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48 results for composition rules

Throughout music history, theorists have identified and documented interpretable rules that capture the decisions of composers. This paper asks, "Can a machine behave like a music theorist?" It presents MUS-ROVER, a self-learning system for automatically discovering rules from symbolic music. MUS-ROVER performs feature…

2016-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified theory for neural scaling laws in hierarchically compositional data.

problem Understanding neural scaling laws in hierarchically compositional data.
method Probabilistic context-free grammars and power-law distributed production rules.
result Unified learning curve behavior for classification and next-token prediction tasks.

Diffusion models learn hierarchical composition rules from data.

problem How many samples do generative models need to learn hierarchical composition rules?
method Theoretical and empirical investigation of diffusion models on probabilistic context-free grammars.
result Diffusion models learn hierarchical composition rules with sample complexity scaling polynomially with context size.

There is tremendous interest in precision medicine as a means to improve patient outcomes by tailoring treatment to individual characteristics. An individualized treatment rule formalizes precision medicine as a map from patient information to a recommended treatment. A treatment rule is defined to be optimal if it max…

2017-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a framework for compositional generalization in language models.

problem Lack of compositional generalization in neural networks compared to humans.
method Introduces Generalized Grammar Rules (GGRs) for transduction tasks, formalizing symmetry-based constraints.
result Framework enables models to generalize compositionally, similar to human learning.

Abstraction and realization are bilateral processes that are key in deriving intelligence and creativity. In many domains, the two processes are approached through rules: high-level principles that reveal invariances within similar yet diverse examples. Under a probabilistic setting for discrete input spaces, we focus …

2017-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows LLMs can extrapolate rules from out-of-distribution prompts.

problem Understanding LLMs' ability to generalize from unexpected inputs.
method Formal languages and rule-based scenarios to evaluate LLMs' OOD behavior.
result LLMs can extrapolate rules from out-of-distribution prompts, even in complex scenarios.

Transformers learn to generalize unseen tasks by composing self-attention layers.

problem How Transformers generalize to unseen, out-of-distribution tasks.
method Examined synthetic examples and pretrained LLMs, focusing on induction heads and latent subspace.
result Transformers can learn hidden rules for unseen tasks by composing self-attention layers, achieving OOD generalization.

Enhances multi-project scheduling with multiple priority rules.

problem Resource allocation in multi-project scheduling with limited time and resources.
method Simulation-based approach using composite priority rules.
result Increased probability of finding schedules with shortest duration.

NeSS combines neural and symbolic approaches for better compositional generalization.

problem Lack of compositional generalization in deep learning models.
method NeSS uses a neural network to generate traces, executed by a symbolic stack machine with sequence manipulation.
result Achieves 100% generalization performance across multiple domains.

Study explores relationship between Hölder and FDPD divergences.

problem Understanding the relationship between Hölder and FDPD divergences.
method Intersection and generalization of divergence families, proving nonnegativity, deriving inequalities.
result Established ξξ-Hölder divergence and derived inequalities.

Study on risk contributions of portfolios using lambda quantile risk measures.

problem No known allocation rule for non-positively homogeneous risk measures.
method Defined lambda quantiles on portfolio compositions, derived derivatives, and introduced generalized Euler contributions.
result Explicit formulae for the derivatives of lambda quantiles, showing their homogeneity properties.

The study of a machine learning problem is in many ways is difficult to separate from the study of the loss function being used. One avenue of inquiry has been to look at these loss functions in terms of their properties as scoring rules via the proper-composite representation, in which predictions are mapped to probab…

2019-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Associated to Legendrian links in the standard contact three-space, Ruling polynomials are Legendrian isotopy invariants, which also compute augmentation numbers, that is, the points-counting of augmentation varieties for Legendrian links (up to a normalized factor) \cite{HR15}. In this article, we generalize this pict…

2017-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We study an economic model where agents trade a variety of products by using one of three competing rules: "need", "greed" and "noise". We find that the optimal strategy for any agent depends on both product composition in the overall market and composition of strategies in the market. In particular, a strategy that do…

2004-08-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves sampling quality in model composition using MH-like acceptance rule for score-based diffusion models.

problem Inability to apply MH corrections in score-based diffusion models for model composition.
method Introduces a novel MH-like acceptance rule based on line integration of the score function.
result Relative improvements similar to energy-based models without explicit energy parameterization.

CoLA automates efficient numerical linear algebra for complex matrix structures.

problem Efficiently solving large-scale linear algebra problems with complex matrix structures.
method Combining linear operator abstraction with compositional dispatch rules.
result Automatic and efficient numerical algorithms for various linear algebra operations.

AutoBayes simplifies variational inference by composing models and optimizing them.

problem Generalized variational inference complexities and optimization challenges.
method Compositional framework exploiting chain rules for automatic differentiation.
result Optimized models and parameterized statistical games can be locally optimized.

Coordinate descent with random coordinate selection is the current state of the art for many large scale optimization problems. However, greedy selection of the steepest coordinate on smooth problems can yield convergence rates independent of the dimension nn, and requiring upto nn times fewer iterations. In this pap…

2018-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Learning compact and interpretable representations is a very natural task, which has not been solved satisfactorily even for simple binary datasets. In this paper, we review various ways of composing experts for binary data and argue that competitive forms of interaction are best suited to learn low-dimensional represe…

2014-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The generalization properties of Gaussian processes depend heavily on the choice of kernel, and this choice remains a dark art. We present the Neural Kernel Network (NKN), a flexible family of kernels represented by a neural network. The NKN architecture is based on the composition rules for kernels, so that each unit …

2018-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Cosmos models scenes using neural encodings and symbolic attributes for compositional generalization.

problem Modeling scenes with high performance on unseen input scenes composed of known visual elements.
method Neurosymbolic grounding with neurosymbolic scene encodings and attention mechanisms.
result Establishes a new state-of-the-art for compositional generalization in world modeling.

Despite a multitude of empirical studies, little consensus exists on whether neural networks are able to generalise compositionally, a controversy that, in part, stems from a lack of agreement about what it means for a neural model to be compositional. As a response to this controversy, we present a set of tests that p…

2019-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Modular neural networks generalize better with less data.

problem Theoretical and practical understanding of how modularity improves neural network generalization.
method Theoretical analysis of sample complexity, development of a novel learning rule.
result Modular networks require fewer samples to generalize compared to nonmodular networks, especially in high-dimensional tasks.

Construction of (colored) knot polynomials for double-fat graphs is further generalized to the case when "fingers" and "propagators" are substituting R-matrices in arbitrary closed braids with m-strands. Original version of arXiv:1504.00371 corresponds to the case m=2, and our generalizations sheds additional light on …

2015-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphical models have proven to be powerful tools for representing high-dimensional systems of random variables. One example of such a model is the undirected graph, in which lack of an edge represents conditional independence between two random variables given the rest. Another example is the bidirected graph, in whic…

2013-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Annealed Langevin dynamics improves sampling from composite scores in SBI.

problem Irreducible bias in sampling from composite scores of SBI methods.
method Derive Wasserstein bounds and decision rules for hyperparameters.
result Explicit decision rules for hyperparameters guarantee prescribed sampling accuracy.

Unified framework controls false discovery rate in bandit multiple testing.

problem Designing adaptive algorithms to identify true discoveries in multiple hypothesis testing.
method Unified modular framework using e-processes for FDR control in arbitrary settings.
result Unified framework ensures FDR control for dependent and simultaneous arm queries.

The seemingly infinite diversity of the natural world arises from a relatively small set of coherent rules, such as the laws of physics or chemistry. We conjecture that these rules give rise to regularities that can be discovered through primarily unsupervised experiences and represented as abstract concepts. If such r…

2017-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The possibilities for new or unusual kinds of topological, locally linear periodic maps of non-prime order on closed, simply connected 4-manifolds with positive definite intersection pairings are explored. On the one hand, certain permutation representations on homology are ruled out under appropriate hypotheses. On th…

2002-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Differentially private method for estimating individualized treatment rules.

problem Estimating individualized treatment rules while preserving privacy.
method Differentially private two-stage empirical risk minimization (DP-2ERM).
result Improved privacy-utility trade-off demonstrated through simulations and applications.

This research improves forecasting and testing of risk contributions using Expected Shortfall.

problem Improving risk allocation and testing methods for regulatory standards.
method Developed a comprehensive framework for backtesting and forecasting Expected Shortfall contributions.
result Proposed a novel semiparametric model for forecasting dynamic Expected Shortfall contributions.

Develops a new model for controllable and realistic traffic simulation.

problem Lack of models that offer both controllability and realism in traffic simulation.
method Guided Conditional Diffusion (CTG) model using diffusion modeling and differentiable logic.
result Improves controllability-realism tradeoff over strong baselines.

Boosting is a learning scheme that combines weak prediction rules to produce a strong composite estimator, with the underlying intuition that one can obtain accurate prediction rules by combining "rough" ones. Although boosting is proved to be consistent and overfitting-resistant, its numerical convergence rate is rela…

2015-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a new method for SP with covariates using PADR and ERM.

problem Stochastic programming with covariate information.
method Empirical risk minimization (ERM) with nonconvex piecewise affine decision rules (PADR).
result The method provides theoretical consistency and computational tractability for nonconvex SP problems.

AR-CSM models use derivatives of univariate log-conditionals to estimate joint distributions efficiently.

problem Scalability and stability issues in training autoregressive models.
method Parameterize joint distribution using derivatives of univariate log-conditionals and introduce Composite Score Matching (CSM) for efficient training.
result AR-CSM models are more scalable and stable compared to previous score matching algorithms.