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Companion research directions for masked series systems likelihood framework
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Companion Research Directions for Masked Series Systems
Research ideas, ablation studies, and companion paper drafts building on the foundation paper:
Towell, A. (2025). Masked Causes of Failure in Series Systems: A Likelihood Framework. [arXiv/Zenodo forthcoming]
Ecosystem Map
Foundation Paper
(distribution-agnostic
C1-C2-C3 likelihood)
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Expo Weibull Model Ident. Determ.
Case FIM Select & Info Masking
(done) (draft) (done) Loss (submitted)
(draft)
Existing Papers/Repos
| Paper | Repo | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation (C1-C2-C3 framework) | masked-causes-in-series-systems | Draft complete |
| Exponential case (closed-form FIM) | expo-masked-fim | Draft complete |
| Model selection (LRT, nesting chain) | masked-series-model-selection | Paper + simulations; software folded into maskedcauses vignette |
| Master’s project (original Weibull treatment) | reliability-estimation-in-series-systems | Published |
| Relaxed C1/C2/C3 conditions | mdrelax/paper | Draft |
R Package Stack
flexhaz --> serieshaz --> maskedhaz
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maskedcauses mdrelax
For the full ecosystem map (all papers, packages, dependencies, and local paths), see ECOSYSTEM.md.
Research Directions in This Repo
Each directory contains a research brief, literature notes, and (eventually) draft content.
| Directory | Working Title | Novelty | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
weibull-masked-fim/ | Closed-Form FIM for Weibull Series with Masked Failure Causes | Medium | High |
deterministic-masking/ | Information Recovery under Deterministic Masking | — | — |
How to Use This Repo
- Each research direction has a
brief.mdwith the core idea, scope, and open questions - As ideas mature, they get promoted to their own paper repo
- Cross-reference the foundation paper’s theorems and notation throughout