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Performance unfairness among variables widely exists in multivariate time series (MTS) forecasting models since such models may attend/bias to certain (advantaged) variables. Addressing this unfairness problem is important for equally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Hui He , Qi Zhang , Shoujin Wang , Kun Yi , Zhendong Niu , Longbing Cao

This study delves into the pervasive issue of gender issues in artificial intelligence (AI), specifically within automatic scoring systems for student-written responses. The primary objective is to investigate the presence of gender biases,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Ehsan Latif , Xiaoming Zhai , Lei Liu

Most fair machine learning methods either highly rely on the sensitive information of the training samples or require a large modification on the target models, which hinders their practical application. To address this issue, we propose a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Haonan Wang , Ziwei Wu , Jingrui He

Ensuring equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare demands systems that make unbiased decisions across all demographic groups, bridging technical innovation with ethical principles. Foundation Models (FMs), trained on vast…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Dilermando Queiroz , Anderson Carlos , André Anjos , Lilian Berton

Large-scale ASR models have achieved remarkable gains in accuracy and robustness. However, fairness issues remain largely unaddressed despite their critical importance in real-world applications. In this work, we introduce FairASR, a system…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-13 Jongsuk Kim , Jaemyung Yu , Minchan Kwon , Junmo Kim

With the universal adoption of machine learning in healthcare, the potential for the automation of societal biases to further exacerbate health disparities poses a significant risk. We explore algorithmic fairness from the perspective of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Md Rahat Shahriar Zawad , Peter Washington

Ensuring fairness is critical when applying artificial intelligence to high-stakes domains such as healthcare, where predictive models trained on imbalanced and demographically skewed data risk exacerbating existing disparities. Federated…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Qiming Wu , Siqi Li , Doudou Zhou , Nan Liu

Machine learning (ML) models often exhibit bias that can exacerbate inequities in biomedical applications. Fairness auditing, the process of evaluating a model's performance across subpopulations, is critical for identifying and mitigating…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-05-19 Jianhui Gao , Jessica Gronsbell

Fairness--the absence of unjustified bias--is a core principle in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, yet it remains difficult to assess and enforce. Current approaches to fairness testing in large language models…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Miguel Romero-Arjona , José A. Parejo , Juan C. Alonso , Ana B. Sánchez , Aitor Arrieta , Sergio Segura

Algorithmic decision-making has become deeply ingrained in many domains, yet biases in machine learning models can still produce discriminatory outcomes, often harming unprivileged groups. Achieving fair classification is inherently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-15 Nurit Cohen-Inger , Lior Rokach , Bracha Shapira , Seffi Cohen

Fairness-aware learning involves designing algorithms that do not discriminate with respect to some sensitive feature (e.g., race or gender). Existing work on the problem operates under the assumption that the sensitive feature available in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-01-10 Alexandre Louis Lamy , Ziyuan Zhong , Aditya Krishna Menon , Nakul Verma

The digitalization of credit scoring has become essential for financial institutions and commercial banks, especially in the era of digital transformation. Machine learning techniques are commonly used to evaluate customers'…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Huyen Giang Thi Thu , Thang Viet Doan , Ha-Bang Ban , Tai Le Quy

Fairness in artificial intelligence models has gained significantly more attention in recent years, especially in the area of medicine, as fairness in medical models is critical to people's well-being and lives. High-quality medical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Yu Tian , Min Shi , Yan Luo , Ava Kouhana , Tobias Elze , Mengyu Wang

Deep learning has achieved remarkable success in image classification and segmentation tasks. However, fairness concerns persist, as models often exhibit biases that disproportionately affect demographic groups defined by sensitive…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Milad Masroor , Tahir Hassan , Yu Tian , Kevin Wells , David Rosewarne , Thanh-Toan Do , Gustavo Carneiro

Auditing involves verifying the proper implementation of a given policy. As such, auditing is essential for ensuring compliance with the principles of fairness, equity, and transparency mandated by the European Union's AI Act. Moreover,…

Applications · Statistics 2025-12-04 Valentin Lafargue , Emmanuelle Claeys , Jean-Michel Loubes

Deep learning is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in medical research and applications while involving sensitive information and even critical diagnosis decisions. Researchers observe a significant performance disparity among subgroups with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Zikang Xu , Shang Zhao , Quan Quan , Qingsong Yao , S. Kevin Zhou

Modern software relies heavily on data and machine learning, and affects decisions that shape our world. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that because of biases in data, software systems frequently inject bias into their decisions,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-21 Brittany Johnson , Jesse Bartola , Rico Angell , Katherine Keith , Sam Witty , Stephen J. Giguere , Yuriy Brun

Ensuring fairness and robustness in machine learning models remains a challenge, particularly under domain shifts. We present Face4FairShifts, a large-scale facial image benchmark designed to systematically evaluate fairness-aware learning…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Yumeng Lin , Dong Li , Xintao Wu , Minglai Shao , Xujiang Zhao , Zhong Chen , Chen Zhao

Fairness-aware learning mainly focuses on single task learning (STL). The fairness implications of multi-task learning (MTL) have only recently been considered and a seminal approach has been proposed that considers the fairness-accuracy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-20 Arjun Roy , Eirini Ntoutsi

Fairness in machine learning seeks to mitigate model bias against individuals based on sensitive features such as sex or age, often caused by an uneven representation of the population in the training data due to selection bias. Notably,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Yasin I. Tepeli , Joana P. Gonçalves