Seeds help match noisy graphs faster and more efficiently.
problem Matching noisy graphs with side information.
method Large neighborhood statistics for seeded graph matching.
result Achieves information-theoretic limit in polynomial time.
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Seeded Graph Matchingstat.ML
Given two graphs, the graph matching problem is to align the two vertex sets so as to minimize the number of adjacency disagreements between the two graphs. The seeded graph matching problem is the graph matching problem when we are first given a partial alignment that we are tasked with completing. In this paper, we m…
Paper tackles graph matching with partially correct seeds, improving performance guarantees.
problem Graph matching with partially correct seeds.
method Proposes algorithms for matching vertices based on 1-hop and 2-hop neighborhoods, analyzing their performance guarantees.
result New 2-hop algorithm requires fewer correct seeds than the 1-hop algorithm, especially for sparse graphs.
Bayesian optimization improves performance with common random numbers.
problem Optimizing expensive stochastic functions with common random numbers.
method Proposes a novel Gaussian process model and Knowledge Gradient for Common Random Numbers.
result Significant performance improvements with moderate computational cost.
Efficiently selects seed nodes to maximize content influence in unknown social networks.
problem Maximizing content spread in social networks with unknown network model.
method Formulated as an infinite-horizon discounted MDP, uses model-based reinforcement learning to select seed users adaptively.
result Established a regret bound of for the algorithm.
Eradicating hunger and malnutrition is a key development goal of the 21st century. We address the problem of optimally identifying seed varieties to reliably increase crop yield within a risk-sensitive decision-making framework. Specifically, we introduce a novel hierarchical machine learning mechanism for predicting c…
The paper shows how shared random seeds can reduce variance in machine learning evaluations.
problem The statistical structure of comparative evaluation under shared random seeds is not well understood.
method An extended learning-based multi-agent economic simulator was used to demonstrate the effects of shared random seeds on variance reduction.
result Pairing seeds can reduce variance in machine learning evaluations, especially when outcomes are positively correlated at the seed level.
New method stabilizes machine learning predictions across random seeds.
problem Machine learning predictions vary across random seeds, causing instability.
method Introduces adaptive cross-bagging to eliminate seed dependence.
result Adaptive cross-bagging achieves targeted stability in debiased machine learning.
Fairness audits fail under missing protected labels, especially at zero access.
problem Understanding the reliability of fairness audits with incomplete protected-label data.
method Introduced a seed-calibrated stress test to separate missingness effects from seed-to-seed movement.
result Missing protected labels do not significantly alter fairness mitigation methods, but they can lead to harmful intersectional outcomes.
Study finds many Lagrangian fillings for certain Legendrian links.
problem Understanding Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of finite type.
method Use of N-graphs and combinatorics of seed patterns.
result Proves existence of at least seeds many exact embedded Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of type ADE.
Seeded graph matching for the correlated Gaussian Wigner model via the projected power methodmath.ST
PPM improves graph matching for correlated Gaussian Wigner models with high probability.
problem Graph matching in the Correlated Gaussian Wigner model with edge correlations.
method Seeded projected power method (PPM) for iterative improvement of initial partial matches.
result PPM recovers ground-truth matching with high probability in O(log n) iterations if seed is close enough.
The paper proposes a method to stabilize predictions by identifying causal variables using a seed variable.
problem Stable prediction across unknown test data with potential spurious correlations.
method Conditional independence test based algorithm using a seed variable to separate causal from non-causal variables.
result The algorithm precisely separates causal and non-causal variables for stable prediction across test data.
The paper examines how random seed affects model stability and proposes ASWA and NASWA techniques to improve model robustness.
problem The impact of random seed on model performance and stability.
method A controlled study on attention, gradient-based, and surrogate model interpretations. Proposed techniques: Aggressive Stochastic Weight Averaging (ASWA) and Norm-filtered Aggressive Stochastic Weight Averaging (NASWA).
result Improvement in model robustness with ASWA and NASWA techniques, reducing standard deviation of model performance by 72%.
New method fills cluster seeds with exact Lagrangian structures.
problem Surjectivity of map from Lagrangian fillings to cluster seeds.
method Construction of quiver with potential and Lagrangian disk surgeries.
result Trivial deformation space of quiver allows manipulation of fillings.
New Karger-like algorithms solve graph cuts, useful for image segmentation.
problem Finding minimum cuts in graphs and graph-based semi-supervised learning.
method Extensions of Karger's contraction algorithm for --mincut and normalized cut problems.
result Simple new algorithm based on Karger's original, yields linear runtime and interpretable potential.
Many methods for automated software test generation, including some that explicitly use machine learning (and some that use ML more broadly conceived) derive new tests from existing tests (often referred to as seeds). Often, the seed tests from which new tests are derived are manually constructed, or at least simpler t…
Improved community detection using effective resistance-based seed sets.
problem Low quality of seed nodes hinders community detection.
method Two-step process: effective resistance-based germination followed by PageRank.
result Improves precision and recall in community detection.
MONSTOR estimates influence in unseen networks with high accuracy.
problem Estimating and maximizing influence in social networks.
method Inductive machine learning approach replacing Monte Carlo simulations.
result Highly accurate estimates with strong correlation to actual influence.
VALAN is a framework for navigation agents in photo-realistic environments.
problem Developing agents for indoor navigation tasks.
method Deep reinforcement learning with SEED RL architecture.
result VALAN framework can solve a variety of RL problems.
New method speeds up k-means clustering for large k by improving nearest-neighbor search.
problem Efficiently clustering large datasets with high-dimensional points.
method Seeded Approximate Nearest-Neighbor Search methods to improve Lloyd's algorithm.
result Significantly faster k-means clustering for large k values.
A new algorithm efficiently partitions images without seeds or thresholds.
problem Efficiently partitioning images without explicit seeds or thresholds.
method Mutex Watershed algorithm that incorporates both attractive and repulsive cues.
result Determines optimal segments without seeds or thresholds, solving NP-hard problem.
Optimized biopharmaceutical seed train design reduces variability and saves time.
problem Designing robust biotechnological processes with cell cultures.
method Coupling uncertainty-based upstream simulation and Bayes optimization using Gaussian processes.
result Optimized seed train design results in lower cell density variability and reduced process duration.
New method finds 198,846 toric-colorable seeds of Picard number 5.
problem Enumerating toric-colorable seeds of Picard number 5.
method Binary matroid approach and dynamic programming algorithm.
result 198,846 mod 2 toric-colorable seeds of dimension four and Picard number five.
Study on how intraclass variability affects Temporal Ensembling accuracy.
problem Effect of intraclass variability on Temporal Ensembling accuracy.
method Investigated through experiments with varying seed sizes and types on different datasets.
result Significant drop in accuracy with high intraclass variability datasets, more seed images improve accuracy, and seed type impacts overall efficiency.
PNN-smoothing improves -means clustering by merging subsets' clusterings.
problem Improving -means clustering initialization efficiency and effectiveness.
method Split dataset into subsets, cluster each subset, merge with PNN method.
result PNN-smoothing enhances -means++ seeding, reducing costs.
Data-aware methods for dimensionality reduction and matrix decomposition aim to find low-dimensional structure in a collection of data. Classical approaches discover such structure by learning a basis that can efficiently express the collection. Recently, "self expression", the idea of using a small subset of data vect…
We present a novel approximate graph matching algorithm that incorporates seeded data into the graph matching paradigm. Our Joint Optimization of Fidelity and Commensurability (JOFC) algorithm embeds two graphs into a common Euclidean space where the matching inference task can be performed. Through real and simulated …
A new protocol evaluates small machine learning improvements conservatively.
problem Uncertainty in small gains reported in machine learning papers.
method Paired bootstrap protocol with BCa confidence intervals and sign-flip permutation tests.
result Conservative evaluation reduces over-claiming of small improvements.
The paper defines and studies discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots.
problem Understanding geometric properties of lattice knots.
method Develops a framework for discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots, studying them on length-filtered sets and finite move-graph exploration.
result Density and compression-radius values are not monotone, illustrating distinct optimization problems.
Improved graph matching using covariates for network data integration.
problem Matching networks without unique identifiers.
method Two novel covariate-assisted seeded graph matching methods.
result Improved alignment accuracy through covariate information.
Paper proves uniqueness of a complex construction.
problem Proving uniqueness of a complex construction.
method Defined a total complex and proved uniqueness of terms.
result Total complex is unique.
We present a parallelized bijective graph matching algorithm that leverages seeds and is designed to match very large graphs. Our algorithm combines spectral graph embedding with existing state-of-the-art seeded graph matching procedures. We justify our approach by proving that modestly correlated, large stochastic blo…
Discrete knot theory models use lattice-filtered graphs to detect merging knot components.
problem Detecting merging knot components in discrete models.
method Lattice-filtered move graphs to model knot types, identifying connected components and merge scales.
result Merge scale defined by connected components of lattice-filtered move graphs, with specific examples for the figure-eight knot.
Beyond 4D Tracking: Using Cluster Shapes for Track Seedingphysics.ins-det
New method uses cluster shapes to improve track finding in particle collisions.
problem Combining timing and additional detector information for efficient track finding.
method Neural networks to analyze cluster shapes for track seeding.
result Cluster shapes reduce fake combinatorial backgrounds while maintaining high track efficiency.
Improved aspect detection from few seed keywords.
problem Fine-grained aspect detection from user reviews is labor-intensive.
method Weakly supervised co-training with student-teacher approach.
result Significant improvement in F1 scores over previous methods.
RALM extends exposure for long-tail contents in real-time recommender systems.
problem Lack of timely exposure for long-tail contents in recommender systems.
method Real-time attention-based look-alike model (RALM) with seeds-to-user similarity prediction and user representation learning.
result RALM outperforms traditional look-alike models in effectiveness and real-time performance.
TOO optimizes stochastic epidemiological models by finding both parameter settings and random seeds.
problem Calibrating stochastic epidemiological models to match empirical observations.
method Gaussian process surrogates and Thompson sampling for optimization.
result Produces actual trajectories consistent with ground truth.
OmniMatch algorithm perfectly matches graphs without edge correlation.
problem Graph matching in the absence of edge correlation.
method OmniMatch algorithm for seeded multiple graph matching.
result OmniMatch aligns unseeded vertices across multiple networks efficiently and perfectly.
A cluster variety of Fock and Goncharov is a scheme constructed from the data related to the cluster algebras of Fomin and Zelevinsky. A seed is a combinatorial data which can be encoded as an matrix with integer entries, or as a quiver in special cases, together with formal variables. A mutation is a c…
Proves isometric correspondence of leaves for generic rolling distributions.
problem Isometric correspondence of leaves in generic rolling distributions.
method Uses Bäcklund transformation for proof.
result Requires Bäcklund transformation for isometric correspondence of leaves.
We consider the problem of \emph{influence maximization}, the problem of maximizing the number of people that become aware of a product by finding the `best' set of `seed' users to expose the product to. Most prior work on this topic assumes that we know the probability of each user influencing each other user, or we h…
SEED RL accelerates deep RL training on modern accelerators.
problem Training deep RL agents on large datasets at high speeds and low cost.
method Centralized inference, IMPALA/V-trace, R2D2, modern accelerators.
result Significant cost reduction and state-of-the-art performance on various games.
Regularization improves stability and consistency of sparse autoencoders.
problem Varying features across random seeds and training choices in SAEs.
method Added L1 or L2 penalties on encoder and decoder weights.
result L2 regularization increases cross-seed feature consistency.
Proposes a new optimization method for local graph clustering.
problem Local graph clustering and community detection.
method Convex optimization with p-norm network flow.
result Achieves quadratic approximation of conductance for p=2 and constant factor approximation for p→∞.
FIESTA optimizes model selection by efficiently evaluating multiple splits and seeds.
problem Inefficient model selection leading to unreliable performance comparisons.
method Adaptive bandit algorithms to determine optimal number of data splits and random seeds.
result Significantly reduces model evaluations while ensuring correct optimal model selection.
We provide initial seedings to the Quick Shift clustering algorithm, which approximate the locally high-density regions of the data. Such seedings act as more stable and expressive cluster-cores than the singleton modes found by Quick Shift. We establish statistical consistency guarantees for this modification. We then…
The paper proves there are many Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of affine type.
problem Proving the existence of many Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of affine type.
method Using cluster structures and Coxeter mutation to prove the existence of fillings.
result There are at least as many exact embedded Lagrangian fillings as seeds for Legendrian links of affine type.
Consistently checking the statistical significance of experimental results is one of the mandatory methodological steps to address the so-called "reproducibility crisis" in deep reinforcement learning. In this tutorial paper, we explain how the number of random seeds relates to the probabilities of statistical errors. …