Protein structure prediction has been a grand challenge problem in the structure biology over the last few decades. Protein quality assessment plays a very important role in protein structure prediction. In the paper, we propose a new protein quality assessment method which can predict both local and global quality of …
The paper assesses quality measures for machine learning models using cross-validation.
problem Evaluating the accuracy and robustness of quality measures for machine learning models.
method Cross-validation approach to estimate prediction error and quantify explained variation. Confidence bounds and local quality measures derived from residuals.
result The reliability and robustness of quality measures are assessed through numerical examples and confidence bounds.
Fast risk assessment for autonomous vehicles using learned agent futures.
problem Risk assessment for autonomous vehicles given probabilistic predictions of other agents' futures.
method Non-sampling based methods using deep neural networks for probabilistic predictions, with Gaussian and non-Gaussian mixture models for agent positions and controls.
result Effective risk assessment for low probability events using learned models of agent futures.
Study combines quantum and classical deep learning for better credit risk assessment.
problem Enhancing accuracy and efficiency in credit risk evaluation.
method Hybrid Quantum-Classical Deep Neural Network for Row-Type Dependent Predictive Analysis.
result Proposed framework enhances predictive models for different loan categories.
New method assesses prediction intervals across different operating points.
problem Difficulty in comparing prediction intervals across studies.
method Operating characteristics curves and gain over a simple reference.
result A novel operating point agnostic assessment methodology for prediction intervals.
CPA framework assesses conditional validity of conformal prediction.
problem Challenges in evaluating conditional validity of conformal prediction.
method Reframes conditional coverage evaluation as a supervised learning task.
result Establishes convergence rates and proves CVI consistency.
Enhances early risk assessments for pediatric outcomes using contrastive learning.
problem Improving risk assessments in early stages of pediatric development.
method Contrastive multi-modal framework that treats each time window as a distinct modality, training on all available data.
result Consistent improvements in early-stage risk assessments validated on real-world tasks.
We quantify predictive uncertainty using the posterior predictive variance.
problem Quantifying uncertainty in predictive models.
method Using the law of total variance, we generate expansions for the posterior predictive variance.
result Identify the main contributors to prediction intervals and quantify term-wise uncertainty.
New method approximates CV for model assessment and selection.
problem Efficient model assessment and selection with large number of folds.
method Approximates expensive refitting with a single Newton step warm-started from full training set optimizer.
result Uniform non-asymptotic, deterministic model assessment guarantees for approximate CV.
Satellite imagery improves house price prediction models.
problem Improving accuracy of housing price estimation models.
method Transfer learning from ImageNet-pretrained Inception-v3 model to satellite images.
result Achieved a 10% improvement in R-squared score.
Model assesses credit risk using behavioral data from Experian and Bank of Italy.
problem Improving credit risk assessment in financial institutions.
method Statistical and machine learning techniques applied to behavioral data from Experian and Bank of Italy.
result Demonstrates transferability of the model from private to central data.
Unified model predicts stock and systemic risks from diverse financial data.
problem Isolating financial tasks leads to missed cross-scale dependencies.
method Shared Transformer backbone with modular task heads for cross-modal attention and multi-task optimization.
result Uni-FinLLM significantly outperforms baselines in stock forecasting, credit-risk assessment, and systemic-risk detection.
Bayesian framework uses unlabeled data to improve fairness assessment.
problem Reliable fairness assessment with limited labeled data.
method Hierarchical latent variable model with Bayesian inference.
result Significant reduction in estimation error for fairness metrics.
This guide clarifies techniques for assessing and comparing model calibration and performance.
problem Assessing and comparing the calibration and performance of predictive models in insurance and actuarial practice.
method Clarifies statistical techniques for assessing model calibration and comparing models, emphasizing the importance of specifying the prediction target functional and choosing the appropriate scoring function.
result Provides guidance for the practical choice of scoring functions and illustrates results with real data case studies.
Proposes MCLLO for assessing and recalibrating multiclass probability predictions.
problem Limited multicategory recalibration methods for assessing and comparing model calibration.
method MCLLO recalibration method that assesses calibration without model access and is easy to interpret.
result MCLLO outperforms other methods in simulations and real-world case studies.
New framework assesses deep learning models for spatio-temporal data with missing data.
problem Challenges in assessing deep learning models for spatio-temporal data with missing and heterogeneous data.
method Residual correlation analysis framework using spatio-temporal graphs and asymptotically distribution-free summary statistics.
result Identification and localization of regions where predictive performance can be improved.
K-StoNet improves neural networks by avoiding local minima and assessing uncertainty.
problem Local minima and prediction uncertainty in deep neural networks.
method Combines SVR with latent variable model, using RBF kernel for feature space mapping and IRO algorithm for training.
result The model asymptotically converges to the global optimum and assesses prediction uncertainty easily.
Model uses smartphone data to assess MS trajectories.
problem Personalized longitudinal MS assessment.
method Imputation, generalized estimation equation, ensemble learning, fine-tuning.
result Promising model for predicting MS over time.
Study introduces new financial ratios for better predicting company performance.
problem Lack of progress in predicting company performance and assessing financial risks.
method Developed new financial and macroeconomic ratios, supervised learning models, and Bayesian models.
result New proposed variables improve model accuracy and FNN performs best across multiple tasks.
PerSense assesses personality traits from text for commonsense reasoning.
problem Estimating human personality traits from text for mental health analysis.
method Aggregated Probability Density Functions (PDF) and Machine Learning (ML) models.
result PerSense algorithms achieve comparable results to ground truth data, with high accuracy for personality assessment and commonsense prediction.
Bayesian quadrature improves conformal prediction for better risk assessment.
problem Improving risk assessment for machine learning models.
method Revisiting conformal prediction from a Bayesian perspective and proposing Bayesian quadrature.
result Provides interpretable guarantees and a richer representation of likely losses.
Measuring the corporate default risk is broadly important in economics and finance. Quantitative methods have been developed to predictively assess future corporate default probabilities. However, as a more difficult yet crucial problem, evaluating the uncertainties associated with the default predictions remains littl…
For nonlinear supervised learning models, assessing the importance of predictor variables or their interactions is not straightforward because it can vary in the domain of the variables. Importance can be assessed locally with sensitivity analysis using general methods that rely on the model's predictions or their deri…
TransCORALNet uses transformer and CORAL for supply chain credit assessment with cold start.
problem Supply chain credit assessment for new borrowers with limited data.
method Two-stream transformer CORAL networks with domain adaptation and LIME.
result TransCORALNet outperforms state-of-the-art models in accuracy.
Machine learning improves risk assessment for gender-based violence victims.
problem Accurately predicting recidivism risk in gender-based crime victims.
method Applied machine learning techniques to create models predicting recidivism risk.
result Proposed ML method outperforms classical statistical methods.
FinBERT-XRC model assesses financial report risk, offering transparent explanations.
problem Assessing post-event return volatility risk in financial reports.
method Deep-learning model FinBERT-XRC with explainability at word, sentence, and corpus levels.
result FinBERT-XRC outperforms state-of-the-art models in predictive accuracy.
GeoConformal predicts spatial uncertainty without relying on specific models.
problem Measuring uncertainty in spatial predictions to enhance model credibility.
method GeoConformal Prediction integrates geographical weighting into conformal prediction.
result GeoConformal achieves higher coverage rates in uncertainty assessment compared to Bootstrap methods.
Framework for assessing fairness across similar predictive models.
problem Fairness in predictive models across different groups.
method Develops a framework for characterizing fairness over the set of good models under selective labels.
result Framework can replace or audit models for better fairness properties.
Develops methods for AI self-assessment to improve trustworthiness.
problem Uncertainty in AI predictions and lack of trust in AI systems.
method Uncertainty estimation techniques considering practical impacts and costs.
result Guidelines for selecting and designing effective AI self-assessment methods.
New metric MADD assesses fairness of predictive student models.
problem Predictive student models can be biased and unfair, leading to discrimination.
method Proposes MADD metric to analyze model's discriminatory behaviors.
result Fair predictive performance does not guarantee fair behaviors or outcomes.
E-scores assess LLM outputs for correctness, addressing p-hacking issues.
problem Limited principled mechanisms to assess generative model correctness.
method Use e-values to complement LLM outputs with e-scores, providing flexibility in tolerance levels.
result Achieves guarantees of correctness assessment and upper bounds size distortion.
Recidivism prediction instruments provide decision makers with an assessment of the likelihood that a criminal defendant will reoffend at a future point in time. While such instruments are gaining increasing popularity across the country, their use is attracting tremendous controversy. Much of the controversy concerns …
Recidivism prediction instruments (RPI's) provide decision makers with an assessment of the likelihood that a criminal defendant will reoffend at a future point in time. While such instruments are gaining increasing popularity across the country, their use is attracting tremendous controversy. Much of the controversy c…
CAST package aids in spatial prediction models using machine learning.
problem Challenges in applying machine learning for spatial data.
method Developed cross-validation strategies, spatial feature selection, and area of applicability assessment methods.
result Supports more reliable spatial predictions through CAST package.
Study predicts risk of true-lumen narrowing after ATAAD surgery using CT data.
problem Early post-surgery risk assessment for aortic dissection patients.
method Retrospective study with CT data, derived cross-sectional shapes, form factor (FF) for morphology assessment, linear discriminant analysis (LDA) for risk classification, LOPO-CV for prediction.
result Machine-learning model accurately predicts risk for all high-risk patients and low-risk patients, potentially reducing hospital visits.
Study uses AI to refine loan assessments, improving credit default predictions.
problem Improving credit default prediction accuracy using AI-refined text.
method Comparative analysis of human-written and AI-refined loan assessments using deep learning techniques.
result AI-refined texts significantly enhance credit default predictions, especially when combined with structured data.
This paper develops a machine learning model to assess credit risk in UAE commercial banks.
problem Lack of precision in conventional credit rating tools for accurate credit risk prediction.
method Constructs a credit risk assessment model using Linear Discriminant Analysis.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in predicting good and bad creditors compared to conventional methods.
Paper explores physics-informed deep learning for system reliability assessment.
problem Limited study on deep learning for system reliability assessment.
method Physics-informed deep learning approach for system reliability assessment.
result Physics-informed deep learning can alleviate computational challenges and combine measurement data and mathematical models.
This study simulates biases in classifiers to assess fairness.
problem Mitigating biases in predictive models to ensure fairness.
method Agent-based model (ABM) to generate synthetic datasets with controlled biases, applied to offline and online learning approaches.
result Demonstrates how biases in data affect classifier outcomes and how mitigations impact feature usage.
Researchers develop a new method to assess variable importance in spatial machine learning models for air pollution exposure prediction.
problem Understanding the mechanism captured by machine learning models in air pollution studies, especially with spatial correlation.
method Leave-one-out approach for variable importance measure applicable to models with separable mean and covariance components.
result The new method highlights differences in model mechanisms even for similar prediction accuracies.
The paper introduces a method to assess machine translation quality with confidence intervals.
problem Evaluating the uncertainty and quality of machine translation.
method Utilizes conformal predictive distributions to produce prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.
result The method outperforms a baseline on six language pairs in terms of coverage and sharpness.
The paper assesses machine learning robustness with covariate perturbations.
problem Ensuring robustness of machine learning models against adversarial attacks and data changes.
method Proposes a framework using covariate perturbation techniques to assess model robustness.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach in comparing robustness across models and identifying instabilities.
Paper proposes a new method to evaluate AI model interpretability in bond default prediction.
problem Lack of standardized method to assess inherent interpretability of AI models.
method Uses LIME and SHAP to assess feature contributions in bond default prediction.
result Consistent results with intuitive understanding of model interpretability.
This study evaluates LLMs for sentiment analysis in stock price prediction.
problem Improving stock price prediction accuracy using LLMs for news sentiment analysis.
method Compared 3 LLMs (DeBERTa, RoBERTa, FinBERT) for sentiment-driven stock prediction.
result DeBERTa outperforms other models with 75% accuracy, and ensemble model increases accuracy to 80%.
EBM improves car insurance claim severity and frequency prediction while maintaining interpretability.
problem Balancing predictive accuracy and interpretability in insurance claim modeling.
method Combines GAM and cyclic gradient boosting, providing interpretable predictions.
result EBM outperforms benchmark models in claim severity and frequency prediction.
Enhances Transformers for better risk assessment in finance.
problem Transformer models lack sensitivity to extreme financial losses.
method Integrates Loss-at-Risk function with Value at Risk (VaR) and Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR).
result Improves risk prediction and management in financial datasets.
Study assesses hyperparameter tuning for causal inference with DML.
problem Optimizing hyperparameters for causal inference with DML.
method Empirical simulation study using DML approach.
result Hyperparameter tuning crucial for causal estimation with DML.
Recidivism prediction provides decision makers with an assessment of the likelihood that a criminal defendant will reoffend that can be used in pre-trial decision-making. It can also be used for prediction of locations where crimes most occur, profiles that are more likely to commit violent crimes. While such instrumen…