Variational autoencoder models dynamic latent graphs for neural point processes.
problem Modeling event dynamics with changing trends over time.
method Sequential latent variable model with dynamic latent graphs.
result Higher accuracy in predicting inter-event times and event types.
Neural network model predicts alternating event-free periods.
problem Dynamic prediction of alternating recurrent events with statistical nuance.
method Developed an online dynamic prediction framework using neural network theory.
result Outstanding performance in predicting alternating recurrent event-free time.
We are now witnessing the increasing availability of event stream data, i.e., a sequence of events with each event typically being denoted by the time it occurs and its mark information (e.g., event type). A fundamental problem is to model and predict such kind of marked temporal dynamics, i.e., when the next event wil…
Graph Hawkes Neural Network forecasts evolving graph sequences.
problem Modeling dynamic graph sequences with complex event types.
method Generalized Hawkes process to neural network, capturing complex event impacts.
result Effective at predicting future events in evolving graph sequences.
LOBDIF predicts limit order book events using a diffusion model.
problem Predicting the timing and type of events in a dynamic market system.
method LOBDIF uses a diffusion model to learn the complex time-event distribution in limit order book streams.
result LOBDIF significantly outperforms existing methods in real-world data experiments.
Proposes a new framework to disentangle event influences in MTPP.
problem Underexplored how individual events influence overall dynamics over time.
method Decoupled MTPP framework using Neural Ordinary Differential Equations (Neural ODEs).
result Significantly improves performance on real-life datasets compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Multivariate Bernoulli autoregressive (BAR) processes model time series of events in which the likelihood of current events is determined by the times and locations of past events. These processes can be used to model nonlinear dynamical systems corresponding to criminal activity, responses of patients to different med…
New test uncovers causal links in rare event dynamics.
problem Causal discovery for rare event phenomena in dynamic systems.
method Nonparametric conditional independence test on time-invariant data.
result Validated across simulated and real-world datasets.
Reconstructing network connectivity from the collective dynamics of a system typically requires access to its complete continuous-time evolution although these are often experimentally inaccessible. Here we propose a theory for revealing physical connectivity of networked systems only from the event time series their i…
We target modeling latent dynamics in high-dimension marked event sequences without any prior knowledge about marker relations. Such problem has been rarely studied by previous works which would have fundamental difficulty to handle the arisen challenges: 1) the high-dimensional markers and unknown relation network amo…
DREAM model improves computational efficiency for non-linear effects in relational event models.
problem Efficiently modeling non-linear effects in dynamic relational networks.
method Introduces Deep Relational Event Additive Model (DREAM) using Neural Additive Models.
result Demonstrates superior computational efficiency compared to traditional REM approaches.
Large volume of networked streaming event data are becoming increasingly available in a wide variety of applications, such as social network analysis, Internet traffic monitoring and healthcare analytics. Streaming event data are discrete observation occurred in continuous time, and the precise time interval between tw…
Cascading chains of events are a salient feature of many real-world social, biological, and financial networks. In social networks, social reciprocity accounts for retaliations in gang interactions, proxy wars in nation-state conflicts, or Internet memes shared via social media. Neuron spikes stimulate or inhibit spike…
Novel method uses information theory to measure causal influences during transient neural events.
problem Characterizing network interactions during transient neural events.
method Structural Causal Models, Information Theory, Transfer Entropy, Dynamic Causal Strength, Relative Dynamic Causal Strength.
result Introduced a novel measure, relative Dynamic Causal Strength, with theoretical and empirical support.
Anomaly-aware forecast improves accuracy for extreme events.
problem Challenges in automatically detecting and learning from extreme events and anomalies in large-scale datasets.
method Proposes an anomaly-aware forecast framework that automatically detects and incorporates anomalies using an attention mechanism and dynamic uncertainty optimization.
result Demonstrated superior accuracy and reduced uncertainty on three datasets with different types of anomalies.
New risk models use chaotic attractors to predict extreme events.
problem Predicting Black Swan events in financial markets.
method Combining heavy-tailed priors with chaotic dynamics (Lorenz and Rossler systems).
result Models generate volatility clustering, fat tails, and extreme events.
Model compresses event-like contexts using gated surprise signals.
problem Perceiving a dynamic world as organized events.
method Hierarchical, surprise-gated recurrent neural network architecture.
result Achieves best performance on multiple event processing tasks.
Novel framework for spatio-temporal event analysis using Hawkes processes.
problem Inference of dynamics in spatio-temporal event sequences.
method Randomized Fourier feature-based transformations and gradient descent.
result Improved fitting capability in synthetic and real datasets.
Deep learning models learn chaotic system dynamics from real and simulated data.
problem Training deep learning models for chaotic systems requires big data.
method Jointly train deep neural networks on real and simulated data, enforcing physical laws.
result Proposes knowledge-based deep learning (KDL) for accurate forecasting of chaotic systems.
We present the Infinite Latent Events Model, a nonparametric hierarchical Bayesian distribution over infinite dimensional Dynamic Bayesian Networks with binary state representations and noisy-OR-like transitions. The distribution can be used to learn structure in discrete timeseries data by simultaneously inferring a s…
This paper analyzes the informational efficiency of oil market during the last three decades, and examines changes in informational efficiency with major geopolitical events, such as terrorist attacks, financial crisis and other important events. The series under study is the daily prices of West Texas Intermediate (WT…
Online algorithm detects community structure in dynamic event streams.
problem Community detection in networks with temporal event streams.
method Continuous-time point process latent network models with fast online variational inference.
result Online inference achieves comparable community recovery to non-online methods but with computational gains.
This paper proposes a method for modeling event sequences with ambiguous timestamps, a time-discounting convolution. Unlike in ordinary time series, time intervals are not constant, small time-shifts have no significant effect, and inputting timestamps or time durations into a model is not effective. The criteria that …
Event-based cameras are bio-inspired novel sensors that asynchronously record changes in illumination in the form of events, thus resulting in significant advantages over conventional cameras in terms of low power utilization, high dynamic range, and no motion blur. Moreover, such cameras, by design, encode only the re…
A new method for CT-DCEGs simplifies inference for asymmetric processes.
problem Inference in asymmetric state space problems with continuous time evolution.
method An extension of CEG propagation for CT-DCEGs, employing junction tree inference.
result CT-DCEGs are preferred over DBNs and continuous time BNs for asymmetric processes.
Modeling multiple Hawkes processes with shared dynamics using graphons.
problem Modeling multiple multivariate point processes with shared dynamics.
method Leverage graphons to model an uncountable event type space, learn graphon-based Hawkes process model by minimizing hierarchical optimal transport distance.
result Infer underlying relations and simulate event sequences with similar dynamics.
Research simulates Lloyd's of London's specialty insurance market dynamics.
problem Quantitative study of complex market phenomena in Lloyd's of London.
method Discrete Event Simulation (DES) framework for Lloyd's of London specialty insurance market.
result Model shows sophisticated exposure management reduces syndicate insolvency, and syndication enhances actuarial price accuracy.
New method learns diffusion bridges for rare events.
problem Simulating rare events in diffusion processes.
method Iterative online learning based on self-consistency.
result Strong performance in various empirical settings.
New algorithm detects unique events in time series data.
problem Detecting anomalous events in unknown properties.
method Model-free, unsupervised detection using Temporal Outlier Factor (TOF).
result TOF outperforms traditional outlier detection methods.
We investigate the large-volatility dynamics in financial markets, based on the minute-to-minute and daily data of the Chinese Indices and German DAX. The dynamic relaxation both before and after large volatilities is characterized by a power law, and the exponents p± usually vary with the strength of the large vo…
Enhances survival analysis by separating population behavior from individual dynamics.
problem Improving the training and inference of survival analysis models for sparsely occurring events.
method Decouples survival analysis into an aggregated baseline hazard and independent survival scores.
result Achieves competitive performance and robust results without fine-tuning.
We solve the dynamics of large spherical Minority Games (MG) in the presence of non-negligible time dependent external contributions to the overall market bid. The latter represent the actions of market regulators, or other major natural or political events that impact on the market. In contrast to non-spherical MGs, t…
Enhanced diffusion sampling improves rare event sampling in biomolecular simulations.
problem Efficiently sampling rare transition events in biomolecular systems.
method Quantitative steering protocols to generate biased ensembles and exact reweighting.
result Fast, accurate, and scalable estimation of equilibrium properties.
Enhanced diffusion sampling tackles rare event sampling in biomolecular simulations.
problem Efficiently sampling rare transition events in biomolecular simulations.
method Quantitative steering protocols to generate biased ensembles, followed by exact reweighting.
result Fast, accurate, and scalable estimation of equilibrium properties for folding free energies.
Patients with epilepsy can manifest short, sub-clinical epileptic "bursts" in addition to full-blown clinical seizures. We believe the relationship between these two classes of events---something not previously studied quantitatively---could yield important insights into the nature and intrinsic dynamics of seizures. A…
The paper uses machine learning to compute rare event probabilities in stochastic systems.
problem Characterizing rare events in stochastic dynamical systems with weak noise.
method Developed a neural network framework for computing quasipotential, most probable paths, and prefactors.
result Demonstrated higher effectiveness and accuracy of the algorithm in calculating mean exit times.
This study analyzes dynamic connectedness in global supply chain infrastructure portfolios, identifying key risk factors and extreme events.
problem Understanding dynamic connectedness in global supply chain infrastructure portfolios under various risk factors and extreme events.
method Time-varying parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) model to study spillover and interconnectedness of risk factors.
result Risk shocks influence dynamic connectedness between portfolios and risk factors, and extreme events affect investment outcomes.
Paper tackles event stream outliers using a novel weight function.
problem Learning event streams with unexpected absences or occurrences.
method Temporal point process framework with a novel weight function.
result The proposed method effectively handles both commission and omission outliers.
Health risks from cigarette smoking -- the leading cause of preventable death in the United States -- can be substantially reduced by quitting. Although most smokers are motivated to quit, the majority of quit attempts fail. A number of studies have explored the role of self-reported symptoms, physiologic measurements,…
UNHaP removes noise from physiological events using Hawkes processes.
problem Challenges in identifying true events from spurious ones in physiological signal analysis.
method UNHaP uses marked Hawkes processes to distinguish and unmix true events from noise.
result UNHaP significantly reduces false detection rates and enhances event understanding.
We provide foundations for decisions in face of unlikely events by extending the standard framework of Savage to include preferences indexed by a family of events. We derive a subjective lexicographic expected utility representation which allows for infinitely many lexicographically ordered levels of events and for eve…
A new framework models multi-state events and biomarkers.
problem Limited representation of complex multi-state trajectories.
method General multi-state joint modeling framework.
result Accurate parameter recovery and personalized predictions.
Comorbid diseases co-occur and progress via complex temporal patterns that vary among individuals. In electronic health records we can observe the different diseases a patient has, but can only infer the temporal relationship between each co-morbid condition. Learning such temporal patterns from event data is crucial f…
Hybrid model improves geopolitical conflict forecasting.
problem Forecasting geopolitical events from sparse, bursty data.
method Sparse Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) + Variational Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process (VNNGP).
result Consistently outperforms standalone TFT in long-range horizons.
New approach uses deep reinforcement learning for vehicle dispatching, reducing waiting times.
problem Dynamic vehicle dispatching problem in various contexts.
method Event-based semi-Markov decision process with deep q-learning.
result Deep reinforcement learning policies outperform heuristic methods in New York City data.
The study explains how market-makers' hedging affects stock volatility during gamma-squeeze events.
problem Endogenous volatility amplification in option markets during gamma-squeeze events.
method Developed a theoretical framework linking hedging behavior and market turbulence, incorporating beta-normalized volatility.
result Low-beta stocks amplify volatility more during gamma-squeeze events.
A new HP model balances interpretability and flexibility for EHR event sequences.
problem Balancing interpretability and flexibility in modeling diagnostic event sequences.
method Proposes a neural network-based HP with flexible impact kernel and transformer layers.
result Accurately recovers impact functions, competitive performance, and clinically meaningful interpretation.
Bayesian BIC for multi-trial data improves VAR model order selection.
problem Optimal VAR model order selection for multi-trial event-based data.
method Derive and apply Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) for multi-trial ensemble data.
result Multi-trial BIC successfully recovers real model order and estimates small model order.