Proposes CDTD, a diffusion model for mixed-type tabular data.
problem Adapting diffusion models to mixed-type tabular data.
method Score matching and score interpolation for continuous features, adaptive noise schedules for categorical features.
result Consistently outperforms state-of-the-art models in mixed-type tabular data.
A new method generates mixed-type features in tabular data with improved realism and accuracy.
problem Generating mixed-type features combining discrete and continuous data is challenging.
method A cascaded approach: first generates low-resolution categorical and coarse numerical features, then uses these in a high-resolution flow matching model.
result The model significantly improves detection scores, generating more realistic samples and capturing distributional details.
We focus on the problem of unsupervised cell outlier detection and repair in mixed-type tabular data. Traditional methods are concerned only with detecting which rows in the dataset are outliers. However, identifying which cells are corrupted in a specific row is an important problem in practice, and the very first ste…
DP-FedTabDiff generates private synthetic tabular data using diffusion models and differential privacy.
problem Privacy-preserving synthetic data generation for tabular data in regulated domains.
method Combines Differential Privacy, Federated Learning, and Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models.
result Achieves significant privacy improvements without compromising data quality.
CardiCat generates synthetic data for high-cardinality tabular datasets.
problem Learning complexities of high-cardinality categorical features in tabular data.
method Substitutes one-hot encoding with regularized dual encoder-decoder embedding layers.
result Generates high-quality synthetic data with a smaller parameter space.
CausalMix generates synthetic data with causal controls for mixed-type tables.
problem Synthetic data for causal inference with mixed-type and multimodal tabular data.
method CausalMix combines Gaussian latent priors with data-type-specific decoders for control over overlap, confounding, and treatment effect heterogeneity.
result CausalMix achieves state-of-the-art distributional metrics and stable causal control.
This paper introduces DPI, a new metric to assess data-copying risk in tabular data.
problem Measuring privacy risk of data-copying in tabular generative models.
method Proposes Data Plagiarism Index (DPI) for evaluating data-copying risk.
result DPI identifies data-copying threats to tabular data models, highlighting privacy and fairness issues.
The study introduces a holdout-based framework to assess synthetic data fidelity and privacy.
problem Evaluating the quality and privacy of synthetic data solutions for mixed-type tabular data.
method Holdout-based empirical assessment framework measuring fidelity and privacy risk.
result Synthetic data samples are as close to the training as to the holdout data, indicating generalization and independence from individual records.
SNI framework for mixed-type data imputation interprets and explains missing values.
problem Missing data in mixed-type databases skew analysis results.
method SNI couples statistical priors with neural attention to impute and explain missing values.
result SNI provides interpretable feature dependency diagnostics and soft regularization of attention.
Generative model improves tabular data density estimation.
problem Challenges in estimating tabular data distribution.
method Tensor contraction layers and transformers in VAEs.
result Embedding representations improve density estimation metrics.
A new framework uses an Incremental Transformer to design geopolymer mixtures efficiently.
problem Designing geopolymer mixtures with limited data and physical constraints.
method Topology-aware surrogate framework guided by Incremental Transformer.
result The design space is redundant, with fewer effective mixture regimes.
KaCGM models provide transparent causal inference from tabular data.
problem Limited auditability in deep causal models for tabular data.
method KaCGM uses Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks to parameterize structural equations, enabling direct inspection and visualization of causal mechanisms.
result KaCGM achieves competitive performance and interpretable causal effects in real-world applications.
Generative models explain machine learning predictions with counterfactual instances.
problem Generating human-interpretable insights into machine learning model predictions.
method Sparse counterfactual explanations using conditional generative models.
result Single forward pass generates batches of counterfactual instances.
New research finds uncertainty estimation techniques fail to reliably detect abnormal medical cases.
problem Uncertainty estimation does not reliably detect out-of-distribution patients in medical tabular data.
method A series of tests on various uncertainty estimation techniques on real-world medical data.
result Almost all techniques fail to identify out-of-distribution patients, contradicting earlier findings.
Picket guards against corrupted data in machine learning models.
problem Data corruption biases models and invalidates predictions.
method PicketNet detects corrupted data using self-supervised deep learning; flags corrupted queries online.
result Picket consistently protects models from corrupted data during training and deployment.
New model clusters mixed-type data with missing values, improving air quality analysis.
problem Clustering mixed-type data with missing values and regime persistence.
method Statistical jump model incorporating regime persistence and handling missing data.
result Superior performance in inferring persistent air quality regimes compared to traditional methods.
Bayesian test assesses dependence between mixed data types.
problem Assessing dependence between text, image, and sound data.
method Bayesian kernelised correlation test using Dirichlet process model.
result Demonstrated effectiveness compared to other methods.
A new method clusters mixed-type data efficiently.
problem Clustering mixed-type data with continuous and categorical variables.
method Extends Information Bottleneck principle to heterogeneous data using generalised product kernels.
result DIBmix outperforms four established methods in various scenarios.
New examples of mixed-type zero-curvature graphs found.
problem Finding new examples of zero-curvature graphs in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Using Konderak's representation formula to construct entire zero-curvature graphs over specific planes.
result Existence of new types of entire zero-curvature graphs in mixed-type in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
MMM model clusters mixed-type longitudinal data efficiently.
problem Challenges in clustering multivariate longitudinal mixed-type data.
method MMM model reorganizes data into a three-way structure, using a mixture of matrix-variate normal distributions.
result MMM model handles various data types (continuous, ordinal, binary, nominal, count) and temporal dependence.
A connected regular surface in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space is called a mixed type surface if the spacelike, timelike and lightlike point sets are all non-empty. Lightlike points on mixed type surfaces may be regarded as singular points of the induced metrics. In this paper, we introduce the L-Gauss map around non-degener…
Outlier detection amounts to finding data points that differ significantly from the norm. Classic outlier detection methods are largely designed for single data type such as continuous or discrete. However, real world data is increasingly heterogeneous, where a data point can have both discrete and continuous attribute…
New PDEs of mixed type emerge in fluid mechanics and geometry.
problem Analysis of nonlinear PDEs of mixed type.
method Through historical problems and recent trends.
result Many PDEs are of mixed type, requiring new analysis.
We introduce the DP-auto-GAN framework for synthetic data generation, which combines the low dimensional representation of autoencoders with the flexibility of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). This framework can be used to take in raw sensitive data and privately train a model for generating synthetic data that …
A mixed type surface is a connected regular surface in a Lorentzian 3-manifold with non-empty spacelike and timelike point sets. The induced metric of a mixed type surface is a signature-changing metric, and their lightlike points may be regarded as singular points of such metrics. In this paper, we investigate the beh…
It is classically known that the only zero mean curvature entire graphs in the Euclidean 3-space are planes, by Bernstein's theorem. A surface in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space R13 is called of mixed type if it changes causal type from space-like to time-like. In R13, Osamu Kobayashi found …
VAEM extends VAEs to handle mixed-type data heterogeneity.
problem Heterogeneous data with different types and marginal distributions.
method Two-stage training approach to handle mixed-type data.
result VAEM improves deep generative model performance on diverse tasks.
Study the geometry of lightlike loci on mixed type surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
problem Characterize the differential geometric properties of lightlike loci on mixed type surfaces.
method Define a frame field and lightlike ruled surfaces along the lightlike locus, analyze their singularities and intersections.
result Establish a relationship between the singularities of lightlike ruled surfaces and the differential geometric properties of the lightlike locus.
Study compares clustering methods for mixed-type data.
problem Challenges in clustering mixed-type data.
method Distance-based (k-prototypes, PDQ, convex k-means), probabilistic (KAY-means, MBNs, LCM).
result KAMILA, LCM, and k-prototypes perform best.
This paper presents novel mixed-type Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithms to accelerate the optimization of a target objective function by exploiting correlated auxiliary information of binary type that can be more cheaply obtained, such as in policy search for reinforcement learning and hyperparameter tuning of machi…
Study on Bertrand lightcone framed curves in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
problem Analyzing mixed types of curves with singular points in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
method Using lightcone frame to consider Bertrand types for lightcone framed curves.
result Existence conditions of Bertrand lightcone framed curves in all cases.
Cohomogeneity-one actions on symmetric spaces of mixed type
problem Classifying cohomogeneity-one actions on symmetric spaces
method Using a new family of diagonal cohomogeneity-one actions
result Reducing the classification problem to symmetric spaces of a single type
We construct embedded triply periodic zero mean curvature surfaces of mixed type in the Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space with the same topology as the Schwarz D surface in the Euclidean 3-space.
A novel graph spectral method for mixed categorical and numerical data.
problem Feature learning for mixed data types (numerical and categorical).
method Graph spectral decomposition of the graph Laplacian to model probabilistic dependence structure.
result Increased separability and clusterability of observations in the transformed feature space.
We prove the existence of C^{\infty} local solutions to a class of mixed type Monge-Ampere equations in the plane. More precisely, the equation changes type to finite order across two smooth curves intersecting transversely at a point. Existence of C^{\infty} global solutions to a corresponding class of linear mixed ty…
Novelty detection is the unsupervised problem of identifying anomalies in test data which significantly differ from the training set. Novelty detection is one of the classic challenges in Machine Learning and a core component of several research areas such as fraud detection, intrusion detection, medical diagnosis, dat…
Given data over the joint distribution of two random variables X and Y, we consider the problem of inferring the most likely causal direction between X and Y. In particular, we consider the general case where both X and Y may be univariate or multivariate, and of the same or mixed data types. We take an inf…
In this paper we outline a general method for finding well-posed boundary value problems for linear equations of mixed elliptic and hyperbolic type, which extends previous techniques of Berezanskii, Didenko, and Friedrichs. This method is then used to study a particular class of fully nonlinear mixed type equations whi…
PyTorch Frame simplifies multi-modal tabular learning with modular data and model handling.
problem Handling complex multi-modal tabular data in deep learning.
method A PyTorch-based framework that provides a data structure, model abstraction, and integration with external models.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of PyTorch Frame in implementing and applying diverse tabular models to complex multi-modal tabular data.
The article proposes modified Gower's coefficients for handling mixed type variables in nearest neighbor methods.
problem Handling mixed type variables in nearest neighbor methods, especially imputation and statistical matching.
method Suggests modifications to the Gower's distance for interval and ratio scaled variables to address unbalanced contributions and outlier sensitivity.
result Improved distance calculations reduce the unbalanced contribution of different variable types and attenuate outlier effects.
DCRL learns causal relationships from mixed-type discrete data.
problem Challenges in learning causal relationships from discrete, mixed-type data.
method Generative framework modeling directed acyclic graph and sparse bipartite graph, flexible measurement models for different types of data.
result Consistent recovery of latent causal structure from observed data distribution.
MET learns tabular data representations without data augmentations.
problem Lack of effective self-supervised learning methods for tabular data.
method Reconstruction-based approach using masked encoding, with separate representations for each coordinate and adversarial reconstruction loss.
result MET achieves state-of-the-art performance on five diverse tabular datasets, improving up to 9% over current methods.
GACTGAN synthesizes tabular data better with less computational overhead.
problem Synthesizing mixed tabular data while balancing risk and utility.
method Integrates Bayesian posterior approximation with Stochastic Weight Averaging-Gaussian (SWAG) in CTGAN.
result GACTGAN produces better synthetic data with reduced privacy risk.
Deep tabular models outperform GBDT in medical diagnosis tasks.
problem Transfer learning for tabular data in medical diagnosis.
method Proposes a pseudo-feature method for transfer learning between different feature sets.
result Tabular neural networks outperform GBDT in medical diagnosis tasks.
AutoDiff combines auto-encoder and diffusion model for realistic tabular data synthesis.
problem Generating realistic synthetic tabular data with heterogeneous features.
method Employing auto-encoder architecture to handle tabular data's complexity.
result Synthetic tables from AutoDiff show good statistical fidelity and perform well in machine learning tasks.
A new method clusters mixed-type data tables effectively.
problem Clustering data with mixed types (numerical and categorical).
method Two-step approach: binarize mixed data, then co-cluster.
result Shows improved clustering of mixed-type data compared to MCA.
Paper tackles test-time adaptation for tabular data.
problem Performance degradation due to distribution shifts in testing.
method Proposes FTAT for robustly adapting tabular models during testing.
result FTAT outperforms state-of-the-art methods on benchmark datasets.
AdapTable adapts tabular models to shifts without source data, improving HELOC performance.
problem Distribution shifts in tabular data threaten model performance.
method Shift-aware uncertainty calibrator and label distribution handler.
result Up to 16% improvement on HELOC dataset.