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48 results for lifetime maximization

Optimizes treatment duration to maximize quality-adjusted lifetime.

problem Balancing risks and benefits in clinical decision making.
method Proposes a weighted estimating equation to adjust for confounding and informative censoring, and a nonparametric estimator for mean counterfactual quality-adjusted lifetime.
result Shows the optimal time for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion in ALS patients.

A new model for lifetime maximization with reneging in heterogeneous outcomes.

problem Maximizing lifetime in applications with reneging and heterogeneous satisfaction levels.
method Heteroscedastic linear bandits with reneging, UCB-type policy HR-UCB.
result HR-UCB achieves O(T(log(T))3)\mathcal{O}\big(\sqrt{{T}(\log({T}))^{3}}\big) regret.

A neural-network model clusters subjects based on their lifetime distributions.

problem Clustering subjects into clusters based on their lifetime distributions.
method A neural-network based lifetime clustering model that maximizes divergence between empirical lifetime distributions of clusters.
result Significantly better lifetime clusters compared to competing approaches.

Many modern commercial sites employ recommender systems to propose relevant content to users. While most systems are focused on maximizing the immediate gain (clicks, purchases or ratings), a better notion of success would be the lifetime value (LTV) of the user-system interaction. The LTV approach considers the future…

2017-02-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep neural networks outperform parametric models in predicting customer lifetime value in video games.

problem Predicting the economic value of individual players in free-to-play video games.
method Exploration of deep neural networks and parametric models (Pareto/NBD) for predicting customer lifetime value.
result Convolutional neural networks are the most efficient in predicting the economic value of individual players.

We prove variants of known singularity theorems ensuring the existence of a region of finite lifetime that are particularly well applicable if the solution admits a conformal extension, a property satisfied e.g. by maximal Cauchy developments of Einstein-Maxwell initial values close to the trivial ones.

2016-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide investment advice for an individual who wishes to minimize her lifetime poverty, with a penalty for bankruptcy or ruin. We measure poverty via a non-negative, non-increasing function of (running) wealth. Thus, the lower wealth falls and the longer wealth stays low, the greater the penalty. This paper general…

2015-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

New features from early battery cycles predict lifetime with high accuracy.

problem Accurately predicting battery lifetime under varying conditions is challenging due to manufacturing variability and usage-dependent degradation.
method Extracted features from regularly scheduled reference performance tests and used them to predict battery lifetime using a hierarchical Bayesian regression model.
result Demonstrated a lifetime prediction of in-distribution cells with 15.1% mean absolute percentage error using only the first 15% of data.

Insurance and annuity products covering several lives require the modelling of the joint distribution of future lifetimes. In the interest of simplifying calculations, it is common in practice to assume that the future lifetimes among a group of people are independent. However, extensive research over the past decades …

2016-01-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper optimizes retirement spending considering habit formation and pension income.

problem Optimizing lifetime consumption under habit formation and pension income.
method Time inhomogeneous stochastic control problem with numerical solution using finite difference scheme.
result Consumption patterns change over time based on habit and optimal strategy.

Machine learning speeds up FLIM analysis in biomedical research.

problem Complex, slow, and computationally expensive FLIM analysis.
method Machine learning techniques for faster and smarter FLIM data extraction and interpretation.
result Higher accuracy in classifying and segmenting FLIM images compared to conventional methods.

optHSIC tests independence between covariates and censored lifetimes using optimal transport.

problem Testing independence between a covariate and right-censored lifetimes.
method optHSIC uses optimal transport to transform censored data into uncensored data, then applies a permutation test with a kernel-based dependence measure.
result optHSIC has power against a wider class of alternatives than Cox regression and maintains type 1 error control even when censoring depends on the covariate.

Study uses Open Banking data to estimate customer value, showing potential 21% increase.

problem Limited CLV estimation using single-entity data.
method Introduces PCLV framework using Open Banking data for comprehensive customer value estimation.
result Open Banking data can estimate PCLV per competitor, showing a 21.06% increase over Actual CLV.

In this paper we study the distributional properties of a vector of lifetimes in which each lifetime is modeled as the first arrival time between an idiosyncratic shock and a common systemic shock. Despite unlike the classical multidimensional Marshall-Olkin model here only a unique common shock affecting all the lifet…

2017-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper tackles lifetime ruin with hedge funds and high-watermark fees, considering drift uncertainty.

problem Lifetime ruin problem with hedge funds and high-watermark fees under drift uncertainty.
method Employed the stochastic Perron's method to characterize the value function as the unique viscosity solution to the HJB equation.
result Characterized the value function as the unique viscosity solution without resorting to the proof of dynamic programming principle.

We study a risk sensitive control version of the lifetime ruin probability problem. We consider a sequence of investments problems in Black-Scholes market that includes a risky asset and a riskless asset. We present a differential game that governs the limit behavior. We solve it explicitly and use it in order to find …

2015-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that the mutual fund theorems of Merton (1971) extend to the problem of optimal investment to minimize the probability of lifetime ruin. We obtain two such theorems by considering a financial market both with and without a riskless asset for random consumption. The striking result is that we obtain two-fund the…

2007-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This report is concerned with the Mondrian process and its applications in machine learning. The Mondrian process is a guillotine-partition-valued stochastic process that possesses an elegant self-consistency property. The first part of the report uses simple concepts from applied probability to define the Mondrian pro…

2015-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper stabilizes PD term structures under forecast uncertainty using a Kalman filter with an anchored observation model.

problem Stable estimation of lifetime PDs under forecast uncertainty.
method Reformulated in state-space framework, introduced an anchored observation model.
result Asymptotic stochastic stability of error dynamics, leading to smoother projections.

We consider an equity-linked contract whose payoff depends on the lifetime of policy holder and the stock price. We assume the limited capital for hedging and we provide with the best strategy for an insurance company in the meaning of so called succes factor $\IE^\IP\left[{\mathbf 1}_{\{V_T \geq D)}+{\mathbf 1}_{\{V_T…

2014-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach models individual vitality for better mortality predictions.

problem Limited ability of existing mortality models to capture individual complexity.
method Developed a four-component framework for individual vitality dynamics.
result Demonstrates improved analytical and practical outcomes in life insurance and lifetime decision-making.

The study examines Cox models for lifetime loan default risk, addressing biased estimates by incorporating recurrent events.

problem Ignoring recurrent default events in Cox models leads to biased and inaccurate PD estimates.
method Investigates and compares different Cox models (Andersen-Gill and Prentice-Williams-Peterson) for lifetime loan default risk.
result The Andersen-Gill model underperforms compared to the Prentice-Williams-Person model and the time to first default model.

This paper studies long term investing by an investor that maximizes either expected utility from terminal wealth or from consumption. We introduce the concepts of a generalized stochastic discount factor (SDF) and of the minimum price to attain target payouts. The paper finds that the dynamics of the SDF needs to be c…

2017-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We determine the optimal strategies for purchasing term life insurance and for investing in a risky financial market in order to maximize the probability of reaching a bequest goal while consuming from an investment account. We extend Bayraktar and Young (2015) by allowing the individual to purchase term life insurance…

2014-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops algorithms to optimize machine replacement schedules using operational data.

problem Optimizing machine replacement intervals when the lifetime distribution is unknown.
method Formulates as a stochastic multi-armed bandit problem and proposes Hoeffding- and Bernstein-based algorithms.
result Achieves optimal or near-optimal replacement intervals with minimal regret.

Tontines were once a popular type of mortality-linked investment pool. They promised enormous rewards to the last survivors at the expense of those died early. And, while this design appealed to the gambling instinc}, it is a suboptimal way to generate retirement income. Indeed, actuarially-fair life annuities making c…

2016-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We establish the consistency of an algorithm of Mondrian Forests, a randomized classification algorithm that can be implemented online. First, we amend the original Mondrian Forest algorithm, that considers a fixed lifetime parameter. Indeed, the fact that this parameter is fixed hinders the statistical consistency of …

2017-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we prove a unique continuation or ``backwards-uniqueness'' theorem for solutions to the Ricci flow. A particular consequence is that the isometry group of a solution cannot expand within the lifetime of the solution.

2009-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗