End-to-end deep model for coherent probabilistic forecasts in hierarchical time series.
problem Hierarchical probabilistic forecasting for coherent predictions.
method Dirichlet proportions model for learning root and child distributions.
result Significant improvements over state-of-the-art baselines (up to 26%).
LDTA expands LDA's topic modeling capacity with tree-structured priors.
problem Limited expressiveness of Dirichlet priors in LDA for complex topic relationships.
method Introduces Latent Dirichlet-Tree Allocation (LDTA) with Dirichlet-Tree (DT) priors, and develops universal mean-field variational inference and Expectation Propagation.
result LDTA enables expressive, tree-structured priors over topic proportions, expanding modeling capacity of LDA.
Study non-linear Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Poincaré-Einstein fillings.
problem Non-linear Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Poincaré-Einstein fillings.
method Description of range in terms of Dirichlet-to-Neumann tensor, construction of hypersurface invariants.
result Unique conformally invariant Dirichlet-to-Neumann hypersurface invariants for Poincaré-Einstein fillings.
We investigate the evolution of open curves with fixed endpoints under the curve shortening flow, which evolves curves in proportion to their curvature. Using a distance comparison of Huisken, we determine the long-term behavior of open curves with fixed endpoints evolving in certain convex domains on surfaces of const…
nnLDA combines neural and probabilistic methods for better topic modeling with side information.
problem Lack of integration of auxiliary information in traditional topic models.
method nnLDA integrates side information through a neural prior mechanism, optimizing both neural and probabilistic components.
result nnLDA outperforms traditional models in topic coherence, perplexity, and classification.
New models for analyzing microbiome data with interactions.
problem Analyzing compositional data with interactions.
method Exponential family models with generalized score matching.
result Effective estimation methods for compositional data with interactions.
New model identifies microbial subcommunities robustly, accounting for cross-sample heterogeneity.
problem Inference in LDA is sensitive to the number of subcommunities and often creates artificial ones.
method Incorporates logistic-tree normal (LTN) model into LDA to account for cross-sample heterogeneity.
result Restores robustness of inference and identifies meaningful subcommunities.
New methods for predicting compositional data using conformal prediction.
problem No well-established methods for constructing valid prediction sets in compositional data.
method Investigated three conformal prediction-based approaches for Dirichlet regression models.
result HDR approximation approach is robust in terms of coverage, while grid discretization reduces overcoverage.
A new method uses a product of experts with Dirichlet variables to approximate complex distributions.
problem Approximating complex distributions with tractable models.
method A product of experts with auxiliary Dirichlet variables, using a Feynman identity to sample and optimize.
result The method efficiently approximates complex distributions using a product of experts and Dirichlet variables.
We prove Feynman-Kac formulas for solutions to elliptic and parabolic boundary value and obstacle problems associated with a general Markov diffusion process. Our diffusion model covers several popular stochastic volatility models, such as the Heston model, the CEV model and the SABR model, which are widely used as ass…
In this paper, we propose guaranteed spectral methods for learning a broad range of topic models, which generalize the popular Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). We overcome the limitation of LDA to incorporate arbitrary topic correlations, by assuming that the hidden topic proportions are drawn from a flexible class o…
This paper computes exact posterior distributions of mixture weights in hierarchical Bayesian models.
problem Uncertainty in class membership or data-generating processes in heterogeneous data.
method Exact marginalization of mixture weights using dynamic programming and FFT for two components, and joint dynamic program for K >= 3 components.
result Exact posterior distributions of mixture weights are finite mixtures of Beta distributions, providing credible intervals and per-observation local false-discovery rates.
A new LDA model with covariates for mixed-membership clusters.
problem Modeling mixed-membership clusters in discrete data with covariates.
method Negative binomial regression embedded within LDA, slice sampling within Gibbs sampling.
result Model successfully retrieves true parameter values and predicts cluster abundances using covariates.
We describe a generalization of the Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Hidden Markov Model (HDP-HMM) which is able to encode prior information that state transitions are more likely between "nearby" states. This is accomplished by defining a similarity function on the state space and scaling transition probabilities by pai…
A new model clusters network nodes based on relative edge weights.
problem Clustering networks ignores node capacities, leading to biased results.
method Proposes a Dirichlet stochastic block model for composition-weighted networks.
result Validated on simulated and real-world networks, showing improved clustering accuracy.
Recently, considerable research effort has been devoted to developing deep architectures for topic models to learn topic structures. Although several deep models have been proposed to learn better topic proportions of documents, how to leverage the benefits of deep structures for learning word distributions of topics h…
Derive Dirichlet scalar curvature energy functional variation formula
problem Dirichlet scalar curvature energy functional
method First variation formula
result Introduce Dirichlet-Einstein metrics
Solves a specific Dirichlet problem on Hermitian manifolds.
problem Solving Dirichlet problem for Monge-Ampère type equations on Hermitian manifolds.
method Solves the Dirichlet problem for Monge-Ampère type equations for (n−1)-plurisubharmonic functions on Hermitian manifolds. result Solves a specific Dirichlet problem on Hermitian manifolds.
Trapezoids uniquely identified by their Dirichlet Laplace spectrum.
problem Identifying trapezoids based on their spectral properties.
method Analyzing the Dirichlet Laplace spectrum of non-obtuse trapezoids.
result Non-obtuse trapezoids are uniquely determined by their Dirichlet Laplace spectrum.
Flow cytometry is a high-throughput technology used to quantify multiple surface and intracellular markers at the level of a single cell. This enables to identify cell sub-types, and to determine their relative proportions. Improvements of this technology allow to describe millions of individual cells from a blood samp…
Study classifies ruled surfaces critical to Dirichlet energy.
problem Identifying ruled surfaces critical to Dirichlet energy.
method Explicit parametrization of ruled surfaces.
result Classification of ruled surfaces as critical points of Dirichlet energy.
Solves a specific Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
problem Solving the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
method Solves the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations on uniformly convex domains.
result Solves the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
Solves a specific Dirichlet problem on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Dirichlet problem for degenerate fully nonlinear elliptic equations on Riemannian manifolds.
method Derives existence of C1,1-solutions under appropriate assumptions. result Existence of C1,1-solutions. Study compares eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds to Euclidean balls.
problem Comparing eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds to Euclidean balls.
method Examines Dirichlet Laplace eigenvalues on balls of spherically symmetric manifolds and Euclidean space.
result Eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds are smaller for small radii, but larger for hyperbolic spaces.
Enhances topic models to better handle polysemous words.
problem Lack of polysemy handling in Gaussian latent Dirichlet allocation.
method Introduces a hierarchical structure to capture polysemy in Gaussian latent Dirichlet allocation.
result Significantly improves polysemy detection and provides more parsimonious topic representations.
TPBS models improve robustness to overfitting with localized Dirichlet energy regularization.
problem Global Dirichlet energy-based regularization fails for TPBS models due to perfect interpolation.
method Propose local Dirichlet energy regularization and two inference estimators.
result TPBS models outperform neural networks in overfitting regimes and maintain competitive performance otherwise.
Study on geometry of Dirichlet distributions using Fisher-Rao metric.
problem Understanding the geometry of Dirichlet distributions.
method Analysis of Fisher-Rao metric on Dirichlet distribution parameter space.
result Geodesic completeness and negative sectional curvature of the space.
Graph Laplacians adapt to different manifold dimensions, while Dirichlet energies converge to a tensorized Dirichlet energy.
problem Understanding machine learning methods for data with varying intrinsic dimensions.
method Γ-convergence of graph Dirichlet energies and spectral convergence of graph Laplacians on intersecting manifolds of varying dimensions.
result Normalized Dirichlet energy converges to a tensorized Dirichlet energy that adapts to all dimensions simultaneously.
Discriminative classifier for compositional data using hierarchical mixture of Generalized Dirichlet models.
problem Classifying compositional data, especially in spam detection and color space identification.
method Hierarchical mixture of discriminative Generalized Dirichlet classifiers, using variational approximation for parameter learning.
result First time a variational upper-bound for Generalized Dirichlet mixture is proposed in literature.
The paper finds universal inequalities for eigenvalues on hyperbolic spaces.
problem Eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian on conformally flat Riemannian manifolds.
method Establishes universal inequalities for eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian on hyperbolic spaces.
result Establishes universal inequalities for eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian on hyperbolic spaces.
Geodesic balls with non-negative Ricci curvature have a sharp lower bound on their first Dirichlet eigenvalue.
problem Finding a sharp lower bound for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of geodesic balls.
method Quantitative explicit inequality linking the width of geodesic balls to the spectral gap.
result A quantitative inequality relating the width of geodesic balls to the spectral gap between the first Dirichlet eigenvalue and its lower bound.
Paper solves Dirichlet problem for p-convex hypersurfaces with curvature constraints.
problem Solving the Dirichlet problem for p-convex hypersurfaces with prescribed curvature. method Proved existence of a graphic hypersurface satisfying the prescribed curvature equation with homogeneous boundary condition, obtained an interior curvature estimate.
result Existence of a graphic hypersurface satisfying the prescribed curvature equation with homogeneous boundary condition.
Study gauge freedoms in elastic wave equations and Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
problem Recover stiffness tensor and density from Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
method Analyze invariance under coordinate transformations and gauge freedoms.
result Present gauge freedoms in the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Riemannian elastic wave equation.
Paper proposes a method to estimate true positive proportion without knowing it.
problem Bias in binary classifier performance due to different positive item proportions.
method Maximum likelihood estimator for true proportion of positives.
result Method accurately estimates true positive proportion in data sets.
New portfolios outperform traditional methods by using factor weights.
problem Improving portfolio allocation in markets driven by factors.
method Factor-weighted Dirichlet portfolios outperform uniform Dirichlet portfolios.
result Factor-weighted portfolios outperform uniformly sampled portfolios in market returns.
Estimates eigenvalues of poly-Laplace operator on lattice subgraphs.
problem Estimating eigenvalues of poly-Laplace operator on subgraphs of lattice graphs.
method Introduced discrete poly-Laplace operator, derived upper and lower bounds for eigenvalues.
result Poly-Laplace eigenvalues are at least squares of lower-order poly-Laplace eigenvalues.
A new method detects outliers using ensembles of Dirichlet process mixtures.
problem Challenges in unsupervised outlier detection using Dirichlet process mixtures.
method Ensembles of Dirichlet process Gaussian mixtures with random subspace and subsampling.
result Empirically outperforms existing approaches in unsupervised outlier detection.
Dirichlet pruning compresses neural networks by removing unimportant units.
problem Compressing large neural network models without sacrificing performance.
method Assigns Dirichlet distribution over network layers' units and uses variational inference to estimate parameters.
result Achieves state-of-the-art compression performance on larger architectures like VGG and ResNet.
Solves Dirichlet problem for harmonic maps to give geodesic insights.
problem Asymptotic Dirichlet problem for harmonic maps.
method Holographic characterization using conformal geodesics.
result Characterizes conformal geodesics on the boundary.
We derive and approximate the conjugate prior of Dirichlet and beta distributions.
problem Intractability of conjugate prior for Dirichlet and beta distributions.
method Derive conjugate prior, define closed-form approximation, and provide algorithm.
result Closed-form approximation enables fully tractable Bayesian treatment.
Solves Dirichlet problem for prescribed scalar curvature in Anti-de Sitter space
problem Dirichlet problem for prescribed scalar curvature in Anti-de Sitter space
method Fully non-linear elliptic equation
result Solves if datas are strictly convex
Establishes log-concavity estimates for convex domains' first Dirichlet eigenfunctions.
problem Quantifying the Hessian of log-concave eigenfunctions on convex domains.
method Analyzes log-concavity properties of the first Dirichlet eigenfunction on convex domains.
result Obtains quantitative estimates for the Hessian of logu. Universal inequalities found for Laplacian eigenvalues on convex domains.
problem Finding bounds for Laplacian eigenvalues on convex domains.
method Established two universal inequalities.
result Found new bounds for Laplacian eigenvalues.
In this paper we address some problems concerning an approximate Dirichlet domain. We show that under some assumptions the approximate Dirichlet domain can work equally well as an exact Dirichlet domain. In particular, we consider a problem of tiling a hyperbolic ball with copies of the Dirichlet domain. This problem a…
Study uniquely determines Riemannian metric derivatives from boundary data.
problem Determining Riemannian metric derivatives from boundary data.
method Computing the full symbol of the elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
result The elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map uniquely determines all partial derivatives of the Riemannian metric on the boundary.
Solves Dirichlet problem for generalized Hitchin's equation on cyclic Higgs bundles.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Dirichlet problem.
method Formulated using subharmonic functions; generalizes Hitchin's equation for diagonal harmonic metrics on cyclic Higgs bundles.
result Existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Dirichlet problem.
Paper solves Dirichlet problem at infinity for Riemannian cones.
problem Solvability of Dirichlet problem at infinity in Riemannian cones.
method Separation of variables and comparison arguments for ODE's.
result Sufficient condition for solvability related to Milnor's classification.
Solves Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.
problem Solving Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.
method Uses interior C2 estimate. result Result is sharp, showing existence of singular solutions in subcritical phase.