A modified GAN improves thermal comfort classification models by balancing imbalanced datasets.
problem Imbalanced thermal comfort datasets make it hard to train accurate models.
method Proposed a modified conditional GAN (comfortGAN) to balance the dataset.
result A balanced dataset trained with comfortGAN yields higher classification accuracy.
Reinforcement learning optimizes hot water production with 20% savings.
problem Suboptimal energy efficiency in hot water production systems.
method Deep reinforcement learning for optimal control of hot water systems.
result Reduces energy consumption by 20% with no loss of occupant comfort.
The paper learns personalized thermal preferences using Bayesian active learning.
problem Learning personalized thermal preferences from occupant feedback.
method Bayesian active learning with unimodality constraints on Gaussian process.
result The method requires fewer observations to learn optimal temperature preferences.
This paper shows how multi-agent reinforcement learning can improve energy efficiency in smart buildings.
problem Optimizing energy efficiency in buildings with diverse occupant interactions.
method Developed a multi-agent reinforcement learning system that collaborates to explore the state-space and optimize energy use.
result Multi-agent systems can achieve up to 40% energy savings compared to single-agent systems, with no loss of occupant comfort.
Spacematch matches office workers with suitable workspaces based on their preferences.
problem Matching workers with suitable workspaces in ABW environments.
method Developed a web-based mobile app to collect occupant preferences and IoT sensors for real-time environmental feedback.
result Occupant preferences can be segmented and matched to build a recommendation platform.
Improved multi-step prediction of drivable space for autonomous vehicles.
problem Accurate prediction of drivable space for safer, more comfortable navigation.
method Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) architectures trained on KITTI dataset, incorporating motion features.
result Significant improvement in prediction accuracy over state-of-the-art methods.
A new SL strategy optimizes HVAC DR in multi-zone buildings.
problem Optimal DR of HVAC units in multi-zone buildings is challenging.
method Supervised learning with ANN replication and DNN integration.
result SLAMP achieves effective DR schedules with reduced computation time.
We present results from a set of experiments in this pilot study to investigate the causal influence of user activity on various environmental parameters monitored by occupant carried multi-purpose sensors. Hypotheses with respect to each type of measurements are verified, including temperature, humidity, and light lev…
Reinforcement learning controls car speed for safe, efficient, and comfortable driving.
problem Safe, efficient, and comfortable car following during autonomous driving.
method Deep reinforcement learning with a reward function for safety, efficiency, and comfort.
result The model reduces dangerous minimum time to collision to 8% of human drivers and maintains efficient headways.
Paper proposes using MC-dropout to detect and diagnose incipient faults in buildings.
problem Lack of labeled incipient fault data in buildings.
method Proposes using Monte Carlo dropout (MC-dropout) to enhance deep neural networks for fault detection.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of MC-dropout in indicating likely incipient fault types.
SECRM-2D improves RL-based autonomous driving with safety guarantees.
problem Safety and efficiency trade-offs in RL-based autonomous driving.
method RL-based controller with safety constraints for efficient and comfortable driving.
result SECRM-2D avoids crashes and improves efficiency and comfort compared to baselines.
The paper defines and analyzes Poissonian occupation times for negative Lévy processes.
problem Analyzing the time spent below zero for Lévy processes with interruptions.
method Introduces Poissonian occupation times for spectrally negative Lévy processes.
result Extends results on continuous observation to interrupted observation.
NDI learns from expert demonstrations by estimating occupancy measures.
problem Imitation Learning (IL) for complex systems.
method Density estimation of expert's occupancy measure followed by RL.
result NDI achieves state-of-the-art performance on control tasks.
Paper analyzes AI's impact on job tasks, predicting future demands.
problem AI's impact on job tasks and potential technological unemployment.
method Dynamic task shares analysis using ARIMA model on large job postings dataset.
result AI has risen in high wage occupations, predicting future task demands.
FORE evaluates occupancy ratios without requiring Bellman completeness.
problem Offline reinforcement learning occupancy ratio estimation.
method Fitted occupancy-ratio evaluation (FORE) using adjoint Bellman recursion.
result FORE achieves convergence in KL without Bellman completeness.
A new method learns continuous occupancy fields efficiently using the Ising model.
problem Efficiently learning continuous occupancy fields for robot navigation.
method Generalizes the Ising model to model continuous occupancy fields, using a unique kernel for range measurements.
result The method is computationally efficient and requires only a small number of hyperparameters.
In this short paper, in order to price occupation-time options, such as (double-barrier) step options and quantile options, we derive various joint distributions of a mixed-exponential jump-diffusion process and its occupation times of intervals.
New PCA method detects faults using occupation kernels.
problem Fault detection in dynamical systems.
method Occupation kernel PCA for irregularly sampled data.
result Validation of reconstruction error approach for fault detection.
Paper calculates the distribution of time spent below zero in risk models.
problem Analyzing time spent below zero in risk models.
method Analytical expressions for the distribution of occupation times.
result Improved understanding of risk processes by providing distribution formulas.
Paper develops multilingual job classification for ISCO and KZiS.
problem Classifying job advertisements for accurate occupation coding.
method Transformer architecture for hierarchical multi-class classification.
result Hierarchical structure improves prediction accuracy by 1-2 percentage points.
Study measures gender bias in machine translation using multiple reference points.
problem Measuring and identifying gender bias in machine translation.
method Used an optimal non-biased translator, reference points from occupational statistics and survey.
result Found bias against both genders, but more against women, and found occupations have a greater effect than adjectives.
New deep learning model optimizes energy use in buildings.
problem Optimizing energy use and comfort in large buildings.
method Transformer-based metamodel trained with simulation and sensor data, calibrated with CMA-ES, optimized with multi-objective algorithms.
result Optimal settings reduce energy loads while maintaining thermal comfort and air quality.
Graphical Lasso algorithm segments occupants' energy usage behaviors in HC-CP systems.
problem Improving sustainability and energy efficiency in HC-CP systems.
method Introduced a gamification framework and applied Graphical Lasso for energy usage segmentation.
result Characterized different energy usage behaviors in HC-CP systems.
GANs improve building performance model accuracy by integrating occupant behaviors.
problem Discrepancies between design and operation performance in buildings.
method Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to learn mixture models combining existing BPMs with occupant behaviors.
result Augmented BPMs significantly outperform existing BPMs in achieving specified performance targets.
Study shows gender bias in occupation classification tasks.
problem Gender bias in machine learning for occupation classification.
method Analyzed impact of explicit gender indicators in semantic representations of biographies.
result True positive rates differ between genders, correlating with existing gender imbalances.
Digital tools may hinder or facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration in occupational health.
problem Challenges in multidisciplinary collaboration in occupational health.
method Study of a precursor SPSTI's digital tools and their impacts.
result Digital tools can act as both brakes and levers for multidisciplinary dynamics.
A new method estimates SDEs using occupation kernels.
problem Learning multivariate stochastic differential equations (SDEs).
method Two-step procedure: estimate drift, then diffusion. Occupation kernels used in RKHS.
result Validated on simulated and real-world data.
ROCK method generalizes MOCK for learning dynamical systems efficiently.
problem Learning dynamical systems from data efficiently.
method Variational formulation in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces.
result ROCK method is more computationally efficient and performs better on benchmarks.
Method learns SDEs from data snapshots.
problem Learning drift and diffusion of SDEs from data.
method Two-step process: learn drift by expected value, learn diffusion by SDP.
result Validated on examples and simulations.
Study predicts room occupancy using machine learning, achieving high accuracy.
problem Efficient room occupancy management for energy conservation.
method Leveraged diverse machine learning models, focusing on Random Forest.
result Random Forest model achieved highest predictive accuracy.
We find the optimal investment strategy to minimize the expected time that an individual's wealth stays below zero, the so-called {\it occupation time}. The individual consumes at a constant rate and invests in a Black-Scholes financial market consisting of one riskless and one risky asset, with the risky asset's price…
We introduce cylindrical projections to simulate infinite-dimensional occupation flows of diffusions.
problem Computational intractability of infinite-dimensional occupation flows of diffusions.
method Introduce cylindrical projections to approximate the occupation flow via a finite-dimensional system.
result Strong convergence of cylindrical projections to the initial process with derived rates.
Let X be a complex manifold and S↪X be an embedding of complex submanifold. Assuming that the embedding is (k−1)-linearizable or (k−1)-comfortably embedded, we construct via the deformation to the normal cone a diffeomorphism F from a small neighborhood of the zero section in the normal bundle …
This paper presents a case study of a recommender system that can be used to save energy in smart homes without lowering the comfort of the inhabitants. We present an algorithm that uses consumer behavior data only and uses machine learning to suggest actions for inhabitants to reduce the energy consumption of their ho…
The paper optimizes air conditioning setpoints using machine learning.
problem Static setpoints waste energy and increase costs.
method Deep-learning model based on RNNs for predicting future temperatures.
result RNNs outperform state-of-the-art models in prediction accuracy.
Develops a new calculus for stochastic processes with occupation flows.
problem Analyzing the behavior of stochastic processes with occupation flows.
method Itô calculus for occupied processes, Feynman-Kac approach.
result Unified Markovian lifts for pricing financial derivatives.
Investment strategies in occupational pension plans are optimized for non-tradable income risk.
problem Optimizing investment strategies for occupational pension plans in the presence of non-tradable income risk.
method Formulated as a stochastic optimization problem, analyzed in both constant and stochastic volatility environments.
result Random contributions induce the optimal glide path structure, influenced by initial wealth, contributions, and risk aversion.
Deep learning predicts real-time parking occupancy using multiple data sources.
problem Predicting real-time parking occupancy in spatio-temporal networks.
method Graph-Convolutional Neural Networks (GCNN) for spatial relations, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) with Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) for temporal features, multiple data sources.
result The model outperforms other methods with an average testing MAPE of 10.6%.
In coming years residential consumers will face real-time electricity tariffs with energy prices varying day to day, and effective energy saving will require automation - a recommender system, which learns consumer's preferences from her actions. A consumer chooses a scenario of home appliance use to balance her comfor…
Deep learning model predicts window openings for commercial buildings.
problem Window openings are often biased and require tuning for each occupant.
method Deep learning model trained on occupant data from multiple buildings.
result Model achieves high evaluation accuracy and F1 scores.
Proposes a game-theoretic framework to motivate energy-efficient behavior in smart buildings.
problem Improving energy efficiency in smart building infrastructure through occupant behavior.
method Introduces a novel game-theoretic framework with human interaction, incorporating utility learning and deep neural networks.
result Demonstrates highly accurate prediction of occupant energy resource usage and explainable decision-making.
D2SRM solves complex PDEs using deep learning.
problem High-dimensional, Hessian-dependent fully nonlinear parabolic PDEs.
method Single scalar space-time network generating derivative-consistent approximations trained through residuals and penalties.
result Well-posedness and convergence theory established for globally Lipschitz equations.
DFKI Cabin Simulator tests visual monitoring functions in vehicles.
problem Validating novel human-vehicle interfaces and driver assistance systems.
method Driving simulator with in-cabin mock-up and camera system.
result Validation of in-cabin monitoring functions for advanced driver assistance and automated driving.
Method reduces bias in occupation classification without protected attribute data.
problem Mitigating bias in occupation classification without access to protected attributes.
method Uses word embeddings to discourage correlation between predicted occupation probability and name.
result Reduces race and gender biases without significant loss in true positive rate.
Paper uses Sinkhorn distances to improve imitation learning effectiveness.
problem Improving imitation learning algorithms by comparing occupancy measures.
method Formulates imitation learning as Sinkhorn distance minimization, combining optimal transport and cosine distances.
result Proposes a new critic network and transport plan that guide imitation learning.
Paper tackles biases in AI embeddings from wild data.
problem Biases in AI embeddings from uncontrolled data.
method Measures biases using social psychology word lists, observes gender bias in occupations, demonstrates simple projection to reduce bias.
result Simple projection significantly reduces embedding biases.
HCNAF models complex conditional distributions for probabilistic occupancy forecasting.
problem Modeling complex conditional probability density functions for occupancy forecasting.
method Hyper-Conditioned Neural Autoregressive Flow (HCNAF) combining AF and hyper-network.
result HCNAF achieves state-of-the-art performance in self-driving datasets.
This work explores efficient reinforcement learning with density features in low-rank MDPs.
problem Efficient reinforcement learning with density features in low-rank MDPs.
method Proposes algorithms for off-policy estimation and online construction of exploratory data distributions.
result Demonstrates sample-efficient learning with density features in low-rank MDPs, overcoming technical challenges.