New method adds interactions to interpretable models for large-scale data.
problem Limited model complexity and lack of interactions in interpretable models.
method Factorization method to derive scalable higher-order tensor product spline models.
result Incorporates all higher-order interactions of non-linear feature effects without computational penalties.
HAR regression improves performance on small datasets.
problem Small datasets with complex functions.
method Data-adaptive kernel ridge regression using tensor-product spline basis.
result Achieves n−1/3 convergence rate for right-continuous functions. A novel online framework for analyzing multidimensional functional data.
problem Analysis of multidimensional functional data streams poses significant challenges.
method Online functional principal component analysis using tensor product splines on a Stiefel manifold with Riemannian stochastic gradient descent.
result Efficient and scalable modeling of multidimensional functional data.
A new method evolves point clouds using B-splines for smooth surfaces.
problem Evolution of smooth surfaces from discrete point clouds.
method Adaptive Lagrangian B-spline framework for geometric evolution.
result Efficient and accurate reproduction of surface evolution phenomena.
Many modern data sets are sampled with error from complex high-dimensional surfaces. Methods such as tensor product splines or Gaussian processes are effective/well suited for characterizing a surface in two or three dimensions but may suffer from difficulties when representing higher dimensional surfaces. Motivated by…
New projection operators for multipatch spaces with stable properties.
problem Problems with non-matching interfaces in multipatch spaces.
method Construction of commuting projection operators on de Rham sequences of multipatch spaces with local tensor-product parametrization.
result Local and stable projection operators in any Lp norm for shape-regular spline patches with different mappings and local refinements. TPBS models improve robustness to overfitting with localized Dirichlet energy regularization.
problem Global Dirichlet energy-based regularization fails for TPBS models due to perfect interpolation.
method Propose local Dirichlet energy regularization and two inference estimators.
result TPBS models outperform neural networks in overfitting regimes and maintain competitive performance otherwise.
New method adds all interactions in non-linear models without high computational cost.
problem Missing interactions in interpretable machine learning models.
method Additive higher-order factorization machines using tensor product splines.
result Scalable model with interactions at low computational cost.
Kronecker trend filtering improves lattice data smoothing.
problem Estimating smooth functions on lattice data.
method Penalized least squares with Kronecker products of univariate trend filtering penalties.
result Kronecker trend filtering outperforms linear smoothers in high dimensions.
Deep neural network is a state-of-art method in modern science and technology. Much statistical literature have been devoted to understanding its performance in nonparametric estimation, whereas the results are suboptimal due to a redundant logarithmic sacrifice. In this paper, we show that such log-factors are not nec…
We consider the problem of comparing probability densities between two groups. A new probabilistic tensor product smoothing spline framework is developed to model the joint density of two variables. Under such a framework, the probability density comparison is equivalent to testing the presence/absence of interactions.…
Paper finds maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
problem Finding maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
method Modified B-spline solutions for inverse interpolation problem.
result Determined maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
Explores tensor products in hyperdimensional computing.
problem Understanding tensor products in hyperdimensional computing.
method Generalized results from graph embeddings to vector symbolic architectures and hyperdimensional computing.
result Tensor product is the most general and expressive representation with errorless unbinding and detection.
Revisits stochastic collocation with exponential splines for option pricing.
problem Improving the accuracy of option price interpolation using stochastic collocation.
method Uses exponential quadratic splines and optimizes abscissae or parameters of B-splines.
result Shows that fixing abscissae and optimizing parameters leads to better interpolation accuracy.
Introduces tensor product for quiver representations and applies to stable bundles and character varieties.
problem Stability and classification of quiver bundles and their subvarieties.
method Definition of tensor product for quiver representations and application to stability and character varieties.
result Tensor products of polystable quiver bundles are polystable and provide insights into character varieties.
Defines tensor products for A-infinity structures using diagonals.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on new definitions.
method Uses diagonals of associahedra and multiplihedra to define tensor products.
result Defines tensor products for various A-infinity structures.
Paper proves regularity and existence of Riemannian splines.
problem Regularity and existence of Riemannian splines on manifolds.
method Generalization of DuBois-Reymond Lemma for higher-order splines.
result Established existence of minimizers for spline energy.
Improves spline quality and accuracy in computational microscopy.
problem Detecting slender, overlapping structures in microscopy images.
method Differentiable rendering approach for spline refinement.
result Achieves high reliability and sub-pixel accuracy.
Paper introduces tensor product of quandles for knot classification.
problem Classifying knot invariants of surface-links with 1-handles.
method Introduces tensor product of quandles and applies to surface-links.
result Tensor product of knot quandles/classical quandles can classify surface-link invariants.
This paper develops a new method for constructing splines on Lie groups using Poisson equation solutions.
problem Existing methods for constructing splines on Lie groups have limitations and assumptions that may not reflect actual curves.
method The paper introduces a new approach using solutions of the Poisson equation on Lie groups to construct splines.
result The new method allows for global splines with arbitrary initial conditions, improving curve reconstruction.
Sig-Splines model uses signatures and splines for time series data, achieving universality and convexity.
problem Creating a generative model for multivariate time series data.
method Combines linear transformations and signature transforms into a neural spline flow.
result Achieves universality and introduces convexity in model parameters.
We extend the adaptive regression spline model by incorporating saturation, the natural requirement that a function extend as a constant outside a certain range. We fit saturating splines to data using a convex optimization problem over a space of measures, which we solve using an efficient algorithm based on the condi…
With the renewed and growing interest in geometric continuity in mind, this article gives a general definition of geometrically continuous polygonal surfaces and geometrically continuous spline functions on them. Polynomial splines defined by G1 gluing data in terms of rational functions are analyzed further. A general…
We prove explicit formulas for Chern classes of tensor products of vector bundles, with coefficients given by certain universal polynomials in the ranks of the two bundles.
Sinh-acceleration speeds up B-spline option pricing.
problem Improving efficiency in option pricing calculations.
method Using sinh-acceleration on B-spline probability density projection.
result SINH acceleration technique improves error control and reduces CPU time.
Combines spline interpolation and ARIMA for stock market forecasting.
problem Limited predictive performance of ARIMA in noisy data.
method Integrates cubic spline interpolation and ARIMA for time series forecasting.
result Demonstrates guidance for short-term stock market forecasting.
We present two formulas for Chern classes of the tensor product of two vector bundles. In the first formula we consider a matrix containing Chern classes of the first bundle and we take a polynomial of this matrix with Chern classes of the second bundle as coefficients. The determinant of this expression equals the Che…
A new nonparametric approach for system identification has been recently proposed where the impulse response is seen as the realization of a zero--mean Gaussian process whose covariance, the so--called stable spline kernel, guarantees that the impulse response is almost surely stable. Maximum entropy properties of the …
A new spline method for manifold learning using Hessian-based curvature penalties.
problem Learning manifolds with curvature penalties in high dimensions.
method Generalizes thin-plate splines to flat manifolds using Hessian matrices, minimizing square error with curvature constraints.
result Existence and uniqueness of the spline solution, expressed as Green's functions and Hessian approximations.
Locally-verifiable conditions ensure exactness of spline discrete de Rham complex.
problem Ensuring cohomological equivalence of spline discrete complex to continuous de Rham complex.
method Theoretical analysis and locally-verifiable sufficient conditions for exactness.
result Locally-verifiable conditions guarantee exactness of hierarchical B-spline discrete de Rham complex.
We use splines and the Sasaki metric to analyze and compare manifold-valued trajectories.
problem Analyzing and comparing trajectories on Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian hierarchical model, Bézier splines, Sasaki metric.
result Spline-based approaches outperform state-of-the-art methods in intensity classification of trajectories.
A new method reduces the complexity of tensor products from cubic to quadratic, improving both speed and accuracy.
problem Efficiently computing high-dimensional tensor products for polynomial kernels.
method Complex-to-Real (CtR) modification of sketches using complex random projections.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance in accuracy and speed.
Cubic spline smoothing improves interpolation between irregularly sampled data.
problem Interpolation discontinuity in recurrent neural networks for irregularly sampled sequences.
method Cubic spline smoothing compensation module trained end-to-end with ODE-RNN.
result Improves interpolation between irregularly sampled data points.
We reparametrize ReLU NNs as splines to understand their learning dynamics.
problem Understanding the learning dynamics and inductive bias of neural networks.
method Reparametrize ReLU NNs as continuous piecewise linear splines to study learning dynamics.
result Standard weight initializations yield very flat functions, leading to strength and type of implicit regularization.
Smoothing splines provide a powerful and flexible means for nonparametric estimation and inference. With a cubic time complexity, fitting smoothing spline models to large data is computationally prohibitive. In this paper, we use the theoretical optimal eigenspace to derive a low rank approximation of the smoothing spl…
Piecewise polynomial interpolation-based gradient descent reduces oracle complexity for smooth loss functions.
problem Optimizing empirical risk minimization loss functions
method Piecewise polynomial interpolation-based gradient descent
result Oracle complexity is reduced for smooth loss functions
This paper is devoted to the application of B-splines to volatility modeling, specifically the calibration of the leverage function in stochastic local volatility models and the parameterization of an arbitrage-free implied volatility surface calibrated to sparse option data. We use an extension of classical B-splines …
This paper introduces a spline-based method for nonparametric ADVI that handles complex posterior distributions.
problem Learning complex posterior distributions with skewness, multimodality, and bounded support.
method Develops a spline-based nonparametric approximation approach for ADVI.
result Establishes the asymptotic consistency of the derived lower bound for importance weighted autoencoder.
The paper introduces a spline-based method for calibrating neural networks.
problem Ensuring neural network outputs are reliable for safety-critical applications.
method Approximating the empirical cumulative distribution function using splines to map network outputs to calibrated probabilities.
result The spline-based recalibration consistently outperforms existing methods on calibration measures.
Multivariate splines linked to infinitely-wide neural networks with improved numerical performance.
problem Understanding the relationship between multivariate splines and neural networks.
method Showed multivariate splines can be represented as random features in infinitely-wide neural networks with a homogeneous activation function.
result The function space of multivariate splines is a Sobolev space on a Euclidean ball with explicit norm bounds on derivatives.
The paper constructs a Poisson algebra bundle for multilocal observables.
problem Representing multilocal observables in classical field theory.
method Working with unordered configuration spaces and using symmetric algebras with respect to two tensor products.
result Obtained a Poisson 2-algebra bundle mimicking Peierls bracket.
Quantum walks blend patterns into splines when averaged.
problem Understanding the asymptotic patterns of quantum random walks.
method Averaging over quantum coins using the Haar measure.
result Patterns blend into splines, showing a unified behavior.
Cubic spline interpolation on Euclidean space is a standard topic in numerical analysis, with countless applications in science and technology. In several emerging fields, for example computer vision and quantum control, there is a growing need for spline interpolation on curved, non-Euclidean space. The generalization…
Maximum mean discrepancy (MMD), also called energy distance or N-distance in statistics and Hilbert-Schmidt independence criterion (HSIC), specifically distance covariance in statistics, are among the most popular and successful approaches to quantify the difference and independence of random variables, respectively. T…
A new modeling framework CSN simplifies and interprets machine learning models.
problem Complexity and interpretability issues in machine learning models.
method Combines spline transformation and cross-network to create CSN.
result CSN is as performant and interpretable as XGBoost and FCNN.
A comprehensive methodology is provided for smoothing noisy, irregularly sampled data with non-Gaussian noise using smoothing splines. We demonstrate how the spline order and tension parameter can be chosen a priori from physical reasoning. We also show how to allow for non-Gaussian noise and outliers which are typical…
Proves elliptic operator images are closed on Hilbert bundles.
problem Closedness of images of elliptic operators on Hilbert bundles.
method Analyzes tensor product of elliptic operators and compares images.
result Establishes closedness of images with respect to natural topology.
This paper presents an efficient algorithm for evolving point cloud data on smooth manifolds using B-Splines.
problem Evolution of point cloud data on smooth manifolds in higher dimensions.
method Lagrangian approach using adaptive B-Spline interpolation.
result Demonstrates the convergence of geometric quantities and the effectiveness of the approach.