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Study on functions computed by deep-layered machines finds same distribution in neural networks and Boolean circuits.

problem Understanding the space of functions computed by deep-layered machines.
method Investigation of Boolean functions on random-layered machines, including neural networks and Boolean circuits.
result The space of functions computed at large depth limit is characterized and the macroscopic entropy of Boolean functions is either monotonically increasing or decreasing with depth.

RevDEQs improve performance on tasks with exact gradients and fewer function evaluations.

problem Inexact gradient calculation in DEQs leads to unstable training and requires regularisation or many function evaluations.
method Introduce Reversible Deep Equilibrium Models (RevDEQs) that allow for exact gradient calculation, no regularisation, and far fewer function evaluations.
result RevDEQs significantly improve performance on language modelling and image classification tasks.

Recently, the deep-belief-networks (DBN) based voice activity detection (VAD) has been proposed. It is powerful in fusing the advantages of multiple features, and achieves the state-of-the-art performance. However, the deep layers of the DBN-based VAD do not show an apparent superiority to the shallower layers. In this…

2013-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Supervised learning with large scale labeled datasets and deep layered models has made a paradigm shift in diverse areas in learning and recognition. However, this approach still suffers generalization issues under the presence of a domain shift between the training and the test data distribution. In this regard, unsup…

2016-02-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Layer-wise networks have a closed-form solution and a stopping criterion.

problem Training networks one layer at a time without backpropagation.
method Proved the closed-form solution using the kernel Mean Embedding and Neural Indicator Kernel.
result Layer-wise networks have a closed-form solution and a stopping criterion.

In recent years, deep learning methods applying unsupervised learning to train deep layers of neural networks have achieved remarkable results in numerous fields. In the past, many genetic algorithms based methods have been successfully applied to training neural networks. In this paper, we extend previous work and pro…

2017-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This study investigates how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.

problem Quantifying how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.
method Proposes a framework to quantify knowledge gain by a particular layer, conducts empirical investigation in pathology image centered transfer learning.
result Early layers of deep models can transfer knowledge to pathology image classification tasks.

In this paper we develop a statistical theory and an implementation of deep learning models. We show that an elegant variable splitting scheme for the alternating direction method of multipliers optimises a deep learning objective. We allow for non-smooth non-convex regularisation penalties to induce sparsity in parame…

2015-09-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper demonstrates the use of the fully convolutional neural network for glioma segmentation on the BraTS 2019 dataset. Three-layers deep encoder-decoder architecture is used along with dense connection at encoder part to propagate the information from coarse layer to deep layers. This architecture is used to train…

2019-09-20abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper investigates the influence of different acoustic features, audio-events based features and automatic speech translation based lexical features in complex emotion recognition such as curiosity. Pretrained networks, namely, AudioSet Net, VoxCeleb Net and Deep Speech Net trained extensively for different speech…

2018-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a new notion of `non-linearity' of a network layer with respect to an input batch that is based on its proximity to a linear system, which is reflected in the non-negative rank of the activation matrix. We measure this non-linearity by applying non-negative factorization to the activation matrix. Considering…

2018-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning is a form of machine learning for nonlinear high dimensional pattern matching and prediction. By taking a Bayesian probabilistic perspective, we provide a number of insights into more efficient algorithms for optimisation and hyper-parameter tuning. Traditional high-dimensional data reduction techniques, …

2017-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We present trellis networks, a new architecture for sequence modeling. On the one hand, a trellis network is a temporal convolutional network with special structure, characterized by weight tying across depth and direct injection of the input into deep layers. On the other hand, we show that truncated recurrent network…

2018-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

ReduNet optimizes data compression by maximizing rate reduction in deep networks.

problem Optimizing deep networks for high-dimensional multi-class data.
method Maximizing rate reduction through iterative gradient ascent, leading to a multi-layer deep network.
result ReduNet achieves optimal linear discriminative representation and is more efficient in the spectral domain.

DeeperGCN tackles deep GCNs by overcoming vanishing gradient and over-smoothing issues.

problem Vanishing gradient, over-smoothing, and over-fitting issues in deep GCNs.
method DeeperGCN uses differentiable generalized aggregation functions and a novel normalization layer (MsgNorm) to train deep GCNs.
result DeeperGCN significantly boosts performance on large-scale graph learning tasks.

A practical limitation of deep neural networks is their high degree of specialization to a single task and visual domain. Recently, inspired by the successes of transfer learning, several authors have proposed to learn instead universal, fixed feature extractors that, used as the first stage of any deep network, work w…

2018-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural machine learning methods, such as deep neural networks (DNN), have achieved remarkable success in a number of complex data processing tasks. These methods have arguably had their strongest impact on tasks such as image and audio processing - data processing domains in which humans have long held clear advantages…

2016-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method generates natural-looking adversarial examples by bounding internal activation values.

problem Creating natural-looking adversarial examples that closely mimic the original input.
method Bounding internal activation values through a distribution quantile bound and polynomial barrier loss function.
result Our attack achieves similar success and confidence levels as state-of-the-art methods but with more natural-looking perturbations.

New approach to abstract neural network representations using renormalization group.

problem Developing truly abstract representations in neural networks.
method Renormalization group approach to expand representations to encompass broader data sets.
result Representations in neural networks become more abstract as data breadth increases and depth increases.

Graph transformers outperform graph convolutions by preserving community information.

problem Understanding why graph transformers perform well in node-level prediction tasks.
method Analyzing the Gaussian process limits of graph transformers with infinite width and infinite heads.
result Graph transformers maintain discriminative node representations even in deep layers, preventing oversmoothing.

The success of deep neural networks has inspired many to wonder whether other learners could benefit from deep, layered architectures. We present a general framework called forward thinking for deep learning that generalizes the architectural flexibility and sophistication of deep neural networks while also allowing fo…

2017-05-20abs ↗pdf ↗

CAggNet improves medical image segmentation by fusing coarse and fine features.

problem Medical image segmentation accuracy and efficiency.
method Crossing Aggregation Network with nested skip connections and weighted aggregation.
result CAggNet achieves more accurate and efficient segmentation compared to existing methods.

The paper tackles decision making problems with funnel structure in email marketing campaigns.

problem Decision making challenges in systems with funnel structure, where fewer observations are received from deeper layers.
method Formulated as a contextual bandit with funnel structure and developed a multi-task learning algorithm.
result Our algorithms offer significant improvement over previous methods in email marketing campaigns.

Statistical neurodynamics studies macroscopic behaviors of randomly connected neural networks. We consider a deep layered feedforward network where input signals are processed layer by layer. The manifold of input signals is embedded in a higher dimensional manifold of the next layer as a curved submanifold, provided t…

2018-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

EigenGAN discovers interpretable dimensions in GAN layers for semantic control.

problem Lack of explicit dimensions to control semantic attributes in GAN layers.
method EigenGAN embeds linear subspaces with orthogonal bases into each generator layer, learning eigen-dimensions corresponding to semantic attributes via adversarial training.
result EigenGAN can produce samples with continuous changes corresponding to specific semantic attributes.

TENP prunes experts and neurons in Mixture-of-Experts models for efficient deployment.

problem Efficient deployment of large language models constrained by static parameter footprint.
method Structured Trapezoidal ExpertNeuron Pruning (TENP) identifies and retains important experts and neurons.
result DeepSeek model achieves 10% better performance on code generation tasks with 40% expert sparsity.

A study on the depth of graph neural networks on sparse graphs, revealing a dichotomy based on the Kesten-Stigum ratio.

problem Determining the optimal depth of graph neural networks for sparse graphs.
method Analyzing the sparse contextual stochastic block model with a message-passing classifier.
result The value of depth is governed by the Kesten-Stigum ratio, with thresholds dividing performance into geometric and branching processes.

Dual-stage sEMG classification improves gesture recognition accuracy.

problem Improving accuracy in hand gesture recognition from sEMG signals.
method Dual-stage classification approach: first stage groups similar activities, second stage classifies within groups.
result Dual-stage classification yields significantly higher accuracy than single-stage approach.

A novel method for classification with rejection using ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.

problem Avoid risky misclassification in error-critical applications.
method Learning an ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.
result Improved classification accuracy and flexibility in loss selection.

The number of possible methods of generalizing binary classification to multi-class classification increases exponentially with the number of class labels. Often, the best method of doing so will be highly problem dependent. Here we present classification software in which the partitioning of multi-class classification…

2014-04-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Sequence classification is an important data mining task in many real world applications. Over the past few decades, many sequence classification methods have been proposed from different aspects. In particular, the pattern-based method is one of the most important and widely studied sequence classification methods in …

2019-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New NHCAs improve multi-category classification efficiency.

problem Efficient multi-category classification for real-world problems.
method Twin SVM (TWSVM), Generalized eigenvalue proximal SVM (GEPSVM), Regularized GEPSVM (RegGEPSVM), and Improved GEPSVM (IGEPSVM) with OAA, BT, and TDS approaches.
result TDS-TWSVM outperforms other methods in classification accuracy.

Classification outperforms regression in portfolio construction, yielding higher Sharpe ratios.

problem Determining which machine learning approach (classification vs. regression) is more effective for portfolio construction.
method Used stacking ensemble of gradient boosted tree, random forest, and neural network models.
result Classification yields higher Sharpe ratios and economically significant alphas compared to regression.

C-HMCNN(h) improves HMC classification by leveraging class hierarchy.

problem Hierarchical multi-label classification with class hierarchy constraints.
method Exploits class hierarchy to produce coherent predictions for multi-label classification.
result C-HMCNN(h) outperforms state-of-the-art models in HMC classification.

Advances few-shot classification by treating it as supervised learning and proposing new training techniques.

problem Formulating the ability of humans to learn from limited data in machine learning.
method Formulated few-shot classification as a supervised learning problem and introduced multi-episode and cross-way training techniques.
result Proposed training strategies accelerate the training process without accuracy loss.

We study realizations of Lie algebras by vector fields. A correspondence between classification of transitive local realizations and classification of subalgebras is generalized to the case of regular local realizations. A reasonable classification problem for general realizations is rigorously formulated and an algori…

2017-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach improves classification guarantees by focusing on direction rather than regression risk.

problem Improving classification guarantees in binary classification problems.
method Establishing a geometric distinction between classification and regression, leveraging scale invariance.
result Improved guarantees for classification risk compared to regression risk.