Bayesian model fuses diverse microbiome data types.
problem Challenges in fusing different types of microbiome data.
method Flexible multinomial-Gaussian generative model with variational EM algorithm.
result Inferred latent variables provide common dimensionality reduction and predictive posterior distribution.
Flexible framework for CMTF with ADMM for various constraints and couplings.
problem Challenges in data fusion from multiple sources with varying characteristics.
method Flexible algorithmic framework using AO and ADMM for various constraints, loss functions, and couplings.
result Accurate and computationally efficient results for various loss functions, including KL divergence.
A string-net model associates a vector space to a surface in terms of graphs decorated by objects and morphisms of a pivotal fusion category modulo local relations. String-net models are usually considered for spherical fusion categories, and in this case the vector spaces agree with the state spaces of the correspondi…
Each woman living in the United States has about 1 in 8 chance of developing invasive breast cancer. The mitotic cell count is one of the most common tests to assess the aggressiveness or grade of breast cancer. In this prognosis, histopathology images must be examined by a pathologist using high-resolution microscopes…
Proposes Fusion Recurrent Neural Network for sequence data.
problem Improving sequence learning for practical applications.
method Fusion module and Transport module for sequence data.
result Fusion RNN performs comparably to state-of-the-art RNNs.
Meta Fusion integrates various multimodal data fusion strategies into a unified framework.
problem Improving predictive power of machine learning methods across diverse applications.
method Meta Fusion constructs a cohort of models based on latent representations across modalities, sharing soft information to boost performance.
result Meta Fusion consistently outperforms conventional fusion strategies in simulation and real-world applications.
A new memory-based fusion layer improves multi-modal deep learning performance.
problem Improving performance of multi-modal deep learning by addressing long-term dependencies.
method Introducing a Memory based Attentive Fusion (MBAF) layer that incorporates both current and long-term dependencies.
result The MBAF layer enhances fusion and improves performance across different modalities and networks.
The paper analyzes how shared priors affect Bayesian data fusion performance.
problem Effect of shared priors on Bayesian data fusion performance.
method Theoretical analysis using two divergences common in Bayesian inference.
result Theoretical analysis and experimental validation of performance behavior.
Adaptive data fusion boosts efficiency in multi-task optimization.
problem Multi-task non-smooth optimization in various fields.
method Adaptive data fusion approach leveraging commonalities among objectives.
result Significant improvements in sample efficiency with sharp statistical guarantees.
LMGPs enable efficient, accurate data fusion across multiple data sources.
problem Data fusion across multi-fidelity data sources in engineering design.
method Latent-map Gaussian processes (LMGPs) for efficient and accurate data fusion.
result LMGPs provide increased accuracy, reduced costs, and flexibility to fuse any number of data sources.
For most problems in science and engineering we can obtain data sets that describe the observed system from various perspectives and record the behavior of its individual components. Heterogeneous data sets can be collectively mined by data fusion. Fusion can focus on a specific target relation and exploit directly ass…
EmbraceNet fusion model for multi-sensor activity recognition.
problem Human activity recognition using multiple sensors is challenging.
method Independent processing of each sensor, feature fusion with EmbraceNet, post-processing, and additional processes.
result Improved performance in SHL recognition challenge.
Proposes clustering and pruning to simplify causal data fusion models.
problem Combining observational and experimental data to identify causal effects.
method Generalizes pruning and clustering operations for multiple data sources.
result Derives conditions for inferring causal effects from simplified models.
This paper proposes a novel framework for fusing multi-temporal, multispectral satellite images and OpenStreetMap (OSM) data for the classification of local climate zones (LCZs). Feature stacking is the most commonly-used method of data fusion but does not consider the heterogeneity of multimodal optical images and OSM…
New 4-manifold invariant defined from trisection diagrams.
problem Defining a new 4-manifold invariant from trisection diagrams.
method Algebraic data from bimodule categories and spherical fusion categories, described diagrammatically.
result Includes Hopf algebraic invariants and modular fusion category invariants.
Paper introduces topological eigenvalue theorems for tensor analysis in multi-modal data.
problem Lack of deep understanding of tensor structures in multi-modal data fusion.
method Introduces topological perspective to tensor eigenvalue analysis, linking eigenvalues to topological features.
result Establishes new theorems that enhance understanding of tensor structures in data fusion.
LDF combines neural networks with probabilistic models for data fusion.
problem Combining limited primary data with readily available auxiliary data.
method Neural networks as conjugate mappings of auxiliary data for posterior analysis.
result Efficient inference and compact latent variable posterior distributions.
Algorithms that fuse multiple input sources benefit from both complementary and shared information. Shared information may provide robustness against faulty or noisy inputs, which is indispensable for safety-critical applications like self-driving cars. We investigate learning fusion algorithms that are robust against …
Paper analyzes deep learning models for credit rating prediction using text and numerical data.
problem Improving credit rating prediction using multi-modal deep learning.
method Testing different deep learning models and fusion strategies for structured and unstructured datasets.
result CNN-based multi-modal model with two fusion strategies outperformed other models.
Paper proposes a new method for Bayesian linear regression using spike-and-slab priors.
problem Identifying predictors with similar relationships in linear regression models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors and a Gibbs sampler.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods in simulations and real data analysis.
Proposes LVGP for multi-source data fusion in science and engineering.
problem Differences in quality and comprehensiveness of data sources.
method Latent Variable Gaussian Process (LVGP) framework.
result Improved predictions for sparse-data problems.
Solutions of tt*-equation from SU(2)_k fusion algebra.
problem Describe solutions to the tt*-equation from a specific algebra.
method Use DPW method and representations of SU(2).
result Construct solutions corresponding to A_k minimal model.
A new Fusion method combines multiple distributions efficiently.
problem Combining multiple distributions for big data or privacy.
method Recursive divide-and-conquer Monte Carlo approach.
result A robust Fusion method for many sub-posteriors.
This paper improves model fusion by training-time neuron alignment, reducing barriers in multi-model fusion.
problem Diverse neuron permutations across different settings hinder model fusion performances.
method Training-time neuron alignment using fixed neuron anchors to reduce training-time permutations.
result Training-time neuron alignment improves fusion of pretrained models and federated learning performances.
In recent years, multi-modal fusion has attracted a lot of research interest, both in academia, and in industry. Multimodal fusion entails the combination of information from a set of different types of sensors. Exploiting complementary information from different sensors, we show that target detection and classificatio…
Multimodal fusion frameworks for Human Action Recognition (HAR) using depth and inertial sensor data have been proposed over the years. In most of the existing works, fusion is performed at a single level (feature level or decision level), missing the opportunity to fuse rich mid-level features necessary for better cla…
This paper develops a mathematical and computational framework for analyzing the expected performance of Bayesian data fusion, or joint statistical inference, within a sensor network. We use variational techniques to obtain the posterior expectation as the optimal fusion rule under a deterministic constraint and a quad…
We describe a methodology for modeling the performance of decision-level data fusion between different sensor configurations, implemented as part of the JIEDDO Analytic Decision Engine (JADE). We first discuss a Bayesian network formulation of classical probabilistic data fusion, which allows elementary fusion structur…
Bayesian model fuses multiple classifiers with explicit correlation modeling.
problem Combining outputs of multiple classifiers with explicit correlation.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model with correlated Dirichlet distribution.
result Fused classifier performance can be Bayes optimal even for highly correlated base classifiers.
Fusion framework improves time series classification across different datasets.
problem Kernel-based methods like Rocket perform inconsistently across datasets.
method Fusion-3 framework that adaptively fuses three representations (Rocket, SAX, SFA) based on dataset properties.
result Fusion-3 framework yields small but consistent average improvements over Rocket on 113 UCR datasets.
We present convolutional neural network (CNN) based approaches for unsupervised multimodal subspace clustering. The proposed framework consists of three main stages - multimodal encoder, self-expressive layer, and multimodal decoder. The encoder takes multimodal data as input and fuses them to a latent space representa…
This paper reviews deep learning for multi-modality medical image segmentation.
problem Improving segmentation accuracy in medical images using multiple modalities.
method Overview of deep learning and multi-modal medical image segmentation, analysis of different network architectures and fusion strategies.
result Later fusion of modalities can lead to more accurate segmentation results.
Sensor fusion has wide applications in many domains including health care and autonomous systems. While the advent of deep learning has enabled promising multi-modal fusion of high-level features and end-to-end sensor fusion solutions, existing deep learning based sensor fusion techniques including deep gating architec…
Late fusion of clinical notes and physiological data improves ICU mortality prediction.
problem Improving ICU mortality prediction using multimodal data.
method Late fusion of clinical notes and physiological time series data with a deep learning architecture.
result Late fusion approach provides statistically significant improvement in mortality prediction performance.
Suffering from the multi-view data diversity and complexity for semi-supervised classification, most of existing graph convolutional networks focus on the networks architecture construction or the salient graph structure preservation, and ignore the the complete graph structure for semi-supervised classification contri…
Paper fine-tunes LLMs for financial tasks using data fusion.
problem Improving LLMs for financial analysis tasks.
method Fine-tuned Llama3-8B and Mistral-7B using PEFT and LoRA, combined datasets for data fusion.
result Enhanced model performance across financial tasks.
Sleep apnea is a common respiratory disorder characterized by breathing pauses during the night. Consequences of untreated sleep apnea can be severe. Still, many people remain undiagnosed due to shortages of hospital beds and trained sleep technicians. To assist in the diagnosis process, automated detection methods are…
Two solutions for multi-modal record linkage using Deep Learning inspired by Visual Question Answering.
problem Matching records from multiple sources representing the same entity.
method Two fusion modules: Recurrent Neural Network + Convolutional Neural Network and Stacked Attention Network. A Siamese Neural Network computes similarity.
result Recurrent Neural Network + Convolutional Neural Network fusion module outperforms a simple model.
Paper proposes a new framework for robust multi-modal data fusion under uncertainty.
problem Unexpected modality failures in nonlinear non-Gaussian dynamic processes.
method Dynamic model averaging (DMA) based particle filter (PF) algorithm.
result The proposed solution outperforms state-of-the-art methods in experiments.
Unified theory for semiparametric data fusion with individual-level data.
problem Handling data fusion problems, especially in settings with diverse data sources and designs.
method Extending a comprehensive theory to handle conditional and marginal distribution alignments, providing universal results for influence functions and efficient influence functions.
result Paves the way for machine-learning debiased, semiparametric efficient estimation.
Study improves stock movement prediction using multimodal data.
problem Inaccurate stock movement prediction due to incomplete multimodal data integration.
method Introduces MSGCA framework for robust multimodal fusion.
result MSGCA framework outperforms existing methods by 21.7% on multimodal datasets.
Flow Matching for count data improves sample quality and efficiency.
problem Mapping between count distributions across batches or time points in high-dimensional count data.
method count-FM, a flow-matching framework based on a continuous-time birth-death process with local unit jumps.
result count-FM achieves better sample quality than representative baselines while using fewer parameters.
The sharp and recent increase in the availability of data captured by different sensors combined with their considerably heterogeneous natures poses a serious challenge for the effective and efficient processing of remotely sensed data. Such an increase in remote sensing and ancillary datasets, however, opens up the po…
New method handles missing data in multimodal brain imaging.
problem Missing data in multimodal brain imaging.
method Full Information Linked ICA (FI-LICA) algorithm.
result FI-LICA outperforms current practices in classification and prediction.
We propose a generalized class of multimodal fusion operators for the task of visual question answering (VQA). We identify generalizations of existing multimodal fusion operators based on the Hadamard product, and show that specific non-trivial instantiations of this generalized fusion operator exhibit superior perform…
Neural network fusion reduces data acquisition costs for multi-fidelity sources.
problem Reducing cost in acquiring information from multiple data sources with varying fidelity.
method Employing a novel neural network architecture for nonlinear manifold learning of multi-fidelity data.
result Our approach provides high predictive power and quantifies various sources uncertainties.
A novel one-class classifier fusion method for robust anomaly detection.
problem Fundamental challenges in ensemble-based anomaly detection.
method Locally adaptive learning with dynamic ℓp-norm constraints and interior-point optimization.
result Significantly improved computational efficiency and superior performance across diverse anomaly types.
New insights into knot fusion numbers via cabling.
problem Understanding fusion numbers of ribbon knots and their behavior under cabling.
method Utilizing knot Floer homology and cabling formulas to analyze fusion numbers.
result The fusion number and strong homotopy fusion number of (p,1)-cable knots are preserved.