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Data-driven approach discovers molecular photoswitches with separated electronic absorption bands.

problem Engineering photoswitchable molecules with specific electronic absorption bands remains challenging.
method Data-driven discovery pipeline using Gaussian processes for multitask learning.
result Multioutput Gaussian process (MOGP) trained on four photoswitch transition wavelengths outperforms single-task models and TD-DFT.

New complete panel dataset for LMICs helps analyze innovation and development.

problem Lack of complete data for empirical analyses in LMICs.
method Predictive Mean Matching multiple imputation technique.
result Created a large dataset of 47 variables for 82 LMICs from 2005-2019.

New protocol reduces communication costs for heterogeneous bandits over complex networks.

problem Minimizing group regret in a multi-agent, heterogeneous bandit setting over complex networks.
method Flooding with Absorption (FwA) protocol for heterogeneous bandits over complex networks.
result FwA protocol significantly reduces communication costs compared to flooding while maintaining similar regret performance.

Study controlled contagion with state-dependent killing, proving a comparison principle.

problem Analyzing controlled McKean--Vlasov contagion with state-dependent killing.
method Proof of a comparison principle using Wasserstein smooth-gauge comparison and killing-jump absorption estimates.
result Established a comparison principle for the two-population killed-particle HJB.

Paper explores ML for UV spectra, showing transferability in chemical space.

problem Modeling excited states and predicting properties of unseen molecules.
method Adapting charge model for excited states, using SchNarc approach.
result ML models can predict properties of unseen molecules and different excited states.

The paper calibrates shrinkage covariance estimators for spectral functionals in high dimensions.

problem Calibrating shrinkage covariance estimators for spectral functionals in high dimensions.
method Derives first-order null laws, distribution-free Davis-Kahan bands, and calibrated tests for spectral functionals under shrinkage.
result Calibrated tests and intervals for spectral functionals are provided, addressing the issue of estimation noise and shrinkage bias.

Enhanced X-ray polarimetry with deep learning for better exposure times.

problem Improving sensitivity of X-ray telescopic observations with imaging polarimeters.
method A weighted maximum likelihood combination of predictions from a deep ensemble of ResNet convolutional neural networks trained on Monte Carlo event simulations.
result Improves effective exposure times by ~45% for power-law source spectra.

MethaneMapper detects methane emissions with high accuracy and reduced model size.

problem Challenges in detecting and quantifying methane emissions from AVIRIS-NG data.
method Spectral absorption wavelength aware transformer network, introducing two novel modules.
result Achieves 0.63 mAP in detection and reduces model size by 5x.

We outline the theory of sets with distributive operations: multishelves and multispindles, with examples provided by semi-lattices, lattices and skew lattices. For every such a structure we define multi-term distributive homology and show some of its properties. The main result is a complete formula for the homology o…

2011-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method interprets astrophysical spectra using geometric paths to distinguish line profiles.

problem Tackling the indistinguishability of spectral line profiles under scalar summaries.
method Introduces a geometric representation of line profiles using rough path theory, mapping profiles to a common velocity grid and defining descriptors from path properties.
result Compact descriptors separate morphologies with similar scalar summaries, revealing ordered line structures.

This paper explains how low-precision arithmetic causes loss spikes in deep learning models.

problem Loss spikes during long-term training of deep neural networks.
method Analyzes the impact of floating-point precision limits on gradient updates and feature means.
result Numerical Feature Inflation (NFI) explains loss spikes and rapid parameter norm growth.

Mean field game with defaultable agents and systemic risk quantified.

problem Modeling systemic risk in a financial system with defaultable agents.
method Introduced a mean field game with default, provided an explicit solution, and derived an equation for default probability evolution.
result Systemic risk is described by the evolution of default probability.

Study optimal reward schemes for inducing desired player performance in risky contests.

problem Designing optimal rewards to encourage desired performance levels in risky contests.
method Analyzed the optimal reward schemes for inducing average and specific rank performance.
result Optimal reward schemes can have surprising shapes, not just related to inequality.

We consider the exact path sampling of the squared Bessel process and some other continuous-time Markov processes, such as the CIR model, constant elasticity of variance diffusion model, and hypergeometric diffusions, which can all be obtained from a squared Bessel process by using a change of variable, time and scale …

2009-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Two firms compete in a financial market, choosing dividend strategies to avoid default and maximize profits.

problem Strategic interaction between two financially constrained firms in a market with default risk.
method Construct Nash equilibria in feedback form for a class of two-person stochastic games of singular control.
result Explicit identification of optimal strategies and equilibrium payoffs for different initial conditions.

New model predicts radiative properties of nanoparticle layers with high accuracy and uncertainty.

problem Predicting radiative properties of nanoparticle embedded layers accurately and with uncertainty.
method Conditional normalizing flows learn conditional distributions of optical outputs given input parameters.
result The model achieves high predictive accuracy and reliable uncertainty estimates.

Clarifies the confidence interval approach for bioequivalence testing.

problem Ensuring the reliability of bioequivalence testing methods.
method Clarifies the conditions under which a 100(1-2α)% confidence interval yields a size-α test.
result A 100(1-2α)% confidence interval approach for bioequivalence testing yields a size-α test only when the two one-sided tests are 'equal-tailed'.

Radio tomographic imaging (RTI) is an emerging technology for localization of physical objects in a geographical area covered by wireless networks. With attenuation measurements collected at spatially distributed sensors, RTI capitalizes on spatial loss fields (SLFs) measuring the absorption of radio frequency waves at…

2019-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric observables detect financial regime shifts with high accuracy.

problem Detecting regime shifts in financial markets.
method Extracted four geometric observables from equity-index returns and evaluated them against various baseline methods.
result The Berry Phase Rate achieves an unbiased out-of-sample median Cohen's d of 0.72, significantly reducing false alarms.

We study the shapes of the implied volatility when the underlying distribution has an atom at zero and analyse the impact of a mass at zero on at-the-money implied volatility and the overall level of the smile. We further show that the behaviour at small strikes is uniquely determined by the mass of the atom up to high…

2013-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning speeds up quantum chemical calculations of excited states.

problem Accurate quantum chemical calculations of excited states are computationally expensive.
method Employing machine learning to speed up and advance excited-state simulations in various fields.
result Machine learning techniques can significantly reduce computational time for excited-state simulations.

Study shows publicly available news impacts financial markets.

problem Impact of publicly available news on financial markets.
method Extracted news from Common Crawl, identified relevant companies, used sentiment analysis and information theory.
result Publicly available news has significant impact on financial markets.

Study chaotic dynamics in social stratification models leading to thermalization and turbulence.

problem Understanding social stratification dynamics through chaotic nonlinear systems.
method Modeling social network links with oscillators and energies, studying Hamiltonian evolution and nonlinear interactions.
result Chaotic dynamics leads to dynamical thermalization and Kolmogorov-Zakharov turbulence, with implications for wealth inequality.

We study a singular stochastic control problem faced by the owner of an insurance company that dynamically pays dividends and raises capital in the presence of the restriction that the surplus process must be above a given dividend payout barrier in order for dividend payments to be allowed. Bankruptcy occurs if the su…

2019-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach measures systemic risk by absorbing shocks before financial systems deteriorate.

problem Systemic risk evaluation without considering initial shocks.
method Linearized DebtRank and spectral graph theory for localized and uniform shocks; Monte Carlo simulations for heterogeneous shocks.
result Explicit computation and clear visualization of financial distress onset.

Proposes SGShift to identify shifted features causing model performance degradation under concept shift.

problem Concept shift leading to miscalibration in ML models across domains.
method SGShift method for identifying sparse set of shifted features using feature selection and statistical tools.
result SGShift identifies shifted features more accurately than baseline methods, requires few samples in the shifted domain, and is robust to complex cases.