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48 results for approximation schemes

Efficient simulation scheme for rough Heston model reduces computational cost.

problem Accurate and efficient simulation of the rough Heston model for option pricing.
method Weak simulation scheme based on Markovian approximations of the rough Heston process.
result The new scheme exhibits second order weak convergence with linear computational cost.

A fast, accurate method for pricing American options with free boundaries.

problem Pricing American options with free boundaries efficiently and accurately.
method A sixth-order compact finite difference scheme with a dynamic staggered boundary scheme and 3(2) R-K Bogacki-Shampine time stepping.
result An efficient sixth-order compact scheme for pricing American options with free boundaries.

A new numerical scheme approximates nonlinear filtering densities for noisy and partial measurements.

problem Approximating nonlinear filtering densities for noisy and partial measurements.
method Deep splitting scheme applied to the Fokker--Planck equation followed by Bayes' formula.
result Convergence rate established for the numerical scheme under parabolic Hörmander condition.

The paper analyzes convergence of Riemannian SA schemes for stochastic optimization.

problem Stochastic optimization problems on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes convergence of Riemannian stochastic approximation schemes using exponential map or retraction functions.
result Shows Riemannian SA schemes find an O(b+logn/n){\mathcal{O}}(b_\infty + \log n / \sqrt{n})-stationary point within O(n){\mathcal{O}}(n) iterations.

Novel weak MLMC scheme for Lévy-driven SDEs, applied to financial derivatives pricing.

problem Approximating solutions to Lévy-driven SDEs for financial derivatives pricing.
method Weak multilevel Monte-Carlo scheme with state space discretization of Lévy processes.
result Efficient approximation of financial derivatives pricing models.

Develops a curvature-corrected tangent space method for manifold-valued data.

problem Generalizing real-valued data approximation to manifold-valued data.
method Systematic approach to developing global-geometry aware, computationally feasible approximation schemes.
result Proposes CC-tHOSVD for low-rank approximation of manifold-valued data.

We develop continuous time Markov chain (CTMC) approximation of one-dimensional diffusions with a lower sticky boundary. Approximate solutions to the action of the Feynman-Kac operator associated with a sticky diffusion and first passage probabilities are obtained using matrix exponentials. We show how to compute matri…

2019-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops multifactor approximations for SVEs with completely monotone kernels.

problem Approximating SVEs with kernels of completely monotone type.
method Multifactor approximation, Euler discretization, L2L^2-estimation, convergence analysis.
result New multifactor Euler scheme reduces computational cost and outperforms SVEs for option pricing.

Variational approximations for curve flows on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Approximating solutions to curvature and elastic flow problems on Riemannian manifolds.
method Variational formulations, finite element approximations, piecewise linear elements, stability analysis.
result Derived schemes can compute rotationally symmetric self-shrinkers and geodesics.

New learning scheme solves high-dimensional semi-linear PDEs using sparse grids and Picard approximations.

problem Solving high-dimensional semi-linear parabolic PDEs.
method Probabilistic learning scheme based on Picard iteration with SGD, employing sparse grid approximation.
result Convergence proof and polynomial complexity in ε1ε^{-1} for high-dimensional PDEs.

We consider the numerical approximation of the quantile hedging price in a non-linear market. In a Markovian framework, we propose a numerical method based on a Piecewise Constant Policy Timestepping (PCPT) scheme coupled with a monotone finite difference approximation. We prove the convergence of our algorithm combini…

2019-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We obtain the first positive results for bounded sample compression in the agnostic regression setting with the p\ell_p loss, where p[1,]p\in [1,\infty]. We construct a generic approximate sample compression scheme for real-valued function classes exhibiting exponential size in the fat-shattering dimension but independen…

2018-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Matrix multiplication is a fundamental building block for large scale computations arising in various applications, including machine learning. There has been significant recent interest in using coding to speed up distributed matrix multiplication, that are robust to stragglers (i.e., machines that may perform slower …

2019-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Asymptotic error distribution for approximation of a stochastic integral with respect to continuous semimartingale by Riemann sum with general stochastic partition is studied. Effective discretization schemes of which asymptotic conditional mean-squared error attains a lower bound are constructed. Two applications are …

2010-04-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a simulation scheme for Brownian semistationary processes, which is based on discretizing the stochastic integral representation of the process in the time domain. We assume that the kernel function of the process is regularly varying at zero. The novel feature of the scheme is to approximate the kernel fu…

2015-07-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce variational approximations for curve evolutions in two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds that are conformally flat, i.e.\ conformally equivalent to the Euclidean space. Examples include the hyperbolic plane, the hyperbolic disk, the elliptic plane as well as any conformal parameterization of a two-dimension…

2018-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved multilevel scheme for value-at-risk computation.

problem Discontinuity in Heaviside function affects value-at-risk computation.
method Adaptive multilevel stochastic approximation to mitigate discontinuity.
result Best complexity improved to O(ε2lnε52\varepsilon^{-2}|\ln{\varepsilon}|^\frac52).

Efficiently simulates SABR model with novel sampling methods.

problem Sampling integrated variance and terminal forward price in SABR model.
method Moment-matched shifted lognormal approximation for integrated variance, CEV approximation for terminal forward price.
result Enhanced simulation scheme is highly efficient, accurate, and reliable.

Estimates expected information gain using density approximations and dimension reduction.

problem Estimating expected information gain in nonlinear and non-Gaussian settings.
method Flexible transport-based schemes for EIG estimation, optimal sample allocation, and gradient-based upper bounds on mutual information.
result Optimal sample allocation and dimension reduction schemes improve EIG estimation accuracy and convergence rate.

New gradient coding schemes reduce decoding error in both random and adversarial straggler settings.

problem Creating efficient approximate gradient coding schemes for distributed optimization.
method Introduced novel approximate gradient codes based on expander graphs, achieving optimal decoding coefficients.
result Achieved nearly optimal error in random setting and nearly half the error in adversarial setting compared to existing codes.

In this paper we discuss the possibility of using multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) methods for weak approximation schemes. It turns out that by means of a simple coupling between consecutive time discretisation levels, one can achieve the same complexity gain as under the presence of a strong convergence. We exemplify thi…

2014-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

A new EVI framework improves ParVI methods by maintaining variational structure and reducing KL-divergence.

problem Improving variational inference methods for better approximation of target distributions.
method EVI framework that minimizes the VI objective function based on an energy-dissipation law, including a new 'Approximation-then-Variation' scheme.
result The new scheme significantly decreases KL-divergence and outperforms existing ParVI methods in fidelity.

Study approximates probability measures using structured classes of functions.

problem Approximating probability measures in Wasserstein-pp distance.
method Structured classes of approximators for functions in Lp(Ω)L_p(Ω), transferring to measures in Wp(Ω)W_p(Ω).
result Linear rate approximation for measures with densities bounded away from zero.

Nyström KPCA balances computational efficiency and statistical accuracy.

problem Computational burden in large sample situations for kernel methods.
method Theoretical analysis of Nyström approximate kernel principal component analysis (KPCA).
result Nyström approximate KPCA matches statistical performance of non-approximate KPCA while being computationally beneficial.

The digital telecommunications receiver is an important context for inference methodology, the key objective being to minimize the expected loss function in recovering the transmitted information. For that criterion, the optimal decision is the Bayesian minimum-risk estimator. However, the computational load of the Bay…

2018-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that asymptotically, completely asynchronous stochastic gradient procedures achieve optimal (even to constant factors) convergence rates for the solution of convex optimization problems under nearly the same conditions required for asymptotic optimality of standard stochastic gradient procedures. Roughly, the n…

2015-08-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New discretization scheme for Wasserstein gradient flows using Schrödinger bridges.

problem Computing Wasserstein gradient flows efficiently and without score functions.
method Iterated Schrödinger bridge approximation with particle-based Sinkhorn algorithm.
result The scheme converges to Wasserstein gradient flows for certain flows, including heat flow.