JD.com uses a new CNN model to improve ad click prediction.
problem Improving CTR prediction for ads with visual content.
method Proposes Category-specific CNN (CSCNN) to incorporate category knowledge early in the feature extraction process.
result CSCNN outperforms existing methods in CTR prediction.
The paper tackles confidence calibration for exploratory machine learning problems.
problem Difficulty in curating datasets and confusion about category validity.
method Introduces four new algorithms for category-specific confidence estimation, including kernel density ratios.
result Kernel density ratios provide a novel approach to confidence calibration, especially for exploratory problems.
A new method for optimizing functions with both categorical and continuous variables.
problem Optimizing functions with mixed categorical and continuous variables.
method Formulates as a multi-armed bandit problem, uses Thompson sampling, extends to batch BO.
result Proves sub-linear regret bounds and demonstrates effectiveness on various benchmarks.
Representational similarity analysis (RSA) has been shown to be an effective framework to characterize brain-activity profiles and deep neural network activations as representational geometry by computing the pairwise distances of the response patterns as a representational dissimilarity matrix (RDM). However, how to p…
This paper presents KeypointNet, an end-to-end geometric reasoning framework to learn an optimal set of category-specific 3D keypoints, along with their detectors. Given a single image, KeypointNet extracts 3D keypoints that are optimized for a downstream task. We demonstrate this framework on 3D pose estimation by pro…
Recent work on single-view 3D reconstruction shows impressive results, but has been restricted to a few fixed categories where extensive training data is available. The problem of generalizing these models to new classes with limited training data is largely open. To address this problem, we present a new model archite…
TXtract extracts structured knowledge from thousands of product categories.
problem Extracting structured knowledge from diverse product categories in e-commerce.
method TXtract uses a taxonomy-aware model with category conditional self-attention and multi-task learning.
result TXtract outperforms state-of-the-art approaches by up to 10% in F1 and 15% in coverage across all categories.
Gaussian graphical models are widely used to represent conditional dependence among random variables. In this paper, we propose a novel estimator for data arising from a group of Gaussian graphical models that are themselves dependent. A motivating example is that of modeling gene expression collected on multiple tissu…
Paper proposes a method to prune neural networks, reducing storage and computation costs.
problem Reduction of storage and computational costs for deep neural networks.
method Statistical analysis of component significance using F-statistic-based screening technique.
result Pruned models are highly competitive with state-of-the-art approaches.
Bayesian model for discrete data with conditional transformations.
problem Handling discrete ordinal and count data with excess zeros.
method Bayesian framework with conditional transformation functions and modular MCMC algorithm.
result Flexible modeling of linear and nonlinear covariate effects for ordinal and count data.
GAME improves matrix completion by considering subgroup-specific latent structures.
problem Heterogeneous data with overlapping categories, smoothing away subgroup-specific variation.
method Group-Aware Matrix Estimation (GAME) with overlapping nuclear-norm penalties.
result GAME outperforms global low-rank estimators in structured missingness regimes.
Develops a new volatility model for prediction markets.
problem Volatility forecasting in prediction markets differs from standard asset markets.
method Combines Wright-Fisher and Glosten-Milgrom mechanisms to model binary prediction markets.
result Structural model outperforms standard ARCH/GARCH models in volatility forecasting.
Develops a new volatility model for prediction markets.
problem Volatility forecasting in prediction markets differs from standard asset markets.
method Combines Wright-Fisher and Glosten-Milgrom mechanisms to model binary prediction markets.
result Structural model outperforms standard ARCH/GARCH models in volatility forecasting.
End-to-end CAD system for thyroid nodule classification using multimodal data and expert guidance.
problem Improving accuracy in thyroid nodule classification for clinicians.
method Knowledge-driven DenseNet framework using multimodal ultrasound data and expert cues.
result The proposed system achieves relevant performances in thyroid nodule classification.
Adversarial MoE learns category-specific models for product search.
problem Variations in product features and importance across categories.
method Mixture of Experts with adversarial regularization and soft gating constraints.
result Improved clustering of gate output vectors and shared experts among similar categories.