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VA-LUCB identifies best arm with variance constraint, achieving optimal sample complexity.

problem Identifying the best arm with variance constraint under fixed confidence.
method Parameter-free algorithm VA-LUCB, analyzing sample complexity and proving lower bounds.
result Optimal sample complexity up to a logarithmic factor in HVAH_{VA}, demonstrated by experiments.

Variable annuities (VA) are popular insurance products. VAs provides the insured with a guaranteed accumulation rate on their premium at maturity. In addition, the insured may receive extra benefit if returns of underlying funds are high enough. Here we consider a special case of VA with high-water mark feature and Gua…

2011-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Personalized deep learning reduces inappropriate shocks in VA detection.

problem High inappropriate shock rate in traditional VA detection methods.
method Personalized deep learning framework using CNN for real-time VA detection and collaborative inference.
result 6.6% reduction in inappropriate shock rate compared to traditional methods.

Study predicts lens performance using neural networks.

problem Predicting visual acuity from lens designs.
method Used a CNN to classify Landolt Cs and validate its ability to predict VA from induced defocus.
result Validation showed consistent offset of +0.20 logMAR from simulated VA, comparable to clinical repeatability.

This paper stems from the observation (arising from work of T. Delzant) that "most" Kähler groups virtually algebraically fiber, i.e. admit a finite index subgroup that maps onto Z\Bbb{Z} with finitely generated kernel. For the remaining ones, the Albanese dimension of all finite index subgroups is at most one, i.e. t…

2017-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates optimal withdrawal strategies in VA contracts with tax and ratchet mechanisms.

problem Optimizing withdrawal strategies and behavior of policyholders in VA contracts with tax and ratchet mechanisms.
method Solving a backward dynamic programming problem to optimize cash flows from VA contracts, considering hybrid products and taxation effects.
result Tax-shielding effect of the cash fund enhances contract attractiveness, ratchet mechanism discourages early surrender, and cash fund discourages active withdrawals.

LDP speeds up causal discovery by partitioning, improving VAS recall and runtime.

problem Hard causal discovery in nonparametric settings with exponential complexity.
method Local Discovery by Partitioning (LDP) for causal inference around exposure-outcome pairs.
result LDP yields less biased and more precise estimates than baseline methods.

Automated extraction of concepts from patient clinical records is an essential facilitator of clinical research. For this reason, the 2010 i2b2/VA Natural Language Processing Challenges for Clinical Records introduced a concept extraction task aimed at identifying and classifying concepts into predefined categories (i.…

2016-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper develops a method for valid inference using language model predictions from verbal autopsy narratives.

problem Valid inference from verbal autopsy narratives for public health decision-making.
method Develops multiPPI++ method for valid inference using NLP techniques for COD prediction.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of multiPPI++ in handling transportability issues and recovering ground truth estimates.

In the aftermath of the 2007 global financial crisis, banks started reflecting into derivative pricing the cost of capital and collateral funding through XVA metrics. Here XVA is a catch-all acronym whereby X is replaced by a letter such as C for credit, D for debt, F for funding, K for capital and so on, and VA stands…

2016-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper analyzes a novel type of mortality contingent-claim called a ruin-contingent life annuity (RCLA). This product fuses together a path-dependent equity put option with a "personal longevity" call option. The annuitant's (i.e. long position) payoff from a generic RCLA is \$1 of income per year for life, akin to…

2012-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

VA-OPE improves OPE by incorporating variance information, achieving tighter error bounds.

problem Estimating value function of a target policy from offline data collected by a behavior policy.
method Proposes VA-OPE, an algorithm that reweights Bellman residual using estimated variance of the value function.
result Achieves a tighter error bound than the best-known result.

Paper assesses GMMB in VAs using FST for accurate net liability calculations.

problem Risk management of GMMB under stochastic mortality and regime-switching.
method Net liability model with FST algorithm for accurate numeric solutions.
result FST algorithm provides reliable results for net liability of GMMB.

Diffusion-VAE tackles multi-step stock price prediction with stochastic noise.

problem Challenges in multi-step stock price prediction due to stochasticity and target price sequence.
method Combines hierarchical VAE and diffusion probabilistic techniques for seq2seq stock prediction.
result D-Va model outperforms state-of-the-art solutions in prediction accuracy and variance.

In a market with stochastic volatility and jumps, we consider a VIX-linked fee structure for variable annuity contracts with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB). Our goal is to assess the effectiveness of the VIX-linked fee structure in decreasing the sensitivity of the insurer's liability to volatility risk.…

2017-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that the homotopy class of a Morin mapping f: P^p --> Q^q with p-q odd contains a cusp mapping. This affirmatively solves a strengthened version of the Chess conjecture [DS Chess, A note on the classes [S_1^k(f)], Proc. Symp. Pure Math., 40 (1983) 221-224] and [VI Arnol'd, VA Vasil'ev, VV Goryunov, OV Lyashenk…

2003-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

As part of the new regulatory framework of Solvency II, introduced by the European Union, insurance companies are required to monitor their solvency by computing a key risk metric called the Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR). The official description of the SCR is not rigorous and has lead researchers to develop their…

2016-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the space of L^2 harmonic forms on complete manifolds with metrics of fibred boundary or fibred cusp type. These metrics generalize the geometric structures at infinity of several different well-known classes of metrics, including asymptotically locally Euclidean manifolds, the (known types of) gravitational i…

2002-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Developing reliable workload predictive models can affect many aspects of clinical decision making procedure. The primary challenge in healthcare systems is handling the demand uncertainty over the time. This issue becomes more critical for the healthcare facilities that provide service for chronic disease treatment be…

2018-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

This work studies the class of algorithms for learning with side-information that emerge by extending generative models with embedded context-related variables. Using finite mixture models (FMM) as the prototypical Bayesian network, we show that maximum-likelihood estimation (MLE) of parameters through expectation-maxi…

2015-07-29abs ↗pdf ↗

FGTSVA improves Thompson Sampling for contextual bandits with optimal variance-aware regret.

problem Optimizing regret bounds for Thompson Sampling in contextual bandits.
method Developed FGTSVA, a variance-aware Thompson Sampling algorithm for contextual bandits with a new decoupling coefficient.
result Achieved optimal regret bound of ildeO(dclogFt=1Tσt2+dc) ilde{O}(\sqrt{\mathrm{dc}\cdot\log|\mathcal{F}|\sum_{t=1}^Tσ_t^2}+\mathrm{dc}).

Study examines financial structure's impact on non-financial firms' growth in Kenya.

problem Declining financial performance and growth of non-financial firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange.
method Analyzes the effect of financial structure on financial growth.
result Established the impact of financial structure on non-financial firms' growth.

Study shows financial literacy, social capital, and financial tech positively impact financial inclusion of Indonesian students.

problem Financial literacy, social capital, and financial technology's impact on financial inclusion of Indonesian students.
method Quantitative research using questionnaires distributed to 100 students from 7 private colleges in Tangerang, Indonesia.
result Financial literacy, social capital, and financial technology have a positive and significant influence on financial inclusion.

Financial planners helped preserve and increase household net financial assets during the Great Recession.

problem Impact of financial planners on household net financial assets during the Great Recession.
method Utilized 2007-2009 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) panel dataset, analyzed 3,862 respondents.
result Starting to use a financial planner during the Great Recession had a positive impact on preserving and increasing household net financial assets.

Motivated by recent financial crises significant research efforts have been put into studying contagion effects and herding behaviour in financial markets. Much less has been said about influence of financial news on financial markets. We propose a novel measure of collective behaviour in financial news on the Web, New…

2014-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider dynamics of financial markets as dynamics of expectations and discuss such a dynamics from the point of view of phenomenological thermodynamics. We describe a financial Carnot cycle and the financial analogue of a heat machine. We see, that while in physics a perpetuum mobile is absolutely impossible, in ec…

2004-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This study presents an ANWSER model (asset network systemic risk model) to quantify the risk of financial contagion which manifests itself in a financial crisis. The transmission of financial distress is governed by a heterogeneous bank credit network and an investment portfolio of banks. Bankruptcy reproductive ratio …

2012-11-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper aims to use AI for detecting financial crimes, focusing on money laundering.

problem Financial institutions need better technologies to detect and predict financial crimes.
method Study recent works, develop a novel model for money laundering detection.
result Demonstrates a model for detecting money laundering cases with minimal human intervention.