New study on time series anomaly detection shows overlapping inference improves performance.
problem Heterogeneous evaluation practices and inference procedures in time series anomaly detection.
method Unified training, tuning, and evaluation protocol on TSB-AD benchmark, analyzing overlapping vs. disjoint inference.
result Overlapping inference yields consistent improvements, with average relative gain up to +28%.
Improved Kalman filtering with hierarchical variational approach.
problem Inconsistent process covariance estimation and slow convergence speed in traditional variational Kalman filtering.
method Introducing a surrogate variable for process-noise-free state, reformulating CAVI, and sliding-window hyperparameter estimation.
result Enhanced convergence speed and superior estimation accuracy compared to existing methods.
A new algorithm estimates aggregate marginals from noisy data in an online manner.
problem Estimating aggregate marginals of a Markov chain from noisy aggregate observations.
method Sliding window Sinkhorn belief propagation (SW-SBP) algorithm.
result Demonstrated improved performance on inferring population flow.
The paper proposes a method for distribution-free prediction sets that adapt to unknown temporal changes.
problem Distribution-free prediction sets require reliable calibration data, which is often unavailable in real-world settings with temporal changes.
method The method selects an adaptive window to construct prediction sets, optimizing a bias-variance tradeoff.
result The method provides sharp coverage guarantees and is shown to be adaptive to temporal drift through numerical experiments.
Optimal weight windows are symmetric rectangles centered at peak.
problem Finding the best weight windows for weighted least squares.
method Investigated symmetric and tapered rectangle window weights, showing the best rectangle window is optimal.
result The best rectangle window is optimal for all tapered rectangle window definitions.
Modified jackknife method improves predictive inference for time series data.
problem Lack of exchangeability and temporal dependence in time series data.
method Leave-a-window-out (LWO) method modification of the jackknife.
result LWO method achieves valid coverage in time series models with mild temporal dependence.
Differentiable Window improves attention modules by enabling more focused attentions.
problem Improving attention mechanisms in neural networks.
method Proposes Differentiable Window, a neural module for dynamic window selection.
result Consistent and sizable improvements across various NLP tasks.
New method calibrates predictions in chaotic systems using variational inference.
problem Uncertainty in data assimilation for chaotic systems.
method Variational inference applied to multivariate Gaussian distribution.
result Nearly perfectly calibrated predictions in chaotic Lorenz-96 dynamics.
Deep Gaussian Processes (DGPs) are hierarchical generalizations of Gaussian Processes that combine well calibrated uncertainty estimates with the high flexibility of multilayer models. One of the biggest challenges with these models is that exact inference is intractable. The current state-of-the-art inference method, …
New ARIMA framework improves forecast accuracy for economic and financial time series.
problem Improving forecast accuracy for nonlinear dynamics in time series data.
method Projection-based ARIMA framework using Galerkin basis expansions.
result Galerkin-SARIMA matches or improves forecast accuracy compared to classical ARIMA/SARIMA.
BAWS adapts window size for financial risk forecasting.
problem Adaptive selection of look-back window for financial risk modeling.
method Data-driven online learning method using bootstrap-based adaptive window selection (BAWS).
result BAWS improves risk forecasting, especially in data with structural changes.
Optimal weight windows are found by projecting the origin onto a convex polytope.
problem Finding the best weight windows for a weighted moving average smoother.
method Formulated as a quadratic program and projection onto a convex polytope.
result Optimal weight windows are symmetrical and decrease in weight away from the center.
TCP provides well-calibrated prediction intervals for nonstationary time series.
problem Nonstationary time series forecasting with well-calibrated prediction intervals.
method Temporal Conformal Prediction (TCP) couples a modern quantile forecaster with a rolling split-conformal calibration layer.
result TCP achieves near-nominal coverage, providing slightly wider intervals than Historical Simulation.
Five simple soft sensor methodologies with two update conditions were compared on two experimentally-obtained datasets and one simulated dataset. The soft sensors investigated were moving window partial least squares regression (and a recursive variant), moving window random forest regression, the mean moving window of…
We develop a model of issue-specific voting behavior. This model can be used to explore lawmakers' personal voting patterns of voting by issue area, providing an exploratory window into how the language of the law is correlated with political support. We derive approximate posterior inference algorithms based on variat…
Paper introduces a differentiable STFT for continuous window length optimization.
problem Optimizing window length in spectrograms for neural networks.
method Defines a differentiable short-time Fourier transform with continuous window length.
result Demonstrates improved performance in estimation and classification tasks.
Novel time series forecasting method using sliding window signatures.
problem Challenges in forecasting nonlinear and delayed time series data.
method Ridge regression with signature features calculated on sliding windows.
result Signature features effectively encode temporal and nonlinear dependencies, leading to accurate forecasts.
Auto-regressive models improve smoothing efficiency with exponentially tapered windows.
problem Improving time-series smoothing efficiency.
method An auto-regressive formulation for time-series smoothing.
result Auto-regressive models result in moving means with exponentially tapered windows.
Proposes a sliding window method for better portfolio trading.
problem Log-optimal portfolio problem with time-varying weights.
method Data-driven sliding window approach to solve log-optimal portfolio problem.
result Trading strategy outperforms classical log-optimal portfolio in cumulative returns.
We present a new algorithm for the 2D Sliding Window Discrete Fourier Transform (SWDFT). Our algorithm avoids repeating calculations in overlapping windows by storing them in a tree data-structure based on the ideas of the Cooley- Tukey Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). For an N0×N1 array and n0×n1 wi…
Improved convergence of fixed-point methods using windowed Anderson acceleration.
problem Improving convergence of fixed-point methods for symmetric operators.
method Windowed Anderson acceleration for symmetric fixed-point iterations.
result Windowed Anderson acceleration improves convergence over standard fixed-point methods.
Improved Granger causality method for dynamic time series data.
problem Traditional Granger causality method assumes constant causalities, failing to model dynamic causalities.
method Dynamic window-level Granger causality (DWGC) method with causality indexing.
result Improved DWGC method better detects window-level causalities.
WeldNet reduces complex dynamics to simpler, manageable segments.
problem Complex, high-dimensional time-dependent datasets from physical processes are costly to simulate.
method Windowed Encoders for Learning Dynamics, splitting time domain into windows for nonlinear dimension reduction and propagator training.
result WeldNet captures nonlinear latent structures and dynamics, outperforming existing methods.
In many applications, monitoring area under the ROC curve (AUC) in a sliding window over a data stream is a natural way of detecting changes in the system. The drawback is that computing AUC in a sliding window is expensive, especially if the window size is large and the data flow is significant. In this paper we propo…
Study predicts cryptocurrency trends using LSTM model.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency price trends.
method Combination of window-sliding and prediction range method with LSTM model.
result Established model for cryptocurrency price trend prediction.
Gaussian processes (GP) are powerful tools for probabilistic modeling purposes. They can be used to define prior distributions over latent functions in hierarchical Bayesian models. The prior over functions is defined implicitly by the mean and covariance function, which determine the smoothness and variability of the …
Optimizes sliding window approach for tracking Gaussian densities.
problem Improving tracking performance of Gaussian density estimation.
method Theoretical analysis of sliding window Gaussian Kernel Density Estimators.
result Empirical evidence shows improved tracking performance with optimal weight sequence.
We study historical dynamics of joint equilibrium distribution of stock returns in the U.S. stock market using the Boltzmann distribution model being parametrized by external fields and pairwise couplings. Within Boltzmann learning framework for statistical inference, we analyze historical behavior of the parameters in…
BWS selects best window subsets for efficient data pruning.
problem Challenges in selecting subsets of large datasets for neural network training.
method Best Window Selection (BWS) by choosing optimal window intervals from ordered sample scores.
result BWS outperforms other methods across various selection ratios and datasets.
Occupant behavior (OB) and in particular window openings need to be considered in building performance simulation (BPS), in order to realistically model the indoor climate and energy consumption for heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). However, the proposed OB window opening models are often biased towards …
We identify 'critical windows' in diffusion models where specific features emerge, providing a theoretical framework.
problem Understanding narrow time intervals in diffusion models where specific features emerge.
method Developed a formal framework to study these critical windows, showing provable bounds for certain data types.
result Proved that critical windows can be bounded in terms of measures of separation for data from mixtures of log-concave densities.
We study the dynamics of the linear and non-linear serial dependencies in financial time series in a rolling window framework. In particular, we focus on the detection of episodes of statistically significant two- and three-point correlations in the returns of several leading currency exchange rates that could offer so…
Proposes a method to train classifiers with delayed feedback using a time window.
problem Training classifiers with delayed feedback that can be biased due to delayed user actions.
method Uses a time window to select samples for training, constructs unbiased empirical risk from all samples.
result Improves classifier performance by using all samples with a time window assumption.
Statistical test verifies long-term rating system calibration with overlapping time windows.
problem Verifying supervisory requirements for overlapping time windows in rating systems.
method Analyzes long-run default rate distribution and correlation effects; presents conservative calibration test methods.
result Developed a test for individual and portfolio levels that can handle unknown variance.
CrossAD detects anomalies in time series data by considering cross-scale associations and cross-window modeling.
problem Anomaly detection in time series data is challenging due to varying patterns at different scales and fixed window sizes.
method CrossAD incorporates cross-scale reconstruction and a query library to capture dynamic cross-scale associations and comprehensive context.
result CrossAD achieves state-of-the-art performance in anomaly detection across multiple real-world datasets.
K-fold Cross Validation is commonly used to evaluate classifiers and tune their hyperparameters. However, it assumes that data points are Independent and Identically Distributed (i.i.d.) so that samples used in the training and test sets can be selected randomly and uniformly. In Human Activity Recognition datasets, we…
New algorithms achieve optimal regret in sliding window model with limited memory.
problem Experts problem in the sliding window model with limited information.
method 2 queries, polylog(nT) memory, exponential improvement on memory.
result Achieve optimal regret of sqrt(nW)polylog(nT) with 2 queries and polylog(nT) memory.
This paper addresses the question of identifying the time-window in short-term past from which the information regarding the future occupant's window opening actions and resulting window states in buildings can be predicted. The addressed sequence duration was in the range between 30 and 240 time-steps of indoor climat…
Quantum kernels show no advantage in stock return prediction, but differ in stability metrics.
problem Determining if quantum kernels improve stock return prediction.
method Controlled horse race on Chinese A-share market with identical training subsamples and tuning budgets.
result Quantum kernels do not outperform classical RBF controls in cross-sectional stock return prediction.
We present the Causal Gaussian Process Convolution Model (CGPCM), a doubly nonparametric model for causal, spectrally complex dynamical phenomena. The CGPCM is a generative model in which white noise is passed through a causal, nonparametric-window moving-average filter, a construction that we show to be equivalent to …
JAMPR learns to solve complex VRP with time windows.
problem Vehicle routing problems with time windows and vehicle capacities.
method Joint attention to construct multiple routes concurrently.
result JAMPR outperforms existing models on different problem sizes.
We present a systematic analysis on the performance of a phonetic recogniser when the window of input features is not symmetric with respect to the current frame. The recogniser is based on Context Dependent Deep Neural Networks (CD-DNNs) and Hidden Markov Models (HMMs). The objective is to reduce the latency of the sy…
We consider reinforcement learning in changing Markov Decision Processes where both the state-transition probabilities and the reward functions may vary over time. For this problem setting, we propose an algorithm using a sliding window approach and provide performance guarantees for the regret evaluated against the op…
Deep learning solves EV routing with time windows for EV fleets.
problem Electric vehicle routing with time windows for logistics.
method End-to-end deep reinforcement learning with attention model and graph embedding.
result Proposed model efficiently solves large EVRPTW instances.
Multilayer networks are attracting growing attention in many fields, including finance. In this paper, we develop a new tractable procedure for multilayer aggregation based on statistical validation, which we apply to investor networks. Moreover, we propose two other improvements to their analysis: transaction bootstra…
This study proposes a trainable adaptive window switching (AWS) method and apply it to a deep-neural-network (DNN) for speech enhancement in the modified discrete cosine transform domain. Time-frequency (T-F) mask processing in the short-time Fourier transform (STFT)-domain is a typical speech enhancement method. To re…
Study improves portfolio optimization for Indonesian banks using robust methods.
problem Uncertainty in historical return and risk estimates leads to suboptimal portfolios.
method Robust optimization with moving-window and bootstrapping methods.
result Moving-window method with smaller risk-aversion parameter provides better risk-return trade-off.
Stochastic variational inference (SVI) lets us scale up Bayesian computation to massive data. It uses stochastic optimization to fit a variational distribution, following easy-to-compute noisy natural gradients. As with most traditional stochastic optimization methods, SVI takes precautions to use unbiased stochastic g…