Survey examines public views on facial recognition technology.
problem Public acceptance and privacy concerns with facial recognition.
method Cross-national survey of 4 countries.
result Public views vary significantly across countries.
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Due to space limitations, our submission "Source Separation and Clustering of Phase-Locked Subspaces", accepted for publication on the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks in 2011, presented some results without proof. Those proofs are provided in this paper.
Algorithm solves job acceptance problem with random arrivals and values.
problem Decision-making under random job arrivals and values with limited acceptance.
method Proposes Non-Parametric Sequential Allocation (NPSA) algorithm.
result Expected reward converges to optimality as sample size increases.
Benchmarking recursive collapse claims with a new framework under false-positive control.
problem Evaluating recursive systems for failure patterns and warning claims.
method Developed Loopzero framework for testing recursive failures, specified claim boundaries in Lean, evaluated under FP constraint, and compared with standard detectors.
result No standard detectors or Loopzero's pre-registered quantile detector achieved the required operating point under the false-positive contract.
This text discusses several popular explanatory methods that go beyond the error measurements and plots traditionally used to assess machine learning models. Some of the explanatory methods are accepted tools of the trade while others are rigorously derived and backed by long-standing theory. The methods, decision tree…
ToolChain-CRC addresses the risk-control problem for retrieval-augmented and tool-using agents under drift.
problem Risk-control problem for retrieval-augmented and tool-using agents under drift.
method ToolChain-CRC uses conformal risk-control under exchangeable calibration runs.
result Trajectory-level risk control keeps accepted-trajectory risk below the target.
We compute the sets of degrees of maps between principal -bundles over , i.e. between any of the manifolds and . We show that the Steenrod squares provide the only obstruction to the existence of a mapping degree between these manifolds, and construct explicit maps realizing each in…
Hyperbolic Structures on 3-manifolds, II: Surface groups and 3-manifolds which fiber over the circlemath.GT
Geometrization theorem, fibered case: Every three-manifold that fibers over the circle admits a geometric decomposition. Double limit theorem: for any sequence of quasi-Fuchsian groups whose controlling pair of conformal structures tends toward a pair of projectively measured laminations that bind the surface, there is…
New star-shaped acceptability indexes generalize existing methods.
problem Generalizing existing acceptability measures.
method Characterizing acceptability indexes through star-shaped risk measures and sets.
result Introducing concrete examples linked to various financial measures.
Studies acceptable bundles on a partially punctured polydisk.
problem Understanding acceptable bundles in Simpson--Mochizuki theory.
method Expository study with new arguments.
result New arguments differ from Mochizuki's.
Study on acceptable bundles on a punctured disk.
problem Understanding acceptable bundles in Simpson--Mochizuki theory.
method Detailed study and introduction of a new invariant.
result Arguments differ from Simpson and Mochizuki's.
Simple conditions for comonotonic additive risk measures from acceptance sets.
problem Conditions for comonotonic additive risk measures from acceptance sets.
method Conditions on acceptance sets for induced comonotonic additive risk measures.
result Acceptance sets induce comonotonic additive risk measures if and only if the acceptance sets and their complements are stable under convex combinations of comonotonic random variables.
Following Ghomi and Tabachnikov we study topological obstructions to totally skew embeddings of a smooth manifold M in Euclidean spaces. This problem is naturally related to the question of estimating the geometric dimension of the stable normal bundle of the configuration space F_2(M) of ordered pairs of distinct poin…
The paper develops a theory for speculative decoding acceptance criteria.
problem Speculative decoding's acceptance criteria and their rejection regions.
method Characterization of rejection regions as lower level sets of the target distribution, derivation of exact and margin-based certificates.
result Relaxed and tree-based acceptance criteria substantially enlarge the region of certified acceptance.
New simulation shows trading algorithms' performance varies with parallelism.
problem Validation of trading algorithms' performance in parallel markets.
method Used TBSE, a threaded market simulator, to compare algorithms' performance.
result Trading algorithms' performance differs in parallel vs. sequential markets.
Six AI solutions accurately detect growth plate planes in mice bone scans.
problem Manual, time-consuming, and variable bone growth plate detection in micro-CT scans.
method Prepared and annotated a dataset of 3D μCT scans, organized a challenge, and developed six computer vision solutions.
result Achieved mean absolute error of 1.91±0.87 planes from ground truth.
In this paper we present a theoretical framework for studying coherent acceptability indices in a dynamic setup. We study dynamic coherent acceptability indices and dynamic coherent risk measures, and we establish a duality between them. We derive a representation theorem for dynamic coherent risk measures in terms of …
Study examines ridesourcing patterns in Chicago using K-prototypes segmentation.
problem Limited data on ridesourcing trips hinders research on urban mobility.
method Utilized K-prototypes algorithm for mixed data types segmentation.
result Six ridesourcing user segments identified based on various factors.
Cactus improves auto-regressive decoding speed without sacrificing quality.
problem Accelerating auto-regressive decoding while maintaining output quality.
method Formalizes speculative sampling as constrained optimization and proposes Cactus for controlled divergence from the verifier distribution.
result Empirically validated effectiveness across various benchmarks.
As the decade turns, we reflect on nearly thirty years of successful manipulation of the world's public equity markets. This reflection highlights a few of the key enabling ingredients and lessons learned along the way. A quantitative understanding of market impact and its decay, which we cover briefly, lets you move l…
Proposes new deviation measures using Minkowski gauges.
problem Lack of suitable acceptance sets for deviation measures.
method Derives deviation measures through Minkowski gauges of acceptable sets.
result Any positive homogeneous deviation measure can be accommodated in the framework.
Improves algorithmic recourse to guide towards both acceptance and improvement.
problem Algorithmic recourse recommendations may not lead to improvement.
method Improvement-Focused Causal Recourse (ICR) requires recommendations to guide towards improvement and leverages causal knowledge to design accurate decision systems.
result ICR guides towards both acceptance and improvement given correct causal knowledge.
Language evolves over time in many ways relevant to natural language processing tasks. For example, recent occurrences of tokens 'BERT' and 'ELMO' in publications refer to neural network architectures rather than persons. This type of temporal signal is typically overlooked, but is important if one aims to deploy a mac…
Acceptability maximizationq-fin.MF
The paper studies optimal investment using acceptability indices to maximize portfolio performance.
problem Optimal investment problem using coherent acceptability indices.
method Numerical algorithm approximating the original problem, dynamic coherent risk measures, set-valued Bellman's principle.
result Acceptability maximization problem reduces to a one-period problem under certain conditions.
Estimates boundaries for acceptable bilateral gamma risk in financial markets.
problem Determining the compensation needed for risky future cash flows to be considered acceptable.
method Statistical inference from market prices and derivatives, using prospect theory.
result Upper and lower boundaries for bilateral gamma risk are estimated and tested against market data.
Study reveals bias in machine learning conference reviews.
problem Bias in machine learning conference review process.
method Comprehensive analysis of ICLR papers from 2017-2020.
result Strong institutional bias in accept/reject decisions.
Star-Shaped deviationsq-fin.RM
Introduces Star-Shaped deviation measures for risk analysis.
problem Risk measurement and analysis in finance.
method Characterizes Star-Shaped deviation measures through acceptance sets and convex deviation measures.
result Exposes the relationship between Star-Shaped risk measures and deviation measures.
We consider a trader who wants to direct his portfolio towards a set of acceptable wealths given by a convex risk measure. We propose a black-box algorithm, whose inputs are the joint law of stock prices and the convex risk measure, and whose outputs are the numerical values of initial capital requirement and the funct…
Study financial contracts pricing in markets with nonproportional costs and constraints.
problem Financial contract pricing in markets with nonproportional transaction costs and portfolio constraints.
method Direct and dual characterization of market-consistent prices with acceptable risk thresholds.
result Extension of the Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing to include good deals and scalable good deals.
Model uses Preisach hysteresis to predict gig worker acceptance, reducing costs and improving fill rates.
problem Predicting and optimizing gig worker acceptance in labor markets.
method Preisach hysteresis model applied to neural network and XGBoost classifier for binary transaction outcomes.
result Model reduces total wage bill by 21.3% and increases expected fill rate by 9.7 pp.
Optimizes a portfolio for an investor preferring accepted securities over a reference security.
problem Investor preference for a set of securities over a reference security with constraints.
method Mean-variance optimization with Sharpe Ratio performance measurement.
result Derives an optimal portfolio that maximizes returns while minimizing risk.
We establish dual representations for systemic risk measures based on acceptance sets in a general setting. We deal with systemic risk measures of both "first allocate, then aggregate" and "first aggregate, then allocate" type. In both cases, we provide a detailed analysis of the corresponding systemic acceptance sets …
Acceptance Rates of Invertible Neural Networks on Electron Spectra from Near-Critical Laser-Plasmas: A Comparisonphysics.plasm-ph
INNs improve acceptance rates in electron spectra analysis.
problem Analyzing electron spectra from near-critical laser-plasmas.
method Invertible Neural Networks (INNs) for forward and inverse modeling.
result INNs significantly increase acceptance rates up to a factor of 10.
The theory of acceptance sets and their associated risk measures plays a key role in the design of capital adequacy tests. The objective of this paper is to investigate, in the context of bounded financial positions, the class of surplus-invariant acceptance sets. These are characterized by the fact that acceptability …
We explore the competitive effects of reaction time of automated trading strategies in simulated financial markets containing a single exchange with public limit order book and continuous double auction matching. A large body of research conducted over several decades has been devoted to trading agent design and simula…
Research examines motivations and factors influencing retailers' payment method choices.
problem Understanding motivations and factors affecting retailers' payment method choices.
method Qualitative and quantitative analysis of various factors including regulatory constraints, merchant service providers, and demographic variables.
result Lower interchange fees and regulatory constraints make card payment adoption financially feasible for merchants.
Intrinsic risk measuresq-fin.RM
Monetary risk measures are usually interpreted as the smallest amount of external capital that must be added to a financial position to make it acceptable. We propose a new concept: intrinsic risk measures and argue that this approach provides a direct path from unacceptable positions towards the acceptance set. Intrin…
Indices of acceptability are well suited to frame the axiomatic features of many performance measures, associated to terminal random cash flows.We extend this notion to classes of càdlàg processes modelling cash flows over a fixed investment horizon.We provide a representation result for bounded paths. We suggest an ac…
Generation of pseudorandom numbers from different probability distributions has been studied extensively in the Monte Carlo simulation literature. Two standard generation techniques are the acceptance-rejection and inverse transformation methods. An alternative approach to Monte Carlo simulation is the quasi-Monte Carl…
Paper extends ranking metrics theory for financial positions.
problem Developing a new class of functionals for evaluating financial positions.
method Axiomatic framework based on monotonicity and cash-quasiconcavity.
result Linking ranking metrics to families of acceptance sets and risk measures.
Abstracts index for ML4H workshop at NeurIPS 2019.
problem No specific problem stated; index of accepted abstracts.
method Not specified; index of accepted abstracts.
result No specific result stated.
Newtonian dynamical systems which accept the normal shift on an arbitrary Riemannian manifold are considered. For them the determinating equations making the weak normality condition are derived. The expansion for the algebra of tensor fields is constructed.
Paper extends ranking metrics theory for financial positions.
problem Developing a new class of performance evaluation methods.
method Axiomatic framework based on monotonicity and cash-quasiconcavity.
result Linking ranking metrics to families of acceptance sets and risk measures.
Proposes a method to estimate acceptance regions for many classes, including new ones.
problem Lack of methods to handle new classes in set-valued classification.
method Generalized Prediction Set (GPS) approach to estimate acceptance regions.
result Achieves a good balance between accuracy, efficiency, and anomaly detection.
The risk of financial positions is measured by the minimum amount of capital to raise and invest in eligible portfolios of traded assets in order to meet a prescribed acceptability constraint. We investigate nondegeneracy, finiteness and continuity properties of these risk measures with respect to multiple eligible ass…
New approach verifies tree ensembles efficiently, making them more robust.
problem Verifying robustness of decision tree ensembles against evasion attacks is NP-hard.
method Identified large-spread ensembles, proposed verifiable learning, designed training algorithm.
result Large-spread ensembles can be verified in polynomial time and are more robust.
Improved sampling for Bayesian neural networks reduces vanishing acceptance rates and increases predictive accuracy.
problem Sampling inefficiency in Bayesian neural networks, especially with deep architectures and large datasets.
method Approximate blocked Gibbs sampling to partition and sample subgroups of parameters.
result Increased predictive accuracy and quantification of predictive uncertainty in classification tasks.
Co-TSFA improves time series forecasting by distinguishing between short-lived and persistent anomalies.
problem Standard forecasting models fail to distinguish between short-lived and persistent anomalies, leading to overreaction or underreaction.
method Co-TSFA learns to ignore forecast-irrelevant anomalies and respond to forecast-relevant ones through input-only and input-output augmentations and a latent-output alignment loss.
result Co-TSFA improves performance under anomalous conditions while maintaining accuracy on normal data.