem Ensuring model reliability in safety-critical domains without access to ground truth labels.
method Uses suitability signals to evaluate classifier performance on unlabeled user data.
result The suitability filter reliably detects performance deviations due to covariate shift.

Artificial neural network (ANN) provides superior accuracy for nonlinear alternating current (AC) state estimation (SE) in smart grid over traditional methods. However, research has discovered that ANN could be easily fooled by adversarial examples. In this paper, we initiate a new study of adversarial false data injec…

2019-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work, we ask two questions: 1. Can we predict the type of community interested in a news article using only features from the article content? and 2. How well do these models generalize over time? To answer these questions, we compute well-studied content-based features on over 60K news articles from 4 communit…

2018-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved neural quantization reduces accuracy loss to less than 1% with 4-bit weights.

problem Reducing accuracy loss in neural quantization below 8-bits.
method Layer-wise calibration and integer programming to optimize bit-width allocation.
result Less than 1% accuracy degradation with 4-bit weights and activations.

Paper presents a probabilistic diagnostic model for identifying and treating supervised learning degradation issues.

problem Degradation problems in supervised learning, including class imbalance, overlapping, small-disjuncts, noisy labels, and sparseness.
method Develops a novel probabilistic diagnostic model to identify and treat degradation issues in supervised learning.
result Early and correct diagnosis of degradation issues allows for selecting appropriate remediation treatments and unbiased performance metrics.

This paper improves deep learning models' accuracy with differential privacy using gradient encoding and denoising.

problem Deep learning models leak sensitive information about their training datasets.
method Gradient encoding to map gradients to a smaller vector space, and denoising for post-processing.
result Our technique achieves better model accuracy with differential privacy guarantees compared to state-of-the-art methods.

The paper examines how adversarial robustness affects accuracy disparity across different classes.

problem Understanding the impact of adversarial robustness on accuracy disparity across different classes.
method Linear classifiers under a Gaussian mixture model, decomposing the impact into inherent and imbalance effects.
result Adversarial robustness consistently degrades standard accuracy in balanced classes, but the class imbalance ratio plays a different role in accuracy disparity.

TxSim models DNN training on resistive crossbars, improving accuracy and feasibility.

problem Non-idealities in resistive crossbar systems degrade DNN training accuracy.
method TxSim is a fast, customizable framework that models all training operations, reducing simulation time with minimal accuracy loss.
result TxSim reveals substantial (3%-10%) accuracy degradation due to non-idealities in large-scale DNNs.

Study optimizes HTL-free PSCs with MWCNTs, improving efficiency and stability.

problem Optimizing efficiency and degradation in HTL-free perovskite solar cells.
method Machine learning-driven framework integrating experimental validation and numerical simulations.
result Achieved RMSEs of 0.0179 and 0.0117 for efficiency and degradation, respectively.

Enhances image quality to improve test-time adaptation accuracy.

problem Reducing accuracy loss due to distribution shift in deep networks.
method Integrates image enhancement with TTA methods to reduce prediction uncertainty.
result TECA method increases accuracy of TTA methods without hyperparameters.

New trade-off found between accuracy and adversarial robustness in regression.

problem Finding a balance between accuracy and robustness in regression models.
method Deriving a fundamental trade-off between standard and adversarial risk in regression with polynomial ridge functions.
result A necessary condition for achieving adversarial robustness without significant accuracy loss.

We present a principled framework to address resource allocation for realizing boosting algorithms on substrates with communication or computation noise. Boosting classifiers (e.g., AdaBoost) make a final decision via a weighted vote from the outputs of many base classifiers (weak classifiers). Suppose that the base cl…

2019-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New features from early battery cycles predict lifetime with high accuracy.

problem Accurately predicting battery lifetime under varying conditions is challenging due to manufacturing variability and usage-dependent degradation.
method Extracted features from regularly scheduled reference performance tests and used them to predict battery lifetime using a hierarchical Bayesian regression model.
result Demonstrated a lifetime prediction of in-distribution cells with 15.1% mean absolute percentage error using only the first 15% of data.

New algorithm improves multitask learning across diverse agents.

problem Performance degradation in decentralized learning with heterogeneous objectives.
method Developed an exact subspace diffusion algorithm for multitask learning over networks.
result The algorithm outperforms alternatives in noisy gradient approximations.

Despite its simplicity, the naive Bayes classifier has surprised machine learning researchers by exhibiting good performance on a variety of learning problems. Encouraged by these results, researchers have looked to overcome naive Bayes primary weakness - attribute independence - and improve the performance of the algo…

2012-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A remarkable characteristic of overparameterized deep neural networks (DNNs) is that their accuracy does not degrade when the network's width is increased. Recent evidence suggests that developing compressible representations is key for adjusting the complexity of large networks to the learning task at hand. However, t…

2019-12-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves decentralized learning by teleporting active nodes for better convergence.

problem Decentralized learning's convergence rate degrades with large node numbers.
method Activates a subset of nodes, fetches parameters from previous active nodes, updates, and performs gossip averaging on a small topology.
result Teleportation completely alleviates convergence rate degradation with proper node activation.

The performance of automatic speech recognition systems(ASR) degrades in the presence of noisy speech. This paper demonstrates that using electroencephalography (EEG) can help automatic speech recognition systems overcome performance loss in the presence of noise. The paper also shows that distillation training of auto…

2019-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows accuracy of neural networks depends more on error location than percentage of error.

problem Effect of noise on accuracy in incremental learning neural networks.
method Empirical study using Perceptron, Feed Forward Neural Network, and Radial Basis Function Neural Network.
result Accuracy of neural networks is more dependent on error location than the percentage of error.

TSSM splits neural networks for parallel training with minimal accuracy loss.

problem Accuracy degradation in parallel training of deep neural networks.
method TSSM reformulates alternating minimization to achieve parallelism with minimal accuracy loss.
result TSSM achieves significant speedup without accuracy loss on multiple datasets.

BNCR-GAN improves GANs to generate clean images from degraded inputs.

problem Generating clean images from blurred, noisy, and compressed degraded inputs.
method Multiple-generator model with image, blur-kernel, noise, and quality-factor generators, using masking architectures and adaptive consistency losses.
result BNCR-GAN effectively learns clean image generators from degraded images without degradation parameters.

DOPPLER optimizes DP training with low-pass filtering, improving model accuracy.

problem Privacy concerns in deep learning models and performance degradation of DP optimizers.
method Developed DOPPLER, a low-pass filter for DP optimizers, to reduce privacy noise and enhance model quality.
result DOPPLER optimizers outperform non-DOPPLER counterparts by 3%-10% in test accuracy.

Deep learning improves Hurst parameter estimation for fractional processes.

problem Estimating the Hurst parameter in fractional stochastic processes.
method Training Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks on extensive datasets of fBm, fOU, and lfsm processes.
result LSTM outperforms traditional methods in fBm and fOU processes but has limited accuracy on lfsm.

We present a theoretical analysis of Maximum a Posteriori (MAP) sequence estimation for binary symmetric hidden Markov processes. We reduce the MAP estimation to the energy minimization of an appropriately defined Ising spin model, and focus on the performance of MAP as characterized by its accuracy and the number of s…

2009-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework predicts time series with missing values without imputation.

problem Predicting time series with missing values, especially when there's no ground truth for missing data.
method CRIB framework, combining attention mechanism and consistency regularization.
result CRIB framework predicts accurately even under high missing rates.