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48 results for news alignment

New method aligns brain data across individuals for better brain decoding.

problem Inter-individual variability in brain response patterns limits decoder generalization.
method SpectralOT method that embeds cortical geometry into Laplace-Beltrami eigenmodes.
result SpectralOT strikes balance between aligning functional features and preserving anatomical structure.

Conformal Alignment ensures trustworthy outputs from foundation models.

problem Ensuring outputs from foundation models align with human values in high-stakes tasks.
method A framework that trains an alignment predictor using reference data to select trustworthy outputs.
result Conformal Alignment accurately identifies trustworthy outputs via lightweight training over moderate reference data.

A new FFT-based method for fast rigid alignment of 2D closed curves.

problem Rigid alignment of 2D closed curves with application to shape analysis.
method FFT-based algorithm for optimal rigid alignment of closed curves with O(N log N) complexity.
result Order of magnitude speed-up in curve alignment compared to previous methods.

A new method for automatically aligning and clustering time series data.

problem Challenges in aligning and clustering time series data, especially without a template signal.
method TROUT (Temporal Registration using Optimal Unitary Transformations) method based on a novel dissimilarity measure.
result TROUT outperforms competitors in clustering time series data.

A new method for drone-based geo-localization using style and spatial alignment.

problem Geo-localization of drone-view images with satellite-view images using pre-annotated GPS tags.
method Orientation-based method to align patterns, new branch to extract aligned partial features, style alignment strategy.
result The proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art alternatives in geo-localization accuracy.

A new method reduces preference distortion in LLM alignment.

problem Vulnerability of traditional LLM alignment methods to human preference heterogeneity.
method Sign Estimator: A simple, provably consistent, and efficient estimator using binary classification loss.
result Substantially reduces preference distortion over a panel of simulated personas.

New model optimizes feature alignment, improving statistical and computational efficiency.

problem Statistical and computational challenges in feature alignment.
method Covariance alignment model, Gromov-Wasserstein algorithm.
result Gromov-Wasserstein algorithm is minimax optimal and practical for covariance alignment.

Kernel alignment measures the degree of similarity between two kernels. In this paper, inspired from kernel alignment, we propose a new Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) formulation, kernel alignment LDA (kaLDA). We first define two kernels, data kernel and class indicator kernel. The problem is to find a subspace to …

2016-10-14abs ↗pdf ↗

New study reveals task alignment is key to ICL performance.

problem Understanding how task alignment affects generalization in in-context learning.
method Derived an exact expression for ICL generalization error in high dimensions under task covariance mismatch.
result Identified train-test task alignment as a key determinant of generalization in ICL.

SAIL improves online alignment of large language models with minimal feedback.

problem Offline RLHF methods often lead to sub-optimal performance due to fixed preference datasets.
method SAIL uses bilevel optimization and a single-level first-order method to iteratively refine model alignment.
result SAIL significantly improves alignment performance on open-sourced datasets with minimal computational overhead.

New method constructs tilings of the plane using directed edges and alignments.

problem Modeling tilings of the Euclidean or hyperbolic plane as presheaves over categories.
method Introducing finite categories for polygons with labeled directed edges, constructing reflective alignments.
result Characterizing alignments of tilings by comparing edge directions and generating families with elegant symmetry.

A new protocol corrects confounding effects to measure alignment-induced activation shifts accurately.

problem Confounding effects in measuring alignment-induced activation shifts using naive methods.
method Introduces a four-variant decomposition to separate alignment shift from template effects.
result Correctly measures alignment-induced activation shifts, recovering behaviorally active subspace.

The infinite Viterbi alignment is the limiting maximum a-posteriori estimate of the unobserved path in a hidden Markov model as the length of the time horizon grows. For models on state-space Rd\mathbb{R}^{d} satisfying a new ``decay-convexity'' condition, we develop an approach to existence of the infinite Viterbi ali…

2018-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

InfoOT improves data alignment by maximizing mutual information.

problem Optimal transport's limitations in handling clusters, outliers, and new data.
method InfoOT extends optimal transport by maximizing mutual information while minimizing distances.
result InfoOT outperforms optimal transport in domain adaptation, cross-domain retrieval, and single-cell alignment.

G-CREWE efficiently aligns large networks using node embeddings and compression.

problem Efficiently aligning large networks for various applications.
method Uses node embeddings and compression to align networks at fine and coarse resolutions.
result G-CREWE achieves efficient and accurate network alignment, twice as fast as existing methods.

Paper develops a new unsupervised scoring function for cross-lingual document alignment.

problem Aligning documents across different languages for NLP tasks.
method Uses cross-lingual sentence embeddings to compute semantic distances and guides document alignment.
result The proposed scoring function outperforms current methods by 7-22% on various language pairs.

B-cos transforms improve neural network interpretability by aligning weights.

problem Improving interpretability of deep neural networks.
method Replacing linear transforms with B-cos transforms that promote weight-input alignment during training.
result B-cos transforms lead to highly interpretable and task-relevant linear summaries of neural network computations.

A new method reduces the computational burden of safety alignment for large language models.

problem Safety concerns in large language models and the need to align them with human preferences.
method Optimal dualization approach to reduce constrained alignment to an unconstrained problem.
result Our algorithms MoCAN and PeCAN significantly reduce computational burden and improve training stability.

New framework aligns latent representations over-the-air using intelligent metasurfaces.

problem Heterogeneous transmitter-receiver models produce misaligned latent representations in semantic communication.
method Intelligent metasurfaces (SIM) emulate supervised and zero-shot semantic aligners directly in the wave domain.
result SIMs achieve up to 90% task accuracy in high SNR regimes, robust to low SNR.

Unified framework improves deep multi-view clustering by addressing self-supervision and contrastive alignment issues.

problem Variations in self-supervision-based methods for deep multi-view clustering.
method Unified DeepMVC framework that includes recent methods and leverages self-supervision and contrastive alignment.
result Contrastive alignment negatively impacts cluster separability, especially with many views.

New algorithm improves inference-time alignment without reward hacking.

problem Improving quality of responses from language models with limited compute.
method Inference-time alignment, focusing on extttInferenceTimePessimism exttt{InferenceTimePessimism} algorithm.
result Optimal performance and scaling-monotonicity of extttInferenceTimePessimism exttt{InferenceTimePessimism}.

Proposes a new method for manifold alignment using geometry-regularized twin autoencoders.

problem Traditional MA methods lack out-of-sample extension and real-world applicability.
method Guided representation learning with geometry-regularized twin autoencoders.
result Improves cross-domain generalization and robustness while maintaining alignment fidelity.

Comparing data defined over space and time is notoriously hard, because it involves quantifying both spatial and temporal variability, while at the same time taking into account the chronological structure of data. Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) computes an optimal alignment between time series in agreement with the chrono…

2019-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗