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48 results for set processing

Investigates set-valued risk measures for processes and vectors, proving equivalence and providing new dual representations.

problem Investigates set-valued risk measures for processes and vectors.
method Utilizes equivalence of risk measures for processes and vectors and their penalty function formulations.
result Provides new dual representation for risk measures for processes in the set-valued framework.

The paper defines and analyzes set-valued stochastic integrals for Lévy processes.

problem Defining and analyzing set-valued stochastic integrals for Lévy processes.
method Extending classical definitions to convoluted integrals with square-integrable kernels, and proving properties of set-valued convoluted stochastic integrals.
result Set-valued convoluted stochastic integrals can be explosive and take extended vector values.

We introduce stochastic variational inference for Gaussian process models. This enables the application of Gaussian process (GP) models to data sets containing millions of data points. We show how GPs can be vari- ationally decomposed to depend on a set of globally relevant inducing variables which factorize the model …

2013-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes Gaussian process priors on graph sets with geometric structure.

problem Defining Gaussian process priors on sets of graphs with geometric structure.
method Defines priors respecting graph geometric structure, analogous to Euclidean isotropic processes.
result Efficient computational technique for evaluating priors' kernels, making them usable in toolboxes.

The paper analyzes uncertainty quantification in sparse Gaussian process regression with a Brownian motion prior.

problem Analyzing uncertainty in sparse Gaussian process regression with a Brownian motion prior.
method Theoretical guarantees and limitations for pointwise credible sets are derived for a rescaled Brownian motion prior with a sparse variational Gaussian process method.
result Theoretical characterization of asymptotic frequentist coverage for credible sets, distinguishing conservative and overconfident cases.

We propose an active set selection framework for Gaussian process classification for cases when the dataset is large enough to render its inference prohibitive. Our scheme consists of a two step alternating procedure of active set update rules and hyperparameter optimization based upon marginal likelihood maximization.…

2011-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

New scalable variational Bayes methods for Hawkes processes.

problem Computational intractability of Bayesian estimation for generalised nonlinear Hawkes processes.
method Unified variational Bayes framework, adaptive mean-field approximation, sparsity-inducing procedure.
result Adaptive mean-field variational algorithm for sigmoid Hawkes processes is scalable and robust.

We introduce a new class of processes for the evaluation of multivariate equity derivatives. The proposed setting is well suited for the application of the standard copula function theory to processes, rather than variables, and easily enables to enforce the martingale pricing requirement. The martingale condition is i…

2016-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This study examines Gaussian processes on Riemannian manifolds and proves contraction rates.

problem Comparing intrinsic vs. extrinsic Gaussian processes on Riemannian manifolds.
method Proves optimal contraction rates for intrinsic Matérn Gaussian processes on compact Riemannian manifolds.
result Intrinsic Gaussian processes on Riemannian manifolds achieve better performance than extrinsic ones.

Vecchia approximations provide the best accuracy-runtime trade-off for Gaussian process approximations.

problem High computational cost of Gaussian processes for large data sets.
method Systematic comparison of different Gaussian process approximations.
result Vecchia approximations consistently provide the best accuracy-runtime trade-off.

We investigate the systematic mechanism for designing fast mixing Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms to sample from discrete point processes under the Dobrushin uniqueness condition for Gibbs measures. Discrete point processes are defined as probability distributions μ(S)exp(βf(S))μ(S)\propto \exp(βf(S)) over all subsets $S\in 2^…

2015-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends consistency results for sequential design strategies to vector-valued Gaussian processes.

problem Estimating excursion sets of vector-valued Gaussian processes.
method Clarifying the connection between continuous Gaussian processes and Gaussian measures in Banach spaces, extending concepts and properties from scalar-valued settings to vector-valued settings.
result Consistency results for sequential design strategies can be applied to vector-valued Gaussian processes.

Enhances neural processes for better context handling.

problem Real-world context sets are complex, requiring richer prior distributions.
method Introduces a graphical model for a richer prior on latent variables, enabling end-to-end optimization.
result Improves function modeling and test-time robustness with mixture and Student-t assumptions.

We propose moment-based variational inference as a flexible framework for approximate smoothing of latent Markov jump processes. The main ingredient of our approach is to partition the set of all transitions of the latent process into classes. This allows to express the Kullback-Leibler divergence between the approxima…

2019-05-14abs ↗pdf ↗

A determinantal point process (DPP) is a random process useful for modeling the combinatorial problem of subset selection. In particular, DPPs encourage a random subset Y to contain a diverse set of items selected from a base set Y. For example, we might use a DPP to display a set of news headlines that are relevant to…

2012-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We characterize value functions in partially observable MDPs as semi-algebraic sets.

problem Understanding feasible value functions in partially observable Markov decision processes.
method Characterization of feasible value functions as semi-algebraic sets defined by polynomial inequalities.
result The feasible set of value functions in POMDPs is a semi-algebraic set, not a polytope as in MDPs.

For portfolio optimisation under proportional transaction costs, we provide a duality theory for general cadlag price processes. In this setting, we prove the existence of a dual optimiser as well as a shadow price process in a generalised sense. This shadow price is defined via a "sandwiched" process consisting of a p…

2014-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper identifies a 'small' set of functions containing Gaussian process samples.

problem Identifying a small set of functions containing Gaussian process samples.
method Using scaled RKHSs and Karhunen-Loève theorem, the paper defines the sample support set.
result The sample support set consists of functions with bounded squared basis coefficients.

Graph Gaussian processes use Matérn models for better function learning.

problem Lack of Gaussian process models for graph input spaces.
method Stochastic partial differential equation characterization of Matérn Gaussian processes.
result Graph Matérn Gaussian processes inherit properties of Euclidean and Riemannian models and can be trained efficiently.

Study the limits of discrete DPPs to continuous DPPs as set size grows.

problem Characterize the behavior of discrete DPPs as they approach continuous DPPs.
method Non-asymptotic characterization of the limit in terms of weak coherency.
result Sufficient conditions for weak coherency are identified.

In this paper, we study the Kelly criterion in the continuous time framework building on the work of E.O. Thorp and others. The existence of an optimal strategy is proven in a general setting and the corresponding optimal wealth process is found. A simple formula is provided for calculating the optimal portfolio for a …

2009-03-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New Gaussian processes for Riemannian manifolds enable uncertainty quantification.

problem Modeling functions on Riemannian manifolds with uncertainty.
method Generalized Matérn Gaussian processes on compact manifolds via spectral theory.
result Efficient training of Riemannian Matérn Gaussian processes using scalable techniques.

We present a class of Lévy processes for modelling financial market fluctuations: Bilateral Gamma processes. Our starting point is to explore the properties of bilateral Gamma distributions, and then we turn to their associated Lévy processes. We treat exponential Lévy stock models with an underlying bilateral Gamma pr…

2019-07-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We study a robust Dynkin game over a set of mutually singular probabilities. We first prove that for the conservative player of the game, her lower and upper value processes coincide (i.e. She has a value process VV in the game). Such a result helps people connect the robust Dynkin game with second-order doubly refle…

2015-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce the Convolutional Conditional Neural Process (ConvCNP), a new member of the Neural Process family that models translation equivariance in the data. Translation equivariance is an important inductive bias for many learning problems including time series modelling, spatial data, and images. The model embeds …

2019-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops methods to select informative conformal prediction sets with FCR control.

problem Selecting informative prediction sets with FCR control in supervised learning.
method Unified framework for informative conformal prediction sets with FCR control.
result First procedures providing FCR control for informative prediction sets.

Paper develops physics-informed, boundary-constrained Gaussian process for fluid flow field reconstruction.

problem Reconstructing fluid flow fields from limited data.
method Physics-informed, boundary-constrained Gaussian process regression.
result Derives physics-informed kernels for simulating incompressible flows.

GNP models predictive correlations and outperforms NPs.

problem Training and understanding of Neural Processes.
method Proposed a new model, Gaussian Neural Process (GNP), which incorporates translation equivariance and provides universal approximation guarantees.
result Demonstrates encouraging performance and provides universal approximation guarantees.

Simplified DGPs training by fixing inducing inputs to subset of data.

problem Challenging training of deep Gaussian processes.
method Fixed subset of data for inducing inputs, variational sampling.
result Significant reduction in trainable parameters and computation cost without performance degradation.

The paper develops divergences for Gaussian processes and RKHS settings.

problem Estimating divergences in infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Formulations of Alpha Log-Det divergences, continuity in norm, laws of large numbers, consistent estimation from finite samples.
result Infinite-dimensional divergences can be estimated from finite-dimensional versions with dimension-independent sample complexities.

New method scales Gaussian processes with derivatives using variational inference.

problem Scaling Gaussian processes with derivative information for high-dimensional problems.
method Introducing inducing directional derivatives to sparsify derivative information using variational inference.
result Achieves fully scalable Gaussian process regression with derivatives.