We propose in this contribution a method for l one regularization in prototype based relevance learning vector quantization (LVQ) for sparse relevance profiles. Sparse relevance profiles in hyperspectral data analysis fade down those spectral bands which are not necessary for classification. In particular, we consider …
Recommender systems, medical diagnosis, network security, etc., require on-going learning and decision-making in real time. These -- and many others -- represent perfect examples of the opportunities and difficulties presented by Big Data: the available information often arrives from a variety of sources and has divers…
FDive helps analysts create relevant patterns in high-dimensional datasets.
problem Difficult detection of relevant patterns in large, high-dimensional datasets.
method FDive uses a visual active learning system with pattern-based similarity measures to rank and classify data.
result FDive enhances the quality and understanding of relevance models, leading to new insights.
Proposes MLPSVM for multi-label learning, improving on binary relevance.
problem Handles multi-label learning tasks more efficiently than binary relevance.
method Uses standard support vector machines with parallel decision hyper-planes.
result Outperforms other multi-label learning algorithms on various data sets.
Federated learning method selects relevant data to improve model accuracy.
problem Noisy and irrelevant data negatively impacts model training in federated learning.
method Use a benchmark model to evaluate and select relevant data subsets from each client.
result Up to 25% improvement in model accuracy compared to training with all data.
Study evaluates relevance metrics for similarity-based model explanations.
problem Providing understandable explanations for complex model predictions.
method Evaluated three relevance metrics using three tests.
result Cosine similarity of gradients performs best for explanations.
There is a long history of using meta learning as representation learning, specifically for determining the relevance of inputs. In this paper, we examine an instance of meta-learning in which feature relevance is learned by adapting step size parameters of stochastic gradient descent---building on a variety of prior w…
Methodology to measure lag relevance in time series models.
problem Measuring lag relevance in machine learning models for univariate time series.
method Ghost variables, Shapley values, additive importance measures, auto-relevance and partial auto-relevance functions, one-step forecast.
result Calculated relevance measures successfully demonstrate expected lag structure in almost all cases.
PRI-VAE learns disentangled representations by optimizing principle-of-relevant-information.
problem Learning disentangled representations under VAE framework remains unknown.
method Proposes PRI-VAE, a novel learning objective to optimize disentanglement.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of PRI-VAE on four benchmark datasets.
Paper aims to improve relevance of e-commerce search results.
problem Improving relevance of online product search results.
method Combines machine learning, NLP, and IR techniques to predict relevance scores.
result Deep learning models outperform conventional IR models in relevance prediction.
TRAIL improves robot imitation learning by focusing on task-relevant features.
problem Discriminator networks learn spurious associations, providing poor reward signals.
method Constrained discriminator optimization to learn task-relevant rewards.
result TRAIL outperforms GAIL and behaviour cloning in robotic manipulation tasks.
The relevance of data quantifies learning efficiency.
problem Understanding the statistical nature of high-dimensional, sparse data.
method Defining relevance as information content, and using it to define ideal limits of samples and learning machines.
result Maximally informative samples and optimal learning machines exhibit critical features like power-law frequency distributions and anomalously large susceptibility.
Combines k-NN and RVM for improved classification accuracy.
problem Improving k-NN's performance by considering relevancy.
method Integrates k-NN and RVM in kernel space, introduces a new stopping parameter.
result Significantly prunes irrelevant attributes and improves classification accuracy.
Paper introduces MCRP for estimating feature relevance uncertainty in neural networks.
problem Lack of uncertainty in feature relevance for neural network decisions.
method Monte Carlo Relevance Propagation (MCRP) method.
result Allows deeper understanding of neural networks' perception and reasoning.
Paper tackles online ranking and diversification in recommender systems.
problem Maximizing relevance and diversity in ranked lists for online recommendation.
method CascadeHybrid approach that combines contextual bandits for relevance and topical diversity.
result CascadeHybrid outperforms baselines in real-world datasets.
In machine learning, the choice of a learning algorithm that is suitable for the application domain is critical. The performance metric used to compare different algorithms must also reflect the concerns of users in the application domain under consideration. In this work, we propose a novel probability-based performan…
PAMA learns covariate importance for better matching in observational studies.
problem Poor performance of conventional matching methods when covariates differ in relevance.
method PAMA is a semi-supervised framework that learns covariate importance from paired data and optimizes a weighted quadratic score.
result PAMA outperforms standard methods, particularly in high-dimensional settings and under model misspecification.
The paper tackles feature selection for ordinal regression, considering feature redundancies and privileged information.
problem Discovering relevant factors in ranked data with potentially redundant features and privileged information.
method Develops feature relevance bounds for linear ordinal regression, considering feature redundancies and privileged information.
result Identifies all strongly and weakly relevant features and their type of relevance.
Human analysts that use anomaly detection systems in practice want to retain the use of simple and explainable global anomaly detectors. In this paper, we propose a novel human-in-the-loop learning algorithm called GLAD (GLocalized Anomaly Detection) that supports global anomaly detectors. GLAD automatically learns the…
System detects relevant financial news and predictions from unstructured text.
problem Manual extraction of relevant financial information from news is cumbersome and error-prone.
method Topic modeling with LDA, co-reference resolution, multi-paragraph segmentation, and temporal analysis.
result ROUGE-L values for relevant text and predictions/forecasts were 0.662 and 0.982, respectively.
RFFNet scales kernel methods to large datasets by learning kernel relevance.
problem Scaling kernel methods to large datasets while maintaining interpretability.
method Designs random Fourier features for ARD kernels and uses first-order stochastic optimization for learning kernel relevances.
result RFFNet achieves low prediction error and identifies relevant features, leading to more interpretable solutions.
In this paper, we tackle the problem of explanations in a deep-learning based model for recommendations by leveraging the technique of layer-wise relevance propagation. We use a Deep Convolutional Neural Network to extract relevant features from the input images before identifying similarity between the images in featu…
Deep learning and prior maps improve traffic light recognition for autonomous cars.
problem Recognizing traffic lights for autonomous cars in urban environments.
method Combining deep learning-based detection with prior maps for traffic light identification and state recognition.
result The proposed system correctly identified relevant traffic lights along predefined routes.
mRMR method selects relevant features for marketing models without redundancy.
problem Selecting relevant features from large feature spaces in machine learning.
method Extends mRMR framework with non-linear redundancy and model-based relevance measures.
result Implemented mRMR method in production for Uber's marketing machine learning platform.
Novel metrics improve machine learning models for ICU patient care.
problem Predicting vital sign trajectories for early detection of adverse events.
method Developed novel performance metrics aligned with clinical contexts, validated on simulated and real datasets, and optimized neural networks using these metrics.
result Neural networks trained with these metrics excel in predicting clinically significant events.
We propose a method to identify all the nodes that are relevant to compute all the conditional probability distributions for a given set of nodes. Our method is simple, effcient, consistent, and does not require learning a Bayesian network first. Therefore, our method can be applied to high-dimensional databases, e.g. …
Paper proposes a method to make learned models focus on task-relevant information.
problem Mismatch between model objective and downstream task objective.
method Direct prediction towards task-relevant information, self-supervised.
result Model more effectively models relevant parts of the scene conditioned on the goal.
InteractionNet models noncovalent protein-ligand interactions with GNNs and explains predictions.
problem Modeling noncovalent protein-ligand interactions with graph neural networks.
method InteractionNet uses a GNN architecture with separated covalent and noncovalent convolution layers and layer-wise relevance propagation for explainability.
result InteractionNet successfully predicts noncovalent protein-ligand interactions with chemical relevance.
New algorithm learns from sparse data to make decisions in high dimensions.
problem Learning optimal actions from high-dimensional data streams.
method Structured contextual multi-armed bandit (CMAB) with relevance learning.
result Time-averaged regret goes to zero with smooth reward dependence.
We present a representation for describing transition models in complex uncertain domains using relational rules. For any action, a rule selects a set of relevant objects and computes a distribution over properties of just those objects in the resulting state given their properties in the previous state. An iterative g…
We propose a novel VAE-based deep auto-encoder model that can learn disentangled latent representations in a fully unsupervised manner, endowed with the ability to identify all meaningful sources of variation and their cardinality. Our model, dubbed Relevance-Factor-VAE, leverages the total correlation (TC) in the late…
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.
Proposes a new framework for EEG-based BCIs without adversarial learning.
problem High intra- and inter-subject variabilities in EEG data.
method Mutual information-driven deep learning approach to learn class-relevant and subject-invariant feature representations.
result Effective in learning class-relevant and subject-invariant feature representations without adversarial learning.
BERT learns claim descriptions to identify patent novelty.
problem Identifying novel patent claims among existing documents.
method Training BERT on concatenated claims and descriptions, scoring BERT's output.
result BERT identifies relevant X documents for patent novelty.
Interactive learning improves real-time tweet classification for situational awareness.
problem Difficulty in identifying relevant tweets from noisy social media data.
method Interactive learning framework that incorporates user feedback in real-time.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art models in real-time tweet classification.
MPRI learns multiscale features for HSI classification.
problem Hyperspectral image classification with limited training samples.
method MPRI combines PRI and regularized LDA for iterative feature learning.
result MPRI outperforms state-of-the-art methods in HSI classification.
SADCBO optimizes contextual variables by balancing relevance and cost.
problem Optimizing contextual variables with varying costs and unknown relevance.
method Adaptive selection of relevant contextual variables using sensitivity analysis and early stopping.
result Consistent improvement in optimization across various examples.
List-wise learning to rank methods are considered to be the state-of-the-art. One of the major problems with these methods is that the ambiguous nature of relevance labels in learning to rank data is ignored. Ambiguity of relevance labels refers to the phenomenon that multiple documents may be assigned the same relevan…
Paper addresses bias in search intent affecting click behavior.
problem Bias in user search intent affects click behavior and relevance.
method Proposes a search intent bias hypothesis to improve click models.
result Click models can better interpret user clicks and improve retrieval performance.
The paper proposes a method to detect relevant model degradations without over-alerting.
problem Detecting meaningful changes in machine learning model performance over time.
method Sequential monitoring scheme accounting for temporal dependence and multiple testing issues.
result The proposed method outperforms benchmark methods in detecting relevant changes in model quality.
Survey on statistical learning theory for control, focusing on linear systems.
problem Applying machine learning techniques to control systems, especially linear ones.
method Adapting tools from modern high-dimensional statistics and learning theory.
result Recent advances in statistical learning theory for control, particularly for linear systems.
Efficiently computes embeddings for large graphs using coarsening.
problem Inefficient computation of graph embeddings for large-scale graphs.
method Graph coarsening based on Schur complements and Gaussian elimination.
result Efficiently computed embeddings on coarsened graph match Schur complement embeddings in expectation.
Outfittery uses machine learning to help stylists choose appropriate fashion items.
problem Selecting appropriate fashion items and ensuring relevance to customers.
method Combining machine learning with human expertise to recommend items by style fit and relevance.
result The method successfully recommends fashion items by style fit and relevance.
Self-taught learning is a technique that uses a large number of unlabeled data as source samples to improve the task performance on target samples. Compared with other transfer learning techniques, self-taught learning can be applied to a broader set of scenarios due to the loose restrictions on the source data. Howeve…
Jointly learns feature and sample relevancies for robust sparse recovery.
problem Sparse recovery sensitivity to data contaminants like outliers or misspecified noise.
method Jointly learns feature and sample relevancies via marginal likelihood optimization.
result Consistent sparse and robust prediction models across diverse tasks.
Paper proposes learning causal graphs with only relevant variables.
problem Discovering causal relationships in large-scale graphs often includes irrelevant variables.
method Developed NSCSL algorithm to learn necessary and sufficient causal graphs (NSCG).
result NSCSL algorithm identifies relevant causal features for specific outcomes.
Deep learning is a broad set of techniques that uses multiple layers of representation to automatically learn relevant features directly from structured data. Recently, such techniques have yielded record-breaking results on a diverse set of difficult machine learning tasks in computer vision, speech recognition, and n…
Identifies features most relevant to concept drift in data.
problem Identifying features most relevant to concept drift.
method Distinguishing between drift inducing and faithfully drifting features; deriving minimal subsets of features to characterize drift.
result Derives a detection algorithm for concept drift.