Care2Vec uses deep learning to classify self-care problems in disabled children.
problem Accurate classification of self-care problems in physically disabled children.
method Care2Vec is a deep learning approach combining unsupervised and supervised learning using Autoencoders and Deep neural networks.
result Care2Vec outperforms traditional methods like Decision trees and Artificial neural networks in self-care classification.
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.
This study improves early prediction of CPAP therapy compliance.
problem Predicting early compliance with CPAP therapy to improve patient outcomes.
method Built classifiers for compliance at three CPAP therapy follow-up points.
result Month 3 classifier achieved highest f1-score of 87% in cross-validation and test.
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.
In this paper we present a method for simultaneously segmenting brain tumors and an extensive set of organs-at-risk for radiation therapy planning of glioblastomas. The method combines a contrast-adaptive generative model for whole-brain segmentation with a new spatial regularization model of tumor shape using convolut…
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.
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.
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.
Study predicts blood pressure response to fluid bolus therapy with high accuracy.
problem Predicting successful response to fluid bolus therapy in hypotensive ICU patients.
method Used attention-based LSTM and GRU neural networks on a large ICU database.
result Stacked LSTM with attention mechanism achieved highest accuracy of 0.852.
A generalized gamification framework is introduced as a form of smart infrastructure with potential to improve sustainability and energy efficiency by leveraging humans-in-the-loop strategy. The proposed framework enables a Human-Centric Cyber-Physical System using an interface to allow building managers to interact wi…
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.
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.
Generative adversarial networks model and generate physical therapy exercises.
problem Mathematical modeling of human movements in physical therapy.
method Generative adversarial network structure with discriminative and generative models trained concurrently.
result Ability to classify and generate motion examples that resemble recorded sequences.
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%.
Knowledge-based planning (KBP) is an automated approach to radiation therapy treatment planning that involves predicting desirable treatment plans before they are then corrected to deliverable ones. We propose a generative adversarial network (GAN) approach for predicting desirable 3D dose distributions that eschews th…
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.
Occupant behavior (OB) and in particular window openings need to be considered in building performance simulation (BPS), in order to realistically model the indoor climate and energy consumption for heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). However, the proposed OB window opening models are often biased towards …
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.
Proposes a framework for automated radiation therapy treatment planning with uncertainty quantification.
problem Quantifying uncertainties in dose-related quantities for automated treatment planning.
method Three-step pipeline: feature extraction, dose statistic prediction, and dose mimicking.
result Probabilistic treatment plans agree better with clinical counterparts than non-probabilistic ones.
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.
New disease drug trials use ML to predict best therapy.
problem Developing new drugs faster than usual clinical trials.
method Use Neural Network to predict drug effects from patient data.
result Neural Network outperforms traditional placebo-controlled trials.
New conditions prevent gaps in optimal control problems.
problem Preventing gaps in optimal control problems with state constraints.
method Developed new sufficient conditions not relying on convexity.
result Derived bounds for the size of the relaxation gap.
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.
MOCK learns complex systems from trajectories efficiently.
problem Learning nonparametric differential equations from high-dimensional data.
method MOCK uses multivariate occupation kernel functions to learn vector fields linearly.
result MOCK outperforms other methods on various datasets.
Study improves drug synergy prediction using ensemble learning.
problem Predicting drug synergy in complex diseases.
method Investigated different compound representations and proposed an ensemble model.
result Ensemble model outperforms baseline models.
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.
Study shows visual feedback and monetary incentives reduce plugload energy consumption in commercial buildings.
problem Mitigating energy consumption in commercial buildings through occupant plugload control.
method Field experiments with visual feedback and monetary incentives in government and university buildings.
result Mean energy reduction of ~9.52% in office environments and ~21.61% in university environments with visual feedback.
Study uses machine learning to optimize antibiotic therapy for MRSA skin infections.
problem Optimizing antibiotic choice for MRSA skin infections due to reduced treatment options and side effects.
method Propensity score matching, machine learning models (SVM, RF, LASSO), counterfactual analysis.
result RF model shows stronger treatment heterogeneity and potential for therapy change.
New algorithm reduces dynamic regret for MDPs with unknown transition and adversarial rewards.
problem Episodic linear mixture MDPs with unknown transition and adversarial rewards.
method Combines occupancy-measure-based global optimization and policy-based variance-aware value-targeted regression.
result Achieves near-optimal dynamic regret of O ~ ( d H 3 K + H K ( H + P ˉ K ) ) \widetilde{\mathcal{O}}(d \sqrt{H^3 K} + \sqrt{HK(H + \bar{P}_K)}) O ( d H 3 K + H K ( H + P ˉ K ) ) .