Embedded ensembles improve neural network performance efficiently.
problem Improving neural network performance with fewer resources.
method Analyzing the wide network limit of gradient descent dynamics using Neural-Tangent-Kernel.
result Embedded ensembles exhibit two regimes: independent and collective, affecting performance.
Ensembles of neural networks learn better by sharing information.
problem Improving performance of neural networks through collective learning.
method Modeling neural networks as socially interacting agents aiming to maximize their own performance and functional relations to others.
result Optimal collective performance emerges from local interactions between networks, leading to specialization and higher confidence.
MotherNets speed up deep ensemble learning with shared costs.
problem Training deep neural network ensembles is computationally expensive and time-consuming.
method MotherNets train a single or small set of MotherNets to share data movement and computation costs across ensembles, generating target ensembles by transferring function from MotherNets.
result MotherNets provide a new Pareto frontier for accuracy vs. training cost, scaling improvements as ensemble size increases.
This work investigates power laws in deep neural network ensembles and predicts their performance.
problem Understanding the performance of deep neural network ensembles and their optimal structure.
method Investigated the behavior of negative log-likelihood (CNLL) of a deep ensemble as a function of ensemble size and member network size, identifying power law dependencies.
result One large network may perform worse than an ensemble of several medium-size networks, known as a memory split.
Deep neural networks outperform traditional ensemble methods in time series classification.
problem Deep learning models struggle to match traditional ensemble methods in time series classification.
method Developed an ensemble of 60 deep learning models to improve time series classification performance.
result The proposed Neural Network Ensemble (NNE) outperforms current state-of-the-art methods.
Paper proposes ECOC for deep neural network ensembles to improve performance.
problem Designing an ensemble of deep networks is time-consuming and often not beneficial.
method ECOC framework applied to deep networks, with design strategies to balance accuracy and complexity.
result Proposed combinatory technique achieves highest classification performance.
Regression Prior Networks improve ensemble performance on regression tasks.
problem Improving ensemble performance on regression tasks.
method Extending Prior Networks and Ensemble Distribution Distillation (EnD2) to regression tasks using the Normal-Wishart distribution. result Regression Prior Networks yield performance competitive with ensemble approaches on regression tasks.
High-capacity neural network ensembles often benefit more from high-capacity models than from increased diversity.
problem The performance of high-capacity neural network ensembles is often harmed by interventions that promote predictive diversity.
method A large-scale study of nearly 600 neural network classification ensembles, examining various interventions and architectures.
result Discouraging predictive diversity can be benign in large-network ensembles, and higher-capacity models often yield better performance than diverse architectures.
New hyperparameter ensembles boost neural network performance and uncertainty.
problem Improving neural network robustness and uncertainty quantification.
method Designing ensembles over both weights and hyperparameters, stratified across random initializations.
result Hyper-deep and hyper-batch ensembles outperform deep and batch ensembles on various architectures.
Enhances neural network regularization with no extra cost.
problem Improving neural network robustness and generalization.
method Train an ensemble of weight matrices with stochastic regularization and explicitly average outputs.
result Consistent improvement on various image classification tasks.
This paper explores how diverse neural network ensembles improve prediction accuracy and robustness against deception.
problem Improving prediction accuracy and robustness of neural networks against adversarial attacks.
method Examines and measures ensemble diversity, develops algorithms for creating and combining diverse ensembles.
result Greater diversity in neural network ensembles leads to higher accuracy and robustness against deception.
A framework preserves uncertainty in ensemble distillation.
problem Preserving uncertainty decomposition in ensemble distillation.
method General framework for distilling both regression and classification ensembles, preserving natural uncertainty decomposition.
result Framework maintains decomposition of predictive uncertainty.
Neural networks learn from ensemble forecasts without considering their order.
problem Improving reliability of probabilistic weather forecasts.
method Permutation-invariant neural networks for postprocessing ensemble forecasts.
result Models achieve state-of-the-art prediction quality in surface temperature and wind gust forecasts.
Bayesian Neural Networks improve geophysical model ensembles with reduced uncertainty.
problem Improving geophysical model projections and uncertainty quantification.
method Developed a Bayesian Neural Network ensemble strategy for geophysical models.
result Bayesian Neural Network ensemble outperforms existing methods in ozone prediction.
Improved neural network regression uncertainty estimation.
problem Neural networks lack classical uncertainty due to finite data.
method Bootstrapped Deep Ensembles, incorporating parametric bootstrap.
result Significantly improved uncertainty estimation compared to standard Deep Ensembles.
Single neural networks can match deep ensembles' benefits without the complexity.
problem The effectiveness and necessity of deep ensembles in neural network models.
method Demonstrated limitations of ensemble diversity and OOD performance in deep ensembles compared to a single larger model.
result A single neural network can replicate deep ensembles' benefits in uncertainty quantification and robustness.
Overparameterized ensembles don't offer generalization benefits over single large models.
problem Theoretical limitations of ensembles in overparameterized settings.
method Using ensembles of random feature (RF) regressors, the paper clarifies how modern ensembles differ from underparameterized counterparts.
result Infinite ensembles of overparameterized RF regressors become pointwise equivalent to single infinite-width RF regressors, and finite width ensembles converge to single models with the same parameter budget.
FoRDE uses input gradients to improve neural network ensembles.
problem Improving neural network ensembles for robustness and accuracy.
method Proposes FoRDE, an ensemble learning method based on ParVI, which repels function space by input gradients.
result FoRDE significantly outperforms DEs and other ensemble methods in accuracy and calibration.
Modified ensembling scheme provides Bayesian posterior estimation in neural networks.
problem Lack of principled uncertainty estimation in neural networks.
method Derive and implement a modified ensembling scheme that estimates Bayesian posterior.
result Consistent estimator of Bayesian posterior in wide neural networks.
Bayesian inference using stochastic neural networks ensembles.
problem Approximating Bayesian posterior distributions.
method Formulate stochastic ensembles of neural networks, train with variational inference, and evaluate using Monte Carlo dropout.
result Stochastic ensembles provide more accurate posterior estimates than other methods.
Efficient neural network ensembles improve image classification reliability and uncertainty quantification.
problem Uncertainty in neural network predictions for industrial image classification.
method Investigated efficient neural network ensembles (snapshot, batch, multi-input multi-output) for image classification reliability and uncertainty quantification.
result Batch ensemble is a cost-effective and competitive alternative to deep ensembles, offering savings in training and test time.
IEA improves CNN models by averaging multiple convolutional layers.
problem Improving CNN model accuracy through ensemble learning.
method Replacing single convolutional layers with Inner Average Ensembles (IEA) of multiple convolutional layers.
result CNN models using IEA outperform those with regular convolutional layers.
BatchEnsemble reduces ensemble costs by 3X in training and testing.
problem High costs for training and testing ensembles of neural networks.
method Defines each weight matrix as a Hadamard product of a shared matrix and a rank-one matrix per member.
result Achieves 3X speedup and 3X memory reduction in test time for ensembles of size 4.
Method detects neural network equivalence via matrix ensembles and spectral analysis.
problem Detecting equivalence among different deep learning architectures.
method Generating Mixed Matrix Ensembles (MMEs) and matching to conjugate circular ensembles.
result Empirical evidence shows vanishing differences in spectral densities with long tail decay rates.
IENs reduce neural network variance without increasing complexity.
problem Reducing variance in neural networks without increasing model complexity.
method IENs use ensemble parameters during training to reduce variance, removing them during testing.
result IENs reduce network variance by a factor of 1/mL−1, leading to significant error rate decreases. Develops a new classical network ensemble framework.
problem Lack of information-theoretic frameworks for complex networks.
method Optimal trade-off between compressed representation and actual network ensemble.
result Power-law degree distribution is optimal for networks with only expected degrees as constraints.
This paper improves ensemble robustness by promoting diversity among individual models.
problem Existing ensemble models are vulnerable to adversarial attacks.
method Introduces a new diversity promoting regularizer to enhance robustness.
result The method improves adversarial robustness while maintaining normal accuracy.
Ensemble of GANs improves performance on disconnected data.
problem Disconnected datasets in computer vision cannot be represented by continuous GANs.
method Construct an optimization problem to relate single GAN, ensemble of GANs, conditional GANs, and Gaussian Mixture GANs.
result Ensemble of GANs outperforms single GANs with fewer parameters.
Enhances apparel attribute recognition with a two-layer ensemble method.
problem Improving accuracy in apparel attributes classification using deep neural networks.
method Proposes a two-layer mixture framework combining bagging and boosting for ensemble learning.
result The proposed method outperforms individual models and ensemble methods.
Improved neural network ensembles using Stein Variational Newton updates.
problem Lack of efficient second-order information in current ensemble methods.
method Proposes a novel approximate Bayesian inference method integrating Stein Variational Newton updates with scalable Hessian approximations.
result Significantly faster convergence and more accurate posterior distribution approximations.
Unsupervised ensemble classification for dependent data.
problem Classifying data with dependencies using multiple classifiers.
method Developed algorithms for sequential and networked data dependencies, using moment matching and Expectation Maximization.
result Improved classification performance on synthetic and real datasets.
The paper connects neural network ensembles to Bayesian inference using variational methods.
problem Explaining the behavior of ensemble methods in neural networks.
method Deriving conditions for ensemble optimization to reduce divergence to the posterior distribution.
result Ensemble methods can be a valid alternative to approximate Bayesian inference.
Study on infinite neural networks for generalization.
problem Understanding generalization in infinitely-wide neural networks.
method Analytical and empirical investigations of infinite ensembles.
result Signals correlating with generalization identified.
Proposes a new method for deep ensembles that improves accuracy and calibration.
problem Improving accuracy and calibration of deep ensembles.
method Estimates confusion matrices of ensemble members and weighs them according to their inferred performance.
result Empirically shows superiority of soft Dawid Skene over ensemble averaging.
Proposes optimizing neural network ensemble diversity in feature space.
problem Improving diversity in neural network ensembles while maintaining performance.
method Optimizes particles in the feature space of a specific intermediate layer.
result Significantly outperforms Deep Ensembles on various metrics.
Ensembled neural networks improve MRI image quality.
problem Accelerated parallel MR imaging with high SSIM scores.
method Ensembled Σ-net combining parallel coil and sensitivity networks, trained with supervised and semi-supervised methods. result Ensembling models achieves visually sharp and textured images with robust SSIM scores.
Hydra distills ensemble models into a single model while preserving diversity and uncertainty.
problem Loss of ensemble diversity and uncertainty in distilled models.
method Single multi-headed neural network with shared body network.
result Hydra improves distillation performance and preserves ensemble diversity and uncertainty.
Artificial neural networks have been successfully applied to a variety of machine learning tasks, including image recognition, semantic segmentation, and machine translation. However, few studies fully investigated ensembles of artificial neural networks. In this work, we investigated multiple widely used ensemble meth…
Repulsive ensembles improve uncertainty estimates in PINNs for differential equations.
problem Improving uncertainty estimates in PINNs for differential equations.
method Employing repulsive ensembles (RE-PINN) with a repulsive term in the loss function.
result Repulsive ensembles produce more accurate uncertainty estimates and higher sample diversity.
Study shows E2E training fails for over-parameterized models.
problem When does E2E training fail for complex Deep Network architectures?
method Blend gradient between independent training and E2E training.
result Optimum can lie between ensemble and E2E, challenging traditional approaches.
Transforms ensemble predictions to maintain interpretability.
problem Loss of interpretability in deep ensembles.
method Proposes transformation ensembles that aggregate predictions while preserving interpretability.
result Transformation ensembles yield better predictions than individual models and maintain interpretability.
A new method reduces memory usage for deep neural networks ensembles.
problem Reducing memory footprint of ensemble methods for deep learning.
method Extract multiple sub-networks from a single neural network through end-to-end optimization.
result Achieves higher or comparable accuracy with significantly less memory usage.
Efficiently builds diverse sub-model ensembles for robust self-supervised learning.
problem Challenges in diversity and efficiency of deep ensembles for self-supervised representation learning.
method Ensemble of independent sub-networks with a new loss function for diversity.
result Significantly improves prediction reliability and model calibration.
BENN improves binary neural networks by ensemble methods, boosting accuracy without sacrificing efficiency.
problem Inefficiency and accuracy degradation in binary neural networks.
method Proposes Binary Ensemble Neural Network (BENN) using ensemble techniques.
result BENN outperforms state-of-the-art binary networks and full-precision networks.
New method creates diverse neural ensembles for better uncertainty estimation and robustness.
problem Creating more robust neural networks for uncertainty estimation and dataset shift.
method Automatically constructing ensembles with varying architectures.
result Ensembles with varying architectures outperform deep ensembles in accuracy, uncertainty calibration, and robustness.
In this work we perform outlier detection using ensembles of neural networks obtained by variational approximation of the posterior in a Bayesian neural network setting. The variational parameters are obtained by sampling from the true posterior by gradient descent. We show our outlier detection results are comparable …
Paper proposes ensemble methods to prevent forgetting in neural networks.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in retraining neural networks.
method Gradient boosting and meta-learning approaches.
result Prevents forgetting in pre-trained neural network models.
Researchers improve deep ensemble forecast aggregation methods.
problem Aggregating forecast distributions from deep ensembles for better predictive performance.
method Comprehensive analysis of twelve benchmark data sets, comparing probability- and quantile-based aggregation methods for three neural network-based approaches.
result A general quantile aggregation framework for deep ensembles improves predictive performance in various settings.