Approach for selecting features by discarding nuisance and correlated ones.
problem Large datasets with correlated and nuisance features.
method Laplacian score criterion, autoencoder architecture, concrete layer.
result Outperforms similar approaches in clustering performance.
Accuracy on in-distribution data correlates with out-of-distribution data when data is noisy or contains nuisance features.
problem Correlation between in-distribution and out-of-distribution accuracy in noisy or feature-rich data.
method Analyzes the impact of noise and nuisance features on model performance.
result Accuracy on in-distribution and out-of-distribution data can become negatively correlated in noisy or feature-rich data.
Supervised machine learning models often associate irrelevant nuisance factors with the prediction target, which hurts generalization. We propose a framework for training robust neural networks that induces invariance to nuisances through learning to discover and separate predictive and nuisance factors of data. We pre…
AutoBayes automates Bayesian graph exploration for robust machine learning.
problem Learning representations invariant to nuisance variations in machine learning.
method Automated Bayesian inference framework exploring different graphical models.
result Significant performance improvement with nuisance-invariant machine learning pipelines.
A TCL framework improves causal effect estimation in limited data.
problem Improving causal effect estimation accuracy in limited data.
method Transfer Learning (TCL) with ℓ1 regularization for nuisance models.
result Non-asymptotic recovery guarantees for exttt{ℓ1-TCL} in high-dimensional settings. NURD improves model performance by distilling representations independent of nuisance variables.
problem Models trained under spurious correlations may fail on data with different nuisance-label relationships.
method Developed Nuisance-Randomized Distillation (NURD) to find representations independent of nuisance variables.
result NURD finds representations that perform better regardless of nuisance-label relationships.
Optimally estimates a functional using nuisance function tuning and sample splitting.
problem Estimating optimal rates for a doubly robust functional.
method Combines nuisance function tuning and sample splitting strategies.
result Shows optimal rates of convergence for various estimators.
The joint PLDA model, is a generalization of PLDA where the nuisance variable is no longer considered independent across samples, but potentially shared (tied) across samples that correspond to the same nuisance condition. The original work considered a single nuisance condition, deriving the EM and scoring formulas fo…
Machine learning in high-energy physics faces challenges from nuisance parameters, which are reviewed and techniques to mitigate their impact are discussed.
problem Impact of nuisance parameters on machine learning performance in high-energy physics.
method Review and discussion of techniques including nuisance-parameterized models, modified or adversary losses, semi-supervised learning, and inference-aware techniques.
result Various methods to reduce the impact of nuisance parameters and improve model performance in high-energy physics.
Bayesian active learning tackles nuisance parameters, leading to bias and dilemmas.
problem Bayesian active learning with nuisance parameters leads to bias and dilemmas.
method Characterizes and mitigates negative interference by accurately estimating nuisance parameters.
result The extent of negative interference can be extremely large, and accurate estimation of nuisance parameters is critical.
New method for inference on strongly identified functionals even when nuisance functions are weakly identified.
problem Inference on continuous linear functionals of weakly identified nuisance functions defined by conditional moment restrictions.
method Proposes penalized minimax estimators for both the primary and debiasing nuisance functions, which can converge to fixed limits regardless of nuisance identifiability.
result Proves the asymptotic normality of a debiased estimator for the functional of interest, leading to asymptotically valid confidence intervals.
We provide non-asymptotic excess risk guarantees for statistical learning in a setting where the population risk with respect to which we evaluate the target parameter depends on an unknown nuisance parameter that must be estimated from data. We analyze a two-stage sample splitting meta-algorithm that takes as input ar…
DML addresses biases in machine learning by estimating nuisance functions.
problem Bias in machine learning models due to nuisance functions.
method Double/Debiased Machine Learning (DML) approach to reduce biases.
result DML allows flexible estimation of nuisance functions without auxiliary assumptions.
New method uses MMD estimators to enforce model invariance with missing data.
problem Models trained on missing data can fail on related test distributions.
method Derives MMD estimators for enforcing model invariance under missing nuisances.
result Optimizing through MMD estimates achieves similar test performance to using full data.
Adversarial transfer learning improves stress assessment across users.
problem Transfer learning challenges in physiological biosignals.
method Disentangled nuisance-robust representations using adversarial networks.
result Adversarial framework enhances cross-subjects stress assessment.
New convergence guarantees for learning with unknown nuisance parameters.
problem Learning problems with unknown nuisance parameters.
method Stochastic gradient optimization with Neyman orthogonality and approximately orthogonalized updates.
result Stochastic gradient algorithms can converge under conditions of nuisance parameters.
Learning representations which remain invariant to a nuisance factor has a great interest in Domain Adaptation, Transfer Learning, and Fair Machine Learning. Finding such representations becomes highly challenging in NLP tasks since the nuisance factor is entangled in a raw text. To our knowledge, a major issue is also…
A method for profiling systematic uncertainties in SBI using Factorizable Normalizing Flows.
problem Computational cost and limited applicability of current SBI methods for realistic analyses.
method Simulation-Based Inference with Factorizable Normalizing Flows to model systematic variations.
result Efficient profiling of nuisance parameters and multivariate DoI in complex analyses.
New method improves robustness of double robust estimators under complete misspecification.
problem Improper performance of double robust estimators when all nuisance functions are misspecified.
method DR+ACC, an adaptive correction clipping method.
result DR+ACC ensures bounded error and maintains semiparametric efficiency.
Proposes a supervised VAE to reveal model invariances for interpretability.
problem Understanding and interpreting complex supervised models.
method Supervised variational auto-encoders (VAEs) with latent space invariances.
result Reveals model invariances through sampling nuisance dimensions.
We consider estimating a low-dimensional parameter in an estimating equation involving high-dimensional nuisances that depend on the parameter. A central example is the efficient estimating equation for the (local) quantile treatment effect ((L)QTE) in causal inference, which involves as a nuisance the covariate-condit…
New method for clustering tasks with heterogeneous data.
problem Clustered multitask learning with semiparametric and heterogeneous nuisances.
method Adaptive fused orthogonal estimator with Neyman-orthogonal losses and data-driven fusion penalties.
result Achieves exact clustering recovery and pooled parametric convergence rates.
CNN improves causal inference by controlling time-structured covariates.
problem Estimating the effect of early retirement on health outcomes while controlling for time-structured covariates.
method Used CNN to fit nuisance models explaining treatment and outcome, combining them into an augmented inverse probability weighting estimator.
result Uniformly valid inference achieved through CNN, providing rates of convergence and uniformly valid inference guarantees.
Bayesian method corrects bias in treatment effect estimation.
problem Estimating treatment effects from observational data with high-dimensional nuisance parameters.
method Bayesian debiasing, targeted modeling, sample splitting.
result Marginal posterior for ATE satisfies Bernstein-von Mises theorem under correct nuisance model specification.
Framework for multi-task learning with semiparametric models and nuisance parameters.
problem Improving parameter estimation from diverse, heterogeneous datasets.
method Late fusion multi-task learning framework with two-step process: individual task learning followed by adaptive aggregation.
result The method achieves faster convergence rates compared to individual task learning when tasks share similar parametric components.
A new machine learning method handles nuisance parameters for better unfolding in particle physics.
problem Improving statistical correction of cross sections in complex particle physics detectors.
method Profile OmniFold, a machine learning-based Expectation-Maximization procedure that incorporates nuisance parameters.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of Profile OmniFold on both simulated and real data.
Optimal tuning for estimating ECC in proportional asymptotics.
problem Estimating Expected Conditional Covariance (ECC) under proportional asymptotics.
method Debiased ridge regression estimators for nuisance functions, sample splitting strategies, and asymptotic variance analysis.
result Prediction-optimal tuning parameters may not minimize asymptotic variance of ECC estimator.
We present a unified invariance framework for supervised neural networks that can induce independence to nuisance factors of data without using any nuisance annotations, but can additionally use labeled information about biasing factors to force their removal from the latent embedding for making fair predictions. Invar…
TTLSA adapts models to label shifts across domains with nuisance factors.
problem Adapting models to changes in label distributions with nuisance factors.
method TTLSA uses EM on unlabeled samples to adapt a trained model to new label distributions.
result TTLSA improves model performance over invariance methods and baseline methods.
We consider inference about a scalar parameter under a non-parametric model based on a one-step estimator computed as a plug in estimator plus the empirical mean of an estimator of the parameter's influence function. We focus on a class of parameters that have influence function which depends on two infinite dimensiona…
Optimal first-order methods are shown to be fundamental limits in functional estimation.
problem Optimal functional estimation under weak conditions.
method Formalization of functional estimation with black-box nuisance function estimates and derivation of minimax lower bounds.
result First-order methods are optimal under weak conditions, but higher-order methods can outperform them when nuisance function structure is known.
New method corrects biased predictions and uncertainty estimates in classification with nuisance parameters.
problem Tackles biased predictions and invalid uncertainty estimates in classification with nuisance parameters.
method Proposes a method that estimates ROC across the entire nuisance parameter space to devise invariant cutoffs.
result Demonstrates effective domain adaptation and valid prediction sets with high power.
The learning with privileged information setting has recently attracted a lot of attention within the machine learning community, as it allows the integration of additional knowledge into the training process of a classifier, even when this comes in the form of a data modality that is not available at test time. Here, …
This work optimizes statistical inference with neural networks for high-energy physics data.
problem Optimal dimensionality reduction with minimal loss of information in the presence of systematic uncertainties.
method Neural network optimization based on binned Poisson likelihoods with nuisance parameters.
result Estimates of parameters of interest close to optimal.
New estimator optimizes black-box model errors in semiparametric estimation.
problem How nuisance estimation errors affect low-dimensional target parameters in semiparametric models.
method Proposed a new estimator achieving a sharper rate of convergence.
result The first-order stochastic error of nuisance estimation can be eliminated.
New algorithm profiles nuisance parameters for multidimensional deconvolution.
problem Statistical removal of instrumental effects in experimental measurements.
method Iterative algorithm called Profile OmniFold that profiles nuisance parameters.
result Illustrated with a Gaussian example, highlighting promising capabilities.
Proposes a framework for extracting consistent physiological features across users.
problem Variability of biosignals across different users and tasks.
method Adversarial feature extractor for disentangled universal representations.
result Up to 8.8% improvement in average accuracy of classification.
Corrects mismatch in consistency of nuisance estimators for doubly robust methods.
problem Mismatch in consistency of nuisance estimators in doubly robust methods.
method Calibrated debiased machine learning (calibrated DML) with isotonic regression adjustment.
result Calibrated DML yields doubly robust asymptotic normality with slower convergence of nuisance estimators.
We combine conditional variational autoencoders (VAE) with adversarial censoring in order to learn invariant representations that are disentangled from nuisance/sensitive variations. In this method, an adversarial network attempts to recover the nuisance variable from the representation, which the VAE is trained to pre…
We propose the orthogonal random forest, an algorithm that combines Neyman-orthogonality to reduce sensitivity with respect to estimation error of nuisance parameters with generalized random forests (Athey et al., 2017)--a flexible non-parametric method for statistical estimation of conditional moment models using rand…
Extends robust methods for causal inference, improving estimator performance.
problem Estimating causal effects in the presence of latent confounders.
method Minimax kernel machine learning for doubly robust functionals.
result Proposed method leads to robust and high-performance estimators.
A new framework evaluates HTE estimators using relative error.
problem Lack of robust evaluation methods for HTE estimators.
method Proposes a relative error-based evaluation framework and neural network architecture to estimate nuisance parameters and robustly compare HTE estimators.
result Demonstrates reliable comparisons and improved HTE estimation through the proposed framework and learning algorithm.
ADIGen: Automatic, Debiased, and Invariant Counterfactual Generation
problem Generative models for counterfactual outcomes
method ADIGen combines Riesz regression, causal invariance, and orthogonal statistical learning
result ADIGen controls counterfactual risk under general interventions
Proposes debiasing strategy for ill-posed regression problems.
problem Estimating functions with conditional moment restrictions, especially when estimators are sensitive to misspecification.
method Debiased estimation using influence function of modified mean squared error.
result Demonstrates finite-sample convergence rate and robustness to misspecification.
Proposes a robust Q-learning method to improve treatment strategy estimation.
problem Misspecification of working models in Q-learning leads to confounding and efficiency loss.
method Uses data-adaptive techniques to estimate nuisance parameters robustly.
result Asymptotic behavior of robust Q-learning estimators is studied and shown to be useful.
Proposes efficient estimators for weighted cumulative treatment effects in observational studies.
problem Inconsistent and inefficient estimators due to model misspecification and lack of overlap.
method Double/debiased machine learning for weighted cumulative causal effects.
result Proposed estimators are consistent, asymptotically linear, and reach semiparametric efficiency bounds.
Invariance to nuisance transformations is one of the desirable properties of effective representations. We consider transformations that form a \emph{group} and propose an approach based on kernel methods to derive local group invariant representations. Locality is achieved by defining a suitable probability distributi…
Data representations that contain all the information about target variables but are invariant to nuisance factors benefit supervised learning algorithms by preventing them from learning associations between these factors and the targets, thus reducing overfitting. We present a novel unsupervised invariance induction f…