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Algorithm learns from offline data to improve performance in target environment.

problem Learning from offline data in a target environment with unknown shifts.
method Adaptive algorithm that uses offline data to improve performance when informative.
result Algorithm provably improves performance over purely online learning when offline data are informative.

LEADS improves model generalization across different environments.

problem Modeling dynamical systems from varied environments leads to biased or scarce solutions.
method LEADS learns a shared model capturing common dynamics and additional terms for environment-specific dynamics.
result LEADS improves model generalization for both known and novel environments.

New method uses unlabeled data to improve model robustness across different environments.

problem Learning robust models for new, unseen environments when labeled data are scarce.
method Regularizes model sensitivity to perturbations in covariate means and covariances without requiring labels.
result Empirically validated on physical and physiological datasets, demonstrating improved robustness.

Study on estimating causal effects with limited data and multiple environments.

problem Estimating causal effects under hidden confounding with unpaired data and sparse effects.
method Instrumental variable (IV) regression with cross-fold sample splitting and 1\ell_1-regularized estimation.
result Proposed GMM-type estimator is consistent as the number of environments grows.

Meta-learners estimate CATE from multiple environments with partial identification.

problem Estimating CATE from observational data across multiple environments with violations of causal assumptions.
method Adapt IV literature for partial identification, propose model-agnostic meta-learners.
result Meta-learners effectively estimate CATE bounds across various experiments.

Bayesian Invariant Prediction models stable features from multi-environment data.

problem Analyzing stable features across multiple environments for better prediction and understanding.
method Developed Bayesian Invariant Prediction (BIP) model that encodes invariant feature indices as latent variables and infers them via posterior inference.
result BIP and its variational approximation (VI-BIP) outperform existing methods in accuracy and scalability for invariant prediction.

New method learns robust representations by modeling environment variation.

problem Learning invariant representations across varying environments.
method Explicitly modeling variation across environments and marginalizing it out.
result Proposed method outperforms invariant-learning methods in various settings.

Estimator improves prediction with missing data in multi-environment settings.

problem Handling missing data in multi-environment settings for robust prediction.
method Derive an estimator from invariance objective under missing outcomes.
result The estimator achieves lower prediction error despite using a biased imputation model.

In many situations, we need to build and deploy separate models in related environments with different data qualities. For example, an environment with strong observation equipments (e.g., intensive care units) often provides high-quality multi-modal data, which are acquired from multiple sensory devices and have rich-…

2018-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study binary choice with asymmetric loss, offering simple solutions.

problem Binary choice with asymmetric loss in data-rich environments.
method Loss-based reweighting of logistic regression or machine learning techniques.
result Valid decisions on binary outcomes with general loss functions.

FinRL-Meta offers market environments and benchmarks for financial reinforcement learning.

problem Challenges in creating high-quality market environments and benchmarks for financial reinforcement learning.
method DataOps paradigm, automatic pipeline, community-wise competitions, Jupyter/Python demos.
result Openly accessible FinRL-Meta library for data-driven financial reinforcement learning.

We present the use of the fitted Q iteration in algorithmic trading. We show that the fitted Q iteration helps alleviate the dimension problem that the basic Q-learning algorithm faces in application to trading. Furthermore, we introduce a procedure including model fitting and data simulation to enrich training data as…

2018-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

FinRL-Meta creates diverse market environments for DRL in finance.

problem Inaccurate financial data and diverse market environments challenge DRL in finance.
method Open-source data processing tools, hundreds of market environments, and multiprocessing.
result FinRL-Meta improves DRL accuracy and speed in financial simulations.

Detect hidden confounding in observational data using multiple environments.

problem Detect hidden confounding in observational data.
method Theoretical framework and simulation studies to test for hidden confounding.
result The proposed procedure correctly predicts hidden confounding, especially when bias is large.

Research shows collective learning across diverse environments is hard due to privacy and security concerns.

problem Privacy, security, and equity concerns restrict information sharing in diverse AI environments.
method Characterized learning algorithms as choice correspondences, provided minimum requirements for rational learning algorithms.
result The only rational learning algorithm in heterogeneous environments is unilaterally learning from a single environment without information sharing.

HySRL improves RL sample efficiency with shifted-dynamics data.

problem Leveraging historical data with shifted dynamics to improve sample efficiency in RL.
method HySRL, a hybrid transfer RL algorithm that uses prior information on dynamics shift to achieve better sample complexity.
result HySRL achieves problem-dependent sample complexity and outperforms pure online RL.

Researchers use DT to transfer policies from one environment to another using causal reasoning.

problem Adapting to changes in environmental dynamics in reinforcement learning.
method Applying causal counterfactual reasoning to Decision Transformer (DT) architecture for policy transfer.
result DT successfully transfers a learned policy to new environments while retaining most of the reward.

Federated multi-mini-batch improves efficiency in non-IID environments.

problem Performance and communication efficiency challenges in federated learning with non-IID data.
method Introduces federated multi-mini-batch approach to balance performance and communication.
result Federated multi-mini-batch outperforms federated averaging in non-IID settings.

Novel framework for data sharing and coordinated exploration in concurrent RL with non-identical environments.

problem Learning more data-efficient and better policies in concurrent RL with non-identical environments.
method Proposes a novel algorithmic framework that leverages causal inference via ANM-MM to extract model parameters and a new data sharing scheme based on similarity measures.
result Demonstrates superior learning speeds on various tasks and effectiveness of diverse action selection.

GALA framework learns invariant graph representations via environment augmentation with minimal assumptions.

problem Learning invariant graph representations from different environments without additional assumptions.
method Developed GALA framework with minimal assumptions of variation sufficiency and consistency. Uses an assistant model to differentiate graph environment changes.
result Extracting maximally invariant subgraphs to proxy predictions identifies underlying invariant subgraphs for successful out-of-distribution generalization.

A framework for learning disentangled representations of symmetric environments.

problem Discovering and modelling the underlying structure of environments.
method Group representation theory for disentangled representations of dynamical environments.
result Our method enables accurate long-horizon predictions and correlates with disentanglement quality.

Paper tackles noise-robust domain adaptation in noisy environments.

problem Learning machines struggle with domain adaptation in noisy environments.
method The paper proposes offline curriculum learning and proxy distribution based margin discrepancy to mitigate label and feature noise.
result The proposed algorithm significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in noisy environments.

CEA augments reinforcement learning by generating counterfactual experiences.

problem Challenges in reinforcement learning, especially out-of-distribution and inefficient exploration.
method CEA uses variational autoencoders to model state transitions and introduces randomness for non-stationarity. It expands learning data through counterfactual inference.
result CEA outperforms SOTA algorithms in diverse environments.

A machine learning environment for detecting autonomous vehicle corner cases.

problem Testing autonomous driving software in the real world is difficult.
method Connecting CARLA simulation software to TensorFlow and custom AI client software.
result The system can identify situations where AI software fails to understand the scenario.

GIB improves neural network generalization by dynamically selecting task-relevant features across different sequential environments.

problem Poor generalization of deep neural networks to unseen environments.
method Proposes a gated information bottleneck (GIB) approach that dynamically drops spurious correlations and selects task-relevant features.
result GIB outperforms other IB approaches in adversarial robustness and OOD detection.

Unified AI system for data quality control and governance in regulated environments.

problem Isolated data quality control steps in existing systems.
method AI-driven framework integrating rule-based, statistical, and AI methods.
result Empirical gains in anomaly detection, reduced manual remediation, improved auditability.

Optimization algorithm CoCo improves causal inference from diverse data.

problem Identifying true causal relationships from data with spurious associations.
method CoCo optimizes for causal inference using environments with invariant causal relationships.
result CoCo provides more accurate causal estimates and predictions.

Bayesian segmentation and uncertainty estimation improve 3D model accuracy for factory planning.

problem Generating accurate 3D models from outdated and incomplete 2D data.
method Bayesian neural network for point cloud segmentation and entropy-based uncertainty estimation.
result Bayesian segmentation network significantly improves model accuracy and object identification.

New method for ancestral inference in branching processes with random environments.

problem Determining ancestor distribution parameters in branching processes with random environments.
method Generalized method of moments for ancestral inference.
result Limiting distribution of ancestor and offspring estimators decouple and converge to independent Gaussian variables under certain conditions.

Autoencoder neural networks reconstruct missing indoor environment data.

problem Missing data in building operation data sets.
method Three different autoencoder neural networks trained to reconstruct missing data.
result Reconstructing variables with average RMSEs of 0.42 °C, 1.30 % and 78.41 ppm.

When agents interact with a complex environment, they must form and maintain beliefs about the relevant aspects of that environment. We propose a way to efficiently train expressive generative models in complex environments. We show that a predictive algorithm with an expressive generative model can form stable belief-…

2019-06-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The study questions the necessity of accurate models in MBRL.

problem The difficulty of achieving and utilizing accurate models in complex or changing environments.
method Introduces a meta-learning algorithm focused on model usefulness rather than accuracy.
result Meta-learning models enable faster learning than accurate models built with domain-specific knowledge.