pysiglib.expected_sig_score

pysiglib.expected_sig_score#

Added in version v0.2.1.

expected_sig_score(sample1, sample2, dyadic_order, lam=1.0, time_aug=False, lead_lag=False, end_time=1.0, n_jobs=1, max_batch=-1)[source]#

Computes the expected (generalised) signature kernel score

\[\mathbb{E}_{y \sim \nu}[\phi_{\text{sig}}(\mu, y)] := \lambda \mathbb{E}_{x,x' \sim \mu}[k(x,x')] - 2\mathbb{E}_{x,y\sim \mu \times \nu}[k(x,y)].\]

Given a batch of sample paths \(\{x_i\}_{i=1}^m \sim \mu\) and \(\{y_j\}_{j=1}^n \sim \nu\), the score is computed using the unbiased estimator

\[\frac{\lambda }{m(m-1)} \sum_{j \neq i} k(x_i, x_j) - \frac{2}{mn} \sum_{i,j} k(x_i, y_j).\]
Parameters:

  • sample1 (numpy.ndarray | torch.tensor) – The batch of sample paths drawn from \(\mu\), given as a numpy.ndarray or torch.tensor. This must be of shape (batch_size_1, length_1, dimension).

  • sample2 (numpy.ndarray | torch.tensor) – The batch of sample paths drawn from \(\nu\), given as a numpy.ndarray or torch.tensor. This must be of shape (batch_size_2, length_2, dimension).

  • dyadic_order (int | tuple) – If set to a positive integer \(\lambda\), will refine the paths by a factor of \(2^\lambda\). If set to a tuple of positive integers \((\lambda_1, \lambda_2)\), will refine the first path by \(2^{\lambda_1}\) and the second path by \(2^{\lambda_2}\).

  • lam (float) – The parameter \(\lambda\) of the generalised signature kernel score (default = 1.0).

  • time_aug (bool) – If set to True, will compute the signature of the time-augmented path, \(\hat{x}_t := (t, x_t)\), defined as the original path with an extra channel set to time, \(t\). This channel spans \([0, t_L]\), where \(t_L\) is given by the parameter end_time.

  • lead_lag (bool) – If set to True, will compute the signature of the path after applying the lead-lag transformation.

  • end_time (float) – End time for time-augmentation, \(t_L\).

  • n_jobs (int) – (Only applicable to CPU computation) Number of threads to run in parallel. If n_jobs = 1, the computation is run serially. If set to -1, all available threads are used. For n_jobs below -1, (max_threads + 1 + n_jobs) threads are used. For example if n_jobs = -2, all threads but one are used.

  • max_batch (int) – Maximum batch size to run in parallel. If the computation is failing due to insufficient memory, this parameter should be decreased. If set to -1, the entire batch is computed in parallel.

Returns:

Expected signature kernel score

Return type:

numpy.ndarray | torch.tensor

Note

Ideally, any array passed to pysiglib.expected_sig_score should be both contiguous and own its data. If this is not the case, pysiglib.expected_sig_score will internally create a contiguous copy, which may be inefficient.


Citation#

If you found this library useful in your research, please consider citing the paper:

@article{shmelev2025pysiglib,
  title={pySigLib-Fast Signature-Based Computations on CPU and GPU},
  author={Shmelev, Daniil and Salvi, Cristopher},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10613},
  year={2025}
}
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