Summary of Spatial Transfer Learning For Estimating Pm2.5 in Data-poor Regions, by Shrey Gupta et al.
Spatial Transfer Learning for Estimating PM2.5 in Data-poor Regions
by Shrey Gupta, Yongbee Park, Jianzhao Bi, Suyash Gupta, Andreas Züfle, Avani Wildani, Yang Liu
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed spatial transfer learning method addresses the problem of estimating air pollution in developing countries by leveraging data from data-rich regions. The approach recognizes dependencies between source and target domains, capturing both spatial and semantic relationships using a novel Latent Dependency Factor (LDF). This feature is added to the feature spaces of both domains, enabling more accurate transfer learning models. Experiments demonstrate a 19.34% improvement over baselines, with supporting qualitative findings. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Air pollution is a big problem for people’s health, especially in developing countries where there isn’t enough data to track it accurately. A way to solve this is by using machine learning models that learn from other places with more data. But these models don’t take into account how the different areas are connected. The new method proposed in this paper fills this gap by capturing the relationships between the different areas and the types of air pollution they have. This leads to better predictions, making it a step forward for tracking air pollution worldwide. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Tracking * Transfer learning
