We propose and analyze sequential design methods for the problem of ranking several response surfaces. Namely, given response surfaces over a continuous input space , the aim is to efficiently find the index of the minimal response across the entire . The response surfaces are not known and ha…
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In this paper, we propose deep learning algorithms for ranking response surfaces, with applications to optimal stopping problems in financial mathematics. The problem of ranking response surfaces is motivated by estimating optimal feedback policy maps in stochastic control problems, aiming to efficiently find the index…
RLGP model improves robustness and accuracy for discontinuous response surfaces.
problem Challenges in modeling abrupt jumps and discontinuities in response surfaces.
method Integrates adaptive nearest-neighbor selection with robustification mechanism.
result Consistently delivers high predictive accuracy and robustness in higher dimensions.
Study optimizes CANN for actuarial tasks using RSM.
problem Optimizing hyperparameters for neural networks in actuarial science.
method Factorial design and response surface methodology (RSM).
result Reduced hyperparameter optimization from 288 to 188, achieving near-optimal performance.
Study explores kinematics of surfaces under metric restrictions.
problem Understanding the kinematics of surfaces under metric constraints.
method Analyzed three energy contents: stretching, drilling, and bending.
result Metric restrictions can hinder the elastic response of a shell.
The inputs of deep neural network (DNN) from real-world data usually come with uncertainties. Yet, it is challenging to propagate the uncertainty in the input features to the DNN predictions at a low computational cost. This work employs a gradient-based subspace method and response surface technique to accelerate the …
A new framework interprets machine learning models using Gaussian processes.
problem Interpreting complex machine learning models.
method Gaussian process metamodeling to capture response surfaces.
result Maximizing likelihood function for variable importance.
Aims to optimize complex multivariate systems with constraints.
problem Optimizing force-field systems in physics with large-scale simulations.
method Combines machine learning and experimental design to find feasible input combinations.
result Locates multiple good regions in the input space.
Many modern data sets are sampled with error from complex high-dimensional surfaces. Methods such as tensor product splines or Gaussian processes are effective/well suited for characterizing a surface in two or three dimensions but may suffer from difficulties when representing higher dimensional surfaces. Motivated by…
A short proof for curve lengths on hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Proving a theorem about curve lengths on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Presented a concise proof for the theorem.
result A pair of curves has length at least half the perimeter of a specific polygon.
We derive an analytic formula for the hydrodynamic Green function and the Robin function on every orientable surface admitting a hydrodynamic Killing vector field. Closed-form expressions are provided for all fourteen canonical Riemann surfaces, covering both compact and non-compact cases; the formulae satisfy the slip…
Geometric Mechanics of Thin Periodic Surfacescond-mat.soft
New framework reveals limits of flexible, periodic thin surfaces.
problem Understanding the mechanical behavior of thin, periodic surfaces.
method Developed a duality between surface rotations and in-plane stresses.
result Exactly three out of six possible strain states are isometries.
Any given surface of revolution embedded in Euclidean three-space can always be perturbed by arbitrarily small ambient isotopies as to admit highly nontrivial vector fields inducing infinitesimal deformations. For this matter Morse Theory is used, clarifying and giving a general response of a problem started with an id…
HierGP improves emulator efficiency for sparse, structured data.
problem Sparse, structured data in expensive simulations.
method Hierarchical shrinkage GP framework with cumulative shrinkage priors.
result HierGP identifies structured sparse features from limited data.
We study various aspects related to boundary regularity of complete properly embedded Willmore surfaces in H3, particularly those related to assumptions on boundedness or smallness of a certain weighted version of the Willmore energy. We prove, in particular, that small energy controls C1 boundary regularity. We examin…
Clarifies structures in link homology theories using Frobenius extensions.
problem Understanding key flavors of equivariant SL(2) link homology theories.
method Provides a convenient scheme and diagrammatics for Frobenius extensions.
result Proposes a setup for working over non-degenerate base rings.
LOOCV is often useful for analyzing small, structured experimental designs.
problem The effectiveness of cross-validation in analyzing designed experiments.
method Empirical study comparing LOOCV and other model selection methods.
result LOOCV is often useful in the analysis of small, structured experimental designs.
Study shows infinite manifold types for every group.
problem Finding manifold types for every finite group.
method Proved existence of infinitely many compact complex hyperbolic 2-manifolds.
result For every finite group, there are infinitely many isomorphism classes of compact complex hyperbolic 2-manifolds with automorphism group isomorphic to the group.
We are focusing on bound constrained global optimization problems, whose objective functions are computationally expensive black-box functions and have multiple local minima. The recently popular Metric Stochastic Response Surface (MSRS) algorithm proposed by \cite{Regis2007SRBF} based on adaptive or sequential learnin…
A new method for Gaussian Processes handles mixed continuous and categorical inputs.
problem Modeling cross-correlations between continuous and categorical data.
method Low-Rank Correlation (LRC) method for Gaussian Processes with flexible rank approximation.
result LRC outperforms existing methods in estimating cross-correlations and predicting response surfaces.
In this paper, we discuss a one parameter family of complex Born-Infeld solitons arising from a one parameter family of minimal surfaces. The process enables us to generate a new solution of the B-I equation from a given complex solution of a special type (which are abundant). We illustrate this with many examples. We …
New algorithm tackles high-dimensional simulation optimization, converging efficiently.
problem High-dimensional simulation optimization challenges.
method Sparse grid experimental design combined with kernel ridge regression using Brownian field kernel, followed by expected improvement strategy.
result Established upper bounds on convergence rate, demonstrating superior performance in practice.
On structured surfaces with defects: geometry, strain incompatibility, internal stress, and natural shapescond-mat.mtrl-sci
Given a distribution of defects on a structured surface, such as those represented by 2-dimensional crystalline materials, liquid crystalline surfaces, and thin sandwiched shells, what is the resulting stress field and the deformed shape? Motivated by this concern, we first classify, and quantify, the translational, ro…
There are non-vanishing price responses across different stocks in correlated financial markets. We further study this issue by performing different averages, which identify active and passive cross-responses. The two average cross-responses show different characteristic dependences on the time lag. The passive cross-r…
An innovative adaptive kriging approach for efficient binary classification of mechanical problemscs.LG
Kriging is an efficient machine-learning tool, which allows to obtain an approximate response of an investigated phenomenon on the whole parametric space. Adaptive schemes provide a the ability to guide the experiment yielding new sample point positions to enrich the metamodel. Herein a novel adaptive scheme called Mon…
Study on combinatorial -systoles on surfaces, showing growth in intersection numbers.
problem Understanding the intersection numbers of closed curves on surfaces.
method Analyzing combinatorial -systoles on punctured tori and pairs of pants.
result The maximal intersection number of combinatorial -systoles grows like and approaches infinity as increases.
Automated scoring engines are increasingly being used to score the free-form text responses that students give to questions. Such engines are not designed to appropriately deal with responses that a human reader would find alarming such as those that indicate an intention to self-harm or harm others, responses that all…
Previous studies of the stock price response to individual trades focused on single stocks. We empirically investigate the price response of one stock to the trades of other stocks. How large is the impact of one stock on others and vice versa? -- This impact of trades on the price change across stocks appears to be tr…
Computer simulators are nowadays widely used to understand complex physical systems in many areas such as aerospace, renewable energy, climate modeling, and manufacturing. One fundamental issue in the study of computer simulators is known as experimental design, that is, how to select the input settings where the compu…
Study of discrete period matrices on embedded graphs, relating to Riemann surfaces.
problem Understanding discrete conformal structures on surfaces via period matrices.
method Combinatorial interpretation of period matrices, using homological quasi-trees and Laplacian determinants.
result Derived a combinatorial analogue of the Weil-Petersson potential and related it to homological quasi-trees.
Proposes a new method for multivariate functional regression.
problem Multivariate functional regression with complex relationships.
method Nested reduced-rank regularization (NRRR) approach.
result Consistent and effective in fitting multivariate functional regression models.
FaIRGP model improves climate emulation with physical interpretability.
problem Lack of physical interpretability in data-driven emulators.
method Bayesian approach to a data-driven emulator of energy balance equations.
result Demonstrates skillful emulation of global and spatial surface temperatures.
Study evaluates different price response definitions for NASDAQ stocks.
problem Understanding the long-lasting effects of trading activity on stock prices.
method Examined two different price response implementations for NASDAQ Trades and Quotes (TAQ) data.
result Results are qualitatively the same for two different time scale definitions, but response can vary by up to a factor of two.
Interpretable text-response modelling for structured outcomes
problem Predicting structured responses alongside textual data
method Joint non-negative matrix factorisation and binomial regression
result Recovering stable response-relevant textual signals
Previous studies of the stock price response to trades focused on the dynamics of single stocks, i.e. they addressed the self-response. We empirically investigate the price response of one stock to the trades of other stocks in a correlated market, i.e. the cross-responses. How large is the impact of one stock on other…
LaRT models LLMs' response accuracy and CoT length to evaluate reasoning ability and speed.
problem Valid evaluation of Large Language Models (LLMs) via response accuracy and chain-of-thought length.
method Introduces Latency-Response Theory (LaRT) to jointly model response accuracy and CoT length using latent ability and latent speed.
result LaRT yields higher estimation accuracy and shorter confidence intervals for latent traits compared to IRT.
An ADMM approach for multi-response regression with overlapping groups and interaction effectsstat.ME
New method handles correlated responses and interaction effects in multi-response regression.
problem Handling correlated responses and interaction effects in multi-response regression.
method MADMMplasso, an ADMM-based approach for multi-response regression with overlapping groups and interaction effects.
result The proposed method outperforms in prediction and variable selection for correlated responses and interaction effects.
Study analyzes price response and spread impact in foreign exchange markets.
problem Understanding deviations from Markovian behavior in foreign exchange markets.
method Detailed large-scale data analysis of price response functions for different years and time scales, using pip bid-ask spread definition.
result Large pip spreads significantly impact price response in foreign exchange markets.
Parallel integrative learning for large-scale multi-response regression with incomplete outcomesstat.ME
PEER tackles multi-response regression with incomplete outcomes efficiently.
problem Challenges in estimating, predicting, and computing with large-scale multi-response regression and incomplete outcomes.
method PEER converts multi-response regression into parallel univariate-response regressions.
result PEER achieves consistency in estimation, prediction, and variable selection.
New method for explaining dialogue response generation models.
problem Interpreting sequence generation models, especially dialogue response generation.
method Local Explanation of Response Generation (LERG) method.
result LERG improves dialogue response generation explanations compared to existing methods.
An important, yet largely unstudied, problem in student data analysis is to detect misconceptions from students' responses to open-response questions. Misconception detection enables instructors to deliver more targeted feedback on the misconceptions exhibited by many students in their class, thus improving the quality…
Enhances traditional MV model for socially responsible investors.
problem Traditional MV models ignore ESG scores relevant to socially responsible investors.
method Implemented an amended MV model considering ESG scores.
result SR investors can achieve competitive SR portfolios with a trade-off between Sharpe Ratio and ESG scores.
In this study we present a kernel based convolution model to characterize neural responses to natural sounds by decoding their time-varying acoustic features. The model allows to decode natural sounds from high-dimensional neural recordings, such as magnetoencephalography (MEG), that track timing and location of human …
Active learning suffers from biased non-response, which this paper addresses.
problem Active learning's effectiveness is compromised by biased non-response in real-world contexts.
method Proposes a cost-based correction to the sampling strategy, UCB-EU, to mitigate the impact of biased non-response.
result UCB-EU successfully reduces the harm from labelling non-response in many settings.
The paper proposes a new method to evaluate LLM agent responses using ECDF clustering.
problem The standard evaluation of LLM agent responses via majority voting obscures response quality and distribution.
method The paper introduces a novel evaluation framework based on ECDF of cosine similarities and clustering of ECDFs using distances and -medoids algorithm.
result ECDF clustering reveals interpretable group structures in LLM responses, offering insights into agent settings.
Estimation of response functions is an important task in dynamic medical imaging. This task arises for example in dynamic renal scintigraphy, where impulse response or retention functions are estimated, or in functional magnetic resonance imaging where hemodynamic response functions are required. These functions can no…
New framework for managing medical risks using convex responses.
problem Medical risk management and dosing optimization.
method Analyzes convex and concave dose-response functions, defines antifragility.
result Proposes a mathematical framework for integrating nonlinearities in oncology.
Previous work on recommender systems mainly focus on fitting the ratings provided by users. However, the response patterns, i.e., some items are rated while others not, are generally ignored. We argue that failing to observe such response patterns can lead to biased parameter estimation and sub-optimal model performanc…