Paper presents a Transformer model for automatic domain adaptation.
problem Challenges in selecting or designing domain adaptation algorithms.
method Transformer model approximates and selects domain adaptation algorithms.
result Transformers can approximate and automatically select domain adaptation algorithms.
Generative Adapter adapts LMs with a single forward pass, reducing inference overhead.
problem Efficient adaptation of large language models for new contexts.
method Generative Adapter directly maps new contexts to low-rank LM adapters via self-supervised learning.
result Significant reduction in inference overhead with no need for fine-tuning.
Transformer learns to infer partial MDPs for efficient in-context adaptation and exploration.
problem Efficiently adapt and explore in-context without gradient-based updates.
method Uses a transformer to learn inference from training tasks, considering hypothesis space of partial models.
result Adaptation speed and exploration-exploitation balance approach those of an exact posterior sampling oracle.
Adaptive algorithms minimize regret in matching markets with contextual arm preferences.
problem Minimizing regret in matching markets with context-dependent player utilities.
method Developed adaptive algorithms for stochastic and adversarial contexts, providing upper and lower bounds.
result Achieved sublinear regret bounds for both stochastic and adversarial contexts.
CoDA adapts dynamics models to new physical systems by conditioning on context.
problem Generalizing to new physical systems with shared dynamics but different contexts.
method Context-informed dynamics adaptation (CoDA) using multiple environments and a hypernetwork.
result State-of-the-art generalization results on nonlinear dynamics.
We consider an online decision making setting known as contextual bandit problem, and propose an approach for improving contextual bandit performance by using an adaptive feature extraction (representation learning) based on online clustering. Our approach starts with an off-line pre-training on unlabeled history of co…
Bayesian model identifies three types of travelers adapting to feedback.
problem Capturing adaptive, feedback-driven travel behavior in heterogeneous individuals.
method Latent Class Reinforcement Learning (LCRL) model with Variational Bayes estimation.
result Three distinct traveler classes identified: context-dependent, persistent exploitative, and exploratory.
We propose CAVIA for meta-learning, a simple extension to MAML that is less prone to meta-overfitting, easier to parallelise, and more interpretable. CAVIA partitions the model parameters into two parts: context parameters that serve as additional input to the model and are adapted on individual tasks, and shared param…
Animals excel at adapting their intentions, attention, and actions to the environment, making them remarkably efficient at interacting with a rich, unpredictable and ever-changing external world, a property that intelligent machines currently lack. Such an adaptation property relies heavily on cellular neuromodulation,…
Study compares adaptive vs fixed query learning methods.
problem Comparing adaptive and fixed query learning methods for task approximation.
method Examined in-context and agentic learning in two settings: unrestricted and realizable.
result Adaptivity does not hinder performance in unrestricted setting but can in realizable setting.
OCEAN infers online task identities from context variables.
problem Online task inference for compositional tasks with context adaptation.
method Variational inference framework OCEAN models global and local context variables in a joint latent space.
result OCEAN provides more effective task inference with sequential context adaptation.
Reinforcement learning has attracted great attention recently, especially policy gradient algorithms, which have been demonstrated on challenging decision making and control tasks. In this paper, we propose an active multi-step TD algorithm with adaptive stepsizes to learn actor and critic. Specifically, our model cons…
LangDA improves domain adaptation for semantic segmentation by learning context-aware scene descriptions.
problem Improving domain adaptation for semantic segmentation with dense prediction tasks.
method LangDA learns contextual relationships between objects via VLM-generated scene descriptions and aligns image features with text representation.
result LangDA sets new state-of-the-art across three DASS benchmarks, outperforming existing methods.
Improving in-context learning for latent space Bayesian optimization by adapting pretraining on molecular latent space.
problem Improving in-context learning for latent space Bayesian optimization.
method Adapting pretraining on molecular latent space.
result Achieving strong performance on held-out molecular optimization benchmarks.
In a voice-controlled smart-home, a controller must respond not only to user's requests but also according to the interaction context. This paper describes Arcades, a system which uses deep reinforcement learning to extract context from a graphical representation of home automation system and to update continuously its…
Improves TTS accuracy by correcting context-dependent units.
problem Improves text-to-speech accuracy through speaker adaptation.
method Statistical model predicting context-dependent phonetic unit classes and their mean error values.
result Corrected boundaries of units improve TTS accuracy compared to HMM segmentation.
Meta-SAGE improves deep RL scalability for CO tasks by adapting pre-trained models to larger-scale problems.
problem Improving scalability of deep reinforcement learning models for combinatorial optimization tasks.
method Meta-SAGE combines a scale meta-learner and scheduled adaptation with guided exploration to adjust model parameters for larger-scale problems.
result Meta-SAGE outperforms previous methods and significantly improves scalability in CO tasks.
TTT improves model adaptation to test data, especially for nonlinear models.
problem Improving model performance in adapting to test data, especially for nonlinear models.
method Combining Test-time Training (TTT) with In-context Learning (ICL) for nonlinear models.
result TTT enables models to adapt to both feature vector and link function shifts, improving performance.
This paper explores how effective sample size, dimensionality, and model performance are related in covariate shift adaptation.
problem Understanding the relationship between effective sample size, dimensionality, and generalization in covariate shift adaptation.
method Building a unified theory connecting effective sample size, data dimensionality, and generalization in the context of covariate shift adaptation.
result Dimensionality reduction or feature selection can increase effective sample size, supporting the practice of reducing dimensionality before covariate shift adaptation.
Enhances activity recognition in wearable computing with context awareness and uncertainty quantification.
problem Context-dependent activity recognition and unknown contexts in wearable computing.
method Developed the α-{eta} network coupled with uncertainty quantification (UQ) based on maximum entropy.
result Improved accuracy and F-score by 10% through high-level context identification.
We compress large neural networks for quick adaptation to specific contexts.
problem How to quickly adapt a pretrained large neural network to specific contexts.
method Propose a Bayesian hypernetwork framework to compress the network and encourage sparsity.
result Generated compressed networks are significantly smaller than baseline methods.
New method tracks significant shifts in nonparametric bandits.
problem Tracking significant changes in nonparametric contextual bandits.
method Proposed a notion of 'experienced significant shifts' to adapt to minimax rate without knowledge of change parameters.
result Experienced significant shifts count fewer changes than traditional metrics, leading to an adaptive algorithm.
We consider a novel formulation of the multi-armed bandit model, which we call the contextual bandit with restricted context, where only a limited number of features can be accessed by the learner at every iteration. This novel formulation is motivated by different online problems arising in clinical trials, recommende…
Study on adaptivity constraints in linear contextual bandits with optimal design.
problem Impact of adaptivity constraints on linear contextual bandits.
method Two models of limited adaptivity: batch learning and rare policy switches. Proposed distributional optimal design.
result Achieves minimax-optimal regret with optimal number of policy switches and batches.
Although reinforcement learning methods can achieve impressive results in simulation, the real world presents two major challenges: generating samples is exceedingly expensive, and unexpected perturbations or unseen situations cause proficient but specialized policies to fail at test time. Given that it is impractical …
CPR models complex decision processes by breaking them into context-specific policies, improving interpretability and accuracy.
problem Interpreting dynamic human decision-making processes in medical contexts.
method Develops Contextualized Policy Recovery (CPR) framework for multi-task learning, modeling each context-specific policy as a linear map.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance in predicting medical decisions, closing the gap between interpretable and black-box methods.
AdaDPSyn generates synthetic examples to protect private data in ICL.
problem Protecting private data in in-context learning with large language models.
method Data-adaptive differentially private algorithm that dynamically adjusts noise level based on data properties.
result AdaDPSyn outperforms existing methods in preserving high ICL accuracy while maintaining differential privacy.
Attention mechanisms have become ubiquitous in NLP. Recent architectures, notably the Transformer, learn powerful context-aware word representations through layered, multi-headed attention. The multiple heads learn diverse types of word relationships. However, with standard softmax attention, all attention heads are de…
Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have been widely studied for graph data representation and learning. However, existing GNNs generally conduct context-aware learning on node feature representation only which usually ignores the learning of edge (weight) representation. In this paper, we propose a novel unified GNN model, n…
Optimal domain adaptation model using Fisher's Linear Discriminant.
problem Improving classification accuracy across different domains.
method Convex combination of source and target hypotheses, derived under 0-1 loss.
result Effective classifier can be computed without direct source task information.
This work proposes a meta-learning approach for better adaptation of source code models.
problem Adapting source code models to unseen local contexts.
method Formulated as a meta-learning problem, selecting targeted information for adaptation.
result Improved performance in code auto-completion tasks, especially for identifiers and literals.
Generative profiling improves real-time task timing for varied resource contexts.
problem Inaccurate task timing analysis for complex hardware architectures.
method Nonparametric, conditional multi-marginal Schrödinger Bridge (MSB) formulation for synthesizing context-dependent timing profiles.
result Maximum likelihood accurate execution profiles for unseen resource contexts.
Transformers can adaptively select and perform various machine learning tasks in context.
problem Transformers' ability to perform multiple machine learning tasks without explicit prompting.
method Statistical theory and efficient implementation of in-context gradient descent, enabling transformers to implement various algorithms and tasks.
result Transformers can implement a broad class of standard machine learning algorithms in context, including algorithm selection.
This paper provides a theoretical analysis of domain adaptation based on the PAC-Bayesian theory. We propose an improvement of the previous domain adaptation bound obtained by Germain et al. in two ways. We first give another generalization bound tighter and easier to interpret. Moreover, we provide a new analysis of t…
ABC learns context-aware representations for clustering.
problem Learning latent representations that adapt to context in machine learning.
method Attention-based neural architecture that learns a similarity kernel.
result Competitive results for clustering Omniglot characters.
Recent advancements in recurrent neural network (RNN) research have demonstrated the superiority of utilizing multiscale structures in learning temporal representations of time series. Currently, most of multiscale RNNs use fixed scales, which do not comply with the nature of dynamical temporal patterns among sequences…
New algorithm reduces regret from sqrt(T) to polylog(T) in stochastic contextual linear bandits.
problem Achieving logarithmic regret in stochastic contextual linear bandits.
method Low Regret Stochastic Contextual Bandits ( exttt{LR-SCB}) algorithm, exploiting stochastic contexts and parameter estimation.
result Logarithmic regret (polylog(T)) achieved, improving over sqrt(T) lower bound.
The floating body approach to affine surface area is adapted to a holomorphic context providing an alternate approach to Fefferman's invariant hypersurface measure.
A new framework for adaptive behavior using reusable value profiles.
problem Adaptive behavior in changing environments requires switching among value-control regimes, but maintaining separate parameters for each situation is impractical.
method Introduces value profiles: reusable bundles of parameters assigned to hidden states, allowing for state-conditional strategy recruitment without independent parameters for each context.
result Profile-based models outperform simpler alternatives in probabilistic reversal learning, suggesting belief-dependent control of adaptive behavior.
MetaVRF learns adaptive kernels for fast few-shot learning.
problem Few-shot learning with limited data.
method MetaVRF with latent variable model and variational inference.
result MetaVRF produces kernels with high representational power and fast adaptation.
Study optimizes experimental design for best treatment arm identification.
problem Identifying the best treatment arm given contextual information.
method Adaptive Sampling-Policy Learning (PLAS) strategy for minimax rate optimality.
result PLAS strategy achieves minimax rate optimality in expected simple regret.
Adversarially trained transformers can learn robustly across tasks with minimal tuning.
problem Adversarial attacks and the high cost of adversarial training.
method Adversarial pretraining followed by in-context learning.
result Single-layer linear transformers can generalize robustly to unseen tasks.
We propose a novel self-attention mechanism that can learn its optimal attention span. This allows us to extend significantly the maximum context size used in Transformer, while maintaining control over their memory footprint and computational time. We show the effectiveness of our approach on the task of character lev…
In the context of stochastic continuum-armed bandits, we present an algorithm that adapts to the unknown smoothness of the objective function. We exhibit and compute a polynomial cost of adaptation to the H{ö}lder regularity for regret minimization. To do this, we first reconsider the recent lower bound of Locatelli an…
Given a sparse rating matrix and an auxiliary matrix of users or items, how can we accurately predict missing ratings considering different data contexts of entities? Many previous studies proved that utilizing the additional information with rating data is helpful to improve the performance. However, existing methods …
Unified approach to fair online learning with stochastic contexts.
problem Fairness in online learning with unknown sensitive contexts.
method Adapting Blackwell's approachability theory to handle unknown contexts' distributions.
result Characterization of optimal trade-off between fairness and performance objectives.
We introduce a new representation learning algorithm suited to the context of domain adaptation, in which data at training and test time come from similar but different distributions. Our algorithm is directly inspired by theory on domain adaptation suggesting that, for effective domain transfer to be achieved, predict…
Paper argues context equals environment, improving AI generalization.
problem AI models struggle to generalize in new environments.
method In-Context Risk Minimization (ICRM) algorithm.
result ICRM leads to significant out-of-distribution performance improvements.