Polytopic Trust Regions for High-Fidelity ML Prediction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Machine learning models often struggle with ambiguous data, leading to confused results, missed predictions, bias, and overfitting, as they are trained using real-world data that is not always objective or distinct.

Innovation Solution

The method involves identifying a data set, partitioning it into clusters, creating disjoint polytopic regions in a multi-dimensional space corresponding to each cluster, training a machine learning model based on these regions, and using the trained model to make predictions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If machine learning models are trained using real-world data, then the model can learn from existing data and draw conclusions about unknown information, but the model struggles with ambiguous data leading to confused results, missed predictions, bias, and overfitting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidambiguous data handling
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the feature space into multiple polytopic regions, each representing a distinct cluster of data. By partitioning the data space and training separate machine learning models for each region, the system can handle ambiguous data more effectively by making predictions within well-defined boundaries rather than across the entire feature space, thereby improving reliability while managing ambiguous information through spatial segmentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by creating region-specific machine learning models tailored to each polytopic region's characteristics. Each local model is trained on data specific to its region, allowing it to capture local patterns and relationships without being confused by global data variability. This localized approach improves prediction accuracy for each region while naturally handling ambiguous data by confining predictions to well-defined local boundaries

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Adaptability or versatility

If machine learning models are trained on all available data, then the model can make predictions across the entire feature space, but it leads to overfitting and reduced generalization ability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction coverageVSAvoidmodel generalization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the feature space into multiple polytopic regions and trains separate machine learning models for each region. This segmentation allows the system to maintain specialized models with good generalization ability for each local region while collectively covering the entire feature space through the ensemble of regional models, thus achieving both adaptability and reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimension of organization by partitioning the feature space into discrete polytopic regions. This spatial dimensioning allows the system to achieve comprehensive prediction coverage across the entire feature space while maintaining model generalization through region-specific training, effectively solving the contradiction between coverage and generalization by adding structural organization to the prediction approach

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250156747A1High-fidelity prediction with trust regions
Publication Date: 2025.05.15 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for making high-fidelity predictions with trust regions is provided. The embodiment may include identifying a data set. The embodiment may also include partitioning the data set into two or more clusters. The embodiment may further include creating two or more disjoint polytopic regions in a multi-dimensional space, wherein a cluster from the two or more disjoint polytopic regions corresponds to a trust region from the two or more polytopic regions. The embodiment may also include training a machine learning model based on the two or more disjoint polytopic regions. The embodiment may further include drawing a conclusion based on the trained machine learning model.