This study examines yield aggregators in DeFi, summarizing strategies and analyzing performance.
problem Understanding and optimizing yield farming strategies in DeFi.
method Summarizes yield farming protocols and tokens, analyzes performance through simulations and empirical data.
result Plausible connection between data anomalies and historical events in yield aggregators.
New aggregation strategy handles unbounded losses with regret bounds.
problem Online optimization with unbounded loss functions.
method Follow The Regularized Leader (FTRL) with φ-divergence.
result Worst regret bound for unbounded losses with alternative divergences.
No fair and strategy-proof automated market maker exists for more than two assets.
problem Designing a fair and strategy-proof automated market maker for multiple assets.
method Analyzing the weighted-product family of aggregation rules and their properties.
result No aggregation rule is both fair and strategy-proof for more than two assets.
This work analyzes aggregation strategies for Bayesian deep learning models in federated learning.
problem Improper aggregation of Bayesian deep learning models in federated learning leads to sub-optimal performance.
method Six aggregation strategies for Bayesian deep learning models are analyzed using CIFAR-10 dataset and a fully variational ResNet-20 architecture.
result Aggregation strategy is a key hyperparameter affecting accuracy, calibration, uncertainty quantification, training stability, and client compute requirements.
Learning algorithms that aggregate predictions from an ensemble of diverse base classifiers consistently outperform individual methods. Many of these strategies have been developed in a supervised setting, where the accuracy of each base classifier can be empirically measured and this information is incorporated in the…
A new aggregation strategy improves GNN performance and learning dynamics.
problem Improving expressivity and learning dynamics of GNNs.
method Proposes a variance-preserving aggregation function (VPA) for GNNs.
result VPA leads to increased predictive performance and improved learning dynamics.
New federated learning algorithms improve model aggregation robustness.
problem Improving model aggregation in federated learning.
method Complete mathematical convergence analysis and novel aggregation algorithms.
result Derived novel algorithms that modify model architecture based on client contributions.
This work introduces COLA, a strategy to aggregate conformal prediction sets efficiently.
problem Efficiently combining multiple conformity scores to reduce prediction set size.
method Introduces COnfidence-Level Allocation (COLA) to optimally allocate confidence levels across sets.
result COLA achieves smaller prediction sets than state-of-the-art methods while maintaining valid coverage.
OpenAlpha validates decentralized capital strategies using game theory and market aggregation.
problem Decentralized capital management's lack of trust-minimised, adaptive deployment.
method Game-theoretic validation, adversarial auditing, market-based belief aggregation.
result Confidence scores from validation phases inform capital allocation rules.
In this paper we present a hybrid active sampling strategy for pairwise preference aggregation, which aims at recovering the underlying rating of the test candidates from sparse and noisy pairwise labelling. Our method employs Bayesian optimization framework and Bradley-Terry model to construct the utility function, th…
We introduce a new class of context dependent, incomplete information games to serve as structured prediction models for settings with significant strategic interactions. Our games map the input context to outcomes by first condensing the input into private player types that specify the utilities, weighted interactions…
Meta-strategy learns tuning parameters for online learning methods.
problem Difficulty in setting tuning parameters for online learning methods.
method Meta-learning approach to learn parameters from past tasks.
result Meta-strategy improves on learning each task in isolation.
Proposes a new optimization-based method for aggregating sets in neural networks.
problem Limited representational power of existing aggregation methods.
method Equilibrium Aggregation: an optimization-based approach.
result Equilibrium Aggregation outperforms existing methods in various tasks.
Federated learning obtains a central model on the server by aggregating models trained locally on clients. As a result, federated learning does not require clients to upload their data to the server, thereby preserving the data privacy of the clients. One challenge in federated learning is to reduce the client-server c…
This paper examines pricing and hedging strategies for cross-currency equity protection swaps.
problem Dynamic requirements from EPS buyers in cross-currency equity protection swaps.
method Detailed analysis of two hedging paradigms, including separate and aggregated returns, with consideration of different types of returns.
result Proposes various hedging strategies with practical implications for EPS providers and investors.
In this paper, we address a problem of machine learning system vulnerability to adversarial attacks. We propose and investigate a Key based Diversified Aggregation (KDA) mechanism as a defense strategy. The KDA assumes that the attacker (i) knows the architecture of classifier and the used defense strategy, (ii) has an…
BOA improves financial forecasting by combining expert models.
problem Challenges in choosing between multiple machine learning models for financial forecasting.
method Online aggregation of expert models using Bernstein Online Aggregation (BOA) procedure.
result BOA leads to better portfolio performance, higher Sharpe Ratio, and lower shortfall.
SACP aggregates nonconformity scores from multiple predictors to create more efficient uncertainty sets.
problem Combining predictive uncertainties from multiple models for efficient and reliable uncertainty quantification.
method SACP (Symmetric Aggregated Conformal Prediction) aggregates nonconformity scores using a flexible symmetric aggregation function.
result SACP consistently improves efficiency and often outperforms state-of-the-art model aggregation baselines.
We use an adversarial expert based online learning algorithm to learn the optimal parameters required to maximise wealth trading zero-cost portfolio strategies. The learning algorithm is used to determine the relative population dynamics of technical trading strategies that can survive historical back-testing as well a…
k-Rater reliability corrects under-reporting of aggregated data reliability.
problem Under-reporting of data reliability in aggregated ratings.
method k-Rater reliability (kRR) as a multi-rater generalization of IRR.
result kRR provides a more accurate measure of reliability for aggregated datasets.
Turbo-Aggregate reduces secure aggregation time from quadratic to nearly linear.
problem Quadratic overhead in secure model aggregation for federated learning.
method Multi-group circular strategy, additive secret sharing, and coding techniques.
result Achieves O(NlogN) overhead, compared to O(N2), for up to 50% user dropout. A key aspect of Federated Learning (FL) is the requirement of a centralized aggregator to maintain and update the global model. However, in many cases orchestrating a centralized aggregator might be infeasible due to numerous operational constraints. In this paper, we introduce BAFFLE, an aggregator free, blockchain dr…
Multiple query criteria active learning (MQCAL) methods have a higher potential performance than conventional active learning methods in which only one criterion is deployed for sample selection. A central issue related to MQCAL methods concerns the development of an integration criteria strategy (ICS) that makes full …
Graph convolutional neural networks (GCNNs) have been attracting increasing research attention due to its great potential in inference over graph structures. However, insufficient effort has been devoted to the aggregation methods between different convolution graph layers. In this paper, we introduce a graph attribute…
Fishnets improve set and graph learning with scalable, robust aggregation.
problem Learning informative embeddings for sets and graphs with scalable and robust aggregation.
method Proposes Fishnets, a new aggregation strategy for set-based learning.
result Fishnets achieve state-of-the-art performance on graph datasets with fewer parameters and faster training.
A new method aggregates generative classifiers to resist adversarial attacks.
problem Adversarial attacks on deep neural networks.
method Rank-aggregating ensemble of generative classifiers trained on intermediate layer responses.
result The ensemble of generative classifiers shows robustness to adversarial attacks.
The article is devoted to investigating the application of aggregating algorithms to the problem of the long-term forecasting. We examine the classic aggregating algorithms based on the exponential reweighing. For the general Vovk's aggregating algorithm we provide its generalization for the long-term forecasting. For …
Method aggregates models with different hyper-parameters to adapt to target domain.
problem Choosing hyper-parameters for unsupervised domain adaptation.
method Linear aggregation of models with different hyper-parameters using weighted least squares for vector-valued functions.
result The target error is asymptotically not worse than twice the error of the optimal aggregation.
In this paper, we explore a general Aggregated Gradient Langevin Dynamics framework (AGLD) for the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling. We investigate the nonasymptotic convergence of AGLD with a unified analysis for different data accessing (e.g. random access, cyclic access and random reshuffle) and snapshot upd…
Data aggregation improves HAC for resource-constrained systems.
problem Resource constraints in embedded systems limit HAC's applicability.
method Data aggregation with BETULA algorithm reduces memory and runtime requirements.
result HAC can be applied to large datasets on resource-constrained systems.
The incremental aggregated gradient algorithm is popular in network optimization and machine learning research. However, the current convergence results require the objective function to be strongly convex. And the existing convergence rates are also limited to linear convergence. Due to the mathematical techniques, th…
Aggregation defenses improve deep learning models' robustness against data poisoning attacks.
problem Data poisoning attacks manipulate deep learning models with malicious training samples.
method Deep Partition Aggregation, efficiency improvements, data-to-complexity ratio, poisoning overfitting phenomenon.
result Aggregation defenses boost poisoning robustness through the poisoning overfitting phenomenon.
Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) have shown very powerful for graph data representation and learning tasks. Existing GCNs usually conduct feature aggregation on a fixed neighborhood graph in which each node computes its representation by aggregating the feature representations of all its neighbors which is biased by…
Survey of yield farming protocols in DeFi.
problem Understanding and evaluating yield farming mechanisms in DeFi.
method Analyzed smart contracts, performed simulations, reviewed literature.
result Characterized major yield aggregators and identified risks.
Policy-GNN optimizes GNN aggregation for diverse node iterations.
problem Optimizing GNN performance by varying aggregation iterations for different nodes.
method Policy-GNN uses a meta-policy framework with deep reinforcement learning to adaptively determine the number of aggregations for each node.
result Policy-GNN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art alternatives on real-world datasets.
Researchers improve deep ensemble forecast aggregation methods.
problem Aggregating forecast distributions from deep ensembles for better predictive performance.
method Comprehensive analysis of twelve benchmark data sets, comparing probability- and quantile-based aggregation methods for three neural network-based approaches.
result A general quantile aggregation framework for deep ensembles improves predictive performance in various settings.
WildWood improves Random Forest predictions using bootstrap out-of-bag samples.
problem Improving Random Forest predictions for supervised learning.
method Uses bootstrap out-of-bag samples to compute improved predictions by aggregating all possible subtrees with exponential weights.
result WildWood produces faster and more competitive predictions compared to other ensemble methods.
A motif-based framework identifies local spillover structures in financial markets.
problem Aggregate risk spillovers obscure local interaction patterns in systemic risk.
method Develops a motif-based framework using multiscale backbones and colored motifs.
result Motif-based portfolios outperform traditional benchmarks on risk-adjusted returns.
Augments GNNs with diversification to preserve node identity.
problem Current GNNs filter node information, potentially losing node identity.
method Integrates diversification operators with aggregation to enrich node representations.
result Significant performance boost on 9 node classification tasks.
The paper analyzes optimal stock position-building strategies in competitive markets.
problem Optimal stock position-building in competitive markets with market impact.
method Developed a game-theoretic framework to find best-response strategies.
result Closed-form solutions for equilibrium trading strategies were derived.
We create a robust hedging method for American options.
problem Hedging American options in uncertain financial markets.
method Aggregated Snell envelopes in a semi-martingale setting.
result Existence of a minimal hedging strategy in general settings.
We study minority games in efficient regime. By incorporating the utility function and aggregating agents with similar strategies we develop an effective mesoscale notion of state of the game. Using this approach, the game can be represented as a Markov process with substantially reduced number of states with explicitl…
The paper addresses privacy in rank aggregation using randomized responses.
problem Preserving privacy while aggregating pairwise rankings.
method Adaptive debiasing method for randomized response rankings.
result Established minimax rates for estimation errors and optimal privacy guarantees.
Paper optimizes demand aggregation for low-level electricity markets.
problem Accurate short-term load forecasting at low aggregation levels for market participants.
method Probabilistic portfolio optimization of residential households' demand using ARMA-GARCH models or KDE forecasts.
result Seasonal Residual approach outperforms others in accuracy and efficiency.
Synthesizes robust estimators for domain adaptation.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in target domain with limited data.
method Synthesizes a family of robust least squares estimators using convex optimization.
result Robust strategies can outperform non-robust interpolations.
We focus on the commonly used synchronous Gradient Descent paradigm for large-scale distributed learning, for which there has been a growing interest to develop efficient and robust gradient aggregation strategies that overcome two key system bottlenecks: communication bandwidth and stragglers' delays. In particular, R…
New method aggregates Gaussian experts by detecting conditional independence violations.
problem Aggregation of dependent Gaussian experts leads to sub-optimal solutions.
method Uses Gaussian graphical model to detect and correct conditional independence violations.
result Improves aggregation of Gaussian experts, outperforming SOTA DGP approaches.
This paper optimizes retraining models using their own predictions and noisy labels.
problem Improving model performance through optimal retraining of noisy labels.
method Developed a principled framework based on approximate message passing (AMP) to analyze iterative retraining procedures.
result Derivation of the Bayes optimal aggregator function to minimize prediction error.