Polynomial fusion layer improves speech-driven facial animation.
problem Recent facial synthesis relies on low-dimensional representations and concatenation, ignoring higher-order interactions.
method Proposes a polynomial fusion layer to model higher-order interactions of facial encodings.
result Demonstrates improved video quality, audiovisual synchronisation, and blink generation.
In a previous paper, we introduced special types of fusions, so called simple-ribbon fusions on links. A knot obtained from the trivial knot by a finite sequence of simple-ribbon fusions is called a simple-ribbon knot. Every ribbon knot with <10 crossings is a simple-ribbon knot. In this paper, we give a formula for th…
Skein theory classifies UFCs with specific fusion rules.
problem Classifying unitary fusion categories with specific fusion rules.
method Graphical calculus and rotation operator action on a canonical basis.
result Explicit formulae for Fqqqq when k=2 and C is ribbon. Starting from the free field realization of Kac-Moody Lie algebra, we define a generalized Yang-Yang function. Then for the Lie algebra of type An, we derive braiding and fusion matrix by braiding the thimble from the generalized Yang-Yang function. One can construct a knots invariant H(K) from the braiding and …
The Slope Conjecture relates a quantum knot invariant, (the degree of the colored Jones polynomial of a knot) with a classical one (boundary slopes of incompressible surfaces in the knot complement). The degree of the colored Jones polynomial can be computed by a suitable (almost tight) state sum and the solution of a …
TQFT invariants are either easy or hard to compute, depending on the TQFT type.
problem Computing TQFT invariants on closed 3-manifolds.
method Application of a dichotomy result for weighted constraint satisfaction problems over C.
result TQFT invariants are either solvable in polynomial time or #P-hard. We continue our study of the degree of the colored Jones polynomial under knot cabling started in "Knot Cabling and the Degree of the Colored Jones Polynomial" (arXiv:1501.01574). Under certain hypothesis on this degree, we determine how the Jones slopes and the linear term behave under cabling. As an application we ve…
Invariants defined for braid systems under Hurwitz equivalence.
problem Invariants for braid systems under Hurwitz equivalence.
method Crossing matrix and polynomial invariant introduced.
result Invariant defined for surface braids and surface links.
Many knots and links in S^3 can be drawn as gluing of three manifolds with one or more four-punctured S^2 boundaries. We call these knot diagrams as double fat graphs whose invariants involve only the knowledge of the fusion and the braiding matrices of four-strand braids. Incorporating the properties of four-point con…
Sensor fusion has wide applications in many domains including health care and autonomous systems. While the advent of deep learning has enabled promising multi-modal fusion of high-level features and end-to-end sensor fusion solutions, existing deep learning based sensor fusion techniques including deep gating architec…
Proposes Fusion Recurrent Neural Network for sequence data.
problem Improving sequence learning for practical applications.
method Fusion module and Transport module for sequence data.
result Fusion RNN performs comparably to state-of-the-art RNNs.
Meta Fusion integrates various multimodal data fusion strategies into a unified framework.
problem Improving predictive power of machine learning methods across diverse applications.
method Meta Fusion constructs a cohort of models based on latent representations across modalities, sharing soft information to boost performance.
result Meta Fusion consistently outperforms conventional fusion strategies in simulation and real-world applications.
We propose a generalized class of multimodal fusion operators for the task of visual question answering (VQA). We identify generalizations of existing multimodal fusion operators based on the Hadamard product, and show that specific non-trivial instantiations of this generalized fusion operator exhibit superior perform…
New insights into knot fusion numbers via cabling.
problem Understanding fusion numbers of ribbon knots and their behavior under cabling.
method Utilizing knot Floer homology and cabling formulas to analyze fusion numbers.
result The fusion number and strong homotopy fusion number of (p,1)-cable knots are preserved.
We introduce semisimple 2-categories, fusion 2-categories, and spherical fusion 2-categories. For each spherical fusion 2-category, we construct a state-sum invariant of oriented singular piecewise-linear 4-manifolds.
A new memory-based fusion layer improves multi-modal deep learning performance.
problem Improving performance of multi-modal deep learning by addressing long-term dependencies.
method Introducing a Memory based Attentive Fusion (MBAF) layer that incorporates both current and long-term dependencies.
result The MBAF layer enhances fusion and improves performance across different modalities and networks.
We study the behavior of the degree of the colored Jones polynomial and the boundary slopes of knots under the operation of cabling. We show that, under certain hypothesis on this degree, if a knot K satisfies the Slope Conjecture then a (p,q)-cable of K satisfies the conjecture, provided that p/q is not a Jon…
Algorithms that fuse multiple input sources benefit from both complementary and shared information. Shared information may provide robustness against faulty or noisy inputs, which is indispensable for safety-critical applications like self-driving cars. We investigate learning fusion algorithms that are robust against …
This paper improves model fusion by training-time neuron alignment, reducing barriers in multi-model fusion.
problem Diverse neuron permutations across different settings hinder model fusion performances.
method Training-time neuron alignment using fixed neuron anchors to reduce training-time permutations.
result Training-time neuron alignment improves fusion of pretrained models and federated learning performances.
We classify all fusion categories for a given set of fusion rules with three simple object types. If a conjecture of Ostrik is true, our classification completes the classification of fusion categories with three simple object types. To facilitate the discussion we describe a convenient, concrete and useful variation o…
Novel fusion network combines polarization and radiomics features for liver cancer classification.
problem Challenges in histopathological diagnosis of HCC and ICC.
method Two-tier fusion approach: feature-level and classification-level.
result Significantly enhances classification accuracy, even at reduced resolutions.
Study fusion methods for financial image views to improve robustness against attacks.
problem Improving robustness of financial image views for next-day direction prediction.
method Same-source multi-view learning with early fusion and late fusion, using OHLCV and technical-indicator views, and evaluating pixel-space L-infinity attacks.
result Early fusion can suffer negative transfer under noisy settings, while late fusion is more reliable once labels stabilize.
New proof and formula linking fusion trees to quantum knot invariants.
problem Quantum knot invariants encoding in non-semisimple TQC.
method Connection between fusion trees and Lawrence representations, using graphical calculus.
result Explicit encoding of quantum knot invariants via fusion trees.
Paper proposes a new method for Bayesian linear regression using spike-and-slab priors.
problem Identifying predictors with similar relationships in linear regression models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors and a Gibbs sampler.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods in simulations and real data analysis.
Study Coxeter groups over fusion rings and their geometric realisations.
problem Understanding Coxeter groups and their embeddings.
method Investigate faithful realisations and Vinberg systems.
result Induce embeddings of hyperplane complements.
A lot of attention has been devoted to multimedia indexing over the past few years. In the literature, we often consider two kinds of fusion schemes: The early fusion and the late fusion. In this paper we focus on late classifier fusion, where one combines the scores of each modality at the decision level. To tackle th…
Gradient descent constructs tight fusion frames.
problem Constructing tight fusion frames from prescribed subspaces.
method Gradient descent and symplectic geometry.
result Gradient descent can be used to construct tight fusion frames.
Constructs a fusion product on spinor bundle over loop space.
problem Describes a fusion product on the spinor bundle over loop space.
method Uses Connes fusion of von Neumann bimodules and string structures.
result Establishes a novel relation between string structures, loop fusion, and Connes fusion of Fock spaces.
Bayesian fusion improves radar target recognition for UAVs.
problem Improving radar target recognition for UAVs using multistatic radar configurations.
method Proposes a fully Bayesian RATR framework using Optimal Bayesian Fusion (OBF) to aggregate classification probability vectors from multiple radars.
result Empirical results show that the OBF method significantly enhances classification accuracy compared to other fusion methods and single radar configurations.
Computational modeling of human multimodal language is an emerging research area in natural language processing spanning the language, visual and acoustic modalities. Comprehending multimodal language requires modeling not only the interactions within each modality (intra-modal interactions) but more importantly the in…
Fusion of transformer networks using optimal transport for improved performance.
problem Improving performance of transformer-based models through fusion.
method Exploiting optimal transport for soft alignment of transformer components.
result Consistently outperforms vanilla fusion and individual parent models.
The paper analyzes how shared priors affect Bayesian data fusion performance.
problem Effect of shared priors on Bayesian data fusion performance.
method Theoretical analysis using two divergences common in Bayesian inference.
result Theoretical analysis and experimental validation of performance behavior.
Partial fusion combines neural networks to balance accuracy and efficiency.
problem Balancing accuracy and computational cost in neural networks.
method Extending weight aggregation methods based on neuron-level similarity, using partial optimal transport to match similar neurons.
result Achieves a flexible tradeoff between computational cost and performance.
This paper reviews deep learning for multi-modality medical image segmentation.
problem Improving segmentation accuracy in medical images using multiple modalities.
method Overview of deep learning and multi-modal medical image segmentation, analysis of different network architectures and fusion strategies.
result Later fusion of modalities can lead to more accurate segmentation results.
We present a baseline approach for cross-modal knowledge fusion. Different basic fusion methods are evaluated on existing embedding approaches to show the potential of joining knowledge about certain concepts across modalities in a fused concept representation.
New 4-manifold invariant defined from trisection diagrams.
problem Defining a new 4-manifold invariant from trisection diagrams.
method Algebraic data from bimodule categories and spherical fusion categories, described diagrammatically.
result Includes Hopf algebraic invariants and modular fusion category invariants.
Spinor bundle constructed on loop space for string manifolds.
problem Constructing spinor bundles for string manifolds.
method Using ideas from Stolz and Teichner, a spinor bundle and fusion product are defined for a string manifold.
result Existence of spinor bundle with fusion product on a manifold X if and only if X admits a string structure.
MNIST-NET10 fusion improves MNIST classification to 0.1% error rate.
problem Improving MNIST classification accuracy.
method Complex heterogeneous fusion architecture using degree of certainty aggregation.
result MNIST-NET10 achieves 0.1% error rate with 10 misclassifications.
This paper develops a mathematical and computational framework for analyzing the expected performance of Bayesian data fusion, or joint statistical inference, within a sensor network. We use variational techniques to obtain the posterior expectation as the optimal fusion rule under a deterministic constraint and a quad…
EmbraceNet fusion model for multi-sensor activity recognition.
problem Human activity recognition using multiple sensors is challenging.
method Independent processing of each sensor, feature fusion with EmbraceNet, post-processing, and additional processes.
result Improved performance in SHL recognition challenge.
Bayesian model fuses multiple classifiers with explicit correlation modeling.
problem Combining outputs of multiple classifiers with explicit correlation.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model with correlated Dirichlet distribution.
result Fused classifier performance can be Bayes optimal even for highly correlated base classifiers.
New method learns fusion rules from few images using granular ball priors.
problem Challenges in supervised learning for image fusion with limited data.
method Introduces incomplete priors and Granular Ball Pixel Computation (GBPC) algorithm.
result Lightweight neural network learns effective fusion rules from few images.
Improved sleep apnea detection using sensor fusion and backward shortcut connections.
problem Untreated sleep apnea leads to severe health consequences; automated detection is needed.
method Late sensor fusion using backward shortcut connections to improve deep learning models.
result Significant improvement in predictive performance over single sensor methods.
Multimodal fusion is considered a key step in multimodal tasks such as sentiment analysis, emotion detection, question answering, and others. Most of the recent work on multimodal fusion does not guarantee the fidelity of the multimodal representation with respect to the unimodal representations. In this paper, we prop…
In this paper, we propose to employ a bank of modality-dedicated Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), fuse, train, and optimize them together for person classification tasks. A modality-dedicated CNN is used for each modality to extract modality-specific features. We demonstrate that, rather than spatial fusion at the…
A new Fusion method combines multiple distributions efficiently.
problem Combining multiple distributions for big data or privacy.
method Recursive divide-and-conquer Monte Carlo approach.
result A robust Fusion method for many sub-posteriors.
Adaptive data fusion boosts efficiency in multi-task optimization.
problem Multi-task non-smooth optimization in various fields.
method Adaptive data fusion approach leveraging commonalities among objectives.
result Significant improvements in sample efficiency with sharp statistical guarantees.
Explains fusion for Yang-Baxter equation and braid group.
problem Understanding algebras related to braid group, Yang-Baxter, and quantum groups.
method Introduces fusion procedure for Yang-Baxter equation.
result New examples of algebras: fused Hecke algebras.