arXiv Machine Learning

Zero-Flow Two-Sample Tests

arXiv:2607. 21542v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We propose a new approach to two-sample testing for deciding whether two sets of samples are drawn from the same distribution.

arXiv AI
Jun 4

Counterfactual Explanations for Deep Two-Sample Testing

arXiv:2606. 04009v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Two-sample testing is a fundamental tool for detecting distributional differences across scientific domains, but classical tests (including kernel-based tests) can be ineffective on high-dimensional structured data such as images.

By Wei-Cheng Lai, Marco Simnacher, Christoph Lippert
arXiv Machine Learning
4d ago

ALICE: In-context, Zero-shot, Mutual Information Estimation

ALICE is a foundation model that estimates mutual information (MI) without per‑distribution training. Trained only on synthetic distributions, it acts as an in‑context estimator of rectified‑flow velocity fields, producing MI via a fixed identity that integrates squared differences between joint and conditional fields. The authors validate ALICE on a challenging benchmark and demonstrate its applicability to unseen data in biology, genetics, and neuroscience, achieving performance comparable to neural estimators trained separately for each distribution.

By Giulio Franzese, Simone Rossi, Pietro Michiardi
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 3

Uniformity First: Uniformity-aware Test-time Adaptation of Vision-language Models against Image Corruption

The paper introduces UnInfo, a test‑time adaptation method for vision‑language models like CLIP that addresses image corruption—a realistic distribution shift caused by sensor conditions. UnInfo leverages uniformity‑aware confidence maximization, information‑aware loss balancing, and knowledge distillation from an EMA teacher to preserve embedding uniformity and improve zero‑shot classification accuracy. Experiments show that UnInfo outperforms existing TTA methods on corrupted image datasets.

By Kazuki Adachi, Shin'ya Yamaguchi, Tomoki Hamagami
arXiv AI
2d ago

ProtoDCS: Towards Robust and Efficient Open-Set Test-Time Adaptation for Vision-Language Models

ProtoDCS introduces a robust open‑set test‑time adaptation framework for vision‑language models, addressing the challenge of simultaneously handling covariate‑shifted in‑distribution (csID) and out‑of‑distribution (csOOD) data. It replaces brittle thresholding with a double‑check separation using a probabilistic Gaussian Mixture Model and employs an evidence‑driven adaptation strategy that updates prototypes efficiently, reducing overconfidence and computational cost. Experiments on CIFAR‑10/100‑C and Tiny‑ImageNet‑C show state‑of‑the‑art performance, improving both known‑class accuracy and OOD detection metrics.

By Wei Luo, Yangfan Ou, Jin Deng, Zeshuai Deng, Xiquan Yan, Zhiquan Wen, Mingkui Tan