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Paper proposes a new method for efficient exploration in reinforcement learning.

problem Sparse reward reinforcement learning challenges in exploration.
method Learn separate intrinsic and extrinsic task policies, schedule between them, and use successor feature control (SFC).
result Substantially improved exploration efficiency with SFC and hierarchical usage of intrinsic drives.

New unsupervised learning task improves RL performance.

problem Reward-driven feature learning limitations in RL from images.
method Introduce Augmented Temporal Contrast (ATC) for unsupervised learning of image representations.
result Training encoders using ATC matches or outperforms end-to-end RL in most environments.

Domain adaptation is an important open problem in deep reinforcement learning (RL). In many scenarios of interest data is hard to obtain, so agents may learn a source policy in a setting where data is readily available, with the hope that it generalises well to the target domain. We propose a new multi-stage RL agent, …

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Randomized neural networks improve deep RL agents' generalization.

problem Deep RL agents struggle to generalize to new, semantically similar environments.
method Introduce a randomized (convolutional) neural network to perturb input observations.
result Significantly outperforms various regularization and data augmentation methods.

New approach handles stochastic and partially-observable environments using discrete autoencoders and Monte Carlo tree search.

problem Challenges in planning for stochastic and partially-observable environments.
method Uses discrete autoencoders and a stochastic variant of Monte Carlo tree search.
result Significantly outperforms MuZero on stochastic chess and scales to DeepMind Lab.

CURL uses contrastive learning to improve reinforcement learning performance.

problem Improving reinforcement learning performance on complex tasks.
method Contrastive learning to extract high-level features from raw pixels, followed by off-policy control.
result CURL outperforms prior methods on DeepMind Control Suite and Atari Games.

SLM Lab is a framework for reproducible RL research with modular algorithms.

problem Reproducibility in deep reinforcement learning.
method Modular software framework for RL algorithms, synchronous/asynchronous execution, hyperparameter search, result analysis.
result Comprehensive benchmark and novel RL algorithms (e.g., discrete-AC variant, hybrid training method).

MedGCN uses graph convolutional networks to recommend medications and estimate lab tests.

problem Automatically recommend medications and estimate lab tests for cost savings and better patient care.
method Integrates heterogeneous graph relations, learns node embeddings with graph convolutional networks, and uses cross regularization for multi-task learning.
result MedGCN outperforms state-of-the-art models in both medication recommendation and lab test imputation on real-world datasets.

GAN Lab helps non-experts learn GANs through interactive visualization.

problem Teaching complex deep learning models like GANs to non-experts.
method Interactive visualization tool integrating model structure and training dynamics.
result Users can interactively train and visualize GANs, understanding training dynamics.

Bayesian nonparametric LABS model adapts to function smoothness in Besov spaces.

problem Estimating functions with unknown smoothness in Besov spaces.
method Lévy Adaptive B-spline (LABS) regression model with automatic smoothness adaptation.
result LABS posterior contracts around true function in Besov classes at nearly minimax-optimal rates.

Deep RL algorithms can overfit to early experiences, leading to poor performance.

problem Overfitting to early interactions in deep reinforcement learning.
method Proposed a mechanism to periodically reset part of the agent to mitigate overfitting.
result Periodic resetting improves performance in both discrete and continuous action domains.

Embeddings of lab test codes improve mortality prediction and preserve ordinality.

problem Improving mortality prediction using lab test embeddings.
method Training embeddings for LOINC codes and their concatenations with abnormality symbols, evaluating performance on mortality prediction tasks.
result Embeddings of lab test codes improve mortality prediction and preserve ordinality.

Deep GNNs and self-supervision boost graph learning at scale.

problem Efficiently deploying GNNs at large scale remains challenging.
method Two large-scale GNNs: a deep transductive node classifier and a very deep inductive graph regressor.
result Award-level performance on MAG240M and PCQM4M benchmarks.

New method trains deep ResNets without normalization, achieving state-of-the-art performance.

problem Training deep ResNets without normalization layers leads to instability and lower accuracy.
method Adaptive gradient clipping and Normalizer-Free ResNets design.
result Normalizer-Free ResNets achieve 86.5% top-1 accuracy on ImageNet, matching EfficientNet-B7.

New method QMLE performs well in complex action spaces without policy gradients.

problem Why policy gradients outperform action-value methods in complex action spaces.
method QMLE framework for action-value methods based on three principles.
result QMLE performs comparably to policy gradient methods in complex action spaces.

This study measures price risk aversion using indirect utility functions in a lab experiment.

problem Measuring risk aversion with uncertain prices in experimental economics.
method Using indirect utility functions and a multiple price list method in a lab experiment.
result Price risk aversion is statistically greater than payoff risk aversion.

Enhanced kernel ridgeless regression improves performance with LAB RBF kernels.

problem Lack of flexibility in kernel ridgeless regression.
method Locally-Adaptive-Bandwidths (LAB) RBF kernels and kernel learning techniques.
result Functions learned from LAB RBF kernels belong to an integral space of RKHSs, demonstrating robust generalization.

This paper explores adversarial training limits and improves model robustness against norm-bounded perturbations.

problem Understanding and improving adversarial robustness of deep neural networks.
method Systematic study of adversarial training with various factors, including model size, activation functions, and unlabeled data.
result Training robust models that go beyond state-of-the-art results by combining larger models, Swish/SiLU activations, and model weight averaging.

Enhances detection of adverse drug events using diverse healthcare record data.

problem Detecting adverse drug events from mixed data types in electronic health records.
method Aggregate diagnosis codes, drug codes, and lab measurements; use recursive feature selection.
result Significant improvement in AUC using additional features, statistically significant.

A new method, Count-MORL, improves offline reinforcement learning by using state-action frequency.

problem Improving offline reinforcement learning performance.
method Integrates count-based conservatism into model-based offline reinforcement learning.
result The learned policy is near-optimal and outperforms existing methods.

Tracr compiles programs into transformer models for interpretability.

problem Uncertainty in understanding transformer model outputs due to unknown learned programs.
method Tracr compiles human-readable programs into known structure transformer models.
result Known structure of Tracr-compiled models serves as ground-truth for interpretability.

Improved scaffold generation for protein motifs using SE(3) flow matching.

problem Lack of structural diversity in generated scaffolds for protein motifs.
method Extended FrameFlow for motif-scaffolding with motif amortization and motif guidance.
result 2.5 times more designable and unique motif-scaffolds compared to state-of-the-art.

Proposes using entity embedding vectors to improve Gaussian Process models for knowledge transfer across cell lines.

problem Lack of reuse of experimental data for predicting novel processes.
method Hybrid Gaussian Process models with entity embedding vectors to represent product identity.
result Improved performance in predicting novel processes compared to traditional methods.

The paper revisits classical competition theory to explain speculative asset price dynamics.

problem Understanding the dynamics of speculative asset prices and their volatility.
method Specialized classical model of competition with reservation prices, incorporating speculation.
result The model explains excess, fat-tailed, and clustered volatility in speculative asset prices.