We propose the Neural Logic Machine (NLM), a neural-symbolic architecture for both inductive learning and logic reasoning. NLMs exploit the power of both neural networks---as function approximators, and logic programming---as a symbolic processor for objects with properties, relations, logic connectives, and quantifier…
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Deep learning methods capable of handling relational data have proliferated over the last years. In contrast to traditional relational learning methods that leverage first-order logic for representing such data, these deep learning methods aim at re-representing symbolic relational data in Euclidean spaces. They offer …
Study logical generalization in GNNs using a new benchmark.
problem Understanding how GNNs adapt to new logical tasks.
method Developed GraphLog benchmark suite for logical tasks, evaluated GNNs in supervised, pretraining, and continual learning settings.
result Logical diversity during training affects GNNs' ability to generalize.
ENN neural network learns logical syllogisms using Euler diagrams.
problem Traditional neural networks struggle with logical reasoning, especially syllogisms.
method ENN represents logical relations as Euler diagrams, optimizing syllogism structures with a novel back-propagation algorithm.
result ENN can precisely represent and reason with all 24 syllogism structures.
We introduce neural Markov logic networks (NMLNs), a statistical relational learning system that borrows ideas from Markov logic. Like Markov logic networks (MLNs), NMLNs are an exponential-family model for modelling distributions over possible worlds, but unlike MLNs, they do not rely on explicitly specified first-ord…
Causal Razorscs.LG
The study examines causal razors and their logical relations, highlighting a dilemma in causal discovery.
problem Selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.
method Review and logical comparison of numerous causal razors, focusing on parameter minimality in multinomial models.
result Parameter minimality poses a dilemma in selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.
Paper proposes a novel RRL framework that learns from images and incorporates expert knowledge.
problem Lack of effective methods to incorporate expert background knowledge and learn from non-relational data in RRL.
method Differentiable Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) for learning relational information from images and incorporating expert knowledge.
result Efficacy demonstrated on various environments and datasets, showing improved learning and generalization.
RWTNs improve NTN performance in SRL tasks.
problem Improving NTN performance in SRL tasks.
method Randomly weighted, untrained tensors in NTN encoder network.
result RWTNs outperform LTNs in SII tasks.
This work improves KG embeddings by integrating hyperbolic and attention mechanisms.
problem Preserving hierarchical and logical patterns in KGs with low-dimensional embeddings.
method Combines hyperbolic reflections/rotations with attention mechanisms to capture complex relational patterns.
result Improves MRR by up to 6.1% on standard benchmarks and new state-of-the-art results in high dimensions.
Our interest in this paper is in the construction of symbolic explanations for predictions made by a deep neural network. We will focus attention on deep relational machines (DRMs, first proposed by H. Lodhi). A DRM is a deep network in which the input layer consists of Boolean-valued functions (features) that are defi…
RDLI integrates domain logic and context grounding to detect crypto anomalies under scarce labels.
problem Extreme label scarcity and evasion strategies in crypto networks.
method Relational Domain Logic Integration (RDLI) with Retrieval Grounded Context (RGC).
result RDLI outperforms GNN baselines by 28.9% in F1 score under 0.01% label scarcity.
Knowledge graph reasoning, which aims at predicting the missing facts through reasoning with the observed facts, is critical to many applications. Such a problem has been widely explored by traditional logic rule-based approaches and recent knowledge graph embedding methods. A principled logic rule-based approach is th…
Despite their great success in recent years, deep neural networks (DNN) are mainly black boxes where the results obtained by running through the network are difficult to understand and interpret. Compared to e.g. decision trees or bayesian classifiers, DNN suffer from bad interpretability where we understand by interpr…
New method uses logical relations to derive bounds and inequality constraints from causal models.
problem Recovering bounds and inequality constraints from unobserved confounding.
method Using rules of probability and restrictions on counterfactuals implied by causal graphical models.
result Powerful method to recover known and novel bounds and constraints.
Enhances neural networks with logical knowledge for better performance.
problem Improving neural network performance with logical knowledge.
method Integrating logical knowledge into neural networks through a new final layer with learnable clause weights.
result KENN outperforms other methods in collective classification tasks with relational data.
Semantic Image Interpretation is the task of extracting a structured semantic description from images. This requires the detection of visual relationships: triples (subject,relation,object) describing a semantic relation between a subject and an object. A pure supervised approach to visual relationship detection requir…
The field of statistical relational learning aims at unifying logic and probability to reason and learn from data. Perhaps the most successful paradigm in the field is probabilistic logic programming: the enabling of stochastic primitives in logic programming, which is now increasingly seen to provide a declarative bac…
New algebra counts components of arborescent knots and links.
problem Counting components of arborescent knots and links.
method Developed a new algebra called the crossing algebra.
result The crossing algebra counts the number of components for arborescent knots and links.
Learning low-dimensional embeddings of knowledge graphs is a powerful approach used to predict unobserved or missing edges between entities. However, an open challenge in this area is developing techniques that can go beyond simple edge prediction and handle more complex logical queries, which might involve multiple un…
Generating logical form equivalents of human language is a fresh way to employ neural architectures where long short-term memory effectively captures dependencies in both encoder and decoder units. The logical form of the sequence usually preserves information from the natural language side in the form of similar token…
Statistical relational AI (StarAI) aims at reasoning and learning in noisy domains described in terms of objects and relationships by combining probability with first-order logic. With huge advances in deep learning in the current years, combining deep networks with first-order logic has been the focus of several recen…
Statistical relational frameworks such as Markov logic networks and probabilistic soft logic (PSL) encode model structure with weighted first-order logical clauses. Learning these clauses from data is referred to as structure learning. Structure learning alleviates the manual cost of specifying models. However, this be…
The recent success of natural language understanding (NLU) systems has been troubled by results highlighting the failure of these models to generalize in a systematic and robust way. In this work, we introduce a diagnostic benchmark suite, named CLUTRR, to clarify some key issues related to the robustness and systemati…
The dominant paradigm for relation prediction in knowledge graphs involves learning and operating on latent representations (i.e., embeddings) of entities and relations. However, these embedding-based methods do not explicitly capture the compositional logical rules underlying the knowledge graph, and they are limited …
AlphaLogics mines market logic to generate interpretable alpha factors.
problem Complex, opaque alpha factors from factor mining overlook market logic.
method Market Logic Mining, Factor Generation and Optimization, Market Logic Generation and Optimization.
result AlphaLogics improves predictive metrics and risk-adjusted returns over baselines.
With the increasing number of deep learning applications, there is a growing demand for explanations. Visual explanations provide information about which parts of an image are relevant for a classifier's decision. However, highlighting of image parts (e.g., an eye) cannot capture the relevance of a specific feature val…
We investigate graph neural networks for multi-relational data.
problem Understanding and improving graph neural networks for multi-relational data.
method Aligning Relational GCN and Compositional GCN with the Weisfeiler-Leman test to understand their expressive power and introduce a new -RN architecture.
result The -RN architecture overcomes the expressiveness limitations of Relational GCN and Compositional GCN.
Explaining neural network computation in terms of probabilistic/fuzzy logical operations has attracted much attention due to its simplicity and high interpretability. Different choices of logical operators such as AND, OR and XOR give rise to another dimension for network optimization, and in this paper, we study the o…
Polyhedral semantics for intermediate logics; Nerve Criterion ensures completeness.
problem Characterize polyhedrally-complete intermediate logics.
method Developed Nerve Criterion to characterize polyhedrally-complete logics combinatorially.
result Nerve Criterion provides a necessary and sufficient condition for polyhedrally-completeness.
Recent years have witnessed the great success of deep neural networks in many research areas. The fundamental idea behind the design of most neural networks is to learn similarity patterns from data for prediction and inference, which lacks the ability of logical reasoning. However, the concrete ability of logical reas…
Boolean logic used for neural network training and inference, with convergence analysis.
problem Discrete optimization in neural networks with Boolean logic.
method Boolean logic backpropagation with convergence analysis.
result First convergence analysis for Boolean logic in neural networks.
Neural Logic Reasoning integrates deep learning and symbolic logic for better prediction tasks.
problem Lack of cognitive reasoning in deep neural networks limits their ability to solve complex prediction tasks.
method Proposes Logic-Integrated Neural Network (LINN) that learns logical operations and conducts propositional logical reasoning.
result LINN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art recommendation models in Top-K recommendation.
A new probabilistic model for semi-supervised learning unifies various methods.
problem Combining different aspects of data distribution for semi-supervised learning.
method A probabilistic model that interprets and improves upon existing SSL methods.
result The model unifies various SSL methods and extends to neuro-symbolic learning.
Real artificial intelligence always has been focused on by many machine learning researchers, especially in the area of deep learning. However deep neural network is hard to be understood and explained, and sometimes, even metaphysics. The reason is, we believe that: the network is essentially a perceptual model. There…
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how topology and geometry provide, in many instances, the connective tissue that enables logical comprehension. We illustrate this theme with many examples including Venn diagrams, knot diagrams, knot-logical diagrams and an arrow of reference that elucidates self-reference and G…
This study proposes a logic architecture for the high-speed and power efficiently training of a gradient boosting decision tree model of binary classification. We implemented the proposed logic architecture on an FPGA and compared training time and power efficiency with three general GBDT software libraries using CPU a…
Kernel for STL formulae enables machine learning in temporal logic.
problem Lack of a kernel for STL formulae.
method Define a kernel for STL formulae and embed them into a Hilbert space.
result Kernel-based machine learning algorithms can now be applied to STL formulae.
Neural symbolic processing aims to combine the generalization of logical learning approaches and the performance of neural networks. The Neural Theorem Proving (NTP) model by Rocktaschel et al (2017) learns embeddings for concepts and performs logical unification. While NTP is promising and effective in predicting fact…
Transformers learn to predict temporal logic solutions from classical solver outputs.
problem Training neural networks on logic problem solutions for verification.
method Training a Transformer on generated training data from classical solvers, focusing on one solution per formula.
result Transformers can predict correct solutions to temporal logic problems, even to unseen benchmarks.
Many software analysis methods have come to rely on machine learning approaches. Code segmentation - the process of decomposing source code into meaningful blocks - can augment these methods by featurizing code, reducing noise, and limiting the problem space. Traditionally, code segmentation has been done using syntact…
While neural networks are good at learning unspecified functions from training samples, they cannot be directly implemented in hardware and are often not interpretable or formally verifiable. On the other hand, logic circuits are implementable, verifiable, and interpretable but are not able to learn from training data …
Designing effective and efficient classifier for pattern analysis is a key problem in machine learning and computer vision. Many the solutions to the problem require to perform logic operations such as `and', `or', and `not'. Classification and regression tree (CART) include these operations explicitly. Other methods s…
The logic of uncertainty as a logic of experience and chance and the co~event-based Bayes' theoremq-fin.GN
The logic of uncertainty is not the logic of experience and as well as it is not the logic of chance. It is the logic of experience and chance. Experience and chance are two inseparable poles. These are two dual reflections of one essence, which is called co~event. The theory of experience and chance is the theory of c…
Deep learning is very effective at jointly learning feature representations and classification models, especially when dealing with high dimensional input patterns. Probabilistic logic reasoning, on the other hand, is capable to take consistent and robust decisions in complex environments. The integration of deep learn…
We describe the concept of logical scaffolds, which can be used to improve the quality of software that relies on AI components. We explain how some of the existing ideas on runtime monitors for perception systems can be seen as a specific instance of logical scaffolds. Furthermore, we describe how logical scaffolds ma…
Effectively combining logic reasoning and probabilistic inference has been a long-standing goal of machine learning: the former has the ability to generalize with small training data, while the latter provides a principled framework for dealing with noisy data. However, existing methods for combining the best of both w…
Tackling climate change is at the top of many agendas. In this context, emission trading schemes are considered as promising tools. The regulatory framework for an emission trading scheme introduces a market for emission allowances and creates a need for risk management by appropriate financial contracts. In this work,…
Responds to comments on Bayesian Logic Regression algorithm, provides extensions and tutorial.
problem Improving Bayesian Logic Regression algorithm and its applications.
method Summarizes and responds to discussants' comments, provides extensions and tutorial.
result Extensions and tutorial for the Bayesian Logic Regression algorithm.