Paper tackles energy sharing in ZECs using DRL.
problem Improving energy status of ZECs through agent-based energy sharing.
method Modelled as a multi-agent environment, solved with DRL.
result Agents learn to collaborate and improve ZEC's energy status over time.
Introduces Causal Energy Minimization to understand Transformer layers.
problem Empirical parameterization of Transformer blocks remains largely unexplored.
method Causal Energy Minimization framework that recasts Transformer layers as optimization steps on conditional energy functions.
result Identifies design space for Transformer layers including weight sharing and energy-based interpretations.
Study examines economic impact of wind energy on Colombian electricity market.
problem Impact of wind energy on Colombian electricity market pricing and conventional generation.
method Built a unit commitment model to simulate market legislation and system data.
result Wind energy reduces the operation of gas-fired plants by up to 20%.
Deep learning boosts building energy load forecasting.
problem Short-term load forecasting in buildings.
method Stacked Boosters Network architecture with sparse interactions, parameter sharing, and equivariant representations.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art models in short-term load forecasting tasks.
An on-going debate in the energy economics and power market community has raised the question if energy-only power markets are increasingly failing due to growing feed-in shares from subsidized renewable energy sources (RES). The short answer to this is: No, they are not failing. Energy-based power markets are, however…
We introduce and study the notion of the energy of a smooth metric measure space, which includes as special cases the Yamabe constant and Perelman's ν-entropy. We then investigate some properties the energy shares with these constants, in particular its relationship with the κ-noncollapsing property. Finally, we us…
Proposes a pricing agent using reinforcement learning to balance renewable energy demand.
problem Intermittent renewable energy sources challenge carbon-free electricity generation.
method Reinforcement learning approach to balance customer demand with renewable energy generation.
result Demonstrates improved electricity pricing strategy for renewable energy integration.
The current trend of pushing CNNs deeper with convolutions has created a pressing demand to achieve higher compression gains on CNNs where convolutions dominate the computation and parameter amount (e.g., GoogLeNet, ResNet and Wide ResNet). Further, the high energy consumption of convolutions limits its deployment on m…
Agents learn and control complex mechanical systems through shared memories.
problem Controlling multi-joint dynamical systems.
method Coupled autoregressive active inference agents using Bayesian filtering and minimizing expected free energy.
result Demonstrated learning and control of a double mass-spring-damper system.
Paper optimizes energy trading on DA markets using RL.
problem Volatility and randomness in renewable energy sources.
method Markov Decision Process, reinforcement learning, evolutionary algorithm.
result RL-based strategy generates highest market profits.
A mechanism to share risks and costs with guarantees against extreme outcomes.
problem Softening extreme individual burdens in risk sharing schemes.
method Formalizes Certified Allocation Problem; uses Conformal Risk Sharing with interpretable sharing policy and split conformal calibration.
result Reduces extreme obligations for high-risk agents while controlling harm to others.
A geometric construction for obtaining a prolongation of a connection to a connection of a bundle of connections is presented. This determines a natural extension of the notion of canonical energy-tensor which suits gauge and gravitational fields, and shares the main properties of the energy-tensor of a matter field in…
We investigate certain natural connections between subriemannian geometry and hyperbolic dynamical systems. In particular, we study dynamically defined horizontal distributions which split into two integrable ones and ask: how is the energy of a subriemannian geodesic shared between its projections onto the integrable …
Paper proposes a network framework for prosumers to manage peak loads in Iran.
problem Balancing renewable prosumers' self-sufficiency with grid integration under uncertainty.
method Distributed contextual stochastic optimization (DCSO) framework with consensus-based sharing.
result Integration of prediction and optimization reduces peak loads and costs.
Unified view of contrastive and supervised learning improves model performance.
problem Improving model performance in classification, robustness, and detection.
method Hybrid discriminative-generative training of energy-based models.
result Improved performance on classification, robustness, out-of-distribution detection, and calibration.
This paper tackles risk-aware energy scheduling for MEC networks with microgrids.
problem Risk in energy demand and supply for MEC networks powered by microgrids.
method Formulated an optimization problem with CVaR for energy consumption and generation, analyzed using a multi-agent stochastic game, derived solution with MADRL-based A3C algorithm.
result Significant performance gain by considering CVaR for high accuracy energy scheduling.
Federated learning calibrates insurance indices from renewable energy producers' data.
problem Calibrating parametric insurance indices under heterogeneous renewable energy production losses.
method Federated learning framework using Tweedie GLMs and distributed optimization.
result Federated learning recovers comparable index coefficients under moderate heterogeneity.
RL automates sensor configuration for energy harvesting IoT nodes.
problem Manual or heuristic configuration of energy harvesting sensors is inefficient and requires domain expertise.
method Reinforcement Learning (RL) to automate and optimize sensor configuration.
result RL can effectively learn and configure sensor sampling rates for optimal energy use and node operation.
PRISM-FCP improves federated prediction robustness against Byzantine attacks.
problem Byzantine attacks in federated learning.
method Partial model sharing and distance-based maliciousness scores.
result Maintains nominal coverage guarantees under Byzantine attacks.
Paper trains two models to improve synthesis quality and unsupervised learning.
problem Improving synthesis quality and unsupervised learning.
method Joint training of an energy-based model and a flow-based model using adversarial value function.
result Significant improvement in synthesis quality of the flow model.
Model predicts BESS interactions and price impacts in energy markets.
problem Understanding BESS interactions and price formation in energy markets.
method Stochastic game-theoretic model with linear-quadratic differential game.
result Equilibrium controls and prices derived for BESSs in both heterogeneous and homogeneous settings.
The success of deep learning in numerous application domains created the de- sire to run and train them on mobile devices. This however, conflicts with their computationally, memory and energy intense nature, leading to a growing interest in compression. Recent work by Han et al. (2015a) propose a pipeline that involve…
A two-step market clearing method for local energy trading among prosumers and consumers.
problem Integrating distributed energy resources into local energy markets.
method Feeder-based market with Two-StepMarket Clearing (2SMC) mechanism.
result Maximizes market surplus and correct incentives for prosumers and consumers.
An increase in energy production from renewable energy sources is viewed as a crucial achievement in most industrialized countries. The higher variability of power production via renewables leads to a rise in ancillary service costs over the power system, in particular costs within the electricity balancing markets, ma…
Paper proposes MCMA architecture for neural approximate computing with higher invocation rate and energy savings.
problem Limited invocation rate of neural approximators leading to suboptimal energy efficiency.
method Introduces MCMA architecture with a multiclass classifier and multiple approximators, sharing hardware resources and efficiently swapping approximators.
result Significantly higher invocation rate and energy savings compared to existing methods.
Paper introduces normalizing flows for accurate probabilistic energy forecasting.
problem Uncertainty in renewable energy forecasting for power systems.
method Normalizing flows for direct learning of multivariate stochastic distributions.
result Normalizing flows outperform other deep learning models in probabilistic forecasting.
Study examines dependence of extreme electricity prices in Australian markets.
problem Understanding and managing risks of extreme price outcomes in Australian electricity markets.
method Examined extremal dependence using extremograms for 5-minute and 30-minute price data.
result Persistence and dependence of extreme prices are influenced by market structure and renewable energy share.
Inequality persists as wealth concentrates in a few agents.
problem Widening wealth gap in society.
method Modeling wealth exchanges and proposing regulatory policies.
result Simple policies can redistribute wealth and prevent inequality.
Game theory models storage investment to balance market competition and profits.
problem Strategic storage investment impacts electricity market prices and revenues.
method Formulated a non-cooperative game between investors to model strategic storage decisions.
result Increasing storage capacity reduces individual profits but increases total investment.
Dynamic pricing aims to match power supply and demand in an energy transition.
problem Mismatch between renewable energy supply and consumer demand.
method Formalizes decision-making problem, designs forecasting models, and statistical demand response models.
result Dynamic pricing can synchronise power supply and demand effectively.
StrEBM learns distinct latent components for better source separation.
problem Blind source separation with identifiable and decoupled latent components.
method Structured latent energy-based model with learnable structural biases.
result The model effectively recovers source components from mixed signals.
This work improves communication efficiency in federated learning over wireless networks by optimizing energy consumption.
problem Optimizing energy consumption in federated learning over wireless networks.
method Adopting SignSGD for gradient sign exchange, considering channel capacity with outage, and proposing a stochastic sign-based algorithm for uneven data distribution.
result Proposed methods achieve a balance between learning performance and energy consumption.
Many recent models of trade dynamics use the simple idea of wealth exchanges among economic agents in order to obtain a stable or equilibrium distribution of wealth among the agents. In particular, a plain analogy compares the wealth in a society with the energy in a physical system, and the trade between agents to the…
FixyNN splits CNN models into fixed and trainable parts for efficient on-device inference.
problem Energy inefficiency in on-device CNN inference for real-time computer vision.
method Co-designed hardware accelerator platform with transfer learning for training.
result Achieved nearly 2x better energy efficiency than a conventional accelerator.
Graph convolutions can enhance high frequencies, leading to over-sharpening.
problem Graph convolutions suffer from over-smoothing and poor performance on heterophilic graphs.
method Rigorously prove that linear graph convolutions minimize a generalized Dirichlet energy, showing that weight matrices induce edge-wise attraction or repulsion.
result Graph convolutions can enhance high frequencies, leading to over-sharpening instead of over-smoothing.
ICIL learns policies invariant to multiple environments, improving generalization.
problem Learning policies from multiple environments leads to spurious correlations.
method ICIL learns invariant feature representations and a matching imitation policy.
result ICIL policies generalize better to unseen environments.
Meta learns low-rank covariance factors for better uncertainty estimation.
problem Sub-optimal covariance matrices in multi-task settings.
method Meta learns diagonal or diagonal plus low-rank factors using an attentive set encoder.
result Efficiently constructed task-specific covariance matrices improve uncertainty estimation.
We investigate a new geometric flow which consists of a coupled system of the Ricci flow on a closed manifold M with the harmonic map flow of a map phi from M to some closed target manifold N with a (possibly time-dependent) positive coupling constant alpha. This system can be interpreted as the gradient flow of an ene…
Develops hyperparameter transfer methods for Dense Associative Memories.
problem Challenges in transferring hyperparameters for DenseAMs due to unique architecture and activation functions.
method Derives explicit prescriptions for hyperparameter transfer from small to large models.
result Excellent agreement between theoretical and empirical results.
Investors prioritize ESG in crypto-assets, showing higher exposure than traditional assets.
problem Understanding ESG preferences in crypto-assets and their investment behavior.
method A representative household finance survey in Austria to examine ESG preferences and crypto-investment exposure.
result ESG-conscious investors have higher exposure to crypto-assets compared to traditional asset classes.
Many models of market dynamics make use of the idea of wealth exchanges among economic agents. A simple analogy compares the wealth in a society with the energy in a physical system, and the trade between agents to the energy exchange between molecules during collisions. However, while in physical systems the equiparti…
New method improves wind and solar energy forecasts by 48 hours.
problem Volatility of wind and solar energy makes accurate forecasts difficult.
method Two-step machine learning approach to calibrate ensemble forecasts.
result Statistical post-processing improves forecast skill by at least 48 hours.
A new method for image translation without paired data.
problem Image-to-image translation between two domains with content preservation.
method Energy-based model in latent space of pretrained autoencoder.
result Improved translation quality and content preservation.
JKO scheme adds deceleration in rapidly changing metric curvature directions.
problem Understanding the implicit bias of the JKO scheme in Wasserstein gradient flow.
method Characterized the implicit bias of the JKO scheme at second order in η, modifying the energy functional.
result JKO scheme adds deceleration in directions where metric curvature of J is rapidly changing.
Three years ago we found a statistically reliable link between ConocoPhillips' (NYSE: COP) stock price and the difference between the core and headline CPI in the United States. In this article, the original relationship is revisited with new data available since 2009. The agreement between the observed monthly closing…
MF-PID uses interacting samples to efficiently transport probability mass.
problem Efficiently transporting probability mass in generative models.
method Introducing Mean-Field Path-Integral Diffusion (MF-PID) where samples become interacting agents.
result MF-PID achieves 19-24% reductions in control energy for demand-response control of energy systems.
Fossil power firms have recently profited more than renewables, but this may be a temporary phenomenon.
problem The profitability gap between renewable and fossil power firms in Europe.
method Machine-learning clustering and Bayesian model averaging.
result Renewable power firms are becoming more profitable, while fossil power firms are becoming less so.
Algorithm for stable allocation in heterogeneous ad-hoc networks.
problem Decentralized spectrum allocation in dynamic, heterogeneous networks.
method Multi-armed bandit based distributed algorithm for static and dynamic networks.
result Achieves stable orthogonal allocation in finite time with low complexity.