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Two new papers propose robust RVFL network variants for noisy data

Two new research papers introduce novel approaches to enhance the robustness of Random Vector Functional Link (RVFL) networks, which are known for their efficiency but susceptibility to noisy data. The first paper, RoBell-RVFL, proposes a quality-aware, sample-level weighting mechanism that preserves minority class information while adaptively down-weighting majority class samples influenced by noise or outliers. The second paper, KRPRVFL, integrates a kernel risk-sensitive mean p-power criterion with a collaborative learning mechanism to mitigate the impact of corrupted samples and improve stability. Both methods were evaluated on benchmark datasets and demonstrated superior performance over existing RVFL variants, particularly in scenarios with label noise and class imbalance. AI

IMPACT These new RVFL network variants offer improved performance on noisy and imbalanced datasets, potentially expanding their applicability in real-world classification tasks.

RANK_REASON Two academic papers published on arXiv introducing new model architectures.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · A. Rahaman, A. Quadir, M. Tanveer ·

    RoBell-RVFL: A Robust Generalized Bell Random Vector Functional Link Network

    arXiv:2608.16965v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The dominance of majority classes in real-world datasets poses a fundamental challenge to randomized neural networks, often biasing decision boundaries and overlooking critical minority samples. Existing remedies, such as synthetic …

  2. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · A. Quadir, A. Rahaman, Mushir Akhtar, M. Tanveer ·

    Robust Dual-Model Collaborative Random Vector Functional Link Network

    arXiv:2608.13628v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Random vector functional link (RVFL) networks are lightweight and fast neural models that offer efficient training and strong generalization through randomized hidden-layer weights and direct input-output connections. However, conve…