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48 results for time-invariant rewards

New method learns time-invariant rewards from demonstrations.

problem Learning robust rewards for tasks with varying execution times.
method Model-based inverse reinforcement learning with time-invariant costs.
result Approach enables learning from misaligned demonstrations and generalizes spatially.

SPAQL improves RL by adaptively partitioning state-action space and learning a time-invariant policy.

problem Efficient model-free reinforcement learning with scalable algorithms.
method Adaptive Q-learning with UCB and Boltzmann exploration, automatically tuning temperature.
result SPAQL converges faster and uses fewer resources than AQL, showing higher sample efficiency.

New findings on universal learning in contextual bandits with adversarial rewards.

problem Learning in contextual bandits with time-varying, adversarial rewards.
method Characterization of learnable processes and necessary/sufficient conditions for universal learning.
result Optimistic universal learning for contextual bandits with adversarial rewards is impossible in general.

New algorithm tackles multi-agent bandits with heavy-tailed data.

problem Maximizing system performance in multi-agent settings with heavy-tailed data.
method Algorithm exploits hub-like structures and synchronization among clients.
result Regret bound of O(M11αlogT)O(M^{1 -\frac{1}α} \log{T}) for homogeneous settings, O(MlogT)O(M \log{T}) for heterogeneous.

Evolution of planar curves under a nonlocal geometric equation is investigated. It models the simultaneous contraction and growth of carbonate particles called ooids in geosciences. Using classical ODE results and a bijective mapping we demonstrate that the steady parameters associated with the physical environment det…

2016-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a method for learning and planning in time-varying environments.

problem Learning and planning in unknown, time-varying environments.
method Computes the maximally likely model of the environment using maximum likelihood estimation.
result Generalizes learning algorithms for time-invariant Markov decision processes to time-varying ones.

A method for learning with autoregressive chain-of-thoughts.

problem Learning prompt-to-answer mappings from sequence-to-next-token generators.
method Iterating a fixed, time-invariant generator for multiple steps to generate a chain-of-thought, then taking the final token as the answer.
result Universal representability and computationally tractable chain-of-thought learning for a simple base class.

We build a simple diagnostic criterion for approximate factor structure in large cross-sectional equity datasets. Given a model for asset returns with observable factors, the criterion checks whether the error terms are weakly cross-sectionally correlated or share at least one unobservable common factor. It only requir…

2016-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a new method to assess system stability using torsion of state trajectories.

problem Stability assessment of linear time-invariant systems.
method Using the torsion τ(t)τ(t) of the state trajectory to determine stability.
result Conditions for stability and asymptotic stability are established based on the behavior of torsion.

Dynamic portfolio strategy using generative model with attention mechanism.

problem Dynamic modeling of multivariate stock returns with tail-side properties.
method Dynamic generative factor model using Attention-GRU network for dynamic learning and forecasting.
result The proposed model leads to wiser investments with higher reward-risk ratios and lower tail risks.

New scalable MARL framework for dynamic networked systems.

problem Scalability in multi-agent reinforcement learning with dynamic dependencies.
method Scalable Actor Critic framework for non-local and stochastic dependencies.
result Finite-time error bound showing convergence rate dependence on information spread speed.

The paper tackles joint learning of linear systems, improving accuracy with pooled data.

problem Estimating transition matrices of multiple related linear systems more accurately.
method Developed novel techniques to bound estimation errors and establish high probability bounds for singular values.
result Significant gains in accuracy achieved by pooling data across systems.

This paper combines RL with CPPI and TIPP for better trading strategies.

problem Challenges in quantitative trading due to swift dynamics and uncertainties.
method Fusion of CPPI and TIPP with MADDPG framework for multi-agent reinforcement learning.
result CPPI-MADDPG and TIPP-MADDPG outperform traditional strategies in real-market shares.

Paper tackles temporal overfitting in wind power curve modeling.

problem Temporal overfitting in wind power curve modeling.
method Proposes a Gaussian process-based method to partition and model time-invariant and time-varying components.
result Significant improvement in predicting responses for different time periods.

Ensemble++ uses shared-factor ensembles to scale Thompson Sampling for linear and nonlinear bandits.

problem Computational challenges in Thompson Sampling for large-scale or non-conjugate settings.
method Ensemble++ with shared-factor architecture and random linear combinations.
result Ensemble++ achieves comparable regret to exact Thompson Sampling with significantly smaller ensemble sizes.

ForecastNet uses a time-variant deep feed-forward neural network for better multi-step-ahead time series forecasting.

problem Time-invariant architectures limit multi-step-ahead forecasting.
method ForecastNet employs a deep feed-forward architecture with time-variant parameters and interleaved outputs.
result ForecastNet outperforms other models on multi-step-ahead time series forecasting tasks.

New model stabilizes asynchronous LTI systems, independent of synchronous stability.

problem Stability of asynchronous LTI systems under randomization and asynchrony.
method Introduced a new model for random asynchronous LTI systems and developed a method for system identification.
result Stability of random asynchronous LTI systems is independent of synchronous stability.

We provide a brief tutorial on the use of concentration inequalities as they apply to system identification of state-space parameters of linear time invariant systems, with a focus on the fully observed setting. We draw upon tools from the theories of large-deviations and self-normalized martingales, and provide both d…

2019-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

AR model forecasts partially observed dynamical time series by estimating evolution function and imputing missing variables.

problem Forecasting dynamical time series with missing variables.
method Autoregressive with slack time series (ARS) model.
result ARS model forecasts future time series with time-invariant and linear assumptions.

We prove that stochastic gradient descent efficiently converges to the global optimizer of the maximum likelihood objective of an unknown linear time-invariant dynamical system from a sequence of noisy observations generated by the system. Even though the objective function is non-convex, we provide polynomial running …

2016-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we construct the differential equations of the stream lines that characterize plasma regarded as a non-isotropic medium geometrized by a jet rheonomic time-invariant Berwald-Moor metric. Section 1 contains historical notes regarding the Plasma Physics and its geometrical description. Section 2 analyzes th…

2010-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

New method calibrates asynchronous, error-prone covariates for longitudinal data.

problem Estimation biases and slow convergence in analyzing time-varying covariates with measurement error.
method Functional calibration approach based on functional principal component analysis.
result Asymptotically unbiased and consistent estimators for time-invariant coefficients; optimal convergence rate for time-varying coefficients.

Improved speech separation and enhancement using neural beamforming.

problem Challenging speech separation and enhancement in reverberant environments.
method Sequential neural beamforming combining spectral and spatial separation methods.
result Average improvement of 2.75 dB in scale-invariant signal-to-noise ratio and 14.2% absolute reduction in speech recognition metric.

We study the problem of controlling linear time-invariant systems with known noisy dynamics and adversarially chosen quadratic losses. We present the first efficient online learning algorithms in this setting that guarantee O(T)O(\sqrt{T}) regret under mild assumptions, where TT is the time horizon. Our algorithms rely …

2018-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural ordinary differential equations (ODEs) have been attracting increasing attention in various research domains recently. There have been some works studying optimization issues and approximation capabilities of neural ODEs, but their robustness is still yet unclear. In this work, we fill this important gap by expl…

2019-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of learning a realization for a linear time-invariant (LTI) dynamical system from input/output data. Given a single input/output trajectory, we provide finite time analysis for learning the system's Markov parameters, from which a balanced realization is obtained using the classical Ho-Kalman al…

2018-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Study constructs solutions for evolving hypersurfaces using inverse spacetime mean curvature.

problem Evolution of hypersurfaces in spacetime.
method Weak solutions for hypersurfaces evolving along inverse spacetime mean curvature in asymptotically flat maximal initial data sets.
result Weak solution detects both future- and past-trapped apparent horizons.

Reward hacking exploits misspecified rewards, affecting agent capabilities and true performance.

problem Reward hacking in RL models exploiting reward misspecifications.
method Constructed four RL environments with misspecified rewards; analyzed agent capabilities and behavior.
result More capable agents exploit reward misspecifications, achieving higher proxy reward but lower true reward.

Paper introduces PRMs to learn non-Markovian stochastic rewards for reinforcement learning.

problem Lack of structured representation for non-Markovian stochastic rewards in reinforcement learning.
method Introduces probabilistic reward machines (PRMs) and presents an algorithm to learn them from decision processes.
result Algorithm proves correct and convergent for learning PRMs from decision processes.

Paper addresses reward learning issues in RL, improving both under- and over-estimation.

problem Reward learning from data can lead to reward delusions or underestimation, causing unintended behaviors.
method Connects reward learning to positive-unlabeled (PU) learning and applies a large-scale PU learning algorithm.
result Improves both GAIL and supervised reward learning without additional assumptions.