Detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) data is crucial for reliable machine learning deployment. Among detection strategies, post-hoc methods are particularly attractive due to their efficiency, as they operate directly on pre-trained networks without requiring retraining.
The paper introduces a framework for out-of-distribution (OOD) detection that addresses the trade‑off between detection performance and classification accuracy caused by fine‑tuning with auxiliary outlier data. It optimizes three factors—model reminder, data sampling, and representation learning—by proposing Self‑Knowledge Distillation to preserve accuracy, Semi‑hard Outlier Sampling to enhance detection with minimal data, and Outlier‑aware Supervised Contrastive Learning to improve ID‑OOD separability. The combined approach yields cumulative gains, outperforming existing methods on diverse benchmarks, especially in long‑tailed scenarios, and offers a robust baseline for real‑world OOD detection.
By Hyunjun Choi, JaeHo Chung, Hawook Jeong
arXiv:2607. 12094v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reliable detection of out-of-distribution (OOD) samples is crucial for the safe deployment of machine learning models.
By Ayush Karmacharya (Purdue University), Luke Luschwitz (Purdue University), Lucia Romero (Purdue University), Yanan Niu (EPFL), Joseph Campbell (Purdue University)
arXiv:2609.22896v1 Announce Type: new
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By Fengqiang Wan, Qing-Yuan Jiang, Fu Shen, Yang Yang
arXiv:2605. 30188v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Reliable probability estimates are critical in many machine learning applications, yet modern classifiers are often poorly calibrated.
By Eug\`ene Berta, David Holzm\"uller, Francis Bach, Michael I. Jordan
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By Felix Krumbiegel, Juniper Tyree, Michael Boy, Petri Clusius, Andreas Rupp
The paper introduces PLSP (Pre-hoc Liminal Space Profiling), an anticipatory framework for predicting out-of-distribution (OOD) data before inference. It proposes a dataset‑independent metric called the CREDibility Score (CREDS) and introduces credibility curves and heat maps to analyze a model’s maximum credibility and behavior across datasets. Experiments on multiple datasets show that CREDS can improve model robustness to OOD prediction.
By Vipul Bansal, Himanshu Buckchash, Balasubramanian Raman, Deepak Dhungana
arXiv:2510. 06505v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Out-of-distribution (OOD) detection plays a crucial role in ensuring the robustness of machine learning systems deployed in real-world applications.
By Momin Abbas, Ali Falahati, Hossein Goli, Mohammad Mohammadi Amiri
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By Qiaoyu Chen, Bing Zhang
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By Pan Li, Kai Chen, Shuai Chang, Shengzhi Zhang, Peizhuo Lv, Jinwen He
arXiv:2606. 28654v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Deep Neural Network (DNN) classifiers suffer from poor calibration when their softmax outputs (predictive confidence) deviate from the empirical likelihoods.
By Thiru Thillai Nadarasar Bahavan, Sachith Seneviratne, Saman Halgamuge