Null-Calibrated Conformal Selection via Target-Membership Scores
problem Identifying test candidates whose unknown responses fall in a target region while controlling the false discovery rate
method Membership-score-based conformal selection
result Finite-sample valid null p-values
In safety-critical applications a probabilistic model is usually required to be calibrated, i.e., to capture the uncertainty of its predictions accurately. In multi-class classification, calibration of the most confident predictions only is often not sufficient. We propose and study calibration measures for multi-class…
New calibration energy measures deviation from calibrated geometry, enabling mean curvature flow in infinite volumes.
problem Mean curvature flow in infinite volumes with finite energy.
method Introducing calibration energy and proving its dissipation identity for mean curvature flows.
result Every proper self-expander with finite calibration energy is a plane in all dimensions and codimensions.
The subject of these Notes is the new proof, proposed in [F. H{é}lein, In{é}galit{é} isop{é}rim{é}trique et calibrations, Annales de l'Institut Fourier 44, 4 (1994), 1211-1218] of the classical isoperimetric inequality in the plane. This proof is far from being the first one, but its interest is that it uses essentiall…
The paper calibrates shrinkage covariance estimators for spectral functionals in high dimensions.
problem Calibrating shrinkage covariance estimators for spectral functionals in high dimensions.
method Derives first-order null laws, distribution-free Davis-Kahan bands, and calibrated tests for spectral functionals under shrinkage.
result Calibrated tests and intervals for spectral functionals are provided, addressing the issue of estimation noise and shrinkage bias.
Conditional independence testing is a fundamental problem underlying causal discovery and a particularly challenging task in the presence of nonlinear and high-dimensional dependencies. Here a fully non-parametric test for continuous data based on conditional mutual information combined with a local permutation scheme …
Semi-supervised method boosts two-sample testing with covariate data.
problem Two-sample testing with covariate information.
method Semi-supervised kernel test with asymptotic normality.
result Higher asymptotic power compared to existing methods.
Calibration without labels in multiple testing
problem Interpretable error probabilities in large-scale hypothesis testing
method Constructing pseudo-labels from spacings of ordered p-values result Finding that q-value can be severely miscalibrated T-Cal tests model calibration with a minimax optimal test.
problem Detecting mis-calibration of predictive models using a finite validation dataset.
method T-Cal is a minimax optimal test for calibration based on a debiased plug-in estimator of the ℓ2-Expected Calibration Error (ECE). result T-Cal is a practical tool for testing the calibration of probabilistic classification methods.
Fast nonparametric conditional independence testing via two-stage regression
problem Fast nonparametric conditional independence testing
method BLITZ (Broad-to-Local Independence Testing via residualiZation)
result Better null calibration than fast kernel, random-feature, and regression-based competitors
ECCIT improves conditional independence tests by calibrating for miscalibration.
problem Inaccurate frequentist guarantees in CITs, especially in small samples and misspecified models.
method Empirically Calibrated Conditional Independence Tests (ECCIT) that optimize and correct for miscalibration.
result ECCIT achieves valid FDR with higher power than existing calibration strategies.
New method tests causal association using noise contrastive backdoor adjustment.
problem Testing causal association in complex settings with many confounders.
method Backdoor-HSIC (bd-HSIC) using HSIC for independence testing.
result Calibrated and powerful for binary and continuous treatments with many confounders.
New test detects differences in heterogeneous datasets.
problem Detecting differences between two samples with unknown heterogeneity.
method Developed a nonparametric testing procedure that handles latent heterogeneity through a composite null.
result The test accurately detects differences in the presence of unknown heterogeneity.
Fairness audits fail under missing protected labels, especially at zero access.
problem Understanding the reliability of fairness audits with incomplete protected-label data.
method Introduced a seed-calibrated stress test to separate missingness effects from seed-to-seed movement.
result Missing protected labels do not significantly alter fairness mitigation methods, but they can lead to harmful intersectional outcomes.
Unified framework uses all data to improve multiple testing efficiency.
problem Improving predictive uncertainty control in decision-making.
method Uses all available data (null, alternative, unlabelled) for score construction and calibration.
result Significantly improves power and adaptability across diverse scenarios.
Unified Bayesian framework improves clinical trial hypothesis testing.
problem Lack of transparency and inability to quantify evidence in traditional P-values.
method Interval null hypothesis framework combined with Bayes factor-based tests.
result Bayesian interval hypothesis testing ensures frequentist error control and interpretability.
Machine-learned anomaly detection in new-physics searches needs calibration and look-elsewhere correction
problem Machine-learned anomaly detection in new-physics searches
method Conformal prediction layer
result Calibrated significance with distribution-free guarantees
In this study, we define a family of null curves in Minkowski 3-space and called null similar curves. We obtain some properties of these special curves. We show that two null curves are null similar curves if and only if these curves form a null Bertrand pair. Moreover, we obtain that the family of null geodesics and n…
New statistics improve kernel independence testing efficiency.
problem Improving efficiency in kernel independence testing.
method Adapting martingale MMD construction to joint independence problem.
result Two new statistics achieve finite-sample consistency with linear per-test cost.
Identifies null hypersurfaces with constant surface gravity.
problem Understanding null hypersurfaces in spacetimes.
method Analyzes spacetimes satisfying null convergence condition.
result Null hypersurfaces admit null sections with constant surface gravity.
Study optimal transport on null hypersurfaces and null energy condition.
problem Optimal transport degeneracy on null hypersurfaces.
method Developed tools to characterize null energy condition using convexity properties of entropy.
result Optimal transport characterization of null energy condition.
In this paper, we define the notion of eikonal helix and eikonal slant helix for null curves in the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M 1 4 and give a characterization for the null curve to be the null eikonal helix. Moreover, we indicate an important relation between the null eikonal helix and null eikonal slant helix…
Study on null helices in semi-Riemannian manifolds with special submanifolds.
problem Investigating geometric properties of null helices on totally umbilical submanifolds in 3D semi-Riemannian manifolds.
method Using the null Frenet frame and degenerate metric condition, equations and invariants characterizing null helices are derived.
result Equations and invariants characterizing null helices on totally umbilical submanifolds in 3D semi-Riemannian manifolds are obtained.
Study examines null vector fields on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Understanding the structure of null vector fields on Lorentzian manifolds.
method Investigates the bundle structure and ternary product of nowhere vanishing null vector fields.
result Null tangent bundle is a non-polynomial graded bundle with a para-associative ternary product.
New metrics improve scRNA-seq perturbation modeling by reducing mode collapse.
problem Outperformed by simple mean prediction in scRNA-seq perturbation modeling.
method Introduce DEG-aware metrics (WMSE, Rw2(Δ)) and negative/positive baselines. result WMSE loss function reduces mode collapse and improves model performance.
A maximum principle for C^0 null hypersurfaces is obtained and used to derive a splitting theorem for spacetimes which contain null lines. As a consequence of this null splitting theorem, it is proved that an asymptotically simple vacuum (Ricci flat) spacetime which contains a null line is isometric to Minkowski space.
Minimal surfaces in Heisenberg group have null curves and lines.
problem Characterizing timelike minimal surfaces in the Heisenberg group.
method Characterization through null curves and lines with prescribed curvatures.
result Minimal surfaces are defined by the multiplication of null curves and affine null lines.
We clarify the relationship between the null geodesic completeness of an Einstein Lorentz manifold and its conformal Kobayashi pseudodistance. We show that an Einstein manifold has at least one incomplete null geodesic if its pseudodistancfe is nontrivial. If its pseudodistance is nondegenerate, all of its null geodesi…
Study on null hypersurfaces with constant angle in Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Understanding constant angle null hypersurfaces in Lorentzian manifolds.
method Introduced constant angle null hypersurfaces, analyzed with respect to a given ambient vector field, and provided classification results.
result Null hypersurfaces have a canonical principal direction when the vector field is closed and conformal.
This paper introduces an approach for detecting differences in the first-order structures of spatial point patterns. The proposed approach leverages the kernel mean embedding in a novel way by introducing its approximate version tailored to spatial point processes. While the original embedding is infinite-dimensional a…
In this paper, we study inextensible flows of partially null and pseudo null curves in E_1^4. We give neccessary and sufficent conditions for inextensible flows of partially null and pseudo null curves in E_1^4
PAIR-CI calibrates CI tests for causal discovery with incomplete data.
problem Miscalibration of CI tests when imputing incomplete data.
method Integrates multiple imputation directly into the inferential procedure via a paired permutation design.
result PAIR-CI reduces false positive rates to below 5% in simulations.
First, we prove that indefinite Sasakian manifolds do not admit any screen conformal r-null submanifolds, tangent to the structure vector field. We, therefore, define a special class of null submanifolds, called; {\it contact screen conformal} r-null submanifold of indefinite Sasakian manifolds. Several characteriz…
The study finds regular null hypersurfaces in a perturbed Schwarzschild black hole exterior.
problem Existence of regular null hypersurfaces in a perturbed Schwarzschild black hole.
method Proof of existence for null hypersurfaces in a perturbed Schwarzschild spacetime.
result Existence of many foliations by regular null hypersurfaces in the exterior region of a perturbed Schwarzschild black hole.
The paper shows how null hypersurfaces behave in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
problem Understanding null hypersurfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Analyzing L-complete null hypersurfaces as wave fronts in Euclidean space. result Most null wave fronts can be realized as restrictions of certain L-complete null wave fronts. Study of mean curvature flow on null hypersurfaces leading to MOTS.
problem Detecting marginally outer trapped surfaces (MOTS) in null hypersurfaces.
method Analysis of mean curvature flow on null hypersurfaces with mild conditions.
result Existence and convergence of mean curvature flow to MOTS.
Let M1n+1 be a light-like geodesically complete Lorentzian (n+1)-manifold satisfying the null energy condition. We show that null hypersurfaces properly immersed in M1n+1 are totally geodesic.
The paper studies canal hypersurfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski 4-space.
problem Characterizing canal hypersurfaces formed by pseudo null, partially null, and null curves.
method Obtained parametric expressions and geometric invariants of canal hypersurfaces.
result Characterizations of tubular hypersurfaces in E14. The paper examines mass aspects at future null infinity and limits of quasilocal mass.
problem Understanding mass aspects and limits of quasilocal mass at future null infinity.
method Review and extension of Bondi mass and mass loss formula in Bondi-Sachs coordinate system.
result New results about the limit of quasilocal mass of unit spheres at null infinity.
Study null hypersurfaces in Lorentzian manifolds, proving Riemannian flow structure.
problem Properties of Lorentzian manifolds influenced by totally geodesic null hypersurfaces.
method Coupling rigging technique with null foliation existence to prove Riemann flow structure.
result Proves curvature conditions restrict causal structure of spacetime.
Study on null submanifolds in indefinite complex contact geometry.
problem Geometry of null submanifolds in indefinite complex contact manifolds.
method Analysis of quaternion null submanifolds and distributions on screen submanifolds.
result Quaternion null submanifolds are always totally geodesic.
Motivated by recent work of Choquet-Bruhat, Chrusciel, and Martin-Garcia, we prove monotonicity properties and comparison results for the area of slices of the null cone of a point in a Lorentzian manifold. We also prove volume comparison results for subsets of the null cone analogous to the Bishop-Gromov relative volu…
Extends Penrose's method to null shells with pressure and energy flux.
problem Constructing null thin shells with arbitrary gravitational/matter content.
method Derive locally Lipschitz metric and coordinate transformation.
result Example of null shell with non-trivial energy density, flux, and pressure in Minkowski space.
Solves C^3 null gluing problem for Einstein vacuum equations.
problem Null gluing of up to third-order derivatives of the metric in Einstein vacuum equations.
method Linear and nonlinear analysis of characteristic data close to Minkowski data.
result Solvable up to a 20-dimensional space of obstructions, 10 of which are novel.
We introduce the notion of k-type slant helix in Minkowski space $\e_1^4$. For partially null and pseudo null curves in $\e_1^4$, we express some characterizations in terms of their curvature and torsion functions.
The study examines null curves in specific geometric manifolds and their properties.
problem Characterizing null curves in Sasaki-like almost contact B-metric manifolds.
method Expressed Frenet frames and curvatures, proved curvature constancy conditions, and found necessary conditions for generalized helices and null cubic.
result Curvatures of specific null curves are constant if a function on the manifold is constant.
The paper studies convergence of cosmological spacetimes using null distance.
problem Convergence of cosmological spacetimes with compact slices.
method Using null distance and Gromov-Hausdorff convergence, the paper establishes convergence results for spacetimes with mild extension properties.
result Uniform convergence of null distances and Gromov-Hausdorff convergence for monotone sequences of spacetimes.
Proves globally hyperbolic spacetimes via null distance completeness.
problem No Hopf-Rinow Theorem in Lorentzian Geometry.
method Observation of null distances and their behavior with time functions.
result Proves globally hyperbolic spacetimes via null distance completeness.