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5 papers

math.OC2026

Resilience-Oriented Parametric Insurance Design for Power Systems Under Extreme Weather

Jing Huang, Yawen Ma, Jiale Guo +1

Extreme weather leaves power systems exposed to residual outage risk even after physical resilience investments. Parametric insurance can provide pre-agreed contingent liquidity, b…

cs.LG2026

Interpreting Learning Under Competing Models: Joint and Stepwise Approaches for Dynamic Cognitive Diagnosis

Yawen Ma, Sahoko Ishida, Kate Cain +1

Digital learning environments record learners' responses to individual items, making it possible to study the development of specific skills rather than overall scores. Drawing con…

stat.ME2026

A Comparison of Joint and Stepwise Dynamic Cognitive Diagnostic Models

Yawen Ma, Anastasia Ushakova, Kate Cain +1

To extend cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) to longitudinal settings, stepwise approaches that integrate a CDM model with a latent transition model and covariates are widely used…

stat.ME2026

NLP-Informed Dynamic Cognitive Diagnosis Modelling

Yawen Ma, Sahoko Ishida, Kate Cain +1

Digital learning platforms are increasingly used to support reading development while generating rich log files and item-level textual content. Using these data, this study propose…

stat.AP2025

A statistical framework for dynamic cognitive diagnosis in digital learning environments

Yawen Ma, Anastasia Ushakova, Kate Cain +1

Reading is foundational for educational, employment, and economic outcomes, but a persistent proportion of students globally struggle to develop adequate reading skills. Some count…