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With the advent of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-3, a natural question is the extent to which these models can be utilized for source code optimization. This paper presents methodologically stringent case studies applied to…

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Mathematical models allow us to gain a deeper understanding of real-world dynamical systems. One of the most powerful mathematical frameworks for modeling real-world phenomena are systems of differential equations. In the majority of fields…

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PyRoss is an open-source Python library that offers an integrated platform for inference, prediction and optimisation of NPIs in age- and contact-structured epidemiological compartment models. This report outlines the rationale and…

Bayesian adaptive clinical trials offer a flexible and efficient alternative to traditional fixed-design trials, but their implementation is often hindered by the complexity of Bayesian computations and the need for advanced statistical…

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GeneralizIT is a Python package designed to streamline the application of Generalizability Theory (G-Theory) in research and practice. G-Theory extends classical test theory by estimating multiple sources of error variance, providing a more…

Applications · Statistics 2024-12-10 Tyler J. Smith , Theresa Kline , Adrienne Kline

We present sktime -- a new scikit-learn compatible Python library with a unified interface for machine learning with time series. Time series data gives rise to various distinct but closely related learning tasks, such as forecasting and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-09-18 Markus Löning , Anthony Bagnall , Sajaysurya Ganesh , Viktor Kazakov , Jason Lines , Franz J. Király

We design and implement a ready-to-use library in PyTorch for performing micro-batch pipeline parallelism with checkpointing proposed by GPipe (Huang et al., 2019). In particular, we develop a set of design components to enable…

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In online Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL), the learner can collect samples about the dynamics of the environment to improve its estimate of the reward function. Since IRL suffers from identifiability issues, many theoretical works on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Filippo Lazzati , Mirco Mutti , Alberto Maria Metelli

Evaluation of large language models (LLMs) is increasingly critical, yet standard benchmarking methods rely on average accuracy, overlooking both the inherent stochasticity of LLM outputs and the heterogeneity of benchmark items. Item…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-05-11 Xinhao Qu , Qiang Heng , Hao Zeng , Xiaoqian Liu

This document contains the mathematical introduction to RORPack - a Python software library for robust output tracking and disturbance rejection for linear PDE systems. The RORPack library is open-source and freely available at…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-27 Lassi Paunonen

Deep learning has brought significant advancements to X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction, offering solutions to challenges arising from modern imaging technologies. These developments benefit from methods that combine classical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Linda-Sophie Schneider , Yipeng Sun , Chengze Ye , Markus Michen , Andreas Maier

Typical IRT rating-scale models assume that the rating category threshold parameters are the same over examinees. However, it can be argued that many rating data sets violate this assumption. To address this practical psychometric problem,…

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This paper introduces PyGAD, an open-source easy-to-use Python library for building the genetic algorithm. PyGAD supports a wide range of parameters to give the user control over everything in its life cycle. This includes, but is not…

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Setting up robot environments to quickly test newly developed algorithms is still a difficult and time consuming process. This presents a significant hurdle to researchers interested in performing real-world robotic experiments. RobotIO is…

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In machine learning (ML), Python serves as a convenient abstraction for working with key libraries such as PyTorch, scikit-learn, and others. Unlike DBMS, however, Python applications may lose important data, such as trained models and…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-05-16 Supawit Chockchowwat , Zhaoheng Li , Yongjoo Park

This paper introduces pyRecLab, a software library written in C++ with Python bindings which allows to quickly train, test and develop recommender systems. Although there are several software libraries for this purpose, only a few let…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-07-12 Gabriel Sepulveda , Vicente Dominguez , Denis Parra

Item parameter estimation in pharmacometric item response theory (IRT) models is predominantly performed using the Laplace estimation algorithm as implemented in NONMEM. In psychometrics a wide range of different software tools, including…

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River is a machine learning library for dynamic data streams and continual learning. It provides multiple state-of-the-art learning methods, data generators/transformers, performance metrics and evaluators for different stream learning…

The goal of hyperparameter tuning (or hyperparameter optimization) is to optimize the hyperparameters to improve the performance of the machine or deep learning model. spotPython (``Sequential Parameter Optimization Toolbox in Python'') is…

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