Proposes SROF for row-wise fusion in federated learning for multivariate responses.
problem Heterogeneous client models with shared variable-level structure.
method Sparse Row-wise Fusion (SROF) regularizer and RowFed algorithm.
result Empirically shows consistent error reduction and stronger variable-level cluster recovery.
The importance of the fusion relation of loops was recognized in the context of spin structures on the loop space by Stolz and Teichner and further developed by Waldorf. On a spin manifold M the equivalence classes of `fusive' spin structures on the loop space LM, incorporating the fusion property, strong regularity an…
Sensor fusion has wide applications in many domains including health care and autonomous systems. While the advent of deep learning has enabled promising multi-modal fusion of high-level features and end-to-end sensor fusion solutions, existing deep learning based sensor fusion techniques including deep gating architec…
Proposes a method to infer complex network topologies from multiple graphs.
problem Learning multiple graph Laplacian matrices from heterogeneous graph signals with intricate topological patterns.
method Structured fusion regularization and ADMM algorithm for efficient computation.
result Establishes a non-asymptotic bound of the estimation error and reflects the effect of key factors on convergence rate.
Flexible framework for CMTF with ADMM for various constraints and couplings.
problem Challenges in data fusion from multiple sources with varying characteristics.
method Flexible algorithmic framework using AO and ADMM for various constraints, loss functions, and couplings.
result Accurate and computationally efficient results for various loss functions, including KL divergence.
Multimodal learning has been lacking principled ways of combining information from different modalities and learning a low-dimensional manifold of meaningful representations. We study multimodal learning and sensor fusion from a latent variable perspective. We first present a regularized recurrent attention filter for …
Object clustering, aiming at grouping similar objects into one cluster with an unsupervised strategy, has been extensivelystudied among various data-driven applications. However, most existing state-of-the-art object clustering methods (e.g., single-view or multi-view clustering methods) only explore visual information…
Spinor bundle constructed on loop space for string manifolds.
problem Constructing spinor bundles for string manifolds.
method Using ideas from Stolz and Teichner, a spinor bundle and fusion product are defined for a string manifold.
result Existence of spinor bundle with fusion product on a manifold X if and only if X admits a string structure.
Paper detects gradual changes in cluster structure using MC fusion.
problem Detecting gradual changes in cluster structure over time.
method MC fusion for multiple mixture numbers, examining MC transition.
result Accurately captures cluster structure during transitional periods.
Fusion framework improves time series classification across different datasets.
problem Kernel-based methods like Rocket perform inconsistently across datasets.
method Fusion-3 framework that adaptively fuses three representations (Rocket, SAX, SFA) based on dataset properties.
result Fusion-3 framework yields small but consistent average improvements over Rocket on 113 UCR datasets.
Turaev-Viro invariants match for certain surface bundles.
problem Matching Turaev-Viro invariants for surface bundles.
method Profinite completions and spherical fusion categories.
result Invariants coincide for specific surface groups.
We consider the problem of learning a structured multi-task regression, where the output consists of multiple responses that are related by a graph and the correlated response variables are dependent on the common inputs in a sparse but synergistic manner. Previous methods such as l1/l2-regularized multi-task regressio…
Suffering from the multi-view data diversity and complexity for semi-supervised classification, most of existing graph convolutional networks focus on the networks architecture construction or the salient graph structure preservation, and ignore the the complete graph structure for semi-supervised classification contri…
Constructs a fusion product on spinor bundle over loop space.
problem Describes a fusion product on the spinor bundle over loop space.
method Uses Connes fusion of von Neumann bimodules and string structures.
result Establishes a novel relation between string structures, loop fusion, and Connes fusion of Fock spaces.
Algorithms that fuse multiple input sources benefit from both complementary and shared information. Shared information may provide robustness against faulty or noisy inputs, which is indispensable for safety-critical applications like self-driving cars. We investigate learning fusion algorithms that are robust against …
Paper analyzes deep learning models for credit rating prediction using text and numerical data.
problem Improving credit rating prediction using multi-modal deep learning.
method Testing different deep learning models and fusion strategies for structured and unstructured datasets.
result CNN-based multi-modal model with two fusion strategies outperformed other models.
FIRE extracts interpretable rules from tree ensembles.
problem Building sparse and interpretable rule sets from tree ensembles.
method Optimization-based framework with fusion regularization and sparsity-inducing penalties.
result FIRE outperforms state-of-the-art rule ensemble algorithms.
Paper introduces topological eigenvalue theorems for tensor analysis in multi-modal data.
problem Lack of deep understanding of tensor structures in multi-modal data fusion.
method Introduces topological perspective to tensor eigenvalue analysis, linking eigenvalues to topological features.
result Establishes new theorems that enhance understanding of tensor structures in data fusion.
A new probabilistic mixup framework improves deep learning generalization.
problem Improving deep learning generalization performance.
method Introduces a novel probabilistic mixup framework for conditional density estimation.
result Empirical results show benefits over existing mixup variants.
Gradient descent constructs tight fusion frames.
problem Constructing tight fusion frames from prescribed subspaces.
method Gradient descent and symplectic geometry.
result Gradient descent can be used to construct tight fusion frames.
We give an introduction to the theory of varieties of minimal rational tangents, emphasizing its aspect as a fusion of algebraic geometry and differential geometry, more specifically, a fusion of Mori geometry of minimal rational curves and Cartan geometry of cone structures.
We construct a state-sum type invariant of smooth closed oriented 4-manifolds out of a G-crossed braided spherical fusion category (G-BSFC) for G a finite group. The construction can be extended to obtain a (3+1)-dimensional topological quantum field theory (TQFT). The invariant of 4-manifolds generalizes s…
In recent years, multi-modal fusion has attracted a lot of research interest, both in academia, and in industry. Multimodal fusion entails the combination of information from a set of different types of sensors. Exploiting complementary information from different sensors, we show that target detection and classificatio…
New method fuses audio and magnetic data to identify underlying subspaces.
problem Identifying complex trends in multi-modality data.
method Robust Group Subspace Recovery (RoGSuRe) algorithm based on group sparsity and bi-sparsity pursuit.
result Competitive performance in clustering and classification of multi-modal data.
We describe a methodology for modeling the performance of decision-level data fusion between different sensor configurations, implemented as part of the JIEDDO Analytic Decision Engine (JADE). We first discuss a Bayesian network formulation of classical probabilistic data fusion, which allows elementary fusion structur…
Unified theory for semiparametric data fusion with individual-level data.
problem Handling data fusion problems, especially in settings with diverse data sources and designs.
method Extending a comprehensive theory to handle conditional and marginal distribution alignments, providing universal results for influence functions and efficient influence functions.
result Paves the way for machine-learning debiased, semiparametric efficient estimation.
A string-net model associates a vector space to a surface in terms of graphs decorated by objects and morphisms of a pivotal fusion category modulo local relations. String-net models are usually considered for spherical fusion categories, and in this case the vector spaces agree with the state spaces of the correspondi…
Inspired by brain's modality fusion, this paper detects active speakers from audio and video.
problem Detecting active speakers in noisy environments.
method Inspired by brain's superior colliculus, combines audio and visual data through specialized neural networks and a novel fusion layer.
result Achieved results greatly surpassing initial expectations, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed method.
A new method for feature fusion in U-Net decoders using difference-based gating.
problem Precise fusion of high-level semantics and low-level details in U-Net decoder reconstruction.
method Proposes two difference-based gating approaches: Feature-difference gating (FDG) and Entropy-difference gating (EDG).
result Both FDG and EDG methods outperform existing attention-based fusion methods, with EDG showing superior performance.
Proposes Fusion Recurrent Neural Network for sequence data.
problem Improving sequence learning for practical applications.
method Fusion module and Transport module for sequence data.
result Fusion RNN performs comparably to state-of-the-art RNNs.
Proposes GRAB-MDM for robust multiview data fusion.
problem Limited theoretical guarantees for multiview fusion methods in noisy high-dimensional data.
method Generalized Robust Adaptive-Bandwidth Multiview Diffusion Maps (GRAB-MDM) with adaptive bandwidth selection.
result Adaptive bandwidths lead to robust recovery of shared intrinsic structure in noisy multiview data.
The paper constructs braiding structures for a specific subfactor.
problem The challenge is to understand the braiding structures of a Jones-Wassermann subfactor.
method The approach involves constructing braiding structures on the multi-interval Jones-Wassermann subfactor planar algebra.
result The braiding structures induce a projective unitary representation of the balanced superelliptic mapping class group.
LDF combines neural networks with probabilistic models for data fusion.
problem Combining limited primary data with readily available auxiliary data.
method Neural networks as conjugate mappings of auxiliary data for posterior analysis.
result Efficient inference and compact latent variable posterior distributions.
Structure learning of Bayesian networks has always been a challenging problem. Nowadays, massive-size networks with thousands or more of nodes but fewer samples frequently appear in many areas. We develop a divide-and-conquer framework, called partition-estimation-fusion (PEF), for structure learning of such big networ…
Kernel fusion is a popular and effective approach for combining multiple features that characterize different aspects of data. Traditional approaches for Multiple Kernel Learning (MKL) attempt to learn the parameters for combining the kernels through sophisticated optimization procedures. In this paper, we propose an a…
Proposes a fusion method for many treatment groups in ITRs.
problem Challenges in handling many treatment groups with data sparsity and covariate imbalance.
method Calibration-weighted treatment fusion procedure that balances covariates and fuses similar treatments.
result Ensures robust treatment group recovery and policy value compared to existing methods.
Model for dynamic relational data with regime changes.
problem Handling abrupt changes in dynamic relational data.
method Factorized fusion shrinkage model with global-local shrinkage priors.
result Posterior distribution attains minimax optimal rate up to logarithmic factors.
Meta Fusion integrates various multimodal data fusion strategies into a unified framework.
problem Improving predictive power of machine learning methods across diverse applications.
method Meta Fusion constructs a cohort of models based on latent representations across modalities, sharing soft information to boost performance.
result Meta Fusion consistently outperforms conventional fusion strategies in simulation and real-world applications.
PG-EVIKAL refines molecular property predictions using neighbor fusion and evidential neural networks.
problem Improving molecular property predictions using test-time neighbor fusion.
method Adapting evidential neural networks to refine predictions by re-ranking structurally similar neighbors.
result PG-EVIKAL reduces RMSE on 14 out of 16 molecular datasets, improving calibration and sequential refinement.
We propose a generalized class of multimodal fusion operators for the task of visual question answering (VQA). We identify generalizations of existing multimodal fusion operators based on the Hadamard product, and show that specific non-trivial instantiations of this generalized fusion operator exhibit superior perform…
Paper proposes an algorithm for PARAFAC2-based CMTF models with various constraints.
problem Jointly analyze matrices and tensors with irregular/ragged data.
method Alternating Optimization (AO) and ADMM for fitting PARAFAC2-based CMTF models with various constraints.
result Accurately recovers underlying patterns using various constraints and linear couplings.
New insights into knot fusion numbers via cabling.
problem Understanding fusion numbers of ribbon knots and their behavior under cabling.
method Utilizing knot Floer homology and cabling formulas to analyze fusion numbers.
result The fusion number and strong homotopy fusion number of (p,1)-cable knots are preserved.
We introduce semisimple 2-categories, fusion 2-categories, and spherical fusion 2-categories. For each spherical fusion 2-category, we construct a state-sum invariant of oriented singular piecewise-linear 4-manifolds.
GAR generalizes autoregression for efficient multi-fidelity fusion.
problem Efficiently combining low-fidelity and high-fidelity simulation results.
method Generalized autoregression (GAR) using tensor formulation and latent features.
result GAR outperforms state-of-the-art methods with a large margin in RMSE.
Improved accuracy in dynamic response variation analysis using multi-fidelity data fusion.
problem Inefficient characterization of dynamic response variation due to limited high-fidelity data.
method Composite Neural Network fusion approach for multi-level, heterogeneous datasets.
result Improved accuracy in frequency response variation characterization.
A new memory-based fusion layer improves multi-modal deep learning performance.
problem Improving performance of multi-modal deep learning by addressing long-term dependencies.
method Introducing a Memory based Attentive Fusion (MBAF) layer that incorporates both current and long-term dependencies.
result The MBAF layer enhances fusion and improves performance across different modalities and networks.
Study improves stock movement prediction using multimodal data.
problem Inaccurate stock movement prediction due to incomplete multimodal data integration.
method Introduces MSGCA framework for robust multimodal fusion.
result MSGCA framework outperforms existing methods by 21.7% on multimodal datasets.
We analyze a functor from cyclic operads to chain complexes first considered by Getzler and Kapranov and also Markl. This functor is a generalization of the graph homology considered by Kontsevich, which was defined for the three operads Comm, Assoc, and Lie. More specifically we show that these chain complexes have a …