Measures DNA quality degradation effects.
problem Identifying degraded DNA sequence data.
method Novel quality quantification based on intentional degradation effects.
result Quantified measures of degradation can be used for multiple purposes.
Modeling coating degradation with fewer data points.
problem Efficiently forecasting material degradation from high-frequency sensor data.
method Discrete degradation events using Hawkes processes.
result Forecasting future coating failure with superior performance.
A method for inferring ground-truth signals from degraded sensor data.
problem Inferring ground-truth signals from multiple degraded sensor signals.
method Iterative correction of degraded signals using a Bayesian multi-sensor data fusion method.
result The method effectively infers ground-truth signals from noisy and degraded sensor data.
Proposes a federated learning approach for RUL prediction from nonparametric degradation and failure signals.
problem Cost-effective RUL prediction from limited, non-shared CM signals with unknown parametric forms.
method Joint modeling of nonlinear degradation signals and failure events using federated learning.
result Superior RUL prediction compared to alternatives, validated through simulations and real data.
Deep learning predicts RNA degradation from crowdsourced data.
problem Predicting RNA degradation to improve thermostability.
method Crowdsourced machine learning competition on Kaggle.
result 41% of predictions matched experimental data, and models generalized to longer RNA molecules.
The paper proposes a method to detect relevant model degradations without over-alerting.
problem Detecting meaningful changes in machine learning model performance over time.
method Sequential monitoring scheme accounting for temporal dependence and multiple testing issues.
result The proposed method outperforms benchmark methods in detecting relevant changes in model quality.
BNCR-GAN improves GANs to generate clean images from degraded inputs.
problem Generating clean images from blurred, noisy, and compressed degraded inputs.
method Multiple-generator model with image, blur-kernel, noise, and quality-factor generators, using masking architectures and adaptive consistency losses.
result BNCR-GAN effectively learns clean image generators from degraded images without degradation parameters.
Framework optimizes battery storage for markets by separating long-term degradation from short-term market dynamics.
problem Intractable computation due to timescale mismatch between battery degradation and market dynamics.
method Approximate dynamic programming with value function approximation and pseudo-time encoding.
result Policy outperforms benchmarks in real-time market scenarios.
Paper develops a hybrid DNN approach for RUL prediction with adaptive drift.
problem RUL estimation challenges in practice, especially online update and uncertainty quantification.
method Hybrid DNN approach with Wiener-based-degradation model and adaptive drift. LSTM-CNN for trajectory prediction and Bayesian inference for adaptive drift.
result Superior accuracy in RUL prediction demonstrated on turbofan engines data.
Paper improves ETF tail-risk monitoring reliability.
problem Unreliable ETF risk monitoring under degraded data.
method Combines quality checks, prediction, scoring, and adjustment.
result Improves tail-risk monitoring, especially during stressed periods.
Theoretical study explains why federated optimization fails to achieve perfect fitting.
problem Performance degradation in federated optimization under data heterogeneity.
method Assumption of distinct local optima due to client data heterogeneity.
result The global objective has a lower bound that prevents perfect fitting of all client data.
Paper uses neural networks to predict NOx emissions from gas turbines.
problem Predicting NOx emissions from degrading gas turbines.
method Applied neural network algorithm to model NOx emissions from nine process variables.
result Neural network model optimizes process variables for minimal NOx emissions.
Paper predicts bearing degradation stages for pharmaceutical industry maintenance.
problem Predicting when to maintain specific parts of production machines.
method AutoEncoder-based k-means segmentation of high-frequency vibration data.
result Framework generates reliable predictions for bearing degradation stages.
Paper proposes a new regularization method to prevent model degradation under distribution shifts.
problem Model performance degrades under distribution shifts.
method Supervised contrastive learning with heterogeneous similarity.
result The proposed method outperforms existing regularization methods on benchmark datasets.
In industrial applications, nearly half the failures of motors are caused by the degradation of rolling element bearings (REBs). Therefore, accurately estimating the remaining useful life (RUL) for REBs are of crucial importance to ensure the reliability and safety of mechanical systems. To tackle this challenge, model…
This research improves asset life prediction by integrating deep learning with mixture distributions.
problem Predicting residual useful life for assets with multiple failure modes.
method Integrates mixture (log)-location-scale distribution with deep learning.
result Proposed models outperform existing methods in predicting residual useful life.
This paper improves federated learning for industrial predictive analytics by accommodating client heterogeneity.
problem Traditional federated models assume homogeneity in degradation processes, which doesn't apply to industrial settings.
method Personalized federated prognostic model using proximal gradient descent algorithm for joint parameter estimation.
result The proposed model enhances performance and provides comprehensive failure time distributions.
Paper uses deep learning to model systems with degrading behavior.
problem Modeling systems with degrading hysteretic behavior and uncertainty.
method Uses low-fidelity data to train a deep operator network (DeepONet).
result Improves prediction error in degrading hysteretic systems with uncertainty.
Diffusion models struggle in high dimensions due to objective function degradation.
problem Curse of Dimensionality in high-dimensional data.
method Analyze diffusion model's objective function degradation and propose a new inference framework.
result Diffusion models perform poorly in high-dimensional sparse scenarios.
Statistical test detects model degradations in optimized language models.
problem Detecting model degradations in optimized language models.
method Statistical hypothesis testing framework based on McNemar's test.
result Even small accuracy degradations (0.3%) can be attributed to actual degradations, not noise.
New features from early battery cycles predict lifetime with high accuracy.
problem Accurately predicting battery lifetime under varying conditions is challenging due to manufacturing variability and usage-dependent degradation.
method Extracted features from regularly scheduled reference performance tests and used them to predict battery lifetime using a hierarchical Bayesian regression model.
result Demonstrated a lifetime prediction of in-distribution cells with 15.1% mean absolute percentage error using only the first 15% of data.
Study investigates how machine learning models degrade over time, leading to patient safety issues.
problem Overtime degradation of machine learning models in clinical settings.
method Used MIMIC-IV dataset to train models replicating commercial approaches, observing and analyzing degradation over a decade.
result An RNN model built on Epic features degrades from 0.729 AUC to 0.525 AUC over a decade, highlighting technical and clinical drift as root causes.
Study bounds noise level in linear regression with dependent data.
problem Analyzing noise level in linear regression with dependent data.
method Derive upper bounds for random design linear regression with β-mixing data, without realizability assumptions. result Correctly recovers the noise level of the problem, exhibiting graceful degradation with misspecification.
The paper analyzes how synthetic data training degrades diffusion models, providing bounds and characterizing different drift regimes.
problem The degradation of performance in diffusion models trained on synthetic data.
method Theoretical analysis of score-based diffusion models, focusing on the accumulated divergence between generated and target distributions.
result Upper and lower bounds on the accumulated divergence, providing the first lower bound for diffusion models.
Self-training with noisy student-teacher boosts keyword spotting accuracy.
problem Robust keyword spotting in challenging conditions.
method Aggressive data augmentation and self-training with noisy student-teacher approach.
result Significant accuracy improvement in difficult conditions, up to 60%.
FIRE method improves model performance in federated learning by penalizing fragmentation-induced covariate shifts.
problem Performance degradation in federated learning due to data fragmentation and covariate shift.
method FIRE method accumulates fragmentation-induced covariate shift divergences via approximate Fisher information and uses it as a per-fragment loss penalty.
result FIRE outperforms importance weighting and federated learning benchmarks by up to 5.3% on shifted validation sets.
Improved image restoration using frequency-guided sampling.
problem Restoring high-quality images from degraded observations with known degradation processes.
method Proposed a frequency-guided sampling approach for diffusion-based image restoration, incorporating a time-varying low-pass filter.
result Significantly improved performance on challenging image restoration tasks, including motion deblurring and image dehazing.
A key aspect of automating predictive machine learning entails the capability of properly triggering the update of the trained model. To this aim, suitable automatic solutions to self-assess the prediction quality and the data distribution drift between the original training set and the new data have to be devised. In …
This paper proposes a cooperative mechanism for mitigating the performance degradation due to non-independent-and-identically-distributed (non-IID) data in collaborative machine learning (ML), namely federated learning (FL), which trains an ML model using the rich data and computational resources of mobile clients with…
Risk monitoring detects when TTA models degrade at test time.
problem Detecting when TTA models degrade at test time.
method Extended risk monitoring tools based on sequential testing with confidence sequences.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of TTA monitoring framework across various datasets and methods.
Suitability filter detects model performance degradation in real-world deployment.
problem Ensuring model reliability in safety-critical domains without access to ground truth labels.
method Uses suitability signals to evaluate classifier performance on unlabeled user data.
result The suitability filter reliably detects performance deviations due to covariate shift.
Smaller actor-critic models lead to performance degradation and overfitting, highlighting the critic's role in value underestimation.
problem Performance degradation and overfitting in actor-critic models with smaller actors.
method Broad empirical investigations and analyses of asymmetric actor-critic setups, exploring techniques to mitigate value underestimation.
result Value underestimation is a key cause of performance degradation in smaller actor-critic models, and the critic plays a crucial role in mitigating this.
Develops new bounds for deterministic samplers in diffusion models.
problem Analyzing deterministic samplers in diffusion generative models.
method Operational interpretation of deterministic sampling; restoration and degradation steps.
result First polynomial convergence bounds for DDIM-type samplers.
Analyzes layer-wise quantization effects in neural networks.
problem Identifying and fixing degradation in quantized neural networks.
method Layer-wise quantization analysis framework.
result Local fixes can significantly reduce quantization degradation.
Improves performance of deep GCNs by controlling node feature variance.
problem Performance degradation in deep Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs).
method Experimentally examined the role of TRANs and PROPs in GCNs, introduced Node Normalization (NodeNorm).
result Node Normalization effectively controls node feature variance, improving GCN performance in deep models.
PROTOCOL tackles imbalanced multi-view clustering by enhancing contrastive learning.
problem Class imbalance in real-world multi-view data.
method PROTOCOL uses partial optimal transport to perceive and mitigate imbalance, enhancing contrastive learning.
result PROTOCOL significantly improves clustering performance on imbalanced multi-view data.
Study examines how classifier performance is affected by training data quality.
problem How classifier performance is affected by training data quality.
method Extensive numerical experiments with four classifiers (Bayes, neural nets, partition models, random forests) on metagenomic assembly data.
result Classifier performance degrades as training data quality degrades, leading to breakdown-like behavior.
The most common method for DNN pruning is hard thresholding of network weights, followed by retraining to recover any lost accuracy. Recently developed smart pruning algorithms use the DNN response over the training set for a variety of cost functions to determine redundant network weights, leading to less accuracy deg…
The literature on optimal reinsurance does not deal with how much the effectiveness of such solutions is degraded by errors in parameters and models. The issue is investigated through both asymptotics and numerical studies. It is shown that the rate of degradation is often O(1/n) as the sample size n of historical …
Paper presents a probabilistic diagnostic model for identifying and treating supervised learning degradation issues.
problem Degradation problems in supervised learning, including class imbalance, overlapping, small-disjuncts, noisy labels, and sparseness.
method Develops a novel probabilistic diagnostic model to identify and treat degradation issues in supervised learning.
result Early and correct diagnosis of degradation issues allows for selecting appropriate remediation treatments and unbiased performance metrics.
New research shows semantic data matching can degrade SSDL performance.
problem The limits of semantic data set matching in semi-supervised learning.
method Demonstrated through simulations and a new dissimilarity measure.
result Semantic data matching can degrade SSDL performance under non-IID data.
Study optimizes HTL-free PSCs with MWCNTs, improving efficiency and stability.
problem Optimizing efficiency and degradation in HTL-free perovskite solar cells.
method Machine learning-driven framework integrating experimental validation and numerical simulations.
result Achieved RMSEs of 0.0179 and 0.0117 for efficiency and degradation, respectively.
CRC improves multivariate forecasting accuracy without risking performance degradation.
problem Systematic errors and lack of guarantees in multivariate forecasters.
method CRC uses a causality-inspired encoder and hybrid corrector with a safety mechanism.
result CRC consistently improves accuracy and ensures high non-degradation rates.
Online learning improves traffic congestion prediction over time.
problem Model degradation due to concept drift in traffic data.
method Incremental learning from non-stationary time series data.
result Performance of models degrades with increased prediction horizon.
Study finds non-IID data causes FL performance issues.
problem Reduced performance in federated learning due to non-IID data.
method Investigated from IID to non-IID settings, categorized methods into two strategies.
result Inconsistencies in client loss landscapes are the primary cause of performance degradation.
Paper explores how poisoning data can increase privacy risks in machine learning models.
problem Increasing privacy risks of benign training samples through data poisoning attacks.
method Proposes generic and optimization-based attacks to amplify membership exposure.
result Demonstrates substantial increase in membership inference precision with minimal model performance degradation.
Study evaluates conformal prediction methods for safety in vision models under shifts and long-tailed data.
problem Safety guarantees of conformal prediction methods under distribution shifts and long-tailed data.
method Empirical evaluation of post-hoc and training-based conformal prediction methods on large-scale datasets and models.
result Performance of conformal prediction methods degrades significantly under distribution shifts and long-tailed data.
Study quantifies impacts of heterogeneity in FL on smartphone data.
problem Heterogeneity in FL devices causes performance degradation.
method Collected 136k smartphone data, built heterogeneity-aware FL platform, conducted extensive experiments.
result Heterogeneity causes up to 9.2% accuracy drop and 2.32x training time increase.