Summary of Self-supervised Contrastive Pre-training For Multivariate Point Processes, by Xiao Shou et al.
Self-Supervised Contrastive Pre-Training for Multivariate Point Processes
by Xiao Shou, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Debarun Bhattacharjya, Tian Gao, Kristin P. Bennet
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Feb 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 This paper proposes a new framework for self-supervised learning in multivariate event streams, building upon the success of representation learning in foundation models like BERT and GPT-3. The authors introduce a transformer encoder-based approach that masks random event epochs and inserts “void” epochs where no events occur, allowing it to capture continuous-time dynamics more effectively. They also design a contrasting module that compares real events to simulated void instances, improving downstream task performance. By fine-tuning the pre-trained model on smaller event datasets, the authors demonstrate a relative performance boost of up to 20% compared to state-of-the-art models in next-event prediction tasks using synthetic and real-world datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about teaching machines to learn from their own mistakes. It’s like when you’re learning something new, and you make mistakes at first, but then you get better. The authors are trying to do the same thing with computers that process lots of events happening at different times. They came up with a new way to train these computers using a special kind of math called transformers. This helps them learn from their mistakes and become better at predicting what will happen next. The authors tested this new approach on some sample data and found it worked really well, even beating other methods that are already pretty good. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Bert * Encoder * Fine tuning * Gpt * Representation learning * Self supervised * Transformer
