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48 results for outlier ensembles

A new framework selects best outlier detectors locally for improved ensemble performance.

problem Challenges in combining outlier detectors without ground truth.
method Locally Selective Combination in Parallel Outlier Ensembles (LSCP) framework.
result LSCP_AOM variant consistently outperforms other methods on real-world datasets.

A new method detects outliers using ensembles of Dirichlet process mixtures.

problem Challenges in unsupervised outlier detection using Dirichlet process mixtures.
method Ensembles of Dirichlet process Gaussian mixtures with random subspace and subsampling.
result Empirically outperforms existing approaches in unsupervised outlier detection.

BAE uses boosting to improve autoencoder ensembles for robust outlier detection.

problem Overfitting in autoencoders limits their effectiveness in unsupervised outlier detection.
method Boosting-based Autoencoder Ensemble (BAE) trains autoencoders sequentially with weighted sampling to reduce outliers and inject diversity.
result BAE outperforms state-of-the-art approaches in various outlier detection conditions.

XGBOD combines unsupervised and supervised methods for better outlier detection.

problem Enhanced outlier detection from normal observations in various datasets.
method Hybrid approach using unsupervised representation learning to improve a supervised classifier.
result XGBOD outperforms competing methods across seven datasets.

Proposes an ensemble framework for outlier detection with embedded feature selection.

problem Improving performance of outlier detection in noisy data.
method Unified feature selection and outlier detection, thresholded self-paced learning, alternate algorithm.
result The proposed framework ODEFS outperforms existing methods on real-world datasets.

DCSO dynamically selects top-performing base detectors for outlier ensembles.

problem Challenges in selecting and combining outlier scores from different detectors.
method DCSO dynamically selects top-performing base detectors based on local k-nearest neighbors.
result DCSO provides consistent performance improvement over static combination approaches.

This paper evaluates how well outlier detection methods work with samples of data.

problem Resilience of outlier detection methods to sampling.
method Estimating resilience to sampling of outlier detection methods and their ensembles.
result Outlier detection methods are not equally resilient to sampling, and careful selection of sampling scheme and method is necessary.

One-Class Boundary Peeling detects outliers efficiently and robustly.

problem Unsupervised outlier detection in diverse data distributions.
method One-Class Boundary Peeling uses flexible boundaries generated by one-class SVMs and iteratively peels them.
result One-Class Boundary Peeling outperforms state-of-the-art methods in synthetic data simulations.

Approach detects outliers in large datasets for credit card fraud.

problem Lack of patterns and changing fraudulent patterns make fraud detection difficult.
method Ensemble of clustering methods to assign consistency scores to data points.
result Area under precision-recall curve is a better evaluation metric for outlier detection.

OCCER uses regression models to classify data points as outliers.

problem One-class classification problem where training data is only from the target class.
method OCCER converts OCC to many regression problems, computes outlier scores from regression errors.
result OCCER outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms on various datasets.

ALTBI enhances outlier detection by maximizing the inlier-memorization effect.

problem Improving outlier detection models via optimization of inlier-memorization effect.
method ALTBI introduces two techniques: increasing mini-batch size and using adaptive threshold for truncated loss function.
result ALTBI achieves state-of-the-art performance in identifying outliers with lower computation costs.

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.

SONAR improves outlier detection for streaming data with strong theoretical guarantees.

problem Outlier detection for non-stationary streaming data with high Type I/II errors.
method SONAR is an efficient SGD-based OCSVM solver with strong convex regularization and lifelong learning guarantees.
result SONAR outperforms traditional OCSVM in Type I/II error rates under non-stationary data.

Stabilizes online learning by using weighted reservoir sampling.

problem Real-world deployment sensitivity to outliers causes low accuracy in final solutions.
method Weighted reservoir sampling to stabilize ensemble model without additional data passes.
result Risk of ensemble classifier is bounded with respect to the underlying online learning method's regret.

VSCOUT detects anomalies in high-dimensional data using a hybrid VAE approach.

problem Challenges in classical SPC for high-dimensional, non-Gaussian data.
method Hybrid VAE architecture with ARD prior, ensemble filtering, and changepoint detection.
result VSCOUT achieves superior sensitivity to special-cause structure and controlled false alarms.

Tree ensemble kernels improve Bayesian optimization for mixed features and constraints.

problem Optimizing over mixed-feature spaces with known constraints.
method Kernel interpretation of tree ensembles as Gaussian Process prior, compatible optimization formulation for acquisition function, integration of known constraints.
result Framework outperforms state-of-the-art methods for mixed-feature spaces and constraints.

Combines Laplace approximations of deep networks for better uncertainty quantification.

problem Overconfident predictions on outliers in deep learning models.
method Gaussian mixture model posterior using weighted sum of Laplace approximations of pre-trained deep networks.
result Mitigates overconfidence 'far away' from training data.

Methods for unsupervised anomaly detection suffer from the fact that the data is unlabeled, making it difficult to assess the optimality of detection algorithms. Ensemble learning has shown exceptional results in classification and clustering problems, but has not seen as much research in the context of outlier detecti…

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DCASE 2021 ASD task tackles domain-shifted anomalous sound detection.

problem Detecting unknown anomalous sounds under domain-shifted conditions.
method Ensemble of outlier exposure and inlier modeling detectors, feature learning from machine identification.
result Two types of remarkable approaches were adopted by top teams.

Two VAE-based methods improve anomaly detection in semi-supervised settings.

problem Anomaly detection with limited labeled data.
method Intuitive idea of separating latent vectors for normal and outlier data, derived from probabilistic formulations.
result Marked improvement in outlier detection compared to state-of-the-art methods.

Improves predictive algorithm performance with domain adaptation.

problem Improves performance of predictive algorithms in distributional shift scenarios.
method Domain adaptive bootstrap aggregating with iterative nearest neighbor sampling.
result Proposes a method to improve predictive algorithm performance in distributional shift scenarios.

ReWTS ensemble improves time-series forecasting by adapting to changing dynamics.

problem Complex, multi-faceted, evolving data in process industries.
method Chunk-based, recency-weighted temporal segmentation of data for multi-step forecasting.
result Significantly outperforms conventional models in mean squared forecasting error.