Imbalance Learning
Imbalance learning tackles the challenge of building accurate machine learning models when datasets contain significantly unequal representation of different classes. Current research focuses on developing robust algorithms and model architectures, such as those incorporating adversarial training, spiking neural networks, and ensemble methods, to mitigate the bias towards majority classes and improve performance on under-represented minority classes. This field is crucial for applications where class imbalance is prevalent, such as medical diagnosis and natural language processing, enabling fairer and more reliable predictions in real-world scenarios. Addressing this imbalance is essential for improving the generalizability and fairness of machine learning models.