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48 results for asymptotic stationarity

Improved analysis for fair federated learning reduces dependence on noise floor.

problem Asymptotic stationarity in group fair federated learning with reduced noise floor dependence.
method DS FedProxGrad framework with inexact local proximal solutions and fairness regularization.
result Algorithm converges asymptotically to stationarity without dependence on a noise floor.

This article develops a statistical test for the null hypothesis of strict stationarity of a discrete time stochastic process in the frequency domain. When the null hypothesis is true, the second order cumulant spectrum is zero at all the discrete Fourier frequency pairs in the principal domain. The test uses a window …

2018-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on fake stationary Volterra Heston model for non-stationary processes.

problem Non-stationary nature of true Volterra equations.
method Weak notion of stationarity (fake stationary regime) for inhomogeneous affine Stochastic Volterra equations.
result Existence of limiting distributions in the long run, which may depend on initial state.

The paper analyzes the stationarity of stochastic Volterra integral equations and introduces fake stationary regimes.

problem Analyzing the stationarity of non-Markovian dynamical systems described by SVIEs.
method Investigates the properties of SVIE solutions, focusing on stationarity over finite and long time horizons, and introduces a deterministic stabilizer to induce a fake stationary regime.
result SVIEs do not exhibit a strong stationary regime unless the kernel is constant or degenerate, but a fake stationary regime can be achieved with a deterministic stabilizer.

Deep RL agents suffer from transient non-stationarity, which ITER mitigates.

problem Transient non-stationarity in deep RL agents affects generalization.
method Iterated Relearning (ITER) transfers knowledge between networks to reduce non-stationarity.
result ITER improves deep RL agents' performance on generalization benchmarks.

TimeBridge addresses non-stationarity in long-term time series forecasting.

problem Non-stationarity in multivariate time series leads to spurious regressions and obscures long-term relationships.
method TimeBridge segments series into patches, applying Integrated Attention for short-term non-stationarity and Cointegrated Attention for long-term cointegration.
result TimeBridge achieves state-of-the-art performance in both short-term and long-term forecasting.

As bandit algorithms are increasingly utilized in scientific studies and industrial applications, there is an associated increasing need for reliable inference methods based on the resulting adaptively-collected data. In this work, we develop methods for inference on data collected in batches using a bandit algorithm. …

2020-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper compares stationarity in Bitcoin and S&P500 price indices.

problem Comparing stationarity in cryptocurrency and traditional stock market indices.
method Wide sense stationarity defined; Wiener-Khinchin Theorem applied; stationarity achieved through detrending and normalization of price returns.
result S&P500 price return achieves stationarity for 28 years with specific normalization windows, while Bitcoin's stationarity varies by segment and volatility.

Modeling joint log-volatility dynamics with multivariate fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.

problem Empirical evidence of joint behavior in realized volatility time series.
method Multivariate fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with different Hurst exponents and non-trivial interdependencies.
result Model accurately captures asymmetries and spillover effects in realized-volatility time series.

It is now widely accepted that volatility models have to incorporate the so-called leverage effect in order to to model the dynamics of daily financial returns.We suggest a new class of multivariate power transformed asymmetric models. It includes several functional forms of multivariate GARCH models which are of great…

2018-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

A new MCMC method for GPs tackles computational burden and intractable likelihoods.

problem High computational burden and intractable likelihoods in Gaussian process models.
method Combines variationally sparse Gaussian processes with pseudo-marginal MCMC.
result Asymptotically exact inference with computational gains for large datasets.

New econometric results for financial duration models under varying tail behaviors.

problem Estimation and inference challenges in financial durations models with random event counts.
method Analysis of likelihood estimators for ACD models, focusing on tail behavior and stationarity.
result Asymptotic normality breaks down for tail indices smaller than one, leading to mixed Gaussian estimators with non-standard rates of convergence.

The statistical properties of a stochastic process may be described (1)by the expectation values of the observables, (2)by the probability distribution functions or (3)by probability measures on path space. Here an analysis of level (3) is carried out for market fluctuation processes. Gibbs measures and chains with com…

2001-02-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider discriminative dictionary learning in a distributed online setting, where a network of agents aims to learn a common set of dictionary elements of a feature space and model parameters while sequentially receiving observations. We formulate this problem as a distributed stochastic program with a non-convex o…

2016-05-03abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores various stationarity concepts in non-smooth optimization.

problem Understanding stationarity in non-smooth optimization problems.
method Introduction and discussion of different stationarity concepts for non-convex non-smooth functions.
result Clarification of the relationship among different stationarity concepts and their relevance in iterative methods.

A method for estimating the cross-correlation Cxy(τ)C_{xy}(τ) of long-range correlated series x(t)x(t) and y(t)y(t), at varying lags ττ and scales nn, is proposed. For fractional Brownian motions with Hurst exponents H1H_1 and H2H_2, the asymptotic expression of Cxy(τ)C_{xy}(τ) depends only on the lag ττ (wide-sense stationarit…

2008-04-13abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper considers regression tasks involving high-dimensional multivariate processes whose structure is dependent on some {known} graph topology. We put forth a new definition of time-vertex wide-sense stationarity, or joint stationarity for short, that goes beyond product graphs. Joint stationarity helps by reducin…

2016-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Stationarity is a very general, qualitative assumption, that can be assessed on the basis of application specifics. It is thus a rather attractive assumption to base statistical analysis on, especially for problems for which less general qualitative assumptions, such as independence or finite memory, clearly fail. Howe…

2019-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for anomaly detection adapts to local non-stationarity in low-data regimes.

problem Adapting conformal anomaly detection to handle distribution shifts in real-world data.
method Proposes a continuous inference relaxation using continuous weighted kernel density estimation to decouple local adaptation from tail resolution.
result Restores detection capabilities and statistical power in low-data regimes while maintaining valid error control.

The Minimum Description Length (MDL) principle selects the model that has the shortest code for data plus model. We show that for a countable class of models, MDL predictions are close to the true distribution in a strong sense. The result is completely general. No independence, ergodicity, stationarity, identifiabilit…

2009-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Master algorithm fails to detect non-stationarity in practical settings.

problem Non-Stationary Reinforcement Learning without prior knowledge.
method Master algorithm tested under various conditions, including piecewise stationary multi-armed bandits.
result Master's non-stationarity detection is ineffective for practical horizons, leading to performance similar to random restarting.

Study classifies stock price data into stationary and non-stationary periods for mechanical trading.

problem Classifying stock price fluctuations into stationary and non-stationary periods for trading.
method Stationarity analysis using KM2_2O-Langevin theory and trend-based indicators for stationary periods, oscillator-based indicators for non-stationary periods.
result Back testing confirms the strategy is a safe trading strategy with small maximum drawdown.

Study large deviation in stationarized fully lifted blirp interpolation.

problem Understanding atypical solutions in random optimization problems.
method Large deviation theory applied to fully lifted blirp interpolation.
result Elegant relations uncovered for fundamental interpolating parameters.

Paper tackles uncertainty prediction for deep sequential regression.

problem Challenges in generating accurate uncertainty estimates for deep recurrent networks.
method Flexible method that generates symmetric and asymmetric uncertainty estimates without stationarity assumptions.
result Outperforms competitive baselines on both drift and non-drift scenarios.

Framework isolates causal effects from time series data, improving accuracy under non-stationarity and autocorrelation.

problem Causal inference in non-stationary, autocorrelated time series data.
method Decomposes time series into trend, seasonal, and residual components; performs component-specific causal analysis.
result Framework more accurately recovers ground-truth causal structure than state-of-the-art baselines, especially under strong non-stationarity and temporal autocorrelation.

Study uses RL to optimize dynamic portfolios, addressing non-stationarity and constraints.

problem Non-stationarity and investment constraints in dynamic portfolio optimization.
method Reinforcement learning with regime change variables and practical constraints integration.
result Enhanced prediction accuracy through incorporation of regime change variables.

Develops RL algorithm for lifelong non-stationary environments.

problem Challenges of reinforcement learning in environments with persistent change.
method Formalizes lifelong non-stationarity, uses latent variable models, and leverages online learning and probabilistic inference.
result Substantial improvement in performance over non-reasoning approaches in lifelong non-stationary environments.

New method for estimating and optimizing MDPs without stationarity.

problem Challenges in offline contextual MDP estimation without stationarity.
method Introduces a new adaptive estimation and cost optimization approach for contextual MDPs.
result First robust, theoretically backed method for offline contextual MDP estimation.

This paper explores twisted Lagrangian tori in C^2 and their Hamiltonian stationarity.

problem Understanding the Hamiltonian stationarity of twisted Lagrangian tori in C^2.
method Investigation of differential geometry of twisted tori, including product and Chekanov's exotic tori.
result Only product tori are minimal under Hamiltonian deformations, indicating Chekanov's exotic tori are not area minimal.

EM algorithm converges in KL divergence for exponential families via mirror descent.

problem Lack of understanding of EM's non-asymptotic convergence properties.
method Viewing EM as a mirror descent algorithm, showing convergence rates in KL divergence.
result KL divergence rates for EM in exponential families, invariant to parametrization.

Graph-based methods for signal processing have shown promise for the analysis of data exhibiting irregular structure, such as those found in social, transportation, and sensor networks. Yet, though these systems are often dynamic, state-of-the-art methods for signal processing on graphs ignore the dimension of time, tr…

2016-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a probabilistic framework for stationary topological signals on simplicial complexes.

problem Complex data structures require new models and tools.
method Generalizes stationarity to topological signals on simplicial complexes.
result Defines topological power spectral density (PSD) for stationary signals.

Paper proposes a new method for SP with covariates using PADR and ERM.

problem Stochastic programming with covariate information.
method Empirical risk minimization (ERM) with nonconvex piecewise affine decision rules (PADR).
result The method provides theoretical consistency and computational tractability for nonconvex SP problems.

Study risk-controlling prediction sets for single trajectory data from dynamical systems.

problem Performance guarantees for risk-controlling prediction sets in single trajectory data from unknown stochastic dynamical systems.
method Used blocking and decoupling techniques to analyze performance guarantees under different data generating processes.
result Performance guarantees similar to iid setting when data is stationary and contractive, with graceful degradation otherwise.

A simple baseline outperforms deep learning methods in transportation forecasting.

problem The importance of stationarity and recurrent patterns in transportation data.
method A naive baseline based on average weekly patterns and linear regression.
result The baseline method achieves comparable or better results than state-of-the-art deep learning approaches.

We construct a large class of dynamical vacuum black hole spacetimes whose exterior geometry asymptotically settles down to a fixed Schwarzschild or Kerr metric. The construction proceeds by solving a backwards scattering problem for the Einstein vacuum equations with characteristic data prescribed on the event horizon…

2013-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper addresses Gaussian Process regression over probability measures, revealing a non-stationarity issue between Euclidean and Wasserstein kernels.

problem Non-stationarity issue between Euclidean and Wasserstein kernels in Gaussian Process regression over probability measures.
method Assuming Euclidean input space, applying algebraic transformation based on uncovered non-stationarity relationship to create a non-stationary and Wasserstein-based Gaussian Process model.
result An algebraic transformation simplifies learning a non-stationary Gaussian Process model over probability measures.