In the recent years Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have demonstrated significant progress in generating authentic looking data. In this work we introduce our simple method to exploit the advancements in well established image-based GANs to synthesise single channel time series data. We implement Wasserstein GAN…
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On the effectiveness of convolutional autoencoders on image-based personalized recommender systemscs.LG
Convolutional autoencoders improve personalized recommendations from image-based data.
problem Lack of personalized recommendations in gastronomic platforms using image data.
method Used convolutional autoencoders to extract features from images and improve personalized recommendations.
result Convolutional autoencoders outperform standard deep features in image-based personalized recommendation systems.
Study uncovers uncertainty in traffic prediction models across cities.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models for traffic prediction.
method Investigated uncertainty quantification methods for image-based traffic prediction.
result Meaningful uncertainty estimates can be recovered for traffic prediction.
CURL uses contrastive learning to improve reinforcement learning performance.
problem Improving reinforcement learning performance on complex tasks.
method Contrastive learning to extract high-level features from raw pixels, followed by off-policy control.
result CURL outperforms prior methods on DeepMind Control Suite and Atari Games.
In this paper, we consider the problem of malware detection and classification based on image analysis. We convert executable files to images and apply image recognition using deep learning (DL) models. To train these models, we employ transfer learning based on existing DL models that have been pre-trained on massive …
Paper tackles score following in full-page sheet music images.
problem Score following in unprocessed sheet music images.
method Directly predicts score positions from audio and image input.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art methods in alignment precision.
Understanding how biological communities respond to environmental changes is a key challenge in ecology and ecosystem management. The apparent decline of insect populations necessitates more biomonitoring but the time-consuming sorting and identification of taxa pose strong limitations on how many insect samples can be…
A method for self-supervised representation learning in partially observable environments.
problem Sparse rewards and stochasticity in partially observable environments.
method World model in latent space for estimating missing information.
result Significant improvement in exploration compared to prior work.
Labels distilled from images improve model training efficiency and flexibility.
problem Creating synthetic labels for a small set of real images to train models effectively.
method Introduce a more robust and flexible meta-learning algorithm for distillation and an effective first-order strategy based on convex optimization layers.
result Label distillation leads to improved results and greater flexibility in neural architectures.
Framework improves agent's ability to learn from noisy images.
problem Agents tend to focus on distracting regions in unsupervised image-based goal exploration.
method Proposes a novel framework combining absolute Learning Progress with unsupervised image-based goal exploration.
result Agents successfully identify and ignore distracting regions, improving overall performance.
Generative model improves time series prediction quality.
problem Lack of effective generative models for time series data.
method Proposed XIRP for time series, trained with WGAN-GP.
result XIRP significantly outperforms RNN-based models in predictive ability.
Personalizes query completion in digital commerce with image-based vectors.
problem High bounce rate and low recurring users in query completion.
method Injects dense vectors from product images into a noisy channel model.
result Image-based personalization improves query completion and user experience.
In this paper we present Percival, a browser-embedded, lightweight, deep learning-powered ad blocker. Percival embeds itself within the browser's image rendering pipeline, which makes it possible to intercept every image obtained during page execution and to perform blocking based on applying machine learning for image…
Paper proposes a new framework for hypothesis testing in imaging.
problem Challenges in hypothesis testing for imaging data.
method Combines self-supervised imaging, vision-language models, and non-parametric hypothesis testing.
result Demonstrates improved power and robust error control in image-based phenotyping.
DeepAveragers solves offline RL by solving derived MDPs from static data.
problem Offline reinforcement learning with limited data.
method Solves derived non-parametric MDPs (DAC-MDPs) using deep representations and costs for under-represented parts.
result The approach can lower-bound performance and scale to complex offline RL problems.
ContraBAR uses contrastive learning to learn Bayes-optimal policies in RL.
problem Learning optimal policies for unknown tasks sampled from a known distribution.
method Proposes ContraBAR, a meta RL algorithm using contrastive predictive coding (CPC) for belief inference.
result ContraBAR achieves comparable performance to state-of-the-art methods and is computationally efficient.
A CNN-based model improves stock price prediction accuracy.
problem Overfitting in image-based stock prediction models.
method SMSFR-CNN combining CNN and image features.
result SMSFR-CNN achieves high predictive accuracy on A-share stocks.
Robust detection and tracking of objects is crucial for the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology. Image based benchmark datasets have driven development in computer vision tasks such as object detection, tracking and segmentation of agents in the environment. Most autonomous vehicles, however, carry a combinatio…
Ano-SuPs: Multi-size anomaly detection for manufactured products by identifying suspected patchesstat.ML
Ano-SuPs detects anomalies in images of manufactured products by identifying suspected patches.
problem Challenges in detecting anomalies in image-based manufacturing systems, including complexity of background and various anomaly patterns.
method Two-stage strategy anomaly detection method: first, remove suspected patches; second, refine anomaly identification using normal patches.
result Demonstrated effectiveness through simulation and case studies, identifying key parameters and steps impacting model performance and efficiency.
In image-based camera localization systems, information about the environment is usually stored in some representation, which can be referred to as a map. Conventionally, most maps are built upon hand-crafted features. Recently, neural networks have attracted attention as a data-driven map representation, and have show…
Estimating the travel time for a given path is a fundamental problem in many urban transportation systems. However, prior works fail to well capture moving behaviors embedded in paths and thus do not estimate the travel time accurately. To fill in this gap, in this work, we propose a novel neural network framework, nam…
A counterexample disproves the unknotting number conjecture for a specific knot combination.
problem Disproving the unknotting number conjecture for a particular knot combination.
method Used Snappy to discover and verify a counterexample.
result A counterexample showing disproves the conjecture.
Paper proposes tensor-based method for semiconductor manufacturing process control.
problem Challenges of traditional process control methods in high-dimensional image-based overlay errors.
method Builds a high-dimensional process model, proposes tensor-on-vector regression algorithms, designs EWMA controller for tensor data.
result The method reduces overlay errors using limited control recipes and is superior especially when disturbances are not stable.
Deep learning with Convolutional Neural Networks has shown great promise in various areas of image-based classification and enhancement but is often unsuitable for predictive modeling involving non-image based features or features without spatial correlations. We present a novel approach for representation of high dime…
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) using fiber optic cables is a promising new technology for pipeline monitoring and protection. In this work, we applied and compared two approaches for event detection using DAS: Classic machine learning approach and the approach based on image processing and deep learning. Although w…
A CNN-based method detects and counts corn kernels from images.
problem Manual counting of corn kernels is labor-intensive and prone to error.
method Sliding window approach with CNN for detection and NMS for overlapping removal.
result The method successfully detects and counts kernels with low error.
Numerous important problems can be framed as learning from graph data. We propose a framework for learning convolutional neural networks for arbitrary graphs. These graphs may be undirected, directed, and with both discrete and continuous node and edge attributes. Analogous to image-based convolutional networks that op…
Study finds discrepancies in model explanations for clean vs. adversarial inputs.
problem Identifying adversarial attacks on neural networks.
method Utilized experimental results to propose a framework for detecting adversarial inputs.
result Proposed framework can identify adversarial inputs based on model explanations.
NegToMe uses images to guide text-based models away from unwanted visual elements.
problem Insufficient text-based adversarial guidance for complex visual concepts.
method Negative token merging (NegToMe) using visual features from reference images.
result Significantly enhances output diversity and reduces visual similarity to copyrighted content.
Data-driven models and computational tools for neurolinguistics: a language technology perspectivecs.LG
Paper reviews neurolinguistics and language technologies, emphasizing mutual enrichment.
problem Understanding brain activity during language processing.
method Brain imaging studies and natural language representations.
result Development of brain-aware natural language representations.
Saliency methods can aid understanding of deep neural networks. Recent years have witnessed many improvements to saliency methods, as well as new ways for evaluating them. In this paper, we 1) present a novel region-based attribution method, XRAI, that builds upon integrated gradients (Sundararajan et al. 2017), 2) int…
Automatically detecting sound units of humpback whales in complex time-varying background noises is a current challenge for scientists. In this paper, we explore the applicability of Convolution Neural Network (CNN) method for this task. In the evaluation stage, we present 6 bi-class classification experimentations of …
Generative models of eye gaze help identify viewers from images.
problem Identifying viewers from images based on their eye movements.
method Derived Fisher kernels from generative models of eye gaze to train a discriminative classifier.
result Performance of the classifier improves with better underlying generative models.
Unsupervised nonparametric detection of unknown objects in noisy images based on percolation theorymath.ST
We develop an unsupervised, nonparametric, and scalable statistical learning method for detection of unknown objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation theory and random graph theory. We present an algorithm that allows to detect objects of unknown shapes and sizes in the presence of nonparametri…
Training-image based geostatistical inversion using a spatial generative adversarial neural networkstat.ML
Probabilistic inversion within a multiple-point statistics framework is often computationally prohibitive for high-dimensional problems. To partly address this, we introduce and evaluate a new training-image based inversion approach for complex geologic media. Our approach relies on a deep neural network of the generat…
Study improves semantic segmentation of LiDAR point clouds for autonomous vehicles.
problem Semantic understanding of 3D LiDAR data for autonomous vehicles.
method Image-based semantic segmentation architectures, network size optimization, improved point cloud projection, soft Dice loss, reduced weight-sharing convolution.
result 3.2% increase in mIoU segmentation performance with 42% reduction in inference time.
CNNs require fewer samples than LCNs and FCNs for image-based tasks due to locality and weight sharing.
problem Quantifying statistical benefits of locality and weight sharing in CNNs over LCNs and FCNs.
method Dynamic Signal Distribution (DSD) task and information theoretic tools.
result CNNs require fewer samples than LCNs and FCNs for image-based tasks.
Paper proposes a tensor data model for incomplete imaging data.
problem Prognostics models for incomplete imaging data.
method Supervised tensor dimension reduction with TTF supervision and optimization.
result Model effectively extracts low-dimensional features from incomplete data.
Conventional out-of-distribution (OOD) detection schemes based on variational autoencoder or Random Network Distillation (RND) have been observed to assign lower uncertainty to the OOD than the target distribution. In this work, we discover that such conventional novelty detection schemes are also vulnerable to the blu…
We study the problem of multimodal generative modelling of images based on generative adversarial networks (GANs). Despite the success of existing methods, they often ignore the underlying structure of vision data or its multimodal generation characteristics. To address this problem, we introduce the Dirichlet prior fo…
Learning-to-learn or meta-learning leverages data-driven inductive bias to increase the efficiency of learning on a novel task. This approach encounters difficulty when transfer is not advantageous, for instance, when tasks are considerably dissimilar or change over time. We use the connection between gradient-based me…
InfoBridge uses diffusion bridges to estimate mutual information accurately.
problem Estimating mutual information between random variables.
method Formulated mutual information estimation as a domain transfer problem using diffusion bridge models.
result Demonstrated unbiased estimator for various data types.
Exemplar-based synthesis of geology using kernel discrepancies and generative neural networksstat.ML
We propose a framework for synthesis of geological images based on an exemplar image. We synthesize new realizations such that the discrepancy in the patch distribution between the realizations and the exemplar image is minimized. Such discrepancy is quantified using a kernel method for two-sample test called maximum m…
Study detects anomalies in robot vision data to predict hazards.
problem Detecting unexpected hazards in robot exploration data.
method Anomaly detection using autoencoders at different scales.
result Autoencoders improve anomaly detection performance on diverse robot scenarios.
Satellite images improve real-estate price predictions.
problem Improving accuracy of real-estate price predictions.
method Used convolutional neural networks (CNN) to incorporate satellite image data.
result CNN model trained on satellite images and structured data performs 7% better in MAE.
Heteroscedastic Conditional Ordinal Random Fields for Pain Intensity Estimation from Facial Imagescs.CV
We propose a novel method for automatic pain intensity estimation from facial images based on the framework of kernel Conditional Ordinal Random Fields (KCORF). We extend this framework to account for heteroscedasticity on the output labels(i.e., pain intensity scores) and introduce a novel dynamic features, dynamic ra…
An image-driven approach for time series forecasting.
problem Time-series forecasting as a computer vision task.
method Capture input data as an image and train a model to produce the subsequent image.
result Our method outperforms various baselines, including ARIMA, using image-based evaluation metrics.
Recent literature on deep neural networks for tagging of highly energetic jets resulting from top quark decays has focused on image based techniques or multivariate approaches using high-level jet substructure variables. Here, a sequential approach to this task is taken by using an ordered sequence of jet constituents …