Improves deep generative models to generate images of any size.
problem Fixed-sized output images from deep generative models.
method Integrates spatial noise vectors into fully convolutional neural networks.
result Theoretical interpretation of infinite spatial generation using spatial stochastic processes.
Deep learning method for semiparametric regression of spatial data.
problem Estimating relationships between response and covariates in spatially dependent data.
method A sparsely connected deep neural network with ReLU activation function.
result The method is consistent and can handle large datasets.
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.
Probabilistic STNs improve image classification and robustness.
problem Training and robustness issues in STNs.
method Probabilistic extension of STNs that estimates stochastic transformations.
result Improved classification performance, robustness, and model calibration.
Generates diverse images by resampling specific parts while maintaining global consistency.
problem Creating diverse images while maintaining global consistency in certain parts.
method Developed a new network architecture, training procedure, and resampling algorithm.
result Achieved low distortion block-resampling with spatially stochastic networks.
STNN models forecast COVID-19 spread with improved accuracy.
problem Forecasting the spread of COVID-19 worldwide.
method Spatio-temporal Neural Network (STNN) incorporating spatial and temporal data.
result STNN models outperform classical models in accuracy and handling both spatial and temporal data.
We propose an efficient method for estimating covariate effects in doubly-stochastic spatial models.
problem Computational demands and restrictive assumptions in existing doubly-stochastic spatial models.
method Penalized regression method for estimating covariate effects in doubly-stochastic point processes.
result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the covariate effect estimates achieved despite model misspecification.
Study on consistency of ML methods for moving objects in non-stationary environments.
problem Consistency of machine learning methods for moving objects in non-stationary environments.
method Least squares, ridge regression, and ℓs-penalized least squares methods under non-stationary spatial-temporal sampling. result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the estimates under weak conditions.
New method infers diffusion equations from sparse data.
problem Statistical inference of diffusion equations from limited data.
method Neural network-based estimators for drift and diffusion tensor.
result Statistical convergence guarantees for Hölder continuous processes.
Modeling wind dynamics in Saudi Arabia using deep learning and stochastic PDEs.
problem Accurately modeling spatio-temporal wind patterns in a large, diverse, and understudied region.
method Energy distance-based spatial reduction, sparse stochastic Echo State Network, non-stationary stochastic PDE reconstruction.
result Produces more accurate wind speed and energy forecasts, saving $1 million annually.
New BNN method reduces training time and model size.
problem Overconfident predictions in deep learning models.
method Designing STF-BNN for efficient scaling of BNNs.
result Significantly reduces training time and model size compared to vanilla BNNs.
Paper analyzes tech adoption in financial networks, finding key leadership and diffusion dynamics.
problem Understanding technology adoption and network effects in financial systems.
method Developed a spatial-network framework with a master equation and Feynman-Kac representation.
result Found strong support for two-regime adoption dynamics and significant leadership in network central banks.
DeepONets enhance spatial-temporal surrogates for structural dynamics.
problem Creating full spatial-temporal surrogates for dynamical systems under uncertainty.
method Proposed Full-Field Extended DeepONet (FExD) to learn full solution operator across multiple degrees of freedom.
result FExD achieves superior accuracy and computational efficiency compared to other models.
Investigates stochastic networks on disordered lattices, converging to Brownian web in 2D.
problem Stochastic networks on disordered lattices.
method Directed spanning forests on randomly perturbed lattices.
result DSF converges to Brownian web in 2D under diffusive scaling.
ProGen improves spatiotemporal forecasting with SDEs and diffusion models.
problem Complex spatial and temporal dependencies in spatiotemporal data.
method ProGen uses Stochastic Differential Equations and diffusion-based generative models.
result ProGen outperforms state-of-the-art models on traffic datasets.
A new method uses deep learning for optimal stopping problems.
problem Solving optimal stopping problems in financial mathematics.
method Deep primal-dual BSDE framework with a novel loss function.
result The method provides a true upper bound for the optimal value.
Kriging is the predominant method used for spatial prediction, but relies on the assumption that predictions are linear combinations of the observations. Kriging often also relies on additional assumptions such as normality and stationarity. We propose a more flexible spatial prediction method based on the Nearest-Neig…
Bayesian priors for neural networks are improved by incorporating weight correlations and tail behavior.
problem Improving Bayesian priors for neural networks to better reflect true beliefs and performance.
method Analyzed summary statistics of neural network weights in different architectures and incorporated these observations into new priors.
result Improved performance on image classification datasets by using new priors that account for weight correlations and tail behavior.
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.
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.
Proposes a deep neural network for spatial data regression.
problem Regression of spatial data using deep neural networks.
method Localized two-layer deep neural network for spatial data, proving consistency and asymptotic convergence.
result Asymptotic convergence rate is faster than existing methods, demonstrating effectiveness on temperature estimation.
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.
A2-SBNN models spatial data with copulas for non-Gaussian dependencies.
problem Capturing complex spatial relationships and extreme dependencies in non-Gaussian data.
method Embedding A2 copula into a Bayesian neural network, trained with Wasserstein loss and moment matching.
result A2-SBNN consistently delivers high accuracy across various dependency strengths.
Approximate variational inference has shown to be a powerful tool for modeling unknown complex probability distributions. Recent advances in the field allow us to learn probabilistic models of sequences that actively exploit spatial and temporal structure. We apply a Stochastic Recurrent Network (STORN) to learn robot …
The specificty and sensitivity of resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) measurements depend on pre-processing choices, such as the parcellation scheme used to define regions of interest (ROIs). In this study, we critically evaluate the effect of brain parcellations on machine learning models applied to rs-fMRI data. O…
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.
Improved spatial distribution learning with Bayesian transport maps and parametric shrinkage.
problem Learning non-Gaussian spatial distributions with limited training data.
method Proposed ShrinkTM approach using Bayesian transport maps with parametric shrinkage.
result ShrinkTM outperforms existing BTM, especially with few training samples.
Stochastic configuration networks (SCNs) as a class of randomized learner model have been successfully employed in data analytics due to its universal approximation capability and fast modelling property. The technical essence lies in stochastically configuring hidden nodes (or basis functions) based on a supervisory m…
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.
This paper explores the trade-off between spatial and adversarial robustness in neural networks.
problem Understanding the trade-off between spatial and adversarial robustness in neural networks.
method Quantitative analysis and empirical testing with curriculum learning.
result Spatial robustness and adversarial robustness are quantitatively related and can be improved simultaneously.
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.
A new framework enhances IDW models for complex industrial datasets.
problem Low performance of IDW models in complex industrial datasets.
method Deep reinforcement learning network to enhance IDW models and learn hyperparameters.
result The proposed framework achieves differential spatial prediction and is more accurate than current IDW models.
Spatial smoothing improves BNNs' accuracy, uncertainty, and robustness without increasing computational cost.
problem Large ensembles in BNNs increase computational cost and reduce performance.
method Spatial smoothing adds blur layers to convolutional neural networks to ensemble neighboring feature map points.
result Spatial smoothing improves BNNs' performance with fewer ensembles and enhances robustness.
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…
Hybrid model predicts flow and pressure in water systems.
problem Predicting flow and pressure in water distribution systems with complex spatial-temporal correlations.
method Hybrid dual-stage spatial-temporal attention-based recurrent neural networks (hDS-RNN).
result Our model outperformed 9 baseline models in flow and pressure series prediction.
This work studies the entity-wise topical behavior from massive network logs. Both the temporal and the spatial relationships of the behavior are explored with the learning architectures combing the recurrent neural network (RNN) and the convolutional neural network (CNN). To make the behavioral data appropriate for th…
The 2008 financial crisis revealed banking consolidation paradoxically increased systemic fragility and global financial contagion with negligible spatial decay.
problem Fundamental vulnerabilities in interconnected banking systems during the 2008 financial crisis were inadequately addressed by existing frameworks.
method Developed a unified spatial-network framework using spectral analysis of network Laplacian operators combined with spatial difference-in-differences identification.
result Banking consolidation paradoxically increased systemic fragility and global financial contagion with negligible spatial decay.
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.
Neural networks improve geospatial data analysis by relaxing linearity assumptions.
problem Traditional geospatial analysis assumes linear models, limiting flexibility.
method Embedding neural networks within traditional geostatistical models for non-linear mean functions.
result NN-GLS algorithm provides consistent and scalable predictions for irregular spatial data.
A decentralized policy achieves logarithmic regret for multi-agent MAB problems with communication constraints.
problem Decentralized policy for multi-agent MAB problems with option availability and communication constraints.
method Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) algorithms with non-stationary stochastic communication protocol.
result Guaranteed logarithmic regret for non-fully connected spatial graphs with communication constraints.
Improved neural networks by averaging late-stage weights.
problem Improving the performance of neural networks.
method Ensemble late-stage weights and average them.
result Augmenting standard models with late-phase weights improves generalization.
Graph neural networks extend neural Bayes estimators to irregular spatial data.
problem Estimating parameters from irregular spatial data with computational efficiency.
method Employing graph neural networks to approximate Bayes estimators for irregular spatial data.
result Extending neural Bayes estimation to irregular spatial data with computational benefits.
Image-to-image networks speed up SAR model parameter estimation.
problem Computational infeasibility of MLE for large, non-stationary spatial fields.
method Used image-to-image networks to estimate SAR model parameters.
result Image-to-image networks enable faster and more accurate parameter estimation.
Neural networks estimate spatial process likelihoods efficiently.
problem Challenges in estimating spatial processes with slow or intractable likelihoods.
method Convolutional neural networks trained on a classification task to learn likelihood function.
result Neural likelihood surfaces provide fast and accurate parameter estimation.
New method improves convergence of spatial filters in neural networks.
problem Poor convergence behavior of spatial filters in neural networks.
method Correlated initialization for spatial filters.
result Uncorrelated initialization leads to poor convergence and slow training of some parameters.
Deep-learning method solves BSVIEs and coupled systems.
problem High-dimensional, time-inconsistent stochastic control problems.
method Trains a neural network to approximate solution fields directly.
result Non-asymptotic error bound and scalable performance.
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…
DDPMs can reproduce medical image context, showing interpolation between samples.
problem Understanding DDPMs' ability to learn spatial context in medical imaging.
method Used stochastic context models (SCMs) to produce training data and assess DDPMs' performance.
result DDPMs can generate contextually correct images, interpolating between samples.