Model creates human-like text descriptions for time series data.
problem Creating textual summaries for complex time series data that mimic human behavior.
method Utility estimation model based on Bayesian network to rank patterns in time series data.
result Output is a natural language description of time series that matches human summary.
Text clustering method replaces centroids with summaries for interpretability and scalability.
problem Efficiently clustering text data while maintaining interpretability and scalability.
method k-NLPmeans and k-LLMmeans, which periodically replace numeric centroids with textual summaries.
result Consistently outperforms classical baselines and recent LLM-based clustering methods.
Paper presents ECL dataset for multi-modal bankruptcy prediction.
problem Developing models to predict corporate bankruptcy using textual and numerical data.
method Used ECL dataset to develop and evaluate classical and neural models.
result Textual and numerical data modalities complement each other for bankruptcy prediction.
ChatGPT snapshots predict future stock returns.
problem Predicting future stock returns using pre-cutoff text.
method Extracted LLM outlook scores from OpenAI snapshots.
result Outlook scores positively correlate with future stock returns.
Novel method diagnoses large language models' reasoning abilities.
problem Fine-grained evaluation of large language models' reasoning abilities.
method Adapting cognitive diagnosis models to LLMs, estimating mastery profiles and Q-matrix, incorporating textual information.
result Accurate parameter recovery and insights into LLMs' capabilities.
We apply convolutional neural networks (ConvNets) to the task of distinguishing pathological from normal EEG recordings in the Temple University Hospital EEG Abnormal Corpus. We use two basic, shallow and deep ConvNet architectures recently shown to decode task-related information from EEG at least as well as establish…
R package sentometrics analyzes text sentiment for predictions.
problem Unlocking value from textual data using sentiment analysis.
method Optimized textual sentiment indexation with R package sentometrics.
result Forecasted CBOE Volatility Index using text sentiment data.
We introduce a multimodal visual-textual search refinement method for fashion garments. Existing search engines do not enable intuitive, interactive, refinement of retrieved results based on the properties of a particular product. We propose a method to retrieve similar items, based on a query item image and textual re…
Modeling investor behavior from financial advisor notes using NLP.
problem Identifying behavioral coaching opportunities for financial advisors.
method Topic modeling and supervised classification model.
result Predicting investor needs during adverse market conditions.
The paper proposes a new recommender system combining ratings and textual reviews.
problem Lack of using textual reviews in recommender systems.
method Combines Latent Factor Model with Latent Dirichlet Allocation for textual reviews.
result Combining textual reviews with ratings improves recommendation quality.
Benchmark assesses forecasting models' ability to use textual context.
problem Forecasting models struggle with integrating textual context.
method Introduces a benchmark with numerical and textual data, evaluates various models.
result LLM prompting method outperforms other models.
Examines parallels between human subjects and texts for causal inference.
problem Ambiguity and fallacies in causal inference using textual data.
method Two strategies: shifting from traits to perceptions and from concepts to parts.
result Highlights the importance of clarifying fundamental concepts.
Proposes Textual Echo Cancellation to improve speech recognition.
problem Improving speech recognition performance and user experience for smart devices.
method A novel sequence-to-sequence model with multi-source attention that processes both the microphone mixture signal and source text of TTS playback.
result Demonstrates enhanced speech recognition performance and reduced latency.
New mechanism for pure differential privacy on functional summaries using Laplace-like process.
problem Challenges in achieving differential privacy for complex, structured functional summaries.
method Independent Component Laplace Process (ICLP) mechanism for infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.
result Effective enhancement of utility of private summaries through oversmoothing.
Interpretable text-response modelling for structured outcomes
problem Predicting structured responses alongside textual data
method Joint non-negative matrix factorisation and binomial regression
result Recovering stable response-relevant textual signals
Textual network embedding aims to learn low-dimensional representations of text-annotated nodes in a graph. Prior work in this area has typically focused on fixed graph structures; however, real-world networks are often dynamic. We address this challenge with a novel end-to-end node-embedding model, called Dynamic Embe…
Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) methods are used to approximate posterior distributions in models with unknown or computationally intractable likelihoods. Both the accuracy and computational efficiency of ABC depend on the choice of summary statistic, but outside of special cases where the optimal summary statis…
Taxicab correspondence analysis visualizes sparse text data sets.
problem Visualization of extremely sparse contingency tables.
method Robust variant of correspondence analysis for sparse data.
result Visualized an 8265-dimensional textual data set.
LIDS assesses LLM summaries with interpretable key words.
problem Challenges in evaluating the quality of LLM summaries.
method BERT-SVD-based direction metric and SOFARI for key word extraction.
result LIDS provides interpretable key words for layered themes.
A new framework predicts stock movements using news sentiment and relational data.
problem Predicting stock prices from textual information is challenging due to market uncertainty and natural language complexity.
method Multi-Graph Recurrent Network (MGRN) combining textual sentiment from financial news and relational data.
result The model outperforms benchmarks in predicting stock movements.
New model uses financial filings to predict bankruptcy, even without MDA sections.
problem Lack of complete MDA data limits traditional bankruptcy prediction models.
method Conditional Multimodal Discriminative (CMMD) model learns from accounting, market, and textual data.
result Empirical results show superior classification performance compared to traditional models.
Unified approach for selecting summary statistics in ABC.
problem Efficient inference from large datasets in likelihood-free methods.
method Characterizing and unifying three classes of summary statistics, minimizing expected posterior entropy.
result EPE-minimizing summaries lead to competitive posterior inference.
Since datasets with annotation for novelty at the document and/or word level are not easily available, we present a simulation framework that allows us to create different textual datasets in which we control the way novelty occurs. We also present a benchmark of existing methods for novelty detection in textual data s…
Surveying machine learning methods for economic forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy of economic forecasts using machine learning.
method Nowcasting, textual data, panel and tensor data, high-dimensional Granger causality tests, time series cross-validation, classification with economic losses.
result Recent advances in machine learning methods enhance economic forecasting accuracy.
Paper explores different models for fake news detection.
problem Detecting fake news with various models.
method Used machine learning algorithms and pretrained features like TFIDF, CV, and W2V.
result Developed models for better fake news detection.
Enhances weak lensing inference with neural summaries.
problem Extracting additional information from weak lensing convergence maps.
method Hybrid approach combining physics-based and neural summaries.
result Neural summaries extract up to 8 times more information than angular power spectra.
Paper introduces a benchmark for predicting bankruptcy from text data.
problem Lack of a common benchmark dataset and evaluation strategy for unstructured data in bankruptcy prediction.
method Describes and evaluates several baseline models, including a bag-of-words model.
result A lightweight bag-of-words model performs surprisingly well, especially when considering data from multiple years.
MoleculeSTM learns from molecule structures and texts for better drug design.
problem Lack of integration between chemical structures and textual knowledge in AI drug discovery.
method Jointly learns chemical structures and texts via contrastive learning, using a large dataset.
result MoleculeSTM achieves state-of-the-art performance in zero-shot tasks like structure-text retrieval and molecule editing.
A vast amount of textual web streams is influenced by events or phenomena emerging in the real world. The social web forms an excellent modern paradigm, where unstructured user generated content is published on a regular basis and in most occasions is freely distributed. The present Ph.D. Thesis deals with the problem …
Approximate Bayesian computation is an established and popular method for likelihood-free inference with applications in many disciplines. The effectiveness of the method depends critically on the availability of well performing summary statistics. Summary statistic selection relies heavily on domain knowledge and care…
SAFE detects fake news by analyzing text and image similarities.
problem Detecting fake news with less focus on text-image similarity.
method SAFE uses neural networks to extract text and visual features, then learns their relationship to predict fake news.
result SAFE effectively recognizes fake news based on text, images, or mismatches.
An integrated approach is proposed across visual and textual data to both determine and justify a medical diagnosis by a neural network. As deep learning techniques improve, interest grows to apply them in medical applications. To enable a transition to workflows in a medical context that are aided by machine learning,…
Textual network embedding leverages rich text information associated with the network to learn low-dimensional vectorial representations of vertices. Rather than using typical natural language processing (NLP) approaches, recent research exploits the relationship of texts on the same edge to graphically embed text. How…
Algorithm reduces audit costs by identifying best service configurations from biased textual evidence.
problem Designing service systems from textual evidence requires accurate selection despite biased automated scoring.
method Developed PP-LUCB algorithm combining LLM scores and selective audits to minimize costs.
result Correctly identified the best model in 40/40 trials with 90% cost reduction.
Improves inference from sparse data with hybrid summary statistics.
problem Robust simulation-based inference from limited data.
method Augment traditional summary statistics with neural network outputs to maximize mutual information.
result Improves information extraction and makes inference robust in low-data settings.
Automatically learns summary features from time series data for likelihood-free inference.
problem Necessity of hand-tailored summary features for time series data in likelihood-free inference.
method Data-driven approach to automatically learn summary features.
result Learning summary features from data can outperform hand-crafted values in likelihood-free inference.
This study improves stock price prediction using multimodal data.
problem Improving financial asset price forecasting accuracy.
method Combining candlestick time series and textual news flow data using LSTM and pre-trained models.
result Textual modality reduces MAPE by 55%.
Predicting and discovering drug-drug interactions (DDIs) is an important problem and has been studied extensively both from medical and machine learning point of view. Almost all of the machine learning approaches have focused on text data or textual representation of the structural data of drugs. We present the first …
Bayesian neural networks improve with summary information and Dirichlet process.
problem Lack of prior knowledge in BNNs for complex architectures.
method Incorporates external summary information about predicted probabilities using a Dirichlet process.
result Improves model accuracy, uncertainty calibration, and robustness.
Plug-in robust NPE method adapts summaries independently of pretrained NPE.
problem Misspecification of neural posterior estimators under test data distribution.
method Minimum-distance summaries using maximum mean discrepancy (MMD).
result Substantial robustness gains with minimal additional overhead.
Enhances GNNs with text features for better fake news detection.
problem Detecting disinformation on social media using GNNs.
method Integrates Transformer-based textual features into GNNs.
result Contextual text representations improve GNN performance by 33.8% in Macro F1.
The performance of many network learning applications crucially hinges on the success of network embedding algorithms, which aim to encode rich network information into low-dimensional vertex-based vector representations. This paper considers a novel variational formulation of network embeddings, with special focus on …
Few summaries enable automatic summarization of product reviews.
problem Lack of large labeled datasets for training supervised models in opinion summarization.
method Conditional Transformer model trained to generate summaries given other reviews, fine-tuned to predict summary properties.
result Few summaries (5-10) are sufficient to generate fluent, informative, and sentiment-preserving summaries.
Improved likelihood-free inference by localizing and refining low-dimensional approximations.
problem Poor performance of common likelihood-free methods in high-dimensional models.
method Localisation followed by refinement of low-dimensional summaries.
result Improved accuracy in marginal posteriors through localized and refined approximations.
An important, yet largely unstudied, problem in student data analysis is to detect misconceptions from students' responses to open-response questions. Misconception detection enables instructors to deliver more targeted feedback on the misconceptions exhibited by many students in their class, thus improving the quality…
Self-supervised bidirectional transformer models such as BERT have led to dramatic improvements in a wide variety of textual classification tasks. The modern digital world is increasingly multimodal, however, and textual information is often accompanied by other modalities such as images. We introduce a supervised mult…
New summary measures reveal geometric structure in weighted measures on manifolds.
problem Lack of geometric information in standard weight-only summaries.
method Heat-kernel entropy profiles, tracking nonuniformity across scales.
result Geometric effective sample size discounts nearby or duplicate particles.
Paper proposes a method to improve graph clustering by integrating node textual metadata with node signals in GGMs.
problem Graph learning in Gaussian Graphical Models with auxiliary node metadata.
method Laplacian-constrained Gaussian Graphical Models with majorization-minimization algorithm.
result The proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art approaches that use either signals or metadata alone.