TaRP predicts missing relations in KGs using type and instance-level info.
problem Missing relations in KGs.
method Type-augmented relation prediction (TaRP) combining type and instance-level info.
result Significantly better performance on benchmark datasets.
InstaGAN tackles image-to-image translation for images with multiple instances and significant shape changes.
problem Challenging cases, especially images with multiple target instances and significant shape changes.
method Instance-aware GAN (InstaGAN) that incorporates instance information and context preserving loss.
result Improves multi-instance transfiguration while maintaining permutation invariance of instances.
Graph neural networks improve MIL performance without losing interpretability.
problem Learning bag-level labels from bags of instances.
method Proposed a GNN-based algorithm treating bags as graphs to learn embeddings and predict labels.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on MIL datasets.
We propose a new problem formulation which is similar to, but more informative than, the binary multiple-instance learning problem. In this setting, we are given groups of instances (described by feature vectors) along with estimates of the fraction of positively-labeled instances per group. The task is to learn an ins…
The results from most machine learning experiments are used for a specific purpose and then discarded. This results in a significant loss of information and requires rerunning experiments to compare learning algorithms. This also requires implementation of another algorithm for comparison, that may not always be correc…
Develops a new feature selection method using deep-learning saliency.
problem Lack of instance-level feature selection information.
method Saliency-based Feature Selection (SFS) method.
result SFS method provides instance-level feature selection information.
The goal of subspace learning is to find a k-dimensional subspace of Rd, such that the expected squared distance between instance vectors and the subspace is as small as possible. In this paper we study subspace learning in a partial information setting, in which the learner can only observe r≤d att…
A new method handles label noise by leveraging causal information.
problem Label noise degrades deep learning performance.
method Proposes a novel generative approach using a structural causal model.
result Improves classifier performance on label-noise datasets.
CM algorithm improves MMI classifications for unseen instances.
problem Improving classification accuracy for unseen instances using MMI criterion.
method Introduces CM algorithm for MMI classifications, combining semantic and Shannon channels for matching.
result Achieves high mutual information (99%) with minimal iterations in low-dimensional feature spaces.
Algorithms for equilibrium computation generally make no attempt to ensure that the computed strategies are understandable by humans. For instance the strategies for the strongest poker agents are represented as massive binary files. In many situations, we would like to compute strategies that can actually be implement…
Labeling each instance in a large dataset is extremely labor- and time- consuming . One way to alleviate this problem is active learning, which aims to which discover the most valuable instances for labeling to construct a powerful classifier. Considering both informativeness and representativeness provides a promising…
IEBN normalizes noise by enhancing instance-specific information, improving deep learning performance.
problem Improving deep learning performance by regulating noise in batch normalization.
method Integrates self-attention mechanism to recalibrate channel information in BN.
result IEBN outperforms BN with improved generalization and stability.
A new SSL method uses instance-dependent thresholds to improve accuracy.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning by better selecting confident unlabeled instances.
method Proposes instance-dependent thresholds that vary based on the ambiguity and error rates of pseudo-labels for each unlabeled instance.
result Demonstrates that instance-dependent thresholds provide a probabilistic guarantee for correct pseudo-labels.
New tighter bounds for learning algorithms from Steinke & Zakynthinou's supersample setting.
problem Improving generalization bounds for machine learning algorithms.
method Information-theoretic approach using projected loss and Rademacher sequence.
result The new bounds are tighter than previous information-theoretic bounds.
FAIR method uses adversarial training to learn fair instance weights.
problem Reduces bias in machine learning predictions through fair instance weighting.
method Adversarial training to learn instance weighting function ensuring fair predictions.
result Demonstrates better trade-off between accuracy and fairness compared to other models.
Method detects anomalies on attributed graphs with few labeled instances.
problem Detecting anomalies on connected instances (attributed graphs) with limited labeled data.
method Embed nodes in latent space using GCNs, training to distinguish normal and anomalous nodes.
result Method outperforms existing methods on real-world attributed graph datasets.
This paper proposes a novel approach for constructing effective personalized policies when the observed data lacks counter-factual information, is biased and possesses many features. The approach is applicable in a wide variety of settings from healthcare to advertising to education to finance. These settings have in c…
A new method for deep multiple instance learning using self-attention.
problem Classifying bags of instances with dependencies.
method Introducing Self-Attention-based aggregation operation for bags of instances.
result SA-AbMILP outperforms other models in various datasets.
Value selection reduces model size while maintaining accuracy.
problem Space efficiency in model size reduction.
method Two probabilistic methods based on information theory's metric: PVS and P + VS.
result Value selection achieves balance between accuracy and model size reduction.
A multiple instance dictionary learning method using functions of multiple instances (DL-FUMI) is proposed to address target detection and two-class classification problems with inaccurate training labels. Given inaccurate training labels, DL-FUMI learns a set of target dictionary atoms that describe the most distincti…
Improves instance segmentation accuracy by integrating low-level features.
problem Low-level features enhance instance localization accuracy.
method Integrates low-level features into all layers of a feature pyramid network.
result Consistent improvement in precision on COCO Dataset.
CODA uses a new dropout technique inspired by constructivism learning to improve deep learning performance.
problem Existing dropout methods fail to differentiate among instances, leading to overfitting.
method CODA incorporates structural information and uses a Bayesian nonparametric method to create a better dropout technique.
result CODA outperformed other state-of-the-art dropout techniques on 5 real-world datasets.
Predicting the completion time of business process instances would be a very helpful aid when managing processes under service level agreement constraints. The ability to know in advance the trend of running process instances would allow business managers to react in time, in order to prevent delays or undesirable situ…
Paper uses financial news for stock trend forecasting using deep multiple instance learning.
problem Forecasting stock trends from financial news articles.
method Developed a flexible and adaptive multi-instance learning model for bags of instances (financial news articles) on trading days.
result Outstanding trend prediction accuracy compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
Paper proposes M3Lcmf for better M3L performance.
problem Complex objects with diverse instances and multiple labels.
method Collaborative matrix factorization with heterogeneous network.
result M3Lcmf outperforms other solutions in benchmark datasets.
A new method for instance segmentation using a single network.
problem Precisely detecting and delineating objects in images.
method Proposes a solution based on DCME technique, using a single segmentation network.
result Reduces computational cost by repurposing the network encoder for classification.
We propose a general framework for sequential and dynamic acquisition of useful information in order to solve a particular task. While our goal could in principle be tackled by general reinforcement learning, our particular setting is constrained enough to allow more efficient algorithms. In this paper, we work under t…
ISAHP discovers instance-level causal structures in event sequences.
problem Discovering fine-grained causal relationships in asynchronous, interdependent event sequences.
method ISAHP, a novel deep learning framework using self-attention mechanism.
result ISAHP meets Granger causality requirements and discovers complex causal structures.
Proposes a neural density estimator for anomaly detection using labeled data.
problem Improving anomaly detection performance with limited labeled data.
method Uses deep autoregressive neural density estimators trained with anomaly labels to maximize normal likelihood and minimize anomalous likelihood.
result Significantly improves anomaly detection performance with few labeled instances compared to existing methods.
AutoAssist accelerates deep neural network training by filtering out less informative instances.
problem Efficiently training deep neural networks with millions of instances.
method AutoAssist uses a shrinking operation to filter out less informative instances, accelerating training.
result AutoAssist reduces training time by 40% for ResNet and 30% for transformer models.
New method corrects ML for informative sampling in time-series treatment outcomes.
problem Informative sampling in irregularly observed data hinders accurate treatment outcome forecasting.
method Formalized as covariate shift, proposed inverse intensity-weighting framework, TESAR-CDE.
result TESAR-CDE effectively learns treatment outcomes under informative sampling.
Reduces deep learning model training dataset size by 90%.
problem Redundant information from large training datasets.
method Dynamic instance selection based on CNN predictions.
result Maintained predictive power with reduced dataset size.
ICE proposes a new loss function for deep metric learning.
problem Deep metric learning from instance-level matching distribution.
method Instance Cross Entropy (ICE) loss function.
result ICE outperforms existing methods on real-world benchmarks.
A new active learning method considers both uncertainty and diversity to minimize labeling and decision costs.
problem Classical AL approaches fail to capture data distribution in unlabeled data, leading to mislabeling of outliers.
method CBAL considers classification uncertainty and instance diversity, using a min-max approach to minimize labeling and decision costs.
result Extensive experiments show CBAL outperforms state-of-the-art AL approaches.
Enhances LDL by integrating distance and directional information for more robust label feature representation.
problem Lack of robust label feature representation in LDL tasks, especially with label ambiguity.
method Introduces Structural Anchor Points (SAPs) to capture inter-cluster interactions and a novel LSFs construction strategy, LIFT-SAP.
result Improves LDL performance by 15% on average across 15 real-world datasets.
In multi-instance (MI) learning, each object (bag) consists of multiple feature vectors (instances), and is most commonly regarded as a set of points in a multidimensional space. A different viewpoint is that the instances are realisations of random vectors with corresponding probability distribution, and that a bag is…
Optimal best-arm identification with known number of optimal arms.
problem Identifying the best arm in a multi-armed bandit with multiple optimal arms under fixed confidence.
method Deriving a new information-theoretic lower bound and proposing a modified stopping rule.
result Achieving asymptotic instance-optimality with a new lower bound and new stopping rule.
A deep learning framework separates overlapping nuclei in histology images.
problem Challenges in nuclear segmentation due to overlapping nuclei.
method Proposal-free spatially-aware deep learning framework with multi-scale spatial information.
result State-of-the-art performance in nuclear segmentation on a multi-organ data set.
Improved estimation for imbalanced data using log odds correction and optimal sampling.
problem Parameter estimation with nonuniform negative sampling for imbalanced data.
method Derive asymptotic distribution of IPW estimator, derive optimal sampling probability, propose likelihood-based estimator.
result Improved estimator has the smallest asymptotic variance.
Multi-instance learning (MIL) has a wide range of applications due to its distinctive characteristics. Although many state-of-the-art algorithms have achieved decent performances, a plurality of existing methods solve the problem only in instance level rather than excavating relations among bags. In this paper, we prop…
AMI-Net+ tackles medical diagnosis from incomplete, imbalanced data.
problem Medical diagnosis from incomplete and imbalanced data.
method AMI-Net+ uses multi-instance neural network with embedding, multi-head attention, and gated attention-based pooling. It also employs focal loss and self-adaptive multi-instance pooling.
result AMI-Net+ outperforms state-of-the-art models on real-world medical datasets.
Proposes a Siamese NN for algorithm selection focusing on alike performing instances.
problem Lack of effective meta-features for algorithm selection via meta-learning.
method Siamese Neural Network architecture with 'Algorithm-Performance Personas' concept.
result Proposed metric outperforms standard performance metrics in training sample selection.
New subspace methods resist limited adversary corruption on test instances.
problem Adversary can corrupt up to l features in test instances.
method Subspace voting techniques to transform algorithms.
result Significant fraction of voting hypotheses do not contain corrupt features.
This paper proposes an active metric learning method for clustering with pairwise constraints.
problem Clustering with pairwise constraints and improving clustering performance.
method Active metric learning method that queries informative instance pairs and updates the learned metric sequentially.
result The proposed method enhances clustering performance and provides a tighter error bound.
Enhances generative models with latent features and neighborhood memories.
problem Current generative models only use one of two components: learned features or instance recall.
method Proposes methods to integrate neighborhood information into a flow model's latent space.
result Empirically shows significant improvement over baselines on image datasets.
New mutual information framework improves contrastive learning for vision tasks.
problem Maximizing mutual information for better unsupervised learning representations.
method Reformulated mutual information as a lower bound, introducing new negative sampling strategies.
result Improved representations outperform previous methods in various vision tasks.
Meta-AAD uses deep reinforcement learning to improve anomaly detection by selecting the most informative instances.
problem High false-positive rate in anomaly detection, especially in high-stake applications.
method Meta-AAD leverages deep reinforcement learning to train a meta-policy for query selection, optimizing the number of discovered anomalies.
result Meta-AAD significantly outperforms state-of-the-art re-ranking strategies and unsupervised baselines on 24 benchmark datasets.
A new method for imbalanced binary classification without resampling.
problem Imbalanced binary classification tasks where majority class under-representation leads to information loss.
method Layered learning approach with two stages: clustering and classification.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art methods in 100 benchmark data sets.