We describe a framework for designing efficient active learning algorithms that are tolerant to random classification noise and are differentially-private. The framework is based on active learning algorithms that are statistical in the sense that they rely on estimates of expectations of functions of filtered random e…
ASEs use surrogate estimation to efficiently evaluate model performance with minimal labels.
problem Efficient model evaluation with limited labels.
method Surrogate-based estimation and active learning.
result ASEs offer greater label-efficiency than current methods for deep neural networks.
Active testing reduces label costs for efficient model evaluation.
problem Real-world applications require expensive test labels, disconnecting from existing model evaluation methods.
method Derives acquisition strategies to select test points efficiently, addressing label bias and variance.
result Active testing improves model evaluation efficiency without sacrificing accuracy.
New method learns dynamical systems efficiently using active learning.
problem Efficiently learning dynamical systems from data.
method Active learning strategies leveraging Gaussian process regression.
result Data-efficient training of the model through exploratory sampling.
ADS filters data points for efficient batch active learning.
problem Efficiently selecting data points for annotation in parallel settings.
method Active Data Shapley (ADS) using the Shapley value of data.
result Significantly increases efficiency of active learning by 6x.
Study active learning of PTFs with derivative access.
problem Active learning of polynomial threshold functions (PTFs).
method Algorithm for active learning degree-d univariate PTFs with derivative access. result Computational efficient algorithm for active learning degree-d univariate PTFs. Efficiently identifies key input variables for expensive functions using active learning.
problem Efficiently identify key input variables for expensive, black-box functions.
method Proposes novel active learning acquisition functions targeting derivative-based global sensitivity measures (DGSMs) under Gaussian process surrogate models.
result Active learning substantially enhances sample efficiency of DGSM estimation, especially with limited evaluation budgets.
Bayesian batch active learning approximates model parameters efficiently.
problem High label acquisition cost for large-scale supervised models.
method Sparse subset approximation using Bayesian active learning.
result Efficient active learning at scale with diverse batches.
Improved active learning for counterfactual learning from observational data.
problem Learning a classifier from observational data with selection bias.
method Active learning with a counterfactual risk minimizer, modifying both risk and active learning process.
result Statistically consistent and more label-efficient algorithm compared to prior work.
Novel framework for efficient entity alignment labeling.
problem Efficient labeling of entity alignments in knowledge graphs.
method Active and passive learning strategies to select informative instances.
result Passive learning achieves comparable performance to active learning.
Active inference implemented for high-dimensional tasks shows efficient exploration and improved sample efficiency.
problem Achieving efficient exploration and learning in complex, uncertain environments.
method Active inference framework applied to high-dimensional tasks, with Bayesian evidence maximization.
result Order of magnitude increase in sample efficiency over model-free baselines.
FedMAX tackles activation divergence in FL, improving accuracy and efficiency.
problem Activation divergence in Federated Learning due to non-IID data.
method Introduced a prior based on maximum entropy to minimize information about per-device activation vectors and make similar classes more alike.
result Significantly more similar activation vectors across multiple devices, leading to better accuracy and efficiency.
Probabilistic active meta-learning improves data efficiency in robotics.
problem Data-efficient learning in robotics where data collection is expensive.
method Conceptualizing meta-learning with a probabilistic latent variable model for sequential task selection.
result Improves data efficiency compared to baselines on simulated robotic experiments.
Efficiently selects nearest neighbors for labeling to speed up active learning.
problem Intractable active learning and search for large-scale unlabeled data.
method Restricts candidate pool to nearest neighbors of labeled set.
result Achieved similar performance to global approach but reduced computational cost by up to 3 orders of magnitude.
Study efficient active learning for halfspaces with Tsybakov noise using non-convex optimization.
problem Efficiently learn halfspaces with Tsybakov noise under structured unlabeled data.
method Non-convex optimization approach to find approximate first-order stationary points.
result Designs an algorithm with improved label complexity compared to previous methods.
Efficient algorithm for mobile health provides timely physical activity suggestions.
problem Inefficient reinforcement learning for mobile health settings.
method Contextual bandit algorithm with linear mixed effects model and hyper-parameter updating.
result Improves speed and accuracy by up to 99% and 56%.
BatchBALD selects multiple informative points for deep Bayesian active learning, improving data efficiency.
problem Efficient and diverse selection of points for deep Bayesian active learning.
method Develops BatchBALD, a greedy linear-time approximation to mutual information, as an acquisition function.
result Achieves new state-of-the-art performance on benchmarks, improving data efficiency.
Improves graph-based active learning for non-Gaussian models.
problem Efficiently selecting data points for labeling in graph-based semi-supervised learning.
method Approximates non-Gaussian distributions, introduces rank-one update and model change acquisition function.
result Enhanced active learning for graph-based SSL under non-Gaussian models.
Efficient active learning with abstention reduces label complexity exponentially.
problem Achieving high accuracy with minimal labels.
method Developed a computationally efficient active learning algorithm with abstention.
result Achieves polylog(1/ε) label complexity, reducing by an exponential factor.
Study efficient auditing of ML fairness models.
problem Scalability of auditing ML models for fairness.
method Query-based auditing algorithms for estimating demographic parity.
result Optimal deterministic and practical randomized algorithms for fairness estimation.
Bayesian approach improves deep learning efficiency.
problem Efficient training of deep learning models with limited labeled data.
method Combines active learning and data augmentation with Bayesian generative models.
result Improves training efficiency and classification accuracy compared to existing methods.
Active testing for large language models is made more efficient and accurate.
problem Efficient evaluation of large language models with limited labels.
method Cost-saving measures and in-context learning for constructing a surrogate model.
result Significantly more accurate evaluations of LLM performance compared to random data acquisition.
ActiveHARNet improves resource efficiency in deep learning for HAR and fall detection.
problem Resource efficiency and real-time learning for HAR models.
method Deep ensembled model with incremental learning and active learning.
result Significant efficiency boost during inference and reduction in acquired pool points.
We develop a new active learning algorithm for the streaming setting satisfying three important properties: 1) It provably works for any classifier representation and classification problem including those with severe noise. 2) It is efficiently implementable with an ERM oracle. 3) It is more aggressive than all previo…
Active deep learning classification of hyperspectral images is considered in this paper. Deep learning has achieved success in many applications, but good-quality labeled samples are needed to construct a deep learning network. It is expensive getting good labeled samples in hyperspectral images for remote sensing appl…
While active learning offers potential cost savings, the actual data efficiency---the reduction in amount of labeled data needed to obtain the same error rate---observed in practice is mixed. This paper poses a basic question: when is active learning actually helpful? We provide an answer for logistic regression with t…
Efficient active learning method defends against malicious mislabeling and data poisoning attacks.
problem Malicious mislabeling and data poisoning attacks on deep neural networks.
method Adversarial retraining and active learning with random sampling strategy.
result The proposed method achieves 89% accuracy with only one-third of the labeled data, significantly outperforming the baseline method.
Novel active learning framework using sparse approximation for efficient model training.
problem Efficient model training with limited labeled data.
method Formulates batch active learning as sparsity-constrained discontinuous optimization problems, using greedy or proximal iterative hard thresholding algorithms.
result Achieves competitive performance with lower computational complexity across different settings.
K-TanH is a fast, efficient deep learning activation function.
problem Improving the speed and efficiency of deep learning models.
method K-TanH is a novel, highly accurate, low-precision integer approximation of TanH.
result K-TanH achieves up to 5x speedup over Intel SVML and is more efficient.
Improves active learning efficiency by warping input space based on observed outputs.
problem Insensitivity of Gaussian process uncertainty to actual observations.
method Input warping with learned monotone reparameterization to adjust acquisition function behavior.
result Significantly improved sample efficiency across various benchmarks, especially in non-stationary conditions.
Framework tackles class imbalance and noisy labels in active learning.
problem Class imbalance and noisy labels in real-world datasets.
method Uses foundation model priors to select informative samples for active learning.
result Substantial annotation savings (over 50%) with preserved performance and robustness.
Study efficient interactive learning for structured outputs with reliable computation.
problem Interactive learning with noisy labels and structured output spaces.
method Identify and utilize CRISPs (probabilistic models) that guarantee reliable and efficient computation of probabilistic quantities.
result CRISPs enable robust and efficient active and skeptical learning in large structured output spaces.
Active learning optimizes correlation clustering by querying the most informative pairwise comparisons.
problem Efficiently clustering data with limited pairwise similarity information.
method Developed principled active learning approach using information-theoretic acquisition functions.
result Significantly outperforms existing baselines in clustering accuracy and query efficiency.
Adaptive batch sizes improve active learning efficiency and flexibility.
problem Fixed batch sizes in active learning are inefficient due to dynamic cost-speed trade-offs.
method Probabilistic Numerics framework that adaptively changes batch sizes based on integration error and precision objectives.
result Significant enhancement in learning efficiency and flexibility across various applications.
Paper introduces active Bayesian method for assessing black-box classifiers efficiently.
problem Need to assess performance of black-box classifiers reliably with limited labels.
method Develops inference strategies and proposes active Bayesian framework for efficient instance selection.
result Significant gains in performance assessment with fewer labels compared to traditional methods.
Active learning improves ordering of items with contextual attributes.
problem Learning accurate item orderings from pairwise comparisons, especially when exhaustive comparisons are impractical.
method Proposes an active learning strategy that samples items to minimize expected ordering error, accounting for uncertainty in comparisons.
result Superior sample efficiency and generalization compared to non-contextual ranking approaches and active preference learning baselines.
Rational neural networks approximate functions more efficiently with less depth.
problem Choosing optimal nonlinear activation functions in neural networks.
method Rational activation functions with optimal bounds and efficiency proofs.
result Rational neural networks approximate smooth functions more efficiently than ReLU networks with exponentially smaller depth.
Efficient algorithm for halfspaces with specific noise conditions.
problem Learning halfspaces with Massart and Tsybakov noise.
method PAC active learning algorithm for d-dimensional halfspaces.
result Near-optimal label complexity under Massart noise and lower than passive learning under Tsybakov noise.
Efficiently learns sparse halfspaces with noisy labels.
problem Learning sparse halfspaces with arbitrary bounded noise.
method Polynomial time algorithm for active learning with improved label complexity.
result First efficient algorithm with label complexity polynomial in 1−2η1. Polynomial time algorithm learns depth-2 neural networks with ReLU activations.
problem Learning depth-2 neural networks with non-zero bias terms and general ReLU activations.
method Robust tensor decomposition of Hermite expansions.
result Polynomial time and sample efficient learning of depth-2 networks with ReLU activations.
When using active learning, smaller batch sizes are typically more efficient from a learning efficiency perspective. However, in practice due to speed and human annotator considerations, the use of larger batch sizes is necessary. While past work has shown that larger batch sizes decrease learning efficiency from a lea…
Active inference framework improves U-statistic estimation efficiency.
problem Costly acquisition of labels for U-statistics. method Active inference framework with optimal sampling rule.
result Substantial gains in estimation efficiency over baseline methods.
A new AI framework optimizes expert labeling of unlabeled data.
problem Efficiently labeling unlabeled data for AI systems.
method Human-in-the-loop active learning framework with innovative query schemes.
result Higher accuracy and lower loss compared to other methods.
Paper proposes algorithms for active learning of reject option classifiers.
problem Active learning of reject option classifiers is unaddressed in machine learning.
method Developed novel algorithms using double ramp and double sigmoid loss functions.
result Proposed algorithms efficiently reduce the number of labeled examples required.
New activation improves deep learning accuracy and robustness.
problem Improving accuracy and robustness of deep neural nets with limited data.
method Replaces softmax with graph Laplacian-based interpolating function.
result Significantly improves natural and robust accuracy.
We study the problem of efficient PAC active learning of homogeneous linear classifiers (halfspaces) in Rd, where the goal is to learn a halfspace with low error using as few label queries as possible. Under the extra assumption that there is a t-sparse halfspace that performs well on the data (t≪d)…
Survey and framework for efficient active learning in structural reliability.
problem Efficiently solving complex structural reliability problems.
method Generalized modular framework combining surrogate model, reliability estimation algorithm, learning function, and stopping criterion.
result 39 strategies for solving 20 reliability benchmark problems, highlighting the importance of surrogates and algorithms.
WiGS improves active learning for regression by dynamically selecting informative samples.
problem Reducing labeling costs in regression tasks.
method Formulated as a reinforcement learning problem, WiGS adapts the exploration-investigation balance.
result WiGS outperforms static methods in accuracy and labeling efficiency, especially in irregular data density.