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48 results for code transformations

Paper proposes graph-based separable transforms for video coding.

problem Improving video coding efficiency by better capturing residual block statistics.
method Derives graph-based separable transforms (GBSTs) from line graphs with weights determined by parameters.
result GBSTs achieve about 0.4% average coding gain over existing transforms in VVC.

Model learns code representations from comments for data analysis tasks.

problem Lack of descriptive labels for analyzing large code corpora.
method Weakly supervised transformer architecture for joint code and comment representation.
result Model achieves 38% accuracy increase over expert-supplied heuristics.

Paper presents a code authorship attribution attack using adversarial learning.

problem Misleading attribution of source code using machine learning methods.
method Exploits adversarial examples and semantics-preserving code transformations guided by Monte-Carlo tree search.
result Demonstrates substantial effect on attribution methods, reducing accuracy from over 88% to 1%.

Transformer models waste resources on long-context tasks.

problem Redundant attention computations in Transformer models for long-context tasks.
method Reformulate sequence modeling as supervised learning, analyze attention sparsity, formulate attention optimization as linear coding problem, propose Dynamic Group Attention.
result DGA reduces computational costs while maintaining performance.

Probabilistic inference procedures are usually coded painstakingly from scratch, for each target model and each inference algorithm. We reduce this effort by generating inference procedures from models automatically. We make this code generation modular by decomposing inference algorithms into reusable program-to-progr…

2016-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New analysis tightens memory capacity of Hopfield models using spherical codes.

problem Optimizing memory capacity in modern Hopfield models and Kernelized Hopfield Models.
method Connecting Hopfield models to spherical codes in information theory, establishing an optimal capacity bound and a sub-linear algorithm.
result First tight and optimal asymptotic memory capacity for modern Hopfield models, matching known lower bounds.

COSET benchmarks neural program embeddings using diverse source-code datasets.

problem Evaluating neural program embeddings is challenging due to lack of straightforward metrics.
method COSET framework with labeled programs, transformations, and a pilot study.
result COSET identifies strengths and weaknesses of neural models and program characteristics.

ERP improves drug discovery by balancing molecule generation quality and efficiency.

problem Generating valid and optimal molecules from large language models.
method Entropy-Reinforced Planning (ERP) for Transformer Decoding.
result ERP outperforms current state-of-the-art algorithms by 1-5 percent on SARS-CoV-2 and human cancer cell targets.

DiffTaichi enables fast, differentiable physical simulations with shorter code.

problem Building efficient differentiable physical simulators.
method Differentiable programming language (DiffTaichi) that generates gradients using source code transformations and a light-weight tape.
result Differentiable physical simulators written in DiffTaichi are faster and more concise than existing methods.

We present a signal representation framework called the sparse manifold transform that combines key ideas from sparse coding, manifold learning, and slow feature analysis. It turns non-linear transformations in the primary sensory signal space into linear interpolations in a representational embedding space while maint…

2018-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper models and compresses wideband CSI feedback in FDD MIMO systems.

problem Fundamental limits of channel state information (CSI) feedback in FDD massive MIMO systems.
method Modeling CSI as a Gaussian-mixture source with latent geometry states, proposing Gaussian-mixture transform coding (GMTC).
result Near-optimal CSI compression achieved through state-adaptive transform coding without large neural encoders.

This paper clarifies VAE's property through geometric and information-theoretic interpretations.

problem The transparency of VAE model is an underlying issue.
method Quantitative understanding of VAE through differential geometry and information theory.
result VAE can be mapped to an implicit isometric embedding with a scale factor derived from the posterior parameter.

The wavelet scattering transform is an invariant signal representation suitable for many signal processing and machine learning applications. We present the Kymatio software package, an easy-to-use, high-performance Python implementation of the scattering transform in 1D, 2D, and 3D that is compatible with modern deep …

2018-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Minimalistic unsupervised learning with sparse manifold transform achieves SOTA performance.

problem Achieving state-of-the-art unsupervised learning performance without complex engineering.
method Sparse manifold transform, leveraging sparse coding, manifold learning, and slow feature analysis.
result 99.3% KNN top-1 accuracy on MNIST, 81.1% on CIFAR-10, and 53.2% on CIFAR-100.

A new feature coding method for invariant features using tensor products.

problem Learning invariant features for transformations represented by orthogonal matrices.
method Group-invariant feature vector using tensor-product representations of basic representations.
result Group-invariant feature vector contains sufficient discriminative information for linear classifiers.

This work shows how transformers use multi-concept word semantics for efficient in-context learning.

problem Understanding the connection between transformer-based LLMs' multi-concept semantic representation and their innovative in-context learning abilities.
method A concept-based low-noise sparse coding prompt model, leveraging advanced techniques to analyze the exponential convergence of 0-1 loss over non-convex training dynamics.
result Transformers leverage multi-concept word semantics to enable powerful and excellent out-of-distribution in-context learning.

Sparse coding is a common approach to learning local features for object recognition. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in learning features from spatio-temporal, binocular, or other multi-observation data, where the goal is to encode the relationship between images rather than the content of a single ima…

2012-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a differential geometric framework for describing families of quantum error-correcting codes and for understanding quantum fault tolerance. This work unifies the notion of topological fault tolerance with fault tolerance in other kinds of quantum error-correcting codes. In particular, we use fibre bundles …

2013-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

B-cos transforms improve neural network interpretability by aligning weights.

problem Improving interpretability of deep neural networks.
method Replacing linear transforms with B-cos transforms that promote weight-input alignment during training.
result B-cos transforms lead to highly interpretable and task-relevant linear summaries of neural network computations.

Sparse codes improve optimal control tasks with correlated inputs.

problem Optimal control tasks with correlated feature inputs.
method Used a sparse code to represent natural images in an optimal control task solved with neuro-dynamic programming.
result An over-complete sparse code increases memory capacity and learning speed beyond a complete code.

Transformers struggle to approximate smooth functions, relying on piecewise constant approximations.

problem Understanding the expressivity of Transformers for function approximation.
method Theoretical analysis and experimental validation of Transformer's ability to approximate smooth functions.
result Transformers cannot reliably approximate smooth functions, relying on piecewise constant approximations.