Generative model for morphological continuum of normal and pathological states.
problem Identifying trends and features that separate normality and pathology in biomedical images.
method Wasserstein Auto-encoder with HSIC regularization for latent features.
result Model generates a continuum of morphological changes corresponding to side information.
This paper studies how modular agents can learn to control complex morphologies.
problem Contemporary sensorimotor learning starts with existing complex agents, but this paper explores learning from primitive, modular agents.
method A collection of primitive agents learns to dynamically self-assemble into composite bodies and coordinate their behavior to control these bodies.
result Dynamic and modular agents demonstrate better generalization to test-time changes in both environment and agent structure.
Machine learning for ASD diagnosis using morphological MRI networks.
problem Challenging to diagnose ASD using MRI due to heterogeneity and incomplete network neuroscience.
method Crowdsourced Kaggle competition to develop and benchmark ML pipelines.
result First-ranked team achieved 70% accuracy, 72.5% sensitivity, and 67.5% specificity.
Paper proposes efficient co-adaptation of robot morphology and behavior.
problem Infeasibility of co-adapting morphology and behavior in robots due to long manufacturing times and need for new controllers.
method Uses deep reinforcement learning, specifically the soft actor critic algorithm, to automatically and efficiently co-adapt robot morphology and behavior.
result Reduces the number of morphologies and behaviors tested, making co-adaptation more data-efficient.
Paper proposes a method to control robots of different shapes efficiently.
problem Learning optimal control policies for robots of various shapes is challenging.
method Hierarchical architecture with hypernetworks and fixed attention mechanism.
result Method improves learning performance and generalizes to unseen morphologies.
Investigates training challenges for morphological neural networks.
problem Training morphological neural networks with gradient descent is difficult.
method Examines differentiation and backpropagation for morphological networks, using Bouligand derivative.
result Provides theoretical insights and guidelines for initialization and learning rates.
Paper proposes a new method to optimize robot body structure and control policy.
problem Optimizing robot body structure and control policy in a coupled manner.
method Revisits co-design problem as a Stackelberg game, incorporating control adaptation dynamics.
result Stackelberg PPO outperforms standard PPO in stability and performance.
Morphological neurons are powerful and versatile for classification and regression problems.
problem Designing effective sequences of morphological operations and structuring elements.
method Theoretical analysis of morphological neurons as a sum of hinge functions, and their effectiveness in approximating any continuous function.
result Morphological neurons are more powerful than previously anticipated and can approximate any continuous function.
Generative model calibrates 3D battery cathode morphologies from 2D images.
problem Calibrate 3D morphologies of all-solid-state battery cathodes from 2D microscopy images.
method Combining GANs with excursion sets of Gaussian random fields.
result Calibrated digital twins enable systematic exploration of morphological scenarios.
Unified policy controls diverse agents through modular neural networks.
problem Learning control policies for various agent morphologies.
method Shared Modular Policies (SMP) with decentralized control and message passing.
result A single modular policy controls multiple agent morphologies.
GraphDINO learns neuronal morphologies from unlabeled data.
problem Unsupervised learning of neuronal morphologies from unlabeled data.
method Transformer-based approach with novel attention mechanism and data augmentation.
result GraphDINO yields morphological clusterings on par with expert classification.
A method for a single policy to solve various tasks across diverse agent morphologies.
problem Generalizing a single policy to solve various tasks across diverse agent morphologies.
method Unified representation and behavior distillation using a morphology-task graph and Transformer architecture.
result Improves multi-task performances compared to baselines, suggesting a promising approach.
A machine learning method predicts rock permeability from 3D images.
problem Efficiently predict permeability of heterogeneous rocks for planetary and robotic applications.
method Machine learning guided 3D properties recognition of rock morphology from 3D micro CT and MRI images.
result The morphology decoder method accurately predicts permeability from 3D images.
Morphology in unbalanced languages remains a big challenge in the context of machine translation. In this paper, we propose to de-couple machine translation from morphology generation in order to better deal with the problem. We investigate the morphology simplification with a reasonable trade-off between expected gain…
Improved prediction of polymer morphology through machine learning and simulations.
problem Understanding and predicting the morphology of multi-component polymer blends.
method Modified Cahn-Hilliard model for simulations, machine learning for clustering and prediction.
result Machine learning achieved ≥ 90% accuracy in predicting polymer morphology. Hierarchical decoupling improves sample efficiency for complex robots.
problem Learning long-range behaviors on complex robots.
method Two-part policy: low-level imitation and high-level transfer, with KL regularization.
result Hierarchical transfer significantly improves zero-shot high-level transfer and stabilizes learning.
New method shows ignoring morphological graph info improves reinforcement learning performance.
problem Improving reinforcement learning performance in incompatible environments.
method Transformer-based approach (Amorpheus) that ignores morphological graph information.
result Transformer-based approach outperforms GNN-based methods that use morphological information.
Paper introduces ℓ-DER for regression tasks using morphological operators and convex-concave procedure.
problem Developing a universal approximator for regression tasks.
method Introduces ℓ-DER model, trains it using a convex-concave procedure (CCP) to minimize least-squares. result Outperforms other hybrid morphological models and state-of-the-art approaches.
Deep learning algorithms for connectomics rely upon localized classification, rather than overall morphology. This leads to a high incidence of erroneously merged objects. Humans, by contrast, can easily detect such errors by acquiring intuition for the correct morphology of objects. Biological neurons have complicated…
Automates galaxy morphology classification with less human labelling.
problem Insufficient human-labeled galaxy images for accurate classification.
method Developed a VAE with equivariant transformer layers and a classifier network.
result Improves accuracy with fewer labels and unlabelled data.
Geometric models improve feature extraction and equivariance in image generation.
problem Improving feature extraction at multiscale levels and reducing network complexity.
method Proposes a geometric generative model based on morphological PDEs and GANs, incorporating equivariance for geometric interpretability.
result Preliminary results show GM-GAN outperforms classical GANs on MNIST data.
We present a conditional generative model to learn variation in cell and nuclear morphology and the location of subcellular structures from microscopy images. Our model generalizes to a wide range of subcellular localization and allows for a probabilistic interpretation of cell and nuclear morphology and structure loca…
The paper proposes a new method for online image decomposition using auto-encoders.
problem Building a part-based representation of image datasets for interpretation and online computation.
method Sparse, non-negative auto-encoder with deep encoder and shallow decoder for online computation.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art online methods on MNIST and Fashion MNIST datasets.
Measuring the morphological parameters of galaxies is a key requirement for studying their formation and evolution. Surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have resulted in the availability of very large collections of images, which have permitted population-wide analyses of galaxy morphology. Morphological…
A flexible machine learning model infers the morphology of the Galactic Center Excess.
problem Inferring the unknown morphology of the Galactic Center Excess using Fermi gamma-ray data.
method Used a Gaussian process (GP) to model the Galactic Center Excess (GCE) as a flexible, non-parametric machine learning model.
result The best-fit GP contains morphological features not typically associated with traditional GCE studies, such as a localized bright source and a diagonal arm.
Paper shows equivalence between MM and PH for n-D Morse functions.
problem Relationship between Mathematical Morphology and Persistent Homology.
method Examined pairing of extrema in Morse functions using dynamics and persistence.
result Equivalence proven between dynamics and persistence on n-D Morse functions.
Deep learning improves cancer report classification accuracy.
problem Automatically assigning ICD-O3 codes to cancer reports.
method State-of-the-art deep learning techniques, including hierarchical and flat models, with attention mechanisms.
result Best model achieves 90.3% accuracy on topography site assignment and 84.8% on morphology type assignment.
Paper tackles skill transfer in RL for morphologically different agents.
problem Transfer skills between morphologically different reinforcement learning agents.
method Proposes a paired variational encoder-decoder model (PVED) for subspace learning.
result Demonstrates improved skill transfer efficiency compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Deep CNN model predicts neuronal cell health from images.
problem Predicting the biological activity of chemical compounds on neuronal cells.
method Deep convolutional neural network (CNN) with residual connections.
result Achieved 99.6% accuracy in distinguishing treated from untreated cells.
This study examines cores within superclusters, highlighting their transitional nature and dynamical state.
problem Understanding the morphology and dynamical properties of cores within superclusters.
method Projected and radial velocity distributions of galaxies, morphological analysis, entropy and mass estimates.
result Cores are transitional structures that evolve towards virialisation but remain gravitationally bound.
Proves a tree of shapes for n-D images in optimal time.
problem Proving the mathematical structure of tree of shapes in n-D images.
method Optimal quasi-linear time algorithm for computing the tree of shapes.
result The tree of shapes is the self-dual morphological hierarchical structure of n-D gray-level images.
Arctic coastal morphology is governed by multiple factors, many of which are affected by climatological changes. As the season length for shorefast ice decreases and temperatures warm permafrost soils, coastlines are more susceptible to erosion from storm waves. Such coastal erosion is a concern, since the majority of …
Study of phase separation and geometry on a closed elastic curve, including dynamics and free energy minimization.
problem Free energy and dynamics of a closed elastic filament coupled to a scalar concentration field.
method Analytical and numerical simulations of coupled Willmore flow and Cahn--Hilliard gradient flow on differential geometry.
result Qualitative changes in free energy landscape due to closure constraint, leading to metastable and stable multi-domain morphologies.
New model reduces bias in cosmic shear measurements.
problem Bias in cosmic shear measurements due to non-well-defined ellipticity.
method Hybrid physical and deep learning Hierarchical Bayesian Model.
result Unbiased estimate of shear on realistic galaxies.
This paper introduces a model of environmental acoustic scenes which adopts a morphological approach by ab-stracting temporal structures of acoustic scenes. To demonstrate its potential, this model is employed to evaluate the performance of a large set of acoustic events detection systems. This model allows us to expli…
We introduce a novel approach for predicting the progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis from 3D spine models reconstructed from biplanar X-ray images. Recent progress in machine learning have allowed to improve classification and prognosis rates, but lack a probabilistic framework to measure uncertainty in the …
Study connects hyperbolic geometry to membrane shapes.
problem Understanding the shapes of biological membranes.
method Relates geometry of hyperbolic space to Helfrich model.
result Establishes a connection between membrane shapes and hyperbolic geometry.
Paper introduces r-DEP classifier for binary classification tasks.
problem No natural ordering for feature patterns in practical situations.
method Introduces reduced dilation-erosion (r-DEP) classifier using multi-valued mathematical morphology.
result r-DEP classifiers outperform traditional SVCs in balanced accuracy.
Herein, we present a system for hyperspectral image segmentation that utilizes multiple class--based denoising autoencoders which are efficiently trained. Moreover, we present a novel hyperspectral data augmentation method for labelled HSI data using linear mixtures of pixels from each class, which helps the system wit…
Study compares estimators for causal mediation analysis with multiple mediators.
problem Estimating causal effects through multiple mediators in observational studies.
method Parametric and non-parametric estimators, including multiply robust and double machine learning approaches.
result Advanced estimators perform well across various settings and real data.
This paper proposes and implements an intuitive and pervasive solution for neonatal EEG monitoring assisted by sonification and deep learning AI that provides information about neonatal brain health to all neonatal healthcare professionals, particularly those without EEG interpretation expertise. The system aims to inc…
The performance of an organic photovoltaic device is intricately connected to its active layer morphology. This connection between the active layer and device performance is very expensive to evaluate, either experimentally or computationally. Hence, designing morphologies to achieve higher performances is non-trivial …
Greek POS Tagger and Entity Recognizer built using spaCy.
problem Developing a machine learning model for Greek language POS tagging and named entity recognition.
method Machine learning approach with spaCy platform, focusing on morphological features and token classification.
result The Greek spaCy platform improved performance in part-of-speech tagging and named entity recognition.
New models improve morpheme segmentation in low-resource languages.
problem Improving morpheme segmentation in low-resource languages.
method Two new models: LSTM pointer-generator and sequence-to-sequence with hard monotonic attention.
result Novel models outperform existing ones by up to 11.4% accuracy in low-resource settings.
We show that some pieces of cylinders bounded by two parallel straight-lines bifurcate in a family of periodic non-rotational surfaces with constant mean curvature and with the same boundary conditions. These cylinders are initial interfaces in a problem of microscale range modeling the morphologies that adopt a liquid…
Profiling cellular phenotypes from microscopic imaging can provide meaningful biological information resulting from various factors affecting the cells. One motivating application is drug development: morphological cell features can be captured from images, from which similarities between different drug compounds appli…
This work improves deep learning models for fMRI by generating realistic brain morphology images.
problem Limited dataset sizes for functional MRI limit the accuracy of deep learning models.
method Proposes a method to generate new fMRI images with realistic brain morphology.
result Demonstrates a 26% improvement in predicting antidepressant treatment response using augmented images.
Neural Machine Translation (MT) has reached state-of-the-art results. However, one of the main challenges that neural MT still faces is dealing with very large vocabularies and morphologically rich languages. In this paper, we propose a neural MT system using character-based embeddings in combination with convolutional…