Spatial information is not always necessary for spatio-temporal models.
problem The necessity of including spatial information in spatio-temporal models.
method Comparison of spatial agnostic neural networks with state-of-the-art models on ten datasets.
result Spatial information is not always needed in most spatio-temporal models.
The key idea of variational auto-encoders (VAEs) resembles that of traditional auto-encoder models in which spatial information is supposed to be explicitly encoded in the latent space. However, the latent variables in VAEs are vectors, which can be interpreted as multiple feature maps of size 1x1. Such representations…
Physics-informed methods infer spatial dynamics from static snapshots, but limits exist.
problem Inferring spatial dynamics from static molecular patterns.
method Combining flexible representations with mechanistic constraints, analyzing structural identifiability, and adapting physics-informed schemes.
result Static spatial patterns can identify spatially varying dynamics, but limits exist due to modeling choices.
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…
Incorporating spatial information into hyperspectral unmixing procedures has been shown to have positive effects, due to the inherent spatial-spectral duality in hyperspectral scenes. Current research works that consider spatial information are mainly focused on the linear mixing model. In this paper, we investigate a …
MCFNet recovers spatial detail and fuses it with semantic information for real-time segmentation.
problem Recovering spatial detail information and fusing it with semantic information in real-time.
method Proposes a new architecture (MCFNet) with feature refinement and fusion modules, and a gating unit.
result Achieves competitive performance with high speed (75.5% mIOU, 151.3 FPS on Cityscapes).
New method reduces spatial graphs while preserving their topological features.
problem Finding a smaller spatial graph with the same structure.
method Topological spatial graph coarsening approach based on triangle-aware graph filtration.
result Significant reduction in graph size while preserving topological information.
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.
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.
iREPA shows spatial structure, not global semantic, drives generation performance in REPA.
problem Understanding what aspect of the target representation matters for generation.
method Empirical analysis of 27 vision encoders, two modifications to REPA.
result Spatial structure, not global semantic, drives generation performance.
Scalable method for regionalizing and extracting temporal patterns from time series data.
problem Static spatial snapshots and ad hoc regularization limit effective spatial analysis and resource management.
method Minimum description length principle for fully nonparametric spatial partitioning and time series archetypes.
result Accurately recovers planted regional structure and drivers in synthetic and empirical data.
Proposes a transfer learning framework to improve U.S. election prediction models.
problem Limited spatial data and spatial dependence challenges in presidential election prediction.
method Proposes a novel transfer learning framework within the SAR model, using a two-stage algorithm with transferring and debiasing stages.
result Substantially improves prediction accuracy and outperforms traditional methods in U.S. presidential swing states.
In this paper, we develop a novel Backtrackless Aligned-Spatial Graph Convolutional Network (BASGCN) model to learn effective features for graph classification. Our idea is to transform arbitrary-sized graphs into fixed-sized backtrackless aligned grid structures and define a new spatial graph convolution operation ass…
Language models trained on chess board states outperform those on moves, even with causal masking.
problem Applying causal masking to spatial data for training unimodal language models.
method Trained bidirectional and causal self-attention models on both spatial (board-based) and sequential (move-based) chess data.
result Models trained on spatial board states achieve stronger playing strength than those trained on sequential data, even with causal masking.
SE-KGE embeds spatial data into KGs for better spatial reasoning.
problem Spatially explicit KG embeddings for geographic tasks.
method Location-aware KG embedding model SE-KGE.
result SE-KGE outperforms baselines on DBGeo dataset.
New model solves complex SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.
problem Solving SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.
method Physics-informed deep generative model (sPI-GeM) combining PI-BasisNet and PI-GeM.
result Scalable solution for high-dimensional SDE problems.
Semantic segmentation is an established while rapidly evolving field in medical imaging. In this paper we focus on the segmentation of brain Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) into cerebral structures using convolutional neural networks (CNN). CNNs achieve good performance by finding effective high dimensional image featu…
A new method detects financial fraud using graph transformers.
problem Detecting fraudulent transactions in financial data.
method Spatial-Temporal-Aware Graph Transformer (STA-GT) integrating GNNs and transformers.
result STA-GT outperforms general GNN models on financial fraud detection.
NN-GPR improves climate model predictions by preserving fine-scale spatial information.
problem Dilution of fine-scale spatial information and bias in model averaging.
method Gaussian process regression with an infinitely wide deep neural network.
result NN-GPR produces more accurate and detailed climate projections.
New training algorithm enhances SNNs for temporal signal processing.
problem Lack of robust training algorithms for large-scale SNNs.
method Formulated SNN as IIR filters, proposed training algorithm for optimal synapse filter kernels and weights.
result Model and training algorithm outperform state-of-the-art approaches in accuracy.
Hyperspectral images (HSI) contain a wealth of information over hundreds of contiguous spectral bands, making it possible to classify materials through subtle spectral discrepancies. However, the classification of this rich spectral information is accompanied by the challenges like high dimensionality, singularity, lim…
New algorithm clusters hyperspectral images at multiple scales.
problem Clustering hyperspectral images at various scales.
method M-SRDL algorithm using spectral-spatial diffusion distances.
result More accurate clustering labels achieved with spatial regularization.
Spatially-aware metrics improve uncertainty evaluation in segmentation.
problem Uncertainty evaluation metrics treat voxels independently, ignoring spatial context.
method Proposed three spatially aware metrics incorporating structural and boundary information.
result Improved alignment with clinically important factors and better discrimination between uncertainty patterns.
SXL embeds spatial autocorrelation into neural networks for better geographic data learning.
problem Difficulties in learning spatial effects for neural networks in geographic data.
method SXL uses auxiliary tasks and autoregressive embeddings to learn spatial autocorrelation.
result SXL improves neural network training in unsupervised and supervised learning tasks.
Proposes a transformer model with geostatistical inductive bias for spatio-temporal forecasting.
problem Combining probabilistic rigor of geostatistics with flexible deep learning representations.
method Spatially-informed transformer with learnable covariance kernel.
result Successfully recovers spatial decay parameters end-to-end via backpropagation.
Geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) framework has gained increasing interest recently. Following this popular paradigm, we propose a novel multiscale classification approach operating on a hierarchical image representation built from two images at different resolutions. They capture the same scene with diff…
Dimensionality reduction (DR) methods have attracted extensive attention to provide discriminative information and reduce the computational burden of the hyperspectral image (HSI) classification. However, the DR methods face many challenges due to limited training samples with high dimensional spectra. To address this …
We present a monophonic source separation system that is trained by only observing mixtures with no ground truth separation information. We use a deep clustering approach which trains on multi-channel mixtures and learns to project spectrogram bins to source clusters that correlate with various spatial features. We sho…
Spatial-temporal prediction is a fundamental problem for constructing smart city, which is useful for tasks such as traffic control, taxi dispatching, and environmental policy making. Due to data collection mechanism, it is common to see data collection with unbalanced spatial distributions. For example, some cities ma…
This paper proposes a new Quantum Spatial Graph Convolutional Neural Network (QSGCNN) model that can directly learn a classification function for graphs of arbitrary sizes. Unlike state-of-the-art Graph Convolutional Neural Network (GCNN) models, the proposed QSGCNN model incorporates the process of identifying transit…
A new method identifies critical transitions in high-dimensional data.
problem Challenges in identifying critical transitions in high-dimensional time-series data.
method Spatial-temporal Principal Component Analysis (stPCA)
result Identifies tipping points before critical transitions reliably.
A scalable Bayesian linear regression framework for spatial data.
problem Scalable methodologies for analyzing large spatial datasets.
method Conjugate Bayesian linear regression framework.
result Exact sampling from joint posterior distribution without iterative algorithms.
Proposes TS-NMF for 2D clustering, preserving spatial info.
problem Loss of spatial information in 2D data.
method Semi-Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with manifold learning.
result Improves clustering performance compared to state-of-the-art.
Spatio-temporal prediction plays an important role in many application areas especially in traffic domain. However, due to complicated spatio-temporal dependency and high non-linear dynamics in road networks, traffic prediction task is still challenging. Existing works either exhibit heavy training cost or fail to accu…
Paper presents a method for geographic ratemaking using spatial embeddings.
problem Lack of historical loss data in areas with high exposures.
method Construct spatial features within a complex representation model and use them as inputs to a predictive model.
result Predictions have smaller bias and variance than other spatial interpolation models.
GWRBoost improves GWR for better spatial relationship quantification.
problem Underfitting in GWR for complex data and lack of explainable quantification.
method Geographically weighted gradient boosting model using localized additive model and gradient boosting optimization.
result Significant improvement in RMSE and AICc compared to classic GWR.
The paper optimizes spatial experimental designs to improve causal effect estimation.
problem Optimizing spatial experimental designs to enhance causal effect estimation accuracy.
method Proposes a surrogate function for MSE and uses graph cut algorithms to learn optimal designs.
result The method accommodates spatial interference and covariance, is computationally efficient, and validated by theoretical and numerical experiments.
The notion of a pseudoknot is defined as an equivalence class of knot diagrams that may be missing some crossing information. We provide here a topological invariant schema for pseudoknots and their relatives, 4-valent rigid vertex spatial graphs and singular knots, that is obtained by replacing unknown crossings or ve…
This paper proposes a novel architecture, termed multiscale principle of relevant information (MPRI), to learn discriminative spectral-spatial features for hyperspectral image (HSI) classification. MPRI inherits the merits of the principle of relevant information (PRI) to effectively extract multiscale information embe…
Introduces Spectral Graph Network combining spatial and spectral message passing.
problem Relational reasoning in graph structured data.
method Applies message passing to both spatial and spectral domains of a graph.
result Promotes efficient training with fewer iterations and robustness to edge dropout.
This paper develops a new neural network architecture for modeling spatial distributions (i.e., distributions on R^d) which is computationally efficient and specifically designed to take advantage of the spatial structure of limit order books. The new architecture yields a low-dimensional model of price movements deep …
Spatial machine learning improves poverty targeting in Indonesia.
problem Conventional PMT methods have high exclusion and inclusion errors due to spatial dependencies and regional heterogeneity.
method Integrates spatial contiguity matrices into SML models to identify and compare poverty clusters.
result SML reduces exclusion errors from 28% to 20% compared to standard machine learning models.
New model solves PDEs using probabilistic random grids.
problem Solving parametric PDEs with probabilistic collocation grids.
method Random Grid Neural Processes (RGNPs) with GICNets.
result Significant computational advantages and improved predictive capabilities.
TransST improves spatial transcriptomics data analysis by identifying cell clusters and biomarkers.
problem Low resolution and insufficient sequencing depth in spatial transcriptomics data.
method Transfer learning framework to adaptively leverage external cell-labeled information.
result TransST successfully identifies five biologically meaningful cell clusters and separates adipose tissues from connective issues.
Method generates dense fields from sparse measurements without needing spatial statistics or examples.
problem Generating dense physical fields from sparse measurements.
method Introduces a differentiable numerical simulator into neural network training.
result Superior results on fluid mechanics problems compared to statistical and neural network methods.
Cellina uses supervised disentanglement to predict cell behavior in tissues.
problem Querying counterfactuals on tissue graphs
method Cellina framework using supervised disentanglement
result Outperforms spatially-informed and non-spatial competitors
Non-linear image reconstruction and signal analysis deal with complex inverse problems. To tackle such problems in a systematic way, I present information field theory (IFT) as a means of Bayesian, data based inference on spatially distributed signal fields. IFT is a statistical field theory, which permits the construc…
Deep learning model improves seismic rock property estimation.
problem Estimating reservoir rock properties from seismic reflection data.
method Proposes a deep learning-based seismic inversion workflow that models seismic traces spatiotemporally.
result Achieves best performance on SEAM dataset with r2 coefficient of 79.77\%