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48 results for functional quantification

New GP-based method improves uncertainty quantification for causal functions.

problem Challenges in quantifying uncertainty for causal effects, especially for entire functions.
method GP-based approach using inner-product of observational functions in RKHS, with tractable posterior moments and calibration.
result Improves uncertainty quantification while maintaining causal effect estimation performance.

Optimizes sampling for faster convergence in Bayesian experimental design and uncertainty quantification.

problem Efficiently selecting samples for faster convergence in Bayesian experimental design and uncertainty quantification.
method Output-weighted acquisition functions leveraging likelihood ratio to guide sampling towards relevant regions.
result Superiority of the proposed method in uncertainty quantification and rare event identification.

Bayesian meta learning improves uncertainty quantification in regression.

problem Trusting uncertainty quantification in Bayesian regression.
method Trust-Bayes framework for Bayesian meta learning, optimizing for trustworthy uncertainty quantification.
result Lower bounds and sample complexity for trustworthy uncertainty quantification are characterized.

SMURF-THP improves Transformer Hawkes process models by providing uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty quantification for Transformer Hawkes process predictions.
method Score matching for learning the score function of event arrival times.
result SMURF-THP outperforms likelihood-based methods in confidence calibration.

New method to assess uncertainty in Bayesian optimization.

problem Uncertainty quantification in Bayesian optimization.
method Constructing confidence regions of the maximum point or value of the objective function.
result Unified uncertainty quantification framework for various sampling policies and stopping criteria.

DeepONet accelerates reliability analysis of stochastic nonlinear systems.

problem Time-dependent reliability analysis of systems with stochastic forcing.
method DeepONet, a novel operator network, learns function-to-function mappings.
result DeepONet efficiently and accurately predicts system responses.

This research formalizes uncertainty quantification for Universal Differential Equations models.

problem Quantifying uncertainties in Universal Differential Equations models.
method Formalized uncertainty quantification methods for UDEs, including frequentist and Bayesian approaches.
result Evaluation of ensemble, variational inference, and MCMC sampling methods for UDEs.

GWI combines deep neural networks with Gaussian processes for better predictive performance and uncertainty quantification.

problem Combining deep learning with Gaussian process uncertainty quantification.
method Gaussian Wasserstein inference (GWI) using Wasserstein distance between Gaussian measures.
result GWI achieves state-of-the-art performance on benchmark datasets.

Efficiently quantifies uncertainty in DeepONets for function spaces.

problem Uncertainty quantification in deep operator networks.
method Randomized prior ensembles for frequentist inference.
result Improved robustness and accuracy, reliable uncertainty estimates, out-of-distribution detection, and model bias quantification.

A new Universal Activation Function improves performance across various machine learning tasks.

problem Achieving near optimal performance in different machine learning tasks.
method Optimization algorithms evolve the UAF's parameters to match the optimal activation function for each task.
result The UAF converges to near optimal performance in classification, quantification, and reinforcement learning tasks.

This paper tackles high-dimensional uncertainty quantification with semi-supervised learning.

problem High-dimensional uncertainty quantification due to the curse of dimensionality.
method Autoencoder for dimension reduction, DFN for mapping and reconstruction, GP for surrogate modeling, semi-supervised learning for accuracy.
result The framework effectively reduces uncertainty quantification and reliability analysis for high-dimensional problems.

ECI improves time series prediction uncertainty quantification by smoothing miscoverage error.

problem Challenges in uncertainty quantification for time series prediction due to temporal dependence and distribution shift.
method Error-quantified Conformal Inference (ECI) by smoothing quantile loss function and introducing adaptive feedback scale.
result ECI achieves valid miscoverage control and tighter prediction sets than existing methods.

Proposes measures for uncertainty quantification using proper scoring rules.

problem Uncertainty quantification for prediction tasks.
method Decomposes proper scoring rules into divergence and entropy components, tailoring uncertainty quantification to specific tasks.
result Flexibility in uncertainty quantification improves performance in selective prediction and active learning.

Bayesian model learns physics laws from data with uncertainty quantification.

problem Lack of uncertainty in discovering governing physical laws from data.
method Bayesian approach with leaf and root modules, Gaussian process for operators, automatic differentiation.
result Quantifies reliability of learned physics laws and propagates uncertainty.

The paper improves uncertainty quantification for node classification using distance-based regularization.

problem Uncertainty in deep learning models, especially for node classification tasks.
method Graph posterior networks (GPNs) with UCE loss function, followed by a distance-based regularization.
result The proposed distance-based regularization outperforms state-of-the-art methods in OOD detection and misclassification detection.

Study questions the reliability of uncertainty quantification in evidential deep learning.

problem Reliability of uncertainty quantification in evidential deep learning.
method Analysis of evidential deep learning methods, revealing their limitations and interpreting them as out-of-distribution detection algorithms.
result EDL methods are unreliable in quantifying uncertainty, even when effective on downstream tasks.

New method improves GP uncertainty quantification for misspecified priors.

problem Uncertainty quantification for GPs under incorrect priors.
method Constructs a confidence sequence using martingale techniques.
result Empirically outperforms standard GP methods in robustness and utility for Bayesian Optimization.

Method converts neural networks to function space for better uncertainty quantification.

problem Lack of uncertainty estimates and difficulty in incorporating new data in deep neural networks.
method Dual parameterization to convert from weight space to function space, enabling sparse representation.
result Compact and principled way to capture uncertainty and incorporate new data.

Loss minimisation fails to capture epistemic uncertainty in second-order predictors.

problem Capturing epistemic uncertainty in machine learning models.
method Analysis of a second-order learner approach using loss minimisation.
result Loss minimisation does not faithfully represent epistemic uncertainty in second-order predictors.

Paper introduces new risk norms based on ES with flexible distortion functions.

problem Risk quantification and anomaly detection in financial data.
method Developed generalized Expected-Shortfall (ES) norms using distortion risk measures and duality theory.
result Unified analytical framework for risk quantification and practical applications.

Machine learning combines high- and low-fidelity models for efficient uncertainty quantification and optimization.

problem Efficiently combining high- and low-fidelity models for uncertainty quantification and optimization.
method Machine learning-based multi-fidelity methods for uncertainty quantification and optimization.
result Unified perspective on multi-fidelity priors for optimization.

Bayesian method identifies dynamical models with uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty in selecting governing equations for dynamical systems.
method Bayesian sparse identification with model averaging.
result Accurately recovers sparse interaction structures with uncertainty quantification.

Post-hoc uncertainty quantification improves on pre-trained neural networks without underfitting.

problem Uncertainty quantification in neural networks is underfitting or computationally demanding.
method Gaussian Process Activation function (GAPA) for neuron-level uncertainty, with two methods: GAPA-Free and GAPA-Variational.
result GAPA-Variational outperforms Laplace approximation on most datasets in uncertainty quantification metrics.

STACI uses neural nets to estimate spatio-temporal fields with valid uncertainty quantification.

problem Scalable spatio-temporal deep learning models fail to capture underlying correlation structure.
method Variational Bayesian neural network approximation of non-stationary spatio-temporal Gaussian Process (GP) with conformal inference.
result STACI provides accurate prediction intervals for spatio-temporal processes, outperforming competing methods.

The paper proposes a new method for modeling and quantifying uncertainty in multiple closed curves.

problem Modeling and uncertainty quantification of multiple closed curves.
method A multiple-output, multi-dimensional Gaussian process modeling framework.
result The proposed method provides meaningful uncertainty quantification for curve and shape-related tasks.

New method for risk quantification using quantile processes and measure distortions.

problem Risk quantification and valuation in financial markets.
method Develops a novel stochastic valuation principle based on probability measure distortions induced by quantile processes.
result Introduces a system of subjective probability measures that indexes a stochastic valuation principle susceptible to probability measure distortions.

Essential principal components simplify spectral analysis with minimal training data.

problem Accurate spectral quantification from complex mixtures.
method Identifying essential principal components and using molar extinction coefficients.
result Near one-to-one projection from principal components to mixture constituents.

The paper argues that uncertainty quantification in ML is application-specific and proposes a flexible family of measures.

problem The need for proper uncertainty quantification in machine learning for safety-critical applications.
method A flexible family of uncertainty measures tailored to specific applications, using proper scoring rules to control characteristics.
result Different uncertainty measures are more suitable for different tasks (e.g., selective prediction, out-of-distribution detection, active learning).

Bayesian approach improves uncertainty in deep learning models.

problem Uncertainty quantification in deep learning models.
method Bayesian point of view, Gaussian approximability, semi-parametric Bernstein-von Mises theorems.
result Bayesian credible regions have valid frequentist coverage, providing theoretical justification for deep learning.

A novel framework quantifies uncertainty using proper scores for various tasks.

problem Uncertainty quantification in machine learning for reliable applications.
method Proposes a general framework based on proper scores for epistemic, aleatoric uncertainty, and model calibration.
result Achieves state-of-the-art uncertainty estimation for large language models and generative models.

Quantification is a supervised learning task that consists in predicting, given a set of classes C and a set D of unlabelled items, the prevalence (or relative frequency) p(c|D) of each class c in C. Quantification can in principle be solved by classifying all the unlabelled items and counting how many of them have bee…

2018-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian neural networks use ridgelet prior for uncertainty quantification.

problem Combining strong predictive performance with uncertainty quantification in Bayesian neural networks.
method Proposes a ridgelet prior that approximates a Gaussian process covariance function in the output space of the network.
result Establishes universality property allowing Bayesian neural networks to approximate any Gaussian process.

The paper debiases mini-batch approximations in deep learning for more accurate optimization and uncertainty quantification.

problem Bias in mini-batch approximations distorts the shape of quadratic approximations used in deep learning.
method Developed and evaluated debiasing strategies for mini-batch approximations.
result Debiasing strategies improve the accuracy of second-order optimization and uncertainty quantification in deep learning.

ProFnet models HDFTS with neural networks, offering scalable probabilistic forecasts.

problem Modeling high-dimensional functional time series with nonlinear trends and high spatial dimensions.
method Integrates feedforward and deep neural networks with probabilistic modeling.
result Superior performance in forecasting Japan's mortality rates.

Antithetic noise improves diffusion models' uncertainty quantification.

problem Improving uncertainty quantification in diffusion models.
method Pairing each noise sample with its negation, leading to strong negative correlation.
result Substantially more reliable uncertainty quantification with up to 90% narrower confidence intervals.

New quantile methods improve uncertainty quantification across various models.

problem Improper quantile loss limits model flexibility and accuracy.
method Developed new quantile methods that optimize for calibration, sharpness, and centered intervals.
result Improved conditional quantiles and better uncertainty quantification across diverse models.

We investigate statistical uncertainty quantification for reinforcement learning (RL) and its implications in exploration policy. Despite ever-growing literature on RL applications, fundamental questions about inference and error quantification, such as large-sample behaviors, appear to remain quite open. In this paper…

2019-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗