Dale Schuurmans

Publications240
h-index46
Citations8,403
Highly Influential Citations671
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Maximum Margin Clustering
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We propose a new method for clustering based on finding maximum margin hyperplanes through data. Expand
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Probabilities for SV Machines
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction, Fitting a Sigmoid After the SVM, Empirical Tests, Conclusions, Appendix: Pseudo-code for the Sigmoid Training
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Reward Augmented Maximum Likelihood for Neural Structured Prediction
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We show that an optimal regularized expected reward is achieved when the conditional distribution of the outputs given the inputs is proportional to their exponentiated scaled rewards. Expand
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Augmenting Naive Bayes Classifiers with Statistical Language Models
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We augment naive Bayes models with statistical n-gram language models to address short-comings of the standard naïve Bayes text classifier. Expand
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Boosting in the Limit: Maximizing the Margin of Learned Ensembles
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We show that no simple version of the minimum-margin story can be complete, and show that Adaboost sometimes does overfit--eventually. Expand
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Discriminative Batch Mode Active Learning
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We propose a new discriminative batch mode active learning strategy that exploits information from an unlabeled set to attempt to learn a good classifier directly. Expand
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Bridging the Gap Between Value and Policy Based Reinforcement Learning
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We establish a new connection between value and policy based reinforcement learning (RL) based on a relationship between softmax temporal value consistency and policy optimality under entropy regularization. Expand
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General Convergence Results for Linear Discriminant Updates
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We give a single proof of convergence that covers a broad subset of algorithms in this class, including both Perceptron and Winnow, but also many new algorithms. Expand
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Constraint-based optimization and utility elicitation using the minimax decision criterion
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We address two problems associated with preference elicitation: computing a best feasible solution when the user's utilities are imprecisely specified; and developing useful elicitation procedures that reduce utility uncertainty, with minimal user interaction, to a point where optimal decisions can be made. Expand
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Semi-Supervised Conditional Random Fields for Improved Sequence Segmentation and Labeling
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We present a new semi-supervised training procedure for conditional random fields (CRFs) that can be used to train sequence segmentors and labelers from a combination of labeled and unlabeled training data. Expand
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