Bayesian approach for inhomogeneous Poisson process intensity estimation.
problem Intractable integral in likelihood of Gaussian Cox process.
method Joint modeling of intensity and cumulative intensity as transformed Gaussian process; exact MCMC sampler.
result Exact posterior inference without approximations.
Boost-R uses gradient boosted trees for analyzing recurrence data.
problem Analyzing recurrence data with static and dynamic features.
method Gradient boosted additive trees with time-dependent functions.
result Estimates the cumulative intensity function of recurrent event processes.
A new model uses neural networks to efficiently learn multivariate temporal point processes.
problem Efficiently modeling multivariate temporal point processes with low parameter complexity.
method Modeling the cumulative hazard function with neural networks for each variate.
result The proposed model achieves state-of-the-art performance on data fitting and event prediction tasks.
Modeling dependent defaults with multivariate Cox processes.
problem Capturing dependence in default times.
method Multivariate generalized Cox process with càdlàg, increasing processes.
result Closed-form expressions for joint survival probabilities.
We introduce the class of affine forward variance (AFV) models of which both the conventional Heston model and the rough Heston model are special cases. We show that AFV models can be characterized by the affine form of their cumulant generating function, which can be obtained as solution of a convolution Riccati equat…
Study resolves the Korean LVRP puzzle by showing HVRP exists but is masked by investor heterogeneity and improper intensity normalization.
problem Puzzling Low Volume Return Premium (LVRP) in Korea, contradicting global High Volume Return Premium (HVRP) evidence.
method Used Korean market data (2020-2024) to demonstrate HVRP exists but is masked by investor heterogeneity and improper intensity normalization. Normalized institutional buying intensity by market capitalization rather than trading value.
result Demonstrated a perfect monotonic relationship between highest-conviction institutional buying and positive cumulative abnormal returns, while lowest-intensity trades yield modest returns.
In this paper we provide a valuation formula for different classes of actuarial and financial contracts which depend on a general loss process, by using the Malliavin calculus. In analogy with the celebrated Black-Scholes formula, we aim at expressing the expected cash flow in terms of a building block. The former is r…
Continuous-time Kyle model shows privacy subsidy from noise-perturbed order flow.
problem Quantifying break-even fees for committed-AMM exchanges under privacy-aggregated information.
method Extended Nakamura's (2026) single-period result to continuous-time, observing order flow perturbed by Brownian noise.
result Cumulative privacy subsidy is identified as equivalent to Loss-Versus-Rebalancing in price observation gap.
Study proposes a new model for joint survival annuity valuation.
problem Valuation of joint survival annuities and options.
method Linear-rational Wishart mortality model based on stochastic matrix affine process.
result Derives closed-form expression for joint survival annuity and option.
New method for nonlinear SDR of complex non-Euclidean data.
problem Nonlinear SDR for complex non-Euclidean random objects.
method Fréchet Cumulative Covariance (FCCov) and neural networks.
result Robust and unbiased nonlinear SDR for complex data.
The attack intensity of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is increasing every year. Botnets based on internet of things (IOT) devices are now being used to conduct DDoS attacks. The estimation of direct and indirect economic damages caused by these attacks is a complex problem. One of the indirect damage of …
It will be difficult to gain the agreement of all the actors on any proposal for climate change management, if universality and fairness are not considered. In this work, a universal measure of emissions to be applied at the international level is proposed, based on a modification of the Greenhouse Gas Intensity (GHG-I…
Introduces CuFun model for more accurate TPPs using CDF.
problem Challenges in forecasting future events in TPPs.
method Uses Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) and monotonic neural network.
result Significantly improves adaptability and precision in TPPs.
Derives variance kernel for reaction boundary in financial models.
problem Separating components in financial volatility models.
method Operational-time variance kernel, damped Abel response kernel, closed asymptotic form.
result Operational variance has a closed asymptotic form involving various parameters.
Diffusion in a linear potential in the presence of position-dependent killing is used to mimic a default process. Different assumptions regarding transport coefficients, initial conditions, and elasticity of the killing measure lead to diverse models of bankruptcy. One "stylized fact" is fundamental for our considerati…
Derives operational-time variance kernel for reaction boundaries in financial markets.
problem Separating components in volatility models to better understand market dynamics.
method Derives a variance kernel for a latent-order-book reaction boundary, separating structural boundary cumulant, clock projection, and pricing-measure choice.
result Operational variance has a closed asymptotic form for long-memory forcing, with effective signed-forcing intensity and resilience.
Study quantifies how LLMs capture higher-order statistical structure using cumulant expansion.
problem Understanding how LLMs internalize statistical structure during next-token prediction.
method Cumulant-expansion framework treating softmax entropy as perturbation around center distribution.
result Cumulants reveal distinct signatures for mathematical vs. general text prompts, quantifying feature-learning dynamics.
The CSA-ES is an Evolution Strategy with Cumulative Step size Adaptation, where the step size is adapted measuring the length of a so-called cumulative path. The cumulative path is a combination of the previous steps realized by the algorithm, where the importance of each step decreases with time. This article studies …
Using methods introduced by Scargle in 1978 we derive a cumulative version of the Lomb periodogram that exhibits frequency independent statistics when applied to cumulative noise. We show how this cumulative Lomb periodogram allows us to estimate the significance of log-periodic signatures in the S&P 500 anti-bubble th…
Kernelized cumulants improve statistical analysis in high-dimensional spaces.
problem Statistical analysis in high-dimensional spaces with low variance estimators.
method Extending cumulants to RKHS using tensor algebra and kernel trick.
result Kernelized cumulants provide new all-purpose statistics with computational tractability.
Neural networks can learn from higher-order cumulants efficiently, requiring quadratic samples.
problem Learning from higher-order cumulants in high-dimensional data.
method Spiked cumulant model, polynomial time algorithms, neural networks, random features.
result Neural networks require quadratic samples to learn from higher-order cumulants efficiently, while random features require more samples.
The paper calculates bounds for risk metrics and entropies under partial information constraints.
problem Analyzing risk metrics and entropies for unimodal, symmetric distributions with limited information.
method Develops lower and upper bounds for worst-case distortion riskmetrics and weighted entropy for unimodal, symmetric distributions with known mean and variance.
result Sharp upper bounds for distortion riskmetrics and weighted entropy for symmetric distributions.
A new GAN loss function based on cumulant generating functions improves stability and robustness.
problem Improving the stability and performance of GANs.
method Cumulant GAN loss function based on variational R{é}nyi divergence.
result Cumulant GAN achieves linear convergence to Nash equilibrium and superior performance in image generation.
Bayesian methods improve inference for cumulative probit models on large datasets.
problem Challenges in Bayesian inference for large cumulative probit models.
method Proposed scalable algorithms using Variational Bayes and Expectation Propagation.
result Superior computational performance and accuracy compared to MCMC.
The problem of an arbitrary truncated Levy flight description using the method of cumulant approach has been solved. The set of cumulants of the truncated Levy distribution given the assumption of arbitrary truncation has been found. The influence of truncation shape on the truncated Levy flight properties in the Gauss…
Neural Diffusion Intensity Models simplify Cox processes inference.
problem Intractable nonparametric estimation and posterior inference of latent stochastic intensity in Cox processes.
method Variational framework using neural SDEs, with theoretical guarantee of ELBO maximization coinciding with maximum likelihood estimation.
result Accurate recovery of latent intensity dynamics and posterior paths with significant speedup.
CENNSurv models cumulative effects of time-dependent exposures on survival outcomes.
problem Challenges in modeling cumulative effects of time-dependent exposures on survival outcomes.
method CENNSurv, a novel deep learning approach that captures dynamic risk relationships from time-dependent data.
result CENNSurv reveals multi-year lagged and short-term behavioral shifts in survival outcomes.
This study quantifies systemic importance in global banks using a continuous framework that amplifies localized shocks.
problem Analyzing financial contagion and systemic risk in global banks.
method Developed a continuous framework incorporating geographic proximity and interbank network linkages, using a master equation and Feynman-Kac representation.
result The amplification factor correctly identifies systemically important institutions and predicts crisis outcomes.
The risk-neutral option pricing method under GARCH intensity model is examined. The GARCH intensity model incorporates the characteristics of financial return series such as volatility clustering, leverage effect and conditional asymmetry. The GARCH intensity option pricing model has flexibility in changing the volatil…
Method uses deep learning to estimate traffic intensity.
problem Estimating stochastic intensity of traffic processes.
method Deep neural networks for nonlinear filtering.
result Deep learning method accurately estimates traffic intensity.
New algorithms minimize simple and cumulative regret in contextual bandits.
problem Minimizing simple and cumulative regret in contextual bandit settings.
method Proposed new algorithms using conformal arm sets (CASs).
result Near-optimal minimax guarantees for simple regret and state-of-the-art guarantees for cumulative regret.
Method determines credit transition matrix from cumulative default probabilities.
problem Quantifying changes in bond credit ratings.
method Setup an ill-posed, linear inverse problem with entropy minimization.
result Method successfully determines CTM from cumulative default probabilities.
New method calibrates classifier probabilities with guaranteed coverage.
problem Inaccurate probability estimates by classifiers in high-risk applications.
method Adaptive temperature scaling algorithm for conformal prediction.
result Improves calibration error measures and standard metrics across various tasks.
Paper converts quantiles to cumulative distribution functions to simplify risk measures.
problem Technical assumptions in risk measure calculations.
method Invention of converting integrated quantiles to integrated cumulative distribution functions.
result Avoids the need for probability density function existence.
We introduce a new type of graphical model called a "cumulative distribution network" (CDN), which expresses a joint cumulative distribution as a product of local functions. Each local function can be viewed as providing evidence about possible orderings, or rankings, of variables. Interestingly, we find that the condi…
Develops regression trees for estimating cumulative incidence curves in competing risks.
problem Estimating cumulative incidence functions in competing risks settings.
method Uses augmented estimators of the Brier score risk to build and prune regression trees.
result Demonstrates the utility of the proposed methods through simulation studies and real data.
A new kernel method improves Poisson process intensity estimation.
problem Estimating intensity functions of inhomogeneous Poisson processes.
method Kernel method-based intensity estimator using least squares loss.
result K2IE achieves comparable predictive performance with improved efficiency. Paper proposes a new method to identify causal graphs with latent variables using higher-order cumulants.
problem Estimating causal directed acyclic graphs with latent confounders.
method Uses higher-order cumulants to identify causal structures among observed and latent variables.
result Validates the proposed algorithm through simulations and real-world data.
The paper identifies causal effects in latent variable models using higher-order cumulants.
problem Challenges in identifying causal effects in latent variable models with latent confounders.
method Using higher-order cumulants, the paper addresses two challenging setups: a single proxy variable and underspecified instrumental variables.
result Causal effects are identifiable with a single proxy or instrument.
We show power-scaling behaviors for fluctuations in share volume, which no other studies have so far done. After analyzing a database of the daily transactions for all securities listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, we selected 1050 large companies that each had an unbroken series of daily trading activity from January …
Proposes a new sampling method for online learning with cumulative oversampling.
problem Budgeted Influence Maximization in online learning.
method Cumulative Oversampling (CO) method for online learning.
result CO-based algorithm achieves comparable regret to UCB-based algorithms and performs similarly to Thompson Sampling.
The paper tackles non-cumulative objectives in reinforcement learning and proposes modifications to existing algorithms.
problem Optimizing objectives that are not naturally expressed as summations of rewards in various fields.
method The paper modifies the Bellman optimality equation to handle non-cumulative objectives by replacing summation with a generalized operation.
result The modified Bellman updates can converge to the globally optimal solution under certain conditions.
Study identifies two borrowing patterns in UK payday loan users.
problem Financial vulnerability of payday loan users.
method Two-state hidden Markov model (HMM) using Open Banking data.
result 36.4% of borrowers experience high-intensity exposure for 12 weeks or more.
Model predicts bid and ask price dynamics with spread-dependent intensities.
problem Predicting bid and ask price dynamics in high-frequency stock markets.
method Extended Hawkes process with zero intensities, spread-dependent intensities, and negative excitement.
result Spread-narrowing tendency, excitations caused by previous events, impact of flash crashes, and different market participant features.
Curriculum learning has been successfully used in reinforcement learning to accelerate the learning process, through knowledge transfer between tasks of increasing complexity. Critical tasks, in which suboptimal exploratory actions must be minimized, can benefit from curriculum learning, and its ability to shape explor…
This paper discusses properties of a Doubly Stochastic Poisson Process (DSPP) where the intensity process belongs to a class of affine diffusions. For any intensity process from this class we derive an analytical expression for probability distribution functions of the corresponding DSPP. A specification of our results…
Improved stochastic clocks for financial models without increasing trades.
problem Dealing with asymmetrical and tail risks in financial returns.
method Proposes a new approach to regulate Lévy subordinators for financial models.
result Achieves arbitrarily large skewness and excess kurtosis of returns.
New method corrects bias in datasets using cumulative distribution functions.
problem Varying domains and biased datasets lead to differences between training and target distributions.
method Empirical cumulative distribution function estimates of the target distribution, rigorously generalized.
result Method is more robust, not reliant on parameter tuning, and performs similarly to state-of-the-art techniques.