arXiv Machine Learning

Bridging Data Gaps in Structural Fragility Modeling through Transfer Learning: Methodology and Case Studies

arXiv:2606. 18567v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper presents a methodology-centered transfer learning framework for fragility adaptation under domain shift, class imbalance, and scarce target labels while preserving engineering interpretability and supporting decision-making under uncertainty.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 9

Transfer learning for causal forest

arXiv:2606. 07693v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Transfer learning addresses the challenge of transfering knowledge from one domain to another.

By B\'er\'enice-Alexia Jocteur (ICJ, PSPM), V\'eronique Maume-Deschamps (ICJ, PSPM), Pierre Ribereau (PSPM, ICJ)
arXiv AI
Aug 6

Distributionally Robust Transfer Learning with Structurally Missing Covariates, with Application to Cross-National Cardiac Arrest Prediction

arXiv:2605. 24212v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Deploying clinical prediction models across healthcare systems often fails when key training covariates are unavailable at deployment and labeled outcomes are limited in the target domain.

By Siqi Li, Chuan Hong, Ziye Tian, Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong, Koshi Nakagawa, Hideharu Tanaka, Sang Do Shin, Khuong Quoc Dai, Do Ngoc Son, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Nan Liu, Molei Liu
arXiv AI
Sep 17

Limits of Transfer Learning

The paper investigates the theoretical limits of transfer learning, demonstrating that careful selection of transferable information and its dependence on target problems is crucial. It establishes that the degree of probabilistic change in a transfer-learning algorithm imposes an upper bound on achievable improvement. These findings extend the algorithmic search framework to a broad class of learning tasks involving transfer.

By Jake Williams, Abel Tadesse, Tyler Sam, Huey Sun, George D. Montanez
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 14

Transfer Learning for Evolving Domains

The paper introduces Transfer Learning for Evolving Domains (TrED), a framework that models how data availability changes over time in real-world applications. TrED treats the entire trajectory of model updates as a single learning problem, rather than isolated snapshots, and defines a data availability process, a flexible learning protocol, and an evaluation criterion that scores the whole trajectory. The authors review existing transfer learning methods, noting that most are tailored to specific regimes and do not optimize the full trajectory, and argue that TrED is a well‑posed, unsolved research direction.

By Ricardo Ribeiro Pereira, Jacopo Bono, Hugo Ferreira, Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Saleiro, Pedro Bizarro, Carlos Soares