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48 results for Development Aid

The paper develops a causal machine learning framework to optimize aid allocation.

problem Optimizing aid allocation to reduce new HIV infections in poor countries.
method The framework uses a balancing autoencoder, counterfactual generator, and inference model to predict heterogeneous treatment effects.
result The framework predicts a reduction of up to 3.3% in new HIV infections, saving 50,000 lives.

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been widely applied in current communication systems. The artificial intelligence (AI)-aided OFDM receivers are currently brought to the forefront to replace and improve the traditional OFDM receivers. In this study, we first compare two AI-aided OFDM receivers, nam…

2018-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Credit Scores are ubiquitous and instrumental for loan providers and regulators. In this paper we showcase how micro-loan credit system can be developed in real setting. We show what challenges arise and discuss solutions. Particularly, we are concerned about model interpretability and data quality. In the final sectio…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Authors determine the SL(2,C) character variety of a specific knot without computer aid.

problem Determine the SL(2,C) character variety of a specific knot without computational assistance.
method Develop an efficient method for working with conjugacy classes of four elements of SL(2,C).
result Determine the character variety of the knot 8_18 efficiently and software-free.

Paper explores generalization of AID-based bi-level optimization methods.

problem Uncertainty in generalization properties of AID-based bi-level optimization methods.
method Uniform stability analysis and convergence study of AID-based methods.
result AID-based methods can achieve similar generalization as single-level nonconvex problems.

Estimates funding impact from an algorithmic relief rule, finding little effect on hospital activities.

problem Evaluating the impact of algorithmic policy decisions.
method Developed a treatment-effect estimator using algorithmic decisions as instruments.
result Funding from an algorithmic relief rule had little effect on COVID-19-related hospital activities.

Equation discovery methods enable modelers to combine domain-specific knowledge and system identification to construct models most suitable for a selected modeling task. The method described and evaluated in this paper can be used as a nonlinear system identification method for gray-box modeling. It consists of two int…

2019-07-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops RL for dynamic risk assessment in stochastic optimization.

problem Time-consistent risk assessment in stochastic optimization problems.
method Model-free reinforcement learning with dynamic convex risk measures, time-consistent dynamic programming, policy gradient updates, actor-critic neural network optimization.
result Demonstrates optimal policies for statistical arbitrage, financial hedging, and robot control.

A new DVAE architecture improves channel estimation by incorporating temporal correlations.

problem Improving the estimation of time-varying channels.
method Introducing k-MemoryMarkovVAE (k-MMVAE) architecture to learn temporal correlations.
result The k-MMVAE aided channel estimator outperforms other ML aided estimators.

Model predicts VKA dosage for Indian patients, aiding in safe medication.

problem Safe and accurate dosing of VKA drugs for Indian patients.
method Support Vector Machine (SVM) Regression model trained on patient data.
result Predicted dosages closely match actual dosages.

Patient summarization is essential for clinicians to provide coordinated care and practice effective communication. Automated summarization has the potential to save time, standardize notes, aid clinical decision making, and reduce medical errors. Here we provide an upper bound on extractive summarization of discharge …

2018-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Satellite imagery helps adjust for unobserved confounders in observational studies.

problem Adjusting for confounding factors in observational studies with non-tabular data like satellite imagery.
method Formalizing conditions for causal effect identification, estimation, and sensitivity analysis.
result Demonstrated the use of satellite imagery as a proxy for unobserved confounders in anti-poverty aid programs.

Improved ABFMs capture market complexities, aiding policy decisions.

problem Limited usefulness of current ABFMs due to missing microstructure and agent behaviors.
method Developed ABMMS with realistic market structure, communication, and auction mechanisms; populated with adaptive agents.
result Generated data from ABMMS more accurately reflects real market phenomena.

Humans are spectacular reinforcement learners, constantly learning from and adjusting to experience and feedback. Unfortunately, this doesn't necessarily mean humans are fast learners. When tasks are challenging, learning can become unacceptably slow. Fortunately, humans do not have to learn tabula rasa, and learning s…

2020-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study Mannheim surface offsets in dual space. By the aid of the E. Study Mapping, we consider ruled surfaces as dual unit spherical curves and define the Mannheim offsets of the ruled surfaces by means of dual geodesic trihedron (dual Darboux frame). We obtain the relationships between the invariants …

2011-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Inspired by the recent advances in deep learning (DL), this work presents a deep neural network aided decoding algorithm for binary linear codes. Based on the concept of deep unfolding, we design a decoding network by unfolding the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM)-penalized decoder. In addition, we pr…

2020-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a new image denoising algorithm, dubbed as Fully Convolutional Adaptive Image DEnoiser (FC-AIDE), that can learn from an offline supervised training set with a fully convolutional neural network as well as adaptively fine-tune the supervised model for each given noisy image. We significantly extend the frame…

2018-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows Lula's Zero Hunger program reduced income inequality in Brazil.

problem Income inequality in Brazil during Lula's administration.
method Breakpoint regression analysis using detailed descriptive statistics.
result The Zero Hunger program substantially reduced income inequality and provided income security for the poor.

AI-Interpret transforms opaque policies into simple, interpretable decision rules.

problem Designing effective decision aids for professionals to mitigate decision-making biases.
method Combining imitation learning, program induction, and clustering to transform learned policies into interpretable descriptions.
result Providing interpretable decision rules as flowcharts significantly improves people's planning strategies and decisions.

Indirect competition emerged from the complex organization of human societies, and knowledge of the existing network topology may aid in developing effective strategies for success. Here, we propose an agent-based model of competition with systems co-existing in a `small-world' social network. We show that within the r…

2008-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of interpreting trained classification models in the setting of linguistic data sets. Leveraging a parse tree, we propose to assign least-squares based importance scores to each word of an instance by exploiting syntactic constituency structure. We establish an axiomatic characterization of these i…

2019-02-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Hearing Aid (HA) algorithms need to be tuned ("fitted") to match the impairment of each specific patient. The lack of a fundamental HA fitting theory is a strong contributing factor to an unsatisfying sound experience for about 20% of hearing aid patients. This paper proposes a probabilistic modeling approach to the de…

2016-02-03abs ↗pdf ↗

TinyLSTMs reduces speech enhancement model size and latency for hearing aids.

problem Large RNNs limit practical deployment in hearing aid hardware.
method Model compression techniques (pruning, integer quantization, state update skipping) for RNN speech enhancement.
result Reduction in model size and operations by 11.9imes imes and 2.9imes imes, respectively, without perceptual degradation.

Concurrent engineering taking into account product life-cycle factors seems to be one of the industrial challenges of the next years. Cost estimation and management are two main strategic tasks that imply the possibility of managing costs at the earliest stages of product development. This is why it is indispensable to…

2010-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we present two new communication-efficient methods for distributed minimization of an average of functions. The first algorithm is an inexact variant of the DANE algorithm that allows any local algorithm to return an approximate solution to a local subproblem. We show that such a strategy does not affect…

2016-08-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning skin lesion classifier explained using CAVs.

problem Limited acceptance of deep learning CAD systems due to opaque decision-making.
method Mapped human understandable concepts to RECOD model using CAVs.
result Classifier learns and encodes disease-related concepts in its latent representation.

Study shows targeting students with intermediate predicted outcomes is most effective for financial aid renewal.

problem Determining which students to target for financial aid renewal to maximize effectiveness.
method Used causal forest to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects and targeted students accordingly; compared targeting low vs high predicted probability outcomes.
result Targeting students with intermediate predicted outcomes yields the highest effectiveness in financial aid renewal.

Computational topology is a vibrant contemporary subfield and this article integrates knot theory and mathematical visualization. Previous work on computer graphics developed a sequence of smooth knots that were shown to converge point wise to a piecewise linear (PL) approximant. This is extended to isotopic convergenc…

2016-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗