We propose a categorical data synthesizer with a quantifiable disclosure risk. Our algorithm, named Perturbed Gibbs Sampler, can handle high-dimensional categorical data that are often intractable to represent as contingency tables. The algorithm extends a multiple imputation strategy for fully synthetic data by utiliz…
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Recent neural waveform synthesizers such as WaveNet, WaveGlow, and the neural-source-filter (NSF) model have shown good performance in speech synthesis despite their different methods of waveform generation. The similarity between speech and music audio synthesis techniques suggests interesting avenues to explore in te…
Verification helps prevent model collapse when training on synthesized data.
problem Model collapse when training on generated data.
method Theoretical characterization using Gaussian mixtures, linear classifiers, and linear verifiers to assess synthesized data quality.
result Verifiers can prevent model collapse and correlate with performance.
We introduce DeepInversion, a new method for synthesizing images from the image distribution used to train a deep neural network. We 'invert' a trained network (teacher) to synthesize class-conditional input images starting from random noise, without using any additional information about the training dataset. Keeping …
Synthesizes robust estimators for domain adaptation.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in target domain with limited data.
method Synthesizes a family of robust least squares estimators using convex optimization.
result Robust strategies can outperform non-robust interpolations.
CMTS: Conditional Multiple Trajectory Synthesizer for Generating Safety-critical Driving Scenarioscs.LG
Naturalistic driving trajectories are crucial for the performance of autonomous driving algorithms. However, most of the data is collected in safe scenarios leading to the duplication of trajectories which are easy to be handled by currently developed algorithms. When considering safety, testing algorithms in near-miss…
Generative model synthesizes complex data structures with composite and nested types.
problem Synthesizing complex data structures with composite and nested types.
method Generic framework using causal transformers for struct and list generation.
result Consistently outperforms state-of-the-art models on standard and complex hierarchical datasets.
In this paper, we address the problem of synthesizing multi-parameter magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) data, i.e. Apparent Diffusion Coefficients (ADC) and T2-weighted (T2w), containing clinically significant (CS) prostate cancer (PCa) via semi-supervised adversarial learning. Specifically, our synthesizer generates…
The paper develops methods to create private synthetic spatial point patterns.
problem Generating private synthetic spatial point patterns.
method Developed differentially private Poisson and Cox point synthesizers.
result The synthesizers effectively maintain privacy and utility of synthetic data.
Detects AI-synthesized speech using cepstral and bispectral analysis.
problem Validating the authenticity of speech from AI-generated content.
method Integrates cepstral and bispectral analysis for distinguishing human from AI-synthesized speech.
result Higher-order statistics show less correlation for human speech compared to AI-synthesis, and cepstral analysis reveals unique power components.
SYNTHONY: A Stress-Aware, Intent-Conditioned Agent for Deep Tabular Generative Models Selectioncs.LG
SYNTHONY selects tabular synthesizers based on stress profiling and user intent.
problem Non-uniform performance of tabular generative models across datasets.
method Stress profiling and intent-conditioned tabular synthesis selection.
result Meta-features predict synthesizer performance, improving selection accuracy.
ARF synthesizes epidemiological data to match original findings.
problem Synthetic data quality and privacy in epidemiology.
method Adversarial Random Forests (ARF) for efficient data synthesis.
result ARF-generated synthetic data consistently matches original epidemiological findings.
Developers of text-to-speech synthesizers (TTS) often make use of human raters to assess the quality of synthesized speech. We demonstrate that we can model human raters' mean opinion scores (MOS) of synthesized speech using a deep recurrent neural network whose inputs consist solely of a raw waveform. Our best models …
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) became very popular for generation of realistically looking images. In this paper, we propose to use GANs to synthesize artificial financial data for research and benchmarking purposes. We test this approach on three American Express datasets, and show that properly trained GANs c…
Sound synthesis is a complex field that requires domain expertise. Manual tuning of synthesizer parameters to match a specific sound can be an exhaustive task, even for experienced sound engineers. In this paper, we introduce InverSynth - an automatic method for synthesizer parameters tuning to match a given input soun…
This paper proposes a multi-grid method for learning energy-based generative ConvNet models of images. For each grid, we learn an energy-based probabilistic model where the energy function is defined by a bottom-up convolutional neural network (ConvNet or CNN). Learning such a model requires generating synthesized exam…
Generative model synthesizes earthquake acceleration data.
problem Robust estimation of ground motions for engineering applications.
method Wasserstein GAN formulation for conditioning on physical variables.
result Trained model synthesizes realistic 3-component accelerograms.
Composite Travel Generative Adversarial Networks for Tabular and Sequential Population Synthesiscs.LG
CTGAN synthesizes population data for travel behavior simulation.
problem Synthesizing population data for agent-based transportation modeling.
method Composite Travel Generative Adversarial Network (CTGAN).
result Consistent and accurate generation of synthetic populations with tabular and sequential mobility data.
One of the impediments in advancing actuarial research and developing open source assets for insurance analytics is the lack of realistic publicly available datasets. In this work, we develop a workflow for synthesizing insurance datasets leveraging CTGAN, a recently proposed neural network architecture for generating …
Paper forecasts extreme Bitcoin volatility spikes using whale transactions and CryptoQuant data.
problem Forecasting extreme volatility spikes in Bitcoin market.
method Proposes Synthesizer Transformer model for forecasting.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art models in forecasting extreme volatility spikes.
Synthesizing Deep Neural Network Architectures using Biological Synaptic Strength Distributionscs.NE
In this work, we perform an exploratory study on synthesizing deep neural networks using biological synaptic strength distributions, and the potential influence of different distributions on modelling performance particularly for the scenario associated with small data sets. Surprisingly, a CNN with convolutional layer…
Method synthesizes 4D CMR images from XCAT model using GAN and SPADE.
problem Synthesizing realistic 4D CMR images with annotations and adaptable styles.
method Hybrid GAN approach with XCAT anatomical ground truth and SPADE for semantic preservation.
result Synthesized images with modality-specific features learned from real CMR data.
Video sequences contain rich dynamic patterns, such as dynamic texture patterns that exhibit stationarity in the temporal domain, and action patterns that are non-stationary in either spatial or temporal domain. We show that a spatial-temporal generative ConvNet can be used to model and synthesize dynamic patterns. The…
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) offer a promising alternative to current artificial neural networks to enable low-power event-driven neuromorphic hardware. Spike-based neuromorphic applications require processing and extracting meaningful information from spatio-temporal data, represented as series of spike trains over …
Multidimensional time series are sequences of real valued vectors. They occur in different areas, for example handwritten characters, GPS tracking, and gestures of modern virtual reality motion controllers. Within these areas, a common task is to search for similar time series. Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) is a common di…
A deep-learning inference accelerator is synthesized from a C-language software program parallelized with Pthreads. The software implementation uses the well-known producer/consumer model with parallel threads interconnected by FIFO queues. The LegUp high-level synthesis (HLS) tool synthesizes threads into parallel FPG…
In latent Gaussian trees the pairwise correlation signs between the variables are intrinsically unrecoverable. Such information is vital since it completely determines the direction in which two variables are associated. In this work, we resort to information theoretical approaches to achieve two fundamental goals: Fir…
The ubiquity of sound synthesizers has reshaped music production and even entirely defined new music genres. However, the increasing complexity and number of parameters in modern synthesizers make them harder to master. Hence, the development of methods allowing to easily create and explore with synthesizers is a cruci…
SED integrates synthesis, execution, and debugging for neural program synthesis.
problem Challenges in synthesizing complex programs that match specifications.
method SED combines synthesis, execution, and debugging to improve neural program generation.
result SED reduces error rates and outperforms standard decoding methods.
Recent introduction of wearable single-lead ECG devices of diverse configurations has caught the intrigue of the medical community. While these devices provide a highly affordable support tool for the caregivers for continuous monitoring and to detect acute conditions, such as arrhythmia, their utility for cardiac diag…
Auto-decoding Graphscs.LG
Auto-decoder synthesizes graphs from latent codes.
problem Creating new graph structures from specified distributions.
method Generative model learns latent codes from empirical distribution. Self-attention identifies likely connectivity patterns. Graph-based normalizing flows sample latent codes.
result Model outperforms state of the art by 1.5x in accuracy and 2x in speed.
New method synthesizes data on curved spaces for better interpolation.
problem Synthesizing data on curved spaces for better interpolation.
method Riemannian Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge
result Generalizes Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge to curved spaces for better interpolation.
Generative Adversarial Network model for class-imbalanced tabular data.
problem Class imbalance in binary classification problems.
method Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) with synthetic minority class samples.
result Improves average precision compared to re-weighting and oversampling techniques.
Supervised deep learning methods for segmentation require large amounts of labelled training data, without which they are prone to overfitting, not generalizing well to unseen images. In practice, obtaining a large number of annotations from clinical experts is expensive and time-consuming. One way to address scarcity …
Generative AI improves stock selection by synthesizing features from diverse data sources.
problem Automating feature discovery in stock market data.
method Used large language models with retrieval-augmented generation and structured prompting to synthesize features from various data sources.
result AI-generated features consistently outperform baselines, with Sharpe improvements ranging from 14% to 91%.
Leveraging new data sources is a key step in accelerating the pace of materials design and discovery. To complement the strides in synthesis planning driven by historical, experimental, and computed data, we present an automated method for connecting scientific literature to synthesis insights. Starting from natural la…
AutoDiff combines auto-encoder and diffusion model for realistic tabular data synthesis.
problem Generating realistic synthetic tabular data with heterogeneous features.
method Employing auto-encoder architecture to handle tabular data's complexity.
result Synthetic tables from AutoDiff show good statistical fidelity and perform well in machine learning tasks.
Programming by example is the problem of synthesizing a program from a small set of input / output pairs. Recent works applying machine learning methods to this task show promise, but are typically reliant on generating synthetic examples for training. A particular challenge lies in generating meaningful sets of inputs…
A new approach for specifying and synthesizing subroutines for optimizing metrics.
problem Specifying and optimizing subroutines for various metrics.
method Formalizing programming by rewards (PBR), using continuous-optimization techniques to synthesize decision functions as if-then-else programs.
result Synthesized decision functions are optimal in cases when rewards have nice properties.
Program synthesis of general-purpose source code from natural language specifications is challenging due to the need to reason about high-level patterns in the target program and low-level implementation details at the same time. In this work, we present PATOIS, a system that allows a neural program synthesizer to expl…
Assessing generative models is not an easy task. Generative models should synthesize graphs which are not replicates of real networks but show topological features similar to real graphs. We introduce an approach for assessing graph generative models using graph classifiers. The inability of an established graph classi…
A framework evaluates synthetic tabular data quality objectively.
problem Lack of an objective interpretation of tabular data metrics.
method Proposes a single mathematical objective for synthetic tabular data distribution, structurally decomposes it, and unifies existing metrics.
result Synthesizers that represent tabular structure outperform other methods, especially on smaller datasets.
State-of-the-art pedestrian detection models have achieved great success in many benchmarks. However, these models require lots of annotation information and the labeling process usually takes much time and efforts. In this paper, we propose a method to generate labeled pedestrian data and adapt them to support the tra…
Chemical plants are complex and dynamical systems consisting of many components for manipulation and sensing, whose state transitions depend on various factors such as time, disturbance, and operation procedures. For the purpose of supporting human operators of chemical plants, we are developing an AI system that can s…
With the rise of low power speech-enabled devices, there is a growing demand to quickly produce models for recognizing arbitrary sets of keywords. As with many machine learning tasks, one of the most challenging parts in the model creation process is obtaining a sufficient amount of training data. In this paper, we exp…
TradeExpert uses a mix of LLMs to predict stock movements.
problem Synthesizing insights from diverse financial data sources.
method A mix of four specialized LLMs analyzing different data types, with a General Expert LLM synthesizing the insights.
result TradeExpert outperforms existing benchmarks in stock movement prediction.
Generative adversarial network synthesizes sketches into realistic images.
problem Improving the quality and realism of facial sketches.
method Hybrid GAN with quality guided encoder and identity preserving network.
result Synthesized images are more realistic and maintain identity.
ReTabSyn synthesizes realistic tabular data efficiently by focusing on conditional distribution.
problem Synthesizing realistic tabular data in low-data, imbalanced settings.
method ReTabSyn uses reinforcement learning to prioritize feature correlation preservation during training.
result ReTabSyn consistently outperforms state-of-the-art baselines across various benchmarks.