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48 results for combination loss

This paper explores methods for combining predictions in multilabel classification.

problem Lack of formal framework for aggregation in multilabel ensembles.
method Introduces two approaches: 'predict then combine' (PTC) and 'combine then predict' (CTP).
result Standard voting techniques are outperformed by tailored instantiations of CTP and PTC.

EnsLoss combines multiple loss functions to prevent overfitting in classification.

problem Preventing overfitting in classification models.
method EnsLoss is an ensemble method that combines loss functions, ensuring calibration and consistency.
result EnsLoss improves classification accuracy compared to fixed loss methods.

New expressive losses improve adversarial robustness without sacrificing accuracy.

problem Training networks for robustness at the expense of accuracy.
method Formalizing expressivity, using convex combinations of adversarial attacks and IBP bounds.
result Trivial expressive losses yield state-of-the-art results in various settings.

A new algorithm improves federated learning by combining knowledge distillation and weighted combination loss.

problem Non-IID client data in federated learning leads to model drift and poor generalization.
method pFedKD-WCL integrates knowledge distillation with bi-level optimization to address non-IID challenges.
result pFedKD-WCL outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in accuracy and convergence speed.

In this manuscript we propose two objective terms for neural image compression: a compression objective and a cycle loss. These terms are applied on the encoder output of an autoencoder and are used in combination with reconstruction losses. The compression objective encourages sparsity and low entropy in the activatio…

2019-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Distributed learning of probabilistic models from multiple data repositories with minimum communication is increasingly important. We study a simple communication-efficient learning framework that first calculates the local maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) based on the data subsets, and then combines the local MLEs t…

2014-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗

A new framework combines multiple loss reserving models for better predictive performance.

problem Combining multiple loss reserving models to improve predictive performance.
method Systematic framework that considers full distributional properties and features of reserving data.
result Optimized ensemble outperforms traditional methods and captures relevant quantiles.

Optimizes hybrid insurance contracts for heavy-tailed losses.

problem Providing insurance against heavy-tailed losses with finite expected loss.
method Combines traditional and parametric insurance, using a Pareto-type criterion for optimization.
result The hybrid contract outperforms traditional contracts in simulations and real data.

Recent years have seen adversarial losses been applied to many fields. Their applications extend beyond the originally proposed generative modeling to conditional generative and discriminative settings. While prior work has proposed various output activation functions and regularization approaches, some open questions …

2019-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a new loss function for conditional models using soft targets.

problem Improving generalization performance of deep neural networks on supervised classification tasks.
method Introduces a new loss function compatible with soft targets, based on noise contrastive estimation.
result Soft target InfoNCE loss performs on par with cross-entropy baselines and outperforms other losses.

Study compares metric learning loss functions for speaker verification.

problem Comparing metric learning loss functions for end-to-end speaker verification.
method Cross entropy loss, cosine loss, angular margin loss, center loss, contrastive loss, triplet loss.
result Additive angular margin loss outperforms other loss functions.

Individual risk models need to capture possible correlations as failing to do so typically results in an underestimation of extreme quantiles of the aggregate loss. Such dependence modelling is particularly important for managing credit risk, for instance, where joint defaults are a major cause of concern. Often, the d…

2014-12-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper explores challenges in training PINNs and loss landscape effects.

problem Challenges in training Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) due to loss landscape issues.
method Examined gradient-based optimizers Adam, L-BFGS, and their combination Adam+L-BFGS, and introduced NysNewton-CG (NNCG).
result Adam+L-BFGS outperforms other optimizers, and NysNewton-CG significantly improves PINN performance.

Linear-Core Surrogates combine fast optimization and statistical efficiency in classification and structured prediction.

problem The trade-off between smoothness and margin-based losses in classification and structured prediction.
method Linear-Core (LC) Surrogates, a family of convex loss functions that stitch a linear core to a smooth tail.
result LC Surrogates achieve fast linear consistency rates while maintaining differentiability and strict HH-consistency bounds.

AuxiLearn combines auxiliary tasks into a single loss function.

problem Improving neural network performance on a main task using auxiliary tasks.
method Implicit differentiation to learn a network that combines auxiliary tasks into a single coherent objective function.
result AuxiLearn consistently outperforms competing methods in various tasks and domains.

Super learner with Huber loss improves cost prediction and causal effect estimation in healthcare expenditure data.

problem Challenges in modeling healthcare expenditure distributions with standard super learning methods.
method Proposes a super learner using Huber loss, a robust loss function that down-weights outliers.
result Demonstrates appreciable finite-sample gains in cost prediction and causal effect estimation.

The article provides formulas to hedge impermanent loss in decentralized markets.

problem Impermanent loss in concentrated liquidity provision in decentralized markets.
method Analytical characterizations and static replication formulas using European calls or puts.
result Static replication formulas accurately hedge impermanent loss.

Generalized dual discriminator GANs improve upon traditional GANs by using two discriminators and a flexible loss function.

problem Mode collapse in GANs.
method Introducing dual discriminator αα-GANs and extending the approach to arbitrary functions.
result The approach reduces the optimization problem to a linear combination of an ff-divergence and a reverse ff-divergence.

We consider the problem of estimating a low-rank matrix from a noisy observed matrix. Previous work has shown that the optimal method depends crucially on the choice of loss function. In this paper, we use a family of weighted loss functions, which arise naturally for problems such as submatrix denoising, denoising wit…

2019-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Over the past decades, numerous loss functions have been been proposed for a variety of supervised learning tasks, including regression, classification, ranking, and more generally structured prediction. Understanding the core principles and theoretical properties underpinning these losses is key to choose the right lo…

2019-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved machine learning model performance through data augmentation, custom loss functions, and transfer learning.

problem Poor performance of a traditional engineering model due to limited training data.
method Data augmentation, custom loss functions, transfer learning.
result Improvement of at least 38% in performance across five models.

New approach combines likelihood and adversarial losses for better precipitation predictions.

problem Spatially inconsistent precipitation projections from likelihood-based models.
method Fuses likelihood-based and adversarial losses for generative models.
result Improves spatial consistency in precipitation downscaling.

Recent work on discriminative segmental models has shown that they can achieve competitive speech recognition performance, using features based on deep neural frame classifiers. However, segmental models can be more challenging to train than standard frame-based approaches. While some segmental models have been success…

2016-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Ensemble techniques are powerful approaches that combine several weak learners to build a stronger one. As a meta-learning framework, ensemble techniques can easily be applied to many machine learning methods. Inspired by ensemble techniques, in this paper we propose an ensemble loss functions applied to a simple regre…

2018-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work, we introduce the {\em average top-kk} (\atk) loss as a new aggregate loss for supervised learning, which is the average over the kk largest individual losses over a training dataset. We show that the \atk loss is a natural generalization of the two widely used aggregate losses, namely the average loss a…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves loss functions for deep learning with noisy labels.

problem Training deep neural networks with noisy labels.
method The paper introduces a normalization technique to make any loss function robust to noisy labels and proposes a framework called Active Passive Loss (APL) to combine robust loss functions.
result The proposed APL framework consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods, especially under high noise rates.

Principal component regression (PCR) is a widely used two-stage procedure: principal component analysis (PCA), followed by regression in which the selected principal components are regarded as new explanatory variables in the model. Note that PCA is based only on the explanatory variables, so the principal components a…

2016-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

This work analyzes impermanent loss in decentralized markets and provides a hedging strategy.

problem Impermanent loss in automated market makers (AMMs).
method Analytical derivation of a static replication formula using European options, and numerical example with real data.
result Guaranteed hedging coverage for all final prices within a predefined interval.