European steel industry shifts to electric arc furnaces, reducing scrap imports and increasing competition.
problem Reducing CO2 emissions in the European steel industry through electric arc furnaces.
method Combining trade data with business intelligence to model the impact of EAF capacity on scrap trade.
result Scrap imports decrease as EAF capacity increases, highlighting the need for a new business ecosystem.
The paper validates the intensity of use model for Iran's steel consumption using economic activity indexes.
problem Validating the intensity of use model for Iran's steel consumption.
method Used support vector machines and economic activity indexes to model and predict steel consumption.
result Iran's steel consumption is strongly correlated with its economic activity.
This work develops a high precision fault diagnosis classifier using XAI insights.
problem Fault diagnosis of steel plates in manufacturing industry.
method Incorporation of XAI insights into Data Science process using SMOTE and medoids.
result 10 fold cross validated performance of 94% achieved.
Study finds no evidence dual-class stocks are effective predictors.
problem Investment efficiency of dual-class stocks.
method In-depth analysis of stock price divergence, innovative LSTM model training set selection.
result No compelling evidence dual-class stocks are effective predictors.
Study finds fundamental analysis useful for predicting stock prices in China's transitional economy.
problem Investment predictability in China's transitional economy.
method Examined 3 industries (media, power, steel) with 3 types of correlation on 25 financial determinants of 60 Chinese companies over 4 years.
result Fundamental analysis can predict stock prices in China's transitional economy, contradicting the Efficient Market Hypothesis.
STEEL tackles batch RL with singularity, improving policy optimization.
problem Existing RL methods assume absolutely continuous data, but STEEL handles non-overlapping regions.
method Proposes STEEL algorithm using maximum mean discrepancy and distributionally robust optimization.
result First finite-sample regret guarantee for batch RL with singularity.
New method uses deep learning for better monitoring of industrial processes.
problem Monitoring high-dimensional, nonlinear profiles in industrial systems.
method Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) for modeling nonlinear manifolds.
result Deep probabilistic models outperform traditional methods in residual-space.
Method distinguishes between failures and domain shifts in industrial data streams.
problem Confusing domain shifts with failures in industrial data.
method Modified Page-Hinkley changepoint detector and supervised domain-adaptation-based anomaly detection.
result Allows differentiation between failures and domain shifts.
This communication is based on an original approach linking economical factors to technical and methodological ones. This work is applied to the decision process for mix production. This approach is relevant for costing driving systems. The main interesting point is that the quotation factors (linked to time indicators…
Deep learning detects corrosion in nuclear fuel canisters.
problem Ensuring safety and integrity of used nuclear fuel dry storage canisters.
method Residual neural networks (ResNets) for real-time corrosion detection of canister images.
result Deep learning approach accurately detects corrosion and classifies canisters as corroded or intact.
Reconstruct trapezoidal surfaces from point clouds.
problem Reconstructing trapezoidal surfaces from point clouds.
method Kinematic approach: find axis direction, polygonal path, and reconstruct surface.
result Reconstructs trapezoidal surfaces from point clouds.
Bayesian SDOE method estimates QoIs from expensive black-box functions efficiently.
problem Estimating non-linear QoIs from expensive, unknown functions.
method Sequential design of experiments using Bayesian surrogate models and information gain.
result Method efficiently estimates QoIs with limited function evaluations.
We study the structure of inter-industry relationships using networks of money flows between industries in 20 national economies. We find these networks vary around a typical structure characterized by a Weibull link weight distribution, exponential industry size distribution, and a common community structure. The comm…
Industry evolution caused by various reasons, among which technology progress driving industry development has been approved, but with the new trend of industry convergence, inter-industry convergence also plays an increasing important role. This paper plans to probe the industry synergetic evolution mechanism based on…
Improves industry classification for diversified companies.
problem Traditional industry classification struggles with multi-sector conglomerates.
method Bayesian Non-Parametrics, Markov Updating, and hierarchical modeling.
result MIS-2 provides a measurable improvement over GICS in predicting future correlations.
Develops MIS, a probabilistic model for multi-industry classification.
problem GICS's limitation of assigning each firm to exactly one industry, especially for diversified firms.
method Topic modeling to probabilistically assign firms to multiple industries based on business descriptions.
result Demonstrates MIS's ability to flexibly assign firms to multiple industries with relevance probabilities.
The paper explores MMPR to select diverse models for scientific insight.
problem Model selection often fails to bring multiple underlying patterns to light.
method Multi-model penalized regression (MMPR) to acknowledge model uncertainty.
result Different penalty settings can promote either shrinkage or sparsity of coefficients in separate models.
Study finds environmental liability insurance reduces industrial carbon emissions.
problem Reduction of industrial carbon emissions.
method Two-way fixed effect model using provincial (city) level panel data from 2010 to 2020.
result Environmental liability insurance reduces industrial carbon emissions at both direct and indirect levels, with varying effects.
Study reveals similarities in knowledge flows between pharmaceutical and AI industries.
problem Understanding the dynamics of drug pipelines in global pharmaceutical industry.
method Multilayer network analysis of drug pipeline, global supply chain, and ownership data.
result Proven similarities in knowledge flows between pharmaceutical and AI industries.
Analyzes Indian chemical industry post-Covid.
problem Global uncertainty impacts chemical industry performance.
method Fundamental analysis of key players and trends.
result Various geopolitical and macroeconomic trends shape industry performance.
This paper presents a proof-of-concept demonstration of triaxial strain tomography from Bragg-edge neutron imaging within a three-dimensional sample. Bragg-edge neutron transmission can provide high-resolution images of the average through thickness strain within a polycrystalline material. This poses an associated ric…
New online learning algorithms improve cyberattack detection in industrial control systems.
problem Detecting cyberattacks in industrial control systems with limited resources.
method Online learning algorithms to process continuous data streams and address class imbalance.
result Improved detection rate of cyberattacks in industrial control systems.
We provide complete source code for building a fundamental industry classification based on publically available and freely downloadable data. We compare various fundamental industry classifications by running a horserace of short-horizon trading signals (alphas) utilizing open source heterotic risk models (https://ssr…
The Industrial Internet of Things drastically increases connectivity of devices in industrial applications. In addition to the benefits in efficiency, scalability and ease of use, this creates novel attack surfaces. Historically, industrial networks and protocols do not contain means of security, such as authentication…
We give complete algorithms and source code for constructing (multilevel) statistical industry classifications, including methods for fixing the number of clusters at each level (and the number of levels). Under the hood there are clustering algorithms (e.g., k-means). However, what should we cluster? Correlations? Ret…
Quantum computing offers financial industry new optimization and risk management tools.
problem Traditional computing limits financial industry's problem-solving capabilities.
method Structured review of quantum computing platforms, algorithms, and use cases.
result Quantum computing can enhance financial industry applications like optimization and risk management.
Sparse Polynomial Chaos expansions improve accuracy and efficiency in simulations.
problem Challenges in computational efficiency and accuracy for Polynomial Chaos modeling.
method Sparse Bayesian learning using Variational Relevance Vector Machines.
result Sparse Polynomial Chaos expansions achieve comparable performance to compressive sensing with fewer data points.
Study uses ML and statistical models to analyze climate impacts of industrial growth.
problem Understanding and predicting environmental impacts of industrial activities.
method Comparative analysis of ML and statistical models on time series data.
result ML models outperform statistical models in predicting environmental impacts.
The U.S. water distribution system contains thousands of miles of pipes constructed from different materials, and of various sizes, and age. These pipes suffer from physical, environmental, structural and operational stresses, causing deterioration which eventually leads to their failure. Pipe deterioration results in …
Paper uses neural networks to analyze oil price impact on Iranian stock and industry indices.
problem Impact of oil price volatility on Tehran stock and industry indices.
method Feed-forward neural networks analysis of two periods: sanctions and post-sanctions.
result Neural networks predict stock and industry indices well, showing significant oil price volatility impact.
Tool converts industrial systems to RL environments for optimization.
problem Lack of RL methods for optimizing industrial systems.
method Develops a tool to convert FSM models to OpenAI Gym wrappers.
result Traditional RL methods can be applied to industrial systems.
Study examines how COVID-19 intensified demand variability in U.S. supply chains.
problem The amplification of demand variability (Bullwhip Effect) in supply chains during the pandemic.
method Extensive industry-level data analysis using traditional and advanced empirical techniques.
result COVID-19 significantly amplified the Bullwhip Effect across different U.S. industries.
GenUQ uses generative models to estimate uncertainty in operator learning.
problem Uncertainty quantification in stochastic operator models.
method Introduces a measure-theoretic approach with a generative hyper-network.
result Outperforms other UQ methods in various example problems.
The assessment of co-movement among metals is crucial to better understand the behaviors of the metal prices and the interactions with others that affect the changes in prices. In this study, both Wavelet Analysis and VARMA (Vector Autoregressive Moving Average) models are utilized. First, Multiple Wavelet Coherence (M…
Deep learning predicts employment changes and industry health.
problem Forecasting short-term employment changes and assessing long-term industry health.
method LSTNet, a multi-scale deep learning model, processes multivariate time series data.
result LSTNet outperforms baseline models in most sectors, especially stable ones.
Nestedness has traditionally been used to detect assembly patterns in meta-communities and networks of interacting species. Attempts have also been made to uncover nested structures in international trade, typically represented as bipartite networks in which connections can be established between countries (exporters o…
Industry lacks tools to secure ML systems, study finds.
problem Insufficient security tools for ML systems in industry.
method Interviews with 28 organizations to identify gaps.
result Need revised Security Development Lifecycle for ML.
Deep learning model predicts material microstructures from processing methods.
problem Linking processing conditions to material properties for material design.
method Conditional image synthesis using Wasserstein GAN with gradient penalty.
result Deep learning model synthesizes high-quality microstructures for given cooling methods.
Study shows insurance industry in North Macedonia declined 10% due to COVID-19.
problem Impact of COVID-19 on insurance industry activity.
method Seasonal autoregressive models and data analysis for 11 insurance classes.
result Insurance activity in North Macedonia decreased by more than 10% during the pandemic.
Company2Vec creates embeddings from company websites for fine-grained business analytics.
problem Lack of fine-grained company labels for analytics.
method Word2Vec and dimensionality reduction on company website data.
result Semantic company embeddings for various applications.
How do regions acquire the knowledge they need to diversify their economic activities? How does the migration of workers among firms and industries contribute to the diffusion of that knowledge? Here we measure the industry, occupation, and location-specific knowledge carried by workers from one establishment to the ne…
Novel financial time-series data representation improves industry sector classification.
problem Classifying industries using historical stock returns time-series data.
method Proposed a novel representation based on stock returns embeddings for time-series data, overcoming representational challenges of conventional approaches.
result Substantial performance improvements over baselines using conventional representations.
Neural model learns company embeddings from data and news.
problem Subjective industry classification schemes in finance.
method Multimodal neural model training company embeddings.
result Objective company representations capture nuanced relationships.
Study uses machine learning to optimize seismic design parameters.
problem Optimizing seismic design parameters for performance-based design.
method Implementing explainable machine learning models to map design variables and performance metrics, integrated into a genetic optimization algorithm.
result Highly accurate surrogate models (R2> 90%) across diverse building types and hazards, identifying optimal member properties.
Bayesian methods improve industrial modeling under uncertainty.
problem Limited data, uncertainty in physics models, and high costs in experiments.
method Bayesian Hybrid Modeling (GEBHM) framework.
result Improved decision-making under uncertainty in industrial contexts.
Groups of firms often achieve a competitive advantage through the formation of geo-industrial clusters. Although many exemplary clusters, such as Hollywood or Silicon Valley, have been frequently studied, systematic approaches to identify and analyze the hierarchical structure of the geo-industrial clusters at the glob…
BayPrAnoMeta tackles few-shot industrial image anomaly detection with Bayesian methods.
problem Challenges in industrial image anomaly detection, especially class imbalance and scarcity of labeled samples.
method Bayesian Proto-MAML approach with probabilistic normality models and Bayesian posterior predictive likelihood.
result Consistent and significant AUROC improvements over existing methods in few-shot anomaly detection.
This research develops a dynamic risk management system for industrial companies.
problem Risk assessment and management in industrial enterprises.
method Qualitative and quantitative analysis, systematic risk classification, dynamic system development.
result Effective risk management strategies formed through dynamic risk management system and risk assessment methods.