This paper proposes a method to improve neural network quantization without retraining.
problem Handling outliers in quantized DNN weights and activations.
method Outlier Channel Splitting (OCS) which duplicates channels containing outliers and halves their values.
result OCS outperforms state-of-the-art clipping techniques with minimal overhead.
Paper improves anomaly detection by using non-uniform random choices in isolation forests.
problem Detecting clustered diverse outliers more effectively.
method Comparing different split guiding criteria in isolation forests.
result Non-uniform random choices improve outlier discrimination for certain outlier classes.
The study examines spectral dynamics in deep neural networks, predicting how outliers evolve during training.
problem Understanding spectral evolution in deep neural networks during training.
method Developed a two-level dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) to track spectral dynamics.
result The theory predicts how outliers evolve with training time, width, output scale, and initialization variance.
OutlierTree detects outliers using decision trees and provides explanations.
problem Detecting outliers in data while providing understandable explanations.
method Supervised decision tree splits with 1-d confidence intervals.
result Human-readable explanations for outlier detection.
BottleNet++ compresses deep learning features for efficient mobile inference.
problem Balancing computation and communication in mobile devices with deep learning models.
method End-to-end architecture with encoder, non-trainable channel layer, and decoder.
result Achieves high compression ratio and bandwidth reduction with minimal accuracy loss.
Channel pruning and weight binarization improve keyword spotting accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy of keyword spotting in neural networks.
method Group-wise splitting method using group Lasso penalty for channel sparsity, combined with 1-bit weight precision.
result Achieved over 50% channel sparsity with minimal accuracy loss.
RecNets use RNNs to process image channels in a compact, recurrent way.
problem Creating efficient neural network architectures for computer vision.
method Introducing RecNets with CRC layers that simulate recurrent processing of image channels.
result RecNets achieve superior size-accuracy trade-off compared to other compact models.
Sentinel improves time series forecasting by modeling both temporal and channel dependencies.
problem Limited effectiveness of existing transformer-based architectures in multivariate time-series forecasting.
method Proposes Sentinel, a full transformer-based architecture with multi-patch attention mechanism.
result Sentinel achieves better or comparable performance compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
SConU improves uncertainty prediction for large models by testing for outliers and reducing miscoverage.
problem Real-world deployment of large language models requires reliable guarantees of task-specific metrics.
method SConU implements significance tests to identify and exclude outliers that violate exchangeability assumptions.
result SConU reduces miscoverage rates and enhances prediction efficiency in high-stakes tasks.
We embed KKT points in neural networks of different sizes.
problem Classifying data using homogeneous neural networks.
method Introducing KKT point embedding principle and proving it for different network types.
result KKT points of a smaller network can be mapped to those of a larger network via linear transformations.
PRAE identifies outliers and reconstructs inliers in autoencoders.
problem Accurately identifying anomalies in data.
method Probabilistic Robust AutoEncoder (PRAE) approach.
result PRAE effectively removes outliers and reconstructs inliers.
This research proposes a new distance metric using Isolation Forests.
problem Approximating spatial distance between data points.
method Isolation Forests for outlier detection, transforming separation depth into a distance metric.
result The method produces a distance metric invariant to variable scales and capable of handling non-linear relationships.
Change detection involves segmenting sequential data such that observations in the same segment share some desired properties. Multivariate change detection continues to be a challenging problem due to the variety of ways change points can be correlated across channels and the potentially poor signal-to-noise ratio on …
Novel conformal methods test out-of-distribution data with labeled outliers.
problem Testing whether new data comes from the same distribution as a reference.
method Integrative conformal p-values re-weight standard p-values using dependent side information.
result The methods outperform standard conformal p-values in simulations and applications.
How to self-localize large teams of underwater nodes using only noisy range measurements? How to do it in a distributed way, and incorporating dynamics into the problem? How to reject outliers and produce trustworthy position estimates? The stringent acoustic communication channel and the accuracy needs of our geophysi…
Semantic image segmentation is one the most demanding task, especially for analysis of traffic conditions for self-driving cars. Here the results of application of several deep learning architectures (PSPNet and ICNet) for semantic image segmentation of traffic stereo-pair images are presented. The images from Cityscap…
MMDCP improves outlier detection and classification with adaptive prediction sets.
problem Label shift and distribution differences in multi-class settings.
method Combines distance measures with full conformal prediction for adaptive prediction sets.
result Valid coverage and effective control of class-wise false discovery rate (CW-FDR).
Introduces geometric formulation of EM algorithm for robust inference and various applications.
problem Statistical inference with missing data or unobservables.
method Information geometric formulation of EM algorithm and its extensions.
result Outlier-robust inference algorithm and various applications in deep learning.
This paper is concerned with jointly recovering n node-variables {xi}1≤i≤n from a collection of pairwise difference measurements. Imagine we acquire a few observations taking the form of xi−xj; the observation pattern is represented by a measurement graph G with an ed…
Massive MIMO is a variant of multiuser MIMO where the number of base-station antennas M is very large (typically 100), and generally much larger than the number of spatially multiplexed data streams (typically 10). Unfortunately, the front-end A/D conversion necessary to drive hundreds of antennas, with a signal band…
This paper improves neural network predictions with early stopping using conformal calibration.
problem Lack of precise statistical guarantees for neural networks trained with early stopping.
method Conformalized early stopping that combines early stopping with conformal calibration.
result Models provide both accuracy and precise inferences without additional data splits.
Anomalies and outliers are common in real-world data, and they can arise from many sources, such as sensor faults. Accordingly, anomaly detection is important both for analyzing the anomalies themselves and for cleaning the data for further analysis of its ambient structure. Nonetheless, a precise definition of anomali…
A new model decomposes equity returns and volatilities into memory components.
problem Understanding long-term equity dynamics and volatility patterns.
method Proposes a multivariate generalization of the variance ratio to decompose long-horizon equity dynamics.
result Identifies a five-factor model capturing persistent, antipersistent, and multi-scale memory in returns and volatility.
Improved flow-based models capture dependencies better with multi-scale autoregressive priors.
problem Limited expressiveness of flow-based models for long-range data dependencies.
method Introducing channel-wise dependencies through multi-scale autoregressive priors (mAR) in split coupling flow layers (mAR-SCF).
result Achieves state-of-the-art density estimation results on MNIST, CIFAR-10, and ImageNet.
Paper tackles adaptive sampling for identifying largest gaps between distributions.
problem Adaptive sampling from K distributions to identify the largest gap between any two adjacent means.
method Proposes elimination and UCB-style algorithms, showing minimax optimality.
result UCB-style algorithms require 6-8x fewer samples than non-adaptive sampling.
A new channel locality block improves CNN performance.
problem Improving the performance of convolutional neural networks.
method Proposed a variant of Squeeze-and-Excitation block using convolutional layers to learn nearby channel correlation.
result Our C-Local block achieved higher accuracy than the standard SE block on the cifar-10 dataset.
Deep learning predicts V2I channel responses for high-mobility wireless communications.
problem Efficient channel estimation for high-mobility V2I communications.
method Developed a deep neural network-based channel prediction method.
result Deep neural networks can learn and predict V2I channel properties in real-time.
A new algorithm identifies outliers in Gaussian clustering models.
problem Handling outliers in Gaussian model-based clustering.
method OCLUST algorithm removes least plausible points based on subset log-likelihoods until they adhere to a reference distribution.
result OCLUST inherently estimates the number of outliers.
Deep learning detects myocardial infarction with high accuracy from ECG data.
problem Detecting myocardial infarction from electrocardiogram data.
method Adapted ConvNetQuake model to analyze 15 ECG leads, focusing on v6, vz, and ii leads.
result Achieved cardiologist-level performance in detecting myocardial infarction.
We propose an inlier-based outlier detection method capable of both identifying the outliers and explaining why they are outliers, by identifying the outlier-specific features. Specifically, we employ an inlier-based outlier detection criterion, which uses the ratio of inlier and test probability densities as a measure…
A novel approach ODAR detects outliers for clustering.
problem Outliers interfere with clustering algorithms, leading to unreliable results.
method Feature transformation to separate outliers and normal objects into distinct clusters.
result ODAR improves clustering accuracy on 7 out of 10 datasets.
New framework detects outliers in non-IID categorical data.
problem Existing outlier detection methods fail in non-IID data.
method Value-value graph-based representation and outlierness propagation.
result Significant improvement in AUC on complex data sets.
Outlier detection aims to identify unusual data instances that deviate from expected patterns. The outlier detection is particularly challenging when outliers are context dependent and when they are defined by unusual combinations of multiple outcome variable values. In this paper, we develop and study a new conditiona…
CN normalizes channels for better time series model performance.
problem Improper channel identification in time series models.
method Channel Normalization (CN) and its variants (ACN, PCN) using distinct affine transformations.
result Significant performance gains across various time series models.
Proposes dynamic channel pruning during neural network training.
problem Pruning neural networks during training to reduce computational cost and improve efficiency.
method Dynamic channel propagation to update channel utility values and selectively prune channels.
result Our scheme trains and prunes neural networks simultaneously, achieving superior performance.
Paper proposes methods to make OT robust to outliers.
problem Optimal transport is sensitive to outliers.
method Detect outliers using adversarial training, adjust transport cost based on classifier predictions.
result Outliers are detected and do not affect transport in experiments.
Outlier detection plays an essential role in many data-driven applications to identify isolated instances that are different from the majority. While many statistical learning and data mining techniques have been used for developing more effective outlier detection algorithms, the interpretation of detected outliers do…
A new DVAE architecture improves channel estimation by incorporating temporal correlations.
problem Improving the estimation of time-varying channels.
method Introducing k-MemoryMarkovVAE (k-MMVAE) architecture to learn temporal correlations.
result The k-MMVAE aided channel estimator outperforms other ML aided estimators.
Generative diffusion models improve channel sampling from limited data.
problem Challenges in channel modelling and data collection for wireless systems.
method Diffusion model with U-Net architecture for frequency domain synthesis.
result Stable training and diverse high-fidelity samples generated from true channel distribution.
New method uses VAEs for blind channel equalization and decoding.
problem Blind channel equalization and decoding without pilot symbols.
method Variational autoencoders (VAEs) for blind channel equalization and decoding.
result Significant improvement in error rate compared to existing methods.
Advances in sensor technology have enabled the collection of large-scale datasets. Such datasets can be extremely noisy and often contain a significant amount of outliers that result from sensor malfunction or human operation faults. In order to utilize such data for real-world applications, it is critical to detect ou…
BestChanID identifies the channel with maximal capacity using training sequences.
problem Identifying the channel with maximal capacity among several discrete memoryless channels.
method Formulated as a multi-armed bandit problem, proposed a capacity estimator, and developed gap-elimination algorithms.
result Guaranteed to output the DMC with the largest capacity with a desired confidence.
Survey compares methods for generating artificial outliers.
problem Difficulty in detecting genuine outliers.
method Generates artificial outliers to approximate genuine ones.
result Variability in quality of generation approaches.
Paper tackles outlier detection in signals modeled by generative models with theoretical guarantees.
problem Recovering signals from linear measurements with sparse outliers.
method Proposes an iterative ADMM algorithm and gradient descent algorithm for outlier detection using ℓ1 and squared ℓ1 norm minimization. result Establishes theoretical recovery guarantees for signal reconstruction under sparse outliers.
Transforms distance-based outlier scores into interpretable probabilistic estimates.
problem Difficult interpretation of distance-based outlier scores.
method Generic transformation of scores into probabilistic estimates using distance probability distributions.
result Probabilistic transformation improves interpretability without impacting detection performance.
A privacy-preserving method for transmitting data over a wiretap channel using generative networks.
problem Privacy protection in communication over a wiretap channel.
method Data-driven approach using variational autoencoder (VAE)-based joint source channel coding (JSCC).
result The approach provides high reconstruction quality at the receiver while confusing the eavesdropper about the latent sensitive attribute.
New method detects business-relevant outliers in e-commerce conversion rates.
problem Identifying outliers in e-commerce conversion rate data.
method A novel unsupervised fluid IQR method that adjusts sensitivity based on platform activity.
result Fluid IQR method outperforms existing methods in business-relevance and robustness.
New adaptive SGD algorithms for federated learning over physical channels.
problem Reducing communication cost in federated learning over physical channels.
method Proposed adaptive federated SGD algorithms considering channel noise and hardware constraints.
result Demonstrated convergence rates adaptive to stochastic gradient noise level.