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Bayesian framework predicts post-disruption travel times in metro networks.

problem Uncertainty in post-disruption travel times in metro networks.
method Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling framework capturing train interactions and non-Gaussian distributional characteristics.
result The proposed models consistently outperform baseline specifications in point prediction and uncertainty quantification.

Poor economies not only produce less; they typically produce things that involve fewer inputs and fewer intermediate steps. Yet the supply chains of poor countries face more frequent disruptions---delivery failures, faulty parts, delays, power outages, theft, government failures---that systematically thwart the product…

2017-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study automates detection of visitation disruptions in ICU patients.

problem Difficulty in detecting frequent visitation disruptions in ICU patients.
method Used DensePose R-CNN model to count people in video frames, analyzed disruptions and patient outcomes.
result Automated method detects visitation disruptions, impacts on pain and length of stay examined.

We consider problems in which a system receives external \emph{perturbations} from time to time. For instance, the system can be a train network in which particular lines are repeatedly disrupted without warning, having an effect on passenger behavior. The goal is to predict changes in the behavior of the system at par…

2019-08-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study forecasts supply chain disruptions in automotive industry.

problem Operational disruptions in automotive supply chain cause financial losses.
method Constructed dataset of multivariate time series, used Attention Sequence to Sequence Deep Learning architecture.
result Model achieved 0.85 precision and 0.8 recall in QA phase across five plants.

A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) uses a constellation of satellites around the earth for accurate navigation, timing, and positioning. Natural phenomena like space weather introduce irregularities in the Earth's ionosphere, disrupting the propagation of the radio signals that GNSS relies upon. Such disruptio…

2019-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper studies the interrelation between spot and futures prices in the two major rice markets in prewar Japan from the perspective of market efficiency. Applying a non-Bayesian time-varying model approach to the fundamental equation for spot returns and the futures premium, we detect when efficiency reductions in …

2014-04-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Model assesses how supply chain disruptions affect financial stability.

problem Systemic risk in production networks and its financial implications.
method Data-driven econo-financial stress-testing framework combining supply chain and interbank networks.
result Increase of up to 28% in financial systemic risk due to production network contagion.

This study analyzes how cryptocurrency networks adapt to financial disruptions.

problem Understanding how cryptocurrency networks respond to financial crises.
method Vertex centrality measures to assess network stability and resilience.
result Different cryptocurrencies experienced shifts in their network roles during the FTX crisis.

This paper develops a stochastic learning-optimization model for resilient automotive supply chains.

problem Supply chain disruptions and volatile demand pose challenges to the UK automotive industry.
method Integrates Bayesian inference with inventory optimization for a two-echelon system subject to stochastic demand and disruptions.
result The integrated approach achieves significant cost reductions and improved resilience during disruptions.

Despite the robust structure of the Internet, it is still susceptible to disruptive routing updates that prevent network traffic from reaching its destination. Our research shows that BGP announcements that are associated with disruptive updates tend to occur in groups of relatively high frequency, followed by periods …

2019-05-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers disrupt Gaussian model inference to test adversarial attacks.

problem Disrupting conditional inference in multivariate Gaussian models under adversarial conditions.
method Considered white- and grey-box settings with complete and incomplete knowledge of the Gaussian distribution, respectively. Reduced to quadratic and stochastic quadratic programs. Derived structural properties for solution methods.
result Demonstrated the impact and efficacy of attacks in various applications, including real estate evaluation, interest rate estimation, and signals processing.

This paper uses robust optimization to analyze supply chain resilience.

problem Supply chain resilience analysis of multi-modal logistics networks.
method Robust optimization with budget-of-uncertainty.
result Interactive effects of network size, disruption scale, and degree on resilience.

Study adapts OHLC volatility estimators for monitoring market stress in diverse settings.

problem Limited use of range-based volatility estimators in local commodity markets.
method Adapted OHLC volatility estimators to monitor market distress across various contexts.
result OHLC-based volatility indicators detect market disruptions missed by standard momentum indicators.

Marine buoys aid in the battle against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing by detecting fishing vessels in their vicinity. Marine buoys, however, may be disrupted by natural causes and buoy vandalism. In this paper, we formulate marine buoy placement as a clustering problem, and propose dropout k-means an…

2020-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper investigates bias in resampled backtests for financial portfolios, finding it often negligible.

problem Bias in resampled backtests for financial portfolio evaluation.
method Investigation of bias in rolling-window mean-variance portfolios using resampling techniques.
result The bias in Sharpe Ratio estimates from IID resampling is often a fraction of estimation noise, making it tolerable.

Study analyzes Airbnb booking lead times during global crises using a new metric.

problem Disruptions in booking behaviors during global crises affect forecasting accuracy.
method Normalized L1 (Manhattan) distance to assess lead time divergences.
result Identified two-phase disruption: abrupt change at pandemic onset followed by partial recovery.

Study shows how firms adapt to systemic risk during crises, revealing key players and trade volume predictors.

problem Understanding systemic risk in local production networks during crises.
method Analyzing Hungarian production network dynamics from 2015 to 2022 using a null model and empirical data.
result Firms' adaptive behavior during crises leads to more resilient economies, with trade volume being a significant predictor.

Study forecasts monthly electricity demand using pattern similarity-based methods.

problem Forecasting monthly electricity demand accurately.
method Pattern similarity-based forecasting methods (PSFMs) including k-NN, fuzzy, kernel regression, and GRNN.
result Ensemble models outperform individual PSFMs in forecasting accuracy.

AI platforms disrupt investment by personalizing deal sourcing and insights.

problem Lack of scalable, personalized, and privacy-compliant deal sourcing and insights solutions.
method Development of in-house AI platforms that interact directly with funds and learn from interactions.
result AI platforms provide smarter, personalized use cases for funds, offering a competitive advantage.

We propose a Bayesian model that predicts recovery curves based on information available before the disruptive event. A recovery curve of interest is the quantified sexual function of prostate cancer patients after prostatectomy surgery. We illustrate the utility of our model as a pre-treatment medical decision aid, pr…

2015-04-27abs ↗pdf ↗

In deep reinforcement learning (RL), adversarial attacks can trick an agent into unwanted states and disrupt training. We propose a system called Robust Student-DQN (RS-DQN), which permits online robustness training alongside Q networks, while preserving competitive performance. We show that RS-DQN can be combined with…

2019-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper presents a method to disrupt deep uncertainty estimation without affecting accuracy.

problem Uncertainty estimation in deep neural networks for risk-sensitive applications.
method A novel attack that cripples uncertainty estimation without reducing accuracy.
result The attack causes the network to be more confident in incorrect predictions than correct ones.

Training a neural network model can be a lifelong learning process and is a computationally intensive one. A severe adverse effect that may occur in deep neural network models is that they can suffer from catastrophic forgetting during retraining on new data. To avoid such disruptions in the continuous learning, one ap…

2020-01-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Supply chains are the backbone of the global economy. Disruptions to them can be costly. Centrally managed supply chains invest in ensuring their resilience. Decentralized supply chains, however, must rely upon the self-interest of their individual components to maintain the resilience of the entire chain. We examine t…

2019-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

There are no solid arguments to sustain that digital currencies are the future of online payments or the disruptive technology that some of its former participants declared when used to face critiques. This paper aims to solve the cryptocurrency puzzle from a behavioral finance perspective by finding the parallelism be…

2018-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning and blockchain are two of the most noticeable technologies in recent years. The first one is the foundation of artificial intelligence and big data, and the second one has significantly disrupted the financial industry. Both technologies are data-driven, and thus there are rapidly growing interests in …

2019-09-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study examines corrections to heterotic geometry on SU(3) manifolds.

problem Analyzing α2α'^2 corrections to heterotic supersymmetry algebra.
method Derives integrability condition and pure gauge correction from graviton equation of motion.
result Curvature of tangent bundle connection acquires a (0,2) component, disrupting semi-classical intuition.

Current advances in research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) systems have yielded a far-reaching discourse on AI ethics. In consequence, a number of ethics guidelines have been released in recent years. These guidelines comprise normative principles and recommendations aimed to harness the …

2019-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Plasma tomography consists in reconstructing the 2D radiation profile in a poloidal cross-section of a fusion device, based on line-integrated measurements along several lines of sight. The reconstruction process is computationally intensive and, in practice, only a few reconstructions are usually computed per pulse. I…

2018-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗