Graph curvature measured by inverse resistance distance.
problem Defining and analyzing curvature in graphs.
method Defining curvature via inverse resistance distance and proving properties.
result Graphs with positive curvature have controlled diameter and spectral properties.
Study shows effective resistance distance yields more accurate network barycenter than Hamming distance.
problem Identifying the best metric for computing the Fréchet mean network.
method Compared the effectiveness of Hamming distance and effective resistance distance in capturing network topology.
result Effective resistance distance produces a more accurate Fréchet mean network.
This paper approximates p-resistance for multi-class graph clustering.
problem Efficiently clustering graphs with p-Laplacian bias. method Developed an approximation to p-resistance for multi-class clustering. result Approximated p-resistance provides a computationally feasible alternative to p-Laplacian eigenvectors. The article deals with intrinsic metrics, Dirac operators and spectral triples induced by regular Dirichlet and resistance forms. We show, in particular, that if a local resistance form is given and the space is compact in resistance metric, then the intrinsic metric yields a geodesic space. Given a regular Dirichlet f…
There have lately been several suggestions for parametrized distances on a graph that generalize the shortest path distance and the commute time or resistance distance. The need for developing such distances has risen from the observation that the above-mentioned common distances in many situations fail to take into ac…
KSGAN uses KS distance for deep generative modeling.
problem Deep generative modeling challenges, especially for multivariate distributions.
method Formulates adversarial training as minimization of KS distance, using quantile function as critic.
result KSGAN trained distributions closely match target distributions.
FAL improves formation resistivity prediction from cased boreholes with noise resistance.
problem Noise and high-frequency disaster in predicting formation resistivity from cased boreholes.
method Frequency-aware framework and temporal anti-noise block for LSTM.
result FAL achieves a 24.3% improvement in R2 over LSTM, reaching R2=0.91.
Optimal trading strategy under market resistance and concave price impact model.
problem Optimal trading in a market with endogenous resistance and concave price impact.
method Modeling market resistance, deriving a stochastic Fredholm equation, proving existence and uniqueness, proposing an iterative scheme.
result Existence and uniqueness of optimal control under certain conditions, exponential convergence of iterative scheme.
Extends Newton's minimal resistance problem to Riemannian surfaces.
problem Minimal resistance on Riemannian surfaces.
method Derive resistance functional, analyze constrained minimization.
result Smooth extremals are loxodromes, global minimizers characterized.
New curvature defined via graph resistances leads to Ricci flow.
problem Defining curvature on graph edges for analysis.
method Introducing Ricci--Foster curvature based on effective resistances and studying Ricci flow.
result Existence of solutions to Ricci flow on short time intervals, preservation of nonnegative curvature.
New method calculates discrete curvature using effective resistances.
problem Calculating discrete curvature on graphs.
method Effective resistances to calculate curvature on graph nodes and links.
result Relation to established discrete curvatures and convergence to continuous curvature.
This work develops a generic framework, called the bag-of-paths (BoP), for link and network data analysis. The central idea is to assign a probability distribution on the set of all paths in a network. More precisely, a Gibbs-Boltzmann distribution is defined over a bag of paths in a network, that is, on a representati…
Extends Newton's minimal resistance problem to Lorentz-Minkowski space.
problem Minimal resistance in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Derived functional energy, determined Euler-Lagrange equation, analyzed maximum principle, found separable and radial solutions.
result Obtained solutions with conical singularities at the origin and analyzed the Single Shock Condition.
Mean embeddings provide an extremely flexible and powerful tool in machine learning and statistics to represent probability distributions and define a semi-metric (MMD, maximum mean discrepancy; also called N-distance or energy distance), with numerous successful applications. The representation is constructed as the e…
This paper examines how regional trade agreements affect global trade relationships.
problem The relationship between regional trade agreements and global trade purity.
method Defined and decomposed synthesized trade resistance, separated natural and artificial factors, used expectation maximization algorithm to optimize parameters, and quantified trade purity indicator.
result Regional trade agreements contribute to the relative prosperity of EU and NAFTA countries, but weaken the role of trade unions and accelerate multilateral trade liberalization.
Proposes a new method to improve deep model security against adversarial deformations.
problem Deep neural networks' resistance to adversarial attacks, especially location perturbations.
method Regularizes flow gradients to provide a tighter bound and improve model resistance.
result Models trained with flow gradient regularization show better resistance to adversarial deformations compared to input gradient regularization and adversarial training.
Study predicts antimicrobial resistance in ICU patients quickly.
problem Delayed AMR testing in ICU leads to suboptimal treatment.
method Developed predictive models using clinical and microbiological data.
result Machine learning models predict AMR with higher accuracy than naive model.
Paper explores robust regression methods and their bias-variance trade-off.
problem Understanding the trade-off between robust estimation and optimization methods.
method Examines traditional outlier-resistant robust estimation and robust optimization.
result Both methods follow converse strategies due to a bias-variance trade-off.
Stable topological summary captures evolving dependency structure in dynamic Bayesian networks.
problem Missing larger-scale patterns in evolving dependency structures in dynamic Bayesian networks.
method Topological approach using Dynamic Bayesian Graphs and persistent homology.
result Stable topological summary (barcodes) captures evolving dependency structure in DBNs.
Genie clusters faster and resists outliers.
problem Hierarchical clustering's sensitivity to outliers and slow computation.
method Genie uses an economic inequity measure to link clusters, balancing speed and quality.
result Genie outperforms other linkage methods in clustering quality and speed.
Post-quantum cryptography needed for blockchain security.
problem Quantum computers threaten traditional blockchain cryptography.
method Review of theoretical cryptography and quantum information theory.
result Post-quantum cryptography is essential for blockchain security.
Antimicrobial resistance is an important public health concern that has implications in the practice of medicine worldwide. Accurately predicting resistance phenotypes from genome sequences shows great promise in promoting better use of antimicrobial agents, by determining which antibiotics are likely to be effective i…
The paper studies minimal resistance dynamics in radial fields, finding unique solutions for incompressible flows.
problem Nonlinear dynamics of minimal resistance in radial fields.
method Analysis of two non-equilibrium scenarios: scale-invariant free expansion and incompressible source flow.
result Incompressible flow acts as a structural regularizer, admitting unique, smooth, and strictly concave solutions.
Study optimal times to buy and sell stocks using support/resistance lines.
problem Optimal times to buy and sell stocks based on support and resistance lines.
method Mathematical model with probabilistic methods to solve optimal stopping problems.
result Best times to buy and sell stocks are determined by solving free boundary problems.
New method designs antimicrobial peptides with high potency and low toxicity.
problem Designing potent antimicrobial drugs with low toxicity.
method CLaSS method using deep generative autoencoder and atomistic simulations.
result Design and synthesis of two novel AMPs with high potency and low toxicity.
Paper proves minimal resistance for a body in a fluid with decreasing density.
problem Minimal resistance for a body moving through a fluid with non-constant density.
method Local existence and regularity of radial solutions using a fixed-point theorem.
result Maximal domain of the solution is finite, terminating at a critical slope.
Motivation: HIV is difficult to treat because its virus mutates at a high rate and mutated viruses easily develop resistance to existing drugs. If the relationships between mutations and drug resistances can be determined from historical data, patients can be provided personalized treatment according to their own mutat…
This paper optimizes predicting support and resistance levels in financial markets.
problem Optimizing prediction of resistance and support levels in financial markets.
method Assuming a constant elasticity of variance process, the paper derives optimal trading boundaries using the aspiration level hypothesis.
result Optimal trading boundaries serve as predictors of resistance and support levels, located relative to the median interval of the hidden aspiration level.
Rapid identification of bacteria is essential to prevent the spread of infectious disease, help combat antimicrobial resistance, and improve patient outcomes. Raman optical spectroscopy promises to combine bacterial detection, identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing in a single step. However, achieving cl…
Adversarial attacks add perturbations to the input features with the intent of changing the classification produced by a machine learning system. Small perturbations can yield adversarial examples which are misclassified despite being virtually indistinguishable from the unperturbed input. Classifiers trained with stan…
The paper discovers and evaluates support and resistance levels in financial time series.
problem Understanding and predicting support and resistance levels in financial markets.
method Developed a heuristic discovery algorithm to identify SR levels in intraday price series.
result Discovered SR levels statistically significantly reverse price trends and have a decay aspect over time.
New approach uses RS levels to improve stock trading RL model efficiency and stability.
problem Stability and adaptivity challenges in current financial RL applications.
method Leverages RS levels as regularization terms in MBRL for stock trading optimization.
result Enhanced performance and better profit gain with less riskiness compared to pure MBRL models.
Shells resist three out of six possible loads if simply connected.
problem Understanding the load resistance of shells.
method Formal mathematical analysis of shell strains and deflections.
result The space of strains is three-dimensional for simply-connected shells.
New framework robustifies loss functions with quantiles for outlier resistance.
problem Widespread outliers in big data affect statistical estimation and inference.
method Introduces a framework connecting to trimming, scalable algorithms, and new techniques.
result Robust estimators achieve minimax rate optimality in regression, classification, and neural networks.
The recently developed bag-of-paths (BoP) framework consists in setting a Gibbs-Boltzmann distribution on all feasible paths of a graph. This probability distribution favors short paths over long ones, with a free parameter (the temperature T) controlling the entropic level of the distribution. This formalism enables…
Lithography simulation is one of the key steps in physical verification, enabled by the substantial optical and resist models. A resist model bridges the aerial image simulation to printed patterns. While the effectiveness of learning-based solutions for resist modeling has been demonstrated, they are considerably data…
This paper introduces a machine for sampling approximate model-X knockoffs for arbitrary and unspecified data distributions using deep generative models. The main idea is to iteratively refine a knockoff sampling mechanism until a criterion measuring the validity of the produced knockoffs is optimized; this criterion i…
RESIST improves decentralized learning resilience against MITM attacks.
problem Decentralized learning's vulnerability to MITM attacks.
method Multistep consensus gradient descent framework with robust statistics-based screening methods.
result Achieves algorithmic and statistical convergence for various ERM problems.
OGAN attacks autoencoders to prevent deepfake creation.
problem Preventing deepfake creation using adversarial attacks.
method Training-resistant adversarial attack on face-swapping autoencoders.
result OGAN attacks are training-resistant and transfer across different models and faces.
New invariant for special alternating links based on graph Laplacian.
problem Developing an invariant for special alternating links.
method Using the Laplacian matrix of the Tait graph, invariant is defined.
result A specific quadratic trace expression is invariant under flype moves.
Currently, approximately 30% of epileptic patients treated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) remain resistant to treatment (known as refractory patients). This project seeks to understand the underlying similarities in refractory patients vs. other epileptic patients, identify features contributing to drug resistance acr…
Study uses AI and ML to predict and optimize corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys.
problem Corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys in marine environments.
method Investigated two ML approaches: direct and inverse, using Random Forest, neural network, and Gaussian Process Regression.
result Gaussian Process Regression with hybrid kernel functions provided superior predictive performance.
The AdaBoost algorithm has the superiority of resisting overfitting. Understanding the mysteries of this phenomena is a very fascinating fundamental theoretical problem. Many studies are devoted to explaining it from statistical view and margin theory. In this paper, we illustrate it from feature learning viewpoint, an…
RESPIRE calibrates low-cost air-quality sensors for CO levels, resistant to outliers.
problem Calibrating LCAQ sensors against regulatory-grade monitors is expensive and time-consuming.
method PROvably outlier-resistant semi-parametric regression technique.
result RESPIRE offers improved prediction in cross-site, cross-season, and cross-sensor settings.
We present several models to describe the stochastic evolution of stocks that show some strong resistance at some level and generalize to this situation the evolution based upon geometric Brownian motion. If volatility and drift are related in a certain way we show that our model can be integrated in an exact way. The …
We propose a consistent polynomial-time method for the unseeded node matching problem for networks with smooth underlying structures. Despite widely conjectured by the research community that the structured graph matching problem to be significantly easier than its worst case counterpart, well-known to be NP-hard, the …
Assuming that price of the underlying stock is moving in range bound, the Black-Scholes formula for options pricing supports a separation of variables. The resulting time-independent equation is solved employing different behavior of the option price function and three significant results are deduced. The first is the …
Convolutional Neural Networks and Deep Learning classification systems in general have been shown to be vulnerable to attack by specially crafted data samples that appear to belong to one class but are instead classified as another, commonly known as adversarial examples. A variety of attack strategies have been propos…