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48 results for adaptive training

Adaptive networks improve model robustness through conditional normalization.

problem Limited robustness of adversarial-trained networks due to network capacity and training samples.
method Proposes a conditional normalization module to adapt networks during adversarial training.
result Adaptive networks outperform both clean validation accuracy and robustness compared to non-adaptive counterparts.

Enhances physics-informed neural networks with adaptive sampling and weighting.

problem Challenges in training physics-informed neural networks on complex problems.
method Hybrid adaptive sampling and weighting method.
result Consistently improves prediction accuracy and training efficiency.

AdAdaGrad optimizes batch sizes for deep learning models, reducing the generalization gap.

problem The generalization gap between large-batch and small-batch training in deep learning.
method AdAdaGrad introduces adaptive batch size strategies derived from adaptive sampling methods.
result AdAdaGradNorm converges to a first-order stationary point with a rate of O(1/K) in K iterations.

We propose self-adaptive training---a new training algorithm that dynamically corrects problematic training labels by model predictions without incurring extra computational cost---to improve generalization of deep learning for potentially corrupted training data. This problem is crucial towards robustly learning from …

2020-02-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive batch size schedules improve language model training efficiency and generalization.

problem Dilemma of choosing batch sizes in large-scale model training.
method General-purpose adaptive batch size schedules compatible with data and model parallelism.
result Adaptive batch size schedules outperform constant batch sizes and heuristic warmup schedules.

End-to-end training of automated speech recognition (ASR) systems requires massive data and compute resources. We explore transfer learning based on model adaptation as an approach for training ASR models under constrained GPU memory, throughput and training data. We conduct several systematic experiments adapting a Wa…

2017-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

New model-based methods adapt pre-trained policies to unseen environments efficiently.

problem High sample complexity in reinforcement learning limits practical applications.
method Combines online learning and adaptive control to adapt policies in unseen environments.
result Proves policies can quickly recover trajectories from source to target environments.

Gradient-based meta-learning has proven to be highly effective at learning model initializations, representations, and update rules that allow fast adaptation from a few samples. The core idea behind these approaches is to use fast adaptation and generalization -- two second-order metrics -- as training signals on a me…

2019-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning systems must adapt to data distributions that evolve over time, in applications ranging from sensor networks and self-driving car perception modules to brain-machine interfaces. We consider gradual domain adaptation, where the goal is to adapt an initial classifier trained on a source domain given only…

2020-02-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive batch sizes improve local gradient methods in distributed training.

problem Communication bottlenecks in distributed deep learning.
method Adaptive batch size strategies for local gradient methods.
result Adaptive batch sizes reduce minibatch gradient variance and improve training efficiency.

AdaScale SGD adapts learning rates for large-batch training efficiently.

problem Adapting learning rates for large-batch training to balance speed-ups and model quality.
method Adaptive learning rate adaptation based on gradient variance.
result AdaScale achieves reliable speed-ups for a wide range of batch sizes without degrading model quality.

This paper explains why Adam generalizes worse than SGD by analyzing its components.

problem Understanding why Adam generalizes worse than Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD).
method Diffusion theoretical framework to disentangle the effects of Adaptive Learning Rate and Momentum.
result Adaptive Learning Rate helps escape saddle points but not select flat minima, while Momentum provides a drift effect to help pass through saddle points.

Discriminative active learning reduces data annotation costs for domain adaptation.

problem Conditional shift problem hinders domain adaptation between related but different domains.
method Three-stage active adversarial training: invariant feature space learning, uncertainty and diversity criteria, re-training with queried labels.
result Empirical comparisons show the proposed approach is more effective than existing methods.

Adaptive optimization methods, which perform local optimization with a metric constructed from the history of iterates, are becoming increasingly popular for training deep neural networks. Examples include AdaGrad, RMSProp, and Adam. We show that for simple overparameterized problems, adaptive methods often find drasti…

2017-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Domain adaptation algorithms are designed to minimize the misclassification risk of a discriminative model for a target domain with little training data by adapting a model from a source domain with a large amount of training data. Standard approaches measure the adaptation discrepancy based on distance measures betwee…

2020-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces a new adaptive gradient method with gradient compression for distributed training.

problem Communication overhead in distributed machine learning systems.
method Adaptive gradient method with gradient compression, scalable system BytePS-Compress.
result Convergence rate of O(1/T)\mathcal{O}(1/\sqrt{T}) for non-convex problems.

Domain adaptation is the supervised learning setting in which the training and test data are sampled from different distributions: training data is sampled from a source domain, whilst test data is sampled from a target domain. This paper proposes and studies an approach, called feature-level domain adaptation (FLDA), …

2015-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A novel approach of training data augmentation and domain adaptation is presented to support machine learning applications for cognitive radio. Machine learning provides effective tools to automate cognitive radio functionalities by reliably extracting and learning intrinsic spectrum dynamics. However, there are two im…

2018-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Local adaptive methods in FL can accelerate convergence but introduce bias, which is corrected.

problem The effect of using adaptive optimization methods for local updates in federated learning.
method Proposed correction techniques to overcome the bias introduced by local adaptive methods.
result Correction techniques can achieve faster convergence and higher test accuracy than baseline methods.

AMF-VI uses adaptive mixtures of flows for robust VI across diverse distributions.

problem Inconsistent behavior of single-flow models across different distributions.
method Sequential expert training of individual flows and adaptive global weight estimation via likelihood-driven updates.
result AMF-VI achieves lower negative log-likelihood and stable gains in transport metrics across various posterior families.

DIVA generates diverse tasks for complex simulators, enabling adaptive agent training.

problem Lack of diverse training data for complex, open-ended simulators.
method Evolutionary approach using domain randomization and procedural generation.
result Successfully trains adaptive agent behavior in complex simulators.

This paper improves neural network generalization by dynamically learning kernel parameters.

problem Improving neural network generalization and adaptability.
method Diagonal adaptive kernel model that learns kernel eigenvalues and output coefficients during training.
result The diagonal adaptive kernel model significantly improves generalization over fixed-kernel methods.

We present an adaptive approach to the construction of Gaussian process surrogates for Bayesian inference with expensive-to-evaluate forward models. Our method relies on the fully Bayesian approach to training Gaussian process models and utilizes the expected improvement idea from Bayesian global optimization. We adapt…

2018-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

ADCMs adaptively discretize CMs for efficient training.

problem Manual discretization schemes cause repeated adjustments for different noise schedules and datasets.
method Unified framework with optimization problem, local and global consistency constraints, and Gauss-Newton method.
result Significantly improve training efficiency and generative performance of CMs.

AGMMNs improve learning of copula models by adaptively selecting kernels.

problem Learning dependence structures in copula models.
method Adaptive bandwidth selection for MMD in GMMNs, increasing kernels based on validation loss.
result AGMMNs significantly improve training performance over GMMNs and parametric models.

This paper improves volatility forecasting using dynamic subset selection in genetic programming.

problem Improving accuracy of implied volatility forecasting.
method Dynamic training-subset selection methods applied to genetic programming.
result Dynamic subset selection improves predictive accuracy of genetic programming models.