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Credit scoring: When algorithms meet the farm gate

"The biggest risk is not taking any risk ... the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks," advised Mark Zuckerberg.Every story has a beginning. Every story has an element of risk.
EurekAlert!

Novel method identifies critical lines in renewable-dominant hybrid AC/DC power systems

Curious about how to secure renewable-dominant power systems? A team from Shandong University developed a method combining GBDT and FP-Growth algorithms. It quickly assesses cascading failure risks, ...
EurekAlert!

Drones guide smarter nitrogen use in tobacco fields

Balancing nitrogen use is critical for maximizing crop yield while minimizing environmental and economic costs.
IEEE

Federated Function-on-function Regression with an Efficient Gradient Boosting Algorithm for Privacy-Preserving Telemedicine

Abstract: Federated Learning (FL) is an emerging computing paradigm to collaboratively train Machine Learning (ML) models across multi-source data while preserving privacy. The major challenge of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Yoon, J. (2020) Forecasting of Real GDP Growth Using Machine Learning Models: Gradient Boosting and Random Forest Approach. Computational Economics, 57, 247-265.

ABSTRACT: The surge of digital data in tourism, finance and consumer markets demands predictive models capable of handling volatility, nonlinear dynamics, and long-term dependencies, where traditional ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Friedman, J.H. (2001) Greedy Function Approximation: A Gradient Boosting Machine. The Annals of Statistics, 29, 1189-1232.

ABSTRACT: The accurate prediction of backbreak, a crucial parameter in mining operations, has a significant influence on safety and operational efficiency. The occurrence of this phenomenon is ...
IEEE

Hydrothermal Air-Conditioner Optimal Control Scheduler Using Random Forest-Gradient Boosting Hybrid Model and Genetic Algorithm

Abstract: This research aims to formulate an optimal control algorithm for a hydrothermal air-conditioning system, with the objective of minimizing energy consumption while simultaneously ensuring ...