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48 results for privileged supervision

Study on Privileged ERM showing limitations and providing capacity analysis.

problem Improving classification accuracy with privileged information.
method Theoretical analysis of Privileged ERM using VC dimension and generalization bounds.
result Worst-case guarantees for Privileged ERM cannot improve over standard ERM unless privileged information capacity is similar or smaller.

Study shows using time-series privileged information improves model efficiency.

problem Efficiently predicting future outcomes using supervised models with privileged information.
method Developed an algorithm for learning with privileged time-series data and proved its efficiency for non-stationary Gaussian-linear systems.
result Learning with privileged information is more efficient than without it for non-stationary Gaussian-linear systems.

Many machine learning algorithms assume that all input samples are independently and identically distributed from some common distribution on either the input space X, in the case of unsupervised learning, or the input and output space X x Y in the case of supervised and semi-supervised learning. In the last number of …

2013-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

New research suggests privileged information doesn't improve model performance.

problem Challenges in transferring knowledge using privileged information in machine learning.
method Critical examination of existing theoretical and empirical analyses of LUPI methods.
result LUPI methods often fail to effectively transfer knowledge from privileged information.

SAGE enhances reinforcement learning by injecting hints to prevent model stagnation.

problem Sparse rewards cause large language models to stall under relative policy optimization.
method SAGE injects privileged hints during training to increase within-group outcome diversity.
result SAGE consistently outperforms GRPO on 6 benchmarks with LLMs, achieving significant improvements.

Privileged Information Dropout improves RL performance without distillation.

problem Improving sample efficiency and performance in reinforcement learning.
method Introducing Privileged Information Dropout to directly incorporate privileged information into RL agent inputs.
result Privileged Information Dropout outperforms distillation and auxiliary tasks in a partially-observed environment.

Introduces privilege scores to measure and interpret protected attribute-related privilege in machine learning models.

problem Lack of explicit formulation of non-neutrality in fairness-aware machine learning methods.
method Privilege scores (PS) and privilege score contributions (PSCs) to measure and interpret protected attribute-related privilege.
result Demonstrates the broad applicability of PS and PSCs in gender and racial privilege in mortgage and college admissions applications.

Kernel method-based one-class classifier is mainly used for outlier or novelty detection. In this letter, kernel ridge regression (KRR) based one-class classifier (KOC) has been extended for learning using privileged information (LUPI). LUPI-based KOC method is referred to as KOC+. This privileged information is availa…

2019-04-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Prior knowledge can be used to improve predictive performance of learning algorithms or reduce the amount of data required for training. The same goal is pursued within the learning using privileged information paradigm which was recently introduced by Vapnik et al. and is aimed at utilizing additional information avai…

2013-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Enhances reinforcement learning with partial state information.

problem Improving learning under partial observability with limited privileged signals.
method Introduced informed asymmetric actor-critic framework that uses arbitrary state-dependent privileged signals.
result Unbiased policy gradient estimates with arbitrary privileged signals.

We introduce a new unsupervised anomaly detection ensemble called SPI which can harness privileged information - data available only for training examples but not for (future) test examples. Our ideas build on the Learning Using Privileged Information (LUPI) paradigm pioneered by Vapnik et al. [19,17], which we extend …

2018-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents privileged multi-label learning (PrML) to explore and exploit the relationship between labels in multi-label learning problems. We suggest that for each individual label, it cannot only be implicitly connected with other labels via the low-rank constraint over label predictors, but also its performa…

2017-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a learning framework called learning using privileged information (LUPI) to the computer vision field. We focus on the prototypical computer vision problem of teaching computers to recognize objects in images. We want the computers to be able to learn faster at the expense of providing extra information du…

2014-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning estimate a function given input/output samples. Generalization of the learned function to unseen data can be improved by incorporating side information into learning. Side information are data that are neither from the input space nor from the output space of the f…

2015-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New insights and algorithms improve prediction models with time-series privileged information.

problem Efficient learning of nonlinear prediction models with limited data.
method Generalization of LuPI to nonlinear tasks, using random features and representation learning.
result Theoretical and empirical evidence supports the use of privileged time-series information for nonlinear prediction.

Proposes a new method to selectively access privileged information in reinforcement learning.

problem Selective compression of privileged information in reinforcement learning.
method Formulates a variational bandwidth bottleneck to decide stochastically whether to access privileged information.
result Improves generalization and reduces access to costly information in reinforcement learning experiments.

ADVISOR dynamically balances imitation and reinforcement learning to overcome the imitation gap.

problem The gap between imitation learning and reinforcement learning when teaching agents have privileged information.
method Adaptive Insubordination (ADVISOR) dynamically weights imitation and reward-based reinforcement learning losses.
result On-the-fly switching with ADVISOR outperforms pure imitation, pure reinforcement learning, and their combinations.

For well over a quarter century, detection systems have been driven by models learned from input features collected from real or simulated environments. An artifact (e.g., network event, potential malware sample, suspicious email) is deemed malicious or non-malicious based on its similarity to the learned model at runt…

2016-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Distillation (Hinton et al., 2015) and privileged information (Vapnik & Izmailov, 2015) are two techniques that enable machines to learn from other machines. This paper unifies these two techniques into generalized distillation, a framework to learn from multiple machines and data representations. We provide theoretica…

2015-11-11abs ↗pdf ↗

MPWTSVM improves multi-view learning by reducing redundancy and enhancing accuracy.

problem Improving multi-view learning models for better accuracy and efficiency.
method Proposes MPWTSVM, which combines WLTSVM's strengths with multi-view learning principles.
result Demonstrates better accuracy and efficiency compared to existing multi-view classification models.

Joint training improves model accuracy by selectively using privileged information.

problem Two-stage training can lead to model failure with noisy privileged information.
method Joint training of two models to use privileged information selectively.
result Joint training outperforms two-stage baselines on synthetic and real-world tasks.

CMRM improves robustness in noisy label settings without requiring privileged knowledge.

problem Learning with noisy labels without privileged knowledge.
method Conformal Margin Risk Minimization (CMRM) framework.
result CMRM consistently improves accuracy and reduces mislabeling under various noise conditions.

Study null hypersurfaces with privileged vector fields, extending surface gravity and defining new horizon types.

problem Characterize null hypersurfaces with privileged vector fields and extend surface gravity.
method Derive identities relating deformation tensor to intrinsic and extrinsic geometry, introduce generalized surface gravity, analyze Lie derivatives, and define new horizon types.
result Introduce three new horizon types that generalize existing concepts to arbitrary topologies and fixed points.

Proposes methods to correct bias and missing data in regression models.

problem Nonignorable selection bias and missing response in regression models.
method Imputation-based and importance weighted regression methods, including repeated regression and doubly robust combination.
result Repeated regression can effectively correct bias and outperforms weighted regression in extrapolation.

Most existing learning to hash methods assume that there are sufficient data, either labeled or unlabeled, on the domain of interest (i.e., the target domain) for training. However, this assumption cannot be satisfied in some real-world applications. To address this data sparsity issue in hashing, inspired by transfer …

2016-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

DDSTN improves breast cancer diagnosis by leveraging imbalanced ultrasound modalities.

problem Imbalanced ultrasound modalities in diagnosing breast cancer.
method Integrates LUPI and MMD into a deep transfer learning framework.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in BUS-based CAD.

Improves deep neural networks using soft labels through alternating minimization.

problem Improving deep neural networks training with soft labels.
method Co-Learns DNNs and soft labels via Alternating Minimization of two objectives.
result COLAM achieves improved performance on many tasks with better testing classification accuracy.

The concept of an objective spatial direction in special relativity is investigated and theories assuming light-speed isotropy while accepting the existence of a privileged spatial direction are classified. A natural generalization of the proper time principle is introduced which makes it possible to devise experimenta…

2010-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper is about the geometry of flip-graphs associated to triangulations of surfaces. More precisely, we consider a topological surface with a privileged boundary curve and study the spaces of its triangulations with n vertices on the boundary curve. The surfaces we consider topologically fill this boundary curve s…

2014-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Representation learning systems typically rely on massive amounts of labeled data in order to be trained to high accuracy. Recently, high-dimensional parametric models like neural networks have succeeded in building rich representations using either compressive, reconstructive or supervised criteria. However, the seman…

2015-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

IReEn reveals functionality of black-box agents via iterative neural synthesis.

problem Revealing the functionality of a black-box agent without privileged information.
method Iterative refinement of candidate programs using neural program synthesis.
result The approach finds a functional equivalent program in 78% of cases, outperforming state-of-the-art.

Study optimal portfolios for traders with asymmetric information and delay.

problem Optimizing portfolios for traders with delayed insider information.
method Anticipating stochastic calculus and white noise approach.
result Optimal portfolios maximize expected logarithmic utility under various financial models.

Knowledge transfer speeds up neural classifier training.

problem Lack of theoretical analysis of knowledge transfer in neural networks.
method Regularization of fit between teacher and student networks using privileged information.
result Wide two-layer networks can interpolate between privileged information and data, improving generalization.