New framework for attributing online marketing touchpoints.
problem Fine-grained attribution of individual touchpoints' effects.
method Graphical point process framework for studying conversion effects.
result Proposed methods allocate proper credit to touchpoints for each customer's path.
Attributes, such as metadata and profile, carry useful information which in principle can help improve accuracy in recommender systems. However, existing approaches have difficulty in fully leveraging attribute information due to practical challenges such as heterogeneity and sparseness. These approaches also fail to c…
In this paper, we study the problem of transfer learning with the attribute data. In the transfer learning problem, we want to leverage the data of the auxiliary and the target domains to build an effective model for the classification problem in the target domain. Meanwhile, the attributes are naturally stable cross d…
Study reveals class-dependent effects in perturbation-based feature attribution metrics for time series classification.
problem Varying effectiveness of perturbation-based metrics across different classes in time series models.
method Systematic empirical analysis across multiple datasets, model architectures, and perturbation strategies.
result Perturbation-based metrics show varying effectiveness across classes, with some metrics performing better for certain classes.
ResGCN detects anomalies in attributed networks by capturing sparsity and nonlinearity.
problem Detecting anomalous nodes in attributed networks.
method Attention-based deep residual modeling using Graph Convolutional Networks.
result ResGCN effectively detects anomalies in attributed networks.
XOFM explains attribute effects in ordinal regression using piece-wise linear functions.
problem Lack of detailed attribute contributions in existing ordinal regression models.
method XOFM uses piece-wise linear functions to approximate attribute contributions and introduces ordinal transformation.
result XOFM provides superior explainability and state-of-the-art prediction accuracy.
GLACE embeds large-scale attributed graphs effectively, preserving structure and attributes.
problem Uncertainty and complexity in large-scale attributed graphs.
method Gaussian embeddings for scalable and efficient graph embedding.
result GLACE outperforms state-of-the-art methods on multiple graph analysis tasks.
A new framework quantifies how model explanations influence each other.
problem Understanding how different model explanations interact and influence each other.
method Introducing the metagame, a conceptual framework for measuring second-order interaction effects of model explanations using Shapley values.
result Meta-attributions provide directional insights into how feature interactions influence model explanations.
Proposes VCLANC for attributed network clustering using node and attribute embeddings.
problem Lack of mutual affinity exploitation between nodes and attributes in graph convolution.
method Dual variational auto-encoders for node and attribute embeddings, Gaussian mixture model priors, mutual distance and clustering assignment hardening losses.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on real-world attributed network datasets.
AnomalyDAE detects anomalies in networks by learning cross-modality interactions.
problem Detecting anomalies in attributed networks where structure and attributes interact.
method Dual autoencoder framework with attention mechanism for joint learning of structure and attribute embeddings.
result AnomalyDAE effectively detects anomalies by reconstructing node attributes and structures.
MACQ method explains deep learning models by analyzing feature contributions across prediction levels.
problem Explaining deep learning model predictions.
method Global gradient-based, model-agnostic approach focusing on marginal attribution.
result MACQ separates feature contributions from interaction effects and visualizes 3-way relationships.
Improved 3D ECG feature attributions for clinical interpretation.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models for 12-lead ECG analysis.
method Cross-modal mapping of feature attributions from 12-lead ECG models onto CineECG 3D space.
result Mapped feature attributions yield higher Dice scores than standard 12-lead attributions.
New method explains time series classification by assessing causal effects.
problem Understanding machine learning model decisions in time series classification.
method Model-agnostic causal attribution method using diffusion models.
result Causal attributions differ from associational ones, highlighting risks.
Paper tackles source attribution for LLM-generated texts.
problem Identify the data provider of synthetic texts generated by LLMs.
method Watermarking to embed information about data providers in synthetic texts.
result Proposes and evaluates a source attribution framework that achieves effective source attribution.
We consider the clustering problem of attributed graphs. Our challenge is how we can design an effective and efficient clustering method that precisely captures the hidden relationship between the topology and the attributes in real-world graphs. We propose Non-linear Attributed Graph Clustering by Symmetric Non-negati…
A new method for disentangled latent spaces in VAEs that can manipulate attributes.
problem Disentangled representation of attributes in latent spaces of VAEs.
method Attribute-based regularization loss to enforce monotonic relationships between attributes and latent codes.
result Manipulation of attributes in latent spaces post-training.
Method detects anomalies on attributed graphs with few labeled instances.
problem Detecting anomalies on connected instances (attributed graphs) with limited labeled data.
method Embed nodes in latent space using GCNs, training to distinguish normal and anomalous nodes.
result Method outperforms existing methods on real-world attributed graph datasets.
CDA framework infers channel influence from aggregated data without user identifiers.
problem Lack of user-level path data due to privacy regulations and platform restrictions.
method CDA integrates PCMCI for causal discovery and Structural Causal Model for effect estimation.
result CDA achieves strong accuracy in estimating channel influence, even under structural uncertainty.
TRAK traces model predictions to training data efficiently.
problem Inefficiency in data attribution methods for large-scale models.
method TRAK: a new data attribution method that is both effective and computationally tractable.
result TRAK matches the performance of methods requiring thousands of models with just a handful.
New framework detects out-of-distribution data by considering intrinsic ID attributes in outliers.
problem Deploying reliable machine learning systems requires effective out-of-distribution detection.
method Structured multi-view-based out-of-distribution detection learning (MVOL) framework.
result MVOL effectively utilizes both auxiliary OOD datasets and wild datasets with noisy in-distribution data.
GUIDE detects anomalies in attributed networks by reconstructing node attributes and higher-order structures.
problem Lack of effective mechanisms for detecting anomalies in complex network interactions.
method GUIDE uses attribute and structure autoencoders, graph attention, and reconstruction errors to identify anomalies.
result GUIDE significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods on multiple real-world datasets.
The paper optimizes stock portfolios with constraints based on performance attribution.
problem Optimizing stock portfolios with performance attribution constraints.
method Minimizes expected tail loss, constrains asset allocation and selection effect, tests on Dow Jones stocks.
result Imposing constraints on asset allocation and selection effect improves portfolio performance.
DRSVM uses deep learning to rank relative attributes between image pairs.
problem Classifying relative attributes between image pairs.
method Deep Siamese network with rank SVM loss function.
result DRSVM outperforms state-of-the-art methods on multiple datasets.
A method for trust evaluation of devices in human-device coexistence systems.
problem Efficient trust evaluation of devices in systems with diverse physical and social attributes.
method Canonical correlation analysis-enhanced hypergraph self-supervised learning (HSLCCA).
result The proposed HSLCCA method significantly outperforms baseline algorithms in identifying trusted devices.
Performance analysis, from the external point of view of a client who would only have access to returns and holdings of a fund, evolved towards exact attribution made in the context of portfolio optimisation, which is the internal point of view of a manager controlling all the parameters of this optimisation. Attributi…
PredDiff measures prediction changes while marginalizing features, offering new insights into interaction effects.
problem Understanding interaction effects in black-box models.
method Model-agnostic, local attribution method based on probability theory.
result Introduced a new measure for interaction effects between arbitrary feature subsets.
This work addresses fairness in ML models by training and evaluating attribute classifiers under uncertain and incomplete data.
problem Challenges in fairness metrics due to uncertain and incomplete data.
method Developed a theoretical and empirical analysis to understand and improve bias estimation in the data-scarce regime.
result The test accuracy of the attribute classifier is not always correlated with its effectiveness in bias estimation.
Generic generation and manipulation of text is challenging and has limited success compared to recent deep generative modeling in visual domain. This paper aims at generating plausible natural language sentences, whose attributes are dynamically controlled by learning disentangled latent representations with designated…
Paper tackles embedding attributed sequences in unsupervised learning.
problem Mining tasks over attributed sequences with dependencies between sequences and attributes.
method Proposes a deep multimodal learning framework, NAS, for unsupervised learning of attributed sequences.
result NAS produces task-independent embeddings for various mining tasks on real-world datasets.
Facial attribute editing aims to manipulate single or multiple attributes of a face image, i.e., to generate a new face with desired attributes while preserving other details. Recently, generative adversarial net (GAN) and encoder-decoder architecture are usually incorporated to handle this task with promising results.…
In this paper, we present a novel attack against authorship attribution of source code. We exploit that recent attribution methods rest on machine learning and thus can be deceived by adversarial examples of source code. Our attack performs a series of semantics-preserving code transformations that mislead learning-bas…
Improved data attribution for high-dimensional models.
problem Inaccurate influence functions in high-dimensional settings.
method Rescaled influence functions (RIF) for more precise data attribution.
result RIFs offer significantly better predictions in practice.
Attribution methods have been developed to explain the decision of a machine learning model on a given input. We use the Integrated Gradient method for finding attributions to define the causal neighborhood of an input by incrementally masking high attribution features. We study the robustness of machine learning model…
Paper tackles target shift in zero-shot learning using adversarial learning.
problem Target shift in zero-shot learning leads to performance degradation.
method Estimates target shift using class-attribute mapping and applies grouped adversarial learning.
result Improves zero-shot learning performance on multiple datasets.
New method learns fair representations by separating out protected attributes.
problem Learning fair representations invariant to protected attributes.
method FD-VAE: disentangles latent space into target, protected, and mutual attributes.
result FD-VAE outperforms previous methods in fairness metrics.
Most approaches aiming to ensure a model's fairness with respect to a protected attribute (such as gender or race) assume to know the true value of the attribute for every data point. In this paper, we ask to what extent fairness interventions can be effective even when only imperfect information about the protected at…
GGDA simplifies DA for large models, speeding up attribution by up to 50x.
problem Computational intensity of existing DA methods limits their applicability to large-scale models.
method Generalized Group Data Attribution (GGDA) framework attributing to groups of training points.
result GGDA achieves up to 50x speedups over standard DA methods while maintaining effectiveness.
WGNN learns graph representations from incomplete attribute data.
problem Missing node attributes in graphs.
method WGNN learns node representations from decomposed attribute matrices and uses Wasserstein space for message passing.
result WGNN outperforms existing methods in node classification tasks with missing attribute data.
New algorithm mitigates bias in subset selection with noisy protected attributes.
problem Mitigating bias in subset selection when protected attributes are noisy.
method Formulated a denoised selection problem and developed a linear-programming based approximation algorithm.
result The approach can produce fairer subsets despite noisy protected attributes.
Study improves fair opinion aggregation by balancing voter attributes.
problem Aggregation of opinions can be biased by voter attributes.
method Combines majority voting and D&S model with fairness options.
result Effective combination of Soft D&S and fairness options for different data types.
Unified approach for conversational recommendation by integrating attributes and items.
problem Cold-start users' real-time personalization in online recommendation.
method Seamlessly unifies attributes and items in Thompson Sampling framework for interactive decision-making.
result Conversational Thompson Sampling (ConTS) outperforms existing methods in success rate and conversation turns.
MAGIC method optimally estimates model predictions changes.
problem Estimating how training data affects model predictions in large-scale settings.
method Combines classical methods and recent advances in metadifferentiation.
result MAGIC method nearly optimally estimates model predictions changes.
Predicting click and conversion probabilities when bidding on ad exchanges is at the core of the programmatic advertising industry. Two separated lines of previous works respectively address i) the prediction of user conversion probability and ii) the attribution of these conversions to advertising events (such as clic…
Attributed graphs, which contain rich contextual features beyond just network structure, are ubiquitous and have been observed to benefit various network analytics applications. Graph structure optimization, aiming to find the optimal graphs in terms of some specific measures, has become an effective computational tool…
Paper develops methods for fair insurance pricing without direct access to sensitive attributes.
problem Fairness in insurance pricing with restricted access to sensitive attributes.
method Develops statistical methods for estimating discrimination-free premiums using privatized sensitive attributes.
result The proposed methods enable fair insurance pricing while respecting privacy and regulatory constraints.
The paper examines how data preparation affects fairness in machine learning models.
problem The impact of data preparation on fairness in machine learning models.
method The study evaluated the effect of removing sensitive attributes, encoding categorical attributes, and instance selection methods on fairness and predictive performance using the Adult Income and German Credit datasets.
result Data preparation significantly affects fairness in machine learning models, and removing the sensitive attribute is not sufficient to eliminate unfairness.
An emerging problem in trustworthy machine learning is to train models that produce robust interpretations for their predictions. We take a step towards solving this problem through the lens of axiomatic attribution of neural networks. Our theory is grounded in the recent work, Integrated Gradients (IG), in axiomatical…
Graphs are complex objects that do not lend themselves easily to typical learning tasks. Recently, a range of approaches based on graph kernels or graph neural networks have been developed for graph classification and for representation learning on graphs in general. As the developed methodologies become more sophistic…