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48 results for Stationary covariance functions

Designing a covariance function that represents the underlying correlation is a crucial step in modeling complex natural systems, such as climate models. Geospatial datasets at a global scale usually suffer from non-stationarity and non-uniformly smooth spatial boundaries. A Gaussian process regression using a non-stat…

2015-07-09abs ↗pdf ↗

This study improves estimation of locally stationary functional time series using NW method.

problem Accurately capturing time-dependence in locally stationary functional time series with time-varying covariates.
method Nadaraya-Watson (NW) estimation procedure for the conditional distribution of LSFTS.
result Established convergence rates of NW estimator for LSFTS with respect to Wasserstein distance.

Non-linear shrinkage isn't optimal for portfolio optimization, especially when asset dependence is non-stationary.

problem Optimizing portfolios with non-stationary asset dependence structures.
method Derived and compared non-linear shrinkage with an optimal target for covariance matrix estimation.
result Non-linear shrinkage can be significantly improved for portfolio optimization.

Bayesian optimization improves with nonstationary covariance functions.

problem Stationary covariance functions fail to capture prior information in high dimensions.
method Proposes nonstationary covariance functions to encode prior information and adaptively promote local exploration.
result Nonstationary covariance functions increase sample efficiency in high dimensions.

Optimizes spectral density estimation for stationary and nonstationary processes.

problem Estimating spectral density of time series with complex structure.
method Optimally adaptive Bayesian spectral density estimation using smoothing spline covariance structure.
result Optimal eigendecomposition provides superior performance compared to alternative covariance functions.

ConvNets improve nonstationary covariance estimation for large-scale spatial data.

problem Estimating nonstationary spatial covariance functions on large scales.
method Convolutional Neural Networks (ConvNets) for subregion identification and selection.
result Enhanced accuracy in parameter estimation using ConvNet-based partitioning.

New kernel models multi-output Gaussian processes accurately.

problem Challenges in modelling cross-covariances for multiple-output Gaussian processes.
method Replaced Gaussian components with block components of finite bandwidth in spectral mixture kernel.
result First multi-output generalization of spectral mixture kernel that can approximate any stationary multi-output kernel to arbitrary precision.

We propose non-stationary spectral kernels for Gaussian process regression. We propose to model the spectral density of a non-stationary kernel function as a mixture of input-dependent Gaussian process frequency density surfaces. We solve the generalised Fourier transform with such a model, and present a family of non-…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The correlation length-scale next to the noise variance are the most used hyperparameters for the Gaussian processes. Typically, stationary covariance functions are used, which are only dependent on the distances between input points and thus invariant to the translations in the input space. The optimization of the hyp…

2017-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New phase harmonic covariance models capture non-Gaussian properties of stationary processes.

problem Capturing non-Gaussian properties of stationary processes using Fourier phase.
method Introduce phase harmonic covariance moments and maximum entropy models conditioned by these moments.
result Maximum entropy models from phase harmonic covariances improve image synthesis of turbulent flows.

Novel neural GP kernels learn stable, flexible covariance structures.

problem Scalable and flexible covariance kernels for Gaussian processes.
method Directly learn kriging coefficients and conditional standard deviations using deep neural architectures exploiting permutation-equivariant structure.
result Improved training stability and data efficiency with expressive, non-stationary kernels.

The thesis presents a new perspective on high-dimensional optimization.

problem The failure point of classical optimization methods in high dimensions.
method A distributional view of optimization, focusing on random objective functions and Bayesian Optimization.
result The distributional view explains predictable progress in high-dimensional optimization and provides insights into optimal step size control.

The expressive power of Gaussian processes depends heavily on the choice of kernel. In this work we propose the novel harmonizable mixture kernel (HMK), a family of expressive, interpretable, non-stationary kernels derived from mixture models on the generalized spectral representation. As a theoretically sound treatmen…

2018-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study combines VICReg and TNC for better encoding of non-stationary seismic signals.

problem Ineffective self-supervised learning on non-stationary time series.
method Combines VICReg and Temporal Neighborhood Coding (TNC).
result Effective for self-supervised learning on non-stationary seismic signals.

Bayesian Optimization using Gaussian Processes is a popular approach to deal with the optimization of expensive black-box functions. However, because of the a priori on the stationarity of the covariance matrix of classic Gaussian Processes, this method may not be adapted for non-stationary functions involved in the op…

2019-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce Latent Gaussian Process Regression which is a latent variable extension allowing modelling of non-stationary multi-modal processes using GPs. The approach is built on extending the input space of a regression problem with a latent variable that is used to modulate the covariance function over the training …

2017-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New method selects variables for GP regression using sparse projection.

problem Identifying environmental factors affecting metal corrosion.
method Sparse projection of input variables, gradient descent optimization, non-convex marginal likelihood.
result Proposed method outperforms benchmarks in variable selection accuracy.

We introduce the convolutional spectral kernel (CSK), a novel family of non-stationary, nonparametric covariance kernels for Gaussian process (GP) models, derived from the convolution between two imaginary radial basis functions. We present a principled framework to interpret CSK, as well as other deep probabilistic mo…

2019-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends NSGPs with L1L^1-regularization for sparsity and solves the resulting R-NSGP regression problem.

problem Sparsity in non-stationary temporal data.
method Developed an ADMM-based method for solving the regularized NSGP regression problem.
result The proposed methods induce sparsity in the parameters of NSGPs.

Let (M,g)(M, g), (N,h)(N, h) be compact Riemannian manifolds without boundary, and let ff be a smooth map from MM into NN. We consider a covariant symmetric tensor TfT_f == fh1mdf2g{\displaystyle f^*h - \frac{1}{m} |df|^2 g}, where fhf^*h denotes the pull-back metric of hh by ff. The tensor TfT_f vanishes if and only if the …

2012-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Maximum likelihood estimation fails to be well-posed in Gaussian process regression.

problem Establishing well-posedness of maximum likelihood estimation in Gaussian process regression.
method Analyzing the conditions under which maximum likelihood estimation is not Lipschitz in the data with respect to the Hellinger distance.
result Maximum likelihood estimation is not well-posed in the noiseless data setting for any Gaussian process with a stationary covariance function whose lengthscale parameter is estimated using maximum likelihood.

Develops Gaussian processes on non-Euclidean spaces with symmetries.

problem Invariance to symmetries in non-Euclidean spaces.
method Constructive techniques for stationary Gaussian processes on compact and non-compact spaces.
result Makes non-Euclidean Gaussian processes compatible with standard software.

The exact meaning of the noise spectrum of eigenvalues of the covariance matrix is discussed. In order to better understand the possible phenomena behind the observed noise, the spectrum of eigenvalues of the covariance matrix is studied under a model where most of the true eigenvalues are zero and the parameters are n…

2006-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops large-sample theory for non-stationary source separation.

problem Lack of large-sample results for non-stationary source separation methods.
method Large-sample theory for NSS-JD method under specific assumptions.
result Consistency of unmixing estimator and its convergence to Gaussian distribution.

Exact Gaussian Processes for massive datasets using non-stationary sparsity-discovering kernels.

problem High computational and storage costs for exact GPs in large datasets.
method Develop non-stationary kernels that allow the GP to discover sparse structure naturally.
result Exact Gaussian Processes scalable to over 5 million data points.

A new kernel improves Gaussian process performance for non-stationary data.

problem Poor prediction and uncertainty quantification with standard GPs.
method Study and comparison of non-stationary kernels, propose a new combined kernel.
result A new kernel outperforms existing stationary and non-stationary kernels.

Motivated by recent advances in the spectral theory of auto-covariance matrices, we are led to revisit a reformulation of Markowitz' mean-variance portfolio optimization approach in the time domain. In its simplest incarnation it applies to a single traded asset and allows to find an optimal trading strategy which - fo…

2015-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a method to clean covariance matrices of nonstationary systems by using time-independent eigenvalues.

problem Noise in covariance matrices of nonstationary systems with time-independent eigenvalues.
method Data-driven approach to use independent eigenvalues encoding long-term influence of future on present.
result Our method outperforms optimal stationary methods for filtering covariance matrix and its inverse.

Researchers use Gaussian processes with non-stationary kernels to model precipitation patterns in the Upper Indus Basin.

problem Uncertainty in precipitation patterns in the Upper Indus Basin, Himalayas.
method Proposes Gaussian processes with structured non-stationary kernels to model precipitation patterns, accounting for spatial variation with a latent Gaussian process.
result The proposed model adapts to varying precipitation patterns across distinct topography and outperforms stationary models in ablation experiments.

Flexible spatial models improve predictive performance over nonstationary alternatives.

problem Improving predictive performance in nonstationary spatial modeling.
method Introduces a modular parametric covariance function that extends nonstationary spatial models.
result The proposed covariance function outperforms nonparametric methods in predictive performance.

A novel GPDA method for high-dimensional functional data.

problem Classification and feature selection challenges in high-dimensional, non-stationary functional data.
method Unified two-layer non-stationary Gaussian process with Ising prior for variable selection and classification.
result Demonstrated superior performance on simulated and proteomics datasets.

Ridge regression linked to Poisson resetting in statistical physics.

problem Understanding and extending ridge regularization in machine learning.
method Connecting stochastic resetting from statistical physics with ridge regularization in machine learning, using renewal processes.
result Exact filter identities for ridge regularization in various reset laws, including exponential and non-exponential.

Gaussian processes are rich distributions over functions, which provide a Bayesian nonparametric approach to smoothing and interpolation. We introduce simple closed form kernels that can be used with Gaussian processes to discover patterns and enable extrapolation. These kernels are derived by modelling a spectral dens…

2013-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Method regularizes Cholesky factors to detect nonstationarity in longitudinal data.

problem Detecting nonstationarity in large covariance matrices of longitudinal data.
method Fused-Lasso regularization on Cholesky factors.
result Regularization leads to smooth subdiagonals, indicating nonstationarity.

Adaptive beamforming collapses in highly non-stationary environments, but the Universal Switching Beamformer resolves this by dynamically adjusting memory length.

problem Adaptive beamforming performance degrades in highly non-stationary environments.
method Integrating sequential prediction into the beamforming architecture.
result The USB achieves agility and precision in tracking highly non-stationary scenes.

New DRGP models improve prediction accuracy for sequential data.

problem Modeling sequential data for applications like autonomous driving.
method Introduces Deep recurrent Gaussian process (DRGP) models based on Sparse Spectrum Gaussian process (SSGP) and variational Sparse Spectrum Gaussian process (VSSGP).
result Improves prediction accuracy compared to current state of the art methods.