Meta-learning enables a model to learn from very limited data to undertake a new task. In this paper, we study the general meta-learning with adversarial samples. We present a meta-learning algorithm, ADML (ADversarial Meta-Learner), which leverages clean and adversarial samples to optimize the initialization of a lear…
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Meta learning can adapt fast but is vulnerable to adversarial attacks.
problem Vulnerability of meta learning to adversarial attacks.
method Formal definition of adversarial attacks unique to meta learning, proposing an attacking algorithm.
result Meta learning is vulnerable to adversarial attacks.
MAT combines meta-learning and adversarial training to defend against universal patches.
problem Defending against universal patches that fool models in various contexts.
method Meta adversarial training (MAT) integrates meta-learning with adversarial training.
result MAT increases robustness against universal patch attacks on image classification and traffic-light detection.
Algorithm improves online learning in adversarial bandits.
problem Online learning in adversarial multi-armed bandits with non-uniform best arm distribution.
method Online-within-online setup, inner and outer learners, leveraging non-uniform empirical distribution of best arms.
result Improves regret bounds for non-uniform best arm distributions.
New method generates universal adversarial perturbations across different image sources.
problem Certifying robustness of deep learning models with universal adversarial perturbations across various image sources.
method Few-shot learning approach using bilevel optimization and learning-to-optimize techniques.
result Improved attack success rate and faster performance compared to existing methods.
Adversarial meta-learning computes Gamma-minimax estimators for vague prior knowledge.
problem Estimating parameters with vague prior knowledge.
method Adversarial meta-learning algorithms for Gamma-minimax estimators.
result Convergence guarantees and neural network class for selection.
Meta-learning improves performance across similar tasks in adversarial bandit settings.
problem Improving performance across multiple similar tasks in adversarial bandit scenarios.
method Designing meta-algorithms that combine outer learners to tune hyperparameters of inner learners for MAB and BLO.
result Meta-algorithms improve task-averaged regret for MAB and BLO, showing direct relationship with action space-dependent measures.
New method learns optimal prediction strategies in adversarial games.
problem Learning optimal prediction procedures in uncertain data environments.
method Adversarial Monte Carlo approach with neural network architecture.
result Optimal strategy is equivariant and invariant to various transformations.
While recent progress has spawned very powerful machine learning systems, those agents remain extremely specialized and fail to transfer the knowledge they gain to similar yet unseen tasks. In this paper, we study a simple reinforcement learning problem and focus on learning policies that encode the proper invariances …
The paper addresses adversarial robustness in in-context learning models.
problem Adversarial distribution shifts threaten the reliability of in-context learning models.
method A distributionally robust meta-learning framework is introduced to provide worst-case performance guarantees under Wasserstein-based distribution shifts.
result Model robustness scales with the square root of its capacity and is penalized by the square of the perturbation magnitude.
AMIGo uses adversarial intrinsic goals to teach RL agents new skills.
problem Learning in sparse reward environments.
method Adversarial intrinsic goals to generate a curriculum for a student policy.
result AMIGo enables agents to learn new skills without extrinsic rewards.
Many IoT applications at the network edge demand intelligent decisions in a real-time manner. The edge device alone, however, often cannot achieve real-time edge intelligence due to its constrained computing resources and limited local data. To tackle these challenges, we propose a platform-aided collaborative learning…
Meta framework generates noise to improve multi-attack robustness.
problem Extraneous defense against single type of adversarial perturbation.
method Meta-learning framework with Meta Noise Generator (MNG).
result Significantly outperforms baselines across multiple perturbations.
This paper won 1st place in forecasting and investment challenges, improving on meta-learning and parametric models.
problem Forecasting and investment challenges in time-series data.
method Hypernetworks and adversarial portfolios to design time-series models.
result Outperformed state-of-the-art meta-learning methods and conventional parametric models.
Previous work on adversarially robust neural networks for image classification requires large training sets and computationally expensive training procedures. On the other hand, few-shot learning methods are highly vulnerable to adversarial examples. The goal of our work is to produce networks which both perform well a…
The security of Deep Reinforcement Learning (Deep RL) algorithms deployed in real life applications are of a primary concern. In particular, the robustness of RL agents in cyber-physical systems against adversarial attacks are especially vital since the cost of a malevolent intrusions can be extremely high. Studies hav…
Meta-CoTGAN improves adversarial text generation by preventing mode collapse.
problem Mode collapse in adversarial text generation.
method Meta-Cooperative Training Paradigm with a language model.
result Meta-CoTGAN effectively slows down mode collapse and improves generation quality and diversity.
In recent years, the majority of works on deep-learning-based image colorization have focused on how to make a good use of the enormous datasets currently available. What about when the data at disposal are scarce? The main objective of this work is to prove that a network can be trained and can provide excellent color…
Unified meta-algorithm improves average performance across similar tasks in adversarial bandits.
problem Improving performance across multiple similar tasks in adversarial bandit settings.
method Unified meta-algorithm for multi-armed bandits and bandit linear optimization, tuning initialization, step-size, and entropy parameters.
result Unified meta-algorithm yields setting-specific guarantees for MAB and BLO, improving task-averaged regret.
Training a Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) for a new domain from scratch requires an enormous amount of training data and days of training time. To this end, we propose DAWSON, a Domain Adaptive FewShot Generation FrameworkFor GANs based on meta-learning. A major challenge of applying meta-learning GANs is to obt…
We introduce a unified probabilistic framework for solving sequential decision making problems ranging from Bayesian optimisation to contextual bandits and reinforcement learning. This is accomplished by a probabilistic model-based approach that explains observed data while capturing predictive uncertainty during the d…
FATE framework attacks graph learning models to amplify bias deceptively.
problem Achieving poisoning attacks on graph learning models to exacerbate bias deceptively.
method Bi-level optimization problem and meta learning-based framework named FATE.
result FATE amplifies bias of graph neural networks while maintaining downstream task utility.
New method improves FO-BLO convergence without increasing memory or time complexity.
problem Lack of theoretical understanding of FO-BLO convergence.
method Unbiased first-order bilevel optimization (UFO-BLO) to improve convergence.
result Theoretical guarantee of convergence for FO-BLO-based stochastic optimization.
GeneraLight improves traffic signal control models' generalization ability.
problem Overfitting and lack of generalization ability in RL TSC models.
method GeneraLight uses a meta-RL framework with a traffic flow generator based on GANs.
result GeneraLight significantly boosts generalization performance across different traffic flows.
Meta-learning adapts models for unseen tasks across AI, robotics, and NLP.
problem Adapting models to unseen tasks efficiently and accurately.
method Black-box, metric-based, layered, and Bayesian approaches.
result Meta-learning enhances model generalization and adaptation to unseen tasks.
The growing prospect of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) being used in cyber-physical systems has raised concerns around safety and robustness of autonomous agents. Recent work on generating adversarial attacks have shown that it is computationally feasible for a bad actor to fool a DRL policy into behaving sub optima…
Meta-learning improves feature extraction for few-shot tasks.
problem Understanding why meta-learning models perform better on few-shot classification.
method Developed hypotheses and a regularizer to improve standard training routines.
result Meta-learned models outperform classical training routines in few-shot classification.
A concise review of recent few-shot meta-learning methods.
problem Mimicking human fast adaptation to new concepts based on prior knowledge.
method Categorized into four branches based on technical characteristics.
result Current challenges and future prospects identified.
Weighted Meta-Learningstat.ML
A new meta-learning framework that assigns weights to source tasks based on target samples.
problem Learning initialization for target tasks with limited labeled examples.
method A general framework that assigns weights to the loss of different source tasks, which can depend on the target samples. Provides upper bounds and develops a learning algorithm based on minimizing the error bound with respect to an empirical IPM.
result Empirically, the weighted meta-learning algorithm finds better initializations than uniformly-weighted meta-learning algorithms.
New method improves meta-learning performance by task-specific initialization.
problem Difficulties in generalizing and achieving theoretical guarantees in conditional meta-learning.
method Structured prediction approach for task-specific initialization.
result TASML improves performance of existing meta-learning models.
TaskNorm improves meta-learning performance by rethinking batch normalization.
problem Challenges in batch normalization for meta-learning with deep networks.
method Developed TaskNorm, a novel approach to batch normalization for meta-learning.
result TaskNorm consistently improves meta-learning performance across various datasets and meta-learning approaches.
Meta-learning balances task-specific modeling and optimization complexity.
problem Balancing accurate task-specific modeling with ease of optimization in meta-learning.
method Theoretical and empirical analysis of trade-off between modeling and optimization in meta-learning.
result Explicit bounds on modeling and optimization errors for non-convex and linear regression problems.
Meta-learning bounds derived using PAC-Bayes theory for improved generalization.
problem Uncertainty in generalization performance for meta-learning with new tasks.
method PAC-Bayes relative entropy bounds and empirical risk minimization (ERM) method.
result Competitive generalization performance and rapid convergence with data-dependent prior.
Meta-learning improves neural networks by adapting learning algorithms.
problem Conventional AI approaches solve tasks from scratch, but meta-learning aims to improve the learning algorithm.
method Meta-learning adapts a learning algorithm based on multiple learning episodes.
result Meta-learning can tackle deep learning challenges like data and computation bottlenecks.
Meta learning works well with overparameterized models, a phenomenon called 'benign overfitting'.
problem Understanding why overparameterized models perform well in few-shot learning.
method Analyzed the generalization performance of gradient-based meta learning with an overparameterized meta linear regression model.
result Demonstrated that overparameterized meta learning can still generalize well, a phenomenon called 'benign overfitting'.
Meta-learning helps models learn quickly from few samples.
problem Deep learning requires many samples, which are hard to get.
method Meta-learning optimizes models to adapt quickly to new tasks.
result Meta-learning can improve model efficiency and adaptability.
When fitting Bayesian machine learning models on scarce data, the main challenge is to obtain suitable prior knowledge and encode it into the model. Recent advances in meta-learning offer powerful methods for extracting such prior knowledge from data acquired in related tasks. When it comes to meta-learning in Gaussian…
BOML unifies meta-learning methods into a common bilevel optimization framework.
problem Meta-learning methods with diverse modeling aspects.
method Modularized bilevel optimization library in Python.
result Unified solution for various meta-learning formulations.
learn2learn simplifies meta-learning research by providing a library and standardized interfaces.
problem Prototyping and reproducibility issues in meta-learning.
method Developed a library (learn2learn) with common routines and standardized interfaces.
result Fosters a community around standardized software for meta-learning research.
MARS meta-learns function scores for improved predictive accuracy and uncertainty.
problem Difficulty in specifying expressive priors for Bayesian meta-learning.
method Meta-learning the score function of data-generating process marginals in the function space.
result State-of-the-art predictive accuracy and improved uncertainty estimates.
New PAC-Bayesian framework for flexible meta-learning.
problem Limitations in transferring knowledge between tasks in meta-learning.
method PAC-Bayesian theory applied to learning the learning algorithm.
result Flexibility in meta-learning mechanisms and improved prediction quality.
Meta-learning algorithm improves AI efficiency by teaching itself.
problem Overcoming meta-optimization challenges in AI learning.
method Bootstraps a target from the meta-learner and optimizes the meta-learner by minimizing distance under a chosen metric.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on Atari ALE benchmark and demonstrates efficiency gains in multi-task learning.
Self-referential meta learning avoids explicit optimization by modifying itself.
problem Dependency on human engineering in meta learning algorithms.
method Investigates self-referential meta learning systems that modify themselves without explicit optimization.
result Self-referential neural networks can improve their own modifications without explicit optimization.
VMGP extends Gaussian processes for Bayesian meta-learning, improving uncertainty prediction.
problem Bayesian meta-learning for few-shot tasks with non-Gaussian uncertainty.
method VMGP (Variational Meta-Gaussian Processes) extends Gaussian processes to model non-Gaussian predictive posteriors.
result VMGP significantly outperforms existing Bayesian meta-learning methods on complex tasks.
Meta-learning performance improved by keeping support sets fixed.
problem Effect of support set diversity on meta-learning performance.
method Fixed support sets across tasks in meta-learning.
result Not only does not reduce performance, but almost always improves it.
VSML unifies meta learning concepts and enables simple backpropagation.
problem Improving and unifying meta learning concepts for neural networks.
method Unified approach using variable shared meta learning and simple weight-sharing.
result Simple backpropagation can be implemented and meta learned without gradient calculation.
Bayesian MAML outperforms MAML in meta learning tasks with theoretical guarantees.
problem Theoretical understanding of Bayesian MAML's superiority over MAML.
method Comparison of meta test risks between Bayesian MAML and MAML in meta linear regression.
result Bayesian MAML has provably lower meta test risks than MAML in both distribution agnostic and linear centroid cases.
Meta-learning can perform well on non-convex models even with few samples, contrary to convex models.
problem Understanding the sample complexity of meta-learning for non-convex models.
method Constructing a simple meta-learning instance and analyzing the training dynamics of Reptile and multi-task representation learning.
result Meta-learning can achieve new task sample complexity of for non-convex models, unlike convex models which require samples.