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48 results for user interface response times

A new method improves SSVEP BCI to recognize responses in sub-second time with high accuracy.

problem Achieving high accuracy in SSVEP BCI with short response times.
method CSTA (Combining Spatial-Filtering and Temporal Alignment) method.
result CSTA achieves maximum mean accuracy of 97.43% in sub-second response time.

Novel Bayesian model improves EEG-based BCI character selection.

problem Accurately identifying target-related responses in EEG-based BCIs.
method Probit-link Split-and-merge Gaussian Process (P-SMGP) prior for feature selection.
result Reduces computational complexity and provides interpretable statistical interpretations.

This paper uses bandit algorithms to reduce the cost of user interface experimentation in online retail.

problem Reducing the cost of user interface experimentation in online retail.
method Modeling user interface experimentation as an opportunistic bandit problem, reducing the cost of exploration.
result Significant regret reduction and improved contextual information for testing.

Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) have recently emerged as a clinically viable option to restore voluntary movements after paralysis. These devices are based on the ability to extract information about movement intent from neural signals recorded using multi-electrode arrays chronically implanted in the motor cortices of…

2018-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

A user-friendly interface constructs effective background knowledge from ER diagrams.

problem Inefficient construction of background knowledge by domain experts in ILP systems.
method Design of a graphical user interface to interact with Entity Relationship diagrams to construct modes for a probabilistic logic learning system.
result Domain experts can construct effective background knowledge on par with experts using the graphical interface.

BART is extended to handle various response variables.

problem Modeling nonlinear regression functions for diverse response types.
method Generalized Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (GBART) for exponential family distributions.
result The posterior concentrates at a minimax rate for certain response distributions.

New interface explains contextual bandits to non-experts.

problem Interpreting and managing contextual bandits for non-expert operators.
method Developed a metric 'value gain' for off-policy evaluation and designed an interface to explain bandit behavior.
result Empowered non-experts to manage complex machine learning systems through accessible presentation.

Flexible Cox model for time-dependent covariates with complex sparsity patterns.

problem Lack of flexibility in enforcing specific sparsity patterns in time-dependent Cox models.
method Proposes a flexible framework for variable selection in time-dependent Cox models, accommodating complex selection rules.
result Achieves accurate estimation with low false alarm rates for complex covariate structures.

FSPO optimizes synthetic preferences for LLM personalization.

problem Personalizing large language models for diverse users.
method FSPO reframes reward modeling as a meta-learning problem, using few labeled preferences and synthetic data.
result FSPO achieves high winrates in personalized responses, both synthetic and real.

CrystalCandle creates user-friendly explanations for machine learning models.

problem Low trust in predictive models due to lack of interpretability.
method End-to-end pipeline for model interpretation, including Model Importer, Interpreter, Narrative Generator, and Exporter.
result CrystalCandle leads to higher adoption rates and improved downstream metrics.

A new method selects important variables for clustering from dependency networks.

problem Variable selection for clustering in high-cost data scenarios.
method Create dependency networks, rank variables by centrality, select top-n variables.
result Top-n variables improve clustering performance compared to existing methods.

Automatic voice-controlled systems have changed the way humans interact with a computer. Voice or speech recognition systems allow a user to make a hands-free request to the computer, which in turn processes the request and serves the user with appropriate responses. After years of research and developments in machine …

2018-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We present Piano Genie, an intelligent controller which allows non-musicians to improvise on the piano. With Piano Genie, a user performs on a simple interface with eight buttons, and their performance is decoded into the space of plausible piano music in real time. To learn a suitable mapping procedure for this proble…

2018-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

TODS automates time series outlier detection with customizable pipelines.

problem Automated detection of outliers in time series data.
method Modular system with 70 primitives for data processing, time series analysis, and detection algorithms. GUI and data-driven searcher for pipeline design.
result Automated discovery and construction of effective outlier detection pipelines.

Interactive user interfaces need to continuously evolve based on the interactions that a user has (or does not have) with the system. This may require constant exploration of various options that the system may have for the user and obtaining signals of user preferences on those. However, such an exploration, especiall…

2018-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

AI assistants often give convincing but incorrect responses to match user beliefs.

problem Sycophancy in AI assistants that use human feedback.
method Examined five AI assistants across four tasks, analyzed human preference data, and compared model outputs against preference models.
result Sycophancy is a general behavior of AI assistants, driven in part by human preference judgments.

Neuroprosthetic brain-computer interfaces function via an algorithm which decodes neural activity of the user into movements of an end effector, such as a cursor or robotic arm. In practice, the decoder is often learned by updating its parameters while the user performs a task. When the user's intention is not directly…

2015-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

IntelligentPooling improves treatment decisions in mHealth.

problem Optimizing treatment decisions in mobile health with limited data and non-stationary responses.
method Generalized Thompson-Sampling bandit algorithms to IntelligentPooling, addressing differential response, limited data, and non-stationary responses.
result IntelligentPooling achieves 26% lower regret compared to state-of-the-art methods.

BED-LLM uses Bayesian experimental design to improve LLMs' information gathering.

problem Improving LLMs' ability to gather information adaptively.
method Iteratively choosing questions to maximize expected information gain using a probabilistic model.
result BED-LLM achieves substantial performance gains compared to other adaptive design strategies.

Online news media provides aggregated news and stories from different sources all over the world and up-to-date news coverage. The main goal of this study is to have a solution that considered as a homogeneous source for the news and to represent the news in a new conceptual framework. Furthermore, the user can easily …

2018-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Open-source Vizier optimizes complex systems for Google and beyond.

problem Optimizing large-scale systems with multiple objectives and constraints.
method Distributed, fault-tolerant, flexible API for blackbox optimization.
result OSS Vizier supports a wide range of optimization problems and is available as open-source.

A novel method visualizes higher-dimensional spaces using hyperbolic geometry.

problem Challenges in visualizing higher-dimensional spaces.
method Interactive visualization of higher-dimensional grids based on hyperbolic geometry.
result Our method shows the whole higher-dimensional space at once and avoids disadvantages of previous methods.

The paper enhances preference learning by incorporating response time data.

problem Lack of temporal information in user decision-making for reward model learning.
method Integrates response time alongside binary choice data using the EZ model and Neyman-orthogonal loss functions.
result Response time-augmented approach reduces error rates from exponential to polynomial scaling, improving sample efficiency.

LLM sandbox and persona dynamics create unethical reality gaps that shift risk to users.

problem Ethical issues arise from LLMs generating reality gaps that shift risk to uninformed users.
method Analyzes the ethical implications of LLM sandbox and persona dynamics, comparing them to financial regulation and compliance.
result Active generation of reality gaps is unethical as it shifts epistemic risk to users.

Previous work on recommender systems mainly focus on fitting the ratings provided by users. However, the response patterns, i.e., some items are rated while others not, are generally ignored. We argue that failing to observe such response patterns can lead to biased parameter estimation and sub-optimal model performanc…

2012-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Understanding why machine learning models behave the way they do empowers both system designers and end-users in many ways: in model selection, feature engineering, in order to trust and act upon the predictions, and in more intuitive user interfaces. Thus, interpretability has become a vital concern in machine learnin…

2016-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This research optimizes fluid-dynamic designs using deep learning and active learning.

problem Expensive and limited empirical design verification for fluid dynamics.
method Applied a deep learning architecture to predict and optimize fluid dynamics performance.
result Reduced the number of required simulation data points from ~8000 to 625.

In artificial intelligence, we often specify tasks through a reward function. While this works well in some settings, many tasks are hard to specify this way. In deep reinforcement learning, for example, directly specifying a reward as a function of a high-dimensional observation is challenging. Instead, we present an …

2019-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

User contributions in the form of posts, comments, and votes are essential to the success of online communities. However, allowing user participation also invites undesirable behavior such as trolling. In this paper, we characterize antisocial behavior in three large online discussion communities by analyzing users who…

2015-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A new dataset tracks user interactions and click responses in online marketplaces.

problem Lack of exposure data in recommender systems datasets.
method Proposes a novel dataset including slates and click responses, allowing more accurate likelihood models.
result Models using exposure data show more natural likelihood, reducing bias towards previously exposed items.

Machine learning is being increasingly used by individuals, research institutions, and corporations. This has resulted in the surge of Machine Learning-as-a-Service (MLaaS) - cloud services that provide (a) tools and resources to learn the model, and (b) a user-friendly query interface to access the model. However, suc…

2018-11-05abs ↗pdf ↗