New method detects outliers in object-relational data.
problem Detecting outliers in complex object-relational data.
method Exceptional Model Mining framework applied to object-relational data with probabilistic models and Bayesian networks.
result Novel metric based on likelihood ratio improves outlier detection accuracy.
Novel approach localizes optic disc and fovea centers efficiently.
problem Localizing optic disc and fovea centers in retinal images.
method Simultaneously process optic disc and fovea, modeling their relative geometry and appearance.
result Improves localization and recognition by incorporating object-object relations.
Graphs from knot types help identify unique knots.
problem Identifying knots uniquely.
method Created Reidemeister graphs from knot types and analyzed their properties.
result Graph isomorphism type is a complete knot invariant.
We use the one parameter fixed point theory of Geoghegan and Nicas to get information about the closed orbit structure of transverse gradient flows of closed 1-forms on a closed manifold M. We define a noncommutative zeta function in an object related to the first Hochschild homology group of the Novikov ring associate…
R-SQAIR adds relational bias to sequential object attention models for better object interactions.
problem Traditional sequential multi-object attention models struggle with relational inferences.
method Proposes R-SQAIR, a relational extension of SQAIR with a parallel pairwise interaction module.
result Demonstrates gains in object relations and combinatorial generalization over sequential mechanisms.
By adding or removing appropriate structures to Gauss diagram, one can create useful objects related to virtual links. In this paper few objects of this kind are studied: twisted virtual links generalizing virtual links; signed chord diagrams staying halfway between twisted virtual links and Kauffman bracket / Khovanov…
C-SWMs learn structured world models from raw data.
problem Learning structured world models from raw sensory data.
method Contrastive learning with graph neural networks.
result C-SWMs outperform typical models in structured environments.
Study on volumes of quasifuchsian manifolds, focusing on similarities and proximities.
problem Understanding the relationship between renormalized volume and dual volume of quasifuchsian manifolds.
method Analyzing similarities and proximities between renormalized volume and dual volume, using variational formulas and Weil-Petersson distance.
result Renormalized volume and dual volume are closely related, with bounded distance between related objects.
Mol-CycleGAN generates optimized molecules with similar structure.
problem Designing molecules with desired properties is challenging.
method CycleGAN-based model that generates optimized compounds with high structural similarity.
result Significantly outperforms previous results in optimizing penalized logP of drug-like molecules.
In this paper we continue to study equivariant pencil liftings and differential operators on the algebra of densities. We emphasize the role that the geometry of the extended manifold plays. Firstly we consider basic examples. We give a projective line of diff(M)-equivariant pencil liftings for first order operators,…
A method to approximate posterior distributions using Monte Carlo and variational inference.
problem Lack of systematic understanding of how optimizing different objectives relates to approximating the posterior distribution.
method Divide and couple procedure to identify augmented proposal and target distributions.
result Maximizing the VI objective leads to an augmented variational distribution that approximates the posterior distribution.
We consider the problem of learning object arrangements in a 3D scene. The key idea here is to learn how objects relate to human poses based on their affordances, ease of use and reachability. In contrast to modeling object-object relationships, modeling human-object relationships scales linearly in the number of objec…
Deep RL agent outperforms humans in constructing towers using relational reasoning.
problem Current deep learning systems struggle with constructing and modifying complex systems.
method Introduced a deep reinforcement learning agent with object- and relation-centric scene and policy representations.
result Structured representations allow the agent to outperform humans and naive approaches.
The study learns neural update rules by remembering past experiences.
problem Developing efficient online learning rules for neural networks.
method Representing neurons with vectors, using meta-neural networks for updates, and training for remembering past experiences.
result The approach reveals insights into learning rules and could be used for complex tasks like episodic memory.
XR-Transformer accelerates XMC by recursively fine-tuning on multi-resolution objectives.
problem Efficiently classifying texts with large label sets.
method Recursive multi-resolution fine-tuning of transformers.
result XR-Transformer achieves 20x faster training time and 54% Precision@1 on Amazon-3M.
New approach categorizes objective functions for embodied agents.
problem Understanding how objectives relate to each other and discovering new objectives.
method Introducing Action Perception Divergence (APD) to categorize objective functions.
result Introduces a spectrum of objectives from narrow to general, explaining various unsupervised objectives.
We clarify the conformal invariance of the Pontrjagin forms by giving them a manifestly conformally invariant construction; they are shown to be the Pontrjagin forms of the conformally invariant tractor connection. The Q-curvature is intimately related to the Pfaffian. Working on even-dimensional manifolds, we show how…
Study finds different active learning techniques better for various learning objectives.
problem Matching active learning techniques to specific learning objectives.
method Survey of students' perceptions and ratings of various techniques.
result Different active learning techniques are best suited for different learning objectives.
Models learn spatial templates from implicit language, predicting spatial arrangements with high accuracy.
problem Predicting spatial arrangements from implicit spatial language.
method Simple neural-based models leveraging annotated images and structured text.
result Models can predict spatial arrangements from implicit spatial language with high accuracy, even for unseen objects.
Proposes RSP model for efficient big data analysis.
problem Efficiently partitioning big data sets for analysis.
method Random sample partition (RSP) data model and block-level sampling.
result RSP data blocks can estimate statistics and build models equivalent to whole data set.
Data preprocessing improves data quality for robust data mining.
problem Noisy and incomplete data hinders data mining models.
method Overview of data cleaning, transformation, and preprocessing methods.
result Preprocessing significantly affects data mining model performance.
A new method for handling imbalanced big data using ensembles and smart data.
problem Imbalanced data distribution in big data scenarios.
method Smart Data driven Decision Trees Ensemble (SD_DeTE) methodology.
result SD_DeTE outperforms Random Forest in handling imbalanced binary classification problems in big data.
Prevents sensitive data generation in diffusion models using labeled and unlabeled data.
problem Generating sensitive data in diffusion models using unlabeled data.
method Positive-Unlabeled Diffusion Models, approximating ELBO with labeled and unlabeled data.
result Prevents the generation of sensitive data without compromising image quality.
Study reveals Data Shapley's inconsistent performance in data selection tasks.
problem Inconsistency of Data Shapley's performance in data selection across different settings.
method Hypothesis testing framework and identification of utility functions.
result Data Shapley's performance is no better than random selection without specific constraints.
Survey on data collection challenges in machine learning.
problem Data scarcity and need for labeled data in machine learning.
method Comprehensive study of data acquisition, labeling, and improvement techniques.
result Identification of research challenges in data collection.
PRRO generates synthetic tabular data that improves SL performance and class distribution.
problem Low SL utility of synthetic data due to class imbalance and overlooked data relationships.
method Data pruning and column reordering to optimize SL utility.
result Synthetic data generated with PRRO enhances predictive performance and class distribution.
Defines data science as a natural ecosystem with challenges and missions.
problem Challenges and missions in data science due to 5D complexities and data life cycle phases.
method Systemic and data-centric view of data science as a fusion of data universe and its challenges, formalizing a general-purpose architecture.
result Essential data science as a natural ecosystem integrating specific disciplines and high-impact applications.
Synthetic data enhances analytics but requires careful volume management.
problem Accuracy of statistical methods on synthetic data vs. raw data.
method Synthetic Data Generation for Analytics framework using tabular diffusion models.
result Error rate decreases with more synthetic data but may stabilize or increase.
Data science redefines causal inference from observational data, classifying tasks into description, prediction, and counterfactual prediction.
problem Widespread misunderstandings about data science's role in causal inference from observational data.
method Organizing data science tasks into three classes: Description, prediction, and counterfactual prediction (including causal inference).
result The necessity of subject-matter expert knowledge for causal analyses in data science.
This paper evaluates how dirty data affects data mining and machine learning results.
problem Negative impacts of dirty data on data mining and machine learning results.
method Experimental comparison of missing, inconsistent, and conflicting data on classification and clustering algorithms.
result Guidelines for algorithm selection and data cleaning based on experimental findings.
DPASF stream preprocesses Big Data streams efficiently.
problem Efficient preprocessing of streaming Big Data.
method Implemented six preprocessing algorithms in Apache Flink.
result Preprocessing improves data accuracy in streaming Big Data.
This paper introduces C-DSL to improve data mining outcomes by considering context.
problem Data collection ambiguities, data imbalance, hidden biases, lack of domain info, and data incompleteness.
method Developed Context-Driven Data Science Lifecycle (C-DSL) to address data quality issues.
result Tangible improvements to data mining outcomes were achieved through C-DSL.
Proposes using probabilistic models for privacy-preserving synthetic data.
problem Designing high-quality synthetic data for privacy preservation.
method Formulate the problem through probabilistic modelling, choosing a model for the data.
result Statistical discoveries can be reliably reproduced from synthetic data.
Unlabeled data helps stop active learning better than labeled data.
problem Reducing the need for manual annotation in text classification.
method Compared stopping methods based on labeled, unlabeled, and training data.
result Stopping methods using unlabeled data are more effective.
New test ensures quality of shared data in machine learning.
problem Ensuring quality of external data in machine learning tasks.
method Distribution-free two-sample testing procedures grounded in conformal outlier detection.
result Identifies valuable external data agents for model personalization.
Paper creates fair synthetic data ensuring equal predictions across sensitive attributes.
problem Ensuring fair predictions across sensitive attributes in synthetic data.
method Equalizing target probability distributions across sensitive attributes in synthetic data generation.
result Synthetic data provides strong fair predictions, equal across all thresholds.
A new method classifies multiple correlated data streams simultaneously.
problem Classifying multiple correlated data streams in practical scenarios.
method Double-Coupling Support Vector Machines (DC-SVM) considers both internal and external correlations.
result The proposed method outperforms traditional methods on artificial and real-world data streams.
This paper improves neural machine translation training by selecting and denoising data.
problem Reduces negative impact of noisy data on neural machine translation training.
method Measures and selects domain data, applies denoising curriculum using online data selection.
result Significant effectiveness for training on noisy data.
DPA preserves data distribution in reduced dimensions.
problem Loss of data distribution in dimension reduction.
method DPA combines encoder and decoder to match data distribution.
result DPA successfully reconstructs data distribution.
Efficient synthetic data generation improves model performance on tabular data.
problem Improving model robustness and performance with scarce or low-quality data.
method Hardness characterization to identify high-value training points, generating synthetic data only from these points.
result Synthetic data generated from hardest points outperforms non-targeted methods on tabular datasets.
For most problems in science and engineering we can obtain data sets that describe the observed system from various perspectives and record the behavior of its individual components. Heterogeneous data sets can be collectively mined by data fusion. Fusion can focus on a specific target relation and exploit directly ass…
DAERNN models censored data using neural networks with data augmentation.
problem Handling censored data in expectile regression.
method Data augmentation based Expectile Regression Neural Networks (ERNNs).
result DAERNN outperforms existing censored ERNNs methods and achieves comparable predictive performance to fully observed data.
This paper quantifies uncertainty in Data Shapley using statistical inference.
problem Uncertainty in data valuation due to dynamic data distribution.
method Established relationship with U-statistics and quantified uncertainty using statistical inference.
result Confidence intervals for Data Shapley estimations are provided.
Generative Adversarial Networks create time series data from images.
problem Generating realistic time series data from images.
method Wasserstein GANs with gradient penalty for stability, synthesizing sinusoidal, PPG, and ECG data.
result Successfully generated time series data using image-based GANs.
DCoM uses deep neural networks to detect semantic data types from raw column values.
problem Detecting semantic data types from dirty and unseen data.
method DCoM employs multi-input NLP-based deep neural networks trained on 686,765 data columns.
result DCoM outperforms existing methods significantly on 78 different semantic data types.
Model refines coarse spatial data using diverse auxiliary data sets.
problem Tackles the challenge of refining coarse spatial data with varying auxiliary data granularities.
method Proposes a probabilistic model using Gaussian processes to hierarchically incorporate auxiliary data sets of various granularities.
result Can effectively refine coarse-grained spatial data using auxiliary data sets of different granularities.
GANs generate training data for machine learning tasks.
problem Imbalanced data sets and sensitive information.
method Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to create artificial training data.
result A Decision Tree classifier trained on GAN-generated data achieved similar or better accuracy and recall than on original data.
Task-agnostic data valuation without validation requirements.
problem Valuing data without specific task assumptions.
method Estimating data diversity and relevance through queries without raw data.
result Estimates capture the diversity and relevance of seller's data for the buyer.