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48 results for similarity modeling

Proposes DNN-based speaker embedding correlated with subjective inter-speaker similarity for speech synthesis.

problem Inadequate speaker representation for open speakers not in training data.
method Two training algorithms using inter-speaker similarity matrices: similarity vector embedding and similarity matrix embedding.
result Proposed algorithms learn speaker embedding highly correlated with subjective inter-speaker similarity.

New findings clarify the link between distributional closeness and representational similarity.

problem When and why do different neural network representations become similar?
method Identifiability theory, focusing on model families including autoregressive language models.
result Small Kullback-Leibler divergence does not guarantee similar representations.

CoLoRA leverages task similarity to boost fine-tuning efficiency.

problem Efficiently fine-tuning large foundation models with scarce labeled data.
method CoLoRA trains a shared adapter for task similarity and personalized adapters for user-specific tasks.
result CoLoRA significantly boosts fine-tuning performance when tasks are similar.

WIPS optimizes inner product weights to approximate various similarities.

problem Learning high-quality node representations and accurate similarities.
method Weighted inner product similarity (WIPS) with adjustable weights.
result WIPS can approximate arbitrary general similarities including positive definite and indefinite kernels.

Calculating similarities between objects defined by many heterogeneous data modalities is an important challenge in many multimedia applications. We use a multi-modal topic model as a basis for defining such a similarity between objects. We propose to compare the resulting similarities from different model realizations…

2014-05-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes embedding models to capture semantic similarities of categorical attributes in financial bonds.

problem Challenges in finding similar bonds due to overshadowing of categorical non-financial attributes.
method Embedding models to capture semantic similarities of categorical attributes.
result Improves risk modeling and curve construction via sparse-issuer augmentation.

Exploits class similarity for better machine learning models with confidence labels and projective loss functions.

problem Poor model performance due to confusing similar classes.
method Exploits class similarity with confidence labels and projective loss functions.
result Improved model performance on noisy labels.

Novel channel pruning method accelerates deep CNNs by removing redundant, similar features.

problem Limitations of existing magnitude-based pruning algorithms in similar magnitude cases.
method Hierarchical clustering of channels based on probabilistic similarity metrics, without sparsity training.
result 30% reduction in FLOPs for pruned ResNet-50 on ImageNet, outperforming baseline.

Language-based methods improve human similarity approximations without requiring many human judgments.

problem Approximating human similarity judgments using pre-trained deep neural networks (DNNs) is challenging and expensive.
method Developed language-based methods to approximate human similarity judgments, validated with adaptive tag collection pipeline.
result Language-based methods significantly improve performance over DNN-based methods with fewer human judgments.

Quantum networks learn task-dependent asymmetric similarity measures.

problem Challenges of conventional distance functions in capturing meaningful similarity.
method GQSim: Quantum networks for learning task-dependent (a)symmetric similarity.
result Quantum similarity measures extract salient features and achieve theoretically guaranteed performance.

Proposes a method to capture similarities and covariances between related tasks in multivariate regression.

problem Predicting multiple response variables with shared explanatory variables and capturing within-group similarities.
method Uses multivariate linear mixed models to estimate coefficients and errors, modeling within-group similarities through joint estimation of covariance matrices.
result The proposed MrRCE method outperforms natural competitors and alternative estimators in various model settings.

Improved CNN for HCCR with new loss function and ranking method.

problem Loss of inter-class information in traditional CNN models for HCCR.
method Combining cross entropy with a new similarity ranking function (Average variance similarity) as loss function.
result New loss function (SoftMax cross entropy with Average variance similarity) achieves highest accuracy in HCCR.

ROTS improves sentence similarity by incorporating structural information.

problem Measuring sentence similarity with theoretical insights and structural awareness.
method Recursive Optimal Transport (ROT) framework to incorporate structural information.
result ROTS outperforms weakly supervised approaches in sentence similarity tasks.

A new neural network model extends word embedding vectors with MeSH concepts for biomedical semantic similarity.

problem Eliciting semantic similarity between biomedical concepts remains challenging.
method Proposes a MeSH-gram neural network model that extends skip-gram by using MeSH descriptors.
result MeSH-gram outperforms skip-gram and is comparable to best methods but requires more computation and external resources.

The paper uses pattern similarity-based methods for mid-term electricity demand forecasting.

problem Forecasting monthly electricity demand with seasonal patterns.
method Pattern similarity-based machine learning models (nearest neighbor, fuzzy neighborhood, kernel regression, GRNN).
result The proposed models outperform classical and state-of-the-art models in accuracy and simplicity.

A new method for measuring document similarity using hierarchical optimal transport.

problem Inability to measure semantic similarities and scalability issues in past document similarity measures.
method Model documents as distributions over topics, topics as distributions over words, solve optimal transport problem on topics.
result Hierarchical optimal transport provides better interpretability and scalability with comparable performance.

Many similarity-based clustering methods work in two separate steps including similarity matrix computation and subsequent spectral clustering. However, similarity measurement is challenging because it is usually impacted by many factors, e.g., the choice of similarity metric, neighborhood size, scale of data, noise an…

2017-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Classifies self-similar curve shortening flows in hyperbolic 2-space.

problem Classifying self-similar curve shortening flows in hyperbolic 2-space.
method Analyzes and classifies solutions in hyperbolic 2-space.
result Completes the classification of self-similar curve shortening flows in constant curvature model spaces in 2-dimensions.

New similarity index avoids limitations of CCA in neural networks.

problem Limitations of existing methods in measuring neural network representation similarity.
method Introducing a similarity index based on centered kernel alignment (CKA) to measure representational similarity matrices.
result CKA reliably identifies correspondences between representations in networks trained from different initializations.

TLMG4Eth combines language and graph models for Ethereum fraud detection.

problem Current fraud detection methods fail to consider semantic and similarity patterns in Ethereum transactions.
method TLMG4Eth uses a transaction language model and graph-based methods to capture semantic, similarity, and structural features.
result TLMG4Eth detects anomalies in Ethereum transactions more effectively than existing methods.

Modified cosine distance improves similarity performance in data with variance and correlation.

problem Limitations of traditional cosine similarity in random variable spaces with variance and correlation.
method Proposed a variance-adjusted cosine distance metric to overcome limitations of traditional cosine similarity.
result Modified cosine distance shows 100% test accuracy in KNN model on the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Dataset.

Method measures weight similarity in neural networks using normalization and statistical inference.

problem Quantifying weight similarity in non-convex neural networks.
method Chain normalization rule and hypothesis-training-testing statistical inference.
result Weights of identical neural networks converge to similar local solutions.

Study uses trajectory embedding to measure place function similarity at fine spatial granularity.

problem Measuring place function similarity at fine spatial granularity.
method Trajectory embedding to reduce dimensions and measure similarity of place functions.
result Embedding similarity can be a metric proxy for place functions at fine spatial granularity.

We propose a new method to model multi-way similarities into hypergraphs for clustering.

problem Clustering real-valued data using hypergraphs with multi-way similarities.
method Formulate multi-way similarities using kernel functions, establish connections to hypergraph cut, and develop a fast spectral clustering algorithm.
result Our method outperforms existing graph and heuristic modeling methods in clustering performance.

We consider the problem of learning soft assignments of NN items to KK categories given two sources of information: an item-category similarity matrix, which encourages items to be assigned to categories they are similar to (and to not be assigned to categories they are dissimilar to), and an item-item similarity mat…

2014-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

PSimGNN partitions graphs into subgraphs for efficient graph similarity computation.

problem Efficiently compute graph similarity scores for large graphs.
method Graph partitioning followed by subgraph-level and node-level comparisons using a graph neural network.
result PSimGNN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in graph similarity computation tasks.

This work shows cosine similarity is equivalent to Pearson correlation for word vectors, but not all vectors are suitable for cosine.

problem The use of cosine similarity for semantic textual similarity is often taken for granted, despite its limitations.
method Characterized cases where Pearson correlation is unfit and introduced rank correlation as an alternative.
result Pearson correlation is equivalent to cosine similarity for many word vectors but not all, and rank correlation can improve performance.

Learning a model of perceptual similarity from a collection of objects is a fundamental task in machine learning underlying numerous applications. A common way to learn such a model is from relative comparisons in the form of triplets: responses to queries of the form "Is object a more similar to b than it is to c?". I…

2015-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗