Interpretation and Hierarchical methods for Dimensionality Reduction

  • Wilson E. Marcílio-Jr UNESP
  • Danilo M. Eler UNESP

Resumo


High-dimensional data analysis is a ubiquitous task in practical and research activities. Dimensionality Reduction (DR) techniques are usually employed as they map highdimensional data to lower spaces and allow for knowledge discovery. This thesis focuses on the interpretability and representation aspects of non-linear DR approaches’ output, such as t-SNE and UMAP. That is, we propose methods for interpreting and hierarchically learning embeddings. To accomplish these goals, the following main research activities were carried out, representing separate but interconnected works: (1) a sampling method in visual space (R2) that can preserve class boundary structures while keeping outliers visible; (2) a technique for understanding cluster formation by leveraging statistical tests on the feature values after dimensionality reduction; (3) we advance the state-of-the-art by adapting SHAP to explain cluster formation after dimensionality reduction; (4) a novel hierarchical DR technique that employs an adaptive kernel for global/local neighborhood learning while preserving context across embeddings.

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Publicado
06/11/2023
MARCÍLIO-JR, Wilson E.; ELER, Danilo M.. Interpretation and Hierarchical methods for Dimensionality Reduction. In: WORKSHOP DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES - CONFERENCE ON GRAPHICS, PATTERNS AND IMAGES (SIBGRAPI), 36. , 2023, Rio Grande/RS. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2023 . p. 83-89. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sibgrapi.est.2023.27456.