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48 results for parsimonious neural networks

Parsimonious neural networks discover interpretable physical laws from data.

problem Discovering interpretable physical laws from data using machine learning.
method Combining neural networks with evolutionary optimization to balance accuracy and parsimony.
result Developed models for classical mechanics and materials melting temperature prediction.

Combining Bayesian nonparametrics and a forward model selection strategy, we construct parsimonious Bayesian deep networks (PBDNs) that infer capacity-regularized network architectures from the data and require neither cross-validation nor fine-tuning when training the model. One of the two essential components of a PB…

2018-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural networks can model chaos efficiently by becoming geometrically chaotic.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding of how neural networks learn chaos.
method Employed a geometric perspective to show neural networks can model chaotic dynamics.
result Neural networks can reconstruct strange attractors and accurately predict local divergence rates.

A neural network approach solves dynamic portfolio optimization without dynamic programming.

problem Dynamic portfolio optimization with multiple constraints and high rebalancing frequency.
method Parsimonious neural network without dynamic programming, avoiding high-dimensional expectations.
result Proves convergence to theoretical optimal solution under general conditions.

Machine Learning algorithms are increasingly being used in recent years due to their flexibility in model fitting and increased predictive performance. However, the complexity of the models makes them hard for the data analyst to interpret the results and explain them without additional tools. This has led to much rese…

2018-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a new framework for predicting stock market movements using sparse neural architectures.

problem Challenging problem of predicting stock market movements using technical indicators.
method Multi-criteria optimization approach to evolve sparse neural architectures.
result Evolved parsimonious networks with better generalization capabilities.

New neural networks model complex phenomena with fewer parameters.

problem Challenges in studying higher-order interactions in neural networks.
method Introducing curved neural networks using the maximum entropy principle.
result Curved neural networks accelerate memory retrieval and exhibit explosive phase transitions.

Overparameterisation can limit the benefits of curriculum learning in neural networks.

problem The ineffectiveness of curriculum learning in deep learning applications.
method Analytical study connecting curriculum learning and overparameterisation in an online learning setting for a 2-layer network in the XOR-like Gaussian Mixture problem.
result High degree of overparameterisation can limit the benefit from curricula.

Adaptive neural networks learn functional data bases for improved performance.

problem Applying deep learning to functional data is challenging due to high dimensionality.
method Proposes adaptive neural networks with Basis Layers that learn relevant basis functions.
result Empirically outperforms other neural network approaches across various tasks.

New fusion blocks improve equivariant neural networks for molecular dynamics.

problem Designing equivariant neural networks for tasks with global symmetries.
method Using fusion diagrams from tensor networks to design novel equivariant components.
result Improved performance with fewer parameters on chemical problems.

Proposes a method for neural networks to learn causal relationships and humans to contest and modify them.

problem Neural networks learn relevant causal relationships unclearly and are black-box, making them hard to debug.
method Two-way interaction between neural networks and humans, allowing contestation and modification of causal graphs.
result Improves predictive performance up to 2.4x and produces smaller networks up to 7x compared to SOTA.

The parsimonious Gaussian mixture models, which exploit an eigenvalue decomposition of the group covariance matrices of the Gaussian mixture, have shown their success in particular in cluster analysis. Their estimation is in general performed by maximum likelihood estimation and has also been considered from a parametr…

2015-01-14abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper introduces hierarchical Gaussian process priors for neural networks to capture weight correlations and inductive biases.

problem Capturing weight correlations and inductive biases in neural networks.
method Hierarchical Gaussian process priors with unit embeddings and input-dependent kernels.
result Hierarchical Gaussian process priors provide competitive predictive performance and desirable uncertainty estimates.

Path regularization reveals convex optimization in deep ReLU networks.

problem Understanding the optimization landscape of deep neural networks.
method Introducing path regularization to make the training problem convex and sparsity-inducing.
result Path regularized parallel ReLU networks are a parsimonious convex model in high dimensions.

GAMI-Net improves neural network interpretability while maintaining accuracy.

problem Lack of interpretability in neural network models.
method GAMI-Net is a disentangled feedforward network with multiple additive subnetworks designed for capturing main effects and pairwise interactions, considering sparsity, heredity, and marginal clarity.
result GAMI-Net achieves superior interpretability and competitive prediction accuracy compared to explainable boosting machine and other models.

This work reduces DIM computation costs by training neural networks on single MC paths.

problem Training neural networks for Dynamic Initial Margin (DIM) computation in counterparty credit risk.
method Constructing a training dataset with noisy but unbiased DIM samples from single MC paths, employing a multi-output neural network structure.
result The approach reduces dataset generation cost to a single MC execution and validates its general applicability and efficiency.

Proposes a differentiable LSE-ICNN for modeling multi-well potentials.

problem Modeling multi-well potentials in various scientific domains.
method Log-sum-exponential (LSE) mixture of input convex neural network (ICNN) modes.
result Smooth surrogate that retains convexity within basins and allows gradient-based learning.

Improved SINDy autoencoder for identifying noisy dynamical systems.

problem Robust identification of noisy dynamical systems from data.
method Incorporates noise-separating neural network structures into SINDy autoencoder architecture.
result Accurately recovers latent dynamics and estimates measurement noise from noisy observations.

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks offer improved interpretability and parsimony in science tasks.

problem Improving interpretability and parsimony in science-oriented tasks.
method Theoretical analysis of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) with generalization bounds and model complexity.
result Generalization bounds for KAN with various activation functions, scaling with the l1l_1 norm of coefficient matrices and Lipschitz constants.

We consider the problem of modeling multivariate time series with parsimonious dynamical models which can be represented as sparse dynamic Bayesian networks with few latent nodes. This structure translates into a sparse plus low rank model. In this paper, we propose a Gaussian regression approach to identify such a mod…

2015-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Compact neural networks improve reinforcement learning performance with less data.

problem Sample inefficiency in deep reinforcement learning.
method Tensor factorization and wavelet scattering for compact representation.
result Achieved 2-10 times fewer total coefficients with comparable performance.

A parsimonious model reduces over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.

problem Over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.
method Parsimonious family of 256 models using bilinear factor analyzers constrained over clusters, with AECM algorithm for estimation.
result Extensive simulations and real-world datasets (MNIST, Olivetti faces) demonstrate the method's effectiveness.

Enhances KANs for accuracy and interpretability with multi-exit architecture.

problem Unclear optimal depth for KANs and difficulty in optimization and interpretation.
method Introduces multi-exit KANs with each layer having its own prediction branch.
result Multi-exit KANs outperform single-exit versions on various datasets.

GD-VAEs learn dynamics from observations using geometric and topological information.

problem Learning parsimonious representations of nonlinear dynamics from observations.
method Develops data-driven methods incorporating geometric and topological information using Variational Autoencoders (VAEs).
result GD-VAEs provide methods for learning reduced dimensional representations of nonlinear dynamics.

A new method reduces computational cost for gene expression inference in large microarray data sets.

problem Efficiently predicting gene expression in large datasets with limited resources.
method Adaptive Lipschitz constant inspired learning rate, random sub-sampling, and A-ReLU activation function.
result Remarkable improvement in saving computational cost while maintaining prediction accuracy.

New method measures generalizability of deep neural networks based on decision boundary complexity.

problem Lack of generalization methods for deep neural networks.
method Created Decision Boundary Complexity (DBC) score to measure DNN complexity.
result Simpler decision boundaries lead to better generalizability, supporting Occam's Razor.

Superior performance and ease of implementation have fostered the adoption of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for a wide array of inference and reconstruction tasks. CNNs implement three basic blocks: convolution, pooling and pointwise nonlinearity. Since the two first operations are well-defined only on regular-s…

2018-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New model combines neural networks and embeddings for better choice modeling interpretability.

problem Limited behavioral insights in embedding representations for categorical variables.
method Combines discrete choice models and neural networks using embeddings for interpretability.
result Proposed models deliver state-of-the-art predictive performance while preserving interpretability.

A family of parsimonious shifted asymmetric Laplace mixture models is introduced. We extend the mixture of factor analyzers model to the shifted asymmetric Laplace distribution. Imposing constraints on the constitute parts of the resulting decomposed component scale matrices leads to a family of parsimonious models. An…

2013-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian optimisation method targets graph classification models against adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial attacks on graph classification models, especially for graph-level tasks.
method Bayesian optimisation-based attack method for graph classification models.
result Effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed method validated on various graph classification tasks.