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48 results for sign activation

Study long-only minimum variance portfolio in one-factor market with arbitrary sign betas.

problem Characterize the long-only minimum variance portfolio in a one-factor market with mixed-sign betas.
method Explicit solution for long-only minimum variance portfolio, explicit characterization of active set, asymptotic analysis in high-dimensional regime.
result Proportion of active assets in LOMV portfolio converges to F(β)F(β^*) in high-dimensional regime, with rate O(F(0)1/3)O(F(0)^{1/3}) when F(0)>0F(0) > 0.

New MMM captures hierarchical marketing effects and sign restrictions.

problem Measuring effectiveness of marketing activities with hierarchical structure and sign constraints.
method Proposes a constrained maximum likelihood approach using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm.
result Demonstrates superior performance on real datasets compared to multi-stage methods.

SAPSAM trains CNNs on lung CTs with binary labels, improving CPA detection and localization.

problem Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) detection and localization on CT scans using binary labels.
method Binary labels, average intensity projections, 2D RGB-like images, hierarchical CNN architectures.
result High classification accuracy, precise localization, predictive power of 2-year survival.

Study on function sensitivity in random DNNs using large deviation theory.

problem Understanding function sensitivity in finite-size deep neural networks.
method Large deviation theory and path integral analysis applied to random DNNs with ReLU and sign activations.
result Random DNNs with ReLU activations are more robust to parameter perturbations.

This work shows MLPs can approximate monotonic functions without bounded activations.

problem Optimizing MLPs with monotonic constraints and bounded activations.
method Generalized theoretical results showing MLPs with non-negative weights and saturating activations are universal approximators.
result MLPs with non-negative weights and saturating activations are universal approximators for monotonic functions.

New neural network architectures use signed permutation representations for finite groups, improving performance.

problem Designing and optimizing neural networks for finite groups with signed permutation representations.
method Introduces GG-invariant deep neural networks with densely connected layers and signed permutation representations.
result Signed permutation representations lead to significantly better performance in classification tasks.

AReLU uses attention-based rectification to improve neural network performance.

problem Improving neural network performance through better activation functions.
method Integrates attention mechanism with rectified linear unit (ReLU) to learn and scale feature maps.
result AReLU significantly boosts performance of most network architectures with minimal changes.

Deep CapsNet improves sign language recognition from wearable IMUs.

problem Continuous recognition of sign language from wearable devices.
method Custom CapsNet architecture using deep capsule networks and game theory.
result Improved accuracy of 94% and 92.50% for 3 and 5 routings respectively, compared to 87.99% for CNN.

LSQ+ improves quantization of neural nets with Swish activations, achieving state-of-the-art results.

problem Quantization of neural nets with Swish activations, especially negative activations, leads to significant performance loss.
method Introduces learnable scale and offset parameters for asymmetric quantization, and uses MSE-based initialization for quantization parameters.
result Significantly outperforms LSQ for low-bit quantization of neural nets with Swish activations, achieving up to 5.6% gain with W2A2 quantization of EfficientNet-B0.

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…

2016-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we analyze efficacy of the fast gradient sign method (FGSM) and the Carlini-Wagner's L2 (CW-L2) attack. We prove that, within a certain regime, the untargeted FGSM can fool any convolutional neural nets (CNNs) with ReLU activation; the targeted FGSM can mislead any CNNs with ReLU activation to classify a…

2018-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric framework for signed multivariate tail-dependence compatibility at various thresholds.

problem Modeling and analyzing signed multivariate tail-dependence across different thresholds.
method Developed a geometric witness framework to represent and invert signed tail families, identifying nonnegative weights and normalized masses.
result Characterization and synthesis of signed multivariate tail-dependence at finite thresholds, preserving the complete signed tail family throughout.

Proposes a new method to improve selective inference for Lasso models.

problem Over-conditioning due to conditioning on feature signs in selective inference for Lasso.
method Parametric programming approach to avoid conditioning on signs and identify feature selection events.
result Improves power and practicality of selective inference for Lasso models.

GOLS finds activation functions affect training robustness, especially ReLU.

problem Investigate how different activation functions impact GOLS in neural network training.
method Identify SNN-GPPs for GOLS, analyze activation function effects on gradient continuity.
result GOLS robust for most activation functions but sensitive to ReLU.

This paper presents an algorithm to construct a weighted adjacency matrix of a plane bipartite graph obtained from a pretzel knot diagram. The determinant of this matrix after evaluation is shown to be the Jones polynomial of the pretzel knot by way of perfect matchings (or dimers) of this graph. The weights are Tutte'…

2010-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Low bit-width weights and activations are an effective way of combating the increasing need for both memory and compute power of Deep Neural Networks. In this work, we present a probabilistic training method for Neural Network with both binary weights and activations, called BLRNet. By embracing stochasticity during tr…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper is devoted to the important yet unexplored subject of crowding effects on market impact, that we call "co-impact". Our analysis is based on a large database of metaorders by institutional investors in the U.S. equity market. We find that the market chiefly reacts to the net order flow of ongoing metaorders, …

2018-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Generalizes NTK for surrogate gradient learning in neural networks.

problem Lack of theoretical foundation for surrogate gradient learning.
method Generalizes neural tangent kernel (NTK) for surrogate gradient learning (SGL).
result Surrogate gradient NTK provides a good characterization of SGL.

New analysis shows capacity of treelike neural networks with various activations.

problem Analyzing the capacity of treelike neural networks with diverse activations.
method Utilized Random Duality Theory and its partially lifted version to handle various activations.
result The capacity of treelike neural networks decreases for large network width but converges to a constant value.

Active learning improves decision-making from imbalanced observational data.

problem Reliability of prediction-based decisions in imbalanced observational data.
method Estimate Type S error rate to assess reliability, use active learning to collect new data.
result Active learning improves decision-making reliability in imbalanced data.

Efficient ANN search for sparse embeddings in ads targeting.

problem Efficiently searching near neighbors in sparse data for applications like ads targeting.
method Graph-based ANN algorithms (HNSW, chi-square two-tower model, Sign Cauchy Projections).
result Sparse embeddings and ANN algorithms improve efficiency in EBR applications.

Study on signed graphs with random signs, focusing on community detection.

problem Community detection in signed stochastic block models.
method Strong concentration inequalities for adjacency and Laplacian matrices, applied to signed Laplacian matrix.
result The sign of the first eigenvector of the Laplacian matrix defines a weakly consistent estimator for balanced community detection.

SELO model predicts link signs better than SDGNN using subgraph encoding and linear optimization.

problem Inferring the sign of links in signed networks with limited sign data.
method Subgraph Encoding via Linear Optimization (SELO) approach to learn edge embeddings.
result SELO model outperforms state-of-the-art methods on multiple real-world signed networks.

We argue that the standard graph Laplacian is preferable for spectral partitioning of signed graphs compared to the signed Laplacian. Simple examples demonstrate that partitioning based on signs of components of the leading eigenvectors of the signed Laplacian may be meaningless, in contrast to partitioning based on th…

2017-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel GNN for signed and directed networks using magnetic signed Laplacian.

problem Efficiently modeling signed and directed networks for tasks like clustering and link prediction.
method Introduced a magnetic signed Laplacian for directed signed graphs, used it to construct a spectral GNN.
result Demonstrated effective performance on tasks involving signed and directional information.

Sign equivariant networks improve model expressiveness for spectral geometric learning.

problem Limited expressiveness of sign invariant models for tasks like graph link prediction.
method Developed sign equivariant neural network architectures based on new analytic sign equivariant polynomials.
result Sign equivariant models achieve theoretical benefits in spectral geometric learning tasks.

Revisits shallow neural networks using Lipschitz norms and measures.

problem Existence and compactness of minimizers in neural network formulations.
method Mean field parametrization, signed measures, duality pairings, Kantorovich-Rubinstein norms.
result Compactness results and uniform large data limits for empirical risk minimization.

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…

2015-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a method to test properties of the optimal assortment in multinomial logit models.

problem Uncertainty quantification for the optimal assortment in multinomial logit models.
method The paper proposes a novel inferential framework to test properties of the optimal assortment in multinomial logit models, reducing the problem to detecting the sign change point of marginal revenue gaps.
result The asymptotic normality of the marginal revenue gap estimator and the construction of a maximum statistic to detect the sign change point.

The paper explores transferability of adversarial examples between convex and 01 loss models, finding non-transferability due to different decision boundaries caused by outliers.

problem Transferability of adversarial examples between convex and 01 loss models.
method Empirical study of transferability between linear 01 loss and convex (hinge) loss models, and between neural networks with different activation functions.
result Adversarial examples are non-transferable between convex and 01 loss models due to different decision boundaries caused by outliers.

In this short note, we compare the combinatorial sign assignment of Manolescu, Ozsvath, Szabo and Thurston for grid homology of knots and links in 3-sphere with the sign assignment coming from a coherent system of orientations on Whitney disks. Although these constructions produce different signs, a small modification …

2018-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

PyTorch Geometric Signed Directed fills the gap for GNNs on signed and directed graphs.

problem Lack of unified software packages for GNNs on signed and directed networks.
method Developed a software package with GNN models, synthetic and real-world data, and evaluation metrics.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the implemented methods through experiments.