Kamal Acharya

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Baylor University

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Neurosymbolic & Trustworthy AI Articles

Research notes on neurosymbolic learning, symbolic reasoning, knowledge distillation, and explainable AI.

May 02, 2024 · 7 min read · Research perspective

Giving AI Some Common Sense

A readable reflection on Ron Brachman's Northeastern lecture about why AI systems need common sense before they can be trusted to act autonomously.

April 14, 2024 · 7 min read · Paper analysis

Interval Temporal Logic Decision Tree Learning

A readable explanation of Temporal ID3, a decision-tree learning method that uses interval temporal logic to classify timelines instead of static records.

April 13, 2024 · 8 min read · Technical explainer

A Brief Overview of Rule Learning

An overview of descriptive and predictive rule learning, association rules, decision lists, and covering algorithms.

April 10, 2024 · 5 min read · Paper analysis

Deep Symbolic Regression for Recurrent Sequences

A readable explanation of how Transformers can infer symbolic recurrence relations from integer and float sequences, then use those formulas to extrapolate.

April 09, 2024 · 5 min read · Paper analysis

Learning Symbolic Physics with Graph Networks

A readable explanation of how graph networks can learn physical interactions, expose force-like messages, and support symbolic law discovery.

April 02, 2024 · 9 min read · Paper analysis

Neurosymbolic AI and Trustworthiness

Explore how neuro-symbolic AI can improve interpretability, fairness, privacy, safety, and trustworthy reasoning.

March 20, 2024 · 9 min read · Paper analysis

Decision Trees with Short Explainable Rules

Learn how decision trees can optimize for shorter explanations by reducing the number of distinct attributes used in prediction rules.

March 04, 2024 · 11 min read · Research perspective

From Generative AI to Trustworthy AI

Explore what generative AI needs to become trustworthy, including reasoning, provenance, ethics, context, and symbolic knowledge.

February 25, 2024 · 10 min read · Technical explainer

Neurosymbolic Reinforcement Learning: An Overview

Learn how neurosymbolic reinforcement learning combines neural learning, symbolic reasoning, and planning for interpretable and safer agents.

March 25, 2023 · 9 min read · Technical explainer

Explainable AI in Cybersecurity

Explore explainable AI in cybersecurity for intrusion detection, malware analysis, anomaly detection, risk scoring, debugging, and model trust.

November 01, 2022 · 11 min read · Technical explainer

Neurosymbolic AI

An introduction to neurosymbolic AI and how neural networks and symbolic reasoning support explainability, data efficiency, and trustworthy decisions.