Improved vehicle motion prediction with uncertainty estimation.
problem Robust motion prediction for autonomous vehicles, especially under distributional shift.
method Presented an approach significantly improving the benchmark and taking 2nd place on the leaderboard.
result Significantly improved motion prediction and uncertainty measurement.
Neural network estimates rigid motion in stroke imaging to improve image quality.
problem Rigid patient motion during C-arm CBCT imaging reduces image quality.
method Neural network trained to regress reprojection error based on image information.
result Neural network outperforms entropy-based method in motion estimation.
Estimates spectral gap for Brownian motion on sticky-reflecting domains.
problem Estimating spectral gap for Brownian motion on sticky-reflecting domains.
method Interpolation method and novel applications of Reilly formula.
result Lower bounds for spectral gap derived for general domains.
The paper proposes estimators for bid-ask spreads with and without serial dependence.
problem Estimating bid-ask spreads in financial markets with and without serial dependence.
method The authors propose moment-based estimators for bid-ask spreads, considering both geometric Brownian motion and geometric fractional Brownian motion for price dynamics, and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process for microstructure noise.
result The estimators are consistent and asymptotically normal, and perform well compared to existing approaches on simulated data.
Study radial processes in sub-Riemannian Brownian motions, proving stochastic completeness and eigenvalue estimates.
problem Analyzing sub-Riemannian Brownian motions and their radial processes.
method Application of Itô's formula and sub-Laplacian comparison theorems to prove stochastic completeness and eigenvalue estimates.
result Proved Cheng's type estimates for Dirichlet eigenvalues of sub-Riemannian metric balls.
Paper introduces method to estimate animal motion on unknown submanifolds using Koopman operator.
problem Estimating animal motion on unknown submanifolds in high-dimensional space.
method Data-dependent approximation of Koopman operator in RKHS over ambient space.
result Strong rates of convergence derived for estimates in terms of fill distance.
Estimates on Einstein manifolds improve Brownian motion behavior and curvature limits.
problem Improving estimates on Einstein manifolds for Brownian motion behavior.
method Generalizing Benjamini-Pemantle-Peres estimate to manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds.
result Sharp estimates for Brownian motion on high curvature parts of Ricci-flat manifolds.
FICM uses motion features to encourage exploration in DRL environments.
problem Exploiting novelty in environments with moving objects.
method Flow-based intrinsic curiosity module (FICM) leveraging motion features between consecutive frames.
result FICM encourages exploration in environments featuring moving objects.
We consider the task of learning to extract motion from videos. To this end, we show that the detection of spatial transformations can be viewed as the detection of synchrony between the image sequence and a sequence of features undergoing the motion we wish to detect. We show that learning about synchrony is possible …
Survey on manifold complexities and motion planning in robotics.
problem Understanding topological complexities of manifolds in robotic motion planning.
method Overview of topological complexities, geodesic motion planning, and connections to critical point theory.
result Estimation of motion planning complexity using Riemannian geometry and critical point theory.
New method improves autofocus in CBCT scans by 93%.
problem Improper geometry information leads to misplaced signals in CBCT.
method Learning-based motion estimation combined with CBCT consistency constraint.
result Average artifact suppression of 93% achieved.
Contributions of recent deep-neural-network (DNN) based techniques have been playing a significant role in human-computer interaction (HCI) and user interface (UI) domains. One of the commonly used DNNs is human pose estimation. This kind of technique is widely used for motion capturing of humans, and to generate or mo…
Neural networks outperform conventional filters in inertial sensor-based attitude estimation.
problem Limited accuracy in inertial sensor-based attitude estimation due to dynamic and static motion.
method Investigated neural networks versus conventional filters for improving accuracy.
result Neural networks outperform conventional filters only with domain-specific optimizations.
Second derivative pinching estimates are proved for a class of elliptic and parabolic equations, including motion of hypersurfaces by curvature functions such as quotients of elementary symmetric functions of curvature. The estimates imply convergence of convex hypersurfaces to spheres under these flows, improving earl…
Study Brownian motions and heat kernel bounds on Kähler and quaternion Kähler manifolds.
problem Understanding Brownian motions and heat kernel bounds on specific geometric manifolds.
method Sharp Laplacian comparison theorems and Cheeger-Yau type lower bounds for heat kernels.
result Sharp Cheeger-Yau type lower bounds for heat kernels and Dirichlet eigenvalues of metric balls.
Motor control is a set of time-varying muscle excitations which generate desired motions for a biomechanical system. Muscle excitations cannot be directly measured from live subjects. An alternative approach is to estimate muscle activations using inverse motion-driven simulation. In this article, we propose a deep rei…
End-to-end learnable network for safer self-driving with interpretable intermediate representations.
problem Safe motion planning for self-driving vehicles.
method Differentiable semantic occupancy representation for cost calculation in motion planning.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art planners in imitating human behaviors and producing safer trajectories.
Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) imaging allows contrast-agent free in vivo perfusion quantification with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, its use is limited by typically low accuracy due to low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at large gradient encoding magnitudes as well as dephasing artefacts caused by subje…
We present a model for the joint estimation of disparity and motion. The model is based on learning about the interrelations between images from multiple cameras, multiple frames in a video, or the combination of both. We show that learning depth and motion cues, as well as their combinations, from data is possible wit…
A machine learning framework simulates complex multibody dynamics systems.
problem Simulating complex multibody dynamics systems accurately and efficiently.
method Employing deep neural networks to generate a data-driven meta-model of multibody systems.
result The meta-model accurately predicts motion data of multibody systems without solving equations of motion.
Estimates returns for dollar cost averaging using geometric Brownian motion.
problem Estimating returns for dollar cost averaging investing strategy.
method Uses geometric Brownian motion and log-Normal distribution to construct a lower bound for returns. Computes parameters recursively and in closed form for dollar cost averaging. Compares to lump sum investing for matching wealth distributions.
result Probability of negative returns is less than 2.5% for 40 years of annual dollar cost averaging.
Kernel Estimation is one of the most widely used estimation methods in non-parametric Statistics, having a wide-range of applications, including spot volatility estimation of stochastic processes. The selection of bandwidth and kernel function is of great importance, especially for the finite sample settings commonly e…
The study examines order flow in financial markets using fractional Lévy stable motion.
problem Challenges in selecting the best models for financial time series data.
method Investigates order disbalance time series from the perspective of fractional Lévy stable motion.
result Orders exhibit stable anti-correlation for 18 randomly selected stocks.
This paper proposes IMU preintegrated features for efficient deep inertial odometry.
problem Efficient odometry from IMU data is challenging due to sensor imperfections and noise.
method Proposes IMU preintegrated features exploiting IMU motion model's manifold structure.
result Improves odometry performance and reduces computational burdens.
Study finds GBM model accurately predicts stock prices on Ghana Stock Exchange.
problem Investigating the suitability of GBM for modeling stock price dynamics.
method Geometric Brownian Motion model applied to weekly and monthly returns of equities listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
result GBM model accurately forecasts stock prices with minimal deviations, as evidenced by MSE evaluations.
The paper analyzes uncertainty quantification in sparse Gaussian process regression with a Brownian motion prior.
problem Analyzing uncertainty in sparse Gaussian process regression with a Brownian motion prior.
method Theoretical guarantees and limitations for pointwise credible sets are derived for a rescaled Brownian motion prior with a sparse variational Gaussian process method.
result Theoretical characterization of asymptotic frequentist coverage for credible sets, distinguishing conservative and overconfident cases.
We present a robust multiple manifolds structure learning (RMMSL) scheme to robustly estimate data structures under the multiple low intrinsic dimensional manifolds assumption. In the local learning stage, RMMSL efficiently estimates local tangent space by weighted low-rank matrix factorization. In the global learning …
Generative model synthesizes earthquake acceleration data.
problem Robust estimation of ground motions for engineering applications.
method Wasserstein GAN formulation for conditioning on physical variables.
result Trained model synthesizes realistic 3-component accelerograms.
Estimates roughness of volatility from discrete variance data.
problem Estimating roughness exponent of stochastic volatility from discrete observations of integrated variance.
method Pathwise estimator based on fractional Brownian motion with drift.
result Strong consistency theorems for rough volatility models.
Estimation of facial expressions, as spatio-temporal processes, can take advantage of kernel methods if one considers facial landmark positions and their motion in 3D space. We applied support vector classification with kernels derived from dynamic time-warping similarity measures. We achieved over 99% accuracy - measu…
This paper develops a method for estimating animal motion submanifolds using distribution-free learning.
problem Estimating submanifold models of animal motion supported on a configuration manifold.
method Formulates a novel method based on distribution-free learning over the manifold of measurements.
result Derives approximations of the unknown mapping that converge with rates dependent on sample size and dimensionality.
mfBm models and forecasts volatility with different Hurst exponents and correlations.
problem Modeling and forecasting volatility with varying Hurst exponents and correlations.
method Multivariate fractional Brownian motion (mfBm) with component-wise Hurst exponents, novel estimation method, time-reversibility test.
result mfBm reduces forecasting errors compared to a one-dimensional model and outperforms HAR model.
Study of most probable paths for anisotropic Brownian motions on manifolds.
problem Characterizing paths of Brownian motions with anisotropic diffusion on manifolds.
method Using stochastic development and fiber bundle of linear frames, the study provides a comprehensive characterization of most probable paths.
result Explicit equations and integration methods for most probable paths on different geometries, including constant curvature surfaces.
Paper develops a new estimator for rough volatility parameters.
problem Estimating rough volatility parameters from high-frequency data.
method Develops a semiparametric estimator for H in rough volatility models. result The estimator achieves optimal convergence rate in minimax sense.
New TC variant dTC better fits motion planning for some systems.
problem Improving motion planning for autonomous systems.
method Defined and computed new homotopy invariant dTC.
result dTC and dcat provide better motion planning solutions.
Python package for estimating Hurst exponent in fBm.
problem Estimating Hurst exponent in fractional Brownian motion.
method Whittle's likelihood method applied to fractional Gaussian noise.
result Implementation achieves state-of-the-art accuracy and speed.
Paper extends a method to estimate Hurst parameter for rough stochastic volatility models.
problem Estimating Hurst parameter of rough stochastic volatility models from discrete observations.
method Extends a scale-invariant estimator to a general nonlinear function.
result Consistent estimation of Hurst parameter for a wide class of rough stochastic volatility models.
High frequency based estimation methods for a semiparametric pure-jump subordinated Brownian motion exposed to a small additive microstructure noise are developed building on the two-scales realized variations approach originally developed by Zhang et. al. (2005) for the estimation of the integrated variance of a conti…
By further developing the generalized Γ-calculus for hypoelliptic operators, we prove hypocoercive estimates for a large class of Kolmogorov type operators which are defined on non necessarily totally geodesic Riemannian foliations. We study then in detail the example of the velocity spherical Brownian motion, whose …
Navigated 2D multi-slice dynamic Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging enables high contrast 4D MR imaging during free breathing and provides in-vivo observations for treatment planning and guidance. Navigator slices are vital for retrospective stacking of 2D data slices in this method. However, they also prolong the acquisi…
We apply variational inference to learn vehicle trajectory parameters from noisy data.
problem Learning parameters for vehicle trajectory estimation from noisy measurements.
method Gaussian variational inference with parameter learning in a motion and sensor model context.
result High-quality state estimates achieved even with outliers and false loop closures.
The study tackles rough noise in high-frequency financial data using fractional Brownian motion.
problem Impediments to analyzing high-frequency financial data due to noise.
method Assuming an efficient price process as a continuous Itô semimartingale, the study derives consistent estimators and confidence intervals for roughness parameters and volatilities.
result The rough noise model explains divergence rates in volatility signature plots over time and between assets.
DynaNet combines neural networks and SSMs for motion estimation and prediction.
problem Combining neural networks and SSMs for robust, interpretable motion estimation and prediction.
method Hybrid neural network and time-varying state-space model.
result State-of-the-art performance on challenging tasks like visual odometry and sensor fusion.
Swept Volume (SV), the volume displaced by an object when it is moving along a trajectory, is considered a useful metric for motion planning. First, SV has been used to identify collisions along a trajectory, because it directly measures the amount of space required for an object to move. Second, in sampling-based moti…
We introduce a novel description of the dynamics of the order book of financial markets as that of an effective colloidal Brownian particle embedded in fluid particles. The analysis of a comprehensive market data enables us to identify all motions of the fluid particles. Correlations between the motions of the Brownian…
Researchers develop optimal methods to estimate rough volatility parameters.
problem Statistical inference for rough volatility models with fractional Brownian motion.
method Established minimax lower bounds and designed wavelet-based procedures.
result Optimal speed of convergence n−1/(4H+2) for estimating H. New method for predicting paths of unpredictable objects with high confidence.
problem Need for dependable uncertainty estimates in motion planning with diverse unpredictable objects.
method Blend online conformal prediction, multiple time series techniques, and heteroscedasticity addressing.
result Simultaneous forecasting bands that cover entire paths with high probability.
Paper tackles rough volatility estimation from high-frequency data.
problem Estimating historical volatility from high-frequency asset price data.
method Uses fractional Brownian motion representation and particle methods for filtering and parameter estimation.
result Demonstrates efficient estimation of rough volatility using standard techniques.