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48 results for algorithmic decision support

New fairness notion helps identify fair auditors for evaluating decision-support systems.

problem Identifying fair auditors to evaluate decision-support systems for bias.
method Introducing a non-comparative fairness notion based on desired system properties.
result The proposed fairness notion provides guarantees in terms of comparative fairness.

Study predicts academic achievement using students' support networks.

problem Predicting academic achievement in college students.
method Decision tree and random forest algorithms applied to Ties data.
result Different types of support are important for different demographics and genders.

Decision-makers are faced with the challenge of estimating what is likely to happen when they take an action. For instance, if I choose not to treat this patient, are they likely to die? Practitioners commonly use supervised learning algorithms to fit predictive models that help decision-makers reason about likely futu…

2017-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We present DCSVM, an efficient algorithm for multi-class classification using Support Vector Machines. DCSVM is a divide and conquer algorithm which relies on data sparsity in high dimensional space and performs a smart partitioning of the whole training data set into disjoint subsets that are easily separable. A singl…

2018-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops a new criterion for subgroup fairness in algorithmic decision support.

problem Identifying fair recommendations in algorithms despite group-level differences.
method IJDI criterion and IJDI-Scan approach to detect and mitigate disparities.
result Identifies significant disparities in recommendations across subpopulations.

New decision support systems use prediction sets to help experts update their predictions, improving performance.

problem Challenges in explaining and updating predictions from decision support systems.
method Developed a methodology leveraging nested structure of prediction sets and counterfactual monotonicity to improve performance.
result Limiting experts' agency leads to better performance in decision support systems based on prediction sets.

Develops adaptive algorithms for sustainable fertilizer use in agriculture.

problem Sustaining high yields while reducing environmental impacts of fertilizer use.
method Nonlinear model-based bandit algorithms linking biological processes to decision-making.
result Faster learning and higher profits with interpretable recommendations.

Automated data-driven decision-making systems are ubiquitous across a wide spread of online as well as offline services. These systems, depend on sophisticated learning algorithms and available data, to optimize the service function for decision support assistance. However, there is a growing concern about the accounta…

2019-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper examines how income support affects retirement decisions for low-income individuals.

problem Retirement decisions of low-income individuals affected by income disaster.
method Modeling consumption/savings, investment, and retirement choices with income support.
result Optimal retirement decision depends on the level of income support provided.

An assistant learns to mediate decisions between humans and experts, balancing risk and learning.

problem Learning to mediate decisions between imperfect humans and expert knowledge.
method Formalizes online decision mediation, proposes a policy to balance immediate loss and future generalization.
result Consistent gains over benchmarks in decision-making performance.

This paper improves online learning algorithms for LP problems, achieving better regret bounds.

problem Achieving optimal regret bounds in online linear programming.
method Develops a new framework for first-order online learning algorithms under certain error bound conditions.
result First-order learning algorithms achieve o(T)o(\sqrt{T}) regret in continuous support and O(logT)\mathcal{O}(\log T) regret in finite support, improving over O(T)\mathcal{O}(\sqrt{T}).

A new fairness metric for decision-making algorithms, conditioning on known fair variables.

problem Fairness issues in decision-making systems.
method Conditional fairness metric, Derivable Conditional Fairness Regularizer (DCFR), adversarial representation.
result Traditional fairness notations are special cases of the new conditional fairness notation.

Simplifies decision-making during medical exams with cost-efficient feature acquisition.

problem Guiding physicians during examination acquisition for accurate and efficient diagnosis.
method Dropout at input layer and integrated gradients at test-time for dynamic feature importance.
result More cost- and feature-efficient than prior approaches, achieving higher overall accuracy.

An online decision-making algorithm using stochastic gradient descent for big data.

problem Efficiently updating decision rules in online decision making with big data.
method Stochastic gradient descent for online updates, asymptotic normality of estimators.
result Asymptotic normality of parameter and value estimators, enabling statistical inference.

Integrating causal machine learning with inherently interpretable models for decision support.

problem Providing causal insights and decision support through machine learning models.
method Proposing an approach that integrates causal machine learning with inherently interpretable models.
result The proposed approach achieves competitive performance in prediction and what-if analysis while offering transparency on the system structure, causal relationships among variables, and functional forms connecting them.

The paper explores fairness metrics in automated decision-making and their limitations.

problem Discrimination in automated resource allocation decisions.
method Analysis of fairness metrics and distributive justice principles.
result Prominent fairness metrics fail to address egalitarian and sufficiency concerns in resource allocation.

Study compares non-parametric models for predicting medical insurance reimbursement delays.

problem Estimating the time-lapse between medical insurance reimbursement.
method Comparative study of four non-parametric regression models (KNNs, SVMs, Decision Trees, Random Forests) using R-squared metric.
result Each model's performance varies with training data size, feature space, and hyperparameters.

Models obtained by decision tree induction techniques excel in being interpretable.However, they can be prone to overfitting, which results in a low predictive performance. Ensemble techniques are able to achieve a higher accuracy. However, this comes at a cost of losing interpretability of the resulting model. This ma…

2016-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Improving cancer treatment decisions requires considering causal effects, not just model accuracy.

problem Cancer outcome prediction models may cause harm when used for treatment decisions.
method Explains the importance of considering causal effects in model validation and provides guidelines.
result Building and validating models that are useful for decision making requires considering causal effects.

DECE visualizes machine learning decisions with counterfactual explanations.

problem Making machine learning models transparent and explainable.
method Interactive visualization system supporting counterfactual explanations at instance- and subgroup-levels.
result DECE enables users to explore and understand machine learning model decisions.

Lattice investment projects support process model with corruption is formulated and analyzed. The model is based on the Ising lattice model of ferromagnetic but takes deal with the social phenomenon. Set of corruption agents is considered. It is supposed that agents are placed in sites of the lattice. Agents take decis…

2019-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian method helps decision-makers find preferred solutions in multi-objective optimization.

problem Identifying preferred solutions from the Pareto set in multi-objective optimization problems.
method Bayesian model to estimate decision-maker's utility function based on pairwise comparisons, guided by a principled elicitation strategy.
result Superior performance in finding high-utility solutions with a small number of queries.

PolicySynth improves synthetic data alignment with real data for better campaign decisions.

problem Synthetic data used in decision support systems often leads to incorrect decisions.
method PolicySynth framework that conditions synthetic data on churn scorer to align with real data decisions.
result PolicySynth achieves high strategy simulation fidelity (0.923-0.960) on churn and acquisition datasets.

The paper addresses sampling bias in risk-based active learning.

problem Sampling bias in active learning leads to poor decision-making performance.
method The paper uses a semi-supervised Gaussian mixture model with an EM algorithm to counteract sampling bias.
result The EM algorithm effectively incorporates pseudo-labels for unlabelled data, reducing sampling bias.

Summarizes financial news for better investment decisions.

problem Information overload from financial news hinders timely investment decisions.
method Personalized Chain-of-Thought summarization framework integrating user-specified keywords.
result Personalized summaries highlight relevant market signals, improving investment narratives.

MCU-Net combines U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout for uncertainty in medical image segmentation.

problem Lack of uncertainty representation in deep learning methods for patient-centered healthcare decisions.
method MCU-Net framework using U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout with four uncertainty metrics.
result MCU-Net maximizes automated performance and refers truly uncertain cases.