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Scoping review and benchmarking of synthetic EHR data generation methods.

problem Creating realistic synthetic electronic health records for research and training.
method Conducted a scoping review and benchmarked seven methods on open-source EHR datasets.
result GAN-based methods excel in fidelity and utility, while rule-based methods excel in privacy protection.

Graph-based ML improves defect prediction in software development.

problem Challenges in predicting defect-prone changes in complex software development.
method Building contribution graphs from developers and source files, using graph-based ML for defect prediction.
result Graph-based ML leads to significantly better defect prediction (F1 score up to 77.55%, MCC up to 53.16%).

FOSS is an acronym for Free and Open Source Software. The FOSS 2013 survey primarily targets FOSS contributors and relevant anonymized dataset is publicly available under CC by SA license. In this study, the dataset is analyzed from a critical perspective using statistical and clustering techniques (especially multiple…

2017-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The AMIDST Toolbox is a software for scalable probabilistic machine learning with a spe- cial focus on (massive) streaming data. The toolbox supports a flexible modeling language based on probabilistic graphical models with latent variables and temporal dependencies. The specified models can be learnt from large data s…

2017-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of developing suitable learning representations (embeddings) for library packages that capture semantic similarity among libraries. Such representations are known to improve the performance of downstream learning tasks (e.g. classification) or applications such as contextual search and analogica…

2019-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

PyTorch Geometric Signed Directed fills the gap for GNNs on signed and directed graphs.

problem Lack of unified software packages for GNNs on signed and directed networks.
method Developed a software package with GNN models, synthetic and real-world data, and evaluation metrics.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the implemented methods through experiments.

This paper reviews forecast combinations over 50 years, highlighting their evolution and utility.

problem Improving forecast accuracy through combining multiple forecasts.
method Evolution of forecast combination methods, from simple to sophisticated.
result Forecast combinations have become a mainstream approach in forecasting.

This thesis advances algorithms and software for QMC, GP, and sciML.

problem Efficient high-dimensional integration, interpolation, and PDE modeling.
method Developed new algorithms and software for QMC, GP, and sciML.
result Efficient and accurate methods for high-dimensional problems.

Thousands of security vulnerabilities are discovered in production software each year, either reported publicly to the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database or discovered internally in proprietary code. Vulnerabilities often manifest themselves in subtle ways that are not obvious to code reviewers or the develo…

2018-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

BayesPy is an open-source Python software package for performing variational Bayesian inference. It is based on the variational message passing framework and supports conjugate exponential family models. By removing the tedious task of implementing the variational Bayesian update equations, the user can construct model…

2014-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Gittins indices provide an optimal solution to the classical multi-armed bandit problem. An obstacle to their use has been the common perception that their computation is very difficult. This paper demonstrates an accessible general methodology for the calculating Gittins indices for the multi-armed bandit with a detai…

2019-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce \texttt{pycobra}, a Python library devoted to ensemble learning (regression and classification) and visualisation. Its main assets are the implementation of several ensemble learning algorithms, a flexible and generic interface to compare and blend any existing machine learning algorithm available in Pytho…

2017-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

ModSSC unifies semi-supervised classification for various data types.

problem Fragmented support for semi-supervised classification across different methods, settings, and data types.
method ModSSC is a modular Python framework that supports reproducible and controlled experimentation for semi-supervised classification on heterogeneous data.
result ModSSC enables systematic comparison of semi-supervised learning across various datasets and model backbones.

Investigates numerical issues in GP interpolation parameter estimation.

problem Numerical issues in maximum likelihood parameter estimation for Gaussian process interpolation.
method Investigates and proposes strategies to improve open-source software implementations.
result Improves reliability and reproducibility of studies relying on GP implementations.

Although there has been substantial research in software analytics for effort estimation in traditional software projects, little work has been done for estimation in agile projects, especially estimating user stories or issues. Story points are the most common unit of measure used for estimating the effort involved in…

2016-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

GPI uses GenAI models to infer causal and predictive effects from unstructured data.

problem Estimating causal and predictive effects from unstructured data like text and images.
method Leverages open-source GenAI models to generate and represent unstructured data, applying machine learning to these representations.
result GPI efficiently estimates causal and predictive effects with quantified uncertainty, without fine-tuning.

The paper proposes using non-isotropic distances for more accurate trace link recommendation.

problem Time-consuming and error-prone creation and maintenance of trace links.
method Geometric viewpoint on semantic similarity using non-linear similarity measures.
result Non-isotropic distances improve trace link recommendation accuracy.

Four new methods for computing generalized chi-square distribution.

problem Computing the generalized chi-square distribution accurately and efficiently.
method Two exact and two approximate methods, with software for cdf, pdf, and inverse cdf.
result Comparison of methods' accuracy and speed, identifying best for different cases.

Develops methods for integrating multivariate normals and computing classification measures.

problem Computing performance of multivariate normal models is challenging due to lack of general analytical expressions.
method Mathematical results and open-source software for integrating and analyzing multivariate normal distributions.
result Provides tools for calculating classification errors, discriminability, and reliability.

theft package simplifies feature extraction for time series analysis in R.

problem Lack of a unified access point and methodological pipelines for feature-based time series analysis.
method theft package provides a unified framework for computing features from six open-source time series feature sets.
result theft enables comprehensive quantification and interpretation of time series structure.

Bayesian optimization has emerged as a strong candidate tool for global optimization of functions with expensive evaluation costs. However, due to the dynamic nature of research in Bayesian approaches, and the evolution of computing technology, using Bayesian optimization in a parallel computing environment remains a c…

2018-07-01abs ↗pdf ↗

With few exceptions, the field of Machine Learning (ML) research has largely ignored the browser as a computational engine. Beyond an educational resource for ML, the browser has vast potential to not only improve the state-of-the-art in ML research, but also, inexpensively and on a massive scale, to bring sophisticate…

2014-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗