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48 results for local stochastic intensity

This paper solves the inversion problem for jump processes using Markovian projections.

problem Calibrating jump-diffusion models with both local and stochastic features.
method Inverting Markovian projections for pure jump processes.
result Constructs calibrated local stochastic intensity (LSI) models for credit risk applications.

MSGD outperforms SGD in overparametrized settings with faster convergence rates.

problem Optimization of non-convex functions with momentum.
method Momentum Stochastic Gradient Descent (MSGD) with rigorous analysis.
result MSGD converges exponentially faster than SGD in overparametrized settings.

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 ↗

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.

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.

This paper uses Malliavin calculus to price and compute delta of financial derivatives in jump-diffusion models.

problem Pricing and delta computation of financial derivatives in jump-diffusion models with stochastic intensity.
method Utilizes Malliavin calculus to price and compute delta, applying the Euler scheme for convergence analysis.
result Established the convergence of approximated solution, financial derivative, and its delta Greeks.

New model predicts credit spreads using stochastic CIR++ intensities.

problem Lack of continuous stochastic credit spread models and limited term structure models.
method Stochastic CIR++ model for default intensities in risk-neutral space.
result Model produces realistic credit spread term structure curves and consistent diffusion over time.

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 ↗

Unified framework for growth models with environmental risk and pollution-dependent disasters.

problem Analyzing how rare but catastrophic shocks interact with capital accumulation and pollution in stochastic growth models.
method General Poisson point process formulation leading to non-local HJB equations with closed-form solutions.
result Unified framework captures how environmental degradation amplifies macroeconomic vulnerability and strengthens incentives for abatement.

In an asset return series there is a conditional asymmetric dependence between current return and past volatility depending on the current return's sign. To take into account the conditional asymmetry, we introduce new models for asset return dynamics in which frequencies of the up and down movements of asset price hav…

2013-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We compute the value of a variance swap when the underlying is modeled as a Markov process time changed by a Lévy subordinator. In this framework, the underlying may exhibit jumps with a state-dependent Lévy measure, local stochastic volatility and have a local stochastic default intensity. Moreover, the Lévy subordina…

2012-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose an efficient method for estimating covariate effects in doubly-stochastic spatial models.

problem Computational demands and restrictive assumptions in existing doubly-stochastic spatial models.
method Penalized regression method for estimating covariate effects in doubly-stochastic point processes.
result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the covariate effect estimates achieved despite model misspecification.

This paper measures the intensity of implicit government guarantees using PMC index model.

problem Excessive local government debt due to implicit government guarantees.
method Text mining of policy documents related to municipal investment bonds, PMC index model.
result Recent policies have reduced the intensity of implicit government guarantees.

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.

Derives a pricing formula for VIX options using a new stochastic volatility model.

problem Pricing VIX options under a new stochastic volatility model with volatility clustering.
method Derives a semi-analytical pricing formula using the Heston-Hawkes model with an independent compound Hawkes process.
result Derives an explicit expression for VIX^2 as a linear combination of variance and Hawkes intensity.

This article provides the mathematical foundation for stochastically continuous affine processes on the cone of positive semidefinite symmetric matrices. This analysis has been motivated by a large and growing use of matrix-valued affine processes in finance, including multi-asset option pricing with stochastic volatil…

2009-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive importance sampling for estimating point process statistics.

problem Estimating the expected value of a statistic of a locally stable point process.
method Adaptive importance sampling with Poisson point processes and cross-entropy minimization.
result The proposed estimator converges to the target value almost surely and is asymptotically normal.

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.

Local semi-supervised method improves brain tissue classification in child MRI.

problem Inaccurate detection of brain tissue classes due to intensity variations in early developing brains.
method Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis (KFDA) combined with SSIM for perceptual image quality assessment.
result Optimal brain partitioning into subdomains with different average intensity values and separating surfaces between brain parts.

Neural network tackles continual learning with neuromodulation and local error signals.

problem Catastrophic forgetting in continuous learning.
method Biologically-inspired neural architecture with local learning and neuromodulation, combined with transfer metalearning.
result Superior performance in continual learning tasks compared to other approaches.

This work extracts stochastic dynamical systems with α\alpha-stable Lévy noise.

problem Extracting data-driven governing laws of dynamical systems with non-Gaussian noise.
method End-to-end deep learning approach for learning drift and diffusion coefficients for α\alpha-stable Lévy noise.
result Effectiveness of the method confirmed by numerical experiments.

Developing a climate-aware pricing framework for XL reinsurance and CAT bonds under non-stationary catastrophe risk.

problem Pricing excess-of-loss (XL) reinsurance and catastrophe (CAT) bonds under climate uncertainty.
method Modeling catastrophe arrivals as a Cox process with a temperature-dependent stochastic intensity and aggregate losses following a compound Cox structure.
result Climate dependence materially changes the loss-generation mechanism and affects the valuation of catastrophe-linked contracts.

Smoothing graphons improve link prediction in Bayesian SBM without increasing computational complexity.

problem Accurate modeling of exchangeable relational data with flexible and computationally efficient graphons.
method Introducing smoothing procedures to piecewise-constant graphons to create smoothing graphons, which allow continuous intensity values for relations.
result Smoothing graphons improve AUC and precision for link prediction in real-world data sets.

We study the optimal timing of derivative purchases in incomplete markets. In our model, an investor attempts to maximize the spread between her model price and the offered market price through optimally timing her purchase. Both the investor and the market value the options by risk-neutral expectations but under diffe…

2010-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning classifies topological phases in leaky photonic lattices.

problem Classifying topological phases in leaky photonic lattices using limited data.
method A fully connected neural network trained on bulk intensity measurements.
result Accurate determination of topological properties from intensity distributions.

The intensity of a default time is obtained by assuming that the default indicator process has an absolutely continuous compensator. Here we drop the assumption of absolute continuity with respect to the Lebesgue measure and only assume that the compensator is absolutely continuous with respect to a general σσ-finite …

2015-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗