In this paper we extend Buchen's method to develop a new technique for pricing of some exotic options with several expiry dates(more than 3 expiry dates) using a concept of higher order binary option. At first we introduce the concept of higher order binary option and then provide the pricing formulae of -th order b…
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Contradiction graphs reveal VC dimension threshold.
problem Determining VC dimension of concept classes.
method Study contradiction graphs of binary concept classes.
result Single contradiction graph determines VC dimension.
Theory extends optimal learning rates without realizability assumption.
problem Agnostic binary classification without realizability assumption.
method Identifies tetrachotomy of optimal rates and combinatorial structures.
result Optimal universal rates for binary classification in agnostic setting.
Study extends learnability equivalence to multi-class and regression, overcoming binary classification limits.
problem Equivalence of online and private learnability in multi-class and regression settings.
method Introduced a novel Littlestone dimension variant and threshold functions for multi-class classification.
result Online learnability implies private learnability in multi-class classification but not in regression.
Reduces multiclass and regression compression schemes to binary ones.
problem Developing efficient learning algorithms for multiclass and regression problems.
method Reduces sample compression schemes for binary classes to multiclass and regression settings.
result Establishes new compression schemes for multiclass and regression problems.
This work proves DP learnability implies online learnability for general classification tasks.
problem Link between differential privacy and online learning for general classification tasks.
method Establishes Ramsey-type theorems for trees to prove DP learnability implies online learnability.
result DP learnability implies online learnability for general classification tasks.
This paper studies universal rates of ERM for binary classification under agnostic learning.
problem The challenge of achieving universal rates of ERM for binary classification under agnostic learning.
method The paper explores the agnostic universal rates of ERM for binary classification, revealing three possible rates: , , or arbitrarily slow.
result The paper provides a complete characterization of which concept classes fall into each of the three categories of agnostic universal rates.
Algorithm solves online binary classification and infinite games using ERM oracle.
problem Online learning and solving infinite games with computationally inefficient oracles.
method Proposes an algorithm relying solely on ERM oracle calls for online binary classification and nonparametric games.
result Achieves finite and sublinearly growing regret in various settings.
For the efficient execution of deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) on edge devices, various approaches have been presented which reduce the bit width of the network parameters down to 1 bit. Binarization of the first layer was always excluded, as it leads to a significant error increase. Here, we present the novel…
Survey on assessing and improving classifier calibration for better decision making.
problem Ensuring classifiers correctly quantify prediction uncertainty.
method Overview of principles, methods, and evaluation metrics for calibration.
result New methods and extensions from binary to multiclass settings.
A theory for approximating complex concepts with simple decision trees.
problem Approximating complex concepts with simple decision trees.
method Introducing interpretable approximations, studying binary concept approximation by decision trees.
result A trichotomy of cases for approximating a binary concept by decision trees based on a simple class.
This work describes simple and efficient algorithms for interactively learning non-binary concepts in the learning from random counter-examples (LRC) model. Here, learning takes place from random counter-examples that the learner receives in response to their proper equivalence queries. In this context, the learning ti…
New algorithm learns multiclass concepts with finite Littlestone dimension.
problem Agnostic online multiclass classification in adversarial settings.
method Multiplicative weights algorithm with experts based on subsequences.
result Proves agnostic learnability if and only if Littlestone dimension is finite.
The paper extends ternary algebra concepts using cube roots of unity.
problem Extending algebraic structures from binary to ternary multiplication.
method Introducing ternary associator, commutator, and Lie algebra at cube roots of unity.
result Derived an identity for ternary commutator based on .
We propose several novel methods for enhancing the multi-class SVMs by applying the generalization performance of binary classifiers as the core idea. This concept will be applied on the existing algorithms, i.e., the Decision Directed Acyclic Graph (DDAG), the Adaptive Directed Acyclic Graphs (ADAG), and Max Wins. Alt…
Open problem seeks an online learning algorithm for binary classification.
problem Existence of an online learning algorithm for binary classification with sublinear mistakes.
method Assumption of sequence allowing learning algorithm's existence.
result Specific condition determines sequence's learnability.
Paper defines a new dimension to measure self-directed learning complexity.
problem Understanding self-directed learning complexity in online learning theory.
method Developed a dimension to characterize self-directed learning mistake-bound.
result Calculated for various concept classes and demonstrated learnability gaps.
New method trains Boltzmann machines without supervision.
problem Training unsupervised learning models.
method Mixed binary quadratic feasibility problem formulation.
result Theory validated on XOR patterns.
Discriminative neural networks address class imbalance in coronary heart disease risk analysis.
problem Class imbalance in medical test data, especially in binary classification problems.
method Use of discriminative neural networks and contrastive loss with a Siamese network structure.
result The method effectively handles class imbalance, improving predictive models for coronary heart disease risk.
The paper reviews and extends calibration concepts for classification and regression.
problem Formalizing compatibility between probabilistic predictions and outcomes.
method Review and extension of existing calibration concepts, introduction of new concepts.
result Hierarchical relations between calibration concepts for various data types.
New algorithm learns efficiently with a simple 'yes/no' oracle.
problem Can efficient learning be achieved with a simpler oracle than ERM?
method Developed an oracle that returns 'yes' or 'no' for realizable datasets.
result Learnability is possible with a polynomial price in VC dimension.
Develops algorithms for multi-class Neyman-Pearson classification with cost sensitivity.
problem Asymmetric misclassification costs in multi-class classification problems.
method Establishes connection with cost-sensitive learning, proposes two algorithms, extends NP oracle properties.
result Proposes algorithms with theoretical guarantees for multi-class Neyman-Pearson classification.
Study examines noise sensitivity of DNNs for binary classification.
problem Understanding non-robustness of DNN classifiers under noise.
method Defined and extended noise sensitivity and stability concepts for Boolean functions, applied to DNN models.
result Sorted out the relation between definitions and properties of DNN architectures under noise.
Paper introduces r-DEP classifier for binary classification tasks.
problem No natural ordering for feature patterns in practical situations.
method Introduces reduced dilation-erosion (r-DEP) classifier using multi-valued mathematical morphology.
result r-DEP classifiers outperform traditional SVCs in balanced accuracy.
Providing explanations along with predictions is crucial in some text processing tasks. Therefore, we propose a new self-interpretable model that performs output prediction and simultaneously provides an explanation in terms of the presence of particular concepts in the input. To do so, our model's prediction relies so…
This paper presents a tensor multiplication based smoothing algorithm that follows a two step denoising method. Unlike other traditional averaging approaches, our approach uses an element based normal voting tensor to compute smooth surfaces. By introducing a binary optimization on the proposed tensor together with a l…
We present a new approach for mitigating unfairness in learned classifiers. In particular, we focus on binary classification tasks over individuals from two populations, where, as our criterion for fairness, we wish to achieve similar false positive rates in both populations, and similar false negative rates in both po…
Unified framework designs LK structures using integer twists on non-manifold meshes.
problem Binary twisting limits topological possibilities and structural behaviors.
method Generalizes twist formulation to arbitrary integer labels for non-manifold meshes.
result Integer twists enable full connectivity and dynamic folding/articulation.
Extends linear representation hypothesis to categorical and hierarchical concepts in LLMs.
problem Representing concepts without natural contrasts in large language models.
method Formalizes linear representation hypothesis for categorical and hierarchical concepts, proving relationships between concept hierarchy and representation geometry.
result Validated theoretical results on large language models, estimating representations for 900+ concepts.
This tutorial explains Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) and Quadratic Discriminant Analysis (QDA) as two fundamental classification methods in statistical and probabilistic learning. We start with the optimization of decision boundary on which the posteriors are equal. Then, LDA and QDA are derived for binary and mul…
Deep learning aids ADMM-based decoding for binary linear codes.
problem Improving decoding efficiency for binary linear codes.
method Designing a decoding network based on ADMM and deep learning.
result Numerical results show improved performance compared to original ADMM.
Interpretable ML methods for better decision-making with explanations.
problem Lack of transparency in black-box ML models.
method Use of Formal Concept Analysis and cooperative game theory to assess attribute importance and reduce attribute count.
result Developed methods to assess attribute importance and reduce attribute count in ML models.
Paper proposes GEG to enhance fairness in binary and multi-class classification.
problem Fairness in multi-class classification tasks is under-explored.
method Formulates multi-objective problem between effectiveness and fairness constraints, proposes GEG algorithm.
result GEG improves fairness up to 92% and decreases accuracy up to 14%.
Enhanced metrics for multiclass classification improve on existing methods.
problem Lack of decisive poor classification results in existing multiclass metrics.
method Introduces three new metrics derived from multivariate Pearson correlation coefficients.
result New metrics decisively indicate poor classification results.
Objective: A variety of pattern analysis techniques for model training in brain interfaces exploit neural feature dimensionality reduction based on feature ranking and selection heuristics. In the light of broad evidence demonstrating the potential sub-optimality of ranking based feature selection by any criterion, we …
Improved bounds on combining hypothesis classes for binary functions.
problem Understanding how to combine hypothesis classes for binary functions.
method Established upper bounds on Littlestone and threshold dimensions for combined classes.
result Upper bounds are nearly tight and give exponential improvements.
Study on double descent behavior in two-layer neural networks for binary classification.
problem Understanding the double descent phenomenon in model test error.
method Two-layer neural network with ReLU activation for binary classification. Quantified model size by sample-to-dimension ratio. Empirical risk minimization using Convex Gaussian Min Max Theorem.
result Observed and investigated the double descent behavior of model test error.
Multimodal clustering is an unsupervised technique for mining interesting patterns in -adic binary relations or -mode networks. Among different types of such generalized patterns one can find biclusters and formal concepts (maximal bicliques) for 2-mode case, triclusters and triconcepts for 3-mode case, closed $n…
The recently proposed SPARse Factor Analysis (SPARFA) framework for personalized learning performs factor analysis on ordinal or binary-valued (e.g., correct/incorrect) graded learner responses to questions. The underlying factors are termed "concepts" (or knowledge components) and are used for learning analytics (LA),…
Paper corrects Max-Margin loss for multi-label tasks.
problem Max-Margin loss inconsistency in multi-label classification.
method Introduced Restricted-Max-Margin loss.
result Consistent loss for multi-label tasks under milder conditions.
New insights into learning from only positive examples.
problem Characterizing proper learning from positive-only samples.
method Introducing a new combinatorial condition for proper positive-only learning.
result Proper positive-only learning is characterized by finite VC dimension and uniform exterior separability.
Class imbalance classification is a challenging research problem in data mining and machine learning, as most of the real-life datasets are often imbalanced in nature. Existing learning algorithms maximise the classification accuracy by correctly classifying the majority class, but misclassify the minority class. Howev…
We propose Very Simple Classifier (VSC) a novel method designed to incorporate the concepts of subsampling and locality in the definition of features to be used as the input of a perceptron. The rationale is that locality theoretically guarantees a bound on the generalization error. Each feature in VSC is a max-margin …
Characterizes concept classes for optimistic online learning.
problem Understanding minimal assumptions for online learnability.
method Investigates two questions about concept classes' learnability.
result Characterizes all concept classes for optimistically universal online learnability.
New uniqueness concept for adversarial Bayes classifier.
problem Understanding adversarial Bayes classifiers in binary classification.
method Developed a new notion of uniqueness and analyzed it for a family of one-dimensional data distributions.
result Improved regularity of adversarial Bayes classifiers as perturbation radius increases.
Study on tradeoffs between mistakes and ERM oracle calls in online and transductive learning.
problem Analyzing online and transductive learning with limited ERM and weak consistency oracle access.
method Proves lower bounds and upper bounds on mistakes and oracle calls, considering realizable and agnostic cases.
result Achieves optimal mistake bounds with weak consistency queries for certain concept classes.
Study expands multiclass classification models with new rates and partial concept classes.
problem Multiclass classification with a bounded number of labels under various conditions.
method Extends traditional PAC model to distribution-dependent and data-dependent learning rates, characterizes optimal rates for universal and partial concept classes.
result Characterizes three types of learning rates (exponential, linear, arbitrarily slow) for fixed distributions and complexity measures for partial concept classes.
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The number of possible methods of generalizing binary classification to multi-class classification increases exponentially with the number of class labels. Often, the best method of doing so will be highly problem dependent. Here we present classification software in which the partitioning of multi-class classification…