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48 results for evolutionary patterns

Neural Architecture Search has shown potential to automate the design of neural networks. Deep Reinforcement Learning based agents can learn complex architectural patterns, as well as explore a vast and compositional search space. On the other hand, evolutionary algorithms offer higher sample efficiency, which is criti…

2018-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The commercialization of deep learning creates a compelling need for intellectual property (IP) protection. Deep neural network (DNN) watermarking has been proposed as a promising tool to help model owners prove ownership and fight piracy. A popular approach of watermarking is to train a DNN to recognize images with ce…

2019-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

An evolutionary game model analyzes e-commerce and traditional retail trends during the pandemic.

problem Understanding the dynamics between e-commerce and traditional retail during the pandemic.
method Developed an evolutionary game model to study consumer-producer interactions on e-commerce platforms.
result Investment in logistics and warehouses in e-commerce led to faster delivery and consumer trends.

Time series prediction with deep learning methods, especially long short-term memory neural networks (LSTMs), have scored significant achievements in recent years. Despite the fact that the LSTMs can help to capture long-term dependencies, its ability to pay different degree of attention on sub-window feature within mu…

2018-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

DyHATR learns dynamic heterogeneous networks for better link prediction.

problem Learning effective representations of dynamic heterogeneous networks for link prediction.
method Hierarchical attention for heterogeneous information and temporal RNN for evolutionary patterns.
result DyHATR significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines on link prediction tasks.

New method embeds phylogenetic trees for clustering, recovering evolutionary relationships.

problem Lack of a meaningful way to embed phylogenetic trees into a vector space.
method Split-weight embedding to fit clustering algorithms to phylogenetic trees.
result Split-weight embedding recovers meaningful evolutionary relationships in simulated and real data.

The accurate and interpretable prediction of future events in time-series data often requires the capturing of representative patterns (or referred to as states) underpinning the observed data. To this end, most existing studies focus on the representation and recognition of states, but ignore the changing transitional…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Model shows how heterogeneity in strategies and risk tolerance affects financial market stability.

problem Understanding how heterogeneity impacts financial market dynamics.
method Agent-based model incorporating heterogeneous investment strategies and risk tolerance.
result Heterogeneity in strategies and risk tolerance suppresses price fluctuations.

Traditional anatomical analyses captured only a fraction of real phenomic information. Here, we apply deep learning to quantify total phenotypic similarity across 2468 butterfly photographs, covering 38 subspecies from the polymorphic mimicry complex of Heliconius erato\textit{Heliconius erato} and Heliconius melpomene\textit{Heliconius melpomene}. E…

2019-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

DHRL learns interpretable features from visual data.

problem Limited use of deep learning in basic research for interpretable features.
method Generative model chaining, ladder network architecture, latent space regularization.
result DHRL generates disentangled hierarchical features from small datasets.

Massive volumes of high-dimensional data that evolves over time is continuously collected by contemporary information processing systems, which brings up the problem of organizing this data into clusters, i.e. achieve the purpose of dimensional deduction, and meanwhile learning its temporal evolution patterns. In this …

2019-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

QuantaAlpha uses evolutionary algorithms to mine financial alpha robustly across market distributions.

problem Challenges in alpha mining due to market noise and regime shifts.
method Evolutionary framework treating each mining run as a trajectory, mutation, crossover, targeted revision, and reuse of effective patterns.
result Consistent gains over strong baselines and prior systems, achieving high IC and ARR.

A simple trading model based on pair pattern strategy space with holding periods is proposed. Power-law behaviors are observed for the return variance σ2σ^2, the price impact HH and the predictability KK for both models with linear and square root impact functions. The sum of the traders' wealth displays a positive v…

2008-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A data-driven approach predicts morphological development under structural instability.

problem Understanding and predicting spatiotemporal complexities of morphogenesis under structural instability.
method Machine-learning framework based on physical modeling of morphogenesis.
result Identification of key bifurcation characteristics and prediction of history-dependent development.

In many practical applications of clustering, the objects to be clustered evolve over time, and a clustering result is desired at each time step. In such applications, evolutionary clustering typically outperforms traditional static clustering by producing clustering results that reflect long-term trends while being ro…

2011-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

evo-RL combines evolutionary computation with reinforcement learning for better adaptability.

problem Improving reinforcement learning algorithms' adaptability and performance in environments with rewardless states.
method Embedding reinforcement learning in an evolutionary cycle, distinguishing instinctive from learnable behavior.
result evo-RL leads to state-of-the-art performance on OpenAI Gym control problems with rewardless states.

Momentum speeds up evolutionary processes in machine learning.

problem Accelerating convergence in evolutionary dynamics.
method Combining momentum from machine learning with evolutionary dynamics using information divergences as Lyapunov functions.
result Momentum accelerates convergence of evolutionary dynamics, including the replicator equation and Euclidean gradient descent.

CausalEvolve improves efficiency and discovery in open-ended scientific tasks.

problem Lack of targeted guidance and knowledge organization in evolve-based agents.
method Causal scratchpad that identifies and reasons about guiding factors for evolution.
result Effective improvement in evolutionary efficiency and better solutions.

Designs chiral photonic structures using machine learning for efficient optical properties.

problem Optimizing chiral photonic nanostructures for light-matter interactions.
method Evolutionary algorithm and neural network approach for rapid optimization.
result Frequency-dependent modification in reflected light's degree of circular polarization.

Cooperation is a persistent behavioral pattern of entities pooling and sharing resources. Its ubiquity in nature poses a conundrum. Whenever two entities cooperate, one must willingly relinquish something of value to the other. Why is this apparent altruism favored in evolution? Classical solutions assume a net fitness…

2015-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We are often interested in clustering objects that evolve over time and identifying solutions to the clustering problem for every time step. Evolutionary clustering provides insight into cluster evolution and temporal changes in cluster memberships while enabling performance superior to that achieved by independently c…

2019-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

A co-evolutionary approach for Heston model calibration reduces overfitting with diverse datasets.

problem Overfitting and lack of generalization in Heston model calibration.
method Coupling a genetic algorithm with an evolving neural inverse map, using both GA-history sampling and Latin hypercube sampling.
result Diverse datasets improve out-of-sample stability and calibration accuracy.

The paper improves evolutionary computation by optimizing selection rates.

problem Choosing the right selection rate in evolutionary computation.
method The paper proves mathematically that a selection rate of μ/λ leads to better progress rates and provides a theoretical basis for this.
result The theoretical selection rate μ/λ leads to a better progress rate of order O(λ^-1) compared to O(λ^-2/d).

Novel evolutionary strategy solves stochastic constrained optimization problems.

problem Optimizing objective functions with stochastic constraints in reinforcement learning.
method Design of a novel optimization algorithm with a sufficient decrease mechanism for stochastic constrained problems.
result Demonstrated convergence of the algorithm on control tasks and constrained optimization problems.

CoNES optimizes blackbox functions using convex optimization and information geometry.

problem Optimizing high-dimensional blackbox functions efficiently.
method Formulated as a convex program that adapts evolutionary strategies gradient estimates.
result Vastly outperforms conventional blackbox optimization methods on benchmarks and MuJoCo tasks.

Proves FR-NGD optimally approximates evolutionary dynamics and continuous Bayesian inference.

problem Optimizing continuous time replicator equations and continuous Bayesian inference.
method Fisher-Rao natural gradient descent (FR-NGD) and its correspondence with evolutionary dynamics.
result FR-NGD optimally approximates continuous time replicator equations and continuous Bayesian inference.

Combines variational and evolutionary optimization for generative models.

problem Optimizing generative models with discrete latent variables.
method Truncated posteriors as variational distributions, evolutionary algorithms applied to variational parameters.
result Evolutionary algorithms effectively optimize variational bounds for generative models.

New research connects evolutionary dynamics to Bayesian learning.

problem Connecting evolutionary biology and Bayesian learning.
method Rigorous mathematical proof using Kushner-Stratonovich equation and gradient flows.
result Discrete time filtering equations converge to Stratonovich interpretation of Kushner-Stratonovich equation.

We explore efficient neural architecture search methods and show that a simple yet powerful evolutionary algorithm can discover new architectures with excellent performance. Our approach combines a novel hierarchical genetic representation scheme that imitates the modularized design pattern commonly adopted by human ex…

2017-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗