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Summary of Data Augmentation with Variational Autoencoder For Imbalanced Dataset, by Samuel Stocksieker et al.


Data Augmentation with Variational Autoencoder for Imbalanced Dataset

by Samuel Stocksieker, Denys Pommeret, Arthur Charpentier

First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Dec 2024

Categories

  • Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
  • Secondary: None

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Medium GrooveSquid.com (original content) Medium Difficulty Summary
The paper introduces a novel method for learning from imbalanced regression (IR) tabular data, a significant challenge in predictive modeling. The proposed approach uses variational autoencoders (VAEs) to model complex distributions, but combines them with a smoothed bootstrap to efficiently address IR challenges. The method is numerically investigated through simulations and datasets known for IR, demonstrating its effectiveness compared to competitors.
Low GrooveSquid.com (original content) Low Difficulty Summary
The paper solves a big problem in learning from data: when the data isn’t balanced or fair. This can make it hard for computers to learn and make good predictions. The authors propose a new way to fix this using something called variational autoencoders (VAEs). They combine these with another tool, a smoothed bootstrap, to make sure they’re working well on imbalanced data. They tested their method on simulations and real datasets to see how it compares to other approaches.

Keywords

» Artificial intelligence  » Regression