Restricted Boltzmann Machines are described by the Gibbs measure of a bipartite spin glass, which in turn corresponds to the one of a generalised Hopfield network. This equivalence allows us to characterise the state of these systems in terms of retrieval capabilities, both at low and high load. We study the paramagnet…
A new associative memory uses Sinkhorn divergence for efficient pattern retrieval.
problem Efficiently retrieving patterns from large datasets of weighted point clouds.
method Derived retrieval dynamics as a SHK gradient flow, discretized for a deterministic algorithm.
result Proved basin invariance, geometric convergence, and robust recovery from perturbations.
RBM models reveal how hidden unit tail behavior affects pattern reconstruction.
problem Understanding how the tail behavior of hidden units in RBMs influences pattern reconstruction.
method Identified an effective energy function for RBMs and studied its local minima.
result The ability to reconstruct patterns depends on the tail behavior of the hidden unit prior distribution.
A central challenge faced by memory systems is the robust retrieval of a stored pattern in the presence of interference due to other stored patterns and noise. A theoretically well-founded solution to robust retrieval is given by attractor dynamics, which iteratively clean up patterns during recall. However, incorporat…
Extends DAMs to Gaussian distributions for efficient pattern storage and retrieval.
problem Limited storage capacity and retrieval methods for non-vector pattern representations.
method Introduces a log-sum-exp energy function over Gaussian distributions, using optimal transport maps for retrieval dynamics.
result Proves exponential storage capacity and provides quantitative retrieval guarantees.
Model predicts Bitcoin's future movements using multimodal pattern matching.
problem Challenges in predicting Bitcoin's volatile future movements.
method Ranking similar past chart patterns given current chart information.
result Improves directional prediction of Bitcoin's future movements.
Enhanced Hopfield model boosts memory retrieval capacity.
problem Memory retrieval in modern Hopfield models with limited capacity.
method Introduces a learnable feature map transforming energy function into kernel space, minimizing separation loss for uniform memory distribution.
result Significant reduction in metastable states, enhancing memory capacity and retrieval accuracy.
We analyze computational limits of modern Hopfield models based on pattern norms.
problem Understanding the efficiency of modern Hopfield models from a fine-grained complexity perspective.
method Fine-grained complexity analysis and upper bound criterion for pattern norms.
result Below a specific norm threshold, efficient variants of modern Hopfield models exist.
We study the problem of learning associative memory -- a system which is able to retrieve a remembered pattern based on its distorted or incomplete version. Attractor networks provide a sound model of associative memory: patterns are stored as attractors of the network dynamics and associative retrieval is performed by…
A modern Hopfield network improves deep learning with better memory and attention.
problem Improving memory and attention mechanisms in deep learning.
method Introducing a new Hopfield network with continuous states and a novel update rule.
result The new Hopfield network can store and retrieve patterns efficiently with low errors.
New method uses image registration to recover complex signals from amplitude data.
problem Recovering complex-valued signals from amplitude measurements.
method Indirect registration using LDDMM formalism with exterior calculus.
result Algorithm performs well under various conditions including noise and topology.
Often the challenge associated with tasks like fraud and spam detection[1] is the lack of all likely patterns needed to train suitable supervised learning models. In order to overcome this limitation, such tasks are attempted as outlier or anomaly detection tasks. We also hypothesize that out- liers have behavioral pat…
Phase retrieval algorithms have become an important component in many modern computational imaging systems. For instance, in the context of ptychography and speckle correlation imaging, they enable imaging past the diffraction limit and through scattering media, respectively. Unfortunately, traditional phase retrieval …
Motivation: Public and private repositories of experimental data are growing to sizes that require dedicated methods for finding relevant data. To improve on the state of the art of keyword searches from annotations, methods for content-based retrieval have been proposed. In the context of gene expression experiments, …
FinReflectKG benchmarks financial QA by linking relevant context from a financial KG, improving model performance and efficiency.
problem Efficiently retrieving and navigating relevant financial information across diverse sources and years.
method A benchmark built on a temporally indexed financial KG, generating QA pairs via pattern-specific prompts and quality control, evaluating retrieval scenarios.
result KG-guided retrieval yields substantial gains in correctness and token utilization, improving model performance by 24%.
PSEUDo learns patterns in multivariate time series with locality-sensitive hashing and relevance feedback.
problem Efficient pattern detection in large, multi-track sequential data with high variance and lack of ground truth.
method Query-aware locality-sensitive hashing for feature learning, sub-linear training and inference time.
result PSEUDo achieves sub-linear time efficiency for pattern modeling and comparison of 10,000 multivariate time series.
We introduce a multimodal visual-textual search refinement method for fashion garments. Existing search engines do not enable intuitive, interactive, refinement of retrieved results based on the properties of a particular product. We propose a method to retrieve similar items, based on a query item image and textual re…
New method prevents class collapse in metric learning with margin-based losses.
problem Class collapse in metric learning due to diverse intra-class samples.
method Proposed a sampling method to select nearest same-class samples as positive elements in tuple.
result Demonstrated clear benefits on various fine-grained image retrieval datasets.
Financial Wind Tunnel generates versatile market data for model testing.
problem Inconsistent market dynamics across different scales and sources.
method Retrieval-augmented diffusion-based simulator integrating macro and micro patterns.
result Enhanced performance and adaptability of downstream models in complex markets.
We consider a three-layer Sejnowski machine and show that features learnt via contrastive divergence have a dual representation as patterns in a dense associative memory of order P=4. The latter is known to be able to Hebbian-store an amount of patterns scaling as N^{P-1}, where N denotes the number of constituting bin…
Recently a daily routine for associative neural networks has been proposed: the network Hebbian-learns during the awake state (thus behaving as a standard Hopfield model), then, during its sleep state, optimizing information storage, it consolidates pure patterns and removes spurious ones: this forces the synaptic matr…
Survey of large language models in financial prediction and trading.
problem Improving predictability and robustness of financial predictions and trading decisions.
method Task-centered taxonomy, review of empirical evidence, design patterns, benchmarks, and challenges analysis.
result Improved predictability and robustness of financial predictions and trading decisions through large language models.
New error bounds for noisy phase retrieval problems using empirical risk minimization.
problem Estimating signals in noisy phase retrieval problems.
method Empirical ℓ2 risk minimization (ERM) with new error bounds for different noise patterns. result Established new error bounds for NPR and NGPR, showing improved performance under various noise conditions.
FSNet improves online time series forecasting by balancing fast adaptation and old knowledge.
problem Online time series forecasting challenges in handling abrupt and recurring patterns.
method Inspired by CLS theory, FSNet uses a dynamic balance between fast adaptation and old knowledge retrieval.
result FSNet achieves robustness to both new and recurring patterns through dynamic balancing and associative memory.
FinHEAR combines LLMs with human expertise for better financial decision-making.
problem Challenges in financial decision-making for language models.
method Multi-agent framework with specialized LLMs for historical analysis, event interpretation, and expert retrieval.
result FinHEAR outperforms baselines in financial tasks with higher accuracy and risk-adjusted returns.
Develops a method to disaggregate aerosol optical depth into vertical extinction profiles.
problem Uncertainty in measuring aerosol vertical distributions due to limited observations.
method Bayesian nonparametric Gaussian process modeling using meteorological predictors.
result Model reconstructs realistic extinction profiles with well-calibrated uncertainty, outperforming idealized baselines.
Current approaches for explaining machine learning models fall into two distinct classes: antecedent event influence and value attribution. The former leverages training instances to describe how much influence a training point exerts on a test point, while the latter attempts to attribute value to the features most pe…
A model of associative memory is studied, which stores and reliably retrieves many more patterns than the number of neurons in the network. We propose a simple duality between this dense associative memory and neural networks commonly used in deep learning. On the associative memory side of this duality, a family of mo…
V-HMN integrates memory mechanisms for improved image recognition.
problem Limited interpretability and high data requirements of existing vision backbones.
method Brain-inspired hierarchical memory modules with iterative refinement.
result V-HMN achieves strong performance on image classification benchmarks.
Improves retrieval accuracy for hierarchical documents, especially for distant matches.
problem Limited expressive power of dual encoder models in hierarchical retrieval.
method Proves feasibility of DEs for HR, introduces pretrain-finetune recipe to improve long-distance retrieval.
result Pretrain-finetune boosts recall on long-distance pairs from 19% to 76%.
The study revisits Hopfield's associative memory model and calculates its capacity for two specific pattern basins.
problem Determining the capacity of a Hebbian-Hopfield network for storing binary patterns.
method Using fully lifted random duality theory and numerical analysis, the study calculates the capacity for two specific pattern basins.
result Explicit characterizations of the capacity for the AGS and NLT pattern basins, with remarkable fast lifting convergence.
UPR hybrid model improves phase retrieval performance.
problem Recovering signals from phase-less measurements.
method Model-based data-driven deep architecture (UPR).
result UPR shows potential in improving phase retrieval.
This paper improves image retrieval accuracy through novel relevance feedback methods.
problem Improving image retrieval accuracy in Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR).
method Novel addition to feature re-weighting and classification techniques, focusing on 0-th iteration improvement.
result Significantly improved retrieval accuracy from relevance feedback.
kNN-MTS improves MTS forecasting by using nearest neighbor retrieval over a large dataset.
problem Limited ability of current MTS forecasting methods to identify similar patterns and handle sparsely distributed correlations.
method kNN-MTS framework using nearest neighbor retrieval over a large datastore of cached series, with representations from MTS model for similarity search.
result Significant improvement in forecasting performance on real-world datasets.
A new deep learning model improves phase retrieval performance.
problem Recovering signals from phaseless measurements.
method Hybrid model-based data-driven deep architecture (Unfolded Phase Retrieval, UPR).
result Significant improvement in phase retrieval performance.
Signal retrieval from a series of indirect measurements is a common task in many imaging, metrology and characterization platforms in science and engineering. Because most of the indirect measurement processes are well-described by physical models, signal retrieval can be solved with an iterative optimization that enfo…
On most sponsored search platforms, advertisers bid on some keywords for their advertisements (ads). Given a search request, ad retrieval module rewrites the query into bidding keywords, and uses these keywords as keys to select Top N ads through inverted indexes. In this way, an ad will not be retrieved even if querie…
Clustering analysis has become a ubiquitous information retrieval tool in a wide range of domains, but a more automatic framework is still lacking. Though internal metrics are the key players towards a successful retrieval of clusters, their effectiveness on real-world datasets remains not fully understood, mainly beca…
Introduces MPR to measure and optimize representation across intersectional groups in retrieval.
problem Harmful stereotypes, cultural erasure, and social disparities in image search and retrieval.
method Develops MPR metric, practical estimation methods, theoretical guarantees, and optimization algorithms.
result Optimizing MPR yields more proportional representation across multiple intersectional groups, often with minimal retrieval accuracy compromise.
GMC benchmark isolates retrieval in Transformers, revealing max-margin alignment.
problem Understanding how Transformers develop match-and-copy behavior on natural data.
method Introducing Gaussian Match-and-Copy (GMC) as a minimalist benchmark.
result Gradient descent drives parameters to diverge while aligning with max-margin separator.
Enhances sequence memory capacity in neural networks.
problem Limited sequence capacity in Hopfield-like neural networks.
method Introducing a nonlinear interaction term and a generalized pseudoinverse rule.
result Significantly increased sequence capacity with novel scaling laws.
Combines deep learning and iterative methods for robust phase retrieval.
problem Recovering signals from noisy Fourier intensities.
method Regularization-by-denoising combining iterative phase retrieval and deep learning.
result Outperforms other noise-robust phase retrieval algorithms.
Paper introduces supervised and unsupervised TAM models for binary neurons.
problem Learning and retrieval of structured triplets of patterns in neural networks.
method Extends Hebbian paradigm to supervised and unsupervised protocols, using glassy statistical mechanical techniques.
result Obtained self-consistency equations for critical dataset sizes and retrieval performance.
New benchmark for non-rigid 3D human shape retrieval.
problem Distinguishing between body shapes of 3D human models.
method Extended benchmark with 145 new models and FAUST dataset.
result Improved comparison of 25 shape retrieval methods.
BERT model improves cross-lingual document retrieval.
problem Improving cross-lingual information retrieval between English queries and foreign documents.
method Introduced a deep relevance matching model based on BERT, trained with weak supervision using CLIR data.
result Model outperforms competitive baseline approaches in retrieving Lithuanian documents against short English queries.
Study identifies personality traits from dance movements in music.
problem Predicting individual differences from music-induced movement.
method Identified Big Five personality traits and EQ/SQ scores from dance movements.
result Successfully explored unseen space for personality and EQ/SQ.
Most content-based image retrieval systems consider either one single query, or multiple queries that include the same object or represent the same semantic information. In this paper we consider the content-based image retrieval problem for multiple query images corresponding to different image semantics. We propose a…
For the task of generating complex outputs such as source code, editing existing outputs can be easier than generating complex outputs from scratch. With this motivation, we propose an approach that first retrieves a training example based on the input (e.g., natural language description) and then edits it to the desir…