k-Rater reliability corrects under-reporting of aggregated data reliability.
problem Under-reporting of data reliability in aggregated ratings.
method k-Rater reliability (kRR) as a multi-rater generalization of IRR.
result kRR provides a more accurate measure of reliability for aggregated datasets.
Study evaluates machine learning methods for large-scale network reliability, revealing ANN's and PR's performance.
problem Tackles the NP-hard problem of approximating binary-state network reliability for large-scale systems.
method Compares 20 machine learning methods across three reliability regimes and evaluates their performance on large-scale networks.
result Large-scale networks with arc reliability ≥ 0.9 exhibit near-unity system reliability, enabling computational simplifications.
In many instances, information on engineering systems can be obtained through measurements, monitoring or direct observations of system performances and can be used to update the system reliability estimate. In structural reliability analysis, such information is expressed either by inequalities (e.g. for the observati…
Study integrates reliability constraints into generation planning models.
problem Challenges in integrating reliability constraints with generation planning models.
method Leverages a weighted oblique decision tree (WODT) technique to embed reliability verification constraints.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in achieving reliable and optimal planning solutions.
Paper explores physics-informed deep learning for system reliability assessment.
problem Limited study on deep learning for system reliability assessment.
method Physics-informed deep learning approach for system reliability assessment.
result Physics-informed deep learning can alleviate computational challenges and combine measurement data and mathematical models.
New metric assesses reliability of AI explanations.
problem Unreliable AI explanations under realistic conditions.
method Explanation Reliability Index (ERI) metrics quantifying stability under four axioms.
result Widespread reliability failures in popular explanation methods.
A new score measures data reliability without ground truth.
problem Assessing reliability of datasets without access to ground truth.
method Define ground-truth-based orderings and propose Gram determinant score.
result Gram determinant score effectively captures data quality across diverse observation processes.
BeMF improves recommendation reliability in recommender systems.
problem Improving reliability in recommender systems beyond accuracy.
method Bernoulli Matrix Factorization (BeMF) for model-based collaborative filtering.
result BeMF selects more reliable predictions, improving recommendation quality.
Examining ESG scoring method for reliability.
problem Reliability of ESG scoring methodology.
method Analyzing Refinitiv's ESG scoring process.
result Methodology needs improvement for trustworthiness.
Improves reliability diagrams for probabilistic forecasts.
problem Lack of stability in reliability diagrams hampered their use.
method CORP approach using non-parametric isotonic regression and PAV algorithm.
result Improved reliability diagrams with statistical consistency and reproducibility.
Improves neural network performance by dynamically adjusting model weights based on source reliability.
problem Training neural networks on data from unreliable sources leads to poor performance.
method Dynamic re-weighting strategy using likelihood tempering to adjust model weights based on estimated source reliability.
result Significant improvement in model performance when trained on mixtures of reliable and unreliable data sources.
New algorithm for reliable learning of Gaussian halfspaces with improved sample and computational complexity.
problem Learning halfspaces under Gaussian marginals with reliable agnostic model.
method Developed a new algorithm for reliable learning of Gaussian halfspaces with specific sample and computational complexity.
result Achieved a new algorithm with improved sample and computational complexity for reliable learning of Gaussian halfspaces.
New method improves reliability of selecting individuals based on predicted treatment effects.
problem Reliability of selecting individuals based on predicted conditional average treatment effects (CATE) is unreliable.
method Denoised Conformal Alignment, combining proxy errors, variance estimation, and Benjamini-Hochberg selection.
result Significantly improved power in selecting individuals while maintaining false discovery rate control.
Superpixel-mix enhances reliability in semantic segmentation.
problem Improving reliability in real-world semantic segmentation.
method Superpixel-mix, a new data augmentation method with teacher-student consistency training.
result Superpixel-mix achieves state-of-the-art results in semi-supervised semantic segmentation.
Survey and framework for efficient active learning in structural reliability.
problem Efficiently solving complex structural reliability problems.
method Generalized modular framework combining surrogate model, reliability estimation algorithm, learning function, and stopping criterion.
result 39 strategies for solving 20 reliability benchmark problems, highlighting the importance of surrogates and algorithms.
Study defines and optimizes bank reliability using LR and PSO.
problem Lack of reliability concept in financial services.
method Logistic Regression (LR) for initial estimation, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for optimization.
result Optimal financial ratios maximize bank reliability.
Paper improves ETF tail-risk monitoring reliability.
problem Unreliable ETF risk monitoring under degraded data.
method Combines quality checks, prediction, scoring, and adjustment.
result Improves tail-risk monitoring, especially during stressed periods.
AL-SPCE improves reliability analysis for complex systems with active learning and SPCE.
problem Efficiently analyzing reliability of complex, computationally expensive models with intrinsic randomness.
method Active learning framework using stochastic polynomial chaos expansions (SPCE) to reduce computational burden.
result AL-SPCE maintains high accuracy in reliability estimates while significantly improving efficiency.
This dissertation tackles challenges in reliable machine learning measurement.
problem Challenges in reproducibility, scalability, and uncertainty quantification in machine learning.
method Develops criteria for meaningful metrics and methodologies for scalable, reliable measurement.
result Provides methods for evaluating generative-AI systems and quantifying memorization.
ReaPER improves learning efficiency by prioritizing reliable experiences.
problem Inefficient sampling of past experiences in reinforcement learning.
method Introducing a novel measure of reliability to prioritize experiences in PER.
result ReaPER outperforms PER in various environments, including Atari-10.
A new method uses physics-informed neural networks to solve reliability analysis problems without simulations.
problem Solving reliability analysis problems without the need for expensive simulations.
method Physics-informed neural networks to learn directly from problem physics.
result Eliminates the need for expensive simulations and achieves highly accurate results.
Proposes a Koopman operator method for time-dependent reliability analysis of nonlinear systems.
problem Challenges in time-dependent reliability analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems.
method Koopman operator approach for transforming nonlinear systems into linear ones, combined with deep learning for intrinsic coordinates.
result Robust and generalizable approach for time-dependent reliability analysis, superior to purely data-driven methods.
The paper proposes a method to calibrate healthcare AI models for reliability and interpretability.
problem Characterizing model reliability and enabling introspection of model behavior in clinical decision making.
method A calibration-driven learning method combined with interpretability techniques based on counterfactual reasoning.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach using a lesion classification problem with dermoscopy images.
MAntRA combines machine learning and Bayesian methods for time-dependent reliability analysis of unknown systems.
problem Time-dependent reliability analysis of systems with unknown governing physics.
method Combines machine learning, Bayesian statistics, and stochastic integration to discover and analyze SDEs from data.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of MAntRA on three numerical examples, indicating its potential for in-situ and heritage structure analysis.
Reliability Options are capacity remuneration mechanisms aimed at enhancing security of supply in electricity systems. They can be framed as call options on electricity sold by power producers to System Operators. This paper provides a comprehensive mathematical treatment of Reliability Options. Their value is first de…
Online knowledge repositories typically rely on their users or dedicated editors to evaluate the reliability of their content. These evaluations can be viewed as noisy measurements of both information reliability and information source trustworthiness. Can we leverage these noisy evaluations, often biased, to distill a…
PS-DME evaluates model performance and reliability after data-dependent selection.
problem Evaluating model performance and reliability when data is used for selection and evaluation.
method Post-selection distributional model evaluation (PS-DME) using e-values to control false coverage rate.
result PS-DME provides reliable comparison of model configurations across different reliability levels.
Bayesian framework improves deep classifier reliability.
problem Overconfident models under dataset shift.
method Bayesian inference with out-of-distribution data augmentation.
result Reliable uncertainty estimates for deep classifiers.
CoNBONet improves reliability analysis of complex systems with fast, energy-efficient predictions.
problem Time-dependent reliability analysis of nonlinear systems under stochastic excitations is computationally demanding.
method CoNBONet combines deep operator networks with neuroscience-inspired neuron models for fast, energy-efficient inference.
result CoNBONet provides reliable coverage of failure probabilities with theoretical guarantees.
Bayesian learning improves reliability of molecular predictions for hit compound discovery.
problem Improving reliability of machine learning predictions for virtual screening.
method Bayesian learning algorithms applied to graph neural networks.
result Bayesian learning leads to well-calibrated predictions and higher hit compound success.
Plex improves model reliability across vision and language tasks.
problem Improving model reliability in diverse decision-making tasks involving uncertainty and adaptation.
method Developed ViT-Plex and T5-Plex pretrained model extensions to evaluate and improve reliability across 40 datasets.
result Plex greatly improves state-of-the-art across reliability tasks, simplifying evaluation and performance.
Proposes a new criterion for reliable uncertainty estimation in deep neural networks.
problem Inability of existing approaches to provide reliable uncertainty estimates for deep neural networks.
method Develops a density uncertainty layer architecture that satisfies the proposed criterion.
result Density uncertainty layers provide more reliable uncertainty estimates and robust out-of-distribution detection.
WCAM assesses neural network reliability by attributing decisions to wavelet scales.
problem Challenges in evaluating neural network reliability and feature robustness.
method Introduces WCAM, a wavelet-based attribution method to assess decision reliability.
result WCAM reveals where and on what scales a model focuses, enabling reliable decision assessment.
Paper predicts interference for better LA in URLLC.
problem Improving LA for URLLC with strict latency and reliability.
method Exploits time correlation of interference for prediction.
result Predicted interference improves LA for URLLC.
Lack of reliability is a well-known issue for reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms. This problem has gained increasing attention in recent years, and efforts to improve it have grown substantially. To aid RL researchers and production users with the evaluation and improvement of reliability, we propose a set of metri…
Study improves reliability of neural models for virtual screening.
problem Reliability issues in neural models for molecular property prediction.
method Investigated model architectures, regularization, and loss functions.
result Correct choice of regularization and inference methods improves reliability.
New framework tackles high-dimensional reliability analysis using surrogate models and active subspaces.
problem High computational cost and curse of dimensionality in reliability analysis of high-dimensional systems.
method Sparse Active Subspace (SAS) algorithm for identifying low-dimensional manifolds and constructing efficient surrogate models.
result Proposed framework significantly improves accuracy and efficiency of reliability analysis compared to existing methods.
Bayesian method improves reliability of BERT for hate speech detection.
problem Reliable detection of hate speech in user-generated content.
method Bayesian approach using Monte Carlo dropout in transformer models.
result Monte Carlo dropout provides well-calibrated reliability estimates.
Synthesizes machine learning applications in reliability and safety.
problem Navigating the fragmented literature on ML for reliability and safety.
method Overview of ML categories, review of applications, discussion of Deep Learning.
result Machine learning can provide novel insights and improve accident prevention.
New framework improves reliability of learned representations by modeling uncertainty and structural constraints.
problem Uncertainty in learned representations treated as deterministic, leading to unreliable models.
method Proposes a principled framework for reliable representation learning with uncertainty-aware regularization and structural constraints.
result Improves stability, calibration, and robustness of learned representations.
DeepONet accelerates reliability analysis of stochastic nonlinear systems.
problem Time-dependent reliability analysis of systems with stochastic forcing.
method DeepONet, a novel operator network, learns function-to-function mappings.
result DeepONet efficiently and accurately predicts system responses.
New approach to robustly reliable learners against instance-targeted attacks.
problem Addressing data poisoning attacks on robustly reliable learners.
method Defining regularized robustly reliable learners and efficient algorithms.
result Efficient algorithms for robustly reliable learners with sublinear runtime.
The paper certifies AI reliability via sampling and calibration, providing exact guarantees.
problem Ensuring trust in black-box AI systems' outputs.
method Self-consistency sampling and conformal calibration.
result Reliability levels derived from these methods offer finite-sample guarantees.
Deep neural networks (DNNs) depend on the storage of a large number of parameters, which consumes an important portion of the energy used during inference. This paper considers the case where the energy usage of memory elements can be reduced at the cost of reduced reliability. A training algorithm is proposed to optim…
DW-KNN improves KNN by integrating distance and neighbor reliability for better prediction accuracy.
problem Standard KNN assumes all neighbors are equally reliable, leading to unreliable predictions in heterogeneous feature spaces.
method DW-KNN integrates exponential distance with neighbor validity, providing instance-level interpretability and reducing hyperparameter sensitivity.
result DW-KNN achieves 0.8988 average accuracy, ranks 2nd among six methods, and has the lowest cross-validation variance.
GCAE uses density estimation to achieve reliable disentanglement in latent space.
problem Disentangled learning representations suffer from reliability issues.
method GCAE uses Gaussian Channel Autoencoder with Dual Total Correlation (DTC) to avoid the curse of dimensionality.
result GCAE achieves highly competitive and reliable disentanglement scores.
We present a study on reinforcement learning (RL) from human bandit feedback for sequence-to-sequence learning, exemplified by the task of bandit neural machine translation (NMT). We investigate the reliability of human bandit feedback, and analyze the influence of reliability on the learnability of a reward estimator,…
The aim of the present paper is to develop a strategy for solving reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) problems that remains applicable when the performance models are expensive to evaluate. Starting with the premise that simulation-based approaches are not affordable for such problems, and that the most-probab…