The task of dialog management is commonly decomposed into two sequential subtasks: dialog state tracking and dialog policy learning. In an end-to-end dialog system, the aim of dialog state tracking is to accurately estimate the true dialog state from noisy observations produced by the speech recognition and the natural…
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In an end-to-end dialog system, the aim of dialog state tracking is to accurately estimate a compact representation of the current dialog status from a sequence of noisy observations produced by the speech recognition and the natural language understanding modules. This paper introduces a novel method of dialog state t…
MA-DST improves multi-domain dialog state tracking.
problem Accurate multi-domain dialog state tracking in natural language interfaces.
method Multi-attention based architecture to encode conversation history and slot semantics.
result Improves joint goal accuracy by 5% in full-data setting and up to 2% in zero-shot setting.
Open-domain dialog generation is a challenging problem; maximum likelihood training can lead to repetitive outputs, models have difficulty tracking long-term conversational goals, and training on standard movie or online datasets may lead to the generation of inappropriate, biased, or offensive text. Reinforcement Lear…
FastSGT improves accuracy in BERT-based DST for SGD datasets.
problem Dialog State Tracking in goal-oriented dialogue systems.
method BERT-based model with two carry-over procedures and multi-head attention.
result Significantly improved accuracy compared to baseline model.
Machine reading using differentiable reasoning models has recently shown remarkable progress. In this context, End-to-End trainable Memory Networks, MemN2N, have demonstrated promising performance on simple natural language based reasoning tasks such as factual reasoning and basic deduction. However, other tasks, namel…
Representing a dialog policy as a recurrent neural network (RNN) is attractive because it handles partial observability, infers a latent representation of state, and can be optimized with supervised learning (SL) or reinforcement learning (RL). For RL, a policy gradient approach is natural, but is sample inefficient. I…
Prior work on training generative Visual Dialog models with reinforcement learning(Das et al.) has explored a Qbot-Abot image-guessing game and shown that this 'self-talk' approach can lead to improved performance at the downstream dialog-conditioned image-guessing task. However, this improvement saturates and starts d…
Solves TOD systems' query annotation problem without explicit annotations.
problem Training TOD systems without explicit KB query annotation.
method Reinforcement learning (RL) and pipelined approach for query prediction and system training.
result Improved RL agent with modifications for TOD tasks.
Study finds neural dialog models struggle with conversational tasks.
problem Insufficient understanding of dialog by neural models.
method Analysis of internal representations and evaluation of model performance.
result Neural dialog models lack key conversational skills like answering questions and inferring contradiction.
Pretrained model improves visual dialog performance.
problem Improving performance in visual dialog tasks.
method Pretrained ViLBERT model on vision-language datasets, fine-tuned on VisDial.
result Best model outperforms prior work by more than 1% on NDCG and MRR.
Building an open-domain conversational agent is a challenging problem. Current evaluation methods, mostly post-hoc judgments of static conversation, do not capture conversation quality in a realistic interactive context. In this paper, we investigate interactive human evaluation and provide evidence for its necessity; …
Recent approaches based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have shown promising results for short-text classification. However, many short texts occur in sequences (e.g., sentences in a document or utterances in a dialog), and most existing ANN-based systems do not leverage the preceding short texts when classifying …
This study compares hierarchical and non-hierarchical models for open-domain multi-turn dialog generation.
problem Which kind of models (hierarchical or non-hierarchical) is better for open-domain multi-turn dialog generation?
method Systematically compared nearly all representative hierarchical and non-hierarchical models over the same experimental settings.
result Nearly all hierarchical models are worse than non-hierarchical models in open-domain multi-turn dialog generation, except for HRAN.
Optimizing Neural Network Hyperparameters with Gaussian Processes for Dialog Act Classificationcs.CL
Systems based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have achieved state-of-the-art results in many natural language processing tasks. Although ANNs do not require manually engineered features, ANNs have many hyperparameters to be optimized. The choice of hyperparameters significantly impacts models' performances. Howeve…
The Knowledge Base (KB) used for real-world applications, such as booking a movie or restaurant reservation, keeps changing over time. End-to-end neural networks trained for these task-oriented dialogs are expected to be immune to any changes in the KB. However, existing approaches breakdown when asked to handle such c…
Task-oriented dialog presents a difficult challenge encompassing multiple problems including multi-turn language understanding and generation, knowledge retrieval and reasoning, and action prediction. Modern dialog systems typically begin by converting conversation history to a symbolic object referred to as belief sta…
ClovaCall introduces a new Korean call speech corpus for contact centers.
problem Lack of large-scale call-based speech corpora for Korean dialog scenarios.
method Development of a new large-scale Korean call-based speech corpus (ClovaCall) in a restaurant reservation domain.
result Validation of the dataset with ASR models shows its effectiveness.
Paper solves tracking control for -flat systems using classical states.
problem Tracking control for -flat systems.
method Quasi-static feedback of classical states.
result Achieves linear, decoupled and asymptotically stable tracking error dynamics.
GOLOMB improves dialogue state tracking for unseen services.
problem Improving dialogue state tracking for multiple services and APIs.
method GOLOMB uses a BERT-based model that queries dialogue history with slot descriptions and values.
result GOLOMB achieves a joint goal accuracy of 53.97% on the SGD dataset.
Online learners track optimal solutions with constant step-size.
problem Tracking optimal solutions in online learning settings.
method Established a link between steady-state performance and tracking performance using analogies with adaptive filters.
result Inferred tracking performance from steady-state expressions directly.
In this work, we introduce a deep-structured conditional random field (DS-CRF) model for the purpose of state-based object silhouette tracking. The proposed DS-CRF model consists of a series of state layers, where each state layer spatially characterizes the object silhouette at a particular point in time. The interact…
We address tracking and prediction of multiple moving objects in visual data streams as inference and sampling in a disentangled latent state-space model. By encoding objects separately and including explicit position information in the latent state space, we perform tracking via amortized variational Bayesian inferenc…
RL approach for target tracking with unknown dynamics and sensor control.
problem Tracking an unknown target with sensor control.
method Track-MDP formulation for RL, compared with POMDP.
result Optimal RL policy tracks all target paths with certainty.
Perfect tracking control for real-world Euler-Lagrange systems is challenging due to uncertainties in the system model and external disturbances. The magnitude of the tracking error can be reduced either by increasing the feedback gains or improving the model of the system. The latter is clearly preferable as it allows…
We propose a new Bayesian tracking and parameter learning algorithm for non-linear non-Gaussian multiple target tracking (MTT) models. We design a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm to sample from the posterior distribution of the target states, birth and death times, and association of observations to targets, …
Enhances particle filters with neural augmentation for multi-sub-state tracking.
problem Particle filters struggle with complex or approximated models and low latency requirements.
method Learning Flock (LF) uses a neural network to correct particle weights based on sub-particle relationships.
result LF improves performance, robustness, and latency in radar multi-target tracking.
This paper proposes a DGP approach with UCBs for point target tracking over WSNs.
problem Uncertainty quantification in distributed machine learning-based tracking over WSNs.
method Distributed Gaussian process (DGP) approach with upper confidence bounds (UCBs).
result UCBs provide 88% and 42% higher probability of encompassing true target states in X and Y coordinates, respectively.
Learning goal-oriented dialogues by means of deep reinforcement learning has recently become a popular research topic. However, commonly used policy-based dialogue agents often end up focusing on simple utterances and suboptimal policies. To mitigate this problem, we propose a class of novel temperature-based extension…
The paper extends Merton's problem by adding benchmark tracking, finding optimal strategies.
problem Maximizing consumption utility with a trade-off against benchmark performance.
method Developed a convex duality theorem and derived optimal strategies for specific cases.
result Found optimal portfolio and consumption strategies for CRRA utility and geometric Brownian motion benchmarks.
We study the tracking problem, namely, estimating the hidden state of an object over time, from unreliable and noisy measurements. The standard framework for the tracking problem is the generative framework, which is the basis of solutions such as the Bayesian algorithm and its approximation, the particle filters. Howe…
The paper solves a control problem using reflections to track a benchmark process.
problem Optimal consumption with a benchmark process that grows over time.
method Introduced two auxiliary state processes with reflections to transform the problem into a more tractable form.
result Established the existence of a unique classical solution to the dual PDE.
This paper presents a novel latent variable recurrent neural network architecture for jointly modeling sequences of words and (possibly latent) discourse relations between adjacent sentences. A recurrent neural network generates individual words, thus reaping the benefits of discriminatively-trained vector representati…
From Target Tracking to Targeting Track -- Part III: Stochastic Process Modeling and Online Learningeess.SY
This study models target trajectories using stochastic processes for efficient tracking.
problem Efficiently modeling and predicting target trajectories in continuous time.
method Decomposes trajectory modeling into deterministic and stochastic components using Gaussian or Student's- processes.
result Demonstrates superior performance in tracking maneuvering targets compared to existing methods.
Multi-domain dialogue state tracking (DST) is a critical component for conversational AI systems. The domain ontology (i.e., specification of domains, slots, and values) of a conversational AI system is generally incomplete, making the capability for DST models to generalize to new slots, values, and domains during inf…
GeoTrackNet detects maritime anomalies from AIS tracks using neural networks and a contrario detection.
problem Detecting anomalies in maritime traffic patterns for better situational awareness.
method Probabilistic neural network representation of AIS tracks and a contrario detection.
result Demonstrated relevance compared to state-of-the-art schemes on a large AIS dataset.
A novel tracking algorithm models dynamic objects as ellipsoids with time-varying orientation.
problem Tracking dynamic objects with time-varying orientation.
method Random matrix framework with variational Bayes for non-linear inference.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art methods in accuracy and robustness.
NBF combines deep learning with classical filtering for better belief tracking.
problem Maintaining distributions over hidden states in partially observable systems.
method Trains neural networks to map beliefs to fixed-length vectors, updating them with incoming observations and dynamics.
result NBF efficiently tracks shifting, multimodal beliefs without particle impoverishment.
Robust visual tracking for long video sequences is a research area that has many important applications. The main challenges include how the target image can be modeled and how this model can be updated. In this paper, we model the target using a covariance descriptor, as this descriptor is robust to problems such as p…
A new method tracks index using topological data analysis for sparse portfolios.
problem Sparse index tracking with robust risk management.
method Topological learning via Vietoris-Rips filtration for sparse regularization.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art techniques in various market conditions.
Transformers learn chain-of-thought reasoning for longer problems, proving length generalization.
problem Challenging problems require deeper reasoning, but how do models generalize this to longer tasks?
method Theoretical analysis of transformers on synthetic state-tracking tasks, proving length generalization through attention concentration.
result Transformers can learn chain-of-thought reasoning for longer problems, proving length generalization.
On the Linearization of Flat Two-Input Systems by Prolongations and Applications to Control Designmath.OC
In this paper we consider -flat nonlinear control systems with two inputs, and show that every such system can be rendered static feedback linearizable by prolongations of a suitably chosen control. This result is not only of theoretical interest, but has also important implications on the design of flatness bas…
Object tracking is an ubiquitous problem that appears in many applications such as remote sensing, audio processing, computer vision, human-machine interfaces, human-robot interaction, etc. Although thoroughly investigated in computer vision, tracking a time-varying number of persons remains a challenging open problem.…
Paper presents neural network controllers for offset-free setpoint tracking.
problem Offset-free setpoint tracking using neural network controllers.
method Exploiting slope-restricted activation functions, linear matrix inequalities are used to verify stability.
result Global and local stability conditions for neural network controllers are derived.
Study optimal consumption with relaxed benchmarks and drawdown constraints.
problem Optimal consumption under relaxed benchmark tracking and consumption drawdown constraint.
method Transformed stochastic control problem into regular control problem with state-control constraints, then solved using dual transform and optimal consumption behavior.
result Closed-form solution for optimal investment and consumption in feedback form.
Recurrent neural networks' hidden state can be reconstructed from its past, providing a theoretical framework for stability and tracking.
problem Hidden-state stability in RNNs
method Backward coherence analysis
result Almost-sure convergence, rates under mixing, interpretable limiting representation, finite pathwise stopping times, and theoretical framework for time-uniform confidence sequences.
Paper uses CNNs for eye tracking data segmentation, generation, and reconstruction.
problem Semantic segmentation and reconstruction of raw eye tracking data.
method Fully convolutional neural networks (FCNNs) for data segmentation and generation, variational auto-encoder for data generation.
result FCNNs can process any input size directly without preprocessing, generating raw eye tracking data.
A robust visual tracking system requires an object appearance model that is able to handle occlusion, pose, and illumination variations in the video stream. This can be difficult to accomplish when the model is trained using only a single image. In this paper, we first propose a tracking approach based on affine subspa…