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48 results for feature change

Develops method to assess feature importance in black-box models for unconditional distribution.

problem Lack of methods to analyze feature importance in black-box models for unconditional distribution.
method Approximation method to compute feature importance curves for unconditional distribution.
result Produces sparse and faithful results, computationally efficient.

In this paper we study the setting where features are added or change interpretation over time, which has applications in multiple domains such as retail, manufacturing, finance. In particular, we propose an approach to provably determine the time instant from which the new/changed features start becoming relevant with…

2017-04-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a feature-wise change detection method for improving indoor positioning accuracy.

problem Improving the quality of reference fingerprint maps in indoor positioning systems.
method Inspired by RANSAC, the paper uses resampling of features to estimate intermediate locations and identifies candidate locations using MJI.
result The approach improves positioning accuracy by 20% and achieves 90% change detection accuracy.

The paper uses AI to analyze ECG data, revealing age-related changes and identifying key features.

problem Investigating age-related changes in ECG data to distinguish healthy from disease-related changes.
method Employed deep-learning and tree-based models on raw ECG signals and features from a diverse age group.
result Identified age-related declines in breathing rates and high SDANN values in elderly individuals.

New methods interpret clustering outcomes without altering data structure.

problem Post-processing methods destroy data integrity and obscure interpretations.
method Algorithm-agnostic interpretation methods using permutation feature importance, individual conditional expectation, and partial dependence.
result Preserves original feature structure and explains clustering outcomes.

When training a deep neural network for image classification, one can broadly distinguish between two types of latent features of images that will drive the classification. We can divide latent features into (i) "core" or "conditionally invariant" features XcoreX^\text{core} whose distribution XcoreYX^\text{core}\vert Y, cond…

2017-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper shows feature importance remains valid even in low-performing models.

problem Feature importance validity in low-performing machine learning models for biomedical data.
method Experiments with synthetic and real biomedical datasets to compare feature rank stability under different data reductions.
result Feature importance can be maintained even at low performance levels if data size is adequate.

Modular pipeline improves stock portfolio prediction robustness under regime changes.

problem Overfitting in deep learning models for non-stationary datasets.
method Modular machine learning pipeline with GBDT models and online learning techniques.
result GBDT models with dropout show high performance, robustness, and generalisability.

Detects data drift and outliers affecting ML model performance over time.

problem Detecting distribution changes between training and deployment datasets for machine learning models.
method Nonparametrically tests model prediction confidence distributions for changes using Change Point Models (CPMs). Also uses nonparametric outlier methods.
result Demonstrates robustness of the method under various levels of drift class contamination.

VFDS selects dynamic features for efficient HAR tasks, optimizing performance-cost trade-offs.

problem Optimizing feature selection for varying costs and dynamic contexts in machine learning tasks.
method Bayesian learning framework with variational dynamic selection policy.
result VFDS selects different features under changing contexts, saving sensory costs while maintaining HAR accuracy.

Inverse classification is the process of perturbing an instance in a meaningful way such that it is more likely to conform to a specific class. Historical methods that address such a problem are often framed to leverage only a single classifier, or specific set of classifiers. These works are often accompanied by naive…

2016-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Scaling feature values is an important step in numerous machine learning tasks. Different features can have different value ranges and some form of a feature scaling is often required in order to learn an accurate classifier. However, feature scaling is conducted as a preprocessing task prior to learning. This is probl…

2014-07-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Regulatory compliance is an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business. Compliance officers responsible for maintaining adherence constantly struggle to keep up with the large amount of changes in regulatory requirements. Keeping up with the changes entail two …

2019-08-20abs ↗pdf ↗

An essential problem in domain adaptation is to understand and make use of distribution changes across domains. For this purpose, we first propose a flexible Generative Domain Adaptation Network (G-DAN) with specific latent variables to capture changes in the generating process of features across domains. By explicitly…

2018-04-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a class of randomly time-changed fast mean-reverting stochastic volatility models and, using spectral theory and singular perturbation techniques, we derive an approximation for the prices of European options in this setting. Three examples of random time-changes are provided and the implied volatility sur…

2010-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes MAML's representation using RSA, revealing that feature reuse is not the primary reason for its success.

problem Understanding why model-agnostic meta-learning (MAML) works well in few-shot learning tasks.
method Representation similarity analysis (RSA) applied to MAML's few-shot learning instantiation.
result Feature reuse is not the primary reason for MAML's success; instead, it is the learning task itself that increases representation similarity.

Distributed sensors compress and send features to a fusion center for linear regression.

problem Efficiently compress and transmit features from distributed sensors to a fusion center under varying communication constraints.
method Designs a distributed and adaptive feature compression scheme using optimal quantizers and simple adaptive strategies.
result Demonstrates improved inference performance through simulated experiments.

While several feature scoring methods are proposed to explain the output of complex machine learning models, most of them lack formal mathematical definitions. In this study, we propose a novel definition of the feature score using the maximally invariant data perturbation, which is inspired from the idea of adversaria…

2018-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reveals how features influence deep network decision boundaries.

problem Understanding the role of features in neural network decision boundaries.
method Adopted adversarial robustness tools to measure changes in CNN decision boundaries.
result Neural networks exhibit high invariance to non-discriminative features and are sensitive to small perturbations of training samples.

Method predicts disease outbreaks using search logs, overcoming instability.

problem Predicting disease outbreaks from search logs is challenging due to short-term and long-term instability.
method Seasonal-adjustment method decomposes logs into seasonal, trend, and irregular components; feature selection method selects relevant search terms.
result Proposed method outperforms comparative methods in prediction accuracy for seven of ten diseases.

Researchers prove a special case of Borde-Sorkin's conjecture about topology change in spacetimes.

problem Proving topology change in spacetimes with Morse functions is challenging.
method Using Morse functions to construct spacetimes and proving a special case of the Borde-Sorkin conjecture.
result Proved a special case of the Borde-Sorkin conjecture about causally continuous spacetimes.

PredDiff measures prediction changes while marginalizing features, offering new insights into interaction effects.

problem Understanding interaction effects in black-box models.
method Model-agnostic, local attribution method based on probability theory.
result Introduced a new measure for interaction effects between arbitrary feature subsets.

Robust ASR model removes fast-changing features to resist attacks.

problem Vulnerability of ASR systems to adversarial attacks.
method Removing fast-changing features using slow feature analysis or low-pass filtering.
result Hybrid ASR models are more than four times more robust against targeted attacks.

Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) generate valuable knowledge about network security, but an abundance of false alarms and a lack of methods to capture the interdependence among alerts hampers their utility for network defense. Here, we explore a graph-based approach for fusing alerts generated by multiple IDSs (e.g.,…

2018-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗