Pseudo rehearsal uses non-photo-realistic images to save resources without sacrificing performance.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in neural networks when learning new tasks.
method Synthetically generate non-photo-realistic images to rehearse previous tasks.
result Non-photo-realistic images can be used for rehearsal without sacrificing performance and significantly reduce resource consumption.
Paper generalizes teacher-student model for realistic data.
problem Capturing learning curves for realistic datasets.
method Introduces a Gaussian covariate generalization of the teacher-student model.
result Generalized model captures learning curves for various realistic data sets.
CardiacGen generates realistic ECG signals for training deep learning models.
problem Creating realistic synthetic ECG signals for training deep learning models.
method Hierarchical deep generative model with multi-objective loss functions.
result Synthetic ECG signals from CardiacGen can be used for data augmentation and improve classifier performance.
Generates realistic time-series data from causal models.
problem Simulate realistic time-series data from causal models.
method Adversarial Causal Tuning (ACT) methodology.
result ACT selects optimal causal models and quantifies goodness-of-fit.
Proposes a method to generate realistic counterfactuals by learning relationships.
problem Counterfactual explanations often ignore intrinsic relationships between data attributes.
method Uses a variational auto-encoder to learn relationships and perturb the latent space.
result The model preserves relationships and generates realistic counterfactuals.
The Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) has achieved great success in generating realistic (real-valued) synthetic data. However, convergence issues and difficulties dealing with discrete data hinder the applicability of GAN to text. We propose a framework for generating realistic text via adversarial training. We emp…
Researchers infer firm-level supply chain networks from sector-level data to assess systemic risk.
problem Estimating systemic risk in economic systems using firm-level data.
method Maximum-entropy algorithms applied to input-output tables and firm-level aggregate output data.
result The most realistic systemic risk content is retrieved by models incorporating disaggregated firm-specific inputs by sector.
New method generates realistic financial price paths with drawdowns.
problem Lack of realistic drawdown scenarios in financial simulations.
method Variational autoencoder with drawdown reconstruction loss and path signatures.
result Simulated paths closely match empirical drawdown data.
Algorithm generates realistic metaorders from public trade data.
problem Generating realistic metaorders from public data.
method Novel algorithm that recovers stylized facts of metaorders impact.
result Average realized short-term price impact has a mechanical origin.
Generates realistic stock market order streams using GANs.
problem Creating high-fidelity stock market data.
method Conditional Wasserstein GAN with auction mechanism and order-book augmentation.
result Generated data is close to real market data.
RealCause provides a realistic benchmark for causal inference.
problem Lack of a reliable benchmark for comparing causal effect estimators.
method Flexible generative models to create a benchmark that is both ground-truth and realistic.
result Evaluation of over 1500 causal estimators provides evidence for choosing hyperparameters using predictive metrics.
Deployment and operation of autonomous underwater vehicles is expensive and time-consuming. High-quality realistic sonar data simulation could be of benefit to multiple applications, including training of human operators for post-mission analysis, as well as tuning and validation of autonomous target recognition (ATR) …
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have shown remarkable success as a framework for training models to produce realistic-looking data. In this work, we propose a Recurrent GAN (RGAN) and Recurrent Conditional GAN (RCGAN) to produce realistic real-valued multi-dimensional time series, with an emphasis on their appli…
Unified benchmarks assess data poisoning and backdoor attacks.
problem Unclear danger and effectiveness of data poisoning methods.
method Developed standardized benchmarks for data poisoning and backdoor attacks.
result Existing methods may not generalize to realistic settings.
This paper proposes a method to generate realistic test cases for image classifiers.
problem Ensuring neural networks for image classification are correct with adequate realistic test data.
method Captures patterns in a large input data space using a manifold, then generates fault-revealing test cases.
result Generates thousands of realistic yet fault-revealing test cases efficiently for well-trained models.
SKADA-bench evaluates unsupervised DA methods across diverse modalities.
problem Evaluating unsupervised DA methods on diverse modalities with realistic validation.
method Nested cross-validation and unsupervised model selection scores.
result Highlights the importance of realistic validation and provides practical guidance.
GANs generate realistic financial data for research.
problem Creating realistic financial datasets for research and benchmarking.
method Proposed a novel type of GAN and methods for preprocessing and evaluation.
result GANs can replicate financial datasets with high fidelity.
CausalTime generates realistic time-series for TSCD evaluation.
problem Lack of realistic synthetic datasets for TSCD performance evaluation.
method Harnessing deep neural networks and normalizing flow for dynamics, extracting causal graphs, and deriving ground truth causal graphs.
result Generated datasets accurately reflect real data and ground truth causal graphs.
The paper discusses quantifying realism in generated images.
problem Designing functions to reliably distinguish realistic data from unrealistic data.
method Drawing on insights from algorithmic information theory, the paper introduces the notion of a universal critic.
result A good generative model alone is insufficient to solve the problem of realism quantification.
Simulates realistic execution and costs in limit order books.
problem Realistic simulation of limit order books for large-tick assets.
method Tractable representation of spread and volume imbalance; calibrated event timing; feedback mechanism for market impact.
result Simulator yields realistic behavior and sensitivity to execution parameters.
Coupling the high-fidelity generation capabilities of label-conditional image synthesis methods with the flexibility of unconditional generative models, we propose a semantic bottleneck GAN model for unconditional synthesis of complex scenes. We assume pixel-wise segmentation labels are available during training and us…
TRADES generates realistic market simulations for financial modeling.
problem Generating realistic and responsive market simulations for financial tasks.
method TRADES uses a transformer-based denoising diffusion probabilistic engine to generate time series order flows conditioned on market state.
result TRADES improves market simulation metrics by 3.27-3.48 over state-of-the-art (SoTA) methods.
Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) simulates realistic multi-asset scenarios for tail risk.
problem Simulating realistic joint dynamics of multi-asset portfolios for tail risk estimation.
method Designing a GAN that preserves Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) tail risk features.
result Correctly captures tail risk for a broad class of trading strategies and demonstrates strong generalization.
MCCE generates realistic counterfactual explanations for tabular data.
problem Creating valid and actionable counterfactual explanations for complex tabular data.
method MCCE models the joint distribution of features and decision using an autoregressive generative model with decision trees. It samples counterfactuals and removes invalid ones.
result MCCE outperforms state-of-the-art methods on various performance metrics and is faster.
Generating realistic asset-class scenarios from time series and curves
problem Simulating realistic trajectories for asset classes
method Combining parametric and resampling techniques
result More coherent and realistic simulations of yield-curve dynamics
Evaluates transfer learning methods in dynamic data availability scenarios.
problem Real-world data availability varies over time, leading to unrealistic TL method evaluations.
method Proposes a data manipulation framework to simulate varying data availability and domain transformations.
result Demonstrates the usefulness of the framework on proprietary and publicly available datasets.
VQ-DRAW compresses images and generates realistic samples.
problem Learning compact discrete representations of images.
method Sequential discrete VAE with vector quantization.
result VQ-DRAW effectively compresses and generates images.
Paper proposes a new method to simulate realistic markets from data.
problem Lack of accurate market simulators leading to misleading conclusions.
method Proposes a world agent model trained on historical data without agent calibration.
result Models consistently outperform previous methods in realism and responsiveness.
This paper presents a novel CNN-based approach for synthesizing high-resolution LiDAR point cloud data. Our approach generates semantically and perceptually realistic results with guidance from specialized loss-functions. First, we utilize a modified per-point loss that addresses missing LiDAR point measurements. Secon…
Federated learning studies separate client data and distribution gaps.
problem Understanding performance differences in federated learning across different datasets.
method Proposed a framework to disentangle out-of-sample and participation gaps.
result Dataset synthesis strategy is crucial for realistic simulations of federated learning generalization.
A new method generates synthetic data with realistic marginal distributions.
problem Generating synthetic data with bimodal and skewed marginal distributions.
method Pre-transformation variational autoencoders (PTVAEs) with separate parameter optimization for each variable.
result PTVAEs outperform other methods in generating synthetic data with bimodal and skewed distributions.
Study evaluates financial misstatement detection methods, highlighting evaluation process impact.
problem Detecting financial reports with high misstatement risk.
method Proposes a new, realistic evaluation framework focusing on misstatement rarity, time dimension, and detection latency.
result Evaluation process significantly impacts system performance, revealing model and feature type effectiveness.
Enhances queue-reactive model for realistic limit order book simulation.
problem Realistic simulation of limit order books for market research and strategy development.
method Extends Queue-Reactive model with neural network for complex dependencies and varying market conditions.
result Captures key market properties like square-root law of market impact and order size patterns.
State-of-the-art machine learning methods exhibit limited compositional generalization. At the same time, there is a lack of realistic benchmarks that comprehensively measure this ability, which makes it challenging to find and evaluate improvements. We introduce a novel method to systematically construct such benchmar…
In the medical domain, the lack of large training data sets and benchmarks is often a limiting factor for training deep neural networks. In contrast to expensive manual labeling, computer simulations can generate large and fully labeled data sets with a minimum of manual effort. However, models that are trained on simu…
ExGAN generates realistic extreme samples using GANs and EVT.
problem Generating realistic extreme scenarios for risk management.
method ExGAN combines GANs with EVT to model extreme tails of distributions.
result ExGAN efficiently generates extreme samples with constant time complexity.
SBSS uses similarity to split data for better classifier training.
problem Training better classifiers with realistic performance estimation.
method SBSS uses both input and output space information to split data using similarity functions.
result SBSS outperformed ordinary stratified 10-fold cross-validation in 75% of scenarios.
New model optimizes portfolios with realistic transaction costs.
problem Real-world transaction costs impact portfolio profitability.
method DPGRGT model with 2D relative-attentional Gated Transformer.
result Model outperforms baseline models in U.S. stock market data.
Unsupervised learning representations generalize better than supervised learning under distribution shifts.
problem Robustness of unsupervised representations to distribution shift.
method Extensive evaluation on synthetic and realistic datasets, including controllable domain generalization datasets.
result Unsupervised representations learned from SSL and AE generalize better than supervised learning under various distribution shifts.
New bucketing scheme improves Byzantine robustness for heterogeneous data.
problem Byzantine attacks on federated learning with heterogeneous data.
method Bucketing scheme to adapt robust algorithms to non-iid data.
result Bucketing scheme ensures convergence against Byzantine attacks.
Proposes a unified normalization method for multi-domain medical images.
problem Inadequate joint information across multiple datasets hinders image segmentation performance.
method Adversarial and task-driven normalization approach to learn a common normalizing function across multiple datasets.
result Jointly normalized images improve segmentation accuracy by up to 57.5%.
Open dataset and pipeline for realistic OPE research.
problem Lack of realistic and reproducible OPE experimental studies.
method Public logged bandit dataset and Python software.
result Enables experimental comparisons of OPE estimators.
New model detects hidden group structures in criminal networks.
problem Challenges in identifying group structures in criminal networks with noisy data.
method Developed an extended stochastic block model (ESBM) to infer group structures.
result Unveiled complex block structures in an Italian mafia network.
Deep learning models have demonstrated high-quality performance in areas such as image classification and speech processing. However, creating a deep learning model using electronic health record (EHR) data, requires addressing particular privacy challenges that are unique to researchers in this domain. This matter foc…
Study proposes a new GAN for realistic discrete financial orders.
problem Previous GANs generated fake orders in continuous spaces, not discrete.
method Introduced policy gradient for learning in discrete spaces.
result Model outperforms previous models in generated order distribution.
MarketGPT models financial time series with realistic order flow data.
problem Creating accurate financial market simulations.
method Generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) for long sequence generation.
result Model reproduces key features of real financial markets and stylized facts.
MarS simulates financial markets using generative models.
problem Simulating realistic financial market effects.
method Order-level generative foundation model (LMM) for realistic, interactive, and controllable order generation.
result Strong scalability and robust realism in MarS.
Paper shows data poisoning and Byzantine attacks are equivalent, impacting federated learning security.
problem Resilience of federated learning systems to adversarial attacks.
method Proved equivalence between data poisoning and Byzantine gradient attacks.
result Equivalence between data poisoning and Byzantine attacks in federated learning.