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48 results for sequential adaptation

Sparse Meta Networks adapt deep neural networks incrementally for fast learning.

problem Training deep neural networks is slow and impractical for complex, changing environments.
method Sparse Meta Networks use a memory layer to learn online sequential adaptation, accumulating fast-weights incrementally.
result Sparse Meta Networks achieve strong performance in various sequential adaptation scenarios.

Adaptive batching improves Gaussian process surrogates for noisy level set estimation.

problem Learning the level set of noisy simulator responses.
method Developed four novel adaptive batching schemes for Gaussian process metamodels.
result Adaptive batching brings significant computational speed-ups with minimal loss of modeling fidelity.

M-FISHER detects and adapts to streaming data shifts with statistical validity and stability.

problem Detecting and adapting to distributional shifts in streaming data.
method Constructs an exponential martingale from non-conformity scores and applies Ville's inequality for detection. Fisher-preconditioned updates for adaptation.
result Establishes M-FISHER as a principled approach for robust, anytime-valid detection and geometrically stable adaptation.

DAD learns to design experiments quickly, outperforming traditional methods.

problem Real-time decision-making in sequential Bayesian experimental design.
method Amortized design network trained with contrastive information bounds.
result DAD outperforms alternative strategies on various problems.

This paper discovers classification models from sequential data without prior knowledge.

problem Lack of prior knowledge in defining kernels for online classification.
method Adapts GP-based time-series structure discovery with SMC to learn new features from sequential data.
result Improves classification accuracy by 10% on real-world data.

We present an information-theoretic framework for sequential adaptive compressed sensing, Info-Greedy Sensing, where measurements are chosen to maximize the extracted information conditioned on the previous measurements. We show that the widely used bisection approach is Info-Greedy for a family of kk-sparse signals b…

2014-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm solves stochastic optimization problems with unknown gradients.

problem Solving nonlinear optimization problems with stochastic objectives and deterministic constraints.
method Adaptive SQP with differentiable exact augmented Lagrangian and stochastic line search.
result Global convergence established for both non-adaptive and adaptive SQP methods.

Adaptive sequential decision making is one of the central challenges in machine learning and artificial intelligence. In such problems, the goal is to design an interactive policy that plans for an action to take, from a finite set of nn actions, given some partial observations. It has been shown that in many applicat…

2019-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Framework for deferring decisions to experts in sequential medical settings.

problem Myopic and non-adaptive decision-making by ML models in sequential medical contexts.
method Sequential Learning-to-Defer (SLTD) framework using model-based reinforcement learning.
result Adaptive deferral policy improves trade-off between long-term outcomes and deferral frequency.

New method controls false discoveries in real-time data streams.

problem Online testing of hypotheses with strict error constraints and no future data.
method Structure-adaptive sequential testing (SAST) with alpha-investment algorithm.
result Substantial power gain over existing online testing rules.

Adaptive Bayesian Optimization for resource-constrained experiments with switching costs.

problem Sequential experimental design with varying costs for changing design variables.
method Adapted batch algorithms to sequential problem, proposing cost-aware and cost-ignorant methods.
result Cost-aware algorithm outperforms tuned process-constrained algorithms in all settings considered.

PDTS improves robustness in sequential decision-making.

problem Robust active task sampling for efficient and reliable decision-making.
method Characterizes robust active task sampling as a Markov decision process, proposes PDTS method.
result Significantly improves zero-shot and few-shot adaptation robustness.

Sparse Gaussian process quantile regression tackles computational challenges in Bayesian quantile regression.

problem Nonconjugacy and computational cost in Gaussian process quantile regression.
method Sparse Gaussian process framework with Laplace approximation, adaptive inducing-input placement, and sequential data acquisition.
result Accuracy of Laplace approximation and effectiveness of adaptive mechanisms in reducing predictive uncertainty.

To analyse a very large data set containing lengthy variables, we adopt a sequential estimation idea and propose a parallel divide-and-conquer method. We conduct several conventional sequential estimation procedures separately, and properly integrate their results while maintaining the desired statistical properties. A…

2018-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Study aggregation of statistical evidence under unknown dependence using group-invariance.

problem Aggregating statistical evidence under unknown and complex dependence structures.
method Develops a framework using group-invariance and permutation-based constructions to aggregate evidence across transformed datasets.
result Shows uniform improvement in critical values for single-batch aggregation over deterministic calibrations, adapting to unknown dependence structures.

Study designs for estimating treatment effects in adaptive experiments.

problem Estimating treatment effects under adaptive treatment assignment.
method Propose and analyze IPW and AIPW estimators, establish CLTs under design stability.
result Central limit theorems for IPW and AIPW estimators under design stability.

Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC), or particle filtering, is a popular class of methods for sampling from an intractable target distribution using a sequence of simpler intermediate distributions. Like other importance sampling-based methods, performance is critically dependent on the proposal distribution: a bad proposal c…

2015-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Method optimizes diffusion model generation to meet user preferences.

problem Optimizing diffusion model generation with only black-box target scores.
method Covariance-adaptive sequential optimization algorithm for black-box optimization.
result Proves superior performance in achieving better target scores.

Adaptive designs achieve strong Neyman regret guarantees for ATE estimation.

problem Estimating unbiased average treatment effect in sequential experiments.
method Proposed adaptive designs with O~(logT)\widetilde{O}(\log T) Neyman regret under boundedness assumptions and O~(T)\widetilde{O}(\sqrt{T}) multigroup Neyman regret in covariate-based settings.
result Adaptive designs outperform non-adaptive designs in terms of Neyman regret, especially in covariate-based settings.

Adaptive sequential testing optimizes epidemic control by learning optimal test strategies.

problem Optimizing test allocation in epidemics with network and temporal dependence.
method Adaptive sequential design with Online Super Learner for optimal test strategies.
result Superior performance in simulated university COVID-19 pandemic.

We propose kernel sequential Monte Carlo (KSMC), a framework for sampling from static target densities. KSMC is a family of sequential Monte Carlo algorithms that are based on building emulator models of the current particle system in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space. We here focus on modelling nonlinear covariance s…

2015-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

LinearAPT optimizes decision-making under resource constraints for a linear threshold problem.

problem Optimizing sequential decisions with a linear threshold under resource limitations.
method LinearAPT, an adaptive algorithm for fixed-budget TLB problem.
result LinearAPT achieves theoretical upper bounds and robust performance on various datasets.

Adaptive AI delegation framework for dynamic decision authority allocation.

problem Dynamic allocation of decision authority to AI-generated recommendations under evolving evidence quality and uncertainty.
method Formulated as a Governance-Aware POMDP, using Bayesian inference for informational state estimation and sequential optimization for authority allocation.
result Sequential Bayesian governance provides the strongest general-purpose policy across AI-quality regimes, adapting to evolving evidence.

New method improves treatment effect estimation in adaptive experiments with noncompliance.

problem Estimating average treatment effect in adaptive experiments with binary instrumental variable.
method AMRIV estimator that balances outcome noise and compliance variability.
result AMRIV achieves semiparametric efficiency bound and is robust to noncompliance.

AUCRSS detects change points in partially observed multivariate autocorrelated data.

problem Detecting change points in multivariate autocorrelated data with limited sensing resources.
method Adaptive Upper Confidence Region (AUCRSS) with state space model (SSM), adaptive sampling policy, and generalized likelihood ratio test.
result The method outperforms existing approaches in detecting change points efficiently.

In many machine learning applications, one needs to interactively select a sequence of items (e.g., recommending movies based on a user's feedback) or make sequential decisions in a certain order (e.g., guiding an agent through a series of states). Not only do sequences already pose a dauntingly large search space, but…

2019-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops Bayesian filtering for online learning and related problems.

problem Sequential machine learning challenges, especially non-stationarity, model misspecification, and high dimensionality.
method Modular adaptive framework, provably robust filter, and sequential parameter updates.
result Improved performance in dynamic, high-dimensional, and misspecified models.

New method uses online learning to improve AIPW estimators for adaptively collected data.

problem Estimating treatment effects with adaptively collected data.
method Online learning to minimize sequentially weighted estimation error.
result Local minimax lower bound shows optimality of AIPW estimator.

This research proposes a CL model for RNNs to handle sequential data without forgetting.

problem Learning in dynamic environments without forgetting previous knowledge for sequential data.
method A Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model with Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) for CL.
result The proposed model outperforms EWC and RNNs on CL benchmarks for sequential data.

A hierarchical model shows how scaling laws emerge from sequential feature recovery.

problem Emergence of scaling laws from feature learning in multi-layer networks.
method Layer-wise spectral algorithm adapted to compositional structure, sequential feature detection.
result Sequential detection of latent features, leading to explicit power-law decay of prediction error.

Applications in machine learning, optimization, and control require the sequential selection of a few system elements, such as sensors, data, or actuators, to optimize the system performance across multiple time steps. However, in failure-prone and adversarial environments, sensors get attacked, data get deleted, and a…

2018-03-21abs ↗pdf ↗

AMF-VI uses adaptive mixtures of flows for robust VI across diverse distributions.

problem Inconsistent behavior of single-flow models across different distributions.
method Sequential expert training of individual flows and adaptive global weight estimation via likelihood-driven updates.
result AMF-VI achieves lower negative log-likelihood and stable gains in transport metrics across various posterior families.