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48 results for Stochastic Computation

Proposes a new method combining Reservoir Computing and Normalizing Flow for predicting stochastic dynamical systems.

problem Predicting and capturing long-term behaviors of stochastic dynamical systems.
method Data-driven framework combining Reservoir Computing and Normalizing Flow, integrating error modeling and both approaches virtues.
result Successfully predicts the long-term evolution of stochastic dynamical systems and replicates dynamical behaviors.

RES, a regularized stochastic version of the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) quasi-Newton method is proposed to solve convex optimization problems with stochastic objectives. The use of stochastic gradient descent algorithms is widespread, but the number of iterations required to approximate optimal arguments c…

2014-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Storchastic improves stochastic AD for complex models in RL and VI.

problem Handling intractable expectations in RL and VI.
method Introduces Storchastic, a framework for AD of stochastic computation graphs with various gradient estimation methods.
result Provable unbiasedness and variance reduction for higher-order gradients.

Enhances SGLD for log-concave posteriors with asynchronous computation.

problem Sampling log-concave posterior distributions efficiently.
method Integrates asynchronous computation into SGLD with delayed gradients.
result Convergence in measure is not significantly affected by delayed gradient information.

Quantum computing speeds up analysis of financial stochastic processes.

problem Challenging simulation and analysis of continuous time stochastic processes.
method Established a quantum framework for efficient state preparation and information extraction.
result Extraction of path-dependent and history-sensitive information from stochastic processes efficiently.

The adjoint sensitivity method scalably computes gradients of solutions to ordinary differential equations. We generalize this method to stochastic differential equations, allowing time-efficient and constant-memory computation of gradients with high-order adaptive solvers. Specifically, we derive a stochastic differen…

2020-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

A large class of machine learning techniques requires the solution of optimization problems involving spectral functions of parametric matrices, e.g. log-determinant and nuclear norm. Unfortunately, computing the gradient of a spectral function is generally of cubic complexity, as such gradient descent methods are rath…

2018-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

AdaSub optimizes with second-order info in low-dims subspace.

problem Efficiently use second-order optimization methods with low computational cost.
method Adaptive subspace selection for second-order optimization.
result AdaSub outperforms other stochastic optimizers in time and iterations.

Machine learning provides algorithms that can learn from data and make inferences or predictions on data. Stochastic acceptors or probabilistic automata are stochastic automata without output that can model components in machine learning scenarios. In this paper, we provide dynamic programming algorithms for the comput…

2018-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Stochastic variational inference (SVI) lets us scale up Bayesian computation to massive data. It uses stochastic optimization to fit a variational distribution, following easy-to-compute noisy natural gradients. As with most traditional stochastic optimization methods, SVI takes precautions to use unbiased stochastic g…

2014-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Stochastic Q-learning tackles large action spaces with reduced computation.

problem Effective decision-making in complex environments with large discrete action spaces.
method Stochastic value-based RL approaches that consider a sublinear number of actions in each iteration.
result Stochastic Q-learning achieves near-optimal returns with significantly reduced computation time.

MindFlayer SGD improves parallel SGD for heterogeneous, random compute times.

problem Minimizing nonconvex functions with heterogeneous, random compute times.
method MindFlayer SGD, designed for stochastic and heterogeneous delays.
result MindFlayer SGD outperforms existing methods in environments with heavy-tailed noise.

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.

Stochastic Volatility in Mean models with heavy-tailed distributions using Hidden Markov Models

problem Accurate inference for Stochastic Volatility in Mean models with heavy-tailed distributions
method Numerically stable estimation procedure and parallel computing
result Significant reduction in computational times

In this paper, the author considers the numerical computation of CVA for large systems by Mote Carlo methods. He introduces two types of stochastic mesh methods for the computations of CVA. In the first method, stochastic mesh method is used to obtain the future value of the derivative contracts. In the second method, …

2015-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We study computational and statistical consequences of problem geometry in stochastic and online optimization. By focusing on constraint set and gradient geometry, we characterize the problem families for which stochastic- and adaptive-gradient methods are (minimax) optimal and, conversely, when nonlinear updates -- su…

2019-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Stochastic gradient descent is the method of choice for large-scale machine learning problems, by virtue of its light complexity per iteration. However, it lags behind its non-stochastic counterparts with respect to the convergence rate, due to high variance introduced by the stochastic updates. The popular Stochastic …

2016-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles drift identification in Lévy α-stable stochastic systems, proposing a Fourier space approach.

problem Estimating the drift field of a stochastic differential equation driven by Lévy α-stable noise.
method Fourier space approach, parameterizing the drift field using Fourier series, minimizing a loss function with gradients computed via the adjoint method.
result The method is capable of learning drift fields in qualitative and/or quantitative agreement with ground truth fields.

Study on test risk dynamics in learning theory with stochastic gradient flow.

problem Understanding test risk in stochastic gradient flow dynamics.
method Path integral formulation for small learning rates, explicit computation for weak features.
result Explicit corrections due to stochastic term in dynamics, good agreement with simulations.

Study approximates rough stochastic volatility models using diffusion processes.

problem High computational cost in simulating rough stochastic volatility models.
method Approximates stochastic Volterra equations with an N-dimensional diffusion process.
result Approximations converge strongly with superpolynomial rate in N.

Stochastic variational inference (SVI) employs stochastic optimization to scale up Bayesian computation to massive data. Since SVI is at its core a stochastic gradient-based algorithm, horizontal parallelism can be harnessed to allow larger scale inference. We propose a lock-free parallel implementation for SVI which a…

2018-01-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New method estimates SDE parameters efficiently using WCE and SGD.

problem Parameter estimation for stochastic differential equations.
method Wiener Chaos Expansion and Stochastic Gradient Descent.
result Accurate parameter recovery from noisy observations.

GPU speeds up Monte Carlo simulations for large time steps.

problem Slow convergence and inaccurate solutions with large time steps in Monte Carlo simulations.
method Generalizes the Seven League scheme for GPU acceleration.
result Significantly improved computational speed.

Quantum computing techniques applied to Monte Carlo simulations in finance.

problem Efficiently simulating quantum algorithms for financial modeling.
method Introduces quantum computing basics, amplitude estimation, and Grover's algorithm for unstructured search.
result Demonstrates quantum approaches to Monte Carlo integration and counting in finance.

Efficient method for high confidence level inference using parallel stochastic optimization.

problem Uncertainty quantification for online estimation.
method Small number of independent multi-runs to construct t-based confidence intervals.
result Rigorous theoretical guarantee for exact coverage of confidence intervals.

Bayesian optimization reduces hyperparameter tuning cost for stochastic models.

problem Hyperparameter tuning under uncertainty in noisy function evaluations.
method Bayesian optimization framework for scale parameter in stochastic models, using statistical surrogate and closed-form optimizer.
result Significant reduction in computational cost (40 times fewer data points, 40-fold reduction in cost).

Unified treatment of RC in stochastic and deterministic settings.

problem Understanding and generalizing reservoir computing in both deterministic and stochastic contexts.
method Investigation of state-space systems, analysis of fading memory and solution stability, introduction of stochastic echo states.
result Generality of fading memory and solution stability in state-space systems, even without the echo state property.

Improved first-order algorithm for entropy regularized OT with faster convergence.

problem Solving entropy regularized optimal transport efficiently.
method Accelerated primal-dual stochastic mirror descent algorithm with variance reduction.
result Improved rate from O~(n2.5/ε)\widetilde{O}({n^{2.5}}/ε) to O~(n2/ε)\widetilde{O}({n^2}/ε).

Investigates portfolio selection with transaction costs and stochastic volatility, using deep learning for computation.

problem Optimal portfolio selection with transaction costs and stochastic volatility.
method Two-factor stochastic volatility model, option-implied utility function, deep learning policy iteration.
result Deep learning method effectively computes optimal investment decisions under transaction costs and stochastic volatility.

Quantum stochastic flow computes heat kernel traces for Ricci flat manifolds.

problem Computing heat kernel traces for Ricci flat manifolds.
method Quantum stochastic differential equation (qsde) on Fock space over L2L^2 differential 1-forms, adapted flow construction.
result Trace of the connection Laplacian heat kernel can be computed over any compact Ricci-flat Riemannian manifold.

Study on stochastic hypergradient computation for machine learning problems.

problem Efficient computation of hypergradients in machine learning models.
method Stochastic approximation schemes for hypergradient computation, focusing on empirical risk minimization.
result Bounds for the mean square error of hypergradient approximation under contraction assumptions.

A new method speeds up quantum state estimation.

problem Exponential growth in sample size and dimension for quantum state tomography.
method Stochastic mirror descent with Burg entropy.
result Optimization error vanishes at a O((1/t)dlogt)O (\sqrt{ ( 1 / t ) d \log t }) rate.

Matrix approximation method for Bachelier option pricing and Greeks under stochastic volatility models

problem Computing option prices and Greeks for stochastic volatility models
method Matrix approximation using elementary linear algebra
result Option prices and Greeks computed for infinitely many strikes with a finite number of expectations

This work tackles resource allocation in asynchronous and stochastic systems.

problem Distributed resource allocation in asynchronous and stochastic settings.
method Approximate stochastic primal-dual approach with asynchronous updates.
result The Asynchronous stochastic Primal-Dual (Asyn-PD) algorithm converges to the saddle point solution at a rate of O(1/t)O(1/t).