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SSRCA: a novel machine learning pipeline to perform sensitivity analysis for agent-based modelsq-bio.QM
SSRCA simplifies ABM sensitivity analysis using machine learning.
problem Hardness of performing sensitivity analysis for complex ABMs.
method Machine learning pipeline (Simulate, Summarize, Reduce, Cluster, Analyze) for ABMs.
result SSRCA identifies sensitive parameters and common output patterns for ABMs.
Study analyzes Echo State Network parameters for Rossler attractor dynamics.
problem Understanding the influence of network type on Echo State Network performance.
method Experimental analysis of Echo State Network parameters using Rossler attractor.
result Exploration of how network type affects Echo State Network performance.
Solves wealth maximization problem using variational analysis.
problem Maximizing expected utility of terminal wealth.
method Variational analysis, forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE).
result Characterization and solutions for various utility functions.
Behavioral analysis of support vector machine classifier with Gaussian kernel and imbalanced datacs.LG
Analyzes SVM classifier behavior with different parameters and data types.
problem Tuning SVM parameters for balanced and imbalanced data.
method Behavioral analysis of SVM with different parameters and data types, proposing a novel search algorithm.
result Proposed search algorithm reduces computational time and provides expected kernel function range.
Develops 2-categorical methods for multi-parameter persistence.
problem Fundamental limitations of traditional persistence modules.
method 2-categorical structures to capture hierarchical interactions.
result New invariants effectively characterize multidimensional topological features.
Paper proposes adaptive parameter selection for KGD algorithms.
problem Improving parameter selection for kernel-based gradient descent.
method Integrates bias-variance analysis with splitting method, introduces empirical effective dimension.
result Adaptive parameter selection strategy achieves optimal generalization error bound.
Improved stock index analysis using fuzzy parameters and machine learning.
problem Analyzing the S&P 500 stock index with long-term dependence.
method Combining fuzzy theory and machine learning to modify the Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
result The new model effectively captures the stochastic dynamics of the stock index time series.
We address the problem of parameter estimation in models of systems biology from noisy observations. The models we consider are characterized by simultaneous deterministic nonlinear differential equations whose parameters are either taken from in vitro experiments, or are hand-tuned during the model development process…
Despite recent advances in regularisation theory, the issue of parameter selection still remains a challenge for most applications. In a recent work the framework of statistical learning was used to approximate the optimal Tikhonov regularisation parameter from noisy data. In this work, we improve their results and ext…
Proposes a new method for subgroup analysis using optimal trees with parameter fusion.
problem Challenges of greedy heuristics and overfitting in tree-based recursive partitioning methods.
method Fused optimal causal tree method leveraging mixed integer optimization (MIO) for globally optimal partitions and parameter fusion.
result Substantial improvement in subgroup discovery accuracy and statistical efficiency.
Improved regret bounds for structured linear contextual bandits with Gaussian noise.
problem Optimizing bandit learning algorithms for structured contexts with Gaussian perturbations.
method Proposed simple greedy algorithms for structured linear contextual bandits with Gaussian noise.
result Unified regret analysis for structured parameters with geometric quantities as bounds.
Bayesian optimisation has gained great popularity as a tool for optimising the parameters of machine learning algorithms and models. Somewhat ironically, setting up the hyper-parameters of Bayesian optimisation methods is notoriously hard. While reasonable practical solutions have been advanced, they can often fail to …
Expectation Maximization (EM) is among the most popular algorithms for estimating parameters of statistical models. However, EM, which is an iterative algorithm based on the maximum likelihood principle, is generally only guaranteed to find stationary points of the likelihood objective, and these points may be far from…
This paper presents a bias-variance tradeoff of graph Laplacian regularizer, which is widely used in graph signal processing and semi-supervised learning tasks. The scaling law of the optimal regularization parameter is specified in terms of the spectral graph properties and a novel signal-to-noise ratio parameter, whi…
The aim of this paper is to compare the performances of the optimal strategy under parameters mis-specification and of a technical analysis trading strategy. The setting we consider is that of a stochastic asset price model where the trend follows an unobservable Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. For both strategies, we prov…
Simplified LSTM models improve sentiment analysis on Twitter debate data.
problem Performing sentiment analysis on long sequence data from Twitter debates.
method Developed six parameter-reduced LSTM models (slim LSTM) for faster training and reduced computational cost.
result Slim LSTM models outperform standard LSTM model in sentiment analysis of GOP Debate Twitter dataset.
PANDA improves linear discriminant analysis in high dimensions with minimal tuning.
problem Linear discriminant analysis in high-dimensional settings.
method PANDA: a tuning-insensitive method for linear discriminant analysis.
result PANDA achieves optimal convergence rates in estimation error and misclassification rate.
New robust discriminant analysis for non-Gaussian data.
problem Classical discriminant analysis struggles with non-Gaussian distributions and contaminated datasets.
method Each data point follows its own ES distribution with arbitrary scale, leading to robust classification.
result Maximum-likelihood estimation and classification are simple, fast, and robust.
A study on a surprising phase transition in model generalization error as parameters approach sample size.
problem Understanding the generalization error of overparametrized ridge models.
method Finite sample analysis using continuous Newton method and -norm solution performance.
result The generalization error decreases after the threshold for ridge models.
Analyzes convergence rates for Gaussian-gated MoE model.
problem Theoretical understanding of Gaussian-gated MoE model is incomplete.
method Maximum likelihood estimation with novel Voronoi loss functions.
result MLE has distinct behaviors under different settings of Gaussian gating function parameters.
Bayesian network method analyzes oil and gas reservoir parameters.
problem Data analysis and causal inference in oil and gas reservoirs.
method Mixed learning of Bayesian networks with algorithm MixLearn@BN.
result Significant improvement in missing values prediction and anomaly detection.
The study uses statistical methods to analyze nuclear mass models.
problem Understanding the information content of nuclear masses from models.
method Bayesian calibration, Bayesian model averaging, chi-square correlation analysis, principal component analysis.
result A dramatic parameter reduction can be achieved in both 4-parameter and 14-parameter models.
The assumption that the values of model parameters are known or correctly learned, i.e., the Nishimori condition, is one of the requirements for the detectability analysis of the stochastic block model in statistical inference. In practice, however, there is no example demonstrating that we can know the model parameter…
The Cox proportional hazards model is ubiquitous in the analysis of time-to-event data. However, when the data dimension p is comparable to the sample size , maximum likelihood estimates for its regression parameters are known to be biased or break down entirely due to overfitting. This prompted the introduction of …
Multi-class classification methods based on both labeled and unlabeled functional data sets are discussed. We present a semi-supervised logistic model for classification in the context of functional data analysis. Unknown parameters in our proposed model are estimated by regularization with the help of EM algorithm. A …
Paper proves EM algorithm convergence for mixtures of discrete and continuous parameters.
problem Nontrivial convergence analysis for EM algorithms with mixed-integer parameters.
method Introduces conditions for EM convergence in mixed-integer optimization.
result Proves convergence of EM-based sparse Bayesian learning algorithm.
Online Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Parameters of Partially Observed Diffusion Processesmath.OC
We revisit the problem of estimating the parameters of a partially observed diffusion process, consisting of a hidden state process and an observed process, with a continuous time parameter. The estimation is to be done online, i.e. the parameter estimate should be updated recursively based on the observation filtratio…
Smoothness analysis of adversarial training reveals constraints cause more non-smoothness.
problem Non-smoothness of adversarial training loss function.
method Analyzed the smoothness of adversarial training loss function using optimal attacks for model parameters.
result The constraint causes more non-smoothness than constraint.
The report analyzes Legendre decomposition for tensor data.
problem Finding effective lower dimensional representations of tensors.
method Theoretical analysis of dual parameters and dually flat manifold properties, followed by experimental verification and clustering.
result Parameters on submanifold cannot be directly used as low-rank representations.
A new method tackles nonconvex optimization with penalties and proximal terms.
problem Nonconvex optimization problems with equality and inequality constraints.
method Inexact proximal augmented Lagrangian method (P-ALM) with adaptive penalty and proximal parameters.
result Effective convergence properties and numerical superiority over traditional methods.
A new method for optimal filtration learning in time-series data analysis.
problem Finding an optimal filtration for analyzing topological properties of discrete data.
method Formulated an optimization problem and proposed an algorithm for solving it.
result Derivation of the exact formula of the gradient of the loss function with respect to filtration parameters.
SBI improves uncertainty analysis of cardiovascular biomarkers.
problem Mapping waveforms back to plausible physiological parameters.
method Simulation-based inference (SBI) for statistical inference.
result Posterior distributions provide a multi-dimensional representation of uncertainty.
Paper compares different models for time-to-event analysis.
problem Comparing models for time-to-event analysis.
method Experimental comparison of semi-parametric, parametric, and machine learning models.
result Models' performance evaluated using concordance index.
Assessment of risk levels for existing credit accounts is important to the implementation of bank policies and offering financial products. This paper uses cluster analysis of behaviour of credit card accounts to help assess credit risk level. Account behaviour is modelled parametrically and we then implement the behav…
We present a novel approach for learning an HMM whose outputs are distributed according to a parametric family. This is done by {\em decoupling} the learning task into two steps: first estimating the output parameters, and then estimating the hidden states transition probabilities. The first step is accomplished by fit…
We consider the problem of multi-task learning in the high dimensional setting. In particular, we introduce an estimator and investigate its statistical and computational properties for the problem of multiple connected linear regressions known as Data Enrichment/Sharing. The between-tasks connections are captured by a…
SMC analysis reveals key transient effects in macroeconomic ABM.
problem Analysis of complex ABMs is challenging and often relies on ad hoc methods.
method Statistical model checking (SMC) implemented through MultiVeStA.
result Clear contrast across parameter families in macro-financial and structural sweeps.
Proposes a method to assess unobserved confounding effects in causal inference.
problem Assessing unobserved confounding in causal inference studies.
method Copula-based normalizing flows with sensitivity parameter .
result Estimates average causal effect (ACE) as a function of unobserved confounding strength.
A new method using mean shift clustering speeds up Bayesian evidence calculation.
problem Difficulty in Nested Sampling algorithm convergence and systematic errors.
method Mean shift cluster recognition method integrated into NestedFit.
result Significant reduction in computation time and uncertainty of Bayesian evidence.
Understanding Expert Structures on Minimax Parameter Estimation in Contaminated Mixture of Expertscs.LG
Study analyzes convergence of parameter estimation in contaminated mixture of experts.
problem Challenges in learning from prompts in large-scale models.
method Convergence analysis, distinguishability condition, partial differential equations.
result Comprehensive convergence rates and minimax lower bounds for parameter estimation.
Deep learning models detect nanopore translocation events with high accuracy.
problem Manual parameter selection for nanopore signal analysis is prone to error.
method Developed a synthetic signal generator for training ML models.
result Deep learning models achieve over 99% true event detection.
The paper analyzes how adversarial attacks affect sparse regression models.
problem Effects of adversarial attacks on sparse regression models.
method Primal-dual witness paradigm to analyze support of estimated regression parameter vector.
result Adversaries can influence sample complexity by corrupting irrelevant features.
We give emphasis on the use of chaos-based rigorous nonlinear technique called Visibility Graph Analysis, to study one economic time series - gold price of USA. This method can offer reliable results with fiinite data. This paper reports the result of such an analysis on the times series depicting the fluctuation of go…
Autoencoder-Based Parameter Estimation for Superposed Multi-Component Damped Sinusoidal Signalscs.LG
Autoencoder estimates parameters of noisy, multi-component damped signals.
problem Parameter estimation of damped sinusoidal signals under rapid decay and noise.
method Autoencoder-based approach using latent space for frequency, phase, decay, and amplitude estimation.
result High accuracy in parameter estimation, robustness to subdominant components and phase differences.
Why do deep neural networks (DNNs) benefit from very high dimensional parameter spaces? Their huge parameter complexities vs stunning performance in practice is all the more intriguing and not explainable using the standard theory of model selection for regular models. In this work, we propose a geometrically flavored …
New methods for parameter estimation in mechanistic models using data-consistent inversion.
problem Parameter estimation bias in Bayesian analysis for mechanistic models.
method Data-consistent inversion methods based on rejection sampling, MCMC, GANs, and constrained optimization.
result Improved parameter estimation without bias from uninformative priors.
Study parameter sensitivities in bond pricing models with jumps.
problem Analyzing the impact of parameters on bond pricing models with jumps.
method Theoretical analysis and MATLAB simulations of a Brownian motion and compound Poisson process.
result Explicit call price formula and verification of sensitivities.