The study improves VaR forecast accuracy by modeling conditional quantile dynamics.
problem Improving the accuracy of Value-at-Risk (VaR) forecasts for time-varying quantiles.
method Time-varying modeling of VaR, evaluation via simulation, asymmetric Mean Absolute Deviation loss function.
result Substantial improvements in forecasting conditional quantiles by maintaining predicted quantile unchanged.
VHGM-MAE generates synthetic humans from healthcare data.
problem Handling high-dimensional, sparse healthcare data with missing values.
method Masked autoencoder (MAE) tailored for healthcare data, addressing heterogeneity, missingness, and high-dimensionality.
result VHGM-MAE outperforms existing methods in missing value imputation and synthetic data generation.
The paper explores MAE as a loss function for DNN vector-to-vector regression, proving its advantages over MSE.
problem Improving loss function for deep neural network based vector-to-vector regression.
method Presenting performance bounds and new properties of MAE, deriving generalized upper bounds, and interpreting MAE as a Laplacian distribution.
result MAE is a more suitable loss function than MSE for DNN based vector-to-vector regression, especially when errors follow a Laplacian distribution.
Theoretical analysis of vision transformers' performance with MAE and CL objectives.
problem Understanding the distinct representations learned by vision transformers with MAE and CL objectives.
method Modeling visual data distribution and analyzing ViTs training dynamics with gradient descent.
result ViTs trained with MAE objectives learn both global and local features, while CL-trained ViTs favor global features.
In this work, we study robust deep learning against abnormal training data from the perspective of example weighting built in empirical loss functions, i.e., gradient magnitude with respect to logits, an angle that is not thoroughly studied so far. Consequently, we have two key findings: (1) Mean Absolute Error (MAE) D…
Paper proposes a new metric to evaluate survival models, especially for censored data.
problem Challenges in evaluating survival prediction models due to censored data.
method Developed a novel approach to estimate Mean Absolute Error (MAE) for survival datasets with censored data.
result The proposed MAE metric using pseudo-observations accurately ranks model performance and closely matches true MAE.
We study in this paper the consequences of using the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) as a measure of quality for regression models. We show that finding the best model under the MAPE is equivalent to doing weighted Mean Absolute Error (MAE) regression. We show that universal consistency of Empirical Risk Minimiza…
Method finds MAEs on contactified para-Kähler manifolds.
problem Describing invariant Monge-Ampère equations on contactified para-Kähler manifolds.
method Developed a method for invariant Monge-Ampère equations in the sense of V. Lychagin and T. Morimoto on a homogeneous contact manifold.
result Obtained a complete list of mutually non-equivalent MAEs on the contactified para-Kähler manifold.
We study the geometry of multidimensional scalar 2nd order PDEs (i.e. PDEs with n independent variables) with one unknown function, viewed as hypersurfaces E in the Lagrangian Grassmann bundle M(1) over a (2n+1)-dimensional contact manifold (M,C). We develop the theory of character…
We propose a new architecture called Memory-Augmented Encoder-Solver (MAES) that enables transfer learning to solve complex working memory tasks adapted from cognitive psychology. It uses dual recurrent neural network controllers, inside the encoder and solver, respectively, that interface with a shared memory module a…
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have achieved tremendous success in a variety of applications across many disciplines. Yet, their superior performance comes with the expensive cost of requiring correctly annotated large-scale datasets. Moreover, due to DNNs' rich capacity, errors in training labels can hamper performance. …
We propose a new approach for Collaborative Filtering which is based on Boolean Matrix Factorisation (BMF) and Formal Concept Analysis. In a series of experiments on real data (Movielens dataset) we compare the approach with the SVD- and NMF-based algorithms in terms of Mean Average Error (MAE). One of the experimental…
CRATE-MAE learns structured representations from unlabeled data.
problem Learning structured representations from unlabeled data.
method Structured Diffusion with White-Box Transformers.
result CRATE-MAE achieves highly promising performance on large-scale imagery datasets.
Proposes a proportional masking strategy for better tabular data imputation.
problem Heterogeneity of tabular data disrupts uniform random masking in MAEs.
method Computes missingness statistics, generates proportional masks, uses MLP token mixing.
result Proportional masking preserves missingness distribution, improves imputation performance.
Study of geometric analysis on asymmetric metric spaces, including heat flow and Sobolev spaces.
problem Analysis of geometric properties on asymmetric metric measure spaces.
method Introduction of upper gradients, q-Laplacian, and q-heat flow in asymmetric settings. result Extension of concepts from symmetric to asymmetric metric measure spaces.
LSTM models outperform traditional ARIMA in S&P 500 forecasting.
problem Forecasting volatile financial data with non-linear dependencies.
method Compared LSTM and ARIMA models using historical data and technical indicators.
result LSTM models outperformed ARIMA in accuracy and error metrics.
Study benchmarks classical models over quantum in DeFi yield prediction.
problem Accurate yield and performance forecasting for DeFi liquidity allocation.
method Benchmarked six models on Curve Finance pools' historical data.
result Classical models, especially XGBoost, outperform quantum models.
Objective: Predict individual septic children's personalized physiologic responses to vasoactive titrations by training a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) using EMR data. Materials and Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed EMR of patients admitted to a pediatric ICU from 2009 to 2017. Data included charted time se…
New metrics for Anosov representations defined from Thurston's asymmetric metrics.
problem Defining metrics for Anosov representations.
method Generalizing Thurston's asymmetric metric to Anosov representations.
result Provides a (possibly asymmetric) Finsler distance in some cases.
Generalizes Thurston's asymmetric metric to flat metrics.
problem Defining an asymmetric metric on flat metrics.
method Defined an asymmetric metric on the space of unit-area flat metrics.
result Discussed two different topologies from the asymmetry.
This study examines asymmetric cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets using fractal analysis.
problem Exploring asymmetric multifractal cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets.
method Fractal analysis and MF-ADCCA method to investigate asymmetric volatility dynamics.
result Cross-correlations are stronger in downtrend markets than in uptrend markets for maturing BTC and ETH.
A new modal autoencoder improves feature extraction by constraining the decoder.
problem Improving autoencoder performance through regularization.
method Proposed a modal autoencoder (MAE) by orthogonalizing the readout weight matrix.
result Extracted functionally independent features that perform better in classification tasks.
Theoretical justification for asymmetric actor-critic algorithms in reinforcement learning.
problem Lack of precise theoretical justification for asymmetric actor-critic algorithms in reinforcement learning.
method Adapting a finite-time convergence analysis to the asymmetric actor-critic setting with linear function approximators.
result A finite-time bound reveals that the asymmetric critic eliminates aliasing errors in the agent state.
This work presents deep asymmetric networks with a set of node-wise variant activation functions. The nodes' sensitivities are affected by activation function selections such that the nodes with smaller indices become increasingly more sensitive. As a result, features learned by the nodes are sorted by the node indices…
We consider the problem of designing locality sensitive hashes (LSH) for inner product similarity, and of the power of asymmetric hashes in this context. Shrivastava and Li argue that there is no symmetric LSH for the problem and propose an asymmetric LSH based on different mappings for query and database points. Howev…
New asymmetric kernel methods improve feature learning.
problem Improving feature learning with asymmetric kernels.
method Coupled covariance eigenproblem and Nyström method.
result Empirical evaluations show benefits of KSVD.
The article confirms two quasi-alternating surgeries for 9 asymmetric L-space knots.
problem Understanding quasi-alternating surgeries on asymmetric L-space knots.
method Using the Montesinos trick to confirm known surgeries.
result Confirmation of two quasi-alternating surgeries for each of 9 asymmetric L-space knots.
Asymmetric expansion preserves convexity in hyperbolic geometry.
problem Maintaining convexity in hyperbolic geometry under asymmetric expansions.
method Generalizing earlier results on radial expansion to asymmetric expansion.
result Asymmetric expansion of hyperbolic convex sets remains convex.
The paper improves asymmetric causality tests by addressing inefficiencies and statistical significance issues.
problem Inefficiencies and statistical significance issues in asymmetric causality tests.
method Improved asymmetric causality tests via partial cumulative sums for positive and negative components, explicitly testing differences between causal parameters.
result Efficiently tested hypotheses on asymmetric causal interaction between financial markets.
Deep model improves option pricing for CSI 300 index with sentiment and volatility features.
problem Challenges in real market option pricing, especially with constant volatility assumption.
method Deep Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equation (FBSDE) framework with dual-network architecture.
result Significant reduction in MAE and MAPE compared to BSM model.
We propose Deep Asymmetric Multitask Feature Learning (Deep-AMTFL) which can learn deep representations shared across multiple tasks while effectively preventing negative transfer that may happen in the feature sharing process. Specifically, we introduce an asymmetric autoencoder term that allows reliable predictors fo…
In this paper we show how the study of asymmetric R&D alliances, that are those between young and small firms and large and MNEs firms for knowledge exploration and/or exploitation, requires the adoption of a coopetitive framework which consider both collaboration and competition. We draw upon the literature on asymmet…
PIVOT bridges Black-Scholes price and implied volatility spaces via a differentiable layer.
problem Lack of a differentiable interface between price and implied volatility spaces.
method Develops PIVOT, a differentiable layer that preserves LBR's forward pass and avoids backpropagation through branch logic, addressing singularity issues.
result PIVOT achieves high performance and accuracy, reducing price and implied volatility errors by up to 43.4% and 21.3% respectively.
Bayesian VI copula models capture asymmetric intraday equity dependence.
problem Modeling asymmetric and extreme tail dependence in financial data.
method Bayesian variational inference for skew-t copula models in high dimensions.
result The copula captures substantial heterogeneity in asymmetric dependence over equity pairs and time.
This work describes compactifications of metric spaces and vector spaces using asymmetric norms.
problem Compactifying metric spaces and vector spaces using asymmetric norms.
method Nonstandard methods, ultrapowers of the spaces at hand.
result Polyhedral compactifications of vector spaces with stratified structure.
Study uses satellite and lidar data to map forest height and biomass in France.
problem Mapping forest resources and carbon in large areas.
method Machine learning approach using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, ALOS-2, and GEDI Lidar data.
result High-resolution maps of forest height and biomass produced with good accuracy.
Extends multidimensional scaling to analyze three-way asymmetric proximities.
problem Analyzing asymmetric and three-way proximities in a Euclidean space.
method Unified h-plot methodology for three-way asymmetric proximities, including symmetric and conditional frameworks.
result Identification of archetypal profiles and clustering structures.
Extends metric to Margulis spacetimes for convex properties.
problem No specific problem stated; extends metric.
method Extends Thurston's asymmetric metric to Margulis spacetimes and proves convex properties.
result Established convex properties of the extended metric.
In recent years, correntropy has been seccessfully applied to robust adaptive filtering to eliminate adverse effects of impulsive noises or outliers. Correntropy is generally defined as the expectation of a Gaussian kernel between two random variables. This definition is reasonable when the error between the two random…
This paper introduces constrained mixtures for continuous distributions, characterized by a mixture of distributions where each distribution has a shape similar to the base distribution and disjoint domains. This new concept is used to create generalized asymmetric versions of the Laplace and normal distributions, whic…
Enhances reinforcement learning with partial state information.
problem Improving learning under partial observability with limited privileged signals.
method Introduced informed asymmetric actor-critic framework that uses arbitrary state-dependent privileged signals.
result Unbiased policy gradient estimates with arbitrary privileged signals.
Proposes a new loss function for learning with noisy labels.
problem Improving model learnability with noisy labels.
method Uses generalized Jensen-Shannon divergence as a noise-robust loss function.
result Shows state-of-the-art results on noisy data.
This paper studies gradient flows in asymmetric metric spaces and proves existence results.
problem Investigating gradient flows in asymmetric metric spaces.
method Discrete approximation and natural convexity assumption on potential function.
result Existence of curves of maximal slope in asymmetric metric spaces.
Paper defines saddle points in asymmetric Dynkin games using martingale theory.
problem Tackles saddle point conditions in asymmetric Dynkin games with partial information.
method Uses martingale theory to identify super and submartingales related to equilibrium payoffs.
result Characterizes saddle point strategies in terms of equilibrium payoffs' dynamics and Doob-Meyer decompositions.
Study uncovers new phase transitions in asymmetric causal inference scenarios.
problem Understanding typical phase transitions in asymmetric causal inference.
method Combining Causal inference (C-inf) and Low-rank recovery (LRR) with Random duality - Free probability theory (RDT-FPT).
result Discovering a doubling low-rankness phenomenon in asymmetric scenarios.
Modified asymmetric hidden Markov models for time series with autoregressive components.
problem Dynamic relationships between variables in time series data.
method Introducing an asymmetric autoregressive component to recent asymmetric hidden Markov models.
result The model can choose the optimal autoregressive order for better likelihood.
Mixtures of multivariate contaminated shifted asymmetric Laplace distributions are developed for handling asymmetric clusters in the presence of outliers (also referred to as bad points herein). In addition to the parameters of the related non-contaminated mixture, for each (asymmetric) cluster, our model has one param…
In this paper, we propose a novel asymmetric ε-insensitive pinball loss function for quantile estimation. There exists some pinball loss functions which attempt to incorporate the ε-insensitive zone approach in it but, they fail to extend the ε-insensitive approach for quantile estimation in true sense. The propo…