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Hierarchical Fisher Kernels for Longitudinal Data

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Hierarchical Fisher Kernels for Longitudinal Data
We develop new techniques for time series classification based on hierarchical Bayesian generative models (called mixed-effect models) and the Fisher kernel derived from them. A key advantage of the new formulation is that one can compute the Fisher information matrix despite varying sequence lengths and varying sampling intervals. This avoids the commonly-used ad hoc replacement of the Fisher information matrix with the identity which destroys the geometric invariance of the kernel. Our construction retains the geometric invariance, resulting in a kernel that is properly invariant under change of coordinates in the model parameter space. Experiments on detecting cognitive decline show that classifiers based on the proposed kernel out-perform those based on generative models and other feature extraction routines, and on Fisher kernels that use the identity in place of the Fisher information.
Zhengdong Lu, Todd K. Leen, Jeffrey Kaye
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Type Conference
Year 2008
Where NIPS
Authors Zhengdong Lu, Todd K. Leen, Jeffrey Kaye
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