Optimizes parameter reconstruction for optical scatterometry using Gaussian process regression.
problem Efficiently reconstructing geometry parameters of micro/nanostructures from scatterometry measurements.
method Bayesian optimization with Gaussian-process regression to find optimal parameter values.
result Gaussian process regression accelerates the optimization process for numerical simulations.
spectra2pix generates nanostructure images from spectra using DNN.
problem Designing nanostructures is complex and relies on intuition.
method Trained a DNN to infer nanostructure images from spectra.
result spectra2pix successfully designs unseen nanostructures.
Efficient DL reduces EM nanostructure design complexity.
problem Designing and optimizing electromagnetic nanostructures efficiently.
method Autoencoder-based dimensionality reduction for one-to-one problem reformulation.
result Significant reduction in computational complexity for EM nanostructures.
Designs chiral photonic structures using machine learning for efficient optical properties.
problem Optimizing chiral photonic nanostructures for light-matter interactions.
method Evolutionary algorithm and neural network approach for rapid optimization.
result Frequency-dependent modification in reflected light's degree of circular polarization.
Deep learning simplifies nanophotonic device physics.
problem Understanding light-matter interactions in nanophotonic devices.
method Deep learning algorithm with dimensionality reduction.
result Extracts useful information about nanostructure features.
We introduce a framework to infer lead-lag networks between the states of elements of complex systems, determined at different timescales. As such networks encode the causal structure of a system, infering lead-lag networks for many pairs of timescales provides a global picture of the mutual influence between timescale…
We consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in tubular neighbourhoods of complete non-compact Riemannian manifolds immersed in the Euclidean space. We show that the essential spectrum coincides with the spectrum of a planar tube provided that the second fundamental form of the manifold vanishes at infinity and the transport of…
New method uses small perturbations to improve representation learning from few labels.
problem Stability issues and label scarcity in representation learning.
method Introduces small-perturbation ideology on representation probability distribution models.
result Proposed models show better performance in clustering compared to baseline methods.
Paper explores multimodal methods for detecting urban micro-events.
problem Detecting urban micro-events in cities with limited geographical coverage.
method Exploring multimodal fusion methods including early, late, hybrid fusion and representation learning.
result Multimodal approach yields higher performance than unimodal alternatives.
Paper develops a credit scoring system for micro-loans, addressing interpretability and data quality challenges.
problem Developing a credit scoring system for micro-loans with interpretability and data quality concerns.
method Introduces semi-supervised algorithm to aid model development and evaluates its performance.
result Semi-supervised algorithm aids in model development and demonstrates improved performance.
This study presents a multimodal machine learning model to predict ICD-10 diagnostic codes. We developed separate machine learning models that can handle data from different modalities, including unstructured text, semi-structured text and structured tabular data. We further employed an ensemble method to integrate all…
Study investigates micro-event detection on FLOSS version releases from Stack Overflow.
problem Detecting micro-events in FLOSS version release events from textual messages.
method Developed pipelines using LDA topic modeling, hSBM topics, and sentiment analysis; optimized feature spaces with RFECV; evaluated models with statistical analysis.
result Found characteristic changes in topics or sentiment features before or after FLOSS version releases.
Introduces a new RL formalism focusing on event desirability.
problem Limited consideration of performance distribution in RL.
method Introduces micro-objective reinforcement learning.
result New formalism allows for prior knowledge and event desirability.
Paper presents a novel neural network method for topic detection in micro-blogs.
problem Challenging topic detection without known topic count.
method Unsupervised neural sentence embedding model with attention mechanism.
result Improved clustering algorithm (RADBSCAN) discovers topics based on dataset character.
A novel method captures both micro- and macro-dynamics in temporal networks.
problem Capturing both micro- and macro-dynamics in temporal networks.
method Temporal Attention Point Process for micro-dynamics and a dynamics equation for macro-dynamics.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-arts in temporal tendency-related tasks.
Aggregated variables can mask causal effects, turning unconfounded into confounded relations.
problem Aggregated variables can mask causal effects, leading to paradoxical confounding.
method Analysis of how aggregated variables can change the definition of causality and the feasibility of causal relations.
result Macro causal relations are defined by micro states, not just aggregated variables.
Micro-panel data are collected and analysed in many research and industry areas. Cluster analysis of micro-panel data is an unsupervised learning exploratory method identifying subgroup clusters in a data set which include homogeneous objects in terms of the development dynamics of monitored variables. The supply of cl…
Useful alpha returns vanished in modern stock markets.
problem The inefficiency of modern stock markets in generating useful alpha.
method Analysis of 200 published long-short anomaly equity portfolios over different time periods and stock selection criteria.
result Even modest allowances for luck or transaction costs eliminated published academic anomalies.
Permutation approach is suggested as a method to investigate financial time series in micro scales. The method is used to see how high frequency trading in recent years has affected the micro patterns which may be seen in financial time series. Tick to tick exchange rates are considered as examples. It is seen that var…
We present a domain-general account of causation that applies to settings in which macro-level causal relations between two systems are of interest, but the relevant causal features are poorly understood and have to be aggregated from vast arrays of micro-measurements. Our approach generalizes that of Chalupka et al. (…
Microdata improves inflation forecasts after major shocks, study finds.
problem Forecasting inflation in a non-stationary environment with microeconomic data.
method Developed a scan test to detect periods of micro forecast outperformance, combined with adaptive machine learning.
result Micro forecasts improve inflation predictions after major shocks, especially after 2020.
Deep convolutional architecture identifies eye movements for biometric faster and more accurately.
problem Biometric identification of eye movements for authentication.
method Developed a deep convolutional architecture to process raw eye-tracking signals.
result Achieved a lower error rate by one order of magnitude and faster identification time by two orders of magnitude.
A new model for defective media using two scales.
problem Modeling defects in media with two scales.
method Generalization of Riemann-Cartan manifolds and fibre bundle theory, constructing a first-order placement map.
result Emergent behaviors like dislocations and disclinations arise from the interaction of macroscopic and microscopic scales.
As mobile devices become more and more popular, mobile gaming has emerged as a promising market with billion-dollar revenues. A variety of mobile game platforms and services have been developed around the world. A critical challenge for these platforms and services is to understand the churn behavior in mobile games, w…
We apply numerical methods in combination with finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) simulations to optimize transmission properties of plasmonic mirror color filters using a multi-objective figure of merit over a five-dimensional parameter space by utilizing novel multi-fidelity Gaussian processes approach. We compare …
L-modules are a combinatorial analogue of constructible sheaves on the reductive Borel-Serre compactification of a locally symmetric space. We define the micro-support of an L-module; it is a set of irreducible modules for the Levi quotients of the parabolic Q-subgroups associated to the strata. We prove a vanishing th…
A machine learning model captures non-Newtonian fluid dynamics from molecular details.
problem Creating accurate non-Newtonian fluid models from molecular data.
method Developed a machine learning framework that maps micro-scale polymer configurations to macro-scale fluid dynamics, preserving molecular fidelity.
result The deep non-Newtonian model (DeePN2) accurately predicts fluid behavior without empirical closures. Click-through rate (CTR) is a key signal of relevance for search engine results, both organic and sponsored. CTR of a result has two core components: (a) the probability of examination of a result by a user, and (b) the perceived relevance of the result given that it has been examined by the user. There has been consid…
Midicoth compresses online probability estimates by correcting prior smoothing biases.
problem Compression inefficiency due to prior smoothing in adaptive models.
method Micro-diffusion denoising applied in a bitwise tree hierarchy.
result Significant compression improvement with reliable calibration.
In this paper we introduce a micro-clustering strategy for Functional Boxplots. The aim is to summarize a set of streaming time series splitted in non overlapping windows. It is a two step strategy which performs at first, an on-line summarization by means of functional data structures, named Functional Boxplot micro-c…
MaMiC proposes a dual curriculum for robot manipulation tasks with sparse rewards.
problem Overcoming exploratory constraints in robot manipulation tasks with sparse rewards.
method Includes a macro curriculum scheme and a micro curriculum scheme to guide learning.
result Combining macro and micro curriculum strategies improves performance in robot manipulation tasks.
Chicle tackles elastic machine learning training by avoiding micro-tasks.
problem Elasticity and load balancing in distributed machine learning training.
method Chicle is a new elastic distributed training framework that exploits machine learning algorithms to implement elasticity and load balancing without micro-tasks.
result Chicle achieves performance competitive with state-of-the-art rigid frameworks while enabling elastic execution and dynamic load balancing.
Deep neural network approximates flow averages for rough walls in multiscale simulations.
problem Approximating flow averages in rough-wall Stokes flow simulations.
method Fourier neural operator for local averages, parameterized by local wall geometry.
result Stable and accurate HMM solution with reduced micro problem solving cost.
Improved sparse-view CT images with deep learning sinogram interpolation.
problem Sparse-view CT images quality improvement with limited projection data.
method Combination of U-Net and residual learning for sinogram interpolation.
result Significantly improved CT image quality (RMSE and SSIM metrics) over standard methods.
Six AI solutions accurately detect growth plate planes in mice bone scans.
problem Manual, time-consuming, and variable bone growth plate detection in micro-CT scans.
method Prepared and annotated a dataset of 3D μCT scans, organized a challenge, and developed six computer vision solutions.
result Achieved mean absolute error of 1.91±0.87 planes from ground truth.
New framework analyzes pre-stock jump trading behaviors using multivariate time series analysis.
problem Understanding micro-trading behaviors before stock price jumps.
method Multivariate time series analysis considering temporal information.
result Identifies highly informative attributes for predicting price jumps.
Study detects spoofing in high-frequency trading using micro-structural analysis.
problem Challenges in detecting spoofing due to complex electronic platforms and high-frequency trading.
method Micro-structural study in a simplified setting, optimization of spoofing strategy, monitoring with Wasserstein distance.
result Optimal spoofing strategy and its impact on market imbalance quantified.
NVIDIA cuDNN is a low-level library that provides GPU kernels frequently used in deep learning. Specifically, cuDNN implements several equivalent convolution algorithms, whose performance and memory footprint may vary considerably, depending on the layer dimensions. When an algorithm is automatically selected by cuDNN,…
Crowdsourced predictions from microservices improve supply chain efficiency.
problem Improving supply chain efficiency through high-quality predictions.
method Trials of a multi-agent system with microservices and economic incentives.
result Empirical lessons suggest potential for a Prediction Web.
Extends micro-price concept to RFQ markets for fair pricing.
problem Valuing securities in illiquid RFQ markets.
method Bidimensional Markov-modulated Poisson processes for liquidity.
result Introduces Fair Transfer Price for fair securities valuation.
Cyclic Data Parallelism reduces memory usage and balances gradient communications.
problem Training large deep learning models requires efficient parallelism to scale.
method Cyclic Data Parallelism shifts micro-batches from simultaneous to sequential execution, balancing memory and gradient communications.
result Cyclic Data Parallelism reduces total memory usage and balances gradient communications.
mSAM improves generalization by making models flatter.
problem Over-parameterized models can have varying generalization performance.
method mSAM modifies loss function to favor flatter minima through adversarial perturbations.
result mSAM achieves flatter minima than SAM and SGD, improving generalization.
Equity options are known to be notoriously difficult to price accurately, and even with the development of established mathematical models there are many assumptions that must be made about the underlying processes driving market movements. As such, the theoretical prices outputted by these models are often slightly di…
We show that an economic system populated by multiple agents generates an equilibrium distribution in the form of multiple scaling laws of conditional PDFs, which are sufficient for characterizing the probability distribution. The existence of the double scaling law is demonstrated empirically for the sales and the lab…
System detects financial opportunities in tweets with high precision.
problem Detecting valuable financial insights in micro-blogging data.
method Stacked Machine Learning classification system with NLP features.
result System achieves precision up to 83% in detecting financial opportunities.
MRI identifies chronic symptoms in mTBI patients.
problem Chronic symptoms in mTBI patients are hard to characterize.
method Multi-parametric MRI and low-dimensional projection.
result MRI metrics correlate with patient symptoms.
Paper generates synthetic radar signatures for motion classification.
problem Lack of large training datasets for radar-based human activity recognition.
method Adversarial learning for synthetic data generation, kinematic sifting for consistency.
result 93% overall accuracy achieved on diverse aspect angles.
Deep learning boosts micro-CT image resolution and texture recovery.
problem Compensating for image resolution trade-offs in micro-CT imaging.
method EDSRGAN trained on a diverse dataset of uCT images.
result EDSRGAN outperforms other methods in texture recovery and resolution.