Paper compares WEMI target detection algorithms for weak signals.
problem Detecting weak magnetic signals in soil.
method Comparison of algorithms on two data sets.
result Strengths and weaknesses of compared approaches highlighted.
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We present a plausible micro-founded model for the previously postulated power law finite time singular form of the crash hazard rate in the Johansen-Ledoit-Sornette model of rational expectation bubbles. The model is based on a percolation picture of the network of traders and the concept that clusters of connected tr…
Smart city surveillance benefits from sound event recognition.
problem Improving monitoring capabilities in smart cities.
method Exploration of several classifiers on the SESA dataset.
result SGD achieved 72.13% accuracy in sound event recognition.
New initialization techniques improve the performance and speed of EMI sensor-based object discrimination.
problem Improving the performance and speed of EMI sensor-based object discrimination.
method Proposed and evaluated new initialization techniques for MI-ACE.
result Comparison of initialization approaches shows improved performance and speed.
Develops a method to estimate average hazard under non-proportional hazards without relying on proportional hazards assumption.
problem Estimation of treatment effects when hazards are non-proportional, leading to unstable hazard ratios.
method Semiparametric, doubly robust framework for covariate-adjusted average hazard estimation.
result Valid sqrt{n} inference with small bias and near-nominal confidence-interval coverage across proportional and non-proportional hazards settings.
Study explains mortgage burnout using Cox hazard models.
problem Understanding burnout in mortgage pools.
method Modeling mortgage prepayment using Cox hazard processes.
result Observed pool hazard is a survival-weighted mean of individual hazards with a selection term.
We show that the moment explosion time in the rough Heston model [El Euch, Rosenbaum 2016, arxiv:1609.02108] is finite if and only if it is finite for the classical Heston model. Upper and lower bounds for the explosion time are established, as well as an algorithm to compute the explosion time (under some restrictions…
New method estimates hazard ratios without bias in observational studies.
problem Uninterpretable hazard ratios due to unspecified baseline hazard.
method Kernel-based machine learning to model risk set changes.
result Debiased maximum-likelihood estimators identify true hazard ratios.
The paper proposes a new method for clustering survival data using smoothed log-hazard trajectories.
problem Clustering survival data based on instantaneous risk dynamics.
method Functional Principal Component Analysis applied to B-spline smoothed log-hazard trajectories.
result The proposed method provides an interpretable representation of relative temporal risk dynamics.
A Causally Formulated Hazard Ratio Estimation through Backdoor Adjustment on Structural Causal Modelstat.ME
Novel approach to compute hazard ratios from observational studies using SCMs and backdoor adjustment.
problem Identifying causal relationships from observational data using hazard ratios.
method Backdoor adjustment through structural causal models (SCMs) and do-calculus.
result Novel approach for computing hazard ratios from observational studies.
Study shows explosion in yield curve models with positive probability.
problem Exploration of yield curve model explosion.
method Analyzes SDE in quasi-Gaussian HJM model with CEV volatility.
result Yield curve solutions explode in finite time with positive probability under certain assumptions.
Unified model estimates landslide hazard combining susceptibility, intensity, and frequency.
problem Lack of unified statistical models for landslide hazard estimation.
method Deep learning combined with extreme-value theory.
result Model performs excellently and can estimate hazard for multiple return periods.
EdgeLite detects hazardous supermarket floors, improving safety.
problem Detecting hazardous conditions on supermarket floors to prevent injuries.
method Developed a lightweight deep learning model, EdgeLite, for edge devices.
result EdgeLite outperformed state-of-the-art models in detecting hazards on supermarket floors.
Recent work on follow the perturbed leader (FTPL) algorithms for the adversarial multi-armed bandit problem has highlighted the role of the hazard rate of the distribution generating the perturbations. Assuming that the hazard rate is bounded, it is possible to provide regret analyses for a variety of FTPL algorithms f…
Study on martingale property and moment explosions in signature volatility models.
problem Analyzing the martingale property and moment explosions in signature volatility models.
method Fine analysis of the explosion time of a signature stochastic differential equation.
result The price process is a true martingale if and only if the order of the linear form is odd and a correlation parameter is negative.
Paper proposes a method to identify wind hazard types and predict extreme wind speeds.
problem Difficulty in identifying wind hazard types from meteorological data records.
method Numerical pattern recognition method with feature extraction and generalization.
result Algorithm performance validated using K-fold cross-validation and real-world data.
Spatially-aware model improves earthquake hazard assessment accuracy.
problem Misrepresentation of seismic effects across diverse landscapes.
method Causal Bayesian network with Gaussian Processes and normalizing flows.
result Achieves up to 35.2% AUC improvement over existing methods.
New method estimates treatment effects in high-dimensional survival data.
problem Estimating causal effects for survival outcomes with many covariates.
method Orthogonal score method and Hazards Difference (HDi) estimator for high-dimensional additive hazards model.
result Valid inference for conditional treatment effect under high-dimensional setting.
QSurv models survival data without discretization, achieving high accuracy.
problem Intractable likelihood estimation for continuous-time survival models.
method QSurv uses numerical quadrature for cumulative hazard approximation and time-conditioned low-rank adaptation.
result QSurv achieves competitive predictive performance and interpretable hazard patterns.
Study optimal reinsurance contracts to prevent moral hazard under non-concave premium principles.
problem Preventing moral hazard in reinsurance contracts under non-concave premium principles.
method Develops optimal reinsurance contracts under a diffusion risk model with incentive compatibility constraints and extended distortion premium principles.
result An optimal reinsurance contract exists and is characterized by solving a double obstacle problem.
Study detects anomalies in robot vision data to predict hazards.
problem Detecting unexpected hazards in robot exploration data.
method Anomaly detection using autoencoders at different scales.
result Autoencoders improve anomaly detection performance on diverse robot scenarios.
BatchNorm helps train quantized networks by avoiding gradient explosion.
problem Training quantized neural networks is difficult due to gradient issues.
method Investigated the impact of BatchNorm on both full-precision and quantized networks.
result BatchNorm avoids gradient explosion in quantized networks, contrary to expectations.
BoXHED boosts hazard estimation for dynamic health risk scores.
problem Analyzing time-varying health vitals for disease onset prediction.
method Gradient boosting for nonparametric hazard function estimation with time-dependent covariates.
result Novel interaction effects among risk factors identified in cardiovascular disease onset data.
Flexible Deep Neural Networks for Partially Linear Survival Data: Estimation and Survival Inferencestat.ML
Flexible DNN for survival data, avoiding proportional hazards assumption.
problem Survival analysis with complex interactions and non-proportional hazards.
method Partially linear DNN model with a flexible nonparametric component.
result FLEXI-Haz achieves optimal convergence rates and asymptotic efficiency.
In this paper, we provide a solution to two problems which have been open in default time modeling in credit risk. We first show that if is an arbitrary random (default) time such that its Azéma's supermartingale $Z_t^τ=¶(τ>t|\F_t)$ is continuous, then avoids stopping times. We then disprove a conjecture about …
Comparison results for rough and non-rough Heston models, tighter bounds on moment explosion times.
problem Comparing Heston models with and without roughness.
method Comparison principle for non-linear Volterra integral equations.
result Tighter bounds on moment explosion times for rough Heston models.
We study the problem of non-explosion of diffusion processes on a manifold with time-dependent Riemannian metric. In particular we obtain that Brownian motion cannot explode in finite time if the metric evolves under backwards Ricci flow. Our result makes it possible to remove the assumption of non-explosion in the pat…
Authors prove the existence of a martingale measure in credit risk models.
problem Existence of an equivalent martingale measure in hazard process models of credit risk.
method By identifying a no-arbitrage condition, the authors construct a measure that turns discounted stock and bond prices into martingales.
result The existence of a martingale measure is demonstrated in credit risk models.
Federated Cox model handles non-proportional hazards in siloed data.
problem Handling non-proportional hazards in federated healthcare data.
method Developed a federated Cox model that relaxes proportional hazards assumption.
result Federated model performs similarly to standard models on clinical datasets.
This paper proposes a decorrelation-based approach to test hypotheses and construct confidence intervals for the low dimensional component of high dimensional proportional hazards models. Motivated by the geometric projection principle, we propose new decorrelated score, Wald and partial likelihood ratio statistics. Wi…
ICODEN models survival data with interval-censored times using neural networks and ODEs.
problem Predicting time-to-event outcomes with interval-censored data, especially when models require strong assumptions or cannot handle high-dimensional predictors.
method ICODEN uses ordinary differential equations and deep neural networks to model the hazard function and cumulative hazard without proportional hazards assumption.
result ICODEN achieves satisfactory predictive accuracy across various simulation and real-world applications, handling high-dimensional predictors robustly.
Filtering in a hazard rate change-point model with financial and life-insurance applicationsq-fin.MF
The paper develops a filtering framework for estimating hazard rates with jumps in financial and insurance applications.
problem Estimating hazard rates with unobservable change-points in financial and insurance contexts.
method Continuous-time filtering framework using progressive enlargement of filtration, stochastic differential equations, and sensitivity analysis.
result Explicit formula for survival probability conditional on partial information.
Study shows short rate can explode to infinity in HJM model, impacting Eurodollar futures.
problem Exploding short rate in HJM model affecting Eurodollar futures.
method Small-noise deterministic limit analysis.
result Explicit explosion criteria derived for short rate under mild assumptions.
Proposes FarmHazard model for hazard regression with correlated covariates.
problem Model selection challenges in high-dimensional data with correlated covariates.
method Factor-Augmented Regularized Model for Hazard Regression (FarmHazard) that learns latent factors and idiosyncratic components.
result Proves model selection and estimation consistency under mild conditions.
A method for predicting survival using neural networks for both continuous and discrete time.
problem Survival prediction for both continuous and discrete time data.
method Proposes a scheme for discretizing continuous-time data and two interpolation schemes for continuous-time survival estimates.
result The hazard rate parametrization of neural networks yields better performance than the parametrization of the probability mass function.
Moral-hazard-free insurance: mean-variance premium principle and rank-dependent utility theoryq-fin.RM
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.
Research studies have shown that a large proportion of hazards remain unrecognized, which expose construction workers to unanticipated safety risks. Recent studies have also found that a strong correlation exists between viewing patterns of workers, captured using eye-tracking devices, and their hazard recognition perf…
Bayesian model improves categorization of explosions from sparse data.
problem Challenges in categorizing explosions from limited data.
method Bayesian update to Event Categorization Matrix model with Bayesian Decision Theory.
result Consistent gains in overall accuracy and lower false negative rates.
Paper connects Plackett-Luce and Cox models for preference estimation.
problem Estimating preferences from annotated data.
method Connects Plackett-Luce model to Cox Proportional Hazards model.
result Implications of the connection between the two models.
Noise injection before gradient steps helps in regularization for neural networks.
problem Improving generalization in overparametrized neural networks.
method Injecting small noise perturbations before computing gradient steps, especially in layer-wise fashion.
result Small noise perturbations can explicitly regularize neural networks without variance explosion.
DeepHazard uses neural networks to predict time-varying survival risks.
problem Traditional survival models assume proportional hazards and do not account for time-varying covariate information.
method DeepHazard is a neural network approach that models time-varying hazards without proportional hazards assumption.
result DeepHazard outperforms existing methods in predicting survival time, as shown by C-index metrics on real datasets.
CoxSE combines deep learning with self-explaining neural networks for survival analysis.
problem Improving predictive power of Cox Proportional Hazards model while maintaining explainability.
method Proposes CoxSE, a locally explainable Cox proportional hazards model using SENN, and CoxSENAM, a hybrid model with NAM.
result CoxSE provides more stable and consistent explanations while maintaining predictive power.
We introduce a semi-parametric Bayesian model for survival analysis. The model is centred on a parametric baseline hazard, and uses a Gaussian process to model variations away from it nonparametrically, as well as dependence on covariates. As opposed to many other methods in survival analysis, our framework does not im…
The randomised Heston modelq-fin.PR
We propose a randomised version of the Heston model-a widely used stochastic volatility model in mathematical finance-assuming that the starting point of the variance process is a random variable. In such a system, we study the small-and large-time behaviours of the implied volatility, and show that the proposed random…
New models outperform deep ones in survival analysis without complex parameters.
problem Improving survival analysis models without overly complex parameters.
method Semi-parametric models inspired from mixtures of experts.
result Interpretable semi-parametric models perform equally well or better than deep models.
Gaussian stochastic volatility models: Scaling regimes, large deviations, and moment explosionsq-fin.MF
In this paper, we establish sample path large and moderate deviation principles for log-price processes in Gaussian stochastic volatility models, and study the asymptotic behavior of exit probabilities, call pricing functions, and the implied volatility. In addition, we prove that if the volatility function in an uncor…
Proposes HGP to improve survival analysis models.
problem Improving survival analysis models by addressing density function changes.
method Imposes constraints on local data points by regularizing the hazard function gradient.
result HGP enhances survival analysis model performance.
Proposes a flexible neural model for multi-state survival analysis.
problem Limited applicability of Cox models for multi-state and competing events.
method Uses neural ordinary differential equations to solve Kolmogorov forward equations.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art performance and interpretability.