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48 results for preference relations

A new method uses preference relations to reconcile contradictory trading signals from multiple securities.

problem Difficulty in exploiting multiple pairs trading signals due to contradictions.
method Proposes a portfolio construction method based on preference relation graphs to reconcile contradictory signals.
result Portfolios based on preference relations exhibit robust returns even with high transaction costs and improve with more securities considered.

Preference learning (PL) is a core area of machine learning that handles datasets with ordinal relations. As the number of generated data of ordinal nature is increasing, the importance and role of the PL field becomes central within machine learning research and practice. This paper introduces an open source, scalable…

2015-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We state the problem of inverse reinforcement learning in terms of preference elicitation, resulting in a principled (Bayesian) statistical formulation. This generalises previous work on Bayesian inverse reinforcement learning and allows us to obtain a posterior distribution on the agent's preferences, policy and optio…

2011-04-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Diversification represents the idea of choosing variety over uniformity. Within the theory of choice, desirability of diversification is axiomatized as preference for a convex combination of choices that are equivalently ranked. This corresponds to the notion of risk aversion when one assumes the von-Neumann-Morgenster…

2015-07-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers develop multi-utility representations for incomplete preferences linked to risk measures.

problem Handling incomplete preferences induced by set-valued risk measures.
method Established dual representations of set-valued risk measures to create parsimonious and well-behaved multi-utility representations.
result Unified dual representations of set-valued risk measures, linking them to scalar risk measures.

Investigates how diversification preferences relate to risk attitudes.

problem Connecting diversification preferences to risk attitudes.
method Analyzes diversification preferences for various pairs of risks under different conditions.
result Diversification preferences for certain pairs of risks imply specific levels of risk aversion.

The study infers risk preferences from portfolio choices and measures portfolio efficiency.

problem Measuring the efficiency of household investment portfolios based on risk preferences.
method Statistical analysis of portfolio choices and demographic information over six years.
result Implied risk aversion increases with wealth and financial literacy, impacting portfolio efficiency.

Many real-world applications are characterized by a number of conflicting performance measures. As optimizing in a multi-objective setting leads to a set of non-dominated solutions, a preference function is required for selecting the solution with the appropriate trade-off between the objectives. The question is: how g…

2017-01-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes an active preference learning method using radial basis functions.

problem Optimization problems where decision-maker can only express preferences.
method Iteratively proposes new comparisons based on learning a surrogate function from preferences and decision vectors.
result Surrogate function fit by radial basis functions, leading to better global optimizer.

A new framework enables real-time task trade-off control.

problem Conflict between multiple related tasks in a fixed model capacity.
method Formulates MTL as a preference-conditioned multiobjective optimization problem; uses a hypernetwork-based neural network.
result A single model can handle different trade-off preferences among multiple tasks.

We provide an axiomatic foundation for the representation of numéraire-invariant preferences of economic agents acting in a financial market. In a static environment, the simple axioms turn out to be equivalent to the following choice rule: the agent prefers one outcome over another if and only if the expected (under t…

2009-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

PGRec improves recommendation by modeling user-item preferences as a graph and embedding it for better predictions.

problem Sparse user-item data in recommender systems.
method PGRec models user-item preferences as a PrefGraph, then uses deep learning and factorization to embed and predict user preferences.
result PGRec outperforms state-of-the-art methods by up to 3.2% in NDCG@10.

Study optimal healthcare spending under Epstein-Zin preferences for longevity.

problem Optimizing healthcare spending to extend longevity under Epstein-Zin preferences.
method Formulated Epstein-Zin utilities over a controllable random horizon using backward stochastic differential equations and HJB equations.
result Calibrated model accurately reflects actual mortality data and compares healthcare efficacy between countries.

Object ranking or "learning to rank" is an important problem in the realm of preference learning. On the basis of training data in the form of a set of rankings of objects represented as feature vectors, the goal is to learn a ranking function that predicts a linear order of any new set of objects. In this paper, we pr…

2017-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The goal of task transfer in reinforcement learning is migrating the action policy of an agent to the target task from the source task. Given their successes on robotic action planning, current methods mostly rely on two requirements: exactly-relevant expert demonstrations or the explicitly-coded cost function on targe…

2018-05-12abs ↗pdf ↗

A new model selects low-carbon mutual funds considering ESG criteria, risk, and investor preferences.

problem Aligning financial investments with a low-carbon economy.
method Tri-criterion portfolio selection model using a preference-based multi-objective genetic algorithm (ev-MOGA).
result The model successfully incorporates carbon risk exposure and loss-adverse attitudes into portfolio construction.

Most of the existing recommender systems use the ratings provided by users on individual items. An additional source of preference information is to use the ratings that users provide on sets of items. The advantages of using preferences on sets are two-fold. First, a rating provided on a set conveys some preference in…

2019-04-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Building on a specific formalization of analogical relationships of the form "A relates to B as C relates to D", we establish a connection between two important subfields of artificial intelligence, namely analogical reasoning and kernel-based machine learning. More specifically, we show that so-called analogical propo…

2019-01-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Brazil proposes a new BRICS trade currency to dominate international trade.

problem Dominance of BRICS currency in international trade.
method Mathematical model of influence battle between three currencies, using trade flows and weights in global trade.
result By 2012, about 58% of countries preferred trading with the BRICS currency.

EXPO framework eliminates need for reward model, achieving better optimization.

problem Optimizing large language model responses without a separate reward model.
method Introduces EXPO framework that avoids reparameterization, directly optimizing preferences.
result Demonstrates better regularization and intuitive interpolation behaviors.

We develop a finite horizon continuous time market model, where risk averse investors maximize utility from terminal wealth by dynamically investing in a risk-free money market account, a stock written on a default-free dividend process, and a defaultable bond, whose prices are determined via equilibrium. We analyze fi…

2011-08-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes personalized climate control for driver comfort.

problem Limited research on in-vehicle climate control and driver preferences.
method IoT platform for data collection, machine learning for driver behavior recognition, and personalized preference recommendation.
result Prototype demonstrates effective and accurate climate control for driver comfort.

In machine learning, the notion of multi-armed bandits refers to a class of online learning problems, in which an agent is supposed to simultaneously explore and exploit a given set of choice alternatives in the course of a sequential decision process. In the standard setting, the agent learns from stochastic feedback …

2018-07-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Formalizes vNM utility theorem using Lean 4, proving existence and uniqueness.

problem Formalizing and proving the von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theorem.
method Implement classical axioms in Lean 4, formalizing preference relations over lotteries.
result Machine-verified proofs of existence and uniqueness of utility representations.

The paper defines and characterizes conditional nonlinear expectations.

problem Defining and characterizing conditional nonlinear expectations.
method Embedding in decision theory, using state-dependent preferences, and continuous utility representation.
result Consistent backward conditional projections are characterized by the Sure-Thing Principle.

Study Epstein-Zin preferences in mean field portfolio games, proving unique equilibria.

problem Analyzing portfolio games with Epstein-Zin preferences under non-Markovian conditions.
method Proves a one-to-one correspondence between Nash equilibria and BSDE solutions, using local stochastic maximum principle tailored to Epstein-Zin utility.
result Establishes uniqueness of equilibria in mean field portfolio games under Epstein-Zin preferences.

FinDPO uses preference optimization to improve financial sentiment analysis models.

problem Financial sentiment analysis models often fail to generalize to unseen data.
method FinDPO uses Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) to align LLMs with human preferences.
result FinDPO achieves state-of-the-art performance and maintains positive returns under realistic trading conditions.

Increased data gathering capacity, together with the spread of data analytics techniques, has prompted an unprecedented concentration of information related to the individuals' preferences in the hands of a few gatekeepers. In the present paper, we show how platforms' performances still appear astonishing in relation t…

2019-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

New method adapts to user preferences dynamically, improving recommendation models.

problem Current recommendation models lack dynamic adaptation to changing user preferences.
method Preference Discerning with LLM-Enhanced Generative Retrieval
result Mender achieves state-of-the-art performance in adapting to evolving user preferences.