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48 results for iterative target augmentation

We propose a novel adversarial learning strategy for mixture models of Hawkes processes, leveraging data augmentation techniques of Hawkes process in the framework of self-paced learning. Instead of learning a mixture model directly from a set of event sequences drawn from different Hawkes processes, the proposed metho…

2019-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

NAPP-ERM improves ERM with differential privacy guarantees by iteratively achieving target regularization and delivering strong convexity.

problem Over-regularization in privacy-preserving ERM approaches.
method Noise-Augmented Privacy-Preserving Empirical Risk Minimization (NAPP-ERM) with a dual-purpose l2 regularizer and privacy budget retrieval strategy.
result Mitigates over-regularization and achieves strong convexity through a single regularizer.

Neurally Augmented ALISTA improves sparse reconstruction performance.

problem Improving sparse reconstruction performance with theoretical guarantees and empirical improvements.
method Integrates an LSTM network to compute adaptive step sizes and thresholds for each target vector during reconstruction.
result Empirical performance is further improved, especially as compression ratios become more challenging.

Paper proposes SiSTA for single-shot domain adaptation using target-aware generative augmentation.

problem Adapting models from source to target domains with limited target data.
method Fine-tunes a generative model on a single-shot target and uses novel sampling strategies for synthetic data.
result Improves performance by up to 20% over existing baselines in face attribute detection.

Data augmentation (DA) has been widely utilized to improve generalization in training deep neural networks. Recently, human-designed data augmentation has been gradually replaced by automatically learned augmentation policy. Through finding the best policy in well-designed search space of data augmentation, AutoAugment…

2019-12-24abs ↗pdf ↗

A recurring problem faced when training neural networks is that there is typically not enough data to maximize the generalization capability of deep neural networks(DNN). There are many techniques to address this, including data augmentation, dropout, and transfer learning. In this paper, we introduce an additional met…

2017-03-24abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method tackles nonconvex optimization with penalties and proximal terms.

problem Nonconvex optimization problems with equality and inequality constraints.
method Inexact proximal augmented Lagrangian method (P-ALM) with adaptive penalty and proximal parameters.
result Effective convergence properties and numerical superiority over traditional methods.

SOOTT framework optimizes target tracking with robust and learning-augmented algorithms.

problem Optimizing target tracking in dynamic environments with adversarial perturbations.
method Integrates robust and learning-augmented algorithms for online decision-making.
result CoRT learning-augmented algorithm strictly improves over robust BEST when predictions are accurate.

Method generates intermediate domains to align source and target domains.

problem Challenges of domain adaptation with significant domain divergence.
method Progressive domain augmentation via domain interpolation and multiple subspace alignment.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on multiple domain adaptation tasks.

Enhances RL in target domains with limited data using augmented return.

problem Utilize data from an accessible source domain to improve policy learning in a target domain with scarce data.
method Return Augmented Decision Transformer (REAG) method, which augments the return in the source domain to align with the target domain's optimal trajectory distribution.
result The proposed REAG method achieves the same level of suboptimality as without a dynamics shift, enhancing DT type frameworks' performance in off-dynamics RL.

For deep learning applications, the massive data development (e.g., collecting, labeling), which is an essential process in building practical applications, still incurs seriously high costs. In this work, we propose an effective data augmentation method based on generative adversarial networks (GANs), called Domain Fu…

2019-12-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficient synthetic data generation improves model performance on tabular data.

problem Improving model robustness and performance with scarce or low-quality data.
method Hardness characterization to identify high-value training points, generating synthetic data only from these points.
result Synthetic data generated from hardest points outperforms non-targeted methods on tabular datasets.

Enhances neural network robustness with Mixup and TLAT.

problem Neural networks are sensitive to various perturbations and adversarial examples.
method Combines Mixup augmentation with Targeted Labeling Adversarial Training (TLAT).
result M-TLAT increases robustness against 19 corruptions and 5 adversarial attacks without reducing clean sample accuracy.

In this work we present a modification in the conventional flow of information through a LSTM network, which we consider well suited for RNNs in general. The modification leads to a iterative scheme where the computations performed by the LSTM cell are repeated over a constant input and cell state values, while updatin…

2018-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

SMART-FAN-Lasso fine-tunes neural networks for high-dimensional nonparametric regression.

problem Fine-tuning neural networks for high-dimensional nonparametric regression with variable selection.
method Source-model-augmented residual tuning (SMART) framework for neural Lasso.
result SMART-FAN-Lasso achieves statistical acceleration over single-task learning under precise conditions.

Augmented KRnet improves flow-based generative modeling by maintaining exact invertibility.

problem Maintaining exact invertibility in flow-based generative models.
method Integrates augmented dimensions into KRnet to achieve full nonlinear updates in two iterations, keeping exact invertibility.
result Augmented KRnet achieves full nonlinear updates in two iterations, maintaining exact invertibility.

Enhances particle filters with neural augmentation for multi-sub-state tracking.

problem Particle filters struggle with complex or approximated models and low latency requirements.
method Learning Flock (LF) uses a neural network to correct particle weights based on sub-particle relationships.
result LF improves performance, robustness, and latency in radar multi-target tracking.

Given a knot KK in S3S^3, a question raised by Cappell and Shaneson asks if the meridional rank of KK equals the bridge number of KK. Using augmentations in knot contact homology we consider the persistence of equality between these two invariants under satellite operations on KK with a braid pattern. In particular…

2014-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

SC-InfoNCE improves InfoNCE for feature clustering in contrastive learning.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding of InfoNCE's feature clustering mechanism.
method Introduced a transition probability matrix to model data augmentation dynamics and optimize feature similarity.
result SC-InfoNCE achieves strong performance across diverse domains, aligning feature similarity with downstream data.

MASC balances dataset representation using affinity clustering and distribution discrepancies.

problem Representation bias in datasets due to group imbalance.
method MASC uses affinity clustering and pairwise distribution discrepancies to balance non-protected and protected groups.
result MASC effectively debiases target datasets, comparable to existing methods.

DM improves self-supervised transfer learning by matching target distributions.

problem Improving self-supervised transfer learning performance.
method Distribution Matching (DM) method that drives representation distribution towards a predefined reference distribution.
result DM outperforms existing methods on target classification tasks.

A new method for target propagation using iterative approximations converges fast and is more biologically plausible.

problem Improving target propagation methods for neural networks.
method Iterative approximate inverses and local auto-encoders.
result The method converges exponentially fast under certain conditions.

Identifying a set of homogeneous clusters in a heterogeneous dataset is one of the most important classes of problems in statistical modeling. In the realm of unsupervised partitional clustering, k-means is a very important algorithm for this. In this technical report, we develop a new k-means variant called Augmented …

2017-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes CSADA to make DNNs cost-sensitive.

problem Over-parameterization challenges cost-sensitive classification in DNNs.
method CSADA framework using adversarial data augmentation.
result CSADA effectively minimizes overall cost and reduces critical errors.

Augments graph node features to improve GNN performance.

problem Improving graph neural networks' performance on large-scale datasets.
method Iteratively augments node features with gradient-based adversarial perturbations.
result Boosts model performance in node classification, link prediction, and graph classification tasks.

Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are a vital modeling technique that rely on internal states learned indirectly by optimization of a supervised, unsupervised, or reinforcement training loss. RNNs are used to model dynamic processes that are characterized by underlying latent states whose form is often unknown, precludi…

2017-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of classifying data manifolds where each manifold represents invariances that are parameterized by continuous degrees of freedom. Conventional data augmentation methods rely upon sampling large numbers of training examples from these manifolds; instead, we propose an iterative algorithm called M…

2017-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

This work analyzes the role of data augmentation in self-supervised learning using RKHS approximation and regression.

problem Limited theoretical understanding of the role of data augmentation in self-supervised learning.
method Geometric characterization of the target function given by augmentation, proving generalization bounds.
result Two generalization bounds are derived, one free of model complexity, the other specific to near-optimal encoders.

PANDA augments data to regularize GLM estimation and inference.

problem Regularizing estimation and inference in GLMs with noisy data.
method Iteratively optimizes augmented noise data to converge to regularized model estimates.
result Established convergence and asymptotic distributions for regularized parameters.

NA0_0CT2^2 improves tensor regression predictions with 0\ell_0 regularization.

problem Improving tensor regression predictions with structural information.
method Noise-Augmented 0\ell_0 regularization on Tucker decomposition.
result Achieves exact 0\ell_0 regularization on core tensor in linear and generalized linear tensor regression.

Adaptive importance samplers are adaptive Monte Carlo algorithms to estimate expectations with respect to some target distribution which \textit{adapt} themselves to obtain better estimators over a sequence of iterations. Although it is straightforward to show that they have the same O(1/N)\mathcal{O}(1/\sqrt{N}) convergen…

2019-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Synthetic augmentation improves financial machine learning performance in variance-dominant regimes.

problem Data scarcity in financial machine learning.
method Formalized synthetic augmentation, introduced size-matched null augmentation, and developed a non-parametric block permutation test.
result Synthetic augmentation is beneficial only in variance-dominant regimes, such as persistent volatility forecasting.

AugMask trains diffusion models on incomplete tabular data by augmenting missing values and applying denoising supervision.

problem Training diffusion models on incomplete tabular data with missing values.
method AugMask uses stochastic augmentation and denoising supervision to adapt diffusion models to incomplete data.
result AugMask enables diffusion-based tabular generators to outperform specialized missing-aware baselines across various datasets and missingness regimes.