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48 results for extreme parameters

The paper proves extremal black holes form at a critical point of gravitational collapse.

problem Formation of extremal black holes in gravitational collapse.
method Constructing smooth families of spherically symmetric solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell-Vlasov system.
result Extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes form at the critical collapse threshold.

Efficiently estimates GEV distribution parameters using neural networks.

problem Computational intensity of maximum likelihood estimation for GEV distribution.
method Neural network-based likelihood-free estimation method.
result Comparable accuracy to maximum likelihood method with significant speedup.

A new method selects algorithms and optimizes their hyper-parameters efficiently.

problem Redundant hyper-parameter search space in AutoML.
method Cascaded algorithm selection and hyper-parameter optimization with ER-UCB bandit.
result ER-UCB strategy achieves optimal regret bound for algorithm selection.

A new method transfers parameters in ELM networks using projective model.

problem Parameter transfer in extreme learning machine networks.
method Projective model to bridge source and target model parameters, L2,1-norm penalty for joint feature selection and parameter transfer.
result Significantly outperforms non-transfer ELM networks and other methods.

Extremely accurate prediction of dynamical system bifurcations using control inputs.

problem Predicting complex bifurcation structures in dynamical systems.
method Extending extreme learning machines with control inputs to model system dynamics.
result The model can nearly reproduce the entire structure of bifurcations using only a few parameter values.

Develops a method to estimate extreme event statistics in high-dimensional systems with few samples.

problem Estimating extreme event statistics in high-dimensional nonlinear systems with limited data.
method Sequential sampling strategy using Gaussian process regression and Bayesian inference.
result Accurately estimates extreme event statistics in a high-dimensional system with limited samples.

We here present a model of the dynamics of extremism based on opinion dynamics in order to understand the circumstances which favour its emergence and development in large fractions of the general public. Our model is based on the bounded confidence hypothesis and on the evolution of initially anti-conformist agents to…

2015-03-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Modeling spatial extremes with non-Gaussian fields using SAR models and CNNs.

problem Challenges in modeling spatial data with heavy-tailed distributions and missing cells.
method Spatial autoregressive models with Generalized Extreme Value innovations, combined with CNN for fast parameter estimation.
result Effective modeling of spatial extremes in non-Gaussian fields, demonstrated on precipitation data.

A new Randomized-Hyperopt method improves XGBoost hyperparameter tuning.

problem Improving the performance of XGBoost through hyperparameter optimization.
method Proposes Randomized-Hyperopt for XGBoost hyperparameter tuning.
result Randomized-Hyperopt outperforms other methods in terms of accuracy and execution time.

ML models predict extreme events in the Hénon map with accuracy scaling with system parameters.

problem Predicting extreme events in chaotic dynamical systems like the Hénon map.
method Used machine learning algorithms to analyze and forecast extreme events in the Hénon map.
result The success rate of ML models depends on prediction time, number of training samples, and network size, with scaling relations to the system's topological entropy.

Extends extreme value mixture models to identify changepoints in financial extreme regimes.

problem Inference over financial extreme regimes is affected by threshold choice.
method Extends extreme value mixture models to account for distributional extreme changepoints using MCMC algorithms.
result Inclusion of different extreme regimes improves financial applications compared to static and dynamic approaches.

The intrinsic geometry of the Kerr ergosurface on constant Boyer-Lindquist (BL), Kerr, and Doran time slices is characterized. Unlike the BL slice, which had been previously studied, the other slices (i) do not have conical singularities at the poles (except the Doran slice in the extremal limit), (ii) have finite pola…

2008-09-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural Bayes methods simplify fitting complex bivariate extremal models.

problem Inference on complex multivariate extremal dependence models with computationally expensive likelihood functions.
method Use neural networks to approximate Bayes estimators and classifiers for model selection.
result Proposed neural Bayes methods enable routine implementation of complex extreme-value dependence models.

A new method for choosing thresholds in data sequences without assuming distribution.

problem Choosing thresholds for random sequences without distributional assumptions.
method Data-driven threshold machine (DTM) that estimates three parameters of extreme value distributions and extremal index.
result DTM provides a reliable estimate of thresholds with robustness and computational efficiency.

Study proves curvature estimates for Kerr spacetime's linearized perturbations.

problem Proving elliptic L2(S2)L^2(\mathbb{S}^2)-estimates for linearised curvature quantities in Kerr spacetime.
method Applies linearised system from doctoral thesis, covers full sub-extremal range of Kerr parameters.
result Elliptic L2(S2)L^2(\mathbb{S}^2)-estimates for linearised curvature quantities in the full sub-extremal range of Kerr parameters.

Paper proposes a statistical model for detecting mu-suppression in EEG signals.

problem Detecting mu-suppression in motor imagery EEG signals.
method Proposes a statistical model based on the generalized extreme value distribution (GEV) and a linear classifier.
result Preliminary results show good classification accuracy in detecting mu-suppression and distinguishing EEG events.

Left invariant metrics induced by the p-norms of the trace in the matrix algebra are studied on the general lineal group. By means of the Euler-Lagrange equations, existence and uniqueness of extremal paths for the length functional are established, and regularity properties of these extremal paths are obtained. Minimi…

2011-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A study on preventing catastrophic forgetting in neural networks using conditional computation.

problem Catastrophic forgetting in connectionist neural networks.
method Conditional computation framework where parameters are conditioned on each input example.
result Proposed conditional rehearsal to prevent forgetting of previously learned examples.

The standard intensity-based approach for modeling defaults is generalized by making the deterministic term structure of the survival probability stochastic via a common jump process. The survival copula of the vector of default times is derived and it is shown to be explicit and of the functional form as dealt with in…

2010-08-13abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

This paper deals with optimally-robust parameter estimation in generalized Pareto distributions (GPDs). These arise naturally in many situations where one is interested in the behavior of extreme events as motivated by the Pickands-Balkema-de Haan extreme value theorem (PBHT). The application we have in mind is calcula…

2010-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm tackles stochastic bandits with unknown scale using kurtosis bounds.

problem Existing strategies for stochastic bandits require known scale parameters.
method Develops a scale-free algorithm for stochastic bandits with a bound on kurtosis.
result Generalizes results for Gaussian and uniform distributions to non-parametric setup.

Paper develops deep learning for metocean variable extremes.

problem Estimating multivariate joint extremes of metocean variables.
method SPAR model with GP distribution for radial tail, kernel density for angular variable, deep neural networks for GP parameters.
result The method provides good description of metocean variables joint extremes.

Recently Guillemin gave an explicit combinatorial way of constructing "toric" Kahler metrics on (symplectic) toric varieties, using only data on the moment polytope. In this paper, differential geometric properties of these metrics are investigated using Guillemin's construction. In particular, a nice combinatorial for…

1997-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We assess cluster stability by trimming extreme points and tracking data range reduction.

problem Assessing stability of one-dimensional clusters.
method Probabilistic method using diameter-shrinkage ratio to track data range reduction.
result Our method achieves higher accuracy than classical tests in small or noisy samples.

The hemisphere rigidity theorem connects to the Gelfand problem, providing a precise value for the extremal parameter.

problem Finding the extremal parameter for a specific nonlinear equation on a hemisphere.
method Interpreting the hemisphere rigidity theorem within the context of the Gelfand problem and applying it to a fourth-order Gelfand problem.
result A precise value for the extremal parameter is derived for the Gelfand problem under certain conditions.

WEINCE improves contrastive learning by correcting softmax biases.

problem Softmax in InfoNCE can lead to misaligned statistical assumptions in contrastive learning.
method WEINCE uses anchor-wise online batch statistics to blend softmax logits with an endpoint shortfall correction.
result WEINCE yields consistent improvements in frozen-feature evaluation across five vision benchmarks.

Paper introduces a new indicator to predict financial extremes using stock price network degree.

problem Predicting financial market extremes during bull and bear markets.
method Constructs an indicator based on the degree of stock price network generated from time series.
result The new indicator shows strong predictive power for financial extremes, both peaks and troughs.

Paper proposes efficient GCN learning method for limited data.

problem Learning GCNs from data with extremely limited annotations.
method Adaptive sampling strategy and model compression.
result Cut down annotation requirement by 90% and compress parameters 6x.