Spatial graphs can be unknotted with region crossing changes.
problem Unknotted spatial graphs composed of theta-curves.
method Region crossing changes on regions of theta-curves.
result Spatial graphs of theta-curves can be unknotted.
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.
Spatially constrained clustering divides landscapes into homogeneous regions with spatial contiguity.
problem Dividing landscapes into homogeneous patches with spatial contiguity and hierarchy.
method Developed a spatially constrained spectral clustering framework using a flexible kernel and recursive bisection.
result The proposed framework outperforms baseline methods in balancing region contiguity and homogeneity.
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.
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 …
Study shows how near crushing singularities, Kasner-like regions can exist.
problem Understanding spatial volume densities near crushing singularities.
method Relates existence of Kasner-like regions to asymptotics of spatial volume densities under scale-invariant curvature bounds.
result Kasner-like regions can exist near crushing singularities under certain curvature conditions.
This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in productivity (product per worker), at economic sectors level of the NUTs III of mainland Portugal, from 1995 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2005 (taking in count the data availability and the Portuguese and European context), c…
Method predicts spatio-temporal patterns varying by region.
problem Predicting spatio-temporal processes with varying temporal patterns across regions.
method Localized spatio-temporal covariance model and sequential covariance fitting.
result Accurately predicts missing data in spatial regions over time.
A cubing strategy identifies stable hyperparameter regions for uncertainty quantification in spatial deep learning.
problem Uncertainty quantification in spatial deep learning models.
method Cubing-based diagnostic framework to recursively partition hyperparameter space and evaluate regions using scoring rules.
result Our approach produces competitive or superior predictive intervals compared to a statistical baseline model.
CSTN predicts taxi demand between all regions, overcoming origin-only approaches.
problem Predicting taxi demand between all regions, not just origins.
method Contextualized Spatial-Temporal Network (CSTN) with LSC, TEC, and GCC modules.
result CSTN outperforms other methods in taxi origin-destination demand prediction.
Proposes a continuous scan statistic to detect anomalies more accurately.
problem Binary region definitions limit the detection of smooth anomalies.
method Kernel Spatial Scan Statistic (KSS) that allows continuous point contributions.
result Efficient computation and high statistical power for detecting anomalous regions.
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.
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 …
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.
We introduce a novel approach for parallelizing MCMC inference in models with spatially determined conditional independence relationships, for which existing techniques exploiting graphical model structure are not applicable. Our approach is motivated by a model of seismic events and signals, where events detected in d…
Method predicts spatial values with few data using GP framework.
problem Few data limit predictive performance in spatial regression.
method Trains neural network to infer task representation from small data, uses GP framework to predict spatial values.
result Proposed method achieves better predictive performance than meta-learning methods.
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.
Identification of regions of interest (ROI) associated with certain disease has a great impact on public health. Imposing sparsity of pixel values and extracting active regions simultaneously greatly complicate the image analysis. We address these challenges by introducing a novel region-selection penalty in the framew…
Proposes a new Hawkes process bandit model for disaster search and rescue.
problem Forecasting and detecting spatio-temporal events with undersampled or biased data.
method Upper confidence bound algorithm using Bayesian spatial Hawkes process estimation.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art spatial MAB algorithms in disaster search and rescue.
Proposes bivariate DeepKriging for efficient wind field prediction.
problem Challenges in predicting large-scale bivariate wind fields with high spatial variability and heterogeneity.
method Spatially dependent deep neural network (DNN) with embedding layer using spatial radial basis functions.
result Outperforms traditional cokriging predictors and reduces computation time.
Formulae for Yamada polynomial of spatial graphs are derived from edge replacements.
problem Computing Yamada polynomial for spatial graphs formed by edge replacements.
method Formulae derived from edge replacements of plane graphs.
result Zeros of Yamada polynomials of certain spatial graphs are dense in a complex plane region.
Improves accuracy of SMCI estimators without expanding sum regions.
problem Intractable multiple summations in evaluating expectations on the Ising model.
method Combining multiple SMCI estimators using generalized least squares (GLS).
result The proposed method can improve accuracy without combinatorial explosion.
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.
Satellite imagery and remote sensing provide explanatory variables at relatively high resolutions for modeling geospatial phenomena, yet regional summaries are often desirable for analysis and actionable insight. In this paper, we propose a novel method of inducing spatial aggregations as a component of the machine lea…
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…
Proposes interpretable attention for video action recognition.
problem Efficient video action recognition with attention mechanisms.
method Spatial-temporal attention mechanism with saliency masks and convolutional LSTM.
result Improves video action recognition accuracy and spatial-temporal localization.
Meta-learning approach for spatial-temporal prediction across cities.
problem Spatial-temporal prediction for cities with limited data.
method Meta-learning paradigm with spatial-temporal network and pattern-based memory.
result Meta-learning model improves prediction accuracy over multiple tasks.
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.
Spatially-sparse predictors are good models for brain decoding: they give accurate predictions and their weight maps are interpretable as they focus on a small number of regions. However, the state of the art, based on total variation or graph-net, is computationally costly. Here we introduce sparsity in the local neig…
A new method classifies hyperspectral images using dynamic graph convolutional networks.
problem Complex spatial context in HSI classification leads to inaccurate results.
method Develops a GCN-based method that captures long-range contextual relations and refines graph edges.
result Significant improvement in HSI classification performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Develops a Bayesian model to predict business revenue and demand.
problem Estimating revenue and demand at business facilities.
method Variational Bayesian spatial interaction model (BSIM) with scalable inference.
result BSIM outperforms competing approaches in predicting pub revenue and demand.
Spatially weighted conformal prediction improves uncertainty quantification in house price models.
problem Uncertainty quantification in automated valuation models with spatial dependencies.
method Survey and demonstration of various spatially weighted approaches to adjust conformal prediction confidence sets.
result Spatially weighted CP makes confidence sets more consistently calibrated across geographical regions.
New method creates personalized brain atlases from large datasets.
problem Limited generalizability and spatial specificity of traditional probabilistic atlases.
method Data-driven clustering of regions using point distribution models.
result Personalized probabilistic atlases adapt quickly to new subjects.
Researchers in functional neuroimaging mostly use activation coordinates to formulate their hypotheses. Instead, we propose to use the full statistical images to define regions of interest (ROIs). This paper presents two machine learning approaches, transfer learning and selection transfer, that are compared upon their…
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.
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.
Paper develops flood forecasting system for data scarce regions.
problem Flood forecasting in developing countries with data scarcity.
method Operational system for flood extent forecasts in India.
result Scalable and cost-efficient flood forecasting system.
Novel SCUSUM detects weak spatial signals more efficiently.
problem Detecting weak clustered signals in spatial data.
method Spatial CUSUM (SCUSUM) using CUSUM procedure and false discovery rate control.
result SCUSUM achieves high classification accuracy for weak spatial signals.
ViCE uses superpixels to enhance self-supervised learning for better dense visual embeddings.
problem Lack of high-resolution feature maps from self-supervised models.
method Superpixels for dense representation learning, contrasting over regions.
result Improves unsupervised semantic segmentation on benchmarks like Cityscapes and COCO.
Dual random fields improve mineral potential predictions.
problem Limited understanding of multi-dimensional causalities and dependencies.
method Introduces dual random fields to pool response functions across the domain.
result Spatial inference and uncertainty assessment of response models and predictions.
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.
We present a novel approach to automatically segment magnetic resonance (MR) images of the human brain into anatomical regions. Our methodology is based on a deep artificial neural network that assigns each voxel in an MR image of the brain to its corresponding anatomical region. The inputs of the network capture infor…
Models learn spatial templates from implicit language, predicting spatial arrangements with high accuracy.
problem Predicting spatial arrangements from implicit spatial language.
method Simple neural-based models leveraging annotated images and structured text.
result Models can predict spatial arrangements from implicit spatial language with high accuracy, even for unseen objects.
Cataloging the neuronal cell types that comprise circuitry of individual brain regions is a major goal of modern neuroscience and the BRAIN initiative. Single-cell RNA sequencing can now be used to measure the gene expression profiles of individual neurons and to categorize neurons based on their gene expression profil…
Proposes a method to improve urban spatiotemporal forecasting using multi-modal graph interaction.
problem Improving spatiotemporal forecasting in urban areas using graph convolution networks.
method Develops modality interaction mechanisms for multi-graph convolution networks to reduce generalization error.
result Proposed techniques improve prediction accuracy and model robustness compared to state-of-the-art baselines.
Gradient boosting for spatial regression models improves prediction accuracy.
problem Spatial data with autoregressive disturbances.
method Model-based gradient boosting algorithm for spatial regression models.
result Improves prediction accuracy on out-of-sample spatial data.
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.
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.