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DGRCL integrates dynamic and static graph relations for financial market prediction.

problem Capturing the evolving nature of stock markets while considering both temporal changes and static relational structures.
method Dynamic Graph Representation with Contrastive Learning (DGRCL) framework, including Embedding Enhancement (EE) and Contrastive Constrained Training (CCT) modules.
result DGRCL significantly outperforms state-of-the-art TGL baselines on NASDAQ and NYSE datasets.

FactorGCL uses hypergraph learning to predict stock returns by mining hidden factors.

problem Mining effective factors in data-driven models is challenging due to low signal-to-noise ratio in market data.
method FactorGCL employs a hypergraph structure and temporal residual contrastive learning to extract hidden factors.
result FactorGCL outperforms existing methods and mines effective hidden factors for predicting stock returns.

SoftCLT improves time series representation learning by soft contrastive loss.

problem Ignoring inherent correlations in time series leads to poor representation quality.
method SoftCLT introduces instance-wise and temporal contrastive loss with soft assignments.
result SoftCLT consistently improves various downstream tasks in time series learning.

ST-MTM models complex time series by decomposing and masking seasonal and trend components.

problem Forecasting complex time series with intricate temporal variations.
method Seasonal-Trend Decomposition with Masking and Contrastive Learning.
result ST-MTM achieves superior forecasting performance compared to existing methods.

New unsupervised deep learning method improves temporal resolution in tMRA.

problem Limited temporal resolution in tMRA due to fixed view-sharing scheme.
method Optimal transport driven cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (cycleGAN) without fully sampled k-space reference data.
result Can generate high quality reconstructions at various temporal resolutions.

TNC learns time series representations by leveraging temporal neighborhoods.

problem Complex, unlabeled time series data.
method Temporal Neighborhood Coding (TNC) with a debiased contrastive objective.
result TNC outperforms other unsupervised methods in time series clustering and classification.

Novel bio-inspired masking for robust speech emotion recognition.

problem Noise degradation in speech emotion recognition.
method Cochlear cepstrogram-based contrastive learning with temporal and frequency masking.
result Improved speech emotion recognition performance on K-EmoCon benchmark.

Capsule networks excel in understanding spatial relationships in 2D data for vision related tasks. Even though they are not designed to capture 1D temporal relationships, with TimeCaps we demonstrate that given the ability, capsule networks excel in understanding temporal relationships. To this end, we generate capsule…

2019-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Temporal networks representing a stream of timestamped edges are seemingly ubiquitous in the real-world. However, the massive size and continuous nature of these networks make them fundamentally challenging to analyze and leverage for descriptive and predictive modeling tasks. In this work, we propose a general framewo…

2019-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Interpretability has arisen as a key desideratum of machine learning models alongside performance. Approaches so far have been primarily concerned with fixed dimensional inputs emphasizing feature relevance or selection. In contrast, we focus on temporal modeling and the problem of tailoring the predictor, functionally…

2018-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a new method for learning compact representations of sequential data.

problem Learning compact representations of sequential data capturing spatio-temporal cues.
method Contrastive representation learning via adversarial optimal transport on the Grassmann manifold.
result Empirical results show competitive performance in human action recognition.

Proposes a novel method for generating hard negatives near time series data boundaries.

problem Challenges in generating effective negative samples for time series anomaly detection.
method Reconstruction-driven boundary negative generation framework using reinforcement learning.
result Improves anomaly representation learning and achieves competitive detection performance.

Knowledge graphs (KGs) typically contain temporal facts indicating relationships among entities at different times. Due to their incompleteness, several approaches have been proposed to infer new facts for a KG based on the existing ones-a problem known as KG completion. KG embedding approaches have proved effective fo…

2019-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

TCFimt forecasts causal effects of multiple interventions from individual data.

problem Estimating causal effects of temporal multi-interventions from individual data.
method TCFimt uses adversarial tasks in seq2seq framework to alleviate bias and contrastive learning to decouple effects.
result TCFimt outperforms state-of-the-art methods in predicting future outcomes and choosing optimal treatments.

Proposes a GNN for multivariate time-series prediction with filtering.

problem Low signal-to-noise ratio in complex systems data.
method Integrates a spatial-temporal GNN with a matrix filtering module to generate filtered graphs.
result Proposed model outperforms baseline approaches in multivariate time-series prediction.

New unsupervised learning task improves RL performance.

problem Reward-driven feature learning limitations in RL from images.
method Introduce Augmented Temporal Contrast (ATC) for unsupervised learning of image representations.
result Training encoders using ATC matches or outperforms end-to-end RL in most environments.

Study develops curvature for contact-sequence networks, revealing temporal dynamics.

problem Lack of geometric analysis for temporal network sequences.
method Develops Forman--Ricci curvature on spatiotemporal prism complexes.
result Two curvature variants disagree on 56-67% of temporal edges.

A simple baseline outperforms deep learning methods in transportation forecasting.

problem The importance of stationarity and recurrent patterns in transportation data.
method A naive baseline based on average weekly patterns and linear regression.
result The baseline method achieves comparable or better results than state-of-the-art deep learning approaches.

Quantum systems with scrambling improve temporal information processing, but scaling requires exponential overhead.

problem Scalability and memory retention of quantum reservoirs in temporal information processing.
method Examined a quantum reservoir processing framework with scrambling reservoirs modeled by high-order unitary designs, analyzed in noiseless and noisy settings.
result Memory retention improves exponentially with reservoir size but worsens with reservoir iterations, requiring exponential shot overhead for scaling.

Noise-Contrastive Estimation improves efficiency for estimating log-likelihood of complex point processes.

problem Estimating log-likelihood of complex multivariate point processes is computationally expensive.
method Noise-Contrastive Estimation adapted for multivariate point processes, with provable guarantees.
result Our method achieves similar log-likelihood with fewer evaluations and less time.

Epileptic seizure activity shows complicated dynamics in both space and time. To understand the evolution and propagation of seizures spatially extended sets of data need to be analysed. We have previously described an efficient filtering scheme using variational Laplace that can be used in the Dynamic Causal Modelling…

2017-05-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Temporal aggregation reveals latent default correlation from monthly data.

problem Understanding effective default correlation from monthly default data.
method Temporal coarse-graining of latent default-probability paths.
result Temporal coarse-graining improves identifiability and reduces over-allocation of long-horizon fluctuations.

Temporal coarse-graining of latent default paths explains effective correlation in corporate defaults.

problem Understanding effective default correlation in corporate defaults.
method Temporal coarse-graining of latent default-probability paths, applied to corporate default-count data.
result Temporal coarse-graining provides a scale-consistent baseline that improves identifiability and reduces over-allocation of long-horizon fluctuations.

We propose a dynamic edge exchangeable network model that can capture sparse connections observed in real temporal networks, in contrast to existing models which are dense. The model achieved superior link prediction accuracy on multiple data sets when compared to a dynamic variant of the blockmodel, and is able to ext…

2017-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

CNPs improve function approximation by contrastive learning.

problem Learning from non-i.i.d function instantiations in high-dimensional, noisy spaces.
method CNPs with TCL and FCL contrastive branches for better function approximation.
result CNPs outperform other variants in function distribution reconstruction and parameter identification.

Unified model improves multi-task learning by accounting for temporal misalignment.

problem Poor predictive performance and uncertainty quantification due to temporal misalignment in multi-task learning.
method Uses Gaussian processes to model correlations and includes a monotonic warp of the input data to account for temporal misalignment.
result Improves predictive performance and uncertainty quantification in multi-task learning.

The paper shows how to answer future and past questions from high-dimensional time series data.

problem Challenges in answering probabilistic inference questions from high-dimensional time series data.
method Temporal contrastive learning to learn Gaussian representations that enable compact closed-form solutions.
result Representations learned via contrastive learning follow a Gauss-Markov chain, enabling efficient inference and planning.

Enhances thematic investing with stock embeddings from textual data.

problem Challenges in constructing thematic portfolios due to overlapping sector boundaries and evolving market dynamics.
method Introduces THEME, a framework that fine-tunes embeddings using hierarchical contrastive learning, aligning themes and stocks using their hierarchical relationship and incorporating stock returns.
result Theme-aligned portfolios demonstrate compelling performance, significantly outperforming large language models in thematic asset retrieval.

This paper proposes a model of information cascades as directed spanning trees (DSTs) over observed documents. In addition, we propose a contrastive training procedure that exploits partial temporal ordering of node infections in lieu of labeled training links. This combination of model and unsupervised training makes …

2018-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a method to learn Markov state abstractions for reinforcement learning.

problem Learning Markov state representations in complex environments.
method The paper introduces a novel set of conditions and a training procedure combining inverse model estimation and temporal contrastive learning.
result The approach learns representations that capture the underlying structure of the domain and improve sample efficiency.

TD learning reduces interference, leading to better generalization.

problem Understanding and reducing interference in TD learning for better generalization.
method Analyzing the inner product of gradients as interference, comparing TD and supervised learning, and examining the dynamics of interference and bootstrapping.
result TD learning leads to low-interference, under-generalizing parameters, while supervised learning does the opposite.

Navigated 2D multi-slice dynamic Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging enables high contrast 4D MR imaging during free breathing and provides in-vivo observations for treatment planning and guidance. Navigator slices are vital for retrospective stacking of 2D data slices in this method. However, they also prolong the acquisi…

2018-04-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Modern deep learning approaches have achieved groundbreaking performance in modeling and classifying sequential data. Specifically, attention networks constitute the state-of-the-art paradigm for capturing long temporal dynamics. This paper examines the efficacy of this paradigm in the challenging task of emotion recog…

2019-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper addresses the energy disaggregation problem, i.e. decomposing the electricity signal of a whole home to its operating devices. First, we cast the problem as a dictionary learning (DL) problem where the key electricity patterns representing consumption behaviors are extracted for each device and stored in a d…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows different price correlations in European electricity markets.

problem Stochastic variability and temporal correlation in electricity prices.
method Comparison of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) and Kramers--Moyal equation.
result Intraday 15 minutes spot markets show strong negative correlations, unlike other markets.

Gaussian graphical models (GGMs) are probabilistic tools of choice for analyzing conditional dependencies between variables in complex systems. Finding changepoints in the structural evolution of a GGM is therefore essential to detecting anomalies in the underlying system modeled by the GGM. In order to detect structur…

2016-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A novel method detects multiple mitosis events and mitigates annotation gaps in phase-contrast microscopy.

problem Detecting multiple mitosis events and handling annotation gaps in closely placed cells.
method Estimating a spatiotemporal likelihood map via 3DCNN to detect multiple mitosis events and mitigate annotation gaps.
result Our method outperformed compared methods in terms of F1-score using a challenging dataset.