This work proposes splitting deep neural networks into smaller sub-networks for faster and more efficient distillation.
problem Challenges in training deep neural networks, including local optima, gradient issues, and computational demands.
method Proposes a non-end-to-end distillation approach by splitting networks into smaller, independent sub-networks (neighbourhoods).
result Independent training of smaller sub-networks can speed up distillation and improve efficiency in various applications.
WEEND uses a neural network to recognize speech and assign speakers to words.
problem End-to-end neural diarization without additional ASR and orchestration.
method Multi-task learning with an auxiliary network for ASR and speaker diarization.
result WEEND outperforms turn-based diarization and can handle 5-minute audio.
End-to-end autonomous driving models get better uncertainty estimates.
problem Uncertainty quantification for end-to-end autonomous driving models.
method Approximate inference for implicit copula neural linear model.
result Densities for steering angle are marginally calibrated.
Improved portfolio optimization reduces sensitivity to neural network initialization.
problem High sensitivity to neural network initialization in portfolio optimization.
method Robust end-to-end framework for risk budgeting portfolios.
result Enhanced stability in portfolio optimization without compromising performance.
End-to-end neural network optimizes portfolios by directly learning allocations from features.
problem Error maximization in two-step portfolio optimization.
method Single feed-forward neural network combining prediction and optimization.
result Model-based end-to-end framework achieves Sharpe ratio of 1.16.
Proposes neural dynamic mode decomposition for end-to-end modeling of nonlinear dynamics.
problem Understanding and modeling nonlinear dynamical systems.
method Trains neural networks to minimize forecast error based on spectral decomposition in the lifted space.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in eigenvalue estimation and forecast performance.
End-to-end audio recognition system improves accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in auditory object recognition.
method Proposes an end-to-end deep neural network with an 'inception nucleus' to learn features from raw waveforms.
result Bests current state-of-the-art approaches by 10.4 percentage points on Urbansound8k dataset.
Paper optimizes KWS models using NAS and quantization for limited resources.
problem Developing efficient keyword spotting models in resource-constrained environments.
method Neural Architecture Search (NAS) for model structure optimization and quantization of weights and activations.
result Achieved high accuracy (95.55%) with minimal parameters and operations using NAS and quantization.
End-to-end neural network based approaches to audio modelling are generally outperformed by models trained on high-level data representations. In this paper we present preliminary work that shows the feasibility of training the first layers of a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model to learn the commonly-used l…
End-to-end learning of codes for secure BPSK communication in Gaussian wiretap channel.
problem Secure communication in the presence of an adversary for BPSK modulation.
method Learning finite-length codes using deep neural networks (DNNs) with mutual information estimation.
result Learned codes achieve near-optimal security performance, as demonstrated by numerical results.
We present an end-to-end learning method for chess, relying on deep neural networks. Without any a priori knowledge, in particular without any knowledge regarding the rules of chess, a deep neural network is trained using a combination of unsupervised pretraining and supervised training. The unsupervised training extra…
End-to-end policy learning improves statistical arbitrage trading.
problem Traditional mean reversion trading strategies in statistical arbitrage are limited.
method We use Autoencoder architectures and policy learning to develop trading strategies.
result End-to-end training yields superior gross returns.
Develops Bayesian approach for end-to-end learning in stochastic optimization.
problem Stochastic optimization problems under uncertainty.
method Bayesian interpretation and new end-to-end learning algorithms.
result Improved decision maps for empirical risk minimization and distributionally robust optimization.
We propose a novel deep learning method for local self-supervised representation learning that does not require labels nor end-to-end backpropagation but exploits the natural order in data instead. Inspired by the observation that biological neural networks appear to learn without backpropagating a global error signal,…
In this paper, we present an end-to-end training framework for building state-of-the-art end-to-end speech recognition systems. Our training system utilizes a cluster of Central Processing Units(CPUs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). The entire data reading, large scale data augmentation, neural network parameter …
We propose an autoencoding sequence-based transceiver for communication over dispersive channels with intensity modulation and direct detection (IM/DD), designed as a bidirectional deep recurrent neural network (BRNN). The receiver uses a sliding window technique to allow for efficient data stream estimation. We find t…
Recent studies have introduced end-to-end TTS, which integrates the production of context and acoustic features in statistical parametric speech synthesis. As a result, a single neural network replaced laborious feature engineering with automated feature learning. However, little is known about what types of context in…
Deep reinforcement learning approaches have shown impressive results in a variety of different domains, however, more complex heterogeneous architectures such as world models require the different neural components to be trained separately instead of end-to-end. While a simple genetic algorithm recently showed end-to-e…
Recent work on discriminative segmental models has shown that they can achieve competitive speech recognition performance, using features based on deep neural frame classifiers. However, segmental models can be more challenging to train than standard frame-based approaches. While some segmental models have been success…
End-to-end approach for weak supervision improves downstream model performance.
problem Data-labeling bottleneck in machine learning applications.
method Directly learning the downstream model by maximizing its agreement with probabilistic labels generated from weak supervision sources.
result Improved performance over prior work in terms of downstream model performance and robustness.
DeepRacing uses neural networks to predict trajectories for autonomous racing in video games.
problem Training algorithms for high-speed autonomous racing in realistic environments.
method Developed a virtual testbed using F1 video games, trained neural networks to predict trajectories and control commands.
result Trajectory prediction outperforms end-to-end control methods in autonomous racing simulations.
Neural networks struggle with TSP beyond small instances, requiring new approaches.
problem Neural networks struggle to generalize to larger instances of the TSP.
method Unified pipeline to identify inductive biases and promote generalization.
result Zero-shot generalization requires rethinking neural combinatorial optimization.
End-to-end learning refers to training a possibly complex learning system by applying gradient-based learning to the system as a whole. End-to-end learning system is specifically designed so that all modules are differentiable. In effect, not only a central learning machine, but also all "peripheral" modules like repre…
This paper introduces a new large-scale music dataset, MusicNet, to serve as a source of supervision and evaluation of machine learning methods for music research. MusicNet consists of hundreds of freely-licensed classical music recordings by 10 composers, written for 11 instruments, together with instrument/note annot…
Recent advances in machine learning, especially techniques such as deep neural networks, are promoting a range of high-stakes applications, including autonomous driving, which often relies on deep learning for perception. While deep learning for perception has been shown to be vulnerable to a host of subtle adversarial…
Guided Learning improves end-to-end modeling for multi-stage decision-making.
problem Challenges in training unified neural networks for multi-stage decision-making.
method Guided Learning framework with a guide function and utility function.
result Significant improvement in performance over traditional methods.
This paper develops a method to train compact neural networks with reduced memory and computational costs.
problem Training large neural networks consumes excessive resources and energy.
method End-to-end training framework using Bayesian tensor decomposition with automatic rank determination.
result The method achieves significant parameter reduction and maintains or improves accuracy.
We propose a novel end-to-end neural network architecture that, once trained, directly outputs a probabilistic clustering of a batch of input examples in one pass. It estimates a distribution over the number of clusters k, and for each 1≤k≤kmax, a distribution over the individual cluster assignm…
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are effective models for reducing spectral variations and modeling spectral correlations in acoustic features for automatic speech recognition (ASR). Hybrid speech recognition systems incorporating CNNs with Hidden Markov Models/Gaussian Mixture Models (HMMs/GMMs) have achieved the …
Paper proposes an end-to-end learning method for state estimation in robotics.
problem Lack of annotated data for optimising dynamic and measurement models in particle filters.
method End-to-end learning objective based on maximising a pseudo-likelihood function.
result Improves state estimation when large portions of true states are unknown.
New benchmark protocol evaluates neural network optimizers for efficiency and data shift sensitivity.
problem Benchmarking neural network optimizers with hyperparameter complexity and data shift sensitivity.
method Proposed a new evaluation protocol combining end-to-end and data-addition training efficiency, using bandit hyperparameter tuning and human study validation.
result No clear winner across all tasks, highlighting the complexity of optimizer performance.
Hybrid diarization framework handles overlapped speech and long recordings.
problem Challenges in clustering-based and end-to-end neural diarization approaches.
method Proposes a hybrid framework combining clustering and end-to-end neural diarization.
result Significantly better performance on long recordings with overlapped speech.
End-to-end deep reinforcement learning has enabled agents to learn with little preprocessing by humans. However, it is still difficult to learn stably and efficiently because the learning method usually uses a nonlinear function approximation. Neural Episodic Control (NEC), which has been proposed in order to improve s…
Deep neural networks work well at approximating complicated functions when provided with data and trained by gradient descent methods. At the same time, there is a vast amount of existing functions that programmatically solve different tasks in a precise manner eliminating the need for training. In many cases, it is po…
Neural network based approximate computing is a universal architecture promising to gain tremendous energy-efficiency for many error resilient applications. To guarantee the approximation quality, existing works deploy two neural networks (NNs), e.g., an approximator and a predictor. The approximator provides the appro…
Improved neural transducer model outperforms attention model on longer sequences.
problem Improving performance of neural transducer models.
method Comparison of training criteria (marginalization vs. maximum approximation), model generalization, and output label topology.
result Final transducer model outperforms attention model by over 6% relative WER on Switchboard 300h.
NDPs embed dynamical systems into neural networks for efficient sensorimotor learning.
problem Training policies directly in raw action spaces limits scalability for continuous tasks.
method Embed dynamical systems into neural networks to learn robot behaviors via demonstrations.
result NDPs outperform prior methods in both imitation and reinforcement learning setups.
This study presents a novel end-to-end architecture that learns hierarchical representations from raw EEG data using fully convolutional deep neural networks for the task of neonatal seizure detection. The deep neural network acts as both feature extractor and classifier, allowing for end-to-end optimization of the sei…
Substring kernels are classical tools for representing biological sequences or text. However, when large amounts of annotated data are available, models that allow end-to-end training such as neural networks are often preferred. Links between recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and substring kernels have recently been dra…
End-to-end performance estimation and measurement of deep neural network (DNN) systems become more important with increasing complexity of DNN systems consisting of hardware and software components. The methodology proposed in this paper aims at a reduced turn-around time for evaluating different design choices of hard…
Enhances neural processes for better context handling.
problem Real-world context sets are complex, requiring richer prior distributions.
method Introduces a graphical model for a richer prior on latent variables, enabling end-to-end optimization.
result Improves function modeling and test-time robustness with mixture and Student-t assumptions.
Tensor neural network improves human pose classification from 3D skeleton data.
problem Efficiently processing spatiotemporal data for human pose classification.
method Proposes a tensor-based neural network with three components: spatiotemporal feature construction, tensor fusion, and tensor-based neural network processing.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance in human pose classification.
Recent advances in machine learning, especially techniques such as deep neural networks, are enabling a range of emerging applications. One such example is autonomous driving, which often relies on deep learning for perception. However, deep learning-based perception has been shown to be vulnerable to a host of subtle …
End-to-end text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis is a method that directly converts input text to output acoustic features using a single network. A recent advance of end-to-end TTS is due to a key technique called attention mechanisms, and all successful methods proposed so far have been based on soft attention mechanisms. H…
Hybrid model for online nonlinear prediction using LSTM and soft GBDT.
problem Online nonlinear prediction with manual feature selection and model selection issues.
method End-to-end architecture with LSTM for feature extraction and soft GBDT for regression, jointly optimized.
result Significant performance improvements over conventional methods on real datasets.
Existing applications include a huge amount of knowledge that is out of reach for deep neural networks. This paper presents a novel approach for integrating calls to existing applications into deep learning architectures. Using this approach, we estimate each application's functionality with an estimator, which is impl…
End-to-end learnable network for safer self-driving with interpretable intermediate representations.
problem Safe motion planning for self-driving vehicles.
method Differentiable semantic occupancy representation for cost calculation in motion planning.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art planners in imitating human behaviors and producing safer trajectories.
dynoNet learns dynamical systems using linear operators.
problem Learning complex dynamical systems.
method dynoNet uses linear dynamical operators for sequence modeling and system identification.
result dynoNet effectively identifies systems on benchmarks.