Study shows ethanol blends and incentives can significantly reduce transportation carbon emissions.
problem Rapid growth in electric vehicles requires complementary strategies to decarbonize transportation.
method Analysis of ethanol blending, regulatory incentives, and economic assessments.
result Ethanol blending, especially E15 and E85, can substantially reduce carbon emissions and provide economic benefits.
Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) play an important role in the decarbonization of the transportation sector. For a wider adoption of ZEVs, providing a reliable infrastructure is critical. We present a machine learning approach that uses unsupervised temporal clustering algorithm along with survey analysis to determine infr…
Model shows how financial markets can decarbonize under climate uncertainty.
problem Decarbonization of financial markets under climate uncertainty.
method Mean-field game approach to model firm decisions and investor interactions.
result Climate uncertainty weakens the impact of green-minded investors on decarbonization.
This paper optimizes decarbonized indices for financial tracking, balancing risk and environmental impact.
problem Balancing financial performance with environmental responsibilities in the context of climate risks.
method Develops decarbonized indices using mean-VaR and mean-ES optimization methods.
result Optimized indices reduce financial risk and carbon footprint, providing a balanced investment option.
Study optimal incentives for cleaner energy production.
problem Accelerate transition to cleaner technologies in energy market.
method Stochastic control models for three scenarios: single firm, two firms, and two firms without incentives.
result Optimal strategies for investment and production emerge, highlighting firm interactions and incentive effects.
CAI automates extraction and validation of corporate GHG emission metrics.
problem Manual extraction of corporate GHG emission metrics is labor-intensive and error-prone.
method CAI uses LLMs to automate extraction and validation of metrics from corporate disclosures.
result CAI improves data collection efficiency and accuracy by automating the process.
To achieve the ambitious aims of the Paris climate agreement, the majority of fossil-fuel reserves needs to remain underground. As current national government commitments to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are insufficient by far, actors such as institutional and private investors and the social movement on divestmen…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can aid decarbonization of the atmosphere to limit further global temperature increases. A framework utilizing unsupervised learning is used to generate a range of subsurface geologic volumes to investigate potential sites for long-term storage of carbon dioxide. Generative adversarial …
An innovative method optimizes engine calibration to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
problem Complex engines with many tunable parameters require efficient calibration methods.
method Combines Principal Component Decomposition with constrained Bayesian Optimization to minimize pressure curve deviation.
result Optimal engine calibration found after 64.4s with a 0.017% efficiency gain.
New methods estimate transport-growth pairs in unbalanced optimal transport.
problem Statistical guarantees for Monge-type estimation in unbalanced optimal transport remain limited.
method Developed two estimators for transport-growth pairs under different setups.
result Achieved minimax optimal rate for estimation of transport-growth pairs.
Active learning reduces smart meter data needs for better electric load predictions.
problem Inaccurate and costly electric load predictions due to insufficient data.
method Active learning to collect more informative data subsets.
result Electric load predictions can be made with about half the data using active learning.
Introduces statistical optimal transport for probabilistic lectures.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on introduction.
method Lecture-based introduction to statistical optimal transport.
result Provides an introduction to statistical optimal transport.
Study shows how optimal transport behaves in higher dimensions.
problem Characterizing optimal transport in higher dimensions with Euclidean distance.
method Investigates the small regularization limit of entropic optimal transport.
result The limiting transport plan is supported on transport rays and uniquely minimizes a relative entropy functional.
A concise discussion of the axiomatic approach to the concept of parallel transport is presented. Attention is drawn to a bijective map between the sets of connections and (axiomatically defined) parallel transports. The transports along paths are pointed as a generalization of the (axiomatically defined) parallel tran…
The axiomatic approach to parallel transport theory is partially discussed. Bijective correspondences between the sets of connections, (axiomatically defined) parallel transports, and transports along paths satisfying some additional conditions, are constructed. In particular, the equivalence between the concepts "conn…
Bayesian framework quantifies uncertainty in portfolio temperature alignment.
problem Uncertainty in portfolio temperature alignment models.
method X-Degree Compatibility (XDC) approach with FaIR climate model, adaptive MCMC, deep learning emulator.
result Robust parametric uncertainty quantification for FaIR model.
This paper reviews low voltage load forecasting methods and applications.
problem Reliable forecasting for low voltage networks is needed for decarbonization.
method Comprehensive survey of current approaches, challenges, and trends.
result Established an open list of low voltage datasets for further research.
New framework uses cohomology to analyze probabilistic distortions and arbitrage.
problem Analyzing probabilistic distortions and arbitrage in categorical filtrations.
method Transport cohomological framework, simplicial structure, loop effects, holonomy.
result Nontrivial probabilistic distortions and obstructions generated by loops.
Under mild regularity assumptions, the transport problem is stable in the following sense: if a sequence of optimal transport plans π1,π2,… converges weakly to a transport plan π, then π is also optimal (between its marginals). Alfonsi, Corbetta and Jourdain asked whether the same property is true for th…
NOT learns optimal transport plans, kernel costs improve performance.
problem NOT algorithm learns non-optimal plans with weak quadratic costs.
method Introduced kernel weak quadratic costs to improve NOT's performance.
result Kernel costs provide improved theoretical and practical guarantees.
New algorithm solves unbalanced optimal transport on trees in quasi-linear time.
problem Efficiently solving unbalanced optimal transport problems on trees.
method Proposed an algorithm that solves a more general unbalanced optimal transport problem exactly in quasi-linear time on a tree metric.
result Solves unbalanced optimal transport on trees in quasi-linear time (less than one second for a tree with one million nodes).
A review of the parallel transport (translation) in fibre bundles is presented. The connections between transports along paths and parallel transports in fibre bundles are examined. It is proved that the latter ones are special cases of the former.
Using McCann's transportation map, we establish a transport inequality on compact manifolds with positive Ricci curvature. This inequality contains the sharp spectral comparison estimates.
New metric for probability measures connects physics and geometry.
problem Developing a new metric for probability measures.
method Transport Hessian metric, formulated dynamical systems.
result Connections to physics equations and mathematical models.
A new algorithm for parallel transport on shape spaces is presented and compared to existing methods.
problem Statistical analysis of shape data, especially in time series and optimization.
method Pole ladder algorithm for parallel transport on Kendall shape spaces, compared to integration methods.
result The pole ladder algorithm is a more efficient method for parallel transport.
Extends optimal transport to dynamic and martingale settings.
problem Dynamic and martingale relaxation of optimal transport problems.
method Extends Benamou-Brenier formula to weak optimal transport and introduces barycentric optimal transport.
result Relates barycentric optimal transport to martingale Benamou-Brenier formula.
Review of modern computational optimal transport methods for biomedical applications.
problem Efficient computation of optimal transport for big data.
method Regularization-based and projection-based computational methods.
result Advancements in computational optimal transport methods for biomedical research.
Paper relaxes optimal transport using convex functions for data science.
problem Optimal transport problem on finite spaces.
method Relaxation via strictly convex functions (Kullback-Leibler divergence, Bregman divergences). Gradient descent iterative process.
result Mathematical foundations and iterative process for the relaxed optimal transport problem.
Study optimal transport on simplex boundary, proving transport map and potential regularity.
problem Regularity of transport map and potential on simplex boundary.
method Boundary regularity results for optimal transport maps, exploiting simplex symmetries.
result Regularity properties of transport map and its convex potential.
Bayesian approach to optimal transport with stochastic costs.
problem Inferring optimal transport plans with uncertain costs.
method Bayesian framework and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) sampling.
result Inference of optimal transport plans under stochastic cost functions.
Study shows increased VRE penetration reduces electricity prices and volatility.
problem Impact of increased variable renewable energy on electricity prices and volatility.
method Hourly, real-time data from six ISOs, quantile and skew t-distribution regressions.
result Increased VRE penetration is associated with decreased system electricity price and volatility in most ISOs.
TSC uses HMC and adaptive transport maps to optimize forward KL for variational inference.
problem Variational inference underestimates uncertainty when minimizing reverse KL.
method TSC uses Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and adaptive transport maps to optimize KL(p||q).
result TSC achieves competitive performance in training variational autoencoders on large-scale data.
In this paper, we present a novel and principled approach to learn the optimal transport between two distributions, from samples. Guided by the optimal transport theory, we learn the optimal Kantorovich potential which induces the optimal transport map. This involves learning two convex functions, by solving a novel mi…
New method uses kernel Stein discrepancy for measure transport without strict continuity constraints.
problem Minimizing Kullback-Leibler divergence for posterior approximation.
method Proposes minimizing kernel Stein discrepancy instead of Kullback-Leibler divergence.
result Demonstrates consistency and competitiveness of the new method.
A new model corrects inhomogeneity in Optimal Transport with Boundary.
problem Inhomogeneity in UROT models for Optimal Transport with Boundary.
method Proposed a modified entropic regularization term to make UROT models homogeneous.
result Homogeneous UROT model preserves properties of standard UROT while correcting inhomogeneity.
Paper investigates optimal transport map estimation in infinite-dimensional spaces.
problem Estimating optimal transport maps in infinite-dimensional spaces is challenging.
method Characterizes γ-smoothness for optimal transport maps and develops a polynomial-rate estimator. result Shows polynomial-order minimax risk for optimal transport map estimation.
Survey of linking information geometry and optimal transport.
problem Connecting two geometric frameworks for probability measures.
method Exploration of interactions and links between information geometry and optimal transport.
result Outstanding questions for both disciplines.
New optimal transport method handles mass creation and destruction.
problem Optimal re-balancing of portfolios with mass creation or destruction.
method Formalizes an optimal transport problem with mass-change factor.
result Existence of optimal transport plans and maps established.
New method designs fairer transport plans with uncertainty.
problem Designing fair and balanced mass transport plans.
method Hierarchical fully probabilistic design (HFPD) for transport plans.
result Optimal hyperprior for transport plans with uncertain marginals.
Paper introduces a neural network for consistent estimation of optimal transport maps.
problem Statistically consistent estimation of optimal transport maps between probability distributions.
method Lipschitz-constrained GAN penalized by quadratic transportation cost.
result The generator converges uniformly to the optimal transport map as sample size increases.
Proposes m-POT to improve m-OT's misspecified mappings issue.
problem Misspecified mappings in mini-batch optimal transport.
method Partial optimal transport (POT) between mini-batch empirical measures.
result m-POT alleviates incorrect mappings compared to current methods.
Transport functions for principal bundles and Morse homology with differential graded coefficients
problem Transport functions for principal bundles
method Constructing transport functions as maps from broken gradient flow lines to a topological group
result Recovering the principal bundle from the transport function
This work clarifies different transport map constructions and their causal interpretations.
problem Identifying distinct transport map constructions and their equivalence.
method Comparative analysis of three transport map constructions: cyclically monotone, quantile-preserving, and triangular monotone.
result Conditions for equivalence of different transport map constructions.
Paper uses optimal transport for Bayesian filtering, deriving new EnKF and FPF formulations.
problem Bayesian filtering for nonlinear systems with non-Gaussian observations.
method Optimal transport theory applied to Bayes' law, constructing Brenier maps.
result New variational formulations of EnKF and FPF for non-Gaussian settings.
We explore the use of deep learning and deep reinforcement learning for optimization problems in transportation. Many transportation system analysis tasks are formulated as an optimization problem - such as optimal control problems in intelligent transportation systems and long term urban planning. Often transportation…
Study nonparametric density estimation via measure transport, achieving optimal rates.
problem Nonparametric density estimation with optimal rates.
method Measure transport, penalized maximum likelihood, and sieved wavelet estimators.
result Achieve minimax optimal convergence rates over Hölder classes of densities.
Study optimal transport on globally hyperbolic spacetimes, focusing on weak Kantorovich potentials' regularity.
problem Investigate regularity of weak Kantorovich potentials on globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
method Apply insights from Riemannian and Lorentzian cases to study π-solutions. result Conclude existence, uniqueness, and structure of optimal transport maps.
Optimal Transport enhances machine learning with new methods.
problem Comparing and manipulating probability distributions in machine learning.
method Probabilistic framework rooted in rich history and theory.
result New solutions in generative modeling and transfer learning.