Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are equivalent to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
problem Understanding the equivalence between stabilized convex symplectic manifolds and flexible Weinstein manifolds.
method Analyzing the homotopy type and symplectic properties of the manifolds.
result Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are symplectomorphic to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
Copula-based normalizing flows improve flexibility and stability for heavy-tailed data.
problem Limited expressive power of vanilla normalizing flows.
method Generalize base distribution to copula for more accurate representation of target distribution.
result Copula-based normalizing flows improve flexibility, stability, and effectiveness for heavy-tailed data.
Flexible approach for normal approximations in geometric and topological statistics.
problem Normal approximation for complex statistics not expressible as sums of score functions.
method Flexible add-one cost operator combined with strong stabilization theory.
result Established normal approximation results for geometric and topological statistics.
Groups of importance in group theory have flexible stability properties.
problem Stability and flexibility of groups in geometric and combinatorial group theory.
method Establishing Kirchberg's Local Lifting Property and Lubotzky--Shalom's Property FD for specific groups.
result Groups like 3-manifold groups, limit groups, and certain one-relator groups are very flexibly stable. Characterizes geometric actions on graphs with flexible stabilizers.
problem Understanding geometric actions on flexible stabilizers.
method Defining generalized fine actions and proving relative quasi-convexity criteria.
result Characterizes Bowditch boundary points in relatively geometric actions.
The paper presents a model-free method for stabilizing unknown control systems.
problem Stabilizing unknown control systems in engineering.
method Solving discounted LQR problems with increasing discount factors.
result The method efficiently recovers a stabilizing controller for linear and smooth nonlinear systems.
Bayesian algorithm stabilizes unknown continuous-time systems from unstable data.
problem Learning and stabilizing unknown continuous-time systems with uncertain dynamics.
method Bayesian learning algorithm that learns from unstable data to stabilize the system in finite time.
result The algorithm stabilizes unknown continuous-time stochastic linear systems effectively after a short time period.
Paper forecasts financial trading durations using a new point process model.
problem Forecasting limit order book durations in high-frequency financial data.
method Self-exciting flexible residual point process incorporating empirical distributional features.
result The model achieves strong predictive performance compared to alternative approaches.
New examples challenge Geroch conjecture stability.
problem Stability of the Geroch conjecture in warped products.
method Constructing warped-product manifolds with specific curvature properties.
result First counterexample to Sormani's conjecture on stability.
New Hida-Matérn kernels enable flexible process priors and efficient GP inference.
problem Flexible modeling of stationary processes with oscillatory components.
method Introducing a new class of covariance functions (Hida-Matérn kernels) and their state space representations.
result Efficient Gaussian Process inference and improved numerical stability.
Improved stability analysis of neural network systems using Zames-Falb multipliers.
problem Analyzing stability of linear systems with neural network nonlinearities.
method Using integral quadratic constraints, sector-bounded and slope-restricted structure, and acausal Zames-Falb multipliers.
result Flexible and versatile framework for stability analysis with improved computational efficiency.
Paper develops a framework for hyperbolic Monge-Ampère equation on strips, proving well-posedness and stability.
problem Addressing the rigidity-flexibility dichotomy for wrinkled patterns in thin elastic sheets.
method Develops hodograph transformation and parametrix-corrector decomposition to handle corner singularities and prove well-posedness.
result Proves existence and uniqueness of hodograph weak solutions and derives energy estimates for stability.
Modern biotechnologies often result in high-dimensional data sets with much more variables than observations (n ≪ p). These data sets pose new challenges to statistical analysis: Variable selection becomes one of the most important tasks in this setting. We assess the recently proposed flexible framework for variab…
Flexible decentralized MARL framework for cooperative multi-agent learning.
problem Complexity and impracticality of centralized MARL in complicated applications.
method Flexible fully-decentralized actor-critic MARL framework using primal-dual hybrid gradient descent.
result Competitive performance in large-scale cooperative multi-agent environments.
Proposes a variational autoencoder for long-term customer revenue forecasting.
problem Predicting long-term customer revenue from sparse and irregular transaction data.
method Variational Autoencoder (VAE) with flexible latent representation.
result Improves upon latest benchmarks in multiple real-world datasets.
Developing stable and scalable probabilistic ODE solvers for stiff and high-dimensional problems.
problem Stiff and high-dimensional ODEs
method Matrix-free update step and iterative re-linearization
result Improved stability and scalability
C-Learner improves stability of plug-in estimators for causal inference.
problem Limited overlap between treatment and control groups leads to unstable estimates.
method Constrained learning framework that achieves stability and asymptotic properties.
result Constrained learning produces stable estimates with desirable asymptotic properties.
DHLNN improves deep hedging for financial derivatives with faster convergence and better stability.
problem Challenges in computational inefficiency, sensitivity to noisy data, and optimization complexity in deep hedging methods.
method Integrates periodic fixed-gradient optimization and linearized training dynamics to stabilize and accelerate deep learning model training.
result Demonstrates faster convergence, improved stability, and superior hedging performance across diverse market scenarios.
OMD and DA perform similarly in static settings but OMD is inferior under dynamic learning rates.
problem Proving and understanding the performance difference between OMD and DA under dynamic learning rates.
method Introducing stabilization to OMD and modifying its convergence analysis.
result OMD with stabilization and DA have the same performance guarantees under dynamic learning rates.
Flexible spatial models improve predictive performance over nonstationary alternatives.
problem Improving predictive performance in nonstationary spatial modeling.
method Introduces a modular parametric covariance function that extends nonstationary spatial models.
result The proposed covariance function outperforms nonparametric methods in predictive performance.
This paper concerns with deformations of noncompact complex hyperbolic manifolds (with locally Bergman metric), varieties of discrete representations of their fundamental groups into PU(n,1) and the problem of (quasiconformal) stability of deformations of such groups and manifolds in the sense of L.Bers and D.Sulliva…
Novel neural GP kernels learn stable, flexible covariance structures.
problem Scalable and flexible covariance kernels for Gaussian processes.
method Directly learn kriging coefficients and conditional standard deviations using deep neural architectures exploiting permutation-equivariant structure.
result Improved training stability and data efficiency with expressive, non-stationary kernels.
Unified stability bounds for noisy SGD across convex and non-convex losses.
problem Deriving generalization bounds for noisy stochastic gradient descent.
method Unified approach using Lyapunov functions and applied probability.
result Time-uniform stability bounds for SGD on various loss functions.
Study adds memory effect to Solow-Swan model for more accurate economic growth modeling.
problem Inaccuracies in classical Solow-Swan model in capturing long-term dynamics.
method Introduced fractional calculus with Caputo derivative into Solow-Swan framework.
result Fractional-order model shows significant impact on capital accumulation and stability.
Probabilistic solvers improve stability for stiff systems.
problem Performance penalties for small steps in stiff systems.
method Probabilistic exponential integrators that include fast linear dynamics in the prior.
result Proven L-stability and probabilistic error accounting.
Flexible GP model improves wind power prediction accuracy.
problem Accurate probabilistic prediction of wind power for grid stability.
method Heteroscedastic non-stationary Gaussian process with generalised spectral mixture kernel.
result The proposed model outperforms conventional GP models in wind power prediction.
Unified framework improves option pricing accuracy and stability.
problem Combining structured knowledge with data for better financial modeling.
method Structured-Knowledge-Informed Neural Networks (SKINNs) that embed theoretical insights into neural networks.
result SKINNs improve out-of-sample valuation and hedging performance in financial applications.
Improved neural-ODE for faster convergence and stability.
problem Stability, consistency, and convergence issues in neural-ODE solvers.
method Proposed a first-order Nesterov's accelerated gradient (NAG) based ODE-solver.
result Efficacy demonstrated in three tasks: supervised classification, density estimation, and time-series modelling.
TACTO simulates high-resolution touch sensing for robotics.
problem Accurate simulation of touch sensing in robotics.
method Fast, flexible, open-source simulator for vision-based tactile sensors.
result Demonstrated TACTO's effectiveness in grasping stability prediction and marble manipulation control.
Paper proposes LSVGD to stabilize GAN training via Langevin Stein Variational Gradient Descent.
problem Mode collapse and performance deterioration in GAN training.
method Langevin Stein Variational Gradient Descent (LSVGD) incorporating noise to stabilize training.
result LSVGD improves performance and stability of various GAN models.
To combine explicit and implicit generative models, we introduce semi-implicit generator (SIG) as a flexible hierarchical model that can be trained in the maximum likelihood framework. Both theoretically and experimentally, we demonstrate that SIG can generate high quality samples especially when dealing with multi-mod…
Paper improves training physics-informed neural networks with model ensembles.
problem Training physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) is difficult due to convergence to wrong solutions.
method Proposes training an ensemble of PINNs, using ensemble agreement to expand the solution interval.
result Algorithm stabilizes PINN training and yields competitive performance.
New method sparsifies hybrid neural ODEs for better performance and stability.
problem Excessive latent states and interactions from mechanistic models lead to training inefficiency and over-fitting.
method Automatic state selection and structure optimization combining domain-informed graph modifications with data-driven regularization.
result Improved predictive performance and robustness with desired sparsity.
Study shows convergence of certain metrics to flat torus.
problem Stability of metrics on three-torus with negative scalar curvature.
method Defined metrics and used Stern's inequality to show convergence.
result Subsequence of metrics converges to flat metric.
We characterize language generation with stability and breadth, proving impossibility results.
problem Characterizing and proving impossibility results for language generation with stability and breadth.
method Analysis of existing notions of breadth and stability, proving lower bounds.
result Proven impossibility of generating with higher perplexity or lower hallucination rate for stable generators.
Develops Shapley explainability solutions respecting data manifold.
problem Tenable assumption of uncorrelated features in Shapley explainability.
method Two solutions: generative modelling and direct learning of Shapley value-function.
result On-manifold Shapley explainability overcomes drawbacks of 'off-manifold' values.
Sharp upper bounds derived for Alexandrov-Fenchel deficit using weighted Minkowski integral formulas.
problem Deriving upper bounds for the Alexandrov-Fenchel deficit.
method Using weighted Minkowski integral formulas and an integral formula for the deficit in Jensen's inequality.
result Quantitative estimates under weaker convexity assumptions, including a distance term.
Normalization methods are a central building block in the deep learning toolbox. They accelerate and stabilize training, while decreasing the dependence on manually tuned learning rate schedules. When learning from multi-modal distributions, the effectiveness of batch normalization (BN), arguably the most prominent nor…
GLIME improves LIME's stability and local fidelity.
problem LIME's instability and low local fidelity.
method Introducing GLIME, an enhanced framework that derives an equivalent formulation of LIME with faster convergence and improved stability.
result GLIME generates explanations with higher local fidelity and is independent of reference choice.
3D spheres with certain properties approach the round sphere.
problem Flexibility of Llarull's Theorem in dimension 3.
method Proof based on spacetime harmonic functions.
result 3D spheres with bounded Cheeger isoperimetric constant and scalar curvatures tending to 6 approach the round sphere.
In this brief we investigate the generalization properties of a recently-proposed class of non-parametric activation functions, the kernel activation functions (KAFs). KAFs introduce additional parameters in the learning process in order to adapt nonlinearities individually on a per-neuron basis, exploiting a cheap ker…
Paper proposes a deep RL approach for traffic signal control balancing efficiency and equity.
problem Inefficient and inflexible traffic signal controllers.
method Deep reinforcement learning with a novel reward function combining efficiency and equity.
result The proposed algorithm achieves state-of-the-art performance on various traffic scenarios.
New method stabilizes IF-based estimators for causal mediation analysis with continuous mediators.
problem Stability issues in IF-based estimators for continuous mediators.
method Nonparametric weighted balancing method to estimate nuisance functions.
result Significant reductions in bias and variance compared to existing methods.
SP-SPCA improves sparse PCA by adaptively adjusting variable penalties, enhancing interpretability and stability.
problem Poor interpretability and variable redundancy in PCA for high-dimensional data.
method Introduces a single equilibrium parameter to adaptively adjust variable penalties in the L2 regularization framework.
result Consistently outperforms standard sparse PCA methods in identifying sparse loading patterns and preserving cumulative variance.
LassoFlexNet improves deep learning performance on tabular data.
problem Deep learning underperforms tree-based models on tabular data.
method Incorporates five inductive biases and uses Tied Group Lasso for variable selection.
result LassoFlexNet matches or outperforms leading tree-based models on 52 datasets.
SnareNet adds repair layers to neural networks to ensure outputs meet physical constraints.
problem Unconstrained neural network predictions violate physical or safety requirements.
method SnareNet appends a differentiable repair layer that navigates constraints to produce feasible outputs.
result SnareNet consistently improves objective quality while satisfying constraints more reliably.
Study stability of rigid motions and Möbius transformations on spheres, proving new rigidity estimates.
problem Stability of rigid motions and Möbius transformations on spheres.
method Investigates both linear and nonlinear stability aspects of rigid motions and Möbius transformations of S^(n-1) into R^n.
result Optimal rigidity estimates for isometric and conformal maps from S^(n-1) to R^n, including new Korn-type inequalities.
Deep reinforcement learning for high dimensional, hierarchical control tasks usually requires the use of complex neural networks as functional approximators, which can lead to inefficiency, instability and even divergence in the training process. Here, we introduce stacked deep Q learning (SDQL), a flexible modularized…