M3RL trains a manager to infer worker minds and assign tasks for optimal collaboration.
problem Optimal coordination among self-interested agents with diverse preferences and skills.
method Mind-aware Multi-agent Management Reinforcement Learning (M^3RL) that infers worker minds and assigns tasks.
result Effective in modeling worker minds and achieving optimal ad-hoc teaming.
Constructive proof of Minding's theorem for flat surfaces.
problem Establishing that surfaces with constant curvature are locally isometric.
method Uses basic facts about harmonic and complex analytic functions.
result A constructive proof of Minding's theorem for flat surfaces.
We prove Minding's Theorem for C2-immersions with constant negative Gauss curvature. As a Corollary we also prove Minding's Theorem for C1M-immersions in the sense of \cite{DS}.
The Frame Problem (FP) is a puzzle in philosophy of mind and epistemology, articulated by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as follows: "How do we account for our apparent ability to make decisions on the basis only of what is relevant to an ongoing situation without having explicitly to consider all that is not …
Deep CNN detects mind wandering from EEG data.
problem Detecting mind wandering to reorient attention.
method Channel-wise deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model.
result 91.78% accuracy in detecting mind wandering.
Theory broadens GFlowNets to handle continuous spaces.
problem Limitation of GFlowNets to discrete spaces.
method Developed a theory for generalized GFlowNets.
result Empirical results show strong performance in continuous cases.
This paper explores semi-qualitative probabilistic networks (SQPNs) that combine numeric and qualitative information. We first show that exact inferences with SQPNs are NPPP-Complete. We then show that existing qualitative relations in SQPNs (plus probabilistic logic and imprecise assessments) can be dealt effectively …
Robot learns from humans as either a black or grey box.
problem Learning from humans in robotics.
method Model-based vs. model-free learning approaches for human interaction.
result Performance of grey box theory of mind under optimistic and pessimistic conditions.
New method improves generative model performance by fully conditioning variational posteriors.
problem Inaccurate inference due to partial conditioning of variational posteriors in sequential LVMs.
method Introduces fully-conditioned approximate posteriors to improve generative model performance.
result Improves generative modelling and multi-step prediction performance.
Discovering statistically significant patterns from databases is an important challenging problem. The main obstacle of this problem is in the difficulty of taking into account the selection bias, i.e., the bias arising from the fact that patterns are selected from extremely large number of candidates in databases. In …
The paper proposes a method to evaluate ML models for subjective inference, focusing on sentence toxicity.
problem Bias in ML models for subjective inference, especially in real-life applications.
method Proposes a list of specifications to evaluate ML models for subjective inference, illustrated with a sentence toxicity example.
result Demonstrates the importance of considering subjectivity and bias in evaluating ML models.
Spatially relaxed inference tackles high-dimensional linear models with correlated covariates.
problem Accurate inference is challenging in high-dimensional settings with spatially correlated covariates.
method Proposes ensembled clustered inference algorithms that control the δ-FWER under standard assumptions. result Ensembled clustered inference algorithms control the δ-FWER and achieve decent power. MIND models user interests with multiple vectors for better recommendation.
problem Insufficient representation of user interests in deep learning models.
method Multi-Interest Network with Dynamic routing (MIND) using capsule routing and label-aware attention.
result MIND achieves superior performance in recommendation compared to state-of-the-art methods.
AVEC 2019 challenges AI in detecting depression and cross-cultural emotions.
problem Detecting depression and cross-cultural emotions from audiovisual data.
method Comparison of machine learning methods under standardized conditions.
result Baseline system performance on state-of-mind, depression, and cross-cultural tasks.
Improves model robustness to shifts in subpopulations.
problem Poor performance of ML models under data distribution shifts.
method Develops group-aware priors (GAP) over neural network parameters.
result Training with GAP yields state-of-the-art performance.
This paper deals with optimally-robust parameter estimation in generalized Pareto distributions (GPDs). These arise naturally in many situations where one is interested in the behavior of extreme events as motivated by the Pickands-Balkema-de Haan extreme value theorem (PBHT). The application we have in mind is calcula…
Robots rely on sensors to provide them with information about their surroundings. However, high-quality sensors can be extremely expensive and cost-prohibitive. Thus many robotic systems must make due with lower-quality sensors. Here we demonstrate via a case study how modeling a sensor can improve its efficacy when em…
Predicting emotional state from narratives using contextual information.
problem Predicting valence from personal narratives using contextual information.
method Investigated multiple machine learning techniques to model narratives, focusing on textual information.
result Models capture inter-individual differences, leading to more accurate predictions of emotional state.
This paper reviews and introduces measures for data representativity in AI systems.
problem Ensuring appropriate inference from data in AI systems.
method Defined and evaluated three measurable concepts of representativity.
result Contrasts between coverage and distribution representativity are crucial for AI system building.
Deep learning speeds up gravitational wave analysis.
problem Computational challenge in analyzing gravitational wave data.
method Trained a neural-network to model posterior probability distributions over 15-dimensional system parameters.
result Generated accurate posterior samples at high speed.
Mindful active learning improves activity recognition using wearable sensors.
problem Activity recognition using wearable sensors with human cognitive and physical limitations.
method Introduces mindful active learning, a framework that considers human memory and query budget.
result EMMA framework achieves higher accuracy than traditional methods, especially with limited query budgets and weak human memory.
Mic2Mic reduces microphone variability for speech systems.
problem Microphone variability impacts speech system accuracy.
method Cycle-consistent GANs for learning microphone variability reduction.
result Mic2Mic recovers 66% to 89% of lost accuracy due to microphone variability.
Paper proposes DAC-ML, a cognitive architecture that learns quickly from few episodes.
problem Sample inefficiency in AI learning action policies.
method Incorporates hippocampus-inspired sequential memory system into DAC theory of mind.
result DAC-ML rapidly converges to effective action policies maximizing reward.
Pantypes improve prototypical models by capturing diverse input distributions.
problem Prototypical models lack sufficient data representation in low density regions.
method Introducing pantypes, a sparse set of diverse objects to represent the full diversity of input distribution.
result Pantypes empower prototypical models to foster high diversity, interpretability, and fairness.
Complex behaviors are often driven by an internal model, which integrates sensory information over time and facilitates long-term planning. Inferring an agent's internal model is a crucial ingredient in social interactions (theory of mind), for imitation learning, and for interpreting neural activities of behaving agen…
Filters in convolutional networks are typically parameterized in a pixel basis, that does not take prior knowledge about the visual world into account. We investigate the generalized notion of frames designed with image properties in mind, as alternatives to this parametrization. We show that frame-based ResNets and De…
Spurred by the enthusiasm surrounding the "Big Data" paradigm, the mathematical and algorithmic tools of online optimization have found widespread use in problems where the trade-off between data exploration and exploitation plays a predominant role. This trade-off is of particular importance to several branches and ap…
We give an alternative proof of Madsen-Weiss' generalized Mumford conjecture. Our proof is based on ideas similar to Madsen-Weiss' original proof, but it is more geometrical and less homotopy theoretical in nature. At the heart of the argument is a geometric version of Harer stability, which we formulate as a theorem a…
Modeling ToM in multi-agent games using adaptive feedback control.
problem Understanding how agents predict and model other agents' mental states in complex interactions.
method Embodied and situated agent models based on distributed adaptive control theory.
result Probabilistic learning agents outperform pure reinforcement-based strategies in game-theoretic tasks.
Argentum is a crypto coin for saving and investment in unstable countries.
problem Stable purchasing power for savings in unstable economies.
method Designing a crypto coin backed by investment instruments.
result Provides a stabilization instrument for savings in unstable economies.
MIND estimates mutual information from ordinal data without full distributional knowledge.
problem Estimating mutual information from ordinal data with limited data.
method Copula-based maximum-entropy estimation of copula entropies.
result MIND estimator is consistent, data-efficient, and unbounded for any sample size.
Optimal tests developed for sequential experiments with asymptotic properties.
problem Performing hypothesis tests after sequential experiments without prior design.
method Analyze asymptotic properties of sequential experiments; develop tests for Gaussian process observations.
result Asymptotic power function of any test can be matched by a specific test in a limit experiment.
MINDE estimates Mutual Information using neural diffusion models.
problem Estimating Mutual Information between random variables.
method Score-based diffusion models to estimate Kullback Leibler divergence.
result MINDE is more accurate than existing methods, especially for challenging distributions.
The plausibility of uncommon events and miracles based on testimony of such an event has been much discussed. When analyzing the probabilities involved, it has mostly been assumed that the common events can be taken as data in the calculations. However, we usually have only testimonies for the common events. While this…
The paper investigates Ricci almost solitons linked to conformal vector fields.
problem Investigating Ricci almost solitons on manifolds.
method Analyzing semi-Riemannian manifolds and conformal vector fields.
result Connected totally umbilic manifolds inherit Ricci almost soliton structures via conformal vector fields.
Novel BCI system classifies imagined speech with high accuracy.
problem Classifying imagined speech from brain signals.
method Hierarchical deep learning with CNN and autoencoder.
result Achieved 83.42% average accuracy across six phonological tasks.
A new framework designs experiments for better decision-making.
problem Suboptimal experimental designs for downstream decision-making.
method Amortized decision-aware Bayesian Experimental Design (BED) with Transformer Neural Decision Process (TNDP).
result TNDP effectively designs experiments and facilitates accurate decision-making.
Constructs differential forms on C∞-ringed spaces.
problem Developing a theory of differential forms for non-manifold spaces.
method Functorial construction of differential forms on local C∞-ringed spaces. result Stokes' theorem holds for integrated forms on simplices.
Hanabi game challenges AI with cooperative, imperfect information.
problem Developing AI capable of understanding others' beliefs and intentions.
method Introducing the Hanabi Learning Environment and experimental framework.
result Hanabi highlights the importance of theory of mind reasoning in AI.
Model shows how financial markets can decarbonize under climate uncertainty.
problem Decarbonization of financial markets under climate uncertainty.
method Mean-field game approach to model firm decisions and investor interactions.
result Climate uncertainty weakens the impact of green-minded investors on decarbonization.
ORRB enables fast, customizable rendering of robotics environments.
problem Fast and customizable rendering of robotics environments.
method Based on Unity3d and MuJoCo, optimized for cloud deployment.
result Visual domain randomization for improved simulation.
The Hamilton-Jacobi problem is revisited bearing in mind the consequences arising from a possible bi-Hamiltonian structure. The problem is formulated on the tangent bundle for Lagrangian systems in order to avoid the bias of the existence of a natural symplectic structure on the cotangent bundle. First it is developed …
DeepCap automates coronary artery segmentation from IVOCT images.
problem Automated segmentation of coronary arteries from IVOCT images is challenging.
method Developed a deep learning method based on capsules for robust, unbiased segmentation.
result DeepCap achieves segmentation quality comparable to state-of-the-art methods.
This work establishes properties on diffeological structures for set-valued maps and measures.
problem Establish rigorous properties on diffeological structures for set-valued maps and measures.
method Using diffeologies, the authors link various structures including set-valued maps, relations, gradients, measures, and shape analysis.
result Established rigorous properties on sample diffeologies.
Continuous speech recognition from brain activity without vocalization.
problem Recognizing silent speech from EEG signals.
method Implemented a CTC ASR model using EEG signals.
result Demonstrated feasibility of EEG for continuous silent speech recognition.
The wavelet transform has seen success when incorporated into neural network architectures, such as in wavelet scattering networks. More recently, it has been shown that the dual-tree complex wavelet transform can provide better representations than the standard transform. With this in mind, we extend our previous meth…
Having in mind the well known model of Euclidean convex hypersurfaces [4], [5], and the ideas in [1] many authors defined and investigate convex hypersurfaces of a Riemannian manifold. As it was proved by the first author in [7], there follows the interdependence between convexity and Gauss curvature of the hypersurfac…
Optimal transport calibrates machine learning models for particle physics simulations.
problem Discrepancies between simulation and experimental data limit machine learning effectiveness.
method A model calibration approach based on optimal transport applied to high-dimensional simulations.
result Calibrated high-dimensional representations enable proper calibration of various downstream quantities.