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SI-CLAD improves clustering-based anomaly detection by controlling false positives.

problem Lack of reliability in clustering-based anomaly detection.
method SI-CLAD (Statistical Inference for CLustering-based Anomaly Detection) using Selective Inference framework.
result SI-CLAD rigorously controls false detection probability below a specified significance level.

This study compares and evaluates categorical kernels for Gaussian process regression.

problem Challenges in designing effective categorical kernels for Gaussian process regression.
method Reproducible comparative study of existing kernels, new evaluation metrics, and clustering-based nested kernels.
result Nested kernels outperform other methods, especially when group structure is unknown or unknown.

This study proposes a method to predict ICU infections from imbalanced data using clustering-based undersampling and ensemble classifiers.

problem Predicting healthcare-associated infections in ICU patients from imbalanced data.
method Clustering-based undersampling strategy combined with ensemble classifiers.
result The proposed method outperforms other resampling techniques in predicting ICU infections.

This work optimizes neural network bit-width and layer-width for efficiency.

problem Efficient optimization of deep neural networks for reduced size and computational demands.
method Cluster-based tree-structured Parzen estimator for surrogate modeling, Hessian-based pruning for parameter reduction.
result 20% decrease in model size with 12x reduction in search time compared to existing methods.

A new clustering algorithm GDT improves on HDBSCAN for uneven data.

problem Data clustering with uneven distribution and high noise.
method GDT combines local and global structures, forming local clusters and estimating a global topological graph based on connectivity between clusters.
result GDT achieves SOTA performance on various datasets with low time complexity.

The paper optimizes portfolios using clustering and Sharpe ratio-based optimization.

problem Optimizing portfolio performance in financial modeling.
method Combines K-Means clustering for asset segmentation and Sharpe ratio-based optimization.
result Optimized portfolios outperform traditional equal-weighted benchmarks.

In this paper we introduce a micro-clustering strategy for Functional Boxplots. The aim is to summarize a set of streaming time series splitted in non overlapping windows. It is a two step strategy which performs at first, an on-line summarization by means of functional data structures, named Functional Boxplot micro-c…

2012-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Motivated by modern applications in which one constructs graphical models based on a very large number of features, this paper introduces a new class of cluster-based graphical models, in which variable clustering is applied as an initial step for reducing the dimension of the feature space. We employ model assisted cl…

2018-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper uses TDA to select stocks for a sparse portfolio, improving performance across market scenarios.

problem Sparse portfolio selection in financial markets.
method Topological data analysis (TDA) for clustering stock price movements.
result The TDA-based clustering strategy significantly enhances sparse portfolio performance.

Paper proposes a novel trading strategy combining clustering and reinforcement learning for multi-period portfolio management.

problem Developing an effective trading strategy for multi-period portfolio management.
method The paper integrates clustering techniques with reinforcement learning to categorize and manage stocks across multiple trading periods.
result The proposed strategy outperforms conventional techniques in various metrics, achieving an average return of 151% over 360 trading periods.

A natural way to characterize the cluster structure of a dataset is by finding regions containing a high density of data. This can be done in a nonparametric way with a kernel density estimate, whose modes and hence clusters can be found using mean-shift algorithms. We describe the theory and practice behind clustering…

2015-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces NICc for fast cluster-based validation of prediction models.

problem Validation of prediction models on clustered data.
method Derived NICc to approximate leave-one-cluster-out deviance for standard regression models.
result NICc provides more accurate model size and variable selection, especially with strong clustering.

Producing overlapping schemes is a major issue in clustering. Recent proposed overlapping methods relies on the search of an optimal covering and are based on different metrics, such as Euclidean distance and I-Divergence, used to measure closeness between observations. In this paper, we propose the use of another meas…

2012-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Gradient estimation techniques applied to programs with randomness in high energy physics.

problem Differentiating programs with discrete randomness in high energy physics.
method Several gradient estimation techniques, including Stochastic AD method, applied to simplified detector design experiments.
result Development of the first fully differentiable branching program.

Active learning has long been a topic of study in machine learning. However, as increasingly complex and opaque models have become standard practice, the process of active learning, too, has become more opaque. There has been little investigation into interpreting what specific trends and patterns an active learning st…

2017-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

A new distributed clustering framework using distributional kernel.

problem Clustering in distributed networks with arbitrary shapes, sizes, and densities.
method Distributed Clustering based on Distributional Kernel (KDC) using similarity of distributions.
result KDC guarantees equivalent clustering outcomes to centralized methods, reduces runtime, and discovers arbitrary clusters.

A novel optimization-based Gaussian mixture reduction method using composite transportation divergence.

problem Exponential increase in Gaussian mixture order leads to intractable inference.
method Optimization-based Gaussian mixture reduction (GMR) using composite transportation divergence (CTD).
result Unified framework for selecting optimal cost function in various applications.

Exploration strategy design is one of the challenging problems in reinforcement learning~(RL), especially when the environment contains a large state space or sparse rewards. During exploration, the agent tries to discover novel areas or high reward~(quality) areas. In most existing methods, the novelty and quality in …

2019-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Clusters of crypto assets by path signature improve diversification and reduce fees.

problem Building diversified portfolios of volatile cryptocurrencies.
method Clustering digital assets using path signatures to identify similar behavior patterns.
result Optimal portfolios outperform unfiltered ones, reducing transaction fees.

CURE extracts relations without supervision by clustering similar entity pairs.

problem Extracting relations unsupervised without considering sentence correlations.
method CURE uses Encoder-Decoder architecture for self-supervised learning and clustering similar relations.
result CURE outperforms state-of-the-art models on NYT and UNPC datasets.

We introduce a new Bayesian model for hierarchical clustering based on a prior over trees called Kingman's coalescent. We develop novel greedy and sequential Monte Carlo inferences which operate in a bottom-up agglomerative fashion. We show experimentally the superiority of our algorithms over others, and demonstrate o…

2009-07-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantization can be used to form new vectors/matrices with shared values close to the original. In recent years, the popularity of scalar quantization for value-sharing applications has been soaring as it has been found huge utilities in reducing the complexity of neural networks. Existing clustering-based quantization…

2018-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Band selection, by choosing a set of representative bands in hyperspectral image (HSI), is an effective method to reduce the redundant information without compromising the original contents. Recently, various unsupervised band selection methods have been proposed, but most of them are based on approximation algorithms …

2019-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

DPSM clusters nodes in data and graph spaces via density propagation and subcluster merging.

problem Automatic clustering of nodes in data and graph spaces.
method Density-based node clustering with propagation process and spectral clustering on subclusters.
result DPSM effectively clusters nodes in both data and graph spaces.

We give an explicit algorithm and source code for constructing risk models based on machine learning techniques. The resultant covariance matrices are not factor models. Based on empirical backtests, we compare the performance of these machine learning risk models to other constructions, including statistical risk mode…

2019-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

scICML integrates multi-omics data from single cells using co-clustering.

problem High noise and sparsity in multi-omics data from single cells.
method Information-theoretic co-clustering-based multi-view learning.
result Improves clustering performance and provides biological insights.

New AI-block models for clustering high-dimensional variables based on maxima of random processes.

problem Clustering high-dimensional variables with weakly dependent maxima of random processes.
method Asymptotic Independent block (AI-block) models and an algorithm for variable clustering.
result The proposed AI-block models and algorithm can effectively identify clusters in high-dimensional data.

Supervised learning requires a sufficient training dataset which includes all label. However, there are cases that some class is not in the training data. Zero-Shot Learning (ZSL) is the task of predicting class that is not in the training data(target class). The existing ZSL method is done for image data. However, the…

2020-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Clustering algorithms are a cornerstone of machine learning applications. Recently, a quantum algorithm for clustering based on the k-means algorithm has been proposed by Kerenidis, Landman, Luongo and Prakash. Based on their work, we propose a quantum expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm for Gaussian mixture models…

2019-08-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a novel algorithm of community detection that maintains dynamically a community structure of a large network that evolves with time. The algorithm maximizes the modularity index thanks to the construction of a randomized hierarchical clustering based on a Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) method. Interesting…

2016-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

This study diversifies stock and crypto portfolios using network analysis.

problem Balancing returns and volatility in diversified portfolios.
method Community detection in network representations of assets, using Louvain and Affinity propagation algorithms.
result Opposite trends in crypto and traditional asset markets.

Hashing has been widely adopted for large-scale data retrieval in many domains, due to its low storage cost and high retrieval speed. Existing cross-modal hashing methods optimistically assume that the correspondence between training samples across modalities are readily available. This assumption is unrealistic in pra…

2019-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The R Package CEC performs clustering based on the cross-entropy clustering (CEC) method, which was recently developed with the use of information theory. The main advantage of CEC is that it combines the speed and simplicity of kk-means with the ability to use various Gaussian mixture models and reduce unnecessary cl…

2015-08-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a novel method that can learn a graph representation from multivariate data. In our representation, each node represents a cluster of data points and each edge represents the subset-superset relationship between clusters, which can be mutually overlapped. The key to our method is to use formal concept analys…

2018-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Meta-BO method clusters and learns from prior tasks to optimize heterogeneous functions.

problem Optimizing multiple functions with historical data and scalability issues.
method Clustering-based meta-learning, surrogate prototypes, adaptive weighting policies.
result Scalable and robust meta-BO method improves convergence to global optimum.