Proves a conjecture for Calabi-Yau manifolds.
problem Maximal degeneration of Calabi-Yau manifolds.
method Valuative independence condition for section ring.
result Metric SYZ conjecture proven.
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Constructs independent bases for cubic curve families using Hessian structures.
problem Finding independent bases for cubic curve families.
method Uses a Hessian structure to define a cost function for constructing bases.
result Constructs valuatively independent bases for .
Constructs unique bases for CY varieties over valued fields.
problem Finding unique bases for CY varieties over valued fields.
method Uses techniques from higher rank degenerations in K-stability.
result Induces canonical functions on skeletons and agrees with tropicalizations of theta functions.
Greedy selection works well in a toy model of independent increments.
problem Iterative selection of maximum-value processes from i.i.d. stochastic processes.
method Fixed greedy selection at each stage.
result Optimal strategy is greedy selection under independent increments.
Paper finds Dutch Draw optimal baseline for binary classification.
problem Need a proper baseline for binary classification validation.
method Examined all input-independent baseline methods.
result Dutch Draw is optimal baseline under given conditions.
Vector-valued Gaussian Processes on Riemannian Manifolds via Gauge Independent Projected Kernelsstat.ML
Gaussian processes adapted for Riemannian manifolds using gauge-independent kernels.
problem Deploying Gaussian processes on non-Euclidean domains like Riemannian manifolds.
method Developed techniques to generalize Gaussian processes to vector fields on Riemannian manifolds using gauge-independent kernels.
result Enabled training of vector-valued Gaussian processes on Riemannian manifolds using standard Gaussian process methods.
Testing independence is of significant interest in many important areas of large-scale inference. Using extreme-value form statistics to test against sparse alternatives and using quadratic form statistics to test against dense alternatives are two important testing procedures for high-dimensional independence. However…
Development of metrics for structural data-generating mechanisms is fundamental in machine learning and the related fields. In this paper, we give a general framework to construct metrics on random nonlinear dynamical systems, defined with the Perron-Frobenius operators in vector-valued reproducing kernel Hilbert space…
Study on network-valued processes with asynchronous updates, proving consistency in community and changepoint estimation.
problem Understanding the behavior of network-valued stochastic processes with asynchronous updates.
method Analysis of concentration properties of aggregated adjacency and Laplacian matrices for lazy network-valued stochastic processes.
result Demonstrates consistency of estimators in community and changepoint estimation problems.
Paper introduces v-CMC linking causality and utility.
problem Linking causality and utility for value theory.
method Developed a new causal independence principle (v-CMC) and proved its equivalence.
result Equivalence of local, global, and decomposition versions of v-CMC.
Shapley value improves model interpretation but not causal inference.
problem Improving model interpretability without losing predictive power.
method Analyzed Shapley value in Bayesian networks, linking it to conditional independence.
result Eliminating high Shapley value variables does not harm predictive performance, but low Shapley value variables can.
A frame independent formulation of analytical mechanics in the Newtonian space-time is presented. The differential geometry of affine values i.e., the differential geometry in which affine bundles replace vector bundles and sections of one dimensional affine bundles replace functions on manifolds, is used. Lagrangian a…
Unified framework for calculating Shapley values with correlated features.
problem Inaccurate Shapley values due to multicollinearity.
method Unified framework with matrix formulation and mathematical proof.
result Shapley values become independent of feature correlations.
Value functions are crucial for model-free Reinforcement Learning (RL) to obtain a policy implicitly or guide the policy updates. Value estimation heavily depends on the stochasticity of environmental dynamics and the quality of reward signals. In this paper, we propose a two-step understanding of value estimation from…
Study uses viscosity solutions to solve control problems involving measure-valued martingales.
problem Stochastic control problems with measure-valued martingale state processes.
method Viscosity solution approach exploiting structural properties of MVM processes.
result Value function is the unique viscosity solution to the HJB equation.
We solve the ANOVA decomposition for categorical inputs.
problem Lack of a closed-form expression for ANOVA decomposition with categorical dependent variables.
method Bridge functional analysis with discrete Fourier analysis to derive a closed-form decomposition.
result Closed-form decomposition for categorical inputs without assumptions.
New method allows generating independent data matrices from summary statistics.
problem Generating independent data matrices from summary statistics like mean and covariance.
method Thinning a Wishart random matrix based on sample mean and covariance.
result It is possible to generate two independent data matrices from summary statistics.
Many model selection algorithms produce a path of fits specifying a sequence of increasingly complex models. Given such a sequence and the data used to produce them, we consider the problem of choosing the least complex model that is not falsified by the data. Extending the selected-model tests of Fithian et al. (2014)…
ECCIT improves conditional independence tests by calibrating for miscalibration.
problem Inaccurate frequentist guarantees in CITs, especially in small samples and misspecified models.
method Empirically Calibrated Conditional Independence Tests (ECCIT) that optimize and correct for miscalibration.
result ECCIT achieves valid FDR with higher power than existing calibration strategies.
New versions of the set-valued average value at risk for multivariate risks are introduced by generalizing the well-known certainty equivalent representation to the set-valued case. The first "regulator" version is independent from any market model whereas the second version, called the market extension, takes trading …
CIRCE measures conditional independence for learning invariant features.
problem Learning invariant features while being conditionally independent of a distractor.
method CIRCE is a measure of conditional independence applied as a regularizer in feature learning.
result CIRCE provides a zero value if and only if features are conditionally independent of the distractor given the target.
Explaining the data or explaining a model? Shapley values that uncover non-linear dependenciesstat.ML
New Shapley values reveal non-linear feature dependencies.
problem Understanding non-linear dependencies in machine learning models.
method Model-independent Shapley values using non-parametric measures of dependence.
result Model-independent Shapley values can uncover non-linear dependencies.
E-CIT framework reduces CITs' computational burden and improves causal discovery performance.
problem High computational cost of traditional CITs in causal discovery.
method E-CIT framework using divide-and-aggregate strategy with stable distribution p-value combination.
result Significant reduction in computational burden and competitive performance in causal discovery.
Proposes a network-based strategy to manage financial market risks.
problem Managing extreme events in volatile financial markets.
method Extreme value theory, network model, maximum independent set, value at risk, expected shortfall.
result Developed portfolio strategies improve risk diversification.
The study proves properties of intersections of horospheres in harmonic spaces.
problem Properties of intersections of horospheres in harmonic spaces.
method Constructing volume preserving mappings using Busemann functions.
result Upper bound of the volume of intersection of horospheres is independent of Busemann function differences.
Efficiently estimates SAGE values using causal structure learning.
problem Computational infeasibility of exact SAGE calculations.
method Uses causal structure learning to identify conditional independencies and accelerate SAGE approximation.
result Empirically demonstrates efficient and accurate estimation of SAGE values.
New methods using vine copulas improve accuracy of feature dependence in predictive models.
problem Inaccurate feature dependence assumptions in Shapley values lead to incorrect explanations.
method Proposed two new approaches based on vine copulas to model feature dependence.
result Vine copula approaches give more accurate approximations to true Shapley values.
The paper develops p-values for outlier detection using conformal inference.
problem Detecting outliers in nonparametric data sets.
method Conformal inference framework for constructing marginally valid but mutually dependent p-values.
result Valid p-values for outlier detection with conditional independence and marginal false discovery rate control.
Many biological characteristics of evolutionary interest are not scalar variables but continuous functions. Here we use phylogenetic Gaussian process regression to model the evolution of simulated function-valued traits. Given function-valued data only from the tips of an evolutionary tree and utilising independent pri…
Hierarchical correlation reconstruction with missing data, for example for biology-inspired neuroncs.LG
Machine learning often needs to model density from a multidimensional data sample, including correlations between coordinates. Additionally, we often have missing data case: that data points can miss values for some of coordinates. This article adapts rapid parametric density estimation approach for this purpose: model…
Develops a dynamic mean field theory for reinforcement learning.
problem Finite state and action Bayesian reinforcement learning in large state spaces.
method Analogies with statistical physics, interpreting probabilities as couplings and values as spins, solving mean field equations.
result State-action values are statistically independent in the asymptotic state space limit, with exact or approximate equations for computation.
The study proves stability of quermassintegral inequalities in hyperbolic space.
problem Stability of quermassintegral inequalities for horospherically convex hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space.
method Using initial value independent curvature estimates for locally constrained flows of inverse type.
result Explicit exponent of the deficit in the quermassintegral inequality is given and does not depend on dimension.
We present a novel method for learning a set of disentangled reward functions that sum to the original environment reward and are constrained to be independently obtainable. We define independent obtainability in terms of value functions with respect to obtaining one learned reward while pursuing another learned reward…
Discretizations of the mean curvature and extrinsic curvature components are constructed on piecewise flat simplicial manifolds, giving approximations for smooth curvature values in a mostly mesh-independent way. These constructions are given in combinatoric form in terms of the extrinsic hinge angles, the intrinsic st…
Conditional independence testing is a key problem required by many machine learning and statistics tools. In particular, it is one way of evaluating the usefulness of some features on a supervised prediction problem. We propose a novel conditional independence test in a predictive setting, and show that it achieves bet…
Study compares LRMC algorithms under dependent sampling in various applications.
problem Recovering missing entries in partially observed low-rank matrices with dependent sampling.
method Various LRMC algorithms tested under dependent sampling in different contexts.
result Performance differences among LRMC algorithms under dependent sampling.
A new non parametric approach to the problem of testing the independence of two random process is developed. The test statistic is the Hilbert Schmidt Independence Criterion (HSIC), which was used previously in testing independence for i.i.d pairs of variables. The asymptotic behaviour of HSIC is established when compu…
Conditional independence tests (CI tests) have received special attention lately in Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence related literature as an important indicator of the relationship among the variables used by their models. In the field of Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM)--which includes Bayesian Net…
Approximate Kernel-based Conditional Independence Tests for Fast Non-Parametric Causal Discoverystat.ME
Constraint-based causal discovery (CCD) algorithms require fast and accurate conditional independence (CI) testing. The Kernel Conditional Independence Test (KCIT) is currently one of the most popular CI tests in the non-parametric setting, but many investigators cannot use KCIT with large datasets because the test sca…
On Discovery of Local Independence over Continuous Variables via Neural Contextual Decompositioncs.LG
Method discovers local independence in systems with continuous variables.
problem Applying Context-Specific Independence (CSI) to continuous variables is impractical.
method Neural contextual decomposition (NCD) learns partition of joint outcome space.
result NCD successfully discovers local independence in synthetic and real-world systems.
Study shows optimal rates for independence testing via U-statistic permutation tests.
problem Developing a valid test of independence for pairs with additional smoothness constraints.
method Defining a measure of dependence, using a permutation test based on a basis expansion and U-statistic estimator.
result Proves minimax optimality of the test in separation rates for certain cases.
In this paper we use wavelet concepts to show that correlation coefficient between two financial data's is not constant but varies with scale from high correlation value to strongly anti-correlation value This studies is important because correlation coefficient is used to quantify degree of independence between two va…
Agent maximizes utility with pathwise constraint on portfolio value.
problem Maximizing utility with a pathwise constraint on portfolio value.
method Max-plus decomposition for supermartingales, Black-Scholes-Merton model.
result Explicit form of optimal terminal wealth and process involved.
A new efficient test addresses limitations of knockoffs for conditional independence testing.
problem Testing conditional independence under model-X assumptions.
method Leave-One-Covariate-Out Conditional Randomization Test (LOCO-CRT)
result LOCO-CRT produces valid -values for familywise error rate control with minimal variability.
A new method for binary ICA using non-stationary sources.
problem Independent component analysis of binary data.
method Linear mixing model in latent space, followed by binary observation model with non-stationary sources.
result Proves non-identifiability with few observed variables but identifies with more variables.
We prove that, in the -ball of the Cayley graph of the braid group with strands, the proportion of rigid pseudo-Anosov braids is bounded below independently of by a positive value.
Binary encoding enables neural networks to extrapolate periodic functions.
problem Extrapolating periodic functions without prior knowledge of their form.
method Normalized Base-2 Encoding (NB2E) for continuous numerical values.
result MLPs using NB2E can successfully extrapolate diverse periodic signals.
Within the context of traditional life insurance, a model-independent relationship about how the market value of assets is attributed to the best estimate, the value of in-force business and tax is established. This relationship holds true for any portfolio under run-off assumptions and can be used for the validation o…