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Ensemble Learning Based Classification Algorithm Recommendation

arXiv:2101. 05993v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Selecting an appropriate classification algorithm for a given data set remains a challenging problem in data mining and machine learning.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

Meta-Learning for Classifier Selection in Image Datasets: A Feature-Driven Framework for Accuracy Prediction

The paper introduces a meta‑learning framework that uses a rich set of dataset‑complexity meta‑features to predict the accuracy of different classifiers on image datasets, avoiding exhaustive training. By extracting features with autoencoders, pre‑trained networks, and dimensionality reduction, regression models estimate classifier accuracies, while clustering groups similar performers to simplify recommendations. Tested on 56 diverse image datasets, the method achieves over 86% ranking prediction accuracy, offering a scalable, interpretable solution for model selection and cost reduction.

By Zahra Nabizadeh_Shahre_Babak, Farzaneh Koohestani, Nader Karimi, Shahram Shirani, Shadrokh Samavi
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 18

Alliance Beats Isolation: Unifying Heterogeneous Allied Datasets Improves Classifier Performance

The paper introduces a method for combining heterogeneous, allied datasets—datasets that share the same class labels but have disjoint objects and largely distinct feature spaces—into a single unified feature space. By applying matrix completion to this merged space, the authors create a unified dataset that enables knowledge transfer between the original datasets. Experiments across multiple dataset pairs and classifiers show that models trained on the unified representation consistently outperform those trained separately on each dataset.

By Girish Keshav Palshikar
arXiv AI
Sep 7

VICAL: Vicinal Consistency Alignment for Long-Tailed Visual Recognition

VICAL is a framework for long‑tailed visual recognition that focuses on reducing prediction variance rather than increasing expert diversity. It combines Self‑Consistency Learning, which smooths the loss landscape and mitigates overfitting on tail classes, with Deep Ensemble Distillation, which encourages low‑frequency semantic agreement across experts. Experiments on CIFAR‑LT, ImageNet‑LT, and iNaturalist 2018 demonstrate that VICAL consistently outperforms state‑of‑the‑art methods.

By Jiangang Zhu, Zheng Wang, Bin Zhu, Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen, Jingjing Chen