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48 results for sensory data

PeL separates sensory interface optimization from decision learning.

problem Optimizing sensory interfaces without task-specific information.
method Formal separation of perception and decision learning, using metrics for stability, informativeness, and geometry.
result Updates preserving invariants are orthogonal to decision gradients.

No real-world reward function is perfect. Sensory errors and software bugs may result in RL agents observing higher (or lower) rewards than they should. For example, a reinforcement learning agent may prefer states where a sensory error gives it the maximum reward, but where the true reward is actually small. We formal…

2017-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

ForGAN uses GANs for probabilistic forecasting of sensory data.

problem Challenges in traditional forecasting methods and difficulties in probabilistic methods.
method ForGAN combines GANs with conditional generative adversarial networks to learn data distributions and generate probabilistic forecasts.
result ForGAN outperforms traditional regression methods in probabilistic forecasting of sensory data.

Agents acting in the natural world aim at selecting appropriate actions based on noisy and partial sensory observations. Many behaviors leading to decision mak- ing and action selection in a closed loop setting are naturally phrased within a control theoretic framework. Within the framework of optimal Control Theory, o…

2014-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study how actions affect perception in embodied agents using group theory.

problem Understanding how actions influence perception in autonomous agents.
method Mathematical formalism of group theory applied to sensory commutativity of action sequences.
result Introduced Sensory Commutativity Probability (SCP) to measure action effects on perception.

New method decomposes sensory information from neurons into specific stimuli and features.

problem Understanding how much and what specific information neurons encode.
method Introduced axioms for meaningful stimulus-wise decomposition and derived a tractable solution using diffusion models.
result Can efficiently estimate contributions of specific stimuli and features to encoded information.

Large language models predict human sensory judgments across multiple modalities.

problem Determining the extent of perceptual information in language.
method State-of-the-art large language models were used to predict sensory judgments across six psychophysical datasets.
result Large language models can predict human sensory judgments across multiple modalities with significant correlation to human data.

Unified theory for training neural networks with binary synapses.

problem Discrete nature of synapses and complex interactions in neural networks.
method Variational mean-field theory decomposing learning into maximization and expectation steps.
result Unified framework for unsupervised learning in neural networks.

The paper develops models to understand sensory coding and cortical topography.

problem Understanding how visual cortical areas' receptive fields and topographic maps relate to environmental statistical structure.
method Energy-based models applied to probability density estimation, constrained by biological constraints.
result The models qualitatively reproduce receptive field and map properties found in vivo.

Graph Convolutional Networks improve prosthetic sensation interpretation.

problem Improving neuroprosthetic performance and sensory information stability.
method Applied Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) to interpret neuronal spiking activity.
result GCN model achieved 73.5% performance on ordinal regression task.

Objects are represented in sensory systems by continuous manifolds due to sensitivity of neuronal responses to changes in physical features such as location, orientation, and intensity. What makes certain sensory representations better suited for invariant decoding of objects by downstream networks? We present a theory…

2015-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm balances learning and coverage for multi-robots over unknown fields.

problem Balancing learning and coverage for multi-robots over unknown, nonuniform sensory fields.
method DSLC algorithm that schedules learning and coverage epochs, using Gaussian Process modeling and coverage regret analysis.
result Upper bound on expected cumulative coverage regret provided for DSLC.

This paper studies nonlinear representation learning dynamics beyond the NTK regime.

problem Efficient reasoning and inference in raw sensory data representations.
method Identifies common model structure assumption and data-architecture alignment condition for global convergence and optimality.
result Theoretical framework explains network size effects and provides practical model structure guidelines.

STRODE learns timings and dynamics from unlabeled time series data.

problem Learning dynamics of random event timings from unlabeled sensory inputs.
method Probabilistic Ordinary Differential Equation (STRODE) that samples from posterior point processes.
result Successfully infers event timings from synthetic and real-world datasets.

RNNs are suboptimal at compressing past sensory inputs for future prediction.

problem RNNs do not optimally compress past sensory inputs for future prediction.
method Investigated RNNs trained with maximum likelihood and found they extract unnecessary information. Injected noise into hidden states to improve performance.
result Injecting noise into RNN hidden states improves predictive information, sample quality, likelihood, and classification performance.

A deep learning framework assesses physical rehabilitation exercises.

problem Lack of versatile, robust, and practical assessment methods for rehabilitation exercises.
method Deep learning framework with metrics, scoring functions, and neural networks.
result First implementation of deep neural networks for rehabilitation performance assessment.

Constellation learns group-level visual relationships for abstract reasoning.

problem Learning configurational properties of entire groups of objects.
method Introduces Constellation, a network that learns relational abstractions over static visual scenes.
result Offers a basis for abstract relational reasoning and sensory imagination.

A method for representing and comparing categorical trajectories using multivariate functional principal components.

problem Statistical description and comparison of categorical trajectories.
method Transforming categorical trajectories into binary indicator functions and applying multivariate functional principal components analysis.
result Consistent estimators of mean trajectories and covariance functions are obtained under weak regularity assumptions.

Improved robustness in multi-modal sensor fusion with deep learning.

problem Inconsistency in fusion weights leading to poor performance under sensor failures.
method Proposes deep multi-modal sensor fusion architectures with fusion weight regularization and target learning.
result Proposed architectures outperform existing deep learning methods under sensor failures.

We present a signal representation framework called the sparse manifold transform that combines key ideas from sparse coding, manifold learning, and slow feature analysis. It turns non-linear transformations in the primary sensory signal space into linear interpolations in a representational embedding space while maint…

2018-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

For an autonomous agent to fulfill a wide range of user-specified goals at test time, it must be able to learn broadly applicable and general-purpose skill repertoires. Furthermore, to provide the requisite level of generality, these skills must handle raw sensory input such as images. In this paper, we propose an algo…

2018-07-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Learning by children and animals occurs effortlessly and largely without obvious supervision. Successes in automating supervised learning have not translated to the more ambiguous realm of unsupervised learning where goals and labels are not provided. Barlow (1961) suggested that the signal that brains leverage for uns…

2017-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We discuss memory models which are based on tensor decompositions using latent representations of entities and events. We show how episodic memory and semantic memory can be realized and discuss how new memory traces can be generated from sensory input: Existing memories are the basis for perception and new memories ar…

2017-08-09abs ↗pdf ↗

SGM combines deep learning and planning for robust long-horizon tasks.

problem Combining deep learning and planning for robust long-horizon tasks.
method Sparse Graphical Memory (SGM) that stores states and feasible transitions in a sparse memory, aggregating states according to a two-way consistency objective.
result SGM significantly outperforms current state of the art methods on long horizon, sparse-reward visual navigation tasks.

A deep learning framework discovers causal relationships from incomplete data.

problem Discovering causal knowledge from incomplete observational data.
method Imputated Causal Learning (ICL) framework for iterative missing data imputation and causal structure discovery.
result ICL outperforms state-of-the-art methods in various missing data scenarios.

A model learns successor representations in uncertain environments.

problem Learning effective strategies in partially observable, noisy environments.
method Neurally plausible model using distributional successor features.
result Distributional successor features support reinforcement learning in noisy environments.

A central challenge in neuroscience is to understand neural computations and circuit mechanisms that underlie the encoding of ethologically relevant, natural stimuli. In multilayered neural circuits, nonlinear processes such as synaptic transmission and spiking dynamics present a significant obstacle to the creation of…

2017-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This research converts visual information into audio for users to perceive.

problem Brevity in conveying visual information through spoken language.
method Pretrained image embedding network, GAN for metric space mapping, human subject testing.
result Users can accurately classify audio sonifications of faces.

SEMI uses multisensory incongruity to self-supervise exploration in reinforcement learning.

problem Efficient exploration in reinforcement learning with sparse or missing rewards.
method SEMI incentivizes exploration by maximizing multisensory incongruity, measured in perception and action incongruity.
result SEMI improves sample efficiency and learns skills without external rewards.

Animals execute goal-directed behaviours despite the limited range and scope of their sensors. To cope, they explore environments and store memories maintaining estimates of important information that is not presently available. Recently, progress has been made with artificial intelligence (AI) agents that learn to per…

2018-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

PASS protects private attributes by stochastically substituting data.

problem Protecting private attributes in ML services while maintaining data utility.
method PASS uses stochastic data substitution with a novel loss function derived from information theory.
result PASS effectively protects private attributes across various datasets.