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.
BayesIMP combines multiple causal graphs to estimate average treatment effects with uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty quantification in causal inference from multiple datasets.
method Bayesian Interventional Mean Processes (BayesIMP) integrating probabilistic integration and kernel mean embeddings.
result Improvements in average treatment effect estimation over state-of-the-art methods.
Direct learning framework for integrating multi-source causal data.
problem Conditional average treatment effects inference from heterogeneous data.
method Direct learning framework, double robustness, causal information-aware weighting function.
result Effective causal data fusion in both homogeneous and heterogeneous scenarios.
Proposes a new method for subgroup analysis using optimal trees with parameter fusion.
problem Challenges of greedy heuristics and overfitting in tree-based recursive partitioning methods.
method Fused optimal causal tree method leveraging mixed integer optimization (MIO) for globally optimal partitions and parameter fusion.
result Substantial improvement in subgroup discovery accuracy and statistical efficiency.
Fuses ITRs for primary and secondary outcomes to minimize harm.
problem Learn an ITR maximizing primary outcome while minimizing harm to secondary outcomes.
method Introduces fusion penalty to encourage similar recommendations for different outcomes. Two algorithms estimate the ITR using surrogate loss functions.
result Agreement rate between primary and secondary optimal ITRs converges faster than ignoring secondary outcomes.
Novel fusion network combines polarization and radiomics features for liver cancer classification.
problem Challenges in histopathological diagnosis of HCC and ICC.
method Two-tier fusion approach: feature-level and classification-level.
result Significantly enhances classification accuracy, even at reduced resolutions.
Framework for multi-task learning with semiparametric models and nuisance parameters.
problem Improving parameter estimation from diverse, heterogeneous datasets.
method Late fusion multi-task learning framework with two-step process: individual task learning followed by adaptive aggregation.
result The method achieves faster convergence rates compared to individual task learning when tasks share similar parametric components.
Combining experimental and observational data for long-term causal effects.
problem Estimating causal effects of treatment on long-term outcomes using mixed data types.
method Three approaches for fusing experimental and observational data: equal confounding, shared confounder, and proxy variables.
result Developed estimators for each approach and analyzed their robustness.
Early recognition of abnormal rhythms in ECG signals is crucial for monitoring and diagnosing patients' cardiac conditions, increasing the success rate of the treatment. Classifying abnormal rhythms into exact categories is very challenging due to the broad taxonomy of rhythms, noises and lack of large-scale real-world…
Survey examines challenges and tools for integrating multiple types of omics data.
problem Integrating multiple types of omics data for healthcare applications.
method Categorizes fusion approaches, collects open-source tools, explores datasets.
result Identifies challenges and gaps in multimodal learning for multi-omics.
Proves existence and uniqueness of solutions for A_n tt*-Toda equations.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions for A_n tt*-Toda equations.
method Proof of existence and uniqueness for any n, new treatment of asymptotic data.
result Existence and uniqueness of global solutions for any n.
Bayesian approach for modeling counterfactual distribution and off-policy evaluation.
problem Modeling the counterfactual distribution and off-policy evaluation.
method Bayesian conditional mean embeddings and novel Bayesian methods for estimating ultimate treatment effect.
result Quantifying epistemic uncertainty in the counterfactual distribution and off-policy evaluation.
Relates quantum cohomology to tt*-Toda equations for minuscule flag manifolds.
problem Quantum cohomology of minuscule flag manifolds.
method Combining Lie-theoretic treatments of tt*-Toda equations and quantum cohomology.
result Relates quantum cohomology to tt*-Toda equations for minuscule flag manifolds.
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 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.
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.
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…
Copula-based fusion improves breast cancer risk stratification.
problem Combining clinical and genomic risk scores using simple rules fails to capture their joint relationship.
method Used copulas to model the joint relationship between clinical and genomic risk scores.
result Copula-based fusion improves risk stratification, identifying subgroups with the worst prognosis.
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.
New method identifies valid IVs for bi-directional MR with invalid instruments.
problem Estimating causal effects from observational data with invalid instruments and unmeasured confounding.
method Theoretical investigation and cluster fusion-like method to discover valid IV sets.
result Theoretical demonstration and experimental validation of the method's effectiveness.
Bayesian model fuses diverse microbiome data types.
problem Challenges in fusing different types of microbiome data.
method Flexible multinomial-Gaussian generative model with variational EM algorithm.
result Inferred latent variables provide common dimensionality reduction and predictive posterior distribution.
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.
Paper proposes efficient online estimation of causal effects by deciding which data sources to query.
problem Data fusion problems with multiple data sources capturing distinct subsets of variables.
method Online moment selection (OMS) framework, balancing exploration and exploitation.
result OMS algorithms achieve zero asymptotic regret for estimating average treatment effects.
Radiomics aims to extract and analyze large numbers of quantitative features from medical images and is highly promising in staging, diagnosing, and predicting outcomes of cancer treatments. Nevertheless, several challenges need to be addressed to construct an optimal radiomics predictive model. First, the predictive p…
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 …
This paper improves model fusion by training-time neuron alignment, reducing barriers in multi-model fusion.
problem Diverse neuron permutations across different settings hinder model fusion performances.
method Training-time neuron alignment using fixed neuron anchors to reduce training-time permutations.
result Training-time neuron alignment improves fusion of pretrained models and federated learning performances.
We classify all fusion categories for a given set of fusion rules with three simple object types. If a conjecture of Ostrik is true, our classification completes the classification of fusion categories with three simple object types. To facilitate the discussion we describe a convenient, concrete and useful variation o…
Study fusion methods for financial image views to improve robustness against attacks.
problem Improving robustness of financial image views for next-day direction prediction.
method Same-source multi-view learning with early fusion and late fusion, using OHLCV and technical-indicator views, and evaluating pixel-space L-infinity attacks.
result Early fusion can suffer negative transfer under noisy settings, while late fusion is more reliable once labels stabilize.
New proof and formula linking fusion trees to quantum knot invariants.
problem Quantum knot invariants encoding in non-semisimple TQC.
method Connection between fusion trees and Lawrence representations, using graphical calculus.
result Explicit encoding of quantum knot invariants via fusion trees.
Paper proposes a new method for Bayesian linear regression using spike-and-slab priors.
problem Identifying predictors with similar relationships in linear regression models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors and a Gibbs sampler.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods in simulations and real data analysis.
Study Coxeter groups over fusion rings and their geometric realisations.
problem Understanding Coxeter groups and their embeddings.
method Investigate faithful realisations and Vinberg systems.
result Induce embeddings of hyperplane complements.
New method combines regional HIV prevention trial data without sharing individual patient info.
problem Regional differences in HIV prevention efficacy, privacy concerns, and data sharing limitations.
method Federated learning approach that combines site-specific estimators via L1-regularization.
result Improved precision in estimating region-specific survival curves.
A lot of attention has been devoted to multimedia indexing over the past few years. In the literature, we often consider two kinds of fusion schemes: The early fusion and the late fusion. In this paper we focus on late classifier fusion, where one combines the scores of each modality at the decision level. To tackle th…
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.
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.
Bayesian fusion improves radar target recognition for UAVs.
problem Improving radar target recognition for UAVs using multistatic radar configurations.
method Proposes a fully Bayesian RATR framework using Optimal Bayesian Fusion (OBF) to aggregate classification probability vectors from multiple radars.
result Empirical results show that the OBF method significantly enhances classification accuracy compared to other fusion methods and single radar configurations.
Computational modeling of human multimodal language is an emerging research area in natural language processing spanning the language, visual and acoustic modalities. Comprehending multimodal language requires modeling not only the interactions within each modality (intra-modal interactions) but more importantly the in…
Fusion of transformer networks using optimal transport for improved performance.
problem Improving performance of transformer-based models through fusion.
method Exploiting optimal transport for soft alignment of transformer components.
result Consistently outperforms vanilla fusion and individual parent models.
The paper analyzes how shared priors affect Bayesian data fusion performance.
problem Effect of shared priors on Bayesian data fusion performance.
method Theoretical analysis using two divergences common in Bayesian inference.
result Theoretical analysis and experimental validation of performance behavior.
Partial fusion combines neural networks to balance accuracy and efficiency.
problem Balancing accuracy and computational cost in neural networks.
method Extending weight aggregation methods based on neuron-level similarity, using partial optimal transport to match similar neurons.
result Achieves a flexible tradeoff between computational cost and performance.
This paper reviews deep learning for multi-modality medical image segmentation.
problem Improving segmentation accuracy in medical images using multiple modalities.
method Overview of deep learning and multi-modal medical image segmentation, analysis of different network architectures and fusion strategies.
result Later fusion of modalities can lead to more accurate segmentation results.
We present a baseline approach for cross-modal knowledge fusion. Different basic fusion methods are evaluated on existing embedding approaches to show the potential of joining knowledge about certain concepts across modalities in a fused concept representation.
New 4-manifold invariant defined from trisection diagrams.
problem Defining a new 4-manifold invariant from trisection diagrams.
method Algebraic data from bimodule categories and spherical fusion categories, described diagrammatically.
result Includes Hopf algebraic invariants and modular fusion category invariants.
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.
MNIST-NET10 fusion improves MNIST classification to 0.1% error rate.
problem Improving MNIST classification accuracy.
method Complex heterogeneous fusion architecture using degree of certainty aggregation.
result MNIST-NET10 achieves 0.1% error rate with 10 misclassifications.
This paper develops a mathematical and computational framework for analyzing the expected performance of Bayesian data fusion, or joint statistical inference, within a sensor network. We use variational techniques to obtain the posterior expectation as the optimal fusion rule under a deterministic constraint and a quad…
EmbraceNet fusion model for multi-sensor activity recognition.
problem Human activity recognition using multiple sensors is challenging.
method Independent processing of each sensor, feature fusion with EmbraceNet, post-processing, and additional processes.
result Improved performance in SHL recognition challenge.