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48 results for robustness certification

Improved neural network robustness certification through tighter convex relaxations.

problem Certifying neural network robustness to perturbed and adversarial inputs.
method Exploiting ReLU network structure, novel partition-based certification procedure.
result Tightens existing linear programming relaxations to achieve zero relaxation error asymptotically.

New method provides tighter robustness guarantees for adversarial attacks.

problem Ensuring robustness against adversarial attacks in machine learning models.
method Developed a Second-order Smoothing (SoS) robustness certificate using Gaussian random smoothing.
result SoS certificates are tighter and provide improved robustness on high-dimensional datasets.

New framework improves adversarial robustness certification for various perturbations.

problem Certifying robustness against adversarial attacks in deep learning models.
method Unified functional optimization approach with non-Gaussian smoothing noise for multiple types of attacks.
result Achieves better certification results and identifies key trade-offs between accuracy and robustness.

Paper provides efficient robustness certificates for neural networks.

problem Ensuring neural networks are robust against adversarial attacks.
method Two-step approach: 1) Efficient convex optimization for robustness certificates with bounded Hessian eigenvalues, 2) Curvature-based regularization during training.
result Significantly higher certified robust accuracy achieved compared to existing methods.

New method improves robustness of smoothed classifiers against adversarial attacks.

problem Improving robustness of smoothed classifiers against adversarial attacks.
method Proposes worst-case adversarial loss over input distributions as a robustness certificate, and uses duality and smoothness properties to provide an easy-to-compute upper bound.
result Shows superior robustness performance over state-of-the-art certified or heuristic methods.

New robustness certificates for streaming models with a sliding window.

problem Applying robustness certificates to streaming data with correlated inputs.
method Deriving robustness certificates for models using a sliding window over a sequence of potentially correlated inputs.
result Guarantees hold for the average model performance across the entire stream, independent of stream size.

New method closes certification gap for adversarially trained models.

problem Certifying robustness of adversarially trained neural networks.
method Nonconvex low-rank SDP relaxation with polynomial-time optimization.
result Strong certifications comparable to SDP methods, but with fewer variables.

While neural networks have achieved high performance in different learning tasks, their accuracy drops significantly in the presence of small adversarial perturbations to inputs. Defenses based on regularization and adversarial training are often followed by new attacks to defeat them. In this paper, we propose attack-…

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Paper reviews robustness in machine learning models and discusses training and certification methods.

problem Ensuring reliability of machine learning models in safety-critical systems.
method Reviews formalisms and discusses training and certification techniques.
result Identifies future research directions in robust machine learning.

Proposes new convex relaxations for certifying spatial robustness of neural networks.

problem Lack of provable guarantees for robustness against vector field transformations.
method Novel convex relaxations for certifying robustness against vector field transformations.
result First time providing a certificate of robustness against vector field transformations.

Paper improves robustness certification by integrating ML and logical reasoning.

problem Limited robustness certification under perturbation radius.
method Integrates statistical ML models with logical reasoning using Markov logic networks.
result First certified robustness bound for MLN derived and experimentally validated.

Study adversarial perturbations in classification, analyzing learning and certification.

problem Formal study of classification under adversarial perturbations from both learner and third-party perspectives.
method PAC-type semi-supervised learning framework, black-box certification under limited query budget, adversary analysis.
result Existence of a polynomial query complexity adversary implies the existence of a sample efficient robust learner.

New robustness measure accounts for task-specific symmetries.

problem Traditional robustness measures fail for tasks with inherent symmetries.
method Sound notion of adversarial robustness for equivariant tasks, using randomized smoothing and graph edit distance certificates.
result Provable robustness can be achieved for various tasks with inherent symmetries.

Unified framework TSS certifies robustness against semantic transformations.

problem Certifying robustness of ML models against semantic transformations.
method Unified framework TSS categorizes transformations into resolvable and differentially resolvable, proposing randomized smoothing and stratified sampling strategies.
result Significantly outperforms state of the art on over ten types of semantic transformations.

Improved robustness for deep neural networks with tighter bounds and attacks.

problem Loose upper bounds and prohibitive computation in existing adversarial robustness methods.
method Primal approach with exact Lipschitz certificates for ReLU networks and modern architectures, and novel Wasserstein Distributional Attacks.
result Tighter upper bounds and greater flexibility in attack points compared to existing methods.

Paper develops robust Bayesian models for linear regression under adversarial perturbations.

problem Ensuring reliable machine learning models under data perturbations.
method Formulates adversarial Bregman divergence loss, computes adversarial perturbation, introduces adversarially robust posteriors, derives generalization certificates.
result Derives first rigorous generalization certificates for adversarially robust Bayesian linear regression.

New method certifies neural network robustness under random input noise.

problem Certifying neural network robustness against random input noise.
method Chance-constrained optimization problem reformulated with input-output samples, convex conditions developed.
result Proposed method certifies robustness against various input noise regimes over larger uncertainty regions.

Extends randomized smoothing to certify robustness against various threat models and adversarial perturbations.

problem Certifying robustness of classifiers against adversarial perturbations.
method Develops a method to certify robustness against any p\ell_p (pN>0p\in\mathbb{N}_{>0}) minimized adversarial perturbation.
result Randomized smoothing suffers from the curse of dimensionality, reducing effective radius as pp increases.

SingleProp speeds up robust neural network training with minimal certification.

problem Efficiently defending neural networks against adversarial attacks with certified guarantees.
method SingleProp regularizer that requires only one forward pass per training iteration.
result Comparable certified accuracy to state-of-the-art defenses, but significantly faster training.

New method certifies images against transformations like rotations and translations.

problem Certifying robustness of images against transformations like rotations and translations.
method Randomized smoothing with three different kinds of defenses.
result Individual certificates can be obtained via statistical error bounds or efficient online inverse computation.

This work proposes a robust ensemble method for decision trees that resists adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial attacks on machine learning models, especially decision trees.
method Feature partitioning to train robust ensembles and approximate certification methods.
result The proposed ensemble method can resist evasion attacks by a majority of its models.

Efficient method certifies robustness of discrete data models, especially graphs.

problem Certifying robustness of discrete data models, especially graphs, is difficult.
method Randomized smoothing framework, sparsity-aware, model-agnostic, tight and efficient.
result Proposes a scalable method for certifying robustness of discrete data models, especially graphs.

This study improves scalability of randomized smoothing for certifying classifier robustness.

problem Certifying machine learning classifiers against adversarial attacks is challenging and scalable solutions are needed.
method The study reviews and explores randomized smoothing and its derivatives, focusing on scalability.
result The study provides theoretical guarantees and discusses scalability challenges of randomized smoothing.

BagCert efficiently certifies robustness against adversarial patches on image classifiers.

problem Adversarial patches pose a threat to autonomous systems' perception component.
method BagCert combines model architecture and certification procedure for efficient inference.
result BagCert certifies 10,000 examples in 43 seconds on a single GPU, achieving 86% clean and 60% certified accuracy against 5x5 patches.

Christoffel function characterizes the corruption a bounded-degree certificate cannot remove in robust halfspace learning.

problem Robust halfspace learning under malicious noise
method Sum-of-Squares degree of outlier-removal certificate
result Christoffel function bounds the corruption a bounded-degree certificate cannot remove

New method certifies joint adversarial robustness of model ensembles.

problem Ensuring robustness of model ensembles against adversarial attacks.
method Proposes a novel technique to certify joint robustness, building on prior work on single-model robustness certification.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of certifying joint robustness of ensembles, improving understanding of ensemble defenses.

This work improves adversarial robustness in sparse coding models.

problem The gap between theoretical models and practical deployment in adversarial robustness.
method Combining a sparsity-promoting encoder with a linear classifier, and providing a robustness certificate.
result Bounding the robust risk and providing a robustness certificate for end-to-end classification.

New approach to adversarial robustness with non-uniform perturbations.

problem Real-world adversaries craft adversarial examples with non-uniform perturbations.
method Proposes non-uniform perturbations based on feature dependencies and data distribution.
result Shows improved robustness to real-world attacks compared to uniform perturbations.

Paper optimizes statistical estimation for randomized smoothing to reduce adversarial robustness certification time.

problem Efficiently estimating robustness of points against adversarial attacks.
method Developed estimation procedures using confidence sequences and randomized Clopper-Pearson intervals.
result Achieved optimal sample complexities and stronger certificates with reduced computational burden.