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48 results for candidate ability

The paper tackles adaptive questioning to classify candidate ability.

problem Designing an optimal sequence of adaptive questions to classify candidate ability.
method Develops lower bounds and geometrical insights for sequential questioning strategies, and arrives at algorithms that match these bounds.
result Asymptotically, any candidate needs to be asked questions at most at two levels, facilitating endogenous exploration.

A new method reduces variance in training early-stage rankers for large-scale search systems.

problem Training early-stage rankers for large-scale search systems is challenging due to exploding variance in policy gradient methods.
method Proposes credit-assigned policy gradient (CA-PG) to mitigate variance in training early-stage rankers.
result CA-PG significantly reduces variance in training early-stage rankers compared to vanilla policy gradient.

A simple model explains phase transition in large language models.

problem Understanding the emergence of abilities in large language models.
method Modeling LLM as a sequence-to-sequence random function and using a list decoder.
result A critical threshold exists where the expected number of erroneous sequences grows exponentially.

A novel method optimizes variable-stiffness structures for better strength and weight.

problem Optimizing variable-stiffness structures for higher strength and lighter weight.
method A novel multi-stage concurrent topology optimization scheme combining DMO, S-BPTO, and CFAO.
result The method ensures better fibre angle convergence and stable optimization.

Efficiently optimize GPs by reusing candidate solutions multiple times.

problem High computational cost of Gaussian process optimization due to unique historical points.
method Sticking to a candidate solution for multiple evaluation steps and limiting switches.
result Improved efficiency and practicality of Gaussian process optimization algorithms.

Study uses healthcare claims data to identify Covid-19 risk factors without prior selection.

problem Identify risk factors for severe Covid-19 cases.
method Fine-grained hierarchical information from medical classification systems used to analyze over 33,000 covariates.
result Method has better predictive ability than pre-specified morbidity groups.

ConfHit provides valid guarantees for generative models without oracle access.

problem Reliable guarantees for novel candidate generation in generative models.
method Formalizes certification and refinement of generated sets, leveraging weighted exchangeability and density-ratio weighted conformal p-values.
result Consistently delivers valid coverage guarantees and compact certified sets across various generative tasks.

Advances rule-based multi-label classification using conformal prediction.

problem Improving accuracy and decision making in multi-label classification.
method Combines conformal prediction with rule-based learning to provide natural conformity scores and calibrate rule assessments.
result Calibrated conformity scores enhance prediction accuracy and decision making.

CPS solves inverse problems using forward passes and constrained particle seeking.

problem Solving inverse problems with limited forward observation information.
method Gradient-free approach that reformulates inverse problem as constrained optimization.
result CPS achieves results comparable to gradient-based methods while outperforming alternatives.

When consequential decisions are informed by algorithmic input, individuals may feel compelled to alter their behavior in order to gain a system's approval. Models of agent responsiveness, termed "strategic manipulation," analyze the interaction between a learner and agents in a world where all agents are equally able …

2018-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a reinforcement learning approach for detecting objects within an image. Our approach performs a step-wise deformation of a bounding box with the goal of tightly framing the object. It uses a hierarchical tree-like representation of predefined region candidates, which the agent can zoom in on. This reduces t…

2018-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Calculates winning probability for three candidates based on support rates and information timing.

problem Determining optimal strategy for three candidates in an election.
method Closed-form solution using support rates, political spectrum positioning, time left, and information revelation rate.
result Optimal strategy can be complex, especially for candidates in the center of a polarized electorate.

Develops model selection for bandits balancing adversarial and stochastic guarantees.

problem Model selection in bandit scenarios with simultaneous adversarial and stochastic high-probability regret.
method Nested policy classes, balanced candidate regret bounds, mis-specification tests.
result Best of both world guarantees in linear bandits with simultaneous adversarial and stochastic environments.

A new approach uses partial likelihood to improve tree-based density estimation and inference.

problem Inference on tree-based models suffers from overfitting and reduced efficiency due to data-independent partitioning.
method Proposes a partial likelihood approach to data-dependent partitioning of tree-based models.
result Significant gains in estimation accuracy and computational efficiency from adopting partial likelihood.

SIM models user interests from long sequential behavior data, improving click-through rate prediction.

problem Challenges in capturing user interests with long user behavior sequences.
method SIM uses a cascaded search paradigm with two units: General Search Unit and Exact Search Unit.
result SIM achieves significant CTR and RPM lifts in Alibaba's display advertising system.

The paper addresses biased preferences in candidate selection, proposing a fair and utility-maximizing algorithm.

problem Selecting candidates for institutions with biased preferences and limited capacities.
method An algorithm that considers group fairness and true utility, proving near-optimal results under distributional assumptions.
result The proposed algorithm achieves near-optimal group fairness and near-maximal true utility, even in biased settings.

Multimodal analysis assesses job interview performance and provides feedback.

problem Assessing candidate performance in interviews for professional roles.
method Multimodal analytical framework using video, audio, and text data.
result The proposed methodology achieved promising results in predicting behavioral cues.

Bayesian optimization uses triangulation candidates for better performance.

problem Non-convex and multi-modal optimization challenges in Bayesian optimization.
method Proposes using Delaunay triangulation candidates for discrete search over continuous optimization.
result Triangulation candidates outperform numerically optimized and random alternatives.

The problem of automatic software generation is known as Machine Programming. In this work, we propose a framework based on genetic algorithms to solve this problem. Although genetic algorithms have been used successfully for many problems, one criticism is that hand-crafting its fitness function, the test that aims to…

2019-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning relies on good initialization schemes and hyperparameter choices prior to training a neural network. Random weight initializations induce random network ensembles, which give rise to the trainability, training speed, and sometimes also generalization ability of an instance. In addition, such ensembles pro…

2018-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

To a branched cover between closed, connected and orientable surfaces one associates a "branch datum", which consists of the two surfaces, the total degree d, and the partitions of d given by the collections of local degrees over the branching points. This datum must satisfy the Riemann-Hurwitz formula. A "candidate su…

2010-10-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep object detection improves mitotic nucleus detection in breast cancer biopsies.

problem Challenges in automated mitotic nucleus detection in breast cancer histopathological images.
method Adapted Mask R-CNN for deep object detection, initially selects candidate regions with maximum recall, refines them with multi-object loss function.
result Improved discrimination ability (F-score of 0.86) and significant precision (0.86) for mitotic nuclei compared to two-stage models.

Constructing the adjacency graph is fundamental to graph-based clustering. Graph learning in kernel space has shown impressive performance on a number of benchmark data sets. However, its performance is largely determined by the chosen kernel matrix. To address this issue, the previous multiple kernel learning algorith…

2019-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

3S-Trader uses LLMs to optimize stock portfolios by scoring, strategizing, and selecting stocks.

problem Lack of multi-LLM frameworks for adaptive stock scoring, strategy, and selection in portfolio optimization.
method 3S-Trader incorporates scoring, strategy, and selection modules for stock portfolio construction, using historical strategies and market conditions to generate optimized selections.
result 3S-Trader achieves the highest accumulated return of 131.83% on DJIA constituents with a Sharpe ratio of 0.31 and Calmar ratio of 11.84.

Rank-based Bayesian Optimization improves molecule selection in chemical systems.

problem Optimizing chemical compounds using traditional regression models.
method Introducing Rank-based Bayesian Optimization (RBO) using ranking models.
result RBO outperforms regression-based BO, especially for rough landscapes and activity cliffs.

Testing of deep learning models is challenging due to the excessive number and complexity of computations involved. As a result, test data selection is performed manually and in an ad hoc way. This raises the question of how we can automatically select candidate test data to test deep learning models. Recent research h…

2019-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian-guided method selects optimal design from large candidate pool.

problem Optimizing complex structures with high-fidelity evaluations.
method Bayesian active learning with surrogate modeling.
result Optimal design identified with minimal oracle evaluations.

Blending multiple convolutional kernels is proved advantageous in neural architecture design. However, current two-stage neural architecture search methods are mainly limited to single-path search spaces. How to efficiently search models of multi-path structures remains a difficult problem. In this paper, we are motiva…

2020-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian neural networks benefit from fully marginalizing over all modes to improve generalization.

problem Bayesian neural networks suffer from multimodal posterior distributions that can lead to suboptimal generalization.
method Use appropriate Bayesian sampling tools to fully marginalize over all posterior modes.
result Training with full marginalization improves the ability of the network to reason between multiple candidate solutions.

Hybrid method uses LLM to filter lead-lag relationships in prediction markets.

problem Challenges in discovering robust lead-lag relationships in prediction markets due to spurious correlations.
method Two-stage approach: statistical Granger causality followed by LLM semantic re-ranking.
result LLM-based method outperforms statistical baseline, increasing win rate and reducing average loss magnitude.

Image classification problems are typically addressed by first collecting examples with candidate labels, second cleaning the candidate labels manually, and third training a deep neural network on the clean examples. The manual labeling step is often the most expensive one as it requires workers to label millions of im…

2019-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Dealing with previously unseen slots is a challenging problem in a real-world multi-domain dialogue state tracking task. Other approaches rely on predefined mappings to generate candidate slot keys, as well as their associated values. This, however, may fail when the key, the value, or both, are not seen during trainin…

2019-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

A fair policy for hiring candidates from different groups is proposed in a linear contextual bandit problem.

problem Selecting candidates from different sensitive groups in a fair manner.
method A greedy policy that constructs a ridge regression estimate and computes relative rank using empirical cumulative distribution function.
result The greedy policy achieves fair pseudo-regret of order dT\sqrt{dT} after TT rounds, satisfying demographic parity.

Simulated annealing improves candidate optimization for multi-objective Bayesian optimization.

problem Efficient candidate optimization for multi-objective acquisition functions in Bayesian optimization.
method Simulated annealing-based approach for batch acquisition function optimization.
result Simulated annealing outperforms SLSQP in most multi-objective optimization problems, achieving higher hypervolume values and better convergence characteristics.