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48 results for physical signals

We find ways to make physical signals misclassified by computer vision models.

problem Vulnerability of signal classifiers to adversarial perturbations in physical signals.
method Solving PDE-constrained optimization problems to construct imperceptible perturbations.
result Effective and physically realizable adversarial perturbations can be computed for machine learning models.

Optimizes signal detection in particle physics by decorrelating classifiers.

problem Systematic errors in background models can mislead signal detection.
method Use optimal transport to decorrelate classifiers from protected variables, then apply semiparametric mixture model.
result Decorrelation and signal enrichment improve the stability, robustness, and power of signal detection tests.

CNNs improve signal-background classification in particle physics experiments.

problem Improving accuracy in classifying signal from background in particle physics experiments.
method Extensive convolutional neural architecture search for 2D and 3D image data.
result Achieved high accuracy for signal/background discrimination with CNNs, less parameters than ResNet.

A common problem in a high energy physics experiment is extracting a signal from a much larger background. Posed as a classification task, there is said to be an imbalance in the number of samples belonging to the signal class versus the number of samples from the background class. In this work we provide a brief overv…

2019-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study compares unsupervised and weakly-supervised methods for anomaly detection at the LHC.

problem Detecting new physics signals at the LHC with model-agnostic techniques.
method Compared unsupervised autoencoder (AE) and weakly-supervised Classification Without Labels (CWoLa) methods.
result Both methods complement each other, providing sensitivity to different types of signals.

We describe an approach for incorporating prior knowledge into machine learning algorithms. We aim at applications in physics and signal processing in which we know that certain operations must be embedded into the algorithm. Any operation that allows computation of a gradient or sub-gradient towards its inputs is suit…

2019-07-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Challenge uses unsupervised learning to detect new physics signals at LHC.

problem Detecting new physics signals at the LHC using unsupervised machine learning.
method Developed and evaluated anomaly detection algorithms on a large dataset.
result Benchmark dataset of >1 Billion simulated LHC events for future studies.

PIML uses physics equations in machine learning for better forecasting.

problem Forecasting time series data with physical constraints.
method Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and kernel methods.
result PIML improves forecasting accuracy with physical constraints.

Adversarial domain adaptation reduces sample bias in high energy physics classifier.

problem Sample bias in high energy physics classifier training.
method Adversarial domain adaptation using neural networks with gradient reversal layer.
result Successful bias removal on simulated events at the LHC.

Autoencoder estimates parameters of noisy, multi-component damped signals.

problem Parameter estimation of damped sinusoidal signals under rapid decay and noise.
method Autoencoder-based approach using latent space for frequency, phase, decay, and amplitude estimation.
result High accuracy in parameter estimation, robustness to subdominant components and phase differences.

Bayesian method improves EEG source localization and estimates skull conductivity.

problem Improving EEG source localization accuracy with unknown skull conductivity.
method Bayesian Approximation Error approach using conditional Gaussian regression, iterative optimization, and physics-informed learning.
result Clear improvements in EEG source localization accuracy and feasible estimates for unknown skull conductivity.

New model for recovering unverifiable signals from observers in decentralized networks.

problem Verifying the level of service provided by untrusted parties in decentralized networks.
method Formal model of signal elicitation, source identifiability condition, and peer prediction techniques.
result Existence of a strictly truthful mechanism for unverifiable signal recovery.

The paper examines how timing of observations affects causal discovery methods.

problem The sensitivity of causal discovery methods to mismatched observation timing.
method Empirical and theoretical analysis of classical and recent causal discovery methods.
result Causal discovery methods are sensitive to sampling rate and window length.

This work uses Sylvester normalizing flows for more accurate metabolite quantification in MRS.

problem Challenges in accurate metabolite quantification in MRS due to spectral overlap, low SNR, and artifacts.
method Bayesian inference framework with physics-informed Sylvester normalizing flows.
result Accurate metabolite quantification, well-calibrated uncertainties, and insights into parameter correlations and multi-modal distributions.

Data coarse graining improves model performance by filtering out less relevant features.

problem Lossy data transformations lose information but can improve model generalization.
method Data coarse graining schemes that systematically discard features based on relevance to the learning task.
result A 'high-pass' scheme helps models generalize better by filtering out less relevant features.

Framework identifies discrepancies in physics models, improving sensor accuracy.

problem Model inaccuracies leading to poor control algorithms.
method Learning systematic state-space residuals and deterministic dynamical errors.
result Improved quantification of system dynamics and control algorithms.

PS-VAE extracts multi-parameter MRI biomarkers with uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty in inverse problems limits clinical acceptance of quantitative MRI methods.
method Physics-Structured Variational Autoencoder (PS-VAE) integrating physics simulator and self-supervised learning.
result PS-VAE provides full covariance of inter-parameter correlations and accelerates multi-parametric MRI quantification.

Applications of machine learning tools to problems of physical interest are often criticized for producing sensitivity at the expense of transparency. To address this concern, we explore a data planing procedure for identifying combinations of variables -- aided by physical intuition -- that can discriminate signal fro…

2017-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning helps create accurate models of neutron star postmerger signals.

problem Creating accurate postmerger waveforms for binary neutron stars is challenging due to theoretical uncertainties and limited numerical simulations.
method Used a conditional variational autoencoder (CVAE) to construct postmerger models based on numerical-relativity simulations.
result The CVAE can accurately generate postmerger waveforms and encode the neutron star equation of state.

Source separation problems are ubiquitous in the physical sciences; any situation where signals are superimposed calls for source separation to estimate the original signals. In this tutorial I will discuss the Bayesian approach to the source separation problem. This approach has a specific advantage in that it require…

2013-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a physics-informed VAE for disentangling physics from confounding influences.

problem Challenges in inferring and predicting physical systems under partial knowledge.
method Physics-informed variational autoencoder with adversarial training.
result Model successfully disentangles known physics from confounding influences.

Enhanced detection of sneutrinos at the LHC using machine learning.

problem Detecting rare new physics signals in the presence of significant backgrounds.
method Machine learning models (XGBoost and deep neural network) applied to template fit analysis.
result Template fit outperforms simple cuts in enhancing sneutrino detectability.

New work shows FP potential monotonicity equals low-degree polynomial estimators limits.

problem Establishing a precise mathematical relationship between statistical physics and polynomial estimators limits.
method Analyzing Gaussian additive models (GAMs) to show FP potential monotonicity equals low-degree polynomial estimators limits.
result For a broad family of Gaussian additive models, the power of low-degree polynomials is equivalent to the monotonicity of the annealed FP potential.

Paper uses SciPhyRL for optimizing large institutional portfolios.

problem Optimizing large institutional portfolios with cumulative costs and practical short horizons.
method Formulates a continuous-time optimization problem, reduces it to solving an HJB equation, and uses PINN for direct solution.
result Learned Gibbs policy yields substantial out-of-sample Sharpe ratio improvements.

This paper proposes a novel Gaussian process approach to fault removal in time-series data. Fault removal does not delete the faulty signal data but, instead, massages the fault from the data. We assume that only one fault occurs at any one time and model the signal by two separate non-parametric Gaussian process model…

2015-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Tasks involving the analysis of geometric (graph- and manifold-structured) data have recently gained prominence in the machine learning community, giving birth to a rapidly developing field of geometric deep learning. In this work, we leverage graph neural networks to improve signal detection in the IceCube neutrino ob…

2018-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The existence of the pricing kernel is shown to imply the existence of an ambient information process that generates market filtration. This information process consists of a signal component concerning the value of the random variable X that can be interpreted as the timing of future cash demand, and an independent no…

2011-03-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning (DL), despite its enormous success in many computer vision and language processing applications, is exceedingly vulnerable to adversarial attacks. We consider the use of DL for radio signal (modulation) classification tasks, and present practical methods for the crafting of white-box and universal black-b…

2018-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗