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48 results for contextual memory

We design and study a Contextual Memory Tree (CMT), a learning memory controller that inserts new memories into an experience store of unbounded size. It is designed to efficiently query for memories from that store, supporting logarithmic time insertion and retrieval operations. Hence CMT can be integrated into existi…

2018-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

A new algorithm combines SGD and Thompson Sampling for contextual bandits.

problem Finding efficient algorithms for contextual bandits with low time and memory complexity.
method Online Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) combined with Thompson Sampling.
result Achieves ildeO(T) ilde{O}(\sqrt{T}) regret with linear time complexity in TT and dd.

We propose the first reduction-based approach to obtaining long-term memory guarantees for online learning in the sense of Bousquet and Warmuth, 2002, by reducing the problem to achieving typical switching regret. Specifically, for the classical expert problem with KK actions and TT rounds, using our framework we dev…

2019-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Practical algorithm for contextual bandits with large action spaces.

problem Efficient algorithms for decision making in large, continuous action spaces.
method Uses computational oracles for supervised learning and optimization over the action space.
result Achieves sample complexity, runtime, and memory independent of the size of the action space.

MAYA learns bee foraging decisions with limited memory.

problem Reproducing and predicting bees' foraging decisions with limited memory.
method Sequential imitation learning model based on multi-armed bandits, considering a temporal window τ of 7 trials.
result MAYA outperforms imitation baselines and classical models, providing interpretability and realistic trajectories.

Global Memory Augmentation (GMAT) improves Transformer performance on long documents.

problem Large memory requirements of Transformer pairwise dot-product attention for long sequences.
method Integrates a dense global memory of length M into sparse Transformer blocks.
result Significant improvement on various tasks, including synthetic tasks, masked language modeling, and reading comprehension.

Investment decisions can benefit from incorporating an accumulated knowledge of the past to drive future decision making. We introduce Continual Learning Augmentation (CLA) which is based on an explicit memory structure and a feed forward neural network (FFNN) base model and used to drive long term financial investment…

2018-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

A model integrates CNN and LSTM with LLM for better stock forecasting.

problem Complex stock market prediction with volatile patterns and multifaceted data.
method Two-Level Conv-LSTM Neural Network with LLM for holistic stock advising.
result Improved prediction accuracy and contextual insights.

Cortical circuits exhibit intricate recurrent architectures that are remarkably similar across different brain areas. Such stereotyped structure suggests the existence of common computational principles. However, such principles have remained largely elusive. Inspired by gated-memory networks, namely long short-term me…

2017-11-07abs ↗pdf ↗

METEOR learns efficient representations from multi-modal data streams.

problem Efficiently interpreting multi-modal information in complex environments.
method METEOR learns compact representations by sharing parameters within semantically meaningful groups and preserving domain-agnostic semantics.
result METEOR reduces memory usage by around 80% compared to conventional methods.

The paper explores how word embeddings affect the stability of downstream NLP models.

problem Small changes in training data can cause significant changes in model predictions.
method Empirical and theoretical analysis of embedding instability, including the introduction of eigenspace instability measure.
result Increasing embedding memory can reduce the disagreement in predictions by 5% to 37%.

Text segmentation plays an important role in various Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks like summarization, context understanding, document indexing and document noise removal. Previous methods for this task require manual feature engineering, huge memory requirements and large execution times. To the best of our …

2018-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural networks using transformer-based architectures have recently demonstrated great power and flexibility in modeling sequences of many types. One of the core components of transformer networks is the attention layer, which allows contextual information to be exchanged among sequence elements. While many of the prev…

2019-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

SADCBO optimizes contextual variables by balancing relevance and cost.

problem Optimizing contextual variables with varying costs and unknown relevance.
method Adaptive selection of relevant contextual variables using sensitivity analysis and early stopping.
result Consistent improvement in optimization across various examples.

The bundle approach and n-contextuality reveal quantum model contextuality.

problem Understanding contextuality in quantum models using topology.
method Using the bundle approach, we describe contextuality as the non-existence of global sections in the measure bundle. We introduce n-contextuality to explore model dependence on scenario topology.
result Quantum theory and GHZ models exhibit all levels of n-contextuality, showing contextuality is related to holonomy group non-triviality.

Proposes a neural network for contextual regression.

problem Improving model efficiency and interpretability in regression with contextual features.
method Simple contextual neural network (SCtxtNN) that separates context identification from context-specific regression.
result SCtxtNN achieves lower excess mean squared error and more stable performance than feed-forward neural networks.

Transformers model contextual relations using probabilistic measures, revealing their expressive power.

problem Lack of clear understanding of Transformer's ability to model contextual relations.
method Introduced a measure-theoretic framework connecting softmax attention and entropy-regularized optimal transport.
result Transformer architectures can approximate arbitrary contextual relations, and the choice of normalization affects how these relations are represented.

Paper solves stochastic contextual linear bandits using linear bandit algorithms.

problem Stochastic contextual linear bandits with unknown context distribution.
method Establishes a reduction framework to convert to linear bandit problems.
result Achieves nearly optimal regret bound of O(dTlogT)O(d\sqrt{T\log T}).

The study explores whether model selection guarantees apply to contextual bandits.

problem Applying model selection guarantees to contextual bandits.
method Investigates whether similar guarantees for model selection in statistical learning can be extended to contextual bandit learning.
result Initial findings suggest that model selection guarantees may not directly apply to contextual bandits.

Faster algorithm reduces contextual bandit regret with fewer offline regression calls.

problem Optimizing reward in contextual bandits with unknown functions.
method Designing a simple algorithm with O(logT){O}(\log T) offline regression calls.
result Achieves statistically optimal regret with minimal offline calls.

This study analyzes how RNNs process context in sentiment analysis.

problem Understanding how recurrent neural networks process context in sentiment analysis.
method Developed methods to reverse engineer RNNs, identifying contextual effects and quantifying their strength and timescale.
result Identified inputs that induce contextual effects and quantified their properties.

Thompson Sampling bounds for contextual bandits with sub-Gaussian rewards.

problem Improving the performance of Thompson Sampling in contextual bandits with sub-Gaussian rewards.
method Proved comprehensive bounds on Thompson Sampling expected cumulative regret based on mutual information and lifted information ratio for sub-Gaussian rewards.
result Explicit regret bounds for various contextual bandit scenarios.

The paper tackles learning varying DAG structures based on contextual features.

problem Learning a single DAG for the entire population from observational data.
method A neural network that maps contextual features to a weighted adjacency matrix of a DAG, with a projection layer to ensure acyclicity.
result The new approach can recover context-specific DAGs where existing methods fail.

A framework for auto-tuning hyper-parameters in contextual bandit algorithms.

problem Auto-tuning hyper-parameters in real-time for contextual bandit algorithms.
method Proposes a Syndicated Bandits framework to learn multiple hyper-parameters dynamically.
result Achieves optimal regret bounds under certain scenarios and handles multiple contextual bandit algorithms.

Survey on LSTM-based anomaly detection for technical systems.

problem Detect anomalies in technical systems due to complex dynamics.
method Use LSTM networks and other AI techniques to detect anomalies considering temporal and contextual characteristics.
result Demonstrates the potential of LSTM networks and graph-based approaches for anomaly detection.

New algorithm improves learning efficiency in multi-task contextual bandits.

problem Improving learning efficiency in multi-task contextual bandits.
method Alternating projected gradient descent (GD) and minimization estimator for low-rank feature matrix recovery.
result Proved regret bound for multi-task learning algorithm.

New algorithm for contextual dueling bandits achieves nearly optimal regret.

problem Contextual dueling bandits with feedback on preferred options.
method Proposes FGTS.CDB, a Thompson sampling algorithm for linear contextual dueling bandits.
result Achieves nearly minimax-optimal regret of ildeO(dT) ilde{\mathcal{O}}(d\sqrt T).