A novel model combines deep learning and extreme value theory for multivariate cyber risk prediction.
problem High dimensionality and heavy tails in multivariate cyber risk patterns.
method Combines deep learning for point predictions and extreme value theory for quantile predictions.
result The model provides satisfactory high quantile predictions and accurate point predictions.
Spectral clustering identifies clusters of multivariate extremes.
problem Analyzing the dependence structure of multivariate extremes.
method Spectral clustering based on a random k-nearest neighbor graph. result Spectral clustering can consistently identify clusters of multivariate extremes under certain conditions.
Kernel PCA helps analyze multivariate extremes and clusters them effectively.
problem Analyzing the dependence structure of multivariate extremes.
method Kernel PCA as a method for clustering and dimension reduction.
result Kernel PCA preimages effectively identify clusters in multivariate extremes.
This paper uses VAE to generate extreme events from multivariate data.
problem Generating accurate extremes from observational data for risk assessment.
method Variational Autoencoder (VAE) approach for multivariate heavy-tailed distributions.
result Improves learning of dependency structure between extremes.
PCA simplifies multivariate extreme data analysis.
problem Analyzing multivariate extreme values with high-dimensional data.
method Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for dimensionality reduction.
result PCA helps preserve essential information for extreme value analysis.
Paper develops a novel approach to identify clusters of features in multivariate extremes.
problem Understanding the complex structure of multivariate extremes in various fields.
method Optimization-based approach to assess the dependence structure of extremes.
result Estimating clusters of features that best capture the support of extremes.
Extreme value theory enhances statistical learning extrapolation for rare events.
problem Challenges in traditional machine learning methods for extreme data.
method Asymptotic theory and statistical tools for tail behavior.
result Effective extrapolation methods for extreme quantiles and anomalies.
Proposes a method to model financial returns with extreme shocks using flexible tail transformations.
problem Capturing extreme shocks in financial return data.
method Introduces a transformation layer in normalizing flows to model heavy-tailed distributions.
result Trained models can generate synthetic sets of extreme returns.
New neural network models extreme value distributions with preserved shape constraints.
problem Modeling multivariate extreme value distributions with preserved shape constraints.
method d-max-decreasing neural network architecture for non-parametric calibration and generation of MEVs.
result The proposed architecture approximates the dependence structure of MEVs at parametric rate and preserves essential shape constraints.
In a wide variety of situations, anomalies in the behaviour of a complex system, whose health is monitored through the observation of a random vector X = (X1,. .. , X d) valued in R d , correspond to the simultaneous occurrence of extreme values for certain subgroups α ⊂ {1,. .. , d} of variables Xj. Under th…
Capturing the dependence structure of multivariate extreme events is a major concern in many fields involving the management of risks stemming from multiple sources, e.g. portfolio monitoring, insurance, environmental risk management and anomaly detection. One convenient (non-parametric) characterization of extremal de…
New method simulates multivariate extreme events using GANs and Aitchison coordinates.
problem Simulating multivariate extreme events for economic risk assessment.
method Wasserstein-Aitchison GAN approach combining tail dependence and marginal tail modeling.
result Strong performance in capturing tail dependence and generating accurate extreme observations.
Paper develops deep learning for metocean variable extremes.
problem Estimating multivariate joint extremes of metocean variables.
method SPAR model with GP distribution for radial tail, kernel density for angular variable, deep neural networks for GP parameters.
result The method provides good description of metocean variables joint extremes.
Extremes play a special role in Anomaly Detection. Beyond inference and simulation purposes, probabilistic tools borrowed from Extreme Value Theory (EVT), such as the angular measure, can also be used to design novel statistical learning methods for Anomaly Detection/ranking. This paper proposes a new algorithm based o…
The paper tackles extrapolation in extreme regions of regression problems.
problem Extrapolation on the tails of covariates in continuous regression problems.
method Statistical regression on a subsample of furthest observations, focusing on their angular components, using multivariate regular variation theory.
result Quantifies predictive performance on tail regions in terms of excess risk, presenting it as a finite sample risk bound with a bias-variance decomposition.
Extended univariate Range Value-at-Risk to multivariate settings.
problem Inability of traditional risk measures for heavy-tail distributions and infinite tail expectations.
method Multivariate definitions of robust truncated tail expectations, robustness and properties derived, closed-form expressions and special cases discussed.
result Empirical estimators accuracy examined through numerical and graphical examples.
We win EVA2025 by estimating extreme precipitation events using Peaks Over Thresholds and martingale testing.
problem Estimating the probability of extreme precipitation events with limited data.
method Modeling Peaks Over Thresholds with an exponential distribution and using martingale testing for evaluation.
result Our method outperforms other approaches in estimating extreme precipitation events.
Estimates treatment effects in rare extreme events using EVT.
problem Estimating treatment effects in rare, impactful events like extreme climate events.
method Introduces a novel framework using EVT and multivariate regular variation for consistent treatment effect estimation.
result Developed a consistent estimator for extreme treatment effects with rigorous non-asymptotic analysis.
Combines GANs and EVT for better modeling of spatial climate extremes.
problem Modeling dependencies between climate extremes, especially in high-dimensional spaces.
method Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) combined with Extreme Value Theory (EVT).
result evtGAN outperforms classical GANs and statistical approaches in modeling spatial extremes.
The book chapter discusses tail risk analysis for financial data using extreme value statistics.
problem Serial dependence in financial time series complicates tail risk assessment.
method The approach involves unconditional and conditional quantile forecasting.
result Serial dependence impacts multivariate tail dependence.
We develop a framework for analyzing extreme values in correlated financial data.
problem Quantifying and mitigating risk in complex financial systems.
method Developed a practical framework for handling finite, multivariate, and correlated time series in finance.
result We successfully analyze high-frequency stock returns using univariate extreme value tools.
Paper develops heavy-tailed embeddings for better text classification and augmentation.
problem Improving text classification, especially for extreme values.
method Develops heavy-tailed embeddings using multivariate extreme value theory and introduces a scale-invariant classifier.
result The classifier outperforms baselines and generates meaningful augmented text.
Extends geometric approach to model non-stationary extremal dependence.
problem Capturing evolving extremal dependence in multivariate data.
method Geometric framework for non-stationary multivariate extreme value modelling.
result Framework can capture various dependence forms and is robust to different model formulations.
The article models financial asset returns using Gaussian mixtures and EVT-based copulas to price equity options.
problem Modeling financial asset returns and pricing equity options considering extreme values.
method Modeling marginal distributions with Gaussian mixtures and joint dependence structure with EVT-based copulas.
result The approach accurately prices various equity options on Atos and Dassault Systems actions.
This paper develops DRO estimators for EVT statistics using point processes.
problem Scarcity of extreme data leads to model misspecification error in EVT.
method Developed DRO estimators informed by semi-parametric max-stable constraints in the space of point processes.
result Proposed DRO estimators improve out-of-sample performance and are validated on synthetic and real data.
AGCA approximates angular variation on the unit sphere, reducing extremal dependence problems to eigenanalysis.
problem Approximating angular variation in multivariate extremes.
method Anchored geodesic component analysis (AGCA) approximates angular variation by great subspheres constrained to pass through a chosen reference direction.
result AGCA finds concentrated tail directions in daily equity-portfolio losses, explaining about 91% of anchored variation.
Study models extreme skew surges along French Atlantic coast.
problem Appropriate modelling of extreme skew surges for coastal risk management.
method Peak-over-threshold framework, multivariate generalized Pareto distribution, extreme regression framework.
result Reconstructed historical skew surge time series at stations with limited data.
Using daily returns of the S&P 500 stocks from 2001 to 2011, we perform a backtesting study of the portfolio optimization strategy based on the extreme risk index (ERI). This method uses multivariate extreme value theory to minimize the probability of large portfolio losses. With more than 400 stocks to choose from, ou…
Framework reconstructs missing spatio-temporal data for extreme value prediction.
problem Predicting extreme values from incomplete spatio-temporal data.
method Convolutional deep neural networks and autoencoder-like models for conditional sampling.
result Framework produces accurate reconstructions of missing data for extremal values.
A new risk measure framework captures multivariate risk in banking.
problem Scalar risk measures fail to capture the multivariate nature of risk in banking.
method A novel multivariate risk measure framework based on the Magnitude-Propensity approach.
result The proposed framework provides a more comprehensive characterization of extreme events.
We study the problem of rank aggregation: given a set of ranked lists, we want to form a consensus ranking. Furthermore, we consider the case of extreme lists: i.e., only the rank of the best or worst elements are known. We impute missing ranks by the average value and generalise Spearman's ρto extreme ranks. Our main …
Method tracks change-points in crypto-assets extremes.
problem Tracking change-points in multivariate extremes.
method Statistical method for modeling change-points on crypto-assets extremes.
result Developed a method to track crypto-assets extremes.
This paper deals with dependence across marginally exponentially distributed arrival times, such as default times in financial modeling or inter-failure times in reliability theory. We explore the relationship between dependence and the possibility to sample final multivariate survival in a long time-interval as a sequ…
Introduces Polar Depth for analyzing multivariate heavy-tailed data extremes.
problem Analyzing the behavior of extremes from multivariate heavy-tailed distributions.
method Introduces Polar Depth, a novel statistical depth function expressed in polar coordinates.
result The polar depth of the largest observations converges to the polar depth of the limiting distribution as the threshold increases.
COMET Flows model multivariate extremes with heavy tails and asymmetric dependence.
problem Normalizing flows struggle with multivariate extremes and asymmetric tail dependence.
method COMET Flows decomposes modeling into marginal and copula parts; uses tail belief and kernel density for marginals, and low-dimensional manifold for tail dependence.
result COMET Flows outperform other models in capturing heavy-tailed marginals and asymmetric tail dependence.
In this paper we extend the known methodology for fitting stable distributions to the multivariate case and apply the suggested method to the modelling of daily cryptocurrency-return data. The investigated time period is cut into 10 non-overlapping sections, thus the changes can also be observed. We apply bootstrap tes…
Deep learning models complex multivariate extremes using geometric shapes.
problem Modeling complex extremal dependencies in high-dimensional data.
method Geometric representation and deep learning for flexible semi-parametric models.
result First approach to modeling limit sets using deep learning for high-dimensional data.
New method uses extreme value theory to estimate neural network errors.
problem Quantifying the error of neural networks, especially for large values.
method Applying extreme value theory to approximate the distribution of error.
result Developed a new estimator for the shape parameter of the Pareto distribution.
Classification tasks usually assume that all possible classes are present during the training phase. This is restrictive if the algorithm is used over a long time and possibly encounters samples from unknown classes. The recently introduced extreme value machine, a classifier motivated by extreme value theory, addresse…
Proposes a network-based strategy to manage financial market risks.
problem Managing extreme events in volatile financial markets.
method Extreme value theory, network model, maximum independent set, value at risk, expected shortfall.
result Developed portfolio strategies improve risk diversification.
The paper tackles catastrophic risk in reinforcement learning using extreme value theory.
problem Mitigating catastrophic risk in sequential decision making with limited observations.
method Developed POTPG, a policy gradient algorithm based on extreme value theory.
result POTPG outperforms common benchmarks in numerical experiments.
GPDFlow models extreme threshold exceedance with flexible dependence using normalizing flows.
problem Challenges in modeling multivariate threshold exceedance probabilities due to infinite parametrizations.
method GPDFlow uses normalizing flows to flexibly represent dependence without explicit parametric assumptions.
result GPDFlow significantly improves modeling accuracy and flexibility compared to traditional parametric methods.
Researchers solved a problem about extreme mass distributions in quasi-copulas.
problem Solving the extreme mass distribution problem for quasi-copulas.
method Analytical approach using linear programming.
result Complete solution to the original problem, disproving a conjecture.
New framework estimates treatment effects in extreme data.
problem Hindered by unavailability of counterfactual outcomes and rarity of extreme data.
method Proposes a new framework based on extreme value theory.
result Quantifies treatment effects using tail decay rates of potential outcomes.
Paper improves risk estimation for extreme events.
problem Estimating extreme risks accurately.
method Modified Bayes risk for expectiles, asymptotic expansions, efficient estimators.
result Asymptotic normality of estimators proved.
Novel SVM approach for extreme quantile regression with heavy tailed inputs.
problem Learning from extreme values in quantile regression.
method Support Vector Machine framework for handling high-dimensional and nonlinear settings.
result Established finite-sample learning guarantees under mild regularity assumptions.
A new notion of stochastic ordering is introduced to compare multivariate stochastic risk models with respect to extreme portfolio losses. In the framework of multivariate regular variation comparison criteria are derived in terms of ordering conditions on the spectral measures, which allows for analytical or numerical…
A method uses Shapley values and Mahalanobis distances to explain multivariate outliers.
problem Explaining multivariate outlyingness in data.
method Decomposing squared Mahalanobis distance using Shapley values.
result Shapley values provide variable contributions to outlying observations.