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48 results for retrieval model

Transformer models improve query-document retrieval efficiency and accuracy.

problem Efficiently retrieve relevant documents from large corpora for query matching.
method Designed paragraph-level pre-training tasks to optimize embedding-based Transformer models.
result Transformer models significantly outperform BM-25 and non-Transformer embedding models.

BERT model improves cross-lingual document retrieval.

problem Improving cross-lingual information retrieval between English queries and foreign documents.
method Introduced a deep relevance matching model based on BERT, trained with weak supervision using CLIR data.
result Model outperforms competitive baseline approaches in retrieving Lithuanian documents against short English queries.

Study improves image-caption retrieval by quantifying feature and posterior uncertainty.

problem Improving reliability in image-caption retrieval tasks with deep learning models.
method Quantified feature and posterior uncertainty for model averaging and reliability measure in image-caption retrieval.
result Consistent improvement in retrieval performance with different datasets and architectures.

Improves retrieval accuracy for hierarchical documents, especially for distant matches.

problem Limited expressive power of dual encoder models in hierarchical retrieval.
method Proves feasibility of DEs for HR, introduces pretrain-finetune recipe to improve long-distance retrieval.
result Pretrain-finetune boosts recall on long-distance pairs from 19% to 76%.

We present a case-study demonstrating the usefulness of Bayesian hierarchical mixture modelling for investigating cognitive processes. In sentence comprehension, it is widely assumed that the distance between linguistic co-dependents affects the latency of dependency resolution: the longer the distance, the longer the …

2017-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the task of retrieving relevant experiments given a query experiment. By experiment, we mean a collection of measurements from a set of `covariates' and the associated `outcomes'. While similar experiments can be retrieved by comparing available `annotations', this approach ignores the valuable information ava…

2014-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves retrieval for LLMs in financial document Q&A.

problem Suboptimal text chunk retrieval by RAG causes inaccuracies in LLM responses.
method Sophisticated chunking techniques, query expansion, metadata annotations, re-ranking algorithms, and embedding fine-tuning.
result Enhanced retrieval quality improves LLM performance and reliability.

Enhanced Hopfield model boosts memory retrieval capacity.

problem Memory retrieval in modern Hopfield models with limited capacity.
method Introduces a learnable feature map transforming energy function into kernel space, minimizing separation loss for uniform memory distribution.
result Significant reduction in metastable states, enhancing memory capacity and retrieval accuracy.

Paper introduces RiskEmbed, a finetuned model for financial risk management.

problem Improving retrieval accuracy in financial question-answering systems.
method Curated dataset and finetuned BERT model for financial domain.
result RiskEmbed significantly outperforms general-purpose and financial embedding models.

EENMF improves e-commerce sponsored search efficiency and effectiveness.

problem Improving efficiency and effectiveness of e-commerce sponsored search.
method End-to-end neural matching framework (EENMF) for vector-based ad retrieval and neural pre-ranking.
result Significantly outperforms baseline in real e-commerce traffic.

Study compares methods for improving document retrieval accuracy.

problem Improving document retrieval accuracy from large corpora.
method Comparison of query expansion, topic models, and active learning.
result Active learning outperforms keyword lists in most settings.

GMC benchmark isolates retrieval in Transformers, revealing max-margin alignment.

problem Understanding how Transformers develop match-and-copy behavior on natural data.
method Introducing Gaussian Match-and-Copy (GMC) as a minimalist benchmark.
result Gradient descent drives parameters to diverge while aligning with max-margin separator.

Deep Retrieval learns a retrievable structure for efficient large-scale recommendations.

problem Efficiently retrieving top relevant candidates in large-scale recommendation systems.
method Deep Retrieval learns a retrievable structure directly from user-item interaction data, encoding candidates into a discrete latent space and optimizing a model to maximize accuracy.
result Deep Retrieval achieves almost the same accuracy as brute-force baseline and significantly outperforms ANN baselines in a live production system.

Improved financial sentiment analysis using LLMs with retrieval augmentation.

problem Limited performance of traditional NLP models in financial sentiment analysis.
method Retrieval-augmented Large Language Models (LLMs) with instruction tuning.
result Achieved 15% to 48% performance gain in accuracy and F1 score.

Paper proposes SAN and SN for zero-shot sketch-based image retrieval.

problem Handling unseen classes in sketch-based image retrieval.
method Generative approach using Stacked Adversarial Network (SAN) and Siamese Network (SN).
result Significant improvement in standard and generalized ZSL settings.

HybridRAG combines KGs and vector retrieval for financial document Q&A.

problem Challenges in extracting and interpreting financial text data.
method Integrates Knowledge Graphs and Vector Retrieval Augmented Generation.
result HybridRAG outperforms traditional methods in Q&A systems for financial documents.

Text embedding representing natural language documents in a semantic vector space can be used for document retrieval using nearest neighbor lookup. In order to study the feasibility of neural models specialized for retrieval in a semantically meaningful way, we suggest the use of the Stanford Question Answering Dataset…

2018-10-24abs ↗pdf ↗

RAGuard improves safety in LLMs for offshore wind maintenance.

problem Conventional LLMs fail with specialised or unexpected scenarios in offshore wind maintenance.
method Integrates safety-critical documents alongside technical manuals in RAG framework.
result RAGuard increases safety recall from almost 0% to over 50% while maintaining technical recall above 60%.

Extends DAMs to Gaussian distributions for efficient pattern storage and retrieval.

problem Limited storage capacity and retrieval methods for non-vector pattern representations.
method Introduces a log-sum-exp energy function over Gaussian distributions, using optimal transport maps for retrieval dynamics.
result Proves exponential storage capacity and provides quantitative retrieval guarantees.

Exemplar VAEs link generative models with nearest neighbor retrieval and data augmentation.

problem Improving generative model performance and data augmentation effectiveness.
method Exemplar VAEs with Parzen window prior, retrieval augmented training, exemplar leave-one-out, and subsampling.
result Generative data augmentation reduces classification error on MNIST and Fashion MNIST.

DINOSAUR improves retrieval by accounting for embedding uncertainty in recommender systems.

problem Retrieval bias towards popular items due to noisy embeddings.
method Samples multiple embeddings per item and queries with sampled embeddings to account for uncertainty.
result Improves coverage of long-tail niche content without sacrificing recall.

This paper improves image retrieval accuracy through novel relevance feedback methods.

problem Improving image retrieval accuracy in Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR).
method Novel addition to feature re-weighting and classification techniques, focusing on 0-th iteration improvement.
result Significantly improved retrieval accuracy from relevance feedback.

LeanDojo removes barriers to theorem proving with open-source tools and data.

problem Difficulty in reproducing and building on existing theorem proving methods.
method Introduces LeanDojo, an open-source Lean playground with toolkits, data, models, and benchmarks.
result ReProver, an LLM-based prover augmented with retrieval, outperforms non-retrieval baselines and GPT-4.

Near-optimal sample complexity for phase retrieval with generative priors.

problem Phase retrieval with magnitude-only measurements and sparse signals.
method Near-optimal sample complexity with i.i.d. Gaussian measurements and generative models.
result O(k log L) samples suffice for phase retrieval with generative priors.

Enhances hashing for fast retrieval with correlated bits.

problem Fast retrieval and small memory footprint for large-scale information retrieval.
method Employing Boltzmann machine distribution as variational posterior to model correlations among hash code bits.
result Significant performance gains achieved by effectively modeling correlations among hash code bits.

Model user preferences for conversational LLMs using weak rewards.

problem Lack of persistent user models in conversational LLMs leading to repeated user restatements.
method Vector-Adapted Retrieval Scoring (VARS) framework that updates user vectors online from weak scalar rewards.
result Full VARS agent achieves strongest overall performance, matches strong Reflection baseline in task success, and reduces user effort.

Introduces MPR to measure and optimize representation across intersectional groups in retrieval.

problem Harmful stereotypes, cultural erasure, and social disparities in image search and retrieval.
method Develops MPR metric, practical estimation methods, theoretical guarantees, and optimization algorithms.
result Optimizing MPR yields more proportional representation across multiple intersectional groups, often with minimal retrieval accuracy compromise.

Study phase retrieval under misspecified models using generative priors.

problem Estimating signals from phase measurements with model misspecification.
method Two-step approach: spectral initialization followed by iterative refinement.
result Statistical rate of order (klogL)(logm)/m\sqrt{(k\log L)\cdot (\log m)/m} under suitable conditions.

Phase retrieval algorithms have become an important component in many modern computational imaging systems. For instance, in the context of ptychography and speckle correlation imaging, they enable imaging past the diffraction limit and through scattering media, respectively. Unfortunately, traditional phase retrieval …

2018-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗