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48 results for Large deviation

Study large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion on sub-Riemannian manifolds.

problem Large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion measures on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Rough path theory and manifold-valued Malliavin calculus.
result Proved a large deviation principle for pinned hypoelliptic diffusion measures.

Large deviations theory applied to policy gradient methods.

problem Understanding convergence of policy gradient methods in reinforcement learning.
method Large deviation rate function and contraction principle from large deviations theory.
result Convergence properties of policy gradient methods can be extended to various policy parametrizations.

Study examines large deviations in random walks on hyperbolic spaces.

problem Large deviations in random walks on Gromov-hyperbolic spaces.
method Established large deviations results for distance and translation length of random walks.
result Deduced a special case of a conjecture regarding spectral radii of random matrix products.

We provide a unifying treatment of pathwise moderate deviations for models commonly used in financial applications, and for related integrated functionals. Suitable scaling allows us to transfer these results into small-time, large-time and tail asymptotics for diffusions, as well as for option prices and realised vari…

2018-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study large deviations in fractional volatility models with non-Gaussian volatility.

problem Large deviations in fractional volatility models with non-Gaussian volatility.
method Established a small-noise large deviation principle for log-price.
result Logarithmic call price asymptotics for large strikes in a special case.

Large deviation principle for deep neural networks with ReLU activation.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks with ReLU activation.
method Proving a large deviation principle for networks with Gaussian weights and ReLU activation functions.
result Simplified expressions and power-series expansions for the ReLU case.

We establish large deviation principles for convolutional neural networks.

problem Understanding the behavior of convolutional neural networks in the infinite-channel limit.
method We establish large deviation principles for convolutional neural networks under Gaussian prior and posterior distributions.
result We provide a large deviation principle for the sequence of conditional covariance matrices and the posterior distribution.

Large deviation principles for multivariate stochastic volatility models.

problem Understanding the behavior of log-processes in multivariate stochastic volatility models.
method Establishing a comprehensive sample path large deviation principle for log-processes.
result Asymptotic formulas for first exit times and barrier option prices derived from the LDP.

Paper analyzes and accelerates Langevin Monte Carlo methods using large deviations theory.

problem High-dimensional sampling problems in machine learning.
method Unified approach using large deviations theory to study and accelerate Langevin dynamics variants.
result Efficiency of Langevin dynamics variants demonstrated through numerical experiments.

Importance sampling has become an important tool for the computation of tail-based risk measures. Since such quantities are often determined mainly by rare events standard Monte Carlo can be inefficient and importance sampling provides a way to speed up computations. This paper considers moderate deviations for the wei…

2013-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We study utility indifference prices and optimal purchasing quantities for a non-traded contingent claim in an incomplete semi-martingale market with vanishing hedging errors. We make connections with the theory of large deviations. We concentrate on sequences of semi-complete markets where in the nthn^{th} market, the …

2014-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Random walks on hyperbolic spaces follow predictable large deviation principles.

problem Understanding the behavior of random walks on hyperbolic spaces.
method Large deviation principles for displacement and translation distances.
result Translation and displacement distances satisfy large deviation principles with the same rate function.

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.

Sharp large deviations and Gibbs conditioning for portfolio credit risk models.

problem Analyzing the risk of default in financial portfolios with dependent factors.
method Sharp large deviation estimates and conditional Bahadur-Rao estimates for threshold models with diverging latent factors.
result Conditioned on a large exceedance event, default indicators become asymptotically i.i.d., and loss-given-default is exponentially tilted.

Method generates plausible financial stress scenarios using large deviations.

problem Misleading risk management by overlooking or overemphasizing implausible scenarios.
method Exploits large-deviations principle to concentrate risk factors near most likely stress configurations.
result Can generate informative stress scenarios even with limited historical data.

Paper optimizes change-point detection using learned distributions from training sequences.

problem Optimal change-point detection with unknown pre- and post-change distributions.
method Designs a change-point estimator using training sequences and test sequences.
result Optimal confidence width characterized as a function of undetected error.

We study large deviations and rare default clustering events in a dynamic large heterogeneous portfolio of interconnected components. Defaults come as Poisson events and the default intensities of the different components in the system interact through the empirical default rate and via systematic effects that are comm…

2013-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the small-time behaviour of the rough Bergomi model, introduced by Bayer, Friz and Gatheral (2016), and prove a large deviations principle for a rescaled version of the normalised log stock price process, which then allows us to characterise the small-time behaviour of the implied volatility.

2017-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on error probabilities of machine learning classification techniques using large deviations theory.

problem Performance analysis of machine learning binary classification techniques.
method Large deviations theory applied to Data-Driven Decision Function (D3F) for error probability analysis.
result Classification error probabilities vanish exponentially, with an asymptotic formula providing precise error rate estimates.

The paper studies large deviation principles for stochastic volatility models with reflection, focusing on binary barrier options and call prices.

problem Large deviation principles for stochastic volatility models with reflection.
method Sample path and small-noise large deviation principles for the log-price process.
result Asymptotic behavior of binary barrier options and call prices in the small-noise regime.

Study large deviation in stationarized fully lifted blirp interpolation.

problem Understanding atypical solutions in random optimization problems.
method Large deviation theory applied to fully lifted blirp interpolation.
result Elegant relations uncovered for fundamental interpolating parameters.

Sharp concentration results for sums of heavy-tailed random variables.

problem Analyzing sums of independent heavy-tailed random variables.
method Using concentration inequalities and large deviation principles for distributions satisfying specific tail bounds.
result Sharp concentration inequalities and large deviation results for sums of heavy-tailed random variables.

Improved adaptive algorithms for identifying the best arm in MABs with fixed budget.

problem Identifying the best arm in stochastic Multi-Armed Bandits with a fixed sampling budget.
method Established a connection between Large Deviation Principles and adaptive algorithms, improving error probability bounds and devising new algorithms.
result The \sred algorithm outperforms existing algorithms in identifying the best arm.

We prove the first mathematical result relating the Yang-Mills measure on a compact surface and the Yang-Mills energy. We show that, at the small volume limit, the Yang-Mills measures satisfy a large deviation principle with a rate function which is expressed in a simple and natural way in terms of the Yang-Mills energ…

2004-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian neural networks explore rare fluctuations for better feature learning.

problem Understanding rare but dominant fluctuations in Bayesian neural networks.
method Large-deviation theory and joint optimization over predictors and internal kernels.
result Posterior rate function optimization reveals data-dependent kernel selection.

New theorem connects probabilistic permanental point processes to Monge-Ampère equation.

problem Probabilistic interpretation of Monge-Ampère equation boundary value problem.
method Large deviation principles and optimal transport theory.
result Explicit rate function for permanental point processes large deviation.

Interpolating models can have heavy-tailed risk, leading to rare but severe errors.

problem Interpolating models' tail risk is poorly understood, affecting rare but impactful errors.
method Large-deviation methods to study the fragility of high-dimensional linear interpolators.
result Ridgeless regression exhibits heavy-tailed risk, while ridge-regularized estimators have better tail behavior.