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AffinityNet: semi-supervised few-shot learning for disease type prediction
While deep learning has achieved great success in computer vision and many
other fields, currently it does not work very well on patient genomic data with
the "big p, small N" problem (i.e., a relatively small number of samples with
high-dimensional features). In order to make deep learning work with a small
amount of training data, we have to design new models that facilitate few-shot
learning. Here we present the Affinity Network Model (AffinityNet), a data
efficient deep learning model that can learn from a limited number of training
examples and generalize well. The backbone of the AffinityNet model consists of
stacked k-Nearest-Neighbor (kNN) attention pooling layers. The kNN attention
pooling layer is a generalization of the Graph Attention Model (GAM), and can
be applied to not only graphs but also any set of objects regardless of whether
a graph is given or not. As a new deep learning module, kNN attention pooling
layers can be plugged into any neural network model just like convolutional
layers. As a simple special case of kNN attention pooling layer, feature
attention layer can directly select important features that are useful for
classification tasks. Experiments on both synthetic data and cancer genomic
data from TCGA projects show that our AffinityNet model has better
generalization power than conventional neural network models with little
training data. The code is freely available at
https://github.com/BeautyOfWeb/AffinityNet .Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Neural networks in geophysical applications
Neural networks are increasingly popular in geophysics.
Because they are universal approximators, these
tools can approximate any continuous function with an
arbitrary precision. Hence, they may yield important
contributions to finding solutions to a variety of geophysical applications.
However, knowledge of many methods and techniques
recently developed to increase the performance
and to facilitate the use of neural networks does not seem
to be widespread in the geophysical community. Therefore,
the power of these tools has not yet been explored to
their full extent. In this paper, techniques are described
for faster training, better overall performance, i.e., generalization,and the automatic estimation of network size
and architecture
An Overview on Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Optical Networks
Today's telecommunication networks have become sources of enormous amounts of
widely heterogeneous data. This information can be retrieved from network
traffic traces, network alarms, signal quality indicators, users' behavioral
data, etc. Advanced mathematical tools are required to extract meaningful
information from these data and take decisions pertaining to the proper
functioning of the networks from the network-generated data. Among these
mathematical tools, Machine Learning (ML) is regarded as one of the most
promising methodological approaches to perform network-data analysis and enable
automated network self-configuration and fault management. The adoption of ML
techniques in the field of optical communication networks is motivated by the
unprecedented growth of network complexity faced by optical networks in the
last few years. Such complexity increase is due to the introduction of a huge
number of adjustable and interdependent system parameters (e.g., routing
configurations, modulation format, symbol rate, coding schemes, etc.) that are
enabled by the usage of coherent transmission/reception technologies, advanced
digital signal processing and compensation of nonlinear effects in optical
fiber propagation. In this paper we provide an overview of the application of
ML to optical communications and networking. We classify and survey relevant
literature dealing with the topic, and we also provide an introductory tutorial
on ML for researchers and practitioners interested in this field. Although a
good number of research papers have recently appeared, the application of ML to
optical networks is still in its infancy: to stimulate further work in this
area, we conclude the paper proposing new possible research directions
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