TQF models multivariate uncertainty by learning conditional quantiles.
problem Challenges in fully nonparametric estimation of multivariate conditional distributions.
method Tomographic Quantile Forests (TQF) learns conditional quantiles of directional projections.
result TQF reconstructs multivariate conditional distribution efficiently without convexity restrictions.
MQF2 forecasts multivariate quantiles globally.
problem Forecasting multi-horizon dependencies with error accumulation.
method Multivariate quantile function using input-convex neural networks.
result MQF2 avoids quantile crossing and captures time dependency. Neural optimal transport improves multivariate conformal prediction.
problem Multivariate quantile regression challenges and existing methods ignore joint distribution geometry.
method Combines neural optimal transport with amortized optimization for efficient training and faster inference.
result Constructs tighter and more informative predictive regions for multivariate conformal prediction.
We introduce a new category of multivariate conditional generative models and demonstrate its performance and versatility in probabilistic time series forecasting and simulation. Specifically, the output of quantile regression networks is expanded from a set of fixed quantiles to the whole Quantile Function by a univar…
New algorithm for estimating multivariate quantiles using stochastic optimal transport.
problem Estimating multivariate quantiles from data.
method Stochastic algorithm for entropic optimal transport in Banach spaces, using Fourier coefficients.
result Almost sure convergence of the stochastic algorithm in infinite-dimensional Banach spaces.
In economics, insurance and finance, value at risk (VaR) is a widely used measure of the risk of loss on a specific portfolio of financial assets. For a given portfolio, time horizon, and probability α, the 100α% VaR is defined as a threshold loss value, such that the probability that the loss on the portfolio ove…
Constructs bivariate quantiles using vine copulas for multivariate analysis.
problem Need for research in multivariate quantiles, especially for bivariate responses.
method Constructs bivariate (conditional) quantiles using vine copula based bivariate regression model with a novel tree sequence graph structure.
result Avoids typical shortfalls of regression like transformations, interactions, collinearity, and quantile crossings.
Bayesian QFSTS model tackles feature selection in quantile time series analysis.
problem Quantile feature selection in correlated multivariate time series data.
method Bayesian dimension reduction methodology using QFSTS model with multivariate asymmetric Laplace distribution, spike-and-slab prior, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, and Bayesian model averaging.
result QFSTS model outperforms in feature selection, parameter estimation, and forecasting.
Develops a new method for sampling from Bayesian credible sets using deep generative quantile learning.
problem Sampling from posterior distributions in high-dimensional spaces with intractable likelihoods.
method Uses deep neural networks to implicitly sample from Bayesian credible sets via a push-forward mapping and Monge-Kantorovich depth.
result Demonstrates improved performance and theoretical consistency of the quantile learning framework.
SLS optimizes minimum-volume regions for conditional quantiles, bypassing density estimation.
problem Constructing minimum-volume prediction regions that satisfy conditional coverage.
method Super-level-set regression (SLS) directly optimizes geometric boundaries of conditional level sets.
result SLS optimizes regions directly, capturing complex conditional structures end-to-end.
A two-step nonparametric method estimates financial systemic risk.
problem Estimating CoVaR due to unobservability of multivariate-quantiles.
method Two-step nonparametric approach using Monte-Carlo simulation and kernel method.
result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the two-step estimator established.
Robust clustering methods for multivariate time series data.
problem Clustering multivariate time series data robustly to outliers.
method Quantile-based fuzzy C-means with metric, noise, and trimmed approaches.
result Robust methods outperform alternatives in handling outlying series.
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.
Paper proposes a joint quantile regression for VaR and ES forecasting.
problem Forecasting Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) of multiple assets simultaneously.
method Multivariate quantile regression framework with time-varying process for VaR and ES.
result The proposed method outperforms other models in risk measure forecasts.
A new pseudo-metric uses data depth to compare probability distributions.
problem Designing a metric between probability distributions for machine learning applications.
method Extension of univariate quantiles to multivariate spaces, using data depth and Hausdorff distance.
result The pseudo-metric is robust, factorizes translations, and has good behavior under transformations.
This work extends VQR to non-linear cases and provides scalable solvers.
problem Limitations of VQR in handling non-linear relationships and scalability.
method Extension to non-linear VQR, vector monotone rearrangement, fast solvers.
result Substantial improvement over linear VQR and scalable solvers.
QPE identifies causal effects without assuming mechanisms or noise.
problem Identifying causal relationships from observational data.
method Quantile Partial Effect (QPE) and Fisher Information.
result Causal directions can be distinguished using QPE and Fisher Information.
The paper proposes a method to construct well-calibrated prediction sets for correlated target variables.
problem Constructing well-calibrated prediction sets for correlated target variables.
method The method uses vine copulas to estimate the joint cumulative distribution function of non-conformity scores and improves the asymptotic efficiency of the quantile estimate.
result The method guarantees asymptotically exact coverage and competitive efficiency on real-world regression problems.
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.
New scoring rules for multivariate distributions and level sets.
problem Evaluating forecast accuracy for multivariate distributions and level sets.
method Theoretical framework for scoring rules, decomposition of multivariate scoring functions, numerical algorithm for computation.
result New scoring functions for multivariate distributions and level sets, including density and cumulative distribution level sets.
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.
A novel fuzzy clustering method for multivariate time series.
problem Clustering multivariate time series with varying dependencies and dynamics.
method Quantile-based cross-spectral features, PCA, fuzzy C-means, fuzzy C-medoids.
result Substantially outperforms existing methods in various evaluation schemes.
Quantile deep learning improves time series prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
problem Uncertainty in multi-step time series prediction.
method Developed a novel quantile regression deep learning framework for multi-step time series prediction.
result Integrating quantile loss function with deep learning provides additional predictions for selected quantiles without loss in accuracy.
Paper improves probabilistic forecasts of electricity prices.
problem Combining multivariate probabilistic forecasts with dependencies.
method Online learning algorithm using Bernstein Online Aggregation (BOA).
result Significant improvement in CRPS over uniform combination.
Bayesian method for estimating quantile sets efficiently.
problem Estimating quantile sets of expensive-to-evaluate functions.
method Bayesian active learning with Gaussian process modeling and Expected Estimator Modification (EEM).
result Efficient estimation of small quantile sets.
New method for risk quantification using quantile processes and measure distortions.
problem Risk quantification and valuation in financial markets.
method Develops a novel stochastic valuation principle based on probability measure distortions induced by quantile processes.
result Introduces a system of subjective probability measures that indexes a stochastic valuation principle susceptible to probability measure distortions.
KSGAN uses KS distance for deep generative modeling.
problem Deep generative modeling challenges, especially for multivariate distributions.
method Formulates adversarial training as minimization of KS distance, using quantile function as critic.
result KSGAN trained distributions closely match target distributions.
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.
New method extends conformal prediction to multivariate settings using optimal transport.
problem Limited applicability of conformal prediction to multivariate real-valued scores.
method Use optimal transport to define vector-ranks and multivariate quantile regions for finite-sample coverage.
result Constructs the first multivariate conformal predictive distributions with finite-sample calibration.
Bayesian approach models nonignorable missing data using copulas and marginal quantiles.
problem Nonignorable missing data in lead exposure and test score analysis.
method Gaussian copula model with auxiliary marginal quantiles for missingness indicators and study variables.
result Efficient MCMC algorithm estimates copula correlation and marginal distributions consistently.
Deep learning framework predicts streamflow and flood probabilities in Australian catchments.
problem Large-scale flooding prediction challenges due to model calibration and missing data.
method Ensemble quantile-based deep learning framework using quantile regression and CAMELS dataset.
result Notable efficacy and uncertainties in streamflow forecasts with varied catchment properties.
Additive models play an important role in semiparametric statistics. This paper gives learning rates for regularized kernel based methods for additive models. These learning rates compare favourably in particular in high dimensions to recent results on optimal learning rates for purely nonparametric regularized kernel …
Bayesian method for estimating inputs leading to specific probability outputs.
problem Estimating inputs for specific probability outputs of uncertain functions.
method Bayesian strategy using Gaussian process modeling and SUR principle.
result Surpassed performance of existing methods through numerical experiments.
Proposes a method to improve stock index prediction using cointegration and quantile loss.
problem Improving stock prediction accuracy by selecting informative factors and using quantile loss.
method Uses cointegration test to select factors and quantile loss for training models.
result Proposed method outperforms conventional approaches in terms of cumulative return and Sharpe ratio.
Optimal transport improves multivariate prediction uncertainty quantification.
problem Uncertainty quantification in multivariate learning tasks, especially in regression and classification.
method Introducing a novel Conformal Prediction procedure using optimal transport to handle multivariate score functions and construct flexible prediction regions.
result Ensures finite-sample, distribution-free coverage guarantees for multivariate prediction sets.
A new depth function improves multivariate data analysis by considering variability directions.
problem Developing a depth function that respects quantile properties and is affine-invariant.
method Integrating rank-weighted depth with affine-invariance and covariance matrices.
result The AI-IRW depth function provides accurate quantile estimates and is robust to data variability.
Proposes QGC to distinguish between lower and upper tail connectivity in financial networks.
problem Identifying systemically important firms using financial data.
method Quantile Granger Causality (QGC) using Lasso penalized quantile regressions.
result QGC networks detect systemic risk more accurately than mean-based networks.
DRF improves confidence and uncertainty assessment for multivariate conditional distributions.
problem Estimating multivariate conditional distributions with confidence and uncertainty.
method Developed a bootstrap approximation of the asymptotic distribution of DRF to derive inferential tools.
result Asymptotic coverage guarantees for confidence regions and hypothesis testing.
New methods for selecting variables in complex biomedical data.
problem Selecting important variables in multivariate, functional, and complex biomedical data.
method Optimization-based variable selection methods for various regression models.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art methods in accuracy and speed.
Enformer and GEnformer use Transformers with stochastic learning to forecast multivariate and spatiotemporal data with uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty quantification in multivariate time series and spatiotemporal forecasting.
method Synthesizing Transformer's expressive power with stochastic learning to model conditional distributions directly.
result Enformer and GEnformer yield calibrated probabilistic forecasts and outperform state-of-the-art baselines.
Unified framework for PDF estimation using MDL-based binning and tensor factorization.
problem Challenges in estimating PDFs for non-uniform, multimodal data.
method MDL-based binning with quantile cuts, tensor factorization (CPD).
result Effective PDF estimation on synthetic and real data.
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.
In this short note we provide an analytical formula for the conditional covariance matrices of the elliptically distributed random vectors, when the conditioning is based on the values of any linear combination of the marginal random variables. We show that one could introduce the univariate invariant depending solely …
The paper develops approximations for Pearson's chi-square statistic and applies them to confidence intervals.
problem Finding confidence intervals for strictly convex functions of discrete distribution weights.
method Non-asymptotic local normal approximation for multinomial probabilities, deriving bounds and coupling inequalities.
result Developed methods to find confidence intervals for negative entropy of discrete distributions.
New method learns interaction-aware orderbook representation for better intraday electricity price forecasting.
problem Challenges in probabilistic intraday electricity price forecasting due to dynamic orderbook microstructure.
method OrderFusion: an end-to-end and parameter-efficient probabilistic forecasting model that learns interaction-aware representation of buy-sell dynamics.
result Consistent improvements over conventional baselines in probabilistic forecasting of CID price indices.
New method preserves GCM spatial dependencies for better climate projections.
problem Systemic biases in GCM output and loss of spatial/temporal dependencies.
method SPECD approach using Vecchia approximation and semi-parametric quantile regression.
result SPECD preserves key marginal and joint distribution properties of precipitation and temperature.
Investigates methods to regularize quantile regression for accurate predictions.
problem Improving accuracy and fairness in quantile regression predictions.
method Various regularization techniques including expected pinball loss, monotonicity constraints, and rate constraints.
result Deep lattice networks can maintain non-crossing quantiles and improve calibration and fairness.
TabCF simplifies causal inference for distributional effects.
problem Estimating causal effects with unmeasured confounding.
method Control function regression using tabular foundation models.
result Accurate, fast, and transparent causal estimation of distributional quantities.