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Meta-learning improves model performance by optimizing data acquisition.

problem Lack of operationally realistic data limits model performance.
method Gaussian process surrogate fit to metadata-driven training data variations.
result Meta-learning enhances model performance compared to random data acquisition.

This work learns visual representations for deformable objects using contrastive estimation.

problem Challenges in learning plannable visual representations for deformable objects.
method Jointly optimizes visual representation and dynamics models using contrastive estimation.
result Substantial improvements in performance over standard model-based learning techniques.

This paper establishes the existence of observable footprints that reveal the "causal dispositions" of the object categories appearing in collections of images. We achieve this goal in two steps. First, we take a learning approach to observational causal discovery, and build a classifier that achieves state-of-the-art …

2016-05-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a method for faster object detection annotation in indoor scenes.

problem Efficiently annotate object detection datasets in indoor scenes.
method Two-stage annotation process: manual annotation of a part of the dataset, followed by automatic annotation of the rest.
result The two-stage method significantly reduces the total workload compared to manual annotation of the entire dataset.

Paper proposes efficient sample collection strategy for RL.

problem Balancing exploration and exploitation in reinforcement learning.
method Decoupled approach with objective-specific and objective-agnostic strategies.
result Improved or novel sample complexity guarantees for various RL settings.

YAHPO Gym introduces a new benchmark for evaluating hyperparameter optimization methods.

problem Evaluating and comparing hyperparameter optimization methods on well-curated benchmark suites.
method Surrogate-based benchmark collection of 14 scenarios, each with multi-fidelity and multi-objective hyperparameter optimization problems.
result Surrogate-based benchmarks produce more faithful results than tabular benchmarks.

We develop a model to study the role of rationality in economics and biology. The model's agents differ continuously in their ability to make rational choices. The agents' objective is to ensure their individual survival over time or, equivalently, to maximize profits. In equilibrium, however, rational agents who maxim…

2015-07-14abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we study a collection of jet geometrical concepts, we refer to d-tensors, relativistic time dependent semisprays, harmonic curves and nonlinear connections on the 1-jet space J1(R;M), necessary to the construction of a Miron's-like geometrization for Lagrangians depending on a relativistic time. The geome…

2008-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Joint matching over a collection of objects aims at aggregating information from a large collection of similar instances (e.g. images, graphs, shapes) to improve maps between pairs of them. Given multiple matches computed between a few object pairs in isolation, the goal is to recover an entire collection of maps that …

2014-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework shows diverse training data improves subgroup and overall performance.

problem Lack of understanding how diverse training data affects subgroup and overall performance.
method Casts data collection as part of the learning process, analyzes dataset compositions, and guides dataset design.
result Diverse representation in training data improves subgroup and overall performance.

A new method for faster multi-objective optimization by evaluating objectives separately.

problem Finding the Pareto front of trade-offs between multiple objectives efficiently.
method Knowledge Gradient with decoupled evaluations, accounting for different costs.
result The method significantly outperforms existing approaches in terms of evaluation cost.

The paper proposes a framework to reason about object dynamics for faster reinforcement learning.

problem Current reinforcement learning approaches lack prior knowledge about the environment, limiting efficiency.
method Integrates object dynamics and behavior into reinforcement learning to improve efficiency.
result Demonstrates the need for reasoning about object behavior and dynamics, leading to faster learning.

One of the open challenges in designing robots that operate successfully in the unpredictable human environment is how to make them able to predict what actions they can perform on objects, and what their effects will be, i.e., the ability to perceive object affordances. Since modeling all the possible world interactio…

2018-04-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Motivation: The rapid growth of diverse biological data allows us to consider interactions between a variety of objects, such as genes, chemicals, molecular signatures, diseases, pathways and environmental exposures. Often, any pair of objects--such as a gene and a disease--can be related in different ways, for example…

2017-08-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a framework for warm-starting Bayesian optimization, that reduces the solution time required to solve an optimization problem that is one in a sequence of related problems. This is useful when optimizing the output of a stochastic simulator that fails to provide derivative information, for which Bayesian opt…

2016-08-11abs ↗pdf ↗

A model learns object representations for physical scene understanding without direct supervision.

problem Learning object-centric representations without direct supervision of object properties.
method Object-Oriented Prediction and Planning (O2P2) model that learns perception, physics interaction, and rendering functions.
result The model can predict physical interactions and build block towers more complex than those seen during training.

We compare various different definitions of "the category of smooth objects". The definitions compared are due to Chen, Frölicher, Sikorski, Smith, and Souriau. The method of comparison is to construct functors between the categories that enable us to see how the categories relate to each other. This produces a diagram…

2008-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Relational learning deals with data that are characterized by relational structures. An important task is collective classification, which is to jointly classify networked objects. While it holds a great promise to produce a better accuracy than non-collective classifiers, collective classification is computational cha…

2016-09-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a new method to measure the shape relations between biological objects using r-parallel sets.

problem The influence of neighboring objects on the shape and function of biological objects.
method The authors develop a theory based on spatial point processes to measure the geometrical interaction between objects.
result The proposed measures provide detailed information about the shape of individual objects and their interactions.

A database of objects discovered in houses in the Roman city of Pompeii provides a unique view of ordinary life in an ancient city. Experts have used this collection to study the structure of Roman households, exploring the distribution and variability of tasks in architectural spaces, but such approaches are necessari…

2012-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

A decentralized approach for agents to learn and optimize collectively.

problem Challenges in coordinating non-cooperative agents to solve complex sequential decision problems.
method Designing a learning environment where agents learn by trading and optimizing local objectives, leading to a Nash equilibrium.
result Decentralized reinforcement learning algorithms that can handle various decision-making scenarios.

Paper proposes a new loss function for PU learning without negative examples.

problem Traditional machine learning struggles with negative examples, leading to biased predictions.
method Developed a collective loss function (cPU) for positive and unlabeled data.
result The cPU consistently outperforms existing methods in PU learning benchmarks and real-world datasets.

Optimizes neural network models in federated learning to reduce communication costs.

problem Federated learning's high communication costs limit its widespread adoption.
method Uses a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm to optimize neural network structure.
result Optimized neural network models reduce communication costs and improve learning performance.

Many inference problems in structured prediction are naturally solved by augmenting a tractable dependency structure with complex, non-local auxiliary objectives. This includes the mean field family of variational inference algorithms, soft- or hard-constrained inference using Lagrangian relaxation or linear programmin…

2015-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for clearing liability networks using sheaves on directed hypergraphs.

problem Clearing in liability networks using a novel mathematical approach.
method Associate a liability sheaf on a directed hypergraph to a liability network, identifying clearing configurations as global sections of this sheaf.
result Clearing configurations are precisely the global sections of the sheaf, and the sheaf construction is functorial under change of coefficient category.

Improves Bayesian optimization by focusing on well-behaved structure in objectives.

problem Bayesian optimization struggles with real-world objectives that are often poorly behaved.
method Proposes surrogate models that focus on well-behaved structure, absorbing challenging structures as irreducible uncertainty.
result Surrogate models with appropriate noise distributions improve reliability and performance in challenging objective functions.

Unified model combines neural networks and dictionary learning for clinical predictions from brain data.

problem Predicting clinical severity from brain imaging data.
method Combines neural networks with dictionary learning to model patient-specific and shared features.
result Unified model outperforms state-of-the-art methods in predicting clinical severity.

Successful human-robot cooperation hinges on each agent's ability to process and exchange information about the shared environment and the task at hand. Human communication is primarily based on symbolic abstractions of object properties, rather than precise quantitative measures. A comprehensive robotic framework thus…

2017-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Recognizing an object's material can inform a robot on the object's fragility or appropriate use. To estimate an object's material during manipulation, many prior works have explored the use of haptic sensing. In this paper, we explore a technique for robots to estimate the materials of objects using spectroscopy. We d…

2018-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

GMNN combines conditional random fields and graph neural networks for relational data.

problem Semi-supervised object classification in relational data.
method Combines conditional random fields and graph neural networks. Uses variational EM algorithm for training.
result GMNN achieves state-of-the-art results on object classification, link classification, and unsupervised node representation learning.

Study on consistency of ML methods for moving objects in non-stationary environments.

problem Consistency of machine learning methods for moving objects in non-stationary environments.
method Least squares, ridge regression, and s\ell_s-penalized least squares methods under non-stationary spatial-temporal sampling.
result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the estimates under weak conditions.

Many systems of interest in science and engineering are made up of interacting subsystems. These subsystems, in turn, could be made up of collections of smaller interacting subsystems and so on. In a series of papers David Spivak with collaborators formalized these kinds of structures (systems of systems) as algebras o…

2016-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

EasiCS improves neck function assessment by objectively classifying cervical spondylosis.

problem Subjective and coarse-grained neck function assessment methods.
method Developed clustering algorithms on sEMG data to objectively classify cervical spondylosis.
result EasiCS outperforms existing seven algorithms overall.