Method evolves spatial features from satellite imagery for regional modeling.
problem Regional summaries from high-resolution satellite data for geospatial phenomena.
method Induces spatial aggregations using Genetic Programming to optimize model performance.
result Genetic Programming synthesizes effective spatial aggregations and improves model predictions.
Model infers functions for attributes using multi-aggregate datasets with knowledge transfer.
problem Modeling aggregate data with varying granularities and spatial supports.
method Multi-output Gaussian process (MoGP) with linear mixing of independent latent GPs, aggregation process, and prior distribution of mixing weights.
result Proposed model outperforms in refining coarse-grained aggregate data.
The study introduces measures of collective mobility from aggregated OD data.
problem Understanding large-scale mobility patterns from aggregated data.
method Developed a framework using synthetic and real data to interpret network-level mobility.
result Aggregated mobility measures reveal network structure and flow constraints.
Model predicts severity of traffic accidents using spatial and temporal features.
problem Estimating severity of traffic accidents in aggregated and disaggregated data.
method Gradient Boosting models and Gaussian Processes for inference and feature importance.
result Complexity of road networks and other situational features significantly impact accident severity.
Improves prediction accuracy for aggregated outputs using Gaussian processes and variational learning.
problem Difficulties in generalizing to new inputs when outputs are aggregated at a coarser level than inputs.
method Variational learning with a model of output aggregation and Gaussian processes, proposing new bounds and approximations.
result Improved prediction accuracy and scalability to large datasets, explicitly accounting for uncertainty.
Model refines coarse spatial data using diverse auxiliary data sets.
problem Tackles the challenge of refining coarse spatial data with varying auxiliary data granularities.
method Proposes a probabilistic model using Gaussian processes to hierarchically incorporate auxiliary data sets of various granularities.
result Can effectively refine coarse-grained spatial data using auxiliary data sets of different granularities.
Model for inferring multivariate functions from areal data.
problem Inferring multivariate functions from areal data with varying granularities.
method Probabilistic model using Gaussian processes with spatial aggregation.
result Model effectively estimates spatial correlations and dependencies between areal data sets.
Finding the most effective way to aggregate multi-subject fMRI data is a long-standing and challenging problem. It is of increasing interest in contemporary fMRI studies of human cognition due to the scarcity of data per subject and the variability of brain anatomy and functional response across subjects. Recent work o…
Study improves spatial robustness of neural networks against translations and rotations.
problem Vulnerability of neural networks to translations and rotations.
method Robust optimization and test-time input aggregation.
result First-order methods cannot reliably find worst-case perturbations in spatial robustness.
CAggNet improves medical image segmentation by fusing coarse and fine features.
problem Medical image segmentation accuracy and efficiency.
method Crossing Aggregation Network with nested skip connections and weighted aggregation.
result CAggNet achieves more accurate and efficient segmentation compared to existing methods.
New model maps malaria prevalence across Kenya's changing administrative boundaries.
problem Mapping disease prevalence with changing administrative boundaries.
method Combines deep learning and MCMC with aggVAE for disease mapping.
result Solves the change-of-support problem in disease surveillance.
Asynchronous federated modeling improves spatial data sharing without centralizing raw data.
problem Privacy and bandwidth constraints in distributed spatial data.
method Asynchronous federated modeling using low-rank Gaussian process approximations with block-wise optimization and adaptive strategies.
result Asynchronous federated modeling achieves synchronous performance and outperforms it in heterogeneous settings.
Paper presents a new algorithm for predicting crop yield across fields.
problem Predicting within-field spatial variability of crop yield in complex environments.
method Spatial-temporal Multi-Task Learning algorithm integrating multiple data sources.
result Algorithm outperforms conventional methods in predicting crop yield.
Paper presents a multi-task learning model for aggregated data using Gaussian processes.
problem Learning from aggregated data at different scales.
method Gaussian processes for joint learning of variables aggregated at different scales.
result Model can compute cross-covariance between tasks at different scales.
Augments GNNs with diversification to preserve node identity.
problem Current GNNs filter node information, potentially losing node identity.
method Integrates diversification operators with aggregation to enrich node representations.
result Significant performance boost on 9 node classification tasks.
Spatially relaxed inference tackles high-dimensional linear models with correlated covariates.
problem Accurate inference is challenging in high-dimensional settings with spatially correlated covariates.
method Proposes ensembled clustered inference algorithms that control the δ-FWER under standard assumptions. result Ensembled clustered inference algorithms control the δ-FWER and achieve decent power. SPACY discovers causal graphs from spatiotemporal data using variational inference.
problem Inferring causal relationships from high-dimensional spatiotemporal data with complex correlations.
method SPACY uses variational inference to model latent time series and their causal relationships, incorporating spatial factors to aggregate correlated data.
result SPACY outperforms state-of-the-art methods on synthetic and real-world data, identifying key causal phenomena.
BKP R package models spatially varying binomial probabilities efficiently.
problem Modeling spatially varying binomial probabilities efficiently.
method Beta Kernel Process (BKP) combining localized kernel-weighted likelihoods with conjugate beta priors.
result Closed-form posterior inference without requiring latent variables or intensive MCMC sampling.
A new method detects anomalies in trajectory data using normalizing flows.
problem Detecting anomalous patterns in high-dimensional, varying-length spatial data.
method Probability density estimation via normalizing flows for each trajectory segment, aggregating likelihoods.
result The proposed method, GRADINGS, effectively identifies anomalies in real-world trajectory data.
New algorithm predicts piecewise regular functions online.
problem Online prediction of piecewise regular functions.
method Modified sleeping experts aggregation algorithm.
result Oracle risk bounds for all local regions.
Spatial graph representation improves GNN performance.
problem GNNs struggle with distinguishing similar local structures in different graph locations.
method Proposes a spatial graph representation method to distinguish local structures and simplify graph downsampling.
result Proposed graph pooling method achieves competitive results.
SCNode improves node embeddings for GNNs in both homophilic and heterophilic graphs.
problem Challenges in node representation quality and generalization in GNNs, especially in heterophilic graphs.
method SCNode integrates spatial and contextual information to create more discriminative and structurally aware node embeddings.
result SCNode achieves superior performance over conventional GNN models on benchmark datasets.
A new tensor network method for image classification reduces computation cost.
problem Efficiently classifying images in high-dimensional spaces.
method Proposes a multi-layered tensor network (MLTN) that performs one MPS operation per layer, reducing computation cost.
result Reduces computation cost without degrading performance.
We describe a new model to simulate the dynamic interactions between market price and the decisions of two different kind of traders. They possess spatial mobility allowing to group together to form coalitions. Each coalition follows a strategy chosen from a proportional voting ``dominated'' by a leader's decision. The…
A new model predicts dynamic O-D matrices using graph neural networks and Kalman filters.
problem Predicting dynamic O-D demand matrices from traffic flow data.
method Combines graph neural networks and Kalman filters to recognize spatial and temporal patterns.
result The proposed model outperforms other methods in various prediction scenarios.
MetNet forecasts precipitation up to 8 hours with high spatial and temporal resolution.
problem Precise weather forecasting for long lead times.
method Neural network architecture using axial self-attention for global context aggregation.
result MetNet outperforms Numerical Weather Prediction at forecasts of up to 8 hours.
Method learns cell interaction rules from individual trajectories.
problem Inferring interaction rules from heterogeneous cellular data.
method WSINDy for second order IPSs, learning individual cell models.
result Efficiently identifies different species and best-fit models for each.
Newly available data on the spatial distribution of retail activities in cities makes it possible to build models formalized at the level of the single retailer. Current models tackle consumer location choices at an aggregate level and the opportunity new data offers for modeling at the retail unit level lacks a theore…
New method detects and locates changes in spatio-temporal point processes.
problem Detecting and localizing changes in spatio-temporal data.
method Score-based, likelihood-free approach estimating change time and region.
result The method provides theoretical guarantees on detection and localization accuracy.
Robust algorithm for distributed optimization resistant to Byzantine failures.
problem Resilient optimization in the presence of unreliable agents.
method Temporal and spatial robust aggregation, gradient normalization.
result Convergence for strongly convex and non-convex functions.
Proposes SPE for robust speaker verification.
problem Improving text-independent speaker verification accuracy.
method Spatial pyramid encoding and deep length normalization.
result Proposed system outperforms i-vector and d-vector baselines.
Bayesian approach for aggregating unreliable data sources to create accurate heatmaps.
problem Classifying regions with sparse, unreliable data from multiple sources.
method Bayesian Gaussian Process classifier that models reliability and bias of each data source.
result Reduces crowdsourced data needed and improves accuracy of heatmaps.
Deep learning model predicts traffic flows across entire network for multiple steps ahead.
problem Accurately forecasting future traffic flows across all network links.
method Spatial-Temporal Sequence to Sequence (STSeq2Seq) model combining seq2seq and graph convolution.
result STSeq2Seq achieves state-of-the-art performance in traffic forecasting.
Vision Transformers show different internal representations compared to CNNs.
problem Understanding how Vision Transformers solve image classification tasks.
method Comparative analysis of ViT and CNN architectures on image classification benchmarks.
result ViT has more uniform representations across all layers, while CNNs have more varied representations.
This paper investigates scalable Gaussian process regression methods for big data.
problem Scalability issues in Gaussian process regression for big data.
method Investigates various scalable Gaussian process methods including sparse approximations and local aggregations.
result Most scalable GPs have linear scalability to training size, capturing different spatial and local patterns.
flexBART improves BART for categorical predictors by creating flexible tree partitions.
problem Limitation of BART in handling categorical predictors with one-hot encoding.
method flexBART re-implements BART with regression trees that can assign multiple levels to both branches of a decision tree node, and proposes a new decision rule prior for spatial data.
result flexBART often yields improved predictive performance and scales better to larger datasets than existing BART implementations.
Method estimates travel times on urban roads using Uber data.
problem Estimating travel times on urban roads where data is scarce.
method Graph representation, trip sampling, least-squares optimization.
result Estimates travel times on arterial roads using aggregated Uber data.
MRA-BGCN improves traffic forecasting accuracy through complex graph interactions.
problem Challenging traffic forecasting due to spatial-temporal dependency and uncertainty.
method Proposes MRA-BGCN, a deep learning model that uses bicomponent graph convolution and multi-range attention.
result MRA-BGCN achieves state-of-the-art results on real-world traffic datasets.
Kriformer uses graph transformers to estimate data in sparse sensor areas.
problem Sparse sensor deployment and unreliable data in spatiotemporal kriging tasks.
method Graph transformer model with positional encoding and attention mechanisms.
result Kriformer excels in representing unobserved locations in spatiotemporal kriging tasks.
Hybrid tessellation improves taxi demand forecasting accuracy.
problem Improving taxi demand forecasting accuracy through optimal spatial partitioning.
method Compared Geohash and Voronoi tessellations, then developed a hybrid HEDGE-based strategy.
result Hybrid tessellation outperforms individual strategies, achieving above 80% accuracy.
GSANet improves semantic segmentation accuracy with selective and global attention.
problem Semantic segmentation accuracy improvement.
method Global and selective attention mechanism with ASPP and sparsemax.
result GSANet achieves state-of-the-art accuracy on ADE20k and Cityscapes datasets.
Bayesian deconditioning improves downscaling of spatial fields.
problem Challenges in refining low-resolution spatial fields with high-resolution information.
method Proposes a Bayesian formulation of deconditioning to solve the inverse problem of conditional expectation.
result Shows substantial improvements in atmospheric field downscaling over existing methods.
Method reduces model bias in water temperature prediction using physics-guided GNNs.
problem Model bias in traditional physics-based models across different income and education levels.
method Physics-guided GNNs with refined neighbor selection and weights.
result Preserves equitable performance across different sensitive groups in the Delaware River Basin.
Framework for precise recall control in spatial conflation tasks.
problem Precise recall control in large-scale spatial conflation tasks to avoid downstream analytics failures and excessive manual review.
method End-to-end framework using equigrid bounding-box filter, CSR representation, neural ranker, and inverse-variance weighted ensemble of threshold estimators.
result Achieves exact recall with sub-percent variance over tens of millions of geometry pairs, runs on a single TPU v3 core.
We consider the problem of analyzing the heterogeneity of clustering distributions for multiple groups of observed data, each of which is indexed by a covariate value, and inferring global clusters arising from observations aggregated over the covariate domain. We propose a novel Bayesian nonparametric method reposing …
EAGLE-Net enhances foundation models by integrating patch-level features for better tissue understanding.
problem Foundation models lack mechanisms for global tissue structure and local context in computational pathology.
method EAGLE-Net combines multi-scale spatial encoding, attention-guided loss functions, and background suppression to aggregate patch-level features into slide-level predictions.
result EAGLE-Net improves classification accuracy and concordance indices across multiple cancer types, producing biologically coherent attention maps.
New model estimates indoor radon distribution with higher spatial resolution.
problem Accurate estimation of indoor radon concentration for health assessment.
method Quantile regression forest and probabilistic Monte Carlo sampling.
result Approximate lognormal distribution of indoor radon in Germany with specific exceedance probabilities.
We present an approach to model time series data from resting state fMRI for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) severity classification. We propose to adopt kernel machines and employ graph kernels that define a kernel dot product between two graphs. This enables us to take advantage of spatio-temporal information to captu…