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48 results for Stochastic partial orderings

New framework for ranking distributions using variable fractional parameters.

problem Ordering distributions with varying steepness and local non-concavities.
method Introducing a function γ:Ro[0,1]\boldsymbolγ: \mathbb{R} o [0,1] to replace the fixed parameter in fractional SD.
result Enables ranking of a broader range of distributions and incorporates dynamic greediness.

The paper studies the First Order BSPDEs (Backward Stochastic Partial Differential Equations) suggested earlier for a case of multidimensional state domain with a boundary. These equations represent analogs of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations and allow to construct the value function for stochastic optimal control pro…

2016-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Defines diversification as a binary relationship between financial portfolios.

problem Defines diversification in a new binary relationship for financial portfolios.
method Proposes a new definition of diversification based on convex linear combinations and second order stochastic dominance.
result The proposed definition coincides with second order stochastic dominance.

A new method for pricing options with stochastic volatility and jumps.

problem Pricing options under stochastic volatility and jumps.
method Fourth-order compact finite-difference scheme with implicit-explicit Crank-Nicolson framework.
result The method achieves near-fourth-order spatial accuracy and up to two orders of magnitude lower runtime than quadratic finite elements.

A new machine learning method solves high-dimensional Kolmogorov PDEs efficiently.

problem Solving high-dimensional Kolmogorov PDEs and SDEs.
method Stochastic weighted minimization and stochastic gradient descent with Malliavin weights.
result Accurate approximation of high-dimensional Kolmogorov PDEs and SDEs without curse of dimensionality.

Study shows rate of convergence for particle approximation of PDEs in Wasserstein space.

problem Analyzing convergence rates for particle approximations of PDEs in Wasserstein space.
method Backward stochastic differential equations techniques.
result Proved a rate of convergence of order 1/N for pathwise error and 1/sqrt(N) for L2-error on the derivative.

Deep learning model solves high-dimensional PDEs using Actor-Critic approach.

problem Solving high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs efficiently.
method Reformulated PDE into BSDE system, inspired by Actor-Critic algorithm for deep RL.
result Improved model with fewer parameters, faster convergence, and less hyperparameter tuning.

We study an optimal control problem related to swing option pricing in a general non-Markovian setting in continuous time. As a main result we show that the value process solves a first-order non-linear backward stochastic partial differential equation. Based on this result we can characterize the set of optimal contro…

2013-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The question addressed in this paper is the performance of the optimal strategy, and the impact of partial information. The setting we consider is that of a stochastic asset price model where the trend follows an unobservable Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. We focus on the optimal strategy with a logarithmic utility functi…

2015-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of inference in a linear regression model in which the relative ordering of the input features and output labels is not known. Such datasets naturally arise from experiments in which the samples are shuffled or permuted during the protocol. In this work, we propose a framework that treats the un…

2018-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Moving boundary problems allow to model systems with phase transition at an inner boundary. Driven by problems in economics and finance, in particular modeling of limit order books, we consider a stochastic and non-linear extension of the classical Stefan-problem in one space dimension, where the paths of the moving in…

2016-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for state estimation on complex networks.

problem Reconstructing latent dynamics from multivariate time-series on topological cell complexes.
method Topology-aware state space framework derived from stochastic partial differential equations, with state evolution following heat-like topological diffusion.
result The proposed method successfully recovers latent states and topological structures in real-world networks.

A new training method uses multilevel minimization for machine learning.

problem Training machine learning models with high variance and low efficiency.
method Constructs a multilevel hierarchy by reducing sample size and internally trains surrogate models with fewer samples.
result The multilevel method enhances model training efficiency compared to subsampled Newton's and variance reduction methods.

Extracts geometric information from point-clouds for multiclass classification.

problem Multiclass Classification with labeled point-clouds.
method Stochastic partial orderings and label embedding trees.
result Computes multiscale geometries for explainable prediction and error-free labeling.

We lift ambit fields as introduced by Barndorff-Nielsen and Schmiegel to a class of Hilbert space-valued volatility modulated Volterra processes. We name this class Hambit fields, and show that they can be expressed as a countable sum of weighted real-valued volatility modulated Volterra processes. Moreover, Hambit fie…

2015-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a new method for optimizing large-scale models using Nyström approximation of the Hessian.

problem Optimizing non-convex functions like deep learning models using second-order methods.
method Nyström-approximated curvature for stochastic optimization of large-scale empirical risk minimization.
result The proposed method achieves performance competitive with state-of-the-art first-order and stochastic quasi-Newton methods.

Study stochastic processes on surfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds using Riemannian approximations.

problem Analyzing stochastic processes on surfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Employing Riemannian approximations, a second order partial differential operator is derived on the surface. The stochastic process moves along the characteristic foliation induced by the contact distribution.
result Elliptic characteristic points are inaccessible, while hyperbolic characteristic points are accessible from separatrices.

High-dimensional partial differential equations (PDE) appear in a number of models from the financial industry, such as in derivative pricing models, credit valuation adjustment (CVA) models, or portfolio optimization models. The PDEs in such applications are high-dimensional as the dimension corresponds to the number …

2017-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian neural networks can be partially stochastic without losing predictive power.

problem The necessity of fully stochastic parameters in Bayesian neural networks.
method Theoretical and empirical investigation of partially stochastic networks compared to fully stochastic ones.
result Expressive predictive distributions require only small amounts of stochasticity, and partially stochastic networks can match or outperform fully stochastic networks.

Paper tackles stochastic control with mean and higher-order moments, finding Nash equilibria.

problem Time-inconsistent stochastic control problems with mean and higher-order moments.
method Developed closed-loop and open-loop Nash equilibrium controls using PDEs and maximum principles.
result Identical closed-loop and open-loop Nash equilibria controls, independent of state value and random path.

Clarifies when solutions to stochastic PDEs stay near given subsets.

problem Understanding the proximity of solutions to stochastic PDEs to given subsets.
method Analyzes distance between closed sets and solutions to stochastic PDEs.
result Clarifies conditions for solutions to stay near given subsets.

New Thompson sampling algorithm for stochastic partial monitoring achieves logarithmic regret.

problem Limited feedback in sequential learning problems.
method Developed a novel Thompson-sampling-based algorithm to sample from the posterior distribution exactly.
result Achieved logarithmic regret bound of O(log T) for a linearized variant of the problem.

This paper presents a new asymptotic expansion method for pricing continuously monitoring barrier options. In particular, we develops a semi-group expansion scheme for the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem in the second-order parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in barrier option pricing. As an application, w…

2012-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves model accuracy for neural nets in stochastic dynamics with partial prior knowledge.

problem Stability and accuracy in neural nets modeling stochastic dynamics with many parameters.
method Three steps: probabilistic weights, partial knowledge incorporation, and PAC-Bayesian training.
result Improved model fit with partial and noisy prior knowledge.

Neural networks solve SPDEs using Wiener chaos expansion.

problem Solving stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) numerically.
method Using neural networks in the truncated Wiener chaos expansion.
result Approximation rates for learning SPDE solutions with noise.

Sig-DEG speeds up diffusion models by distilling them into faster approximations.

problem Computational intensity of diffusion models at inference time.
method Signature-based differential equation generation to summarize Brownian motion.
result Sig-DEG reduces inference steps by an order of magnitude while maintaining generation quality.

Stochastic structured prediction under bandit feedback follows a learning protocol where on each of a sequence of iterations, the learner receives an input, predicts an output structure, and receives partial feedback in form of a task loss evaluation of the predicted structure. We present applications of this learning …

2016-06-02abs ↗pdf ↗