AVATAR uses a surrogate model to quickly evaluate ML pipelines, saving time and resources.
problem Time-consuming evaluation of ML pipelines limits exploration of complex models.
method AVATAR employs a surrogate model to assess pipeline validity without execution.
result AVATAR accelerates ML pipeline evaluation, improving efficiency in complex scenarios.
DeepLine automates ML pipeline generation using reinforcement learning.
problem Automatic generation of end-to-end ML pipelines combining multiple algorithms.
method Deep Reinforcement Learning with hierarchical actions filtering.
result DeepLine outperforms state-of-the-art approaches in accuracy and computational cost.
Study reveals similarities in knowledge flows between pharmaceutical and AI industries.
problem Understanding the dynamics of drug pipelines in global pharmaceutical industry.
method Multilayer network analysis of drug pipeline, global supply chain, and ownership data.
result Proven similarities in knowledge flows between pharmaceutical and AI industries.
Hyperparameter tuning of multi-stage pipelines introduces a significant computational burden. Motivated by the observation that work can be reused across pipelines if the intermediate computations are the same, we propose a pipeline-aware approach to hyperparameter tuning. Our approach optimizes both the design and exe…
Modyn automates continuous ML model training on growing datasets.
problem Continuous model retraining is costly and impractical.
method Data-centric ML platform with policies for continuous training.
result Modyn enables high throughput training with sample-level data selection.
Pipeline for comparing trading algorithms in finance and crypto.
problem Disconnected research and applications in algorithmic trading.
method General pipeline for designing, programming, and evaluating trading strategies.
result Systematic comparison of trading algorithms in finance and crypto.
Classical Machine Learning (ML) pipelines often comprise of multiple ML models where models, within a pipeline, are trained in isolation. Conversely, when training neural network models, layers composing the neural models are simultaneously trained using backpropagation. We argue that the isolated training scheme of ML…
Study proposes a statistical testing framework for evaluating clustering pipelines.
problem Quantifying the statistical reliability of clustering results from data analysis pipelines.
method Selective inference-based statistical testing framework for clustering pipelines.
result The proposed test controls the type I error rate and is effective in validating clustering results.
Much of the work in metalearning has focused on classifier selection, combined more recently with hyperparameter optimization, with little concern for data preprocessing. Yet, it is generally well accepted that machine learning applications require not only model building, but also data preprocessing. In other words, p…
Investigates fairness in pipeline models where individuals may drop out.
problem Fairness in pipeline models where individuals may drop out and subsequent stages depend on remaining individuals.
method Rigorous framework for evaluating fairness guarantees, showing that naïve auditing is insufficient and dependence must exist between stages.
result Fairness in pipelines can be arbitrary, even with just two stages, and requires dependence between stages.
Study on AutoML robustness with dirty data.
problem Robustness of AutoML-generated pipelines with noisy data.
method Investigated TPOT, H2O, and AutoKeras systems; analyzed accuracy and pipeline structure.
result Dirty data can improve robustness of AutoML solutions.
PipeMare enables efficient DNN training with minimal memory and pipeline sacrifices.
problem Sacrificing hardware efficiency to maintain statistical efficiency in pipeline parallel DNN training.
method PipeMare is a simple yet robust training method that tolerates asynchronous updates during pipeline parallelism without sacrificing pipeline utilization or memory.
result PipeMare achieves up to 2.7x less memory usage or 4.3x higher pipeline utilization compared to state-of-the-art synchronous PP training techniques.
Autonomous driving requires 3D perception of vehicles and other objects in the in environment. Much of the current methods support 2D vehicle detection. This paper proposes a flexible pipeline to adopt any 2D detection network and fuse it with a 3D point cloud to generate 3D information with minimum changes of the 2D d…
Data science relies on pipelines that are organized in the form of interdependent computational steps. Each step consists of various candidate algorithms that maybe used for performing a particular function. Each algorithm consists of several hyperparameters. Algorithms and hyperparameters must be optimized as a whole …
Automates supervised learning pipeline design with matrix and tensor factorization.
problem Designing effective supervised learning pipelines with many choices.
method Uses matrix and tensor factorization to model pipeline search space and develops greedy experiment design protocols.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach on real-world classification problems.
This paper explores how LLMs can improve pipeline-based conversational agents.
problem Limitations of pipeline-based conversational agents in human-like conversations.
method Investigated LLMs' capabilities in two phases: design and development, and operations.
result LLMs can enhance pipeline-based agents in various tasks like data generation, intent classification, and auto-correction.
Data science relies on pipelines that are organized in the form of interdependent computational steps. Each step consists of various candidate algorithms that maybe used for performing a particular function. Each algorithm consists of several hyperparameters. Algorithms and hyperparameters must be optimized as a whole …
Pipeline selects best RL policy from limited data.
problem Selecting best RL policy from small datasets.
method Task- and method-agnostic pipeline using multiple data splits.
result Pipeline produces higher-performing policies.
New Roman pipeline detects astronomical transients.
problem Automated detection of transients from Roman Space Telescope data.
method Machine learning model RuBR for distinguishing real from fake detections.
result Effective real-bogus classification in Roman era.
New model optimizes oil product distribution via pipelines.
problem Optimizing oil product distribution via pipelines.
method Discrete-time mixed integer linear programming model.
result Significant reductions in pipeline operational cost.
Pipeline decomposes portfolio optimization problems into smaller, solvable subproblems.
problem Large-scale portfolio optimization with constraints.
method Decomposition pipeline with preprocessing, clustering, and risk rebalancing.
result Pipeline reduces problem size by 80% and computation time.
Paper proposes a statistical test for feature selection pipelines using selective inference.
problem Assessing the significance of feature selection pipelines in data analysis.
method Selective inference technique applied to feature selection pipelines composed of various algorithms.
result The proposed statistical test controls false positive feature selection probabilities.
New approach identifies and explains errors in machine learning pipelines.
problem Challenges in identifying and explaining errors in complex machine learning pipelines.
method Uses iteration and provenance to automatically infer root causes of failures.
result Significantly improves precision and recall compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Pipelined Backpropagation trains large models without batches efficiently.
problem Training large models efficiently on hardware with limited batch sizes.
method Fine-grained Pipelined Backpropagation with Spike Compensation and Linear Weight Prediction.
result Fine-grained Pipelined Backpropagation with a batch size of one matches the accuracy of SGD for multiple networks.
TODS automates time series outlier detection with customizable pipelines.
problem Automated detection of outliers in time series data.
method Modular system with 70 primitives for data processing, time series analysis, and detection algorithms. GUI and data-driven searcher for pipeline design.
result Automated discovery and construction of effective outlier detection pipelines.
Hungarian text processing improved with efficient, accurate NLP pipelines.
problem Improving text processing for Hungarian language.
method Implemented in spaCy framework, focusing on efficiency and accuracy.
result Near state-of-the-art performance in all text preprocessing steps.
Mathematical pipeline identifies structural homology of knotted proteins.
problem Quantification and classification of protein structures, especially knotted proteins, require noise-free and complete data.
method Developed a geometric framework using persistent homology to analyze protein structures.
result Persistent homology accurately represents structural homology of knotted proteins and identifies geometric features of protein entanglement.
A rigorous ML pipeline for binary classification in biomedical studies, focusing on pancreatic cancer.
problem Handling bias in ML models for complex biomedical data.
method Customizable ML analysis pipeline with 9 algorithms, hyperparameter optimization, and thorough evaluation.
result Comparison of ML algorithms to ExSTraCS, highlighting interpretability and bias handling.
OFTER predicts multivariate time series online, outperforming baselines.
problem Mid-sized multivariate time series forecasting challenges.
method k-nearest neighbors, Generalized Regression Neural Networks, dimensionality reduction.
result OFTER outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in financial multivariate time series forecasting.
RankML predicts machine learning pipeline performance quickly and accurately.
problem Lack of machine learning experts and high computational costs.
method Meta-learning approach to predict pipeline performance.
result RankML outperforms or matches state-of-the-art approaches with less time and resources.
RL pipeline simplifies knot diagrams, including very hard unknots.
problem Simplifying complex knot diagrams, especially very hard unknots.
method Reinforcement learning for move proposals and heuristic navigation of Reidemeister moves.
result Trained agent simplifies diagrams, including a 41#910 link to a three-step unknotting process. Machine learning pipeline potentially consists of several stages of operations like data preprocessing, feature engineering and machine learning model training. Each operation has a set of hyper-parameters, which can become irrelevant for the pipeline when the operation is not selected. This gives rise to a hierarchica…
Framework evaluates privacy cost of non-private pre-processing in DP pipelines.
problem Privacy cost of non-private data-dependent pre-processing in DP machine learning pipelines.
method Establishes upper bounds on overall privacy guarantees using Smooth DP and bounded sensitivity.
result Explicit overall privacy guarantees for various pre-processing algorithms.
This work facilitates ensuring fairness of machine learning in the real world by decoupling fairness considerations in compound decisions. In particular, this work studies how fairness propagates through a compound decision-making processes, which we call a pipeline. Prior work in algorithmic fairness only focuses on f…
Paper proposes EEIPU, a memoization-aware BO algorithm to reduce hyperparameter tuning costs.
problem High costs in GPU-days for training and fine-tuning language models.
method Memoization-aware Bayesian Optimization (EEIPU) algorithm in tandem with pipeline caching.
result EEIPU produces 103% more hyperparameter candidates and 108% more validation metric improvement.
We demonstrate a conditional autoregressive pipeline for efficient music recomposition, based on methods presented in van den Oord et al.(2017). Recomposition (Casal & Casey, 2010) focuses on reworking existing musical pieces, adhering to structure at a high level while also re-imagining other aspects of the work. This…
This paper introduces Zap, a generic machine learning pipeline for making predictions based on online user behavior. Zap combines well known techniques for processing sequential data with more obscure techniques such as Bloom filters, bucketing, and model calibration into an end-to-end solution. The pipeline creates we…
PaGoDA reduces diffusion model training costs by 64x.
problem Diffusion models are computationally expensive during training.
method Three-stage pipeline: downsampled training, distillation, progressive super-resolution.
result PaGoDA achieves state-of-the-art performance with reduced training costs.
Next generation of embedded Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems are collaborative systems able to perform autonomous tasks. The remarkable expansion of the embedded ICT market, together with the rise and breakthroughs of Artificial Intelligence (AI), have put the focus on the Edge as it stands as one…
Optimizes deep learning pipelines with novel algorithms for smooth and non-smooth functions.
problem Optimizing deep learning pipelines for smooth and non-smooth functions.
method Provided matching lower and upper bounds for smooth convex and non-convex functions, and developed PPRS for non-smooth convex functions.
result PPRS achieves near-linear speed-up and convergence time for non-smooth non-convex problems.
With the advent of GDPR, the domain of explainable AI and model interpretability has gained added impetus. Methods to extract and communicate visibility into decision-making models have become legal requirement. Two specific types of explanations, contrastive and counterfactual have been identified as suitable for huma…
Differentiable pipeline replaces non-differentiable CAE components for shape optimization.
problem Gradient-based optimization is limited by non-differentiable components in CAE workflows.
method Surrogate models replace non-differentiable pipeline components, enabling gradient-based optimization.
result Gradient-based shape optimization possible without differentiable solvers.
A new method combines generative and feature-based approaches for unsupervised anomaly detection.
problem Identifying subtle anomalies in test samples compared to a normative distribution.
method A generative cold-diffusion pipeline trained to restore synthetically-corrupted images, combined with a novel synthetic anomaly generation procedure and ensembling restorations.
result Surpasses prior state-of-the-art for unsupervised anomaly detection in three Brain MRI datasets.
Clinical prognostic models derived from largescale healthcare data can inform critical diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. To enable off-theshelf usage of machine learning (ML) in prognostic research, we developed AUTOPROGNOSIS: a system for automating the design of predictive modeling pipelines tailored for clinical…
Paper introduces Modular Jets for diagnosing model decompositions in pipelines.
problem Evaluating model decompositions in pipelines for unique identification.
method Estimates empirical jets from module-level representations to diagnose mirage vs identifiable decompositions.
result Proves jet-identifiability theorem for two-module linear regression pipelines.
To solve a machine learning problem, one typically needs to perform data preprocessing, modeling, and hyperparameter tuning, which is known as model selection and hyperparameter optimization.The goal of automated machine learning (AutoML) is to design methods that can automatically perform model selection and hyperpara…
In order to decode the human brain, Multivariate Pattern (MVP) classification generates cognitive models by using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) datasets. As a standard pipeline in the MVP analysis, brain patterns in multi-subject fMRI dataset must be mapped to a shared space and then a classification mod…
Understanding the connectivity in the brain is an important prerequisite for understanding how the brain processes information. In the Brain/MINDS project, a connectivity study on marmoset brains uses two-photon microscopy fluorescence images of axonal projections to collect the neuron connectivity from defined brain r…