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48 results for intensity functions

New method models intensity functions on spheres using normalizing flows.

problem Modeling non-homogeneous Poisson process intensity functions on the sphere.
method Flexible bijective map using normalizing flows to transform intensity functions.
result Normalizing flows provide a flexible way to model intensity functions on spheres.

A temporal point process is a mathematical model for a time series of discrete events, which covers various applications. Recently, recurrent neural network (RNN) based models have been developed for point processes and have been found effective. RNN based models usually assume a specific functional form for the time c…

2019-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper explores neural models to improve modeling of Hawkes process intensity functions.

problem Traditional Hawkes process intensity function's parametrized kernel function biases future event predictions.
method Uses neural models to model the kernel function of Hawkes process intensity function.
result Neural models can better capture future event characteristics using past events data.

Persistence diagrams are two-dimensional plots that summarize the topological features of functions and are an important part of topological data analysis. A problem that has received much attention is how deal with sets of persistence diagrams. How do we summarize them, average them or cluster them? One approach -- th…

2015-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

A novel method for efficiently integrating spatiotemporal point processes.

problem Challenges in integrating spatiotemporal neural point processes, especially for flexible intensity functions.
method AutoSTPP (Automatic Integration for Spatiotemporal Neural Point Processes) extends a dual network approach to 3D STPP using ProdNet for decomposable parametrization of the integral network.
result AutoSTPP effectively sidesteps computational complexities and shows significant advantage in recovering complex intensity functions.

Study adaptive sensing of Cox processes using posterior sampling and positive bases.

problem Adaptive sensing of Cox point processes with intensity function modeling.
method Model intensity function as truncated Gaussian process in positive basis, use Langevin dynamics and posterior sampling.
result Demonstrated improved sensing compared to classical Bayesian experimental design.

For a congruence of straight lines defined by a hypersurface in Rn+1,n1,R^{n+1}, n \geq 1, and a field of reflected directions created by a point source we define the notion of intensity in a tangent direction and introduce elementary symmetric functions Sm,m=1,2,...,n,S_m, m=1, 2,...,n, of {\it principal intensities}. The problem of exi…

2009-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

UNIPoint universally approximates point process intensities.

problem How to precisely describe the flexibility of point process models.
method Proof using Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, transfer functions, and recurrent neural networks.
result UNIPoint performs better than other models on synthetic and real-world datasets.

This paper discusses properties of a Doubly Stochastic Poisson Process (DSPP) where the intensity process belongs to a class of affine diffusions. For any intensity process from this class we derive an analytical expression for probability distribution functions of the corresponding DSPP. A specification of our results…

2011-09-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows Merton model limits to Poisson process with log-normal intensity, improving default portfolio prediction.

problem Improving prediction of default portfolios using complex models.
method Applying Merton model with log-normal intensity function to Poisson process, discussing temporal correlation effects.
result Power decay model provides better generalization for long-term default portfolio data.

Introduces a new Hawkes model with CARMA(p,q) intensity to better model dependence structures.

problem Modeling dependence structures in time series data with realistic autocorrelation functions.
method Develops a Hawkes process with CARMA(p,q) intensity to capture more complex dependencies.
result The CARMA(p,q)-Hawkes model can reproduce more realistic dependence structures and is stationary and positive.

Temporal point processes are the dominant paradigm for modeling sequences of events happening at irregular intervals. The standard way of learning in such models is by estimating the conditional intensity function. However, parameterizing the intensity function usually incurs several trade-offs. We show how to overcome…

2019-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

New model estimates higher-order interactions in stochastic processes using lower-dimensional projections.

problem Estimating higher-order interaction effects in stochastic processes with limited data.
method Additive Poisson Process (APP) combines information geometry and generalized additive models to model intensity functions in lower dimensions.
result The model can estimate higher-order intensity functions with sparse data.

A new kernel method improves Poisson process intensity estimation.

problem Estimating intensity functions of inhomogeneous Poisson processes.
method Kernel method-based intensity estimator using least squares loss.
result K2^2IE achieves comparable predictive performance with improved efficiency.

The classical literature on optimal liquidation, rooted in Almgren-Chriss models, tackles the optimal liquidation problem using a trade-off between market impact and price risk. Therefore, it only answers the general question of the optimal liquidation rhythm. The very question of the actual way to proceed with liquida…

2012-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

The utility-based pricing of defaultable bonds in the case of stochastic intensity models of default risk is discussed. The Hamilton-Jacobi- Bellman (HJB) equations for the value functions is derived. A finite difference method is used to solve this problem. The yield-spreads for both buyer and seller are extracted. Th…

2010-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper develops a method to predict spatial point processes with guarantees.

problem Predicting the number of events in space with uncertainty.
method Regularized method to learn spatial models with out-of-sample guarantees.
result Method provides valid prediction intervals even when model is misspecified.

The paper analyzes multivariate Hawkes processes and their induced population processes.

problem Analyzing the time-dependent joint probability distribution of multivariate Hawkes processes.
method Exact and asymptotic analysis of general multivariate Hawkes processes and their induced population processes.
result Full characterization of the time-dependent joint transform of the multivariate population process and its intensity process.

Framework for continuous-time network data representation learning.

problem Learning reliable representations of dynamic network interactions.
method Three-stage process: intensity estimation, projection learning, evolving node representation construction.
result Trajectories satisfy structural and temporal coherence, providing robust inference.

In classical Hawkes process, the baseline intensity and triggering kernel are assumed to be a constant and parametric function respectively, which limits the model flexibility. To generalize it, we present a fully Bayesian nonparametric model, namely Gaussian process modulated Hawkes process and propose an EM-variation…

2019-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a parametric model for the simulation of limit order books. We assume that limit orders, market orders and cancellations are submitted according to point processes with state-dependent intensities. We propose new functional forms for these intensities, as well as new models for the placement of limit orders …

2016-02-12abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we consider a utility maximization problem with defaultable stocks and looping contagion risk. We assume that the default intensity of one company depends on the stock prices of itself and other companies, and the default of the company induces immediate drops in the stock prices of the surviving companie…

2017-10-14abs ↗pdf ↗

A new model uses neural networks to efficiently learn multivariate temporal point processes.

problem Efficiently modeling multivariate temporal point processes with low parameter complexity.
method Modeling the cumulative hazard function with neural networks for each variate.
result The proposed model achieves state-of-the-art performance on data fitting and event prediction tasks.

Despite the fundamental nature of the inhomogeneous Poisson process in the theory and application of stochastic processes, and its attractive generalizations (e.g. Cox process), few tractable nonparametric modeling approaches of intensity functions exist, especially when observed points lie in a high-dimensional space.…

2016-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimation of the intensity of a point process is considered within a nonparametric framework. The intensity measure is unknown and depends on covariates, possibly many more than the observed number of jumps. Only a single trajectory of the counting process is observed. Interest lies in estimating the intensity conditi…

2017-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural Diffusion Intensity Models simplify Cox processes inference.

problem Intractable nonparametric estimation and posterior inference of latent stochastic intensity in Cox processes.
method Variational framework using neural SDEs, with theoretical guarantee of ELBO maximization coinciding with maximum likelihood estimation.
result Accurate recovery of latent intensity dynamics and posterior paths with significant speedup.

This work's purpose is to understand the dynamics of some social systems whose properties can be captured by certain iterated function systems. To achieve this intension, we start from the theory of iterated function systems, and then we study two specific economic models on random utility function and optimal stochast…

2012-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

SNEPPPs use squared neural networks to efficiently model Poisson point processes.

problem Efficiently modeling Poisson point processes with flexibility.
method Parameterizing intensity function with squared norm of a two-layer neural network.
result Closed-form integration of intensity function for quadratic time computation.

We consider a framework for solving optimal liquidation problems in limit order books. In particular, order arrivals are modeled as a point process whose intensity depends on the liquidation price. We set up a stochastic control problem in which the goal is to maximize the expected revenue from liquidating the entire p…

2011-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

PoPPy is a Point Process toolbox based on PyTorch, which achieves flexible designing and efficient learning of point process models. It can be used for interpretable sequential data modeling and analysis, e.g., Granger causality analysis of multi-variate point processes, point process-based simulation and prediction of…

2018-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We generalize the log Gaussian Cox process (LGCP) framework to model multiple correlated point data jointly. The observations are treated as realizations of multiple LGCPs, whose log intensities are given by linear combinations of latent functions drawn from Gaussian process priors. The combination coefficients are als…

2018-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The risk-neutral option pricing method under GARCH intensity model is examined. The GARCH intensity model incorporates the characteristics of financial return series such as volatility clustering, leverage effect and conditional asymmetry. The GARCH intensity option pricing model has flexibility in changing the volatil…

2019-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reduces emissions in portfolios with error-prone emissions data.

problem Portfolio optimization with firm-level emissions intensities measured inaccurately.
method Introduced a scope-specific penalty operator to rescale asset payoffs based on revenue-normalized emissions intensity.
result Reduces average Scope~1 emissions intensity by roughly 92% while maintaining similar Sharpe ratios.