A new method reduces uncertainty in predicting rare extreme events without assuming their presence in training data.
problem Predicting rare and extreme events in complex systems with high uncertainty.
method Extreme Event Aware (e2a or η) learning, which enforces extreme event statistics during training.
result Models generate unprecedented extreme events even when training data lacks extremes.
Anomaly-aware forecast improves accuracy for extreme events.
problem Challenges in automatically detecting and learning from extreme events and anomalies in large-scale datasets.
method Proposes an anomaly-aware forecast framework that automatically detects and incorporates anomalies using an attention mechanism and dynamic uncertainty optimization.
result Demonstrated superior accuracy and reduced uncertainty on three datasets with different types of anomalies.
In an Ultrafast Extreme Event (or Mini Flash Crash), the price of a traded stock increases or decreases strongly within milliseconds. We present a detailed study of Ultrafast Extreme Events in stock market data. In contrast to popular belief, our analysis suggests that most of the Ultrafast Extreme Events are not prima…
Estimates treatment effects in rare extreme events using EVT.
problem Estimating treatment effects in rare, impactful events like extreme climate events.
method Introduces a novel framework using EVT and multivariate regular variation for consistent treatment effect estimation.
result Developed a consistent estimator for extreme treatment effects with rigorous non-asymptotic analysis.
xVAE models extreme turbulence events in turbulent flows.
problem Capturing extreme events in turbulent flows.
method Max-infinitely divisible process with heavy-tailed distributions embedded into a standard VAE framework.
result xVAE more robust in capturing extreme values compared to POD modes.
Verifying probabilistic forecasts for extreme events is a highly active research area because popular media and public opinions are naturally focused on extreme events, and biased conclusions are readily made. In this context, classical verification methods tailored for extreme events, such as thresholded and weighted …
AI boosts study of rare weather extremes with lower costs.
problem Difficulty in studying rare weather events due to limited data and models.
method Coupling AI forecasts with physics models using rare-event algorithms.
result Efficiently characterizes very rare events like once-per-millennium heatwaves.
Framework for Granger causality in extreme events.
problem Identifying causal links from extreme events in time series.
method Causal tail coefficient and novel inference method.
result Framework outperforms state-of-the-art methods in detecting Granger causality in extremes.
Paper develops a neural model to assess cascading extreme events.
problem Risk assessment of domino effects like earthquakes and tsunamis.
method Develops a Kolmogorov-Arnold neural network (KANE) framework.
result Estimates the probability of one extreme event triggering another.
Study compares and accelerates deep learning for extreme events modeling.
problem Modeling extreme events for better prediction and understanding.
method Asynchronous distributed learning with local SGD.
result Significant training duration reduction up to 8x.
We win EVA2025 by estimating extreme precipitation events using Peaks Over Thresholds and martingale testing.
problem Estimating the probability of extreme precipitation events with limited data.
method Modeling Peaks Over Thresholds with an exponential distribution and using martingale testing for evaluation.
result Our method outperforms other approaches in estimating extreme precipitation events.
New model explains volatility after extreme stock market events.
problem Understanding volatility dynamics after extreme stock market events.
method Proposed a new dynamical model using high frequency minute data.
result Volatility after extreme events follows a stretched exponential decay initially and a power law decay later.
Improves forecast calibration for extreme events using modified loss functions.
problem Improperly specified models do not issue calibrated forecasts for extreme events.
method Adapting loss functions based on weighted scoring rules and tail miscalibration regularization.
result Calibrated forecasts for extreme wind speeds can be improved by suitable adaptations to the loss function during model training.
AI-assisted framework detects and predicts rare extreme events.
problem Detecting rare extreme events in complex systems.
method Combining BED with DNOs for active learning and forecasting.
result Framework outperforms GPs and uncovers extremes without initial data.
New model predicts financial tail events using RIA-EVT-Copula.
problem Predicting financial tail events for risk management.
method RIA-EVT-Copula framework combining POT, RIA, and copulas.
result Improved accuracy in predicting financial extremes.
Model captures asymmetric extreme events in financial returns.
problem Capturing asymmetric extreme events in financial returns.
method Two-tailed peak-over-threshold Hawkes model.
result Extreme losses contribute twice as much as gains but decay more quickly.
New method provides reliable high-confidence prediction intervals for high-impact events.
problem High-impact events require very high confidence prediction intervals, but classical methods provide uninformative intervals.
method Bridge extreme value statistics and conformal prediction to provide reliable and informative prediction intervals.
result Provides reliable and informative prediction intervals with high-confidence coverage.
Develops RES metrics for stable rare-event forecasting evaluation.
problem Challenges in evaluating forecasts of rare events.
method Rare-event-stable (RES) metrics designed to maintain stable thresholds under extreme rarity.
result RES metrics maintain stable thresholds, consistent model rankings, and near-complete prevalence invariance.
Paper improves risk estimation for extreme events.
problem Estimating extreme risks accurately.
method Modified Bayes risk for expectiles, asymptotic expansions, efficient estimators.
result Asymptotic normality of estimators proved.
Regular variation provides a convenient theoretical framework to study large events. In the multivariate setting, the dependence structure of the positive extremes is characterized by a measure - the spectral measure - defined on the positive orthant of the unit sphere. This measure gathers information on the localizat…
Researchers extend microlocal analysis across event horizons of rotating black holes.
problem Incomplete microlocal theory of fields across black hole event horizons.
method Extended microlocal theory for extremal rotating black holes, showing null covectors form an involutive double characteristic manifold.
result Mathematical basis for asymptotic oscillatory solutions near event horizons.
SS-GEN simulates rare events in heavy and light-tailed data.
problem Estimating probabilities of extreme events in multivariate data.
method Self-Similar Generative Estimation (SS-GEN) decomposes tail distribution into radial and angular components.
result SS-GEN generates representative extreme scenarios and estimates rare-event probabilities beyond observed data.
Stability of extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes proven in spherical symmetry.
problem Stability of extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes in spherical symmetry.
method Proved nonlinear asymptotic stability through spherically symmetric characteristic data.
result Existence of a submanifold Mstab leading to stable solutions. Deep learning models learn chaotic system dynamics from real and simulated data.
problem Training deep learning models for chaotic systems requires big data.
method Jointly train deep neural networks on real and simulated data, enforcing physical laws.
result Proposes knowledge-based deep learning (KDL) for accurate forecasting of chaotic systems.
New risk models use chaotic attractors to predict extreme events.
problem Predicting Black Swan events in financial markets.
method Combining heavy-tailed priors with chaotic dynamics (Lorenz and Rossler systems).
result Models generate volatility clustering, fat tails, and extreme events.
We consider solutions to the linear wave equation on a suitable globally hyperbolic subset of an extreme Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime, arising from regular initial data prescribed on a Cauchy hypersurface crossing the future event horizon. We obtain boundedness, decay, non-decay and blow-up results. Our estimates hold …
New test identifies risk spillovers in financial markets using extreme events.
problem Identifying risk spillovers in financial markets for systemic risk assessment.
method Novel Granger causality test in tail events using likelihood ratio statistic.
result Good size and power, especially for large sample size, inferring correct time scale.
Empirical study on UEEs reveals liquidity's role and universal recovery patterns.
problem Understanding and stabilizing financial markets affected by UEEs.
method Comparative analysis of UEEs over different years in US stock market.
result Liquidity is dominant in UEEs emergence and recovery patterns are universal.
Study on instability of extreme Reissner-Nordström spacetime perturbations.
problem Linear stability of gravitational and electromagnetic perturbations in extreme Reissner-Nordström spacetime.
method Extends Giorgi's framework to prove instability results for a set of gauge invariant quantities along the event horizon.
result Proves decay, non-decay, and polynomial blow-up estimates for certain quantities along the event horizon, depending on the number of derivatives.
Climate extreme events are constantly increasing. What is the effect of these potentially catastrophic events on insurance demand in Italy, with particular reference to the economic activities? Extreme precipitation events over most of the midlatitude land masses and over wet tropical regions will very likely become mo…
Model predicts unseen climate extremes to inform risk planning.
problem Missing unseen climate extremes in historical records.
method DeepX-GAN model capturing spatial dependence.
result Unseen heat extremes disproportionately threaten vulnerable regions.
New method identifies key channels for extreme brain events.
problem Identifying channels responsible for extreme brain events like seizures.
method Extends canonical correlation to tail dependence, developing TPDM for clustering.
result Tail connectivity provides additional discriminatory power for seizure risk.
Study on massless Vlasov equation on Reissner-Nordström spacetimes, showing decay rates and non-decay phenomena.
problem Analyzing decay and non-decay rates of solutions to the massless Vlasov equation on Reissner-Nordström spacetimes.
method Quantitative analysis of geodesic flow and comparison to wave equation instability results.
result Exponential decay rates in subextremal cases and polynomial rates in extremal cases, with non-decay of transversal derivatives in extremal cases.
Then detection and identification of extreme weather events in large-scale climate simulations is an important problem for risk management, informing governmental policy decisions and advancing our basic understanding of the climate system. Recent work has shown that fully supervised convolutional neural networks (CNNs…
Paper models spatio-temporal extremes using conditional variational autoencoders.
problem Modeling co-occurrence of extreme weather events under changing climate conditions.
method Conditional Variational Autoencoder (cXVAE) with CNN integration.
result Accurately emulates spatial fields and recovers extremal dependence with low computational cost.
Extreme black holes with $\SU(2)$ symmetry have a specific near horizon geometry.
problem Understanding the near horizon geometry of extreme black holes with $\SU(2)$ symmetry.
method Analyzing the near horizon geometry of 5D extreme black holes with $\SU(2)$ symmetry.
result The near horizon geometry of these black holes must be that of a Berger sphere.
Study models extreme skew surges along French Atlantic coast.
problem Appropriate modelling of extreme skew surges for coastal risk management.
method Peak-over-threshold framework, multivariate generalized Pareto distribution, extreme regression framework.
result Reconstructed historical skew surge time series at stations with limited data.
Recently, large-scale cascading failures in complex systems have garnered substantial attention. Such extreme events have been treated as an integral part of the self-organized criticality (SOC). Recent empirical work has suggested that some extreme events systematically deviate from the SOC paradigm, requiring a diffe…
Improved forecasting of financial risk using Diffusion-Copula framework.
problem Capturing complex, asymmetric dependence structures in financial markets.
method Explicitly decouples marginal distribution learning from dependence structure using Mixture Density Networks and Classification-Diffusion Copula.
result Superior performance in forecasting systemic extremes of marginal and joint events.
We present a new volatility model, simple to implement, that includes a leverage effect whose return-volatility correlation function fits to empirical observations. This model is able to capture both the "retarded effect" induced by the specific risk, and the "panic effect", which occurs whenever systematic risk become…
This paper uses VAE to generate extreme events from multivariate data.
problem Generating accurate extremes from observational data for risk assessment.
method Variational Autoencoder (VAE) approach for multivariate heavy-tailed distributions.
result Improves learning of dependency structure between extremes.
The distribution of recurrence times or return intervals between extreme events is important to characterize and understand the behavior of physical systems and phenomena in many disciplines. It is well known that many physical processes in nature and society display long range correlations. Hence, in the last few year…
The study identifies and predicts extreme stock price fluctuations using HHT and SVM.
problem Sporadic large stock price fluctuations due to various factors.
method Hilbert-Huang Transformation (HHT) for identifying extreme events (EEs) and Support Vector Regression (SVR) for forecasting.
result High instantaneous energy concentration in stock price during both positive and negative extreme events.
We develop a method for the evaluation of extreme event statistics associated with nonlinear dynamical systems, using a small number of samples. From an initial dataset of design points, we formulate a sequential strategy that provides the 'next-best' data point (set of parameters) that when evaluated results in improv…
New method learns graphical models with latent variables for extreme events.
problem Learning graphical models with latent variables for multivariate extremes.
method Tractable convex program exttt{eglatent} for Hüsler-Reiss models.
result Consistently recovers conditional graph and latent variables.
Study compares two methods for predicting extreme atmospheric events.
problem Forecasting threshold exceedances of atmospheric variables like temperature and wind speed.
method Direct vs. full distribution probabilistic methods for rare events.
result Full distribution approach outperforms direct method for extreme events.
Method identifies financial rogue waves close to their onset.
problem Identifying extreme financial events close to their onset.
method Analogy between rogue waves in optics and financial volatility, using Schrödinger equation with potential shaped by Kerr nonlinearity.
result Numerical gradient spikes at the onset of extreme financial events.
This study analyzes dynamic connectedness in global supply chain infrastructure portfolios, identifying key risk factors and extreme events.
problem Understanding dynamic connectedness in global supply chain infrastructure portfolios under various risk factors and extreme events.
method Time-varying parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) model to study spillover and interconnectedness of risk factors.
result Risk shocks influence dynamic connectedness between portfolios and risk factors, and extreme events affect investment outcomes.