Automatically finds efficient multi-task models with less data.
problem Training separate models requires more data, parameters, and time.
method Compact search space for multi-task architectures, feature distillation for quick evaluation.
result Automatically identifies multi-task architectures that balance resource requirements and performance.
Small parameterized towers improve multi-task learning efficiency and generalization.
problem Balancing Pareto efficiency and generalization in multi-task learning.
method Under-parameterized self-auxiliaries for multi-task models.
result Small parameterized towers enhance Pareto efficiency in various multi-task applications.
Multi-task learning uses auxiliary data or knowledge from relevant tasks to facilitate the learning in a new task. Multi-task optimization applies multi-task learning to optimization to study how to effectively and efficiently tackle multiple optimization problems simultaneously. Evolutionary multi-tasking, or multi-fa…
Gradient surgery improves multi-task learning efficiency.
problem Challenges in sharing structure across multiple tasks.
method Gradient projection onto normal plane of conflicting gradients.
result Substantial gains in efficiency and performance.
The paper uses random matrix theory for multi-task regression, improving time series forecasting.
problem Improving time series forecasting using multi-task regression.
method Applying random matrix theory to multi-task regression problems, deriving closed-form solutions for optimization.
result Provides a robust foundation for hyperparameter optimization in multi-task regression scenarios.
We study the stability properties of nonlinear multi-task regression in reproducing Hilbert spaces with operator-valued kernels. Such kernels, a.k.a. multi-task kernels, are appropriate for learning prob- lems with nonscalar outputs like multi-task learning and structured out- put prediction. We show that multi-task ke…
Reliable and effective multi-task learning is a prerequisite for the development of robotic agents that can quickly learn to accomplish related, everyday tasks. However, in the reinforcement learning domain, multi-task learning has not exhibited the same level of success as in other domains, such as computer vision. In…
Disentangled representations naturally emerge in multi-task learning.
problem Finding adaptable representations for multiple tasks.
method Empirical study of neural networks trained on automatically generated supervised tasks.
result Disentanglement naturally occurs during multi-task learning.
New method learns multiple reward functions for complex tasks.
problem Learning reward functions for tasks with multiple ways of solving.
method Combines maximum entropy approach with Dirichlet process clustering.
result Method accurately learns reward functions for complex tasks.
MUMBO optimizes multiple tasks efficiently, even with low-cost related functions.
problem Efficiently optimizing multiple related functions with low-cost evaluations.
method Derives a novel multi-task version of entropy search.
result Robust performance with low computational overhead across various optimization challenges.
Near-optimal rates for multi-task learning with shared representations.
problem Approximation and statistical complexity of learning multiple operators.
method Multiple Neural Operators (MNO) architecture and comparison with DeepONet.
result Near-optimal upper and lower bounds for approximation and generalization.
SON-GOKU uses graph coloring to improve multi-task learning by partitioning tasks into compatible groups.
problem Gradient interference between conflicting multi-task learning objectives slows convergence and model performance.
method SON-GOKU computes gradient interference, constructs an interference graph, and applies greedy graph-coloring to partition tasks.
result SON-GOKU consistently outperforms baselines and state-of-the-art multi-task optimizers on six datasets.
New approach for multi-task reinforcement learning without task interference.
problem Efficient knowledge sharing between tasks in reinforcement learning.
method Attention-based multi-task deep reinforcement learning.
result Achieves positive knowledge transfer and avoids negative transfer.
Wide neural networks can benefit from multi-task learning in their infinite-width limit.
problem The generalization behavior of wide neural networks in multi-task learning settings.
method Optimizing wide ReLU neural networks with L2-regularization promotes multi-task learning in the infinite-width limit.
result An exact quantitative characterization of multi-task learning in the infinite-width limit of wide ReLU neural networks.
Deep multi-task learning benefits from low intrinsic dimensionality, leading to better generalization.
problem Improving generalization in deep multi-task learning with high-dimensional models.
method Parametrizing multi-task networks in a low-dimensional space using random expansions and weight compression.
result First non-vacuous generalization bounds for deep multi-task networks are derived.
A new framework integrates classification and regression tasks in multi-task learning.
problem Jointly solving classification and regression tasks in multi-task scenarios.
method Two-Stage Learning-to-Defer (L2D) framework with a unified deferral mechanism.
result Unified deferral mechanism ensures convergence to the Bayes-optimal rejector.
Paper estimates noise covariance in correlated multi-task linear models.
problem Estimating noise covariance in multi-task high-dimensional linear models with correlated noise.
method Uses multi-task elastic-net and lasso estimators to estimate noise covariance, correcting bias in squared residual matrix.
result Develops a novel estimator of noise covariance that converges at rate n−1/2, matching oracle estimator under suitable conditions. Develops a scalable multi-task Gaussian process with neural embedding for improved performance.
problem High model complexity and limited model capability in multi-task Gaussian processes.
method Neural embedding of coregionalization, advanced variational inference, sparse approximation.
result Higher prediction quality and better generalization of the NSVLMC model.
Survey on multi-task learning for deep neural networks.
problem Simultaneous learning of multiple tasks by a shared model.
method Partitioning deep MTL techniques into architectures, optimization methods, and task relationship learning.
result Improved data efficiency and reduced overfitting through shared representations.
Bayesian approach improves network lasso for multi-task learning.
problem Improving the determination of relational coefficients in network lasso.
method Proposes a Bayesian approach to solve multi-task learning problems using network lasso.
result Objective determination of relational coefficients through Bayesian estimation.
VIRTUAL improves federated multi-task learning for non-convex models.
problem Real-world federated datasets show statistical heterogeneity.
method VIRTUAL treats federated network as a star-shaped Bayesian network and uses variational inference.
result VIRTUAL outperforms state-of-the-art for federated learning on real-world datasets.
Adaptive data fusion boosts efficiency in multi-task optimization.
problem Multi-task non-smooth optimization in various fields.
method Adaptive data fusion approach leveraging commonalities among objectives.
result Significant improvements in sample efficiency with sharp statistical guarantees.
Develops a method for fairness in multi-task learning using Wasserstein barycenters.
problem Extending fairness to multi-task learning with shared representations.
method Definition of Strong Demographic Parity extended to multi-task learning using multi-marginal Wasserstein barycenters. Closed form solution for optimal fair predictor.
result Empirical results show practical value of post-processing methodology in promoting fair decision-making.
Multi-task sparse feature learning aims to improve the generalization performance by exploiting the shared features among tasks. It has been successfully applied to many applications including computer vision and biomedical informatics. Most of the existing multi-task sparse feature learning algorithms are formulated a…
Improves shared encoder representations for better multi-task learning performance.
problem Improving quality of shared encoder representations in multi-task learning.
method Dummy Gradient norm Regularization (DGR) to decrease gradient norm of dummy task-specific predictors.
result DGR improves multi-task prediction performances and superior performance compared to existing methods.
Research explores the trade-off between multi-task learning and multitasking in deep neural networks.
problem Trade-off between multi-task learning and multitasking in deep neural networks.
method Meta-learning algorithm to manage the trade-off between shared and separated representations.
result Agent successfully optimizes training strategy based on environment.
This paper investigates multi-task reinforcement learning in non-Markovian decision making, showing benefits in sample efficiency.
problem Investigating multi-task reinforcement learning in non-Markovian decision making processes.
method Developed a joint model class for tasks and used the η-bracketing number to quantify complexity and similarity. result Multi-task reinforcement learning can improve sample efficiency in non-Markovian decision making processes.
Proposes a method to cluster tasks for constructive cooperative multi-tasking.
problem Destructive cooperation in cooperative multi-tasking.
method Semantic clustering followed by end-to-end joint training within clusters.
result Effective mitigation of destructive cooperation and negative transfer.
Multi-task learning aims to learn multiple tasks jointly by exploiting their relatedness to improve the generalization performance for each task. Traditionally, to perform multi-task learning, one needs to centralize data from all the tasks to a single machine. However, in many real-world applications, data of differen…
Flexible multi-task learning framework using summary statistics.
problem Data-sharing constraints in healthcare settings.
method Proposes a flexible multi-task learning framework utilizing summary statistics and adaptive parameter selection.
result Systematic non-asymptotic analysis and simulations demonstrate the method's performance.
Multi-task learning is a learning paradigm which seeks to improve the generalization performance of a learning task with the help of some other related tasks. In this paper, we propose a regularization formulation for learning the relationships between tasks in multi-task learning. This formulation can be viewed as a n…
Pareto MTL finds optimal solutions for multiple tasks with different trade-offs.
problem Finding a single optimal solution for multiple conflicting tasks.
method Formulate multi-task learning as multiobjective optimization, decompose into subproblems, solve in parallel.
result Generates well-representative Pareto optimal solutions for different trade-offs.
Paper extends multi-task Gaussian Cox processes for heterogeneous tasks.
problem Modeling multiple heterogeneous correlated tasks jointly.
method Data augmentation and mean-field approximation for non-conjugate Bayesian inference.
result Demonstrates improved performance and inference on synthetic and real data.
CMDE uses deep learning to estimate causal effects from complex data.
problem Handling complex data structures like images for causal effect estimation.
method Causal Multi-task Deep Ensemble (CMDE) framework.
result CMDE outperforms state-of-the-art methods across various datasets and tasks.
New method uses shared attention for multi-task time series forecasting.
problem Insufficient training instances in single-task forecasting.
method Self-attention based sharing schemes across multiple tasks.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art single-task forecasting baselines and RNN-based multi-task forecasting method.
Boosts share routing for multi-task learning with flexible sparse connections.
problem Designing suitable sharing mechanisms among multiple tasks in multi-task learning.
method Proposes MTNAS framework to modularize sharing into sub-networks with sparse connections and gating.
result Demonstrates consistent improvement over single-task and typical multi-task methods while maintaining efficiency.
This paper reviews dMTL and methods for selecting auxiliary tasks.
problem Improving model performance for multiple tasks.
method Review of dMTL approaches and methods for selecting auxiliary tasks.
result Methods for selecting auxiliary tasks can improve dMTL performance.
Study improves GMM learning performance through multi-task and transfer learning.
problem Improving GMM learning performance through similar task structures.
method Proposes a multi-task GMM learning procedure based on EM algorithm, robust to outliers.
result Achieves minimax optimal rate of convergence for parameter estimation and mis-clustering.
Paper introduces a new model to handle multi-task learning across different input domains.
problem Learning correlated tasks across varying input domains.
method Develops a novel heterogeneous stochastic variational linear model of coregionalization (HSVLMC) for multi-task learning.
result The proposed model outperforms existing models in diverse multi-task scenarios.
Exploration in multi-task reinforcement learning is critical in training agents to deduce the underlying MDP. Many of the existing exploration frameworks such as E3, Rmax, Thompson sampling assume a single stationary MDP and are not suitable for system identification in the multi-task setting. We present a nove…
A new method for multi-task learning by allocating parameters.
problem Sharing parameters between unrelated tasks can hurt performance.
method Learned binary variables to allocate components to tasks, encouraging sharing between related tasks.
result Achieves a 17% relative reduction of the error rate on Omniglot benchmark.
A new method classifies multiple correlated data streams simultaneously.
problem Classifying multiple correlated data streams in practical scenarios.
method Double-Coupling Support Vector Machines (DC-SVM) considers both internal and external correlations.
result The proposed method outperforms traditional methods on artificial and real-world data streams.
TempLe learns transition templates for efficient multi-task RL.
problem Efficiently transferring knowledge across different RL tasks with varying state/action spaces.
method Generates transition dynamics templates to abstract similarities between tasks.
result Achieves significantly lower sample complexity than single-task or multi-task methods.
Network anomaly detection is still a vibrant research area. As the fast growth of network bandwidth and the tremendous traffic on the network, there arises an extremely challengeable question: How to efficiently and accurately detect the anomaly on multiple traffic? In multi-task learning, the traffic consisting of flo…
We present a multi-task learning approach to jointly estimate the means of multiple independent data sets. The proposed multi-task averaging (MTA) algorithm results in a convex combination of the single-task maximum likelihood estimates. We derive the optimal minimum risk estimator and the minimax estimator, and show t…
This paper proposes a method to reveal task relationships in multi-task learning models using sparse graphs.
problem Understanding the underlying task relationships in multi-task learning models.
method Proposes a bilevel formulation of multi-task learning that induces sparse graphs.
result The method improves interpretability of multi-task learning models without sacrificing generalization performance.
A TS algorithm improves performance in multi-task bandits with transfer.
problem Improving performance across multiple related bandit tasks.
method A TS-type algorithm for online multi-task learning with a novel concentration inequality.
result The TS-type algorithm achieves nearly-optimal performance guarantees.
Extends OC-KSR for multi-task one-class classification.
problem Improving one-class classification performance with shared information.
method Linear and non-linear structure learning mechanisms for multi-task one-class classification.
result Improved performance on multiple one-class problems.