Study examines how balancing methods affect model behavior in imbalanced classification problems.
problem Impact of balancing methods on model behavior in imbalanced classification problems.
method Used Explainable Artificial Intelligence tools (variable importance method, partial dependence profile, accumulated local effects) to compare model behavior before and after balancing.
result Significant changes in model behavior due to balancing methods, leading to biased models.
Paper proposes ARB-Loss to improve classification precision in imbalanced datasets.
problem Improving classification precision on minor classes in imbalanced datasets.
method Introduces Attraction-Repulsion-Balanced Loss (ARB-Loss) to balance gradients across different classes.
result ARB-Loss achieves state-of-the-art performance with one-stage training.
The performance of classification algorithms with a massive and highly imbalanced data stream depends upon efficient balancing strategy. Some techniques of balancing strategy have been applied in the past with Batch data to resolve the class imbalance problem. This paper proposes a new incremental data balancing framew…
Proves conjecture about compatible SKT and balanced metrics on compact solvmanifolds.
problem Compact complex manifolds with both SKT and balanced metrics.
method Shear construction and classification of two-step solvable Lie algebras.
result Proves conjecture for compact two-step solvmanifolds with invariant complex structures.
Classifies Bitcoin addresses based on their balance functions.
problem Understanding and identifying Bitcoin addresses used for illicit activities.
method Functional data analysis to extract features from balance functions.
result Functional principal components improve prediction accuracy.
Characterizes metrics on Lie groups, proving non-simultaneous existence of balanced and pluriclosed metrics.
problem Existence of balanced and pluriclosed metrics on real semisimple Lie groups.
method Characterization using Vogan diagrams and revisiting complex structure classification.
result Complex manifolds cannot simultaneously admit balanced and pluriclosed metrics.
The paper addresses classification imbalance by framing it as a transfer learning problem.
problem Classification imbalance where one class is much rarer than the other.
method The paper studies oversampling procedures to balance classes, focusing on SMOTE and bootstrapping.
result The excess risk decomposes into balanced training rate and transfer cost, with SMOTE having a higher transfer cost.
A modified GAN improves thermal comfort classification models by balancing imbalanced datasets.
problem Imbalanced thermal comfort datasets make it hard to train accurate models.
method Proposed a modified conditional GAN (comfortGAN) to balance the dataset.
result A balanced dataset trained with comfortGAN yields higher classification accuracy.
Paper introduces Balanced Meta-Softmax for better long-tailed visual recognition.
problem Long-tailed distribution mismatch between training and testing data.
method Balanced Meta-Softmax, an unbiased extension of Softmax, using a Meta Sampler.
result Balanced Meta-Softmax outperforms state-of-the-art solutions on visual recognition and instance segmentation.
New bounds for balanced classification improve understanding of imbalanced datasets.
problem Negligible size of the minority class in imbalanced datasets.
method Developed non-asymptotic and consistent bounds for balanced empirical risk minimization and balanced nearest neighbors estimates.
result Improved understanding of class-weighting benefits in real-world imbalanced classification settings.
The study characterizes Hermitian manifolds with parallel Bismut-Strominger torsion.
problem Characterizing Hermitian manifolds with specific torsion properties.
method Analyzing the curvature tensor and properties of the Bismut-Strominger connection.
result A necessary and sufficient condition for Bismut torsion parallel manifolds.
IB-GAN improves multivariate time series classification under imbalance.
problem Class imbalance in multivariate time series classification.
method Unified approach combining data augmentation and classification via GANs.
result Significant performance gains for under-observed classes.
This paper introduces new loss functions for balanced multi-class classification.
problem Balancing class imbalance in multi-class classification.
method Introduces two new surrogate loss families: GLA and GCA.
result GCA losses offer stronger theoretical guarantees in imbalanced settings.
Paper presents a Bayesian-decision-theory framework for long-tailed classification.
problem Heavy imbalance and asymmetric misprediction costs in long-tailed datasets.
method Bayesian-decision-theory perspective, unifying re-balancing and ensemble methods.
result Improves accuracy for all classes, especially tails, with provably optimal decisions.
This research improves binary classification by balancing overfitting and generalization with a novel Bayesian approach.
problem Improving binary classification models to avoid overfitting and generalize well.
method Introduces a PAC-Bayes type learning rule with a balancing parameter λ to balance training error and KL divergence to a prior.
result A choice of λ ensures uniformly vanishing excess loss, even in the agnostic case, by under-regularizing or over-regularizing appropriately.
Study shows pre-trained models can handle long-tailed relations well, improving classifier performance.
problem Challenges in long-tailed relation classification due to class imbalance.
method Used instance-balanced sampling to pre-train models and then improved classifier performance through attentive relation routing.
result Robust classifier with attentive relation routing achieves better long-tailed classification ability.
Diffusion models learn balanced data representations, unlike classification models.
problem Understanding feature learning in diffusion models.
method Proposed a feature learning framework to analyze diffusion models' training dynamics.
result Diffusion models encourage learning balanced and comprehensive representations.
New algorithm detects outliers from rare abnormal data.
problem Detecting outliers from rare abnormal data in transfer learning.
method Meta-algorithm for transfer learning in outlier detection.
result Meta-algorithm yields strong guarantees and outperforms existing methods.
DiPriMe forests use private medians to create balanced tree splits for privacy-protected data.
problem Privacy concerns in training random forests due to multiple data queries.
method Proposes DiPriMe forests, which use a private median to generate balanced splits, ensuring differential privacy.
result DiPriMe forests achieve high utility while maintaining differential privacy, as shown both theoretically and empirically.
Paper addresses class imbalance in disk SMART dataset using GANs and genetic algorithms.
problem Class imbalance in disk SMART dataset.
method Data synthesised by multivariate GANs mixed with genetic algorithms.
result Higher disk fault classification prediction accuracy.
BI-MAML learns multiple tasks without forgetting old ones.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in meta learning.
method Incremental model adaptation with balanced learning strategy.
result BI-MAML outperforms state-of-the-art models in accuracy and efficiency.
We propose a novel algorithm for learning fair representations that can simultaneously mitigate two notions of disparity among different demographic subgroups in the classification setting. Two key components underpinning the design of our algorithm are balanced error rate and conditional alignment of representations. …
A new sampling method balances imbalanced data using gamma distribution.
problem Imbalanced class distribution in data causes bias in classification algorithms.
method Intelligent resampling of minority class instances via gamma distribution.
result The proposed method outperforms existing techniques on 12 out of 24 datasets.
This study introduces balanced DRPS and OrderedLogitNN for better QDE of discrete-level questions.
problem Lack of ordinal regression methods and fair evaluation metrics for discrete-level QDE.
method Introduces balanced DRPS and OrderedLogitNN, fine-tunes BERT on RACE++ and ARC datasets.
result OrderedLogitNN outperforms other models on complex QDE tasks.
LDA-XGB1 balances fairness and accuracy in lending models.
problem Fair lending practices and model interpretability in binary classification.
method Biobjective optimization using binning and information value, leveraging XGBoost.
result Achieves effective balance between accuracy, fairness, and interpretability.
New method improves object detection models for long-tailed datasets.
problem Classifier imbalance in long-tail object detection datasets.
method Balanced Group Softmax (BAGS) module for balanced training of classifiers.
result Significantly improves performance of object detection models.
Flashback Learning balances model stability and plasticity in continual learning.
problem Balancing model stability and plasticity in continual learning.
method Flashback Learning (FL) uses a bidirectional regularization approach to balance stability and plasticity.
result FL improves model accuracy by up to 4.91% in Class-Incremental and 3.51% in Task-Incremental settings.
JRFs improve semi-supervised learning by balancing generation and classification.
problem Mode missing and mode covering issues in GANs and VAEs, and conflict between good classification and generation.
method Joint-stochastic-approximation random fields (JRFs) for deep undirected generative models.
result JRFs achieve good classification and generation results in SSL.
Upcoming synoptic surveys are set to generate an unprecedented amount of data. This requires an automatic framework that can quickly and efficiently provide classification labels for several new object classification challenges. Using data describing 11 types of variable stars from the Catalina Real-Time Transient Surv…
Proposes a framework to balance supervised and unsupervised learning using random matrix theory.
problem Balancing supervised and unsupervised learning in high-dimensional data.
method QLDS model with quadratic margin maximization under low density separation assumption.
result Establishes a smooth bridge between supervised and unsupervised learning methods.
Equity-Directed Bootstrapping improves model performance across groups in imbalanced datasets.
problem Improving model performance across different groups in imbalanced datasets.
method Equity-Directed Bootstrapping to balance training data with respect to both labels and group identity.
result The equity-directed bootstrap brings test set sensitivities and specificities closer to satisfying the equal odds criterion.
The cost-sensitive classification problem plays a crucial role in mission-critical machine learning applications, and differs with traditional classification by taking the misclassification costs into consideration. Although being studied extensively in the literature, the fundamental limits of this problem are still n…
Compared to in-clinic balance training, in-home training is not as effective. This is, in part, due to the lack of feedback from physical therapists (PTs). Here, we analyze the feasibility of using trunk sway data and machine learning (ML) techniques to automatically evaluate balance, providing accurate assessments out…
Question classification (QC) is the primary step of the Question Answering (QA) system. Question Classification (QC) system classifies the questions in particular classes so that Question Answering (QA) System can provide correct answers for the questions. Our system categorizes the factoid type questions asked in natu…
The Synthetic Minority Oversampling TEchnique (SMOTE) is widely-used for the analysis of imbalanced datasets. It is known that SMOTE frequently over-generalizes the minority class, leading to misclassifications for the majority class, and effecting the overall balance of the model. In this article, we present an approa…
Study shows topological features improve time series classification.
problem Classifying stochastic processes with varying noise and sampling.
method Topological data analysis features compared to statistical and raw features.
result Topological features lead to better classification performance.
SVM used for estimating treatment effects without confounding.
problem Estimating average treatment effects in the presence of confounding variables.
method Adapts SVM classifier as a kernel-based weighting procedure to balance covariates and estimate causal effects.
result SVM provides a continuous relaxation of the quadratic integer program for balancing covariates and maximizing effective sample size.
Learning from class-imbalanced data continues to be a common and challenging problem in supervised learning as standard classification algorithms are designed to handle balanced class distributions. While different strategies exist to tackle this problem, methods which generate artificial data to achieve a balanced cla…
Proposes a method to balance fairness and utility in ranking models.
problem Systematic disparity across protected groups in ranking models.
method Model-agnostic post-processing framework using dynamic programming.
result Achieves a balance between fairness and utility across various metrics and datasets.
Classifies complex structures on SL(2,C), finding new non-regular ones.
problem Classifying complex structures on SL(2,C) up to automorphisms.
method Classification via Lie group automorphisms and topological analysis.
result Found one new, non-regular complex structure.
We prove that the balanced Chekhov-Fock algebra of a punctured triangulated surface is isomorphic to a skein algebra which is a deformation of the algebra of regular functions of some abelian character variety. We first deduce from this observation a classification of the irreducible representations of the balanced Che…
A natural way of handling imbalanced data is to attempt to equalise the class frequencies and train the classifier of choice on balanced data. For two-class imbalanced problems, the classification success is typically measured by the geometric mean (GM) of the true positive and true negative rates. Here we prove that G…
Two new undersampling methods improve classification accuracy for imbalanced datasets.
problem Class imbalance and distributional differences in large datasets lead to biased models and poor predictive performance.
method Mutual information-based stratified simple random sampling and support points optimization.
result Empirical results show higher balanced classification accuracy compared to traditional techniques.
Study of complex structures on specific solvmanifolds, proving existence and non-existence results.
problem Classification and properties of complex structures on six-dimensional solvmanifolds.
method Classification of Lie algebras, analysis of complex structures, study of Hermitian metrics.
result Determination of new balanced solvmanifolds and confirmation of conjectures.
This research tackles imbalanced continual learning with a new sampling strategy.
problem Long-tailed distribution in multi-label datasets.
method Partitioning Reservoir Sampling (PRS) for balanced knowledge of head and tail classes.
result The proposed PRS strategy maintains a balanced knowledge of both head and tail classes.
Randomizing the Fourier-transform (FT) phases of temporal-spatial data generates surrogates that approximate examples from the data-generating distribution. We propose such FT surrogates as a novel tool to augment and analyze training of neural networks and explore the approach in the example of sleep-stage classificat…
Let (J,g) be a Hermitian structure on a compact nilmanifold M with invariant complex structure J and compatible metric g, which is not required to be invariant. We give classifications of 6-dimensional nilmanifolds M admitting strong Kähler with torsion, balanced or locally conformal Kähler structures (J,g).
Motivated by social balance theory, we develop a theory of link classification in signed networks using the correlation clustering index as measure of label regularity. We derive learning bounds in terms of correlation clustering within three fundamental transductive learning settings: online, batch and active. Our mai…