Mahé provides hierarchical explanations for complex interactions in machine learning models.
problem Capturing and explaining complex interactions in machine learning models.
method Model-agnostic hierarchical explanations through local interpretation and context-free generalization.
result Improved local interaction interpretations and successful explanation of context-free interactions.
Interactive steering improves hierarchical clustering for diverse user needs.
problem Existing hierarchical clustering methods fail to meet diverse user needs.
method Knowledge-driven and data-driven constraints, interactive steering through a visual interface.
result Facilitates the building of customized clustering trees efficiently and effectively.
Multitask Gaussian process (MTGP) is powerful for joint learning of multiple tasks with complicated correlation patterns. However, due to the assembling of additive independent latent functions, all current MTGPs including the salient linear model of coregionalization (LMC) and convolution frameworks cannot effectively…
HGNet improves GNNs' ability to handle long-range interactions in graphs.
problem Insufficiency of GNNs in capturing long-range interactions.
method Introduces hierarchical message passing models with multi-resolution graph representations.
result HGNet outperforms conventional GNNs in molecular property prediction.
Study on bias-variance trade-off in hierarchical models with higher-order interactions.
problem Understanding the bias-variance trade-off in hierarchical probabilistic models with higher-order interactions.
method Proposed an efficient inference algorithm using Gibbs sampling and annealed importance sampling for log-linear higher-order Boltzmann machine.
result Higher-order interactions produce less variance for smaller sample size and comparable error with hidden layers.
HiPart offers an efficient, interactive tool for hierarchical clustering.
problem Efficient and interpretable hierarchical clustering for Big Data.
method Divisive hierarchical clustering algorithms with interactive visualizations.
result High computational efficiency and interpretability in Big Data applications.
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are on the road. To safely and efficiently interact with other road participants, AVs have to accurately predict the behavior of surrounding vehicles and plan accordingly. Such prediction should be probabilistic, to address the uncertainties in human behavior. Such prediction should also be in…
A new method for blind source separation using hierarchical structure and KL divergence.
problem Blind source separation of complex interacting signals.
method Hierarchical log-linear model with KL divergence minimization.
result Superior performance compared to existing techniques on images and time series data.
HRL4IN tackles interactive navigation tasks with mobile manipulators, improving efficiency and performance.
problem Interactive Navigation tasks require mobile manipulators to perform various actions, but choosing the right part of the embodiment is inefficient.
method HRL4IN uses a hierarchical reinforcement learning architecture to handle heterogeneous phases of navigation and manipulation, selecting the appropriate part of the embodiment for each phase.
result HRL4IN significantly outperforms flat PPO and HAC in terms of task performance and energy efficiency.
PliableBVS extends Bayesian lasso for modeling interactions with modifying variables.
problem Modeling interactions between large and small sets of variables, especially in omics studies.
method Bayesian variable selection with spike-and-slab priors and hierarchical structure.
result PliableBVS outperforms pliable lasso in identifying active main and interaction effects.
Interactive framework identifies insights in power grid maps.
problem Manual identification of insights in power grid maps is laborious and expertise-dependent.
method Proposes an interactive framework using DenseU-Hierarchical VAE to learn and modulate representations.
result Framework outperforms baseline models in identifying and annotating insights.
HiGraphDTI learns drug and target representations from molecular graphs to predict DTIs.
problem Inaccurate drug-target interaction prediction due to insufficient chemical information extraction.
method Hierarchical graph representation learning to extract chemical information from atoms, motifs, and molecules.
result HiGraphDTI outperforms state-of-the-art methods in DTI prediction and interaction interpretation.
A method clusters genes in large gene regulatory networks using semi-supervised hierarchical clustering.
problem Challenging task of identifying interaction clusters in large gene regulatory networks due to data noise and inconsistency.
method SHC-DC: a semi-supervised hierarchical clustering method using deconvolved correlation matrix.
result SHC-DC discovers interaction modules enriched in various signal pathways, validating sleep's impact on interleukin levels and related pathways.
A new model embeds word and label hierarchies in hyperbolic space for HMLC.
problem Learning mappings from word hierarchies to label hierarchies in hierarchical multi-label classification.
method Proposes a Hyperbolic Interaction Model (HyperIM) to learn label-aware document representations in hyperbolic space.
result Demonstrates improved performance for HMLC compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Actors in realistic social networks play not one but a number of diverse roles depending on whom they interact with, and a large number of such role-specific interactions collectively determine social communities and their organizations. Methods for analyzing social networks should capture these multi-faceted role-spec…
New approach reduces particle simulation complexity to linear time and space.
problem Challenges in learning dynamics from particle interactions, especially N-body problems.
method Transforms fully-connected interaction graphs into hierarchical ones, reducing complexity.
result Linear time and space complexity for large-scale simulations, retaining high accuracy.
Bayesian pliable lasso with horseshoe prior models interactions in GLMs with missing data.
problem Modeling interactions in sparse regression problems with missing responses.
method Bayesian pliable lasso with hierarchical horseshoe prior for sparsity and uncertainty quantification.
result Advantages over existing methods in recovering complex interaction patterns under incomplete data.
New algorithm handles large-scale interaction models efficiently.
problem Large-scale interaction modeling with strong hierarchy constraints.
method Convex optimization, proximal gradient descent, screening rules, active-set strategy.
result Framework can handle p=50,000 with over 4900x speed-up. GAMI-Tree uses model-based trees to fit low-order fANOVA models.
problem Fitting interpretable fANOVA models with low-order interactions.
method GAMI-Tree uses model-based trees and a new interaction filtering method.
result GAMI-Tree outperforms EBM and GAMI-Net in predictive performance and interpretability.
Variable selection for models including interactions between explanatory variables often needs to obey certain hierarchical constraints. The weak or strong structural hierarchy requires that the existence of an interaction term implies at least one or both associated main effects to be present in the model. Lately, thi…
Hierarchical NMF organizes COVID-19 literature into a searchable tree.
problem Organizing and searching for relevant COVID-19 research.
method Hierarchical nonnegative matrix factorization.
result Identified 8 major and 52 subtopics related to COVID-19.
New method estimates and samples high-dimensional probability distributions avoiding optimization and approximation curse.
problem Estimating high-dimensional probability distributions from data samples.
method Hierarchic probability flow from coarse to fine scales, defined by conditional probabilities across scales.
result Sampling hierarchic models avoids critical slowing down at phase transitions and generates turbulence and dark matter images.
Generative model reveals hidden interaction preferences in networks.
problem Separate analysis of community and hierarchy overlooks real-world network complexities.
method Generative model based on node preferences and hierarchical structures exploiting network sparsity.
result Model accurately identifies overall node preferences and discerns subsets with different behaviors.
We study how to effectively leverage expert feedback to learn sequential decision-making policies. We focus on problems with sparse rewards and long time horizons, which typically pose significant challenges in reinforcement learning. We propose an algorithmic framework, called hierarchical guidance, that leverages the…
We introduce the Hierarchically Interacting Particle Neural Network (HIP-NN) to model molecular properties from datasets of quantum calculations. Inspired by a many-body expansion, HIP-NN decomposes properties, such as energy, as a sum over hierarchical terms. These terms are generated from a neural network--a composit…
Network clustering reveals the organization of a network or corresponding complex system with elements represented as vertices and interactions as edges in a (directed, weighted) graph. Although the notion of clustering can be somewhat loose, network clusters or groups are generally considered as nodes with enriched in…
New model tackles causal bandits with dependent variables.
problem Understanding reward-maximizing interventions in causal networks with dependent variables.
method Introduces hierarchical causal bandit model with a contextual variable capturing interactions among variables.
result Derives nearly matching regret bounds for binary context in causal bandits with dependent arms.
We learn hierarchical slate representations for collaborative filtering.
problem Building models for recommendation systems with hierarchical slates.
method Learning low-dimensional embeddings of hierarchical slates using recursive composition rules.
result Improved recommendation system performance on a real-world dataset.
This essay discusses the advantages of a probabilistic agent-based approach to questions in theoretical economics, from the nature of economic agents, to the nature of the equilibria supported by their interactions. One idea we propose is that "agents" are meta-individual, hierarchically structured objects, that includ…
iKF method uncovers complex variable interactions for scientific discovery.
problem Limited interpretability of existing models in decision-making applications.
method Iterative Kings' Forests (iKF) method to uncover multi-order interactions.
result iKF provides strong interpretive power for explainable modeling.
Hierarchical RL system for robotic manipulation with explainable decision-making.
problem Interpretability of robot decision-making for human operators.
method Dot-to-Dot: Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning.
result Efficient learning of complex actions/states by low-level agent and interpretable high-level representation.
Improved sampling from complex distributions with reduced bias.
problem Reducing bias in high-dimensional sampling algorithms.
method Hierarchical entropy analysis to weaken assumptions and expand scope.
result Bias reduction in low-dimensional marginals scales with lower dimension, not full dimension.
Enhances image classification by integrating semantic hierarchy into CNN models.
problem Limited use of external guidance in image classification.
method Integrates label-hierarchy knowledge into CNN-based classifiers and uses order-preserving embeddings.
result Boosts image classification performance through semantic hierarchy integration.
Bayesian neural networks improve cancer dynamics prediction.
problem Predicting cancer dynamics under treatment due to heterogeneity and sparse data.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model using baseline covariates and Bayesian neural networks for nonlinear interactions.
result Bayesian neural networks outperform linear models in predicting cancer dynamics with interactions.
New measure shows how LSTM models compose hierarchical representations.
problem Understanding how LSTM models capture compositional structure in language.
method Novel measure of interdependence between word meanings in LSTM internal gates.
result High interdependence can hurt generalization and reveals hierarchical structure learning.
New model improves DDI extraction with 78.5% macro F1-score.
problem Extracting Drug-Drug Interactions from text.
method Attention-Wrapped Hierarchical BLSTMs.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art with macro F1-score of 0.785.
Proposes a model for multi-agent reinforcement learning with hierarchical graph attention network.
problem Limited transferability of trained policies to new multi-agent tasks.
method Uses hierarchical graph attention network for representation learning and multi-agent actor-critic for policy learning.
result Demonstrates superior performance in mixed cooperative and competitive tasks compared to existing methods.
This work improves generative models by using feedback from multiple dependent models.
problem Improving the performance of generative models in multi-agent systems.
method Building a hierarchical set-up of multiple dependent generative models and using feedback to improve lower-level models.
result The technique improves the performance of lower-level generative models under certain conditions.
A very brief history of relative valuation in neoclassical finance since 1973 is presented, with attention to core currency issues for emerging economies. Price formation is considered in the context of hierarchical causality, with discussion focussed on identifying mathematical modelling challenges for robust and tran…
DBRec discovers latent groups to improve recommendation.
problem Sparse user-item interaction data in recommender systems.
method Simultaneously discovers latent user/item groups and interacts them with users/items for bridging preferences.
result DBRec outperforms state-of-the-art models on real datasets.
UNTIE learns representations of coupled categorical data.
problem Challenges in learning from unlabeled categorical data with complex couplings.
method UNTIE approach for unsupervised representation learning of heterogeneous couplings.
result UNTIE significantly improves categorical data representations on 25 diverse datasets.
The use of imitation learning to learn a single policy for a complex task that has multiple modes or hierarchical structure can be challenging. In fact, previous work has shown that when the modes are known, learning separate policies for each mode or sub-task can greatly improve the performance of imitation learning. …
Develops a fast test to identify significant features in machine learning models.
problem Identifying significant features and interactions in machine learning models efficiently.
method Forward-selection approach for any model, learning task, and variable type, non-asymptotic, straightforward implementation.
result Identifies statistically significant features and feature interactions of any order.
Bi-GNN models drug interactions using a bi-level graph approach.
problem Predicting drug-drug interactions using machine learning.
method Bi-level graph neural networks that consider both interaction graph and representation graphs of drugs.
result Bi-GNN model improves DDI prediction accuracy compared to existing methods.
Transformer models perform slower than convolutional networks in learning hierarchical language structures.
problem Understanding how neural networks learn hierarchical language structures.
method Theoretical scaling laws and empirical validation of neural network performance.
result Convolutional networks outperform transformers in learning hierarchical language structures.
Framework predicts interactions between multiple traffic participants.
problem Accurately predicting interactions between multiple traffic participants.
method Probabilistic framework with hierarchical modules forecasting intentions and motions.
result Framework predicts continuous motions and interaction durations for multiple interacting road participants.
New method handles correlated responses and interaction effects in multi-response regression.
problem Handling correlated responses and interaction effects in multi-response regression.
method MADMMplasso, an ADMM-based approach for multi-response regression with overlapping groups and interaction effects.
result The proposed method outperforms in prediction and variable selection for correlated responses and interaction effects.
Improved drug-protein interaction prediction using FTL method.
problem Predicting drug-protein interactions from noisy data with uncertain labels.
method Filtered Transfer Learning (FTL) method that fine-tunes a deep neural network across multiple tiers of data confidence.
result FTL method outperforms deep neural networks trained on single confidence ranges.