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JMLR
2010
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Negative Results for Active Learning with Convex Losses
We study the problem of active learning with convex loss functions. We prove that even under bounded noise constraints, the minimax rates for proper active learning are often no b...
Steve Hanneke, Liu Yang
NIPS
2008
14 years 2 months ago
Human Active Learning
We investigate a topic at the interface of machine learning and cognitive science. Human active learning, where learners can actively query the world for information, is contraste...
Rui M. Castro, Charles Kalish, Robert Nowak, Ruich...
COLT
2007
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Minimax Bounds for Active Learning
This paper analyzes the potential advantages and theoretical challenges of “active learning” algorithms. Active learning involves sequential sampling procedures that use infor...
Rui Castro, Robert D. Nowak