The paper explores optimal insurance contracts using various deviation measures.
problem Optimal insurance contracts with mean-deviation measures.
method Study of convex signed Choquet integrals and standard deviation as deviation measures, analyzing premium principles like expected value, Value-at-Risk, and Expected Shortfall.
result Characterization of optimal indemnities and deductibles under different premium principles.
New insights into risk aversion for complex decision models.
problem Understanding risk aversion in non-monotone decision models.
method Characterization of probabilistic risk aversion for generalized rank-dependent functions.
result Probabilistic risk aversion is determined by the distortion function, which is convex or scaled quantile-spread mixtures.
The paper bounds solutions to complex optimization problems with uncertain data.
problem Distributionally robust optimization problems with multivariate uncertainty sets.
method Conditions and bounds derived for multivariate and univariate Wasserstein distances, Bregman-Wasserstein divergences, and signed Choquet integrals.
result Computable lower and upper bounds for DRO problems, derived from scalar-valued aggregation functions and Wasserstein distances.
Expands learning paradigm to stochastic orders using Choquet-Toland distance and Variational Dominance Criterion.
problem Learning high-dimensional distributions with stochastic orders.
method Introduces Choquet-Toland distance and Variational Dominance Criterion, uses input convex maxout networks (ICMNs).
result Proposes surrogates for Choquet-Toland distance and Variational Dominance Criterion with parametric rates.
New principles for collapsing law-invariant functionals to means, extending beyond convexity.
problem Conditions for law-invariant functionals to reduce to means.
method Establishing collapse to the mean principles for non-convex functionals.
result General principles apply beyond convexity, including quasiconvex and Choquet integrals.
In a market of deterministic cash flows, given as an additive, symmetric relation of exchangeability on the finite signed Borel measures on the non-negative real time axis, it is shown that the only arbitrage-free price functional that fulfills some additional mild requirements is the integral of the unit zero-coupon b…
New risk measures for quantiles under ambiguity improve risk sharing.
problem Risk optimization under ambiguity using quantiles.
method Introducing Choquet quantiles and Choquet Expected Shortfall.
result Optimal allocations for quantile agents under ambiguity.
Study on risk measures using distorted Choquet integrals with random distortions.
problem Developing risk measures under random distortions of capacities.
method Introducing and analyzing randomly distorted Choquet integrals with respect to a distorted capacity, establishing properties and providing representations.
result Representation of comonotonic additive conditional risk measures using G-randomly distorted Choquet integrals.
A new convex loss function optimizes set predictions with balanced size and coverage.
problem Optimizing set predictions with balanced size and coverage.
method Proposes a convex loss function using Choquet integrals for nondecreasing subset-valued functions.
result Optimal trade-offs between conditional probabilistic coverage and set size.
Choquet and minimax expectations are equivalent in European option pricing.
problem Pricing European options in incomplete markets.
method Comparing Choquet and minimax expectations in the context of European options.
result Choquet and minimax expectations are equal for European options.
In the paper we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the Jensen inequality to hold for the generalized Choquet integral with respect to a pair of capacities. Next, we apply obtained result to the theory of risk aversion by providing the assumptions on utility function and capacities under which an agent is risk…
Choquet regularization improves exploration in RL.
problem Improving exploration in reinforcement learning.
method Introducing Choquet regularizers to measure and manage exploration, reformulating RL problems and deriving explicit solutions.
result Explicit optimal distributions and Choquet regularizers for various exploratory samplers.
Mobile app development in recent years has resulted in new products and features to improve human life. Mobile telematics is one such development that encompasses multidisciplinary fields for transportation safety. The application of mobile telematics has been explored in many areas, such as insurance and road safety. …
Characterizes continuity of monotone functionals in mixed topology.
problem Continuity of monotone functionals in mixed topology.
method Characterization through lower semicontinuity and dual representations.
result Continuity in mixed topology is equivalent to dual representation in terms of countably additive measures.
Modeling reinsurance market, we find subgame perfect Nash equilibria.
problem Optimizing reinsurance market with multiple insurers and reinsurers.
method Sequential game with Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibria analysis.
result Characterized subgame perfect Nash equilibria in some market cases.
The paper introduces risk consistency properties for credit ratings.
problem Promoting prudent investment decisions in credit ratings.
method Introducing and studying risk consistency properties in the framework of Choquet rating criteria.
result Characterization of Choquet risk measures and rating criteria satisfying risk consistency properties.
Short-time existence for the Einstein-Euler and the vacuum Einstein equations is proven using a Friedrich inspired formulation due to Choquet-Bruhat and York, where the system is cast into a symmetric hyperbolic form and the Riemann tensor is treated as one of the fundamental unknowns of the problem. The reduced system…
The aim of this paper is to introduce a risk measure that extends the Gini-type measures of risk and variability, the Extended Gini Shortfall, by taking risk aversion into consideration. Our risk measure is coherent and catches variability, an important concept for risk management. The analysis is made under the Choque…
This work introduces a new metric for comparing imprecise probability models.
problem Quantifying differences between imprecise probability models.
method Integral imprecise probability metric framework based on Choquet integral.
result IIPM enables comparison across different imprecise probability models and quantifies epistemic uncertainty.
We obtain a dual representation of the Kantorovich functional defined for functions on the Skorokhod space using quotient sets. Our representation takes the form of a Choquet capacity generated by martingale measures satisfying additional constraints to ensure compatibility with the quotient sets. These sets contain st…
Proves properties of maximal hypersurfaces in specific spacetimes.
problem Maximal hypersurfaces in asymptotically AdS spacetimes.
method Uniqueness, existence, and regularity results via mathematical proofs.
result Proves uniqueness, existence, and regularity of maximal hypersurfaces.
A new algorithm solves signed Fréchet regression on manifolds with bounded curvature.
problem Signed Fréchet regression on Riemannian manifolds with bounded curvature.
method Proximal DC algorithm (FRIDA) for computing signed Fréchet regression fits.
result Existence and interiority of minimizers, strong convexity of proximal subproblems, and convergence to stationary points.
In this paper we study a robust expected utility maximization problem with random endowment in discrete time. We give conditions under which an optimal strategy exists and derive a dual representation for the optimal utility. Our approach is based on a general representation result for monotone convex functionals, a fu…
Study transverse measures on infinite type hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Characterize the cone of transverse measures on infinite type hyperbolic surfaces.
method Use inverse limits and geodesic laminations to describe and construct cones of transverse measures.
result Explicit descriptions and bases of cones of transverse measures exist for many laminations.
New heat trace coefficients reveal curvature effects in polygonal domains.
problem Understanding heat trace behavior in polygonal domains with curved corners.
method Local heat trace expansion through order t1/2, analyzing both Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. result Sharp sign law for the Dirichlet angular factor of the first corner-curvature heat invariant.
This paper reviews incompatibilities of comonotonic risk measures.
problem Incompatibilities of comonotonic risk measures with central properties.
method Literature review and Choquet representation of comonotonic additive risk measures.
result Comonotonic additive risk measures cannot be surplus invariant.
Study models weather index insurance pricing by insurers and farmers, finding flexible pricing kernels boost profits.
problem Monopoly pricing of weather index insurance with risk and flexibility considerations.
method Bowley-type sequential game with insurer and farmer, using neural networks for farmer's payoff.
result Flexible pricing kernels increase insurer profits closer to indemnity insurance levels.
Defines signed quasiregular curves and proves growth theorem.
problem Understanding growth of signed quasiregular curves.
method Proves weak reverse Hölder inequality and uses it to prove growth theorem.
result Proves growth theorem for signed quasiregular curves.
Paper extends MLFD to signed measures via bilevel approach.
problem Risk minimization for infinite width neural networks and sparse deconvolution.
method Bilevel reduction to extend MLFD to signed measures, investigating convergence rates.
result Improved convergence rates for bilevel MFLD in low-noise regime and local exponential convergence for single neuron learning.
This paper proposes RiskRank as a joint measure of cyclical and cross-sectional systemic risk. RiskRank is a general-purpose aggregation operator that concurrently accounts for risk levels for individual entities and their interconnectedness. The measure relies on the decomposition of systemic risk into sub-components …
Diversification represents the idea of choosing variety over uniformity. Within the theory of choice, desirability of diversification is axiomatized as preference for a convex combination of choices that are equivalently ranked. This corresponds to the notion of risk aversion when one assumes the von-Neumann-Morgenster…
Novel analysis of neural networks using geometric algebra and convex optimization.
problem Understanding the inner workings of deep neural networks.
method Geometric (Clifford) algebra and convex optimization.
result Optimal weights are given by the wedge product of training samples.
The study links Ricci curvature and convexity in complex tori.
problem Characterizing Ricci curvature signs in toric manifolds.
method Characterization through convexity of volume functional.
result Relationships between Ricci curvature, volume, submanifolds, and pluri-subharmonic functions.
PyTorch Geometric Signed Directed fills the gap for GNNs on signed and directed graphs.
problem Lack of unified software packages for GNNs on signed and directed networks.
method Developed a software package with GNN models, synthetic and real-world data, and evaluation metrics.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the implemented methods through experiments.
Ricci curvature links volume convexity and minimal submanifolds.
problem Volume functional convexity and minimal submanifolds in Kaehler geometry.
method Toric Kaehler geometry and quasi-homogeneous manifolds.
result Sign of Ricci curvature correlates with volume functional convexity.
The learning of predictive models for data-driven decision support has been a prevalent topic in many fields. However, construction of models that would capture interactions among input variables is a challenging task. In this paper, we present a new preference learning approach for multiple criteria sorting with poten…
The paper examines the unexpected losses and risk ratios for co-monotonic alternatives in large portfolios.
problem Understanding the unexpected losses and risk ratios for large portfolios with co-monotonic alternatives.
method Analyzes the asymptotic behavior of unexpected losses and risk ratios for co-monotonic alternatives using monotone cash-additive risk measures and Choquet insurance premia.
result Unexpected losses of large weighted portfolios are of order o(nλn), where λn is the average weight. Model-free preference under ambiguity defined and applied.
problem Understanding and quantifying ambiguity aversion and prudence.
method Introduces a new model-free definition of ambiguity attitudes and applies it in various contexts.
result New definition of ambiguity prudence equivalent to specific mathematical functions.
Interesting theoretical associations have been established by recent papers between the fields of active learning and stochastic convex optimization due to the common role of feedback in sequential querying mechanisms. In this paper, we continue this thread in two parts by exploiting these relations for the first time …
Develops method for learning signed graphs from smooth signals.
problem Learning signed graphs from observed data, especially in contexts with both positive and negative interactions.
method Uses net Laplacian as graph shift operator and minimizes total variation of observed signals with ADMM.
result Theoretical proofs of convergence and estimation error bound provided.
We follow the approach employed by Y. Choquet-Bruhat, J. Isenberg and D. Pollack in the case of closed manifolds and establish existence and non-existence results for the Einstein-scalar field constraint equations on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
The paper solves an insurance problem using mean-variance and rank-dependent utility theory.
problem Formulating and solving an insurance problem with rank-dependent utility and mean-variance premium principle.
method Formulated as a non-concave maximization problem, then turned into a concave quantile optimization problem, solved using calculus of variations.
result An optimal insurance contract is derived and numerically computed.
Two methods find at least two solutions to Kazdan-Warner's problem on surfaces.
problem Finding solutions to Kazdan-Warner's problem on two-dimensional surfaces.
method Direct method on convex sets and variational method of mountain pass.
result At least two solutions to the Kazdan-Warner's problem are found.
We state that any constant curvature Riemannian metric with conical singularities of constant sign curvature on a compact (orientable) surface S can be realized as a convex polyhedron in a Riemannian or Lorentzian) space-form. Moreover such a polyhedron is unique, up to global isometries, among convex polyhedra invar…
CSNE embeds signed networks by separating structural and fine-grained information.
problem Improving sign prediction in signed networks using inaccurate or incomplete balance theories.
method Conditional Signed Network Embedding (CSNE) models structural and fine-grained information separately, integrating them rigorously.
result CSNE outperforms state-of-the-art on sign prediction tasks, and MaxEnt priors are competitive in resource-constrained settings.
Let K and L be disjoint closed oriented submanifolds of the n-sphere, with dimensions adding up to n-1. We define a map from their join K*L to the n-sphere whose degree up to sign equals their linking number, and then use this to find the desired linking integral.
DKMD is a fast signed statistic for comparing univariate distributions.
problem Comparing univariate distributions, especially preserving directionality.
method DKMD integrates kernel mean embeddings against an odd weighting function.
result DKMD preserves directionality and is robust to outliers.
The policy objective of safeguarding financial stability has stimulated a wave of research on systemic risk analytics, yet it still faces challenges in measurability. This paper models systemic risk by tapping into expert knowledge of financial supervisors. We decompose systemic risk into a number of interconnected seg…