Multitask optimization and convergence stability with hierarchical feature learning for self guided optimization

The optimization process of multimodal multitask architectures faces three major problems which include unstable optimization and unresolved cross-task interference and insufficient alignment between different feature views. The solution of these system failure points needs direct management of view-specific relationships and task-dependent feature extraction and multi-instance data processing methods. The Unified Multitask and Multiview Deep Architecture (UMDA) solves all optimization problems through its four interconnected computational blocks which operate as a unified system. The Hybrid Cross-View Attention module generates two types of attention operators which establish controlled inter-view relationships through entropy-based concentration mechanisms and cross-view consistency penalties and dispersion constraints that stop modalities from collapsing into each other. The Adaptive Task-Specific Branching module uses dual-path factorization to identify common elements in task projections which generates influence matrices that handle hierarchical task relationships through penalty functions for divergence and consistency. The Graph-Based Multi-Instance Pooling operator processes multi-instance data by building graphs and performing Laplacian propagation and structural signature aggregation based on higher-order tensor interactions that follow entropy and graph-smoothness rules. The Self-Guided Learning method achieves stable optimization through two mechanisms which use gradient magnitudes to adjust task-specific learning rates and combine weighted gradients to reduce objective function variance. The combined mechanisms in the system achieve 88.3% multitask classification accuracy and 0.973 cross-view feature consistency and 4.2% gradient variance reduction during identical training and resource conditions.

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Scientific Reports
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2026-01-27
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-36622-y
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Machine Learning and Data Classification
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Multitask optimization and convergence stability with hierarchical feature learning for self guided optimization

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Multitask optimization and convergence stability with hierarchical feature learning for self guided optimization

Khalid Mahmood, Maha M. Althobaiti, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Sonia Khan, Muaadh A. Alsoufi, Maryam Khan
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Abstract

The optimization process of multimodal multitask architectures faces three major problems which include unstable optimization and unresolved cross-task interference and insufficient alignment between different feature views. The solution of these system failure points needs direct management of view-specific relationships and task-dependent feature extraction and multi-instance data processing methods. The Unified Multitask and Multiview Deep Architecture (UMDA) solves all optimization problems through its four interconnected computational blocks which operate as a unified system. The Hybrid Cross-View Attention module generates two types of attention operators which establish controlled inter-view relationships through entropy-based concentration mechanisms and cross-view consistency penalties and dispersion constraints that stop modalities from collapsing into each other. The Adaptive Task-Specific Branching module uses dual-path factorization to identify common elements in task projections which generates influence matrices that handle hierarchical task relationships through penalty functions for divergence and consistency. The Graph-Based Multi-Instance Pooling operator processes multi-instance data by building graphs and performing Laplacian propagation and structural signature aggregation based on higher-order tensor interactions that follow entropy and graph-smoothness rules. The Self-Guided Learning method achieves stable optimization through two mechanisms which use gradient magnitudes to adjust task-specific learning rates and combine weighted gradients to reduce objective function variance. The combined mechanisms in the system achieve 88.3% multitask classification accuracy and 0.973 cross-view feature consistency and 4.2% gradient variance reduction during identical training and resource conditions.

Scientific ReportsVol. 16(1)
Taif University (SA), Institute of Technology of Cambodia (KH), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PK), Taiz University (YE), King Khalid University (SA)
King Khalid University
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