Spatial blind source separation simplifies multivariate spatial prediction.
problem Predicting multivariate measurements at unobserved locations with spatial dependencies.
method Spatial blind source separation as a pre-processing tool compared to Cokriging and neural networks.
result Spatial blind source separation simplifies spatial prediction by avoiding cross-dependencies.
This study presents an extension of the Gaussian process regression model for multiple-input multiple-output forecasting. This approach allows modelling the cross-dependencies between a given set of input variables and generating a vectorial prediction. Making use of the existing correlations in international tourism d…
MV-GNN improves molecular property prediction by integrating atom and bond information.
problem Accurately predicting molecular properties using graph neural networks.
method Multi-View Graph Neural Network (MV-GNN) architecture with shared self-attentive readout and cross-dependent message passing.
result MV-GNN achieves superior performance on molecular property prediction benchmarks.
While correlation measures are used to discern statistical relationships between observed variables in almost all branches of data-driven scientific inquiry, what we are really interested in is the existence of causal dependence. Designing an efficient causality test, that may be carried out in the absence of restricti…
New vine copula method forecasts portfolio risk measures robust to market downturns.
problem Inaccurate risk measure estimation for financial portfolios due to lack of cross-dependency capture.
method Combines vine copulas with ARMA-GARCH models for marginal risk estimation.
result Portfolio is robust to American market downturns but not European market.
Framework clusters noisy MTS with robust fuzzy clustering, improving accuracy over existing methods.
problem Challenges in clustering multivariate time series due to non-stationary dependencies, noise, and state boundaries.
method Spectral fuzzy clustering using Kendall's tau-based canonical coherence for frequency-specific monotonic relationships.
result Framework outperforms existing methods in clustering noisy, high-dimensional MTS.
The following working document summarizes our work on the clustering of financial time series. It was written for a workshop on information geometry and its application for image and signal processing. This workshop brought several experts in pure and applied mathematics together with applied researchers from medical i…
Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) imaging plays an important role in advanced imaging applications due to its material decomposition capability. Image-domain decomposition operates directly on CT images using linear matrix inversion, but the decomposed material images can be severely degraded by noise and artifact…
The paper introduces groupoid racks for spatial surfaces.
problem Coloring diagrams of spatial surfaces for invariant calculation.
method Introduces groupoid racks with universal properties.
result Groupoid racks provide an invariant for spatial surfaces.
Machine learning algorithms find frequent application in spatial prediction of biotic and abiotic environmental variables. However, the characteristics of spatial data, especially spatial autocorrelation, are widely ignored. We hypothesize that this is problematic and results in models that can reproduce training data …
STICC clusters geographic objects considering both spatial contiguity and attributes.
problem Discovering repeated geographic patterns with spatial contiguity.
method Spatial Toeplitz Inverse Covariance-Based Clustering (STICC) method.
result STICC significantly outperforms baseline methods in adjusted rand index and macro-F1 score.
New method constructs multilayer networks from financial data, capturing dependencies across different risk factors.
problem Difficult construction of multilayer networks, neglecting time delays and interdependencies.
method Tucker tensor autoregression for direct multilayer network construction.
result Captures within and between connections, identifies strong interconnections between volumes and prices layers.
Spatial understanding is a fundamental problem with wide-reaching real-world applications. The representation of spatial knowledge is often modeled with spatial templates, i.e., regions of acceptability of two objects under an explicit spatial relationship (e.g., "on", "below", etc.). In contrast with prior work that r…
Defines non-parabolic curves in spatial hybrid space with applications.
problem Defining and analyzing non-parabolic spatial hybrid framed curves.
method Definition and proof of existence and uniqueness theorem for non-parabolic spatial hybrid framed curves.
result Existence and uniqueness theorem for non-parabolic spatial hybrid framed curves.
A framework converts spatial data into embeddings for insurance risk modelling.
problem Improving underwriting precision and risk management in insurance with spatial data.
method Multi-view contrastive learning framework for generating spatial embeddings.
result Spatial embeddings consistently improve predictive accuracy across various models.
This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in the conditional product convergence in the parishes' economies of mainland Portugal between 1991 and 2001 (the last year with data available for this spatial disaggregation level). To analyse the data, Moran's I statistic…
This paper reviews spatial and spatiotemporal volatility models.
problem Capturing spatial dependence in volatility of spatial and spatiotemporal data.
method Review of time series volatility models and their extensions.
result Comparison and practical recommendations for spatial and spatiotemporal volatility models.
The understanding of geographical reality is a process of data representation and pattern discovery. Former studies mainly adopted continuous-field models to represent spatial variables and to investigate the underlying spatial continuity/heterogeneity in the regular spatial domain. In this article, we introduce a more…
New method estimates spatial weights matrix for lattice data, improving prediction accuracy.
problem Estimating spatial dependence structure for regular lattice data.
method Adaptive lasso with cross-sectional resampling to estimate sparse spatial weights matrix.
result Improves prediction accuracy of nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
NCS enables efficient and accurate conditional simulation for complex spatial processes.
problem Challenges in simulating from complex spatial process distributions.
method Neural diffusion models and conditional score-based diffusion.
result NCS outperforms traditional methods in efficiency and accuracy.
Grid homology theory for spatial graphs extends skein sequence.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on extending a sequence.
method Defined grid homology theory for spatial graphs and extended skein sequence.
result Skein exact sequence extended to grid homology for spatial graphs.
Spatial Adapter adds structured spatial representation to frozen predictors.
problem Efficiently adding spatial structure to pre-trained models.
method Structured spatial decomposition and closed-form covariance for residual fields.
result Adapter improves spatial prediction and uncertainty quantification.
New invariants distinguish spatial graphs not previously possible.
problem Distinguishing spatial graphs using Dehn colorings.
method Developed vertex-weight invariants based on Dehn colorings.
result Found spatial graphs distinguishable by vertex-weight invariants.
Investigates transfer learning in spatial statistics.
problem Applying transfer learning to spatial statistics.
method Simple MLP models for spatial data.
result Potential of transfer learning in spatial statistics.
Bayesian spatial predictive synthesis improves spatial data predictions.
problem Model misspecification and heterogeneity in spatial data.
method Bayesian ensemble methodology capturing spatially-varying model uncertainty and performance heterogeneity.
result Synthesized predictions outperform standard methods in accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
Spatially constrained Gaussian mixture models reduce covariance complexity.
problem High dimensionality in finite mixture models for spatial data.
method Spatial covariance constraint with only four free parameters.
result Improves clustering of multi-way spatial data and inference of spatial patterns.
Proposes LSCP for spatial data uncertainty quantification.
problem Uncertainty quantification in spatial statistics, especially for complex and heterogeneous datasets.
method Localized quantile regression for spatial conformal prediction.
result LSCP provides more accurate and consistent prediction intervals.
SpaCE tackles spatial confounding in scientific studies.
problem Spatial confounding influences treatment and outcome, leading to spurious associations.
method Introduces SpaCE toolkit for benchmark datasets and tools to evaluate causal inference methods.
result Facilitates automated evaluation of machine learning and causal inference models.
The consideration of spatial effects at a regional level is becoming increasingly frequent and the work of Anselin (1988), among others, has contributed to this. This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in productivity (product per worker) in the NUTs III economic …
Model nonstationary spatial processes using normalizing flows.
problem Difficult selection of spatial warping functions.
method Neural autoregressive flows (NAFs) for complex, high-dimensional warpings.
result NAFs model has greater representational capacity than other spatial process models.
Spatial Deconfounder tackles interference and confounding in spatial data.
problem Interference and unmeasured spatial factors confound causal inference in spatial domains.
method Two-stage method using CVAE with spatial prior to reconstruct confounder, then estimate causal effects.
result Nonparametric identification of direct and spillover effects under weak assumptions.
Algorithm determines spatial graph isomorphism with vertex, edge colorings and orientations.
problem Algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs with various colorings and orientations.
method Proved existence of an algorithm for isomorphic spatial graphs, decomposed into canonical blocks, and applied Haken and Matveev's result.
result Algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs with colorings and orientations.
Hybrid framework merges data and domain knowledge for better spatial interpolation.
problem Spatial interpolation overlooks domain knowledge and limits to spatial coordinates.
method Integrates data-driven features with rule-assisted spatial dependency function mapping.
result Superior performance in two application scenarios, capturing localized features.
Proves minimal crossing diagrams for specific spatial graphs.
problem Proving minimal crossing diagrams for spatial graphs.
method Analyzing adequate diagrams and replacing vertices and edges.
result All 1-vertex spatial graphs with adequate diagrams have minimal crossing number.
New results on splitting tangles and spatial graphs.
problem Issues with previous splitting results about tangles and spatial graphs.
method Generalization of Menasco's result to other classes of links, tangles, and spatial graphs.
result New more general results for tangles and spatial graphs.
This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects and human capital in the conditional productivity convergence (product per worker) in the economic sectors of NUTs III of mainland Portugal between 1995 and 2002. To analyse the data, Moran's I statistics is considered, and …
Spatial audio is an essential medium to audiences for 3D visual and auditory experience. However, the recording devices and techniques are expensive or inaccessible to the general public. In this work, we propose a self-supervised audio spatialization network that can generate spatial audio given the corresponding vide…
Paper proposes efficient multivariate spatial Fay-Herriot models using variational autoencoders.
problem Estimating population characteristics in small areas with limited data.
method Integrates multivariate spatial Fay-Herriot model with variational autoencoders to leverage spatial structure efficiently.
result Significant computational efficiency improvements for high-dimensional datasets.
Paper develops a method to predict spatial point processes with guarantees.
problem Predicting the number of events in space with uncertainty.
method Regularized method to learn spatial models with out-of-sample guarantees.
result Method provides valid prediction intervals even when model is misspecified.
Defines concordance for spatial graphs and proves sliceness equivalence.
problem Understanding concordance and sliceness for spatial graphs.
method Smooth definitions and linking number conditions.
result Sliceness of a spatial graph is equivalent to a condition on linking numbers and a link.
CNNs predict spatial fields from sparse data.
problem Predicting complete spatial fields from limited observations.
method Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) trained on a single partially observed field.
result CNNs can flexibly capture local spatial patterns without explicit covariance modeling.
A new model predicts financial volatility across firms using spatial correlations.
problem Predicting financial volatility across firms in a network.
method Heterogeneous spatiotemporal GARCH model with local likelihood estimation.
result The model captures spatial spillovers and contagion effects in financial networks.
Proposes flexible spatial models for better understanding spatial heterogeneity.
problem Poor characterisation of spatial heterogeneity in conventional models.
method Spatial Bayesian Neural Networks (SBNNs) incorporating a spatial embedding layer and possibly spatially-varying parameters.
result SBNNs better match the finite-dimensional distribution of target spatial processes.
The paper classifies palettes of Dehn colorings for spatial graphs.
problem Classifying spatial graph diagrams using Dehn colorings.
method Examining vertex conditions and palettes for spatial graphs.
result Spatial graphs can be distinguished by the number of Dehn colorings with specific palettes.
The concept of an objective spatial direction in special relativity is investigated and theories assuming light-speed isotropy while accepting the existence of a privileged spatial direction are classified. A natural generalization of the proper time principle is introduced which makes it possible to devise experimenta…
Stock selection improved with a novel neural model capturing continuous stock dynamics.
problem Lack of continuous stock dynamics prediction and implicit cross-domain dependencies.
method StockODE, a latent variable model with NRODEs and hierarchical hypergraph for continuous stock volatility and inter-domain dependencies.
result Significantly outperforms baselines, improving Sharpe Ratio by up to 18.57%.
Spatial graphs of non-Eulerian or proper Eulerian planar graphs are unknottable by region crossing changes.
problem Unknottability of spatial graphs by region crossing changes.
method Region crossing changes to switch over/under relations within regions of spatial graph diagrams.
result Spatial graphs of non-Eulerian or proper Eulerian planar graphs are unknottable by region crossing changes.
New method relaxes spatial invariance in locally connected layers, improving accuracy.
problem Improving classification accuracy with locally connected layers.
method Designing a low-rank locally connected layer with varying spatially varying combining weights.
result Relaxing spatial invariance improves classification accuracy over convolution and locally connected layers.