Ontology Classification
Ontology classification – the computation of the subsumption hierarchies for classes and properties-is a core reasoning service provided by all OWL (Web Ontology Language) reasoners known to us. A popular algorithm for computing the class hierarchy is the so-called Enhanced Traversal (ET) algorithm. …

Quantile Fourier Neural Network
A novel quantile Fourier neural network is presented for nonparametric probabilistic forecasting. Prediction are provided in the form of composite quantiles using time as the only input to the model. This effectively is a form of extrapolation based quantile regression applied for forecasting. Empirical results showcase that for time series data that have clear seasonality and trend, the model provides high quality probabilistic predictions. This work introduces a new class of forecasting of using only time as the input versus using past data such as an autoregressive model. Extrapolation based regression has not been studied before for probabilistic forecasting. …

ST-SafeMDP
In many real-world applications (e.g., planetary exploration, robot navigation), an autonomous agent must be able to explore a space with guaranteed safety. Most safe exploration algorithms in the field of reinforcement learning and robotics have been based on the assumption that the safety features are a priori known and time-invariant. This paper presents a learning algorithm called ST-SafeMDP for exploring Markov decision processes (MDPs) that is based on the assumption that the safety features are a priori unknown and time-variant. In this setting, the agent explores MDPs while constraining the probability of entering unsafe states defined by a safety function being below a threshold. The unknown and time-variant safety values are modeled using a spatio-temporal Gaussian process. However, there remains an issue that an agent may have no viable action in a shrinking true safe space. To address this issue, we formulate a problem maximizing the cumulative number of safe states in the worst case scenario with respect to future observations. The effectiveness of this approach was demonstrated in two simulation settings, including one using real lunar terrain data. …

JASP
JASP is a free and open-source graphical program for statistical analysis, designed to be easy to use, and familiar to users of SPSS. Additionally, it provides many Bayesian statistical methods. JASP generally produces APA style results tables and plots to ease publication. It promotes open science by integration with the Open Science Framework and reproducibility by integrating the analysis settings into the results. The development of JASP is financially supported by several universities and research funds. JASP offers frequentist inference and Bayesian inference on the same statistical models. Frequentist inference uses p-values and confidence intervals to control error rates in the limit of infinite perfect replications. Bayesian inference uses credible intervals and Bayes factors to estimate credible parameter values and model evidence given the available data and prior knowledge.
A Comparative Review of the JASP Statistical Software …