Multi-Integration of Labels across Categories for Component Identification (MILCCI)

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Main Authors: Mudrik, Noga, Chen, Yuxi, Mishne, Gal, Charles, Adam S.
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Published: 2026
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author Mudrik, Noga
Chen, Yuxi
Mishne, Gal
Charles, Adam S.
author_facet Mudrik, Noga
Chen, Yuxi
Mishne, Gal
Charles, Adam S.
contents Many fields collect large-scale temporal data through repeated measurements (trials), where each trial is labeled with a set of metadata variables spanning several categories. For example, a trial in a neuroscience study may be linked to a value from category (a): task difficulty, and category (b): animal choice. A critical challenge in time-series analysis is to understand how these labels are encoded within the multi-trial observations, and disentangle the distinct effect of each label entry across categories. Here, we present MILCCI, a novel data-driven method that i) identifies the interpretable components underlying the data, ii) captures cross-trial variability, and iii) integrates label information to understand each category's representation within the data. MILCCI extends a sparse per-trial decomposition that leverages label similarities within each category to enable subtle, label-driven cross-trial adjustments in component compositions and to distinguish the contribution of each category. MILCCI also learns each component's corresponding temporal trace, which evolves over time within each trial and varies flexibly across trials. We demonstrate MILCCI's performance through both synthetic and real-world examples, including voting patterns, online page view trends, and neuronal recordings.
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spellingShingle Multi-Integration of Labels across Categories for Component Identification (MILCCI)
Mudrik, Noga
Chen, Yuxi
Mishne, Gal
Charles, Adam S.
Machine Learning
Neurons and Cognition
Quantitative Methods
Many fields collect large-scale temporal data through repeated measurements (trials), where each trial is labeled with a set of metadata variables spanning several categories. For example, a trial in a neuroscience study may be linked to a value from category (a): task difficulty, and category (b): animal choice. A critical challenge in time-series analysis is to understand how these labels are encoded within the multi-trial observations, and disentangle the distinct effect of each label entry across categories. Here, we present MILCCI, a novel data-driven method that i) identifies the interpretable components underlying the data, ii) captures cross-trial variability, and iii) integrates label information to understand each category's representation within the data. MILCCI extends a sparse per-trial decomposition that leverages label similarities within each category to enable subtle, label-driven cross-trial adjustments in component compositions and to distinguish the contribution of each category. MILCCI also learns each component's corresponding temporal trace, which evolves over time within each trial and varies flexibly across trials. We demonstrate MILCCI's performance through both synthetic and real-world examples, including voting patterns, online page view trends, and neuronal recordings.
title Multi-Integration of Labels across Categories for Component Identification (MILCCI)
topic Machine Learning
Neurons and Cognition
Quantitative Methods
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04270