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48 results for multiple experts

Study on learning to defer with multiple experts using new surrogate losses.

problem Learning to defer with multiple experts in a machine learning context.
method Introducing a new family of surrogate losses for the multiple-expert setting, proving HH-consistency bounds, and designing learning algorithms.
result Explicit guarantees for new learning to defer algorithms based on minimization of these surrogate losses.

Improves accuracy and fairness in prediction systems with multiple domain experts.

problem Designing unbiased and accurate deferral systems with multiple experts.
method Proposes a framework for learning a classifier and deferral system that chooses to defer to multiple human experts.
result Significantly improves accuracy and fairness of final predictions compared to baselines.

This paper tackles deferral learning with multiple experts, providing strong theoretical guarantees.

problem Optimizing input assignment to experts balancing accuracy and computational cost.
method Introducing new surrogate loss functions and efficient algorithms with strong theoretical learning guarantees.
result Realizable HH-consistency, HH-consistency bounds, and Bayes-consistency for deferral learning.

We generalise the problem of inverse reinforcement learning to multiple tasks, from multiple demonstrations. Each one may represent one expert trying to solve a different task, or as different experts trying to solve the same task. Our main contribution is to formalise the problem as statistical preference elicitation,…

2011-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian Experience Reuse improves learning from multiple experts.

problem Learning from multiple experts with conflicting goals.
method Bayesian neural networks with shared features to model uncertainty and derive a probability distribution over expert models.
result BERS method effectively samples demonstrations from the derived distribution to reuse them in new tasks.

Study on learning to defer to multiple experts with consistent surrogates and confidence calibration.

problem Addressing the open problems of consistent surrogates, confidence calibration, and ensembling of experts.
method Derive two consistent surrogates (softmax and OvA) and propose a conformal inference technique for choosing experts.
result The OvA-based loss does not cause mis-calibration propagation, while the softmax-based loss does.

A novel framework for regression with multiple experts, addressing challenges in infinite and continuous label spaces.

problem Challenges in regression with multiple experts due to the infinite and continuous nature of the label space.
method Introduces a novel framework for regression with deferral, analyzing both single-stage and two-stage scenarios with new surrogate loss functions.
result Proves HH-consistency bounds for both single-stage and two-stage methods, providing stronger guarantees than Bayes consistency.

Mixtures of experts probabilistically divide the input space into regions, where the assumptions of each expert, or conditional model, need only hold locally. Combined with Gaussian process (GP) experts, this results in a powerful and highly flexible model. We focus on alternative mixtures of GP experts, which model th…

2019-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

fMRI semantic category understanding using linguistic encoding models attempt to learn a forward mapping that relates stimuli to the corresponding brain activation. Classical encoding models use linear multi-variate methods to predict the brain activation (all voxels) given the stimulus. However, these methods essentia…

2018-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

New method estimates causal effects of multiple versions of treatment.

problem Ignoring multiple versions of treatment leads to biased causal effect estimates.
method Mixture-of-Experts framework for estimating version-specific causal effects.
result Effective method for estimating causal effects of latent versions.

Multi-expert L2D underfits more severely, requiring new methods.

problem Underfitting in multi-expert L2D settings.
method PiCCE (Pick the Confident and Correct Expert), a surrogate-based method.
result PiCCE effectively reduces multi-expert L2D to a single-expert-like problem, resolving underfitting.

VAEs struggle with surjective multimodal data, especially class labels describing images.

problem VAEs struggle to capture variability in surjective multimodal data.
method Theoretical and empirical demonstration of VAEs with a mixture of experts posterior.
result VAEs with a mixture of experts posterior can disregard variation in surjective multimodal data.

This thesis tackles learning with multi-class abstention and multi-expert deferral, improving model reliability and efficiency.

problem Improving model reliability and efficiency in large language models (LLMs) by leveraging multiple experts.
method Developed new surrogate losses and consistency guarantees for multi-class classification and regression with deferral.
result Strong consistency guarantees for surrogate losses in multi-class classification and regression with deferral.

A new method uses a product of experts with Dirichlet variables to approximate complex distributions.

problem Approximating complex distributions with tractable models.
method A product of experts with auxiliary Dirichlet variables, using a Feynman identity to sample and optimize.
result The method efficiently approximates complex distributions using a product of experts and Dirichlet variables.

Bayesian model fuses multiple classifiers with explicit correlation modeling.

problem Combining outputs of multiple classifiers with explicit correlation.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model with correlated Dirichlet distribution.
result Fused classifier performance can be Bayes optimal even for highly correlated base classifiers.

Bayesian models combine experts with a flexible gating mechanism for complex data.

problem Theoretical properties of Bayesian mixture-of-experts models with softmax gating remain unexplored.
method Investigated asymptotic behavior of posterior distribution for density estimation, parameter estimation, and model selection.
result Established posterior contraction rates for density estimation and parameter estimation, providing insights for practical model design.

Logistic regression can handle noisy labels effectively when labels are imperfectly assigned by multiple experts.

problem Label noise in supervised classification due to manual labelling by multiple experts.
method Using approximate posterior probabilities of class membership from multiple experts to train logistic regression models.
result Logistic regression can be robust to label noise when classification difficulty is the only source of errors.

In this paper, we propose a hierarchical feature-aware tracking framework for efficient visual tracking. Recent years, ensembled trackers which combine multiple component trackers have achieved impressive performance. In ensembled trackers, the decision of results is usually a post-event process, i.e., tracking result …

2019-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes convergence rates of softmax gating in MoE models.

problem The effectiveness and scalability of machine learning models using MoE.
method Convergence analysis of parameter and expert estimation under MoE with softmax gating and its variants.
result Theoretical results show polynomially many data points are needed for strong identifiability conditions, while exponential points are required for linear experts.

Unified framework for deferring queries to top-k experts, improving accuracy-cost trade-offs.

problem Limitation of existing L2D frameworks to single-expert deferral.
method Top-kk Learning-to-Defer framework, including adaptive Top-k(x)k(x) variant.
result Superior accuracy-cost trade-offs with multi-expert deferral.

Active learning method for ABC statistics selection reduces expert work and improves posterior estimates.

problem Handling intractable likelihood functions in models with domain knowledge.
method Active learning method for selecting summary statistics in ABC.
result Better posterior estimates than existing methods, especially with limited simulation budget.

A new method for sparse Gaussian process regression using correlated experts.

problem Sparse Gaussian process regression for large datasets with cubic computational complexity.
method Aggregating predictions from correlated experts to improve scalability and accuracy.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods for synthetic and real-world datasets.

The article is devoted to investigating the application of hedging strategies to online expert weight allocation under delayed feedback. As the main result, we develop the General Hedging algorithm G\mathcal{G} based on the exponential reweighing of experts' losses. We build the artificial probabilistic framework and …

2019-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

CoCoAFusE fuses expert predictions to model complex patterns with interpretability and uncertainty.

problem Modeling complex patterns with interpretability and uncertainty quantification.
method Competitive/Collaborative Fusion of Experts (CoCoAFusE) that fuses expert distributions in addition to mixing.
result CoCoAFusE avoids multimodality artifacts and provides tighter credible bounds on the response variable.

New algorithm tackles dynamic query routing to multiple embedding models.

problem Dynamic query routing to multiple embedding models under adversarial conditions.
method Formalized as adversarial contextual linear bandit with low-rank experts, proposed HPG algorithm.
result HPG algorithm achieves linearized policy regret of ildeO(sMT) ilde{\mathcal O}(s\sqrt{M T}).

This work improves transferability of rewards inferred from expert demonstrations.

problem Transferability of rewards inferred from expert demonstrations under limited access to the expert's policy.
method Proposed principal angles as a measure of similarity and dissimilarity between transition laws. Established sufficient conditions for transferability under limited access.
result Two key results on sufficient conditions for transferability to any and local changes in transition laws.