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48 results for partial unknownness

Study methods to recover unknown processes in PDEs from data.

problem Identifying unknown processes in time-dependent PDEs using observational data.
method Theoretical analysis and numerical approaches including Galerkin and collocation algorithms.
result The Galerkin algorithm is more suitable for practical situations with noisy data.

In this paper, we consider matrix completion from non-uniformly sampled entries including fully observed and partially observed columns. Specifically, we assume that a small number of columns are randomly selected and fully observed, and each remaining column is partially observed with uniform sampling. To recover the …

2018-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

New Thompson Sampling for partially observed context bandits reduces regret logarithmically with time.

problem Improving Thompson Sampling for partially observed context bandits.
method Proposed a Thompson Sampling algorithm for partially observable contextual multi-armed bandits with theoretical performance guarantees.
result Regret scales logarithmically with time and the number of arms, and linearly with the dimension.

Reinforcement learning would enjoy better success on real-world problems if domain knowledge could be imparted to the algorithm by the modelers. Most problems have both hidden state and unknown dynamics. Partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs) allow for the modeling of both. Unfortunately, they do not p…

2012-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper establishes MLE consistency for market microstructure models.

problem Estimating parameters in partially observed diffusion models.
method Tractable sufficient condition for MLE consistency based on stationary distribution.
result Maximum likelihood estimators are consistent for market microstructure parameters.

Paper models graph edge dependencies using latent variables for community detection.

problem Graphs' edge dependencies not fully explained by community membership.
method Introduces auxiliary latent variables to model edge dependencies and analyzes conditions for exact recovery.
result Exact recovery possible by semidefinite programming down to maximum likelihood threshold.

A new GP framework for discovering unknown functions and hypergraph structure.

problem Discovering unknown functions and hypergraph structure in data.
method Interpretable Gaussian Process framework for Type 3 problems.
result Polynomial complexity for data-driven discovery of unknown functions and hypergraph structure.

Despite significant effort in understanding complex systems (CS), we lack a theory for modeling, inference, analysis and efficient control of time-varying complex networks (TVCNs) in uncertain environments. From brain activity dynamics to microbiome, and even chromatin interactions within the genome architecture, many …

2018-11-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep neural networks with memory learn reduced equations from partial data.

problem Constructing governing equations for unknown dynamical systems from limited data.
method Formulate a discrete approximation of memory integrals, use deep neural networks to incorporate history terms.
result Deep neural networks can learn reduced equations with memory from partial data.

AdaptOn achieves logarithmic regret in adaptive control of unknown partially observable linear systems.

problem Adaptive control in partially observable linear dynamical systems.
method AdaptOn algorithm that estimates system dynamics through online learning and gradient descent.
result AdaptOn achieves a logarithmic regret bound of polylog(T) after T steps.

Efficient algorithm predicts unknown linear systems with long-term memory.

problem Predicting unknown and partially observed linear dynamical systems with long-term memory.
method Bounding the generalized Kolmogorov width of the Kalman filter model using spectral methods and conducting tight convex relaxation.
result Competes with Kalman filter in hindsight with only logarithmic regret.

We study the problem of regret minimization in partially observable linear quadratic control systems when the model dynamics are unknown a priori. We propose ExpCommit, an explore-then-commit algorithm that learns the model Markov parameters and then follows the principle of optimism in the face of uncertainty to desig…

2020-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses PINNs to solve complex PDEs with sparse measurements.

problem Joint estimation of source and parameters in advection-diffusion equations with limited data.
method Weighted adaptive approach based on neural tangent kernel of PINNs.
result Successful estimation of source function, velocity, and diffusion parameters.

We consider the problem of controlling a possibly unknown linear dynamical system with adversarial perturbations, adversarially chosen convex loss functions, and partially observed states, known as non-stochastic control. We introduce a controller parametrization based on the denoised observations, and prove that apply…

2020-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops GNNs for incomplete graphs, improving learning from missing node attributes.

problem Learning from incomplete graphs with missing node attributes.
method Introduces PaGNNs with novel partial aggregation functions for incomplete graph data.
result Demonstrates effectiveness and efficiency of PaGNNs on various datasets.

Paper tackles open set domain adaptation by detecting unknown classes.

problem Adapting to target domains with unknown classes when label spaces partially overlap.
method Instance-level reweighting strategy combined with Extreme Value Theory for unknown class detection.
result Proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art models on conventional datasets.

GACBO optimizes unknown causal graphs with interventions.

problem Optimizing a target variable on an unknown causal graph with interventions.
method Graph Agnostic Causal Bayesian Optimisation (GACBO) seeks to balance exploitation and exploration of causal structures and functions.
result GACBO outperforms baselines in simulated and real-world applications.

Partial dependence curves (FPD) introduced by Friedman, are an important model interpretation tool, but are often not accessible to business analysts and scientists who typically lack the skills to choose, tune, and assess machine learning models. It is also common for the same partial dependence algorithm on the same …

2019-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper solves investment and consumption problem with unknown risk, providing explicit solutions.

problem Solving consumption-investment problem with unknown market price of risk and terminal liability constraint.
method Introduced a coupled forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE) and provided an explicit solution.
result Explicit expressions for optimal investment strategy and value function derived.

We study learning latent models with multi-instance weak supervision.

problem Learning latent models with multi-instance weak supervision.
method Formulated as multi-instance Partial Label Learning (multi-instance PLL), proposed a necessary and sufficient condition for learnability, derived Rademacher-style error bounds.
result First theoretical study of multi-instance PLL with unknown transition function, aligns with empirical results but highlights scalability issues.

Solves inventory control with unknown demand trend using singular control.

problem Optimally managing inventory with an unknown demand trend.
method Formulates as a stochastic control problem under partial observation, solves equivalent separated problem using transition between formulations, and applies viscosity theory.
result Constructs an optimal control rule and shows bounded Lipschitz continuity of free boundaries.

This paper focuses on the stability of the non-arbitrage condition in discrete time market models when some unknown information ττ is partially/fully incorporated into the market. Our main conclusions are twofold. On the one hand, for a fixed market SS, we prove that the non-arbitrage condition is preserved under a m…

2014-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper considers the problem of clustering a partially observed unweighted graph---i.e., one where for some node pairs we know there is an edge between them, for some others we know there is no edge, and for the remaining we do not know whether or not there is an edge. We want to organize the nodes into disjoint cl…

2011-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

MAGI-X learns unknown dynamics from data without numerical integration.

problem Difficult to propose ODEs in closed-form for complex systems.
method MAGI-X uses neural networks within a manifold-constrained Gaussian process framework.
result MAGI-X achieves competitive accuracy in fitting and forecasting with reduced computational time.

CPPO learns policies from partial offline data in MDPs with structural assumptions.

problem Offline Reinforcement Learning with partial coverage assumption.
method Constrained Pessimistic Policy Optimization (CPPO) using a function class and model class constraint.
result CPPO achieves PAC guarantee with partial coverage, learning competitive policies.

Paper offers robust recovery for 1-bit sensing with partial Gaussian circulant matrices.

problem Accurately recovering vectors from 1-bit measurements using structured matrices.
method Correlation-based optimization with randomly signed partial Gaussian circulant matrices and generative models.
result Recovery guarantees match those for i.i.d. Gaussian matrices but with faster computation.

New BED method handles online inference for partially observed dynamical systems.

problem Optimizing data collection for partially observable, partially online dynamical systems.
method Derived estimators of expected information gain and its gradient for SSMs, using nested particle filters.
result Successfully handles both partial observability and online inference in realistic models.

PAGP uses physics-assisted Gaussian processes to solve and learn PDEs.

problem Solving and discovering unknown coefficients in PDEs with initial and boundary conditions.
method Physics-assisted Gaussian processes with continuous, discrete, and hybrid models.
result Effective in solving and discovering unknown coefficients in PDEs.

ParKCa combines multiple causal inference methods to infer new causes from known and unknown factors.

problem Causal inference from observational data when randomized experiments are not feasible.
method ParKCa uses a stacking approach to combine results from multiple causal inference methods.
result ParKCa infers more causes than existing methods in real-world and simulated datasets.

This paper addresses the problem of identifying a lower dimensional space where observed data can be sparsely represented. This under-complete dictionary learning task can be formulated as a blind separation problem of sparse sources linearly mixed with an unknown orthogonal mixing matrix. This issue is formulated in a…

2009-08-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate a classification problem using multiple mobile agents capable of collecting (partial) pose-dependent observations of an unknown environment. The objective is to classify an image over a finite time horizon. We propose a network architecture on how agents should form a local belief, take local actions, an…

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Transformer learns to infer partial MDPs for efficient in-context adaptation and exploration.

problem Efficiently adapt and explore in-context without gradient-based updates.
method Uses a transformer to learn inference from training tasks, considering hypothesis space of partial models.
result Adaptation speed and exploration-exploitation balance approach those of an exact posterior sampling oracle.

Improved algorithm for partial recovery of tree-structured graphs with noisy data.

problem Learning Ising tree models with noisy observations.
method Symmetrized Geometric Averaging (SGA) algorithm with improved sample complexity.
result Significantly better sample complexity for partial tree recovery.

New method learns from non-uniform data and partial physical knowledge.

problem Identifying dynamical systems from non-uniformly sampled data.
method Physics-informed neural networks integrating numerical integration methods.
result Learning unknown kinetic rates and estimating parameters from non-uniform data.