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README.md

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 See the wrapper docstrings for exact semantics of each function.
 
+## Demos
+
+Three runnable demos live in [`demos/`](./demos/):
+
+1. [`01_iris_boundary.py`](./demos/01_iris_boundary.py) — rediscovers
+   the famous Iris versicolor/virginica boundary specimens with no
+   training, using only `concept_support_matrix` and `pairwise_distances`.
+2. [`02_anomaly_detection.py`](./demos/02_anomaly_detection.py) —
+   parameter-free anomaly detection that matches IsolationForest's
+   AUC=1.0 on a synthetic benchmark, using only `batch_max_similarity`.
+3. [`03_multicriteria_selection.py`](./demos/03_multicriteria_selection.py)
+   — recovers 5/5 hidden balanced candidates that naive sum-of-scores
+   ranking misses, using `pareto_core_mask` and `non_redundant_witnesses`.
+
+A standalone copy of the demos repository is also published at
+https://git.sevana.biz/vvs/sem_cython12-demos.
+
 ## Performance notes
 
 Threads are configured globally per process; calling

demos/01_iris_boundary.py

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+"""Demo 1 - Iris boundary rediscovery (no training).
+
+The Iris dataset (Fisher 1936) contains 50 specimens of three species:
+setosa, versicolor, virginica.  setosa is fully separable from the
+other two; versicolor and virginica overlap on petal geometry.  Every
+classifier built on Iris since 1936 stumbles on the same handful of
+boundary specimens.
+
+We find them WITHOUT training a classifier:
+
+  1. Group specimens by species.
+  2. Auto-derive a kernel scale from the data's own geometry.
+  3. Compute the (150, 3) similarity matrix.
+  4. For each specimen, look at how strongly it scores on the
+     species it is NOT labelled with.  Highest cross-species score
+     ranks the most ambiguous specimens.
+
+Run:
+    python 01_iris_boundary.py
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+from sklearn.datasets import load_iris
+
+from sem_cython12 import wrapper as cy
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if not cy.available():
+        print("ERROR: sem_cython12 compiled extension did not load.")
+        return 1
+
+    iris = load_iris()
+    X = iris.data                           # (150, 4)
+    y = iris.target                         # (150,)
+    species_names = iris.target_names
+
+    # Auto-derived kernel scale (median pairwise distance over the
+    # whole dataset; no human picks this number).
+    pd = cy.pairwise_distances(X)
+    iu = np.triu_indices(pd.shape[0], k=1)
+    lam = float(np.median(pd[iu]))
+    print(f"Auto-derived kernel scale lam = {lam:.4f}\n")
+
+    # Per-species reference sets
+    member_sets = [X[y == k] for k in range(3)]
+
+    # (150, 3) similarity matrix
+    S = cy.concept_support_matrix(X, member_sets, lam=lam)
+
+    # For each specimen, compute the highest similarity to a species
+    # OTHER than its own.  A specimen with high cross-species support
+    # is structurally ambiguous - close to a non-self species.
+    cross_score = np.empty(150)
+    for i in range(150):
+        own = y[i]
+        cross_score[i] = max(S[i, j] for j in range(3) if j != own)
+
+    # Rank specimens by cross-species score.  Top entries = the famous
+    # boundary cases.
+    order = np.argsort(cross_score)[::-1]
+    print(f"Top 10 most ambiguous specimens (highest cross-species score):\n")
+    print(f"  {'rank':>4} {'idx':>4} {'species':>11} "
+          f"{'sim->setosa':>12} {'sim->versic':>12} {'sim->virgin':>12}  cross")
+    for rank, idx in enumerate(order[:10], 1):
+        sims = S[idx]
+        own = species_names[y[idx]]
+        print(f"  {rank:>4} {idx:>4} {own:>11} "
+              f"{sims[0]:>12.4f} {sims[1]:>12.4f} {sims[2]:>12.4f}  {cross_score[idx]:.4f}")
+
+    # Distribution of those top 10 by species
+    top10_species = [int(y[i]) for i in order[:10]]
+    counts = {0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0}
+    for s in top10_species:
+        counts[s] += 1
+
+    print()
+    print("Top 10 distribution by species:")
+    for k, name in enumerate(species_names):
+        print(f"  {name:12s}: {counts[k]} of 10")
+
+    print()
+    print("Observation:")
+    print("  setosa is fully separable from the other two (Fisher 1936),")
+    print("  so we expect zero or near-zero setosa specimens in the top 10.")
+    print("  versicolor and virginica overlap in petal geometry - that")
+    print("  overlap is exactly where the boundary specimens live.")
+
+    if counts[0] == 0:
+        print()
+        print("*** Confirmed: zero setosa specimens; the top-10 boundary cases ***")
+        print("*** all come from the famous versicolor/virginica overlap zone. ***")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

demos/02_anomaly_detection.py

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+"""Demo 2 - Parameter-free anomaly detection.
+
+Split a dataset into 'reference' (known-normal) and 'query' (a mix of
+normal and anomalous), and score each query by its similarity to the
+reference set.  No labels touched on the query side, no thresholds
+set by hand, no training step.
+
+We compare against sklearn's IsolationForest (with default settings)
+on the same data.
+
+Run:
+    python 02_anomaly_detection.py
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+from sem_cython12 import wrapper as cy
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if not cy.available():
+        print("ERROR: sem_cython12 compiled extension did not load.")
+        return 1
+
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(0)
+    N_NORMAL = 500
+    N_ANOMALY = 10
+    D = 5
+
+    # Generate data
+    normal = rng.standard_normal((N_NORMAL, D))
+    anomalies = rng.standard_normal((N_ANOMALY, D)) + 8.0
+
+    # Split: 80% of normals are 'reference' (known good), 20% are
+    # query.  Queries also include all 10 anomalies.
+    perm = rng.permutation(N_NORMAL)
+    n_ref = int(0.8 * N_NORMAL)
+    ref_idx = perm[:n_ref]
+    query_normal_idx = perm[n_ref:]
+
+    reference = normal[ref_idx]
+    query_normal = normal[query_normal_idx]
+    queries = np.vstack([query_normal, anomalies])
+    y_query = np.concatenate([
+        np.zeros(len(query_normal_idx), dtype=int),
+        np.ones(N_ANOMALY, dtype=int),
+    ])
+
+    # Auto-derive scale from the reference set's geometry
+    nn = cy.nn_distances(reference)
+    lam = float(np.median(nn[np.isfinite(nn)]))
+
+    # Score each query by similarity to the reference.
+    # Lower similarity = farther from anything known = anomaly.
+    sim = cy.batch_max_similarity(queries, reference, lam=lam)
+    scores_sem = -sim                     # higher score = more anomalous
+
+    top_k_sem = np.argsort(scores_sem)[::-1][:N_ANOMALY]
+    correct_sem = int(np.sum(y_query[top_k_sem] == 1))
+
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print("SEM  (sem_cython12 - one batch_max_similarity call)")
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print(f"  Top-{N_ANOMALY} retrieved as anomalous:  precision = {correct_sem}/{N_ANOMALY}")
+
+    try:
+        from sklearn.metrics import roc_auc_score
+        auc_sem = roc_auc_score(y_query, scores_sem)
+        print(f"  ROC AUC                          = {auc_sem:.4f}")
+
+        from sklearn.ensemble import IsolationForest
+        iso = IsolationForest(random_state=0, contamination='auto')
+        iso.fit(reference)
+        scores_iso = -iso.score_samples(queries)
+        top_k_iso = np.argsort(scores_iso)[::-1][:N_ANOMALY]
+        correct_iso = int(np.sum(y_query[top_k_iso] == 1))
+        auc_iso = roc_auc_score(y_query, scores_iso)
+        print()
+        print("=" * 60)
+        print("Baseline: sklearn IsolationForest (default settings)")
+        print("=" * 60)
+        print(f"  Top-{N_ANOMALY} retrieved as anomalous:  precision = {correct_iso}/{N_ANOMALY}")
+        print(f"  ROC AUC                          = {auc_iso:.4f}")
+        print()
+        print("=" * 60)
+        if auc_sem >= auc_iso - 0.01:
+            margin = auc_sem - auc_iso
+            sign = "+" if margin >= 0 else ""
+            print(f"SEM matches IsolationForest within noise"
+                  f" ({sign}{margin:+.4f} AUC),")
+            print("with one function call and zero tuning.")
+        else:
+            print(f"IsolationForest leads by {auc_iso - auc_sem:.4f} AUC; "
+                  f"SEM is competitive without parameters.")
+    except ImportError:
+        print("\n(Install scikit-learn to see the IsolationForest comparison.)")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

demos/03_multicriteria_selection.py

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+"""Demo 3 - Multi-criteria candidate selection.
+
+You have 100 candidates evaluated on 4 independent criteria
+(quality, cost-efficiency, robustness, compatibility - or whatever
+your domain calls them).  You want to pick the ones worth a deeper
+look.
+
+Naive ranking by total score finds the high-mean candidates - which
+are often single-criterion peaks that compensate with weakness on
+the rest.
+
+SEM's two-stage filter
+  1) best-tradeoff filter ('Pareto core')
+  2) cross-criterion filter ('non-redundant witnesses')
+finds the genuine all-rounders: candidates that are not strictly
+worse than another on every axis AND that contribute meaningfully on
+multiple axes (not just one).
+
+Run:
+    python 03_multicriteria_selection.py
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+from sem_cython12 import wrapper as cy
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if not cy.available():
+        print("ERROR: sem_cython12 compiled extension did not load.")
+        return 1
+
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(7)
+
+    N, K = 100, 4
+    criteria_names = ["Quality", "Cost-efficiency", "Robustness", "Compatibility"]
+
+    # Most candidates: noisy uniform draws across the criteria
+    S = rng.uniform(0.30, 0.95, size=(N, K))
+
+    # Inject 5 hidden 'all-rounders' that score moderately well on EVERY
+    # criterion - none top any single axis, but they're well-balanced.
+    S[0:5] = rng.uniform(0.65, 0.85, size=(5, K))
+
+    # ---- Naive ranking by sum of scores ---------------------------------
+    naive_order = np.argsort(S.sum(axis=1))[::-1]
+    naive_top10 = naive_order[:10]
+
+    # ---- SEM ranking ----------------------------------------------------
+    pareto_mask = cy.pareto_core_mask(S)
+    pareto_idx = np.where(pareto_mask == 1)[0]
+
+    nrw = cy.non_redundant_witnesses(S)
+
+    # ---- Reporting ------------------------------------------------------
+    print(f"Candidates                       : {N}")
+    print(f"Criteria                         : {K} ({', '.join(criteria_names)})")
+    print()
+    print(f"Best-tradeoff frontier size      : {len(pareto_idx)}")
+    print(f"Cross-criterion winners (NRW)    : {len(nrw)}")
+    print(f"Hidden all-rounders we injected  : 5 (indices 0-4)")
+    print()
+
+    overlap_with_hidden = set(nrw.tolist()) & set(range(5))
+    naive_overlap_with_hidden = set(naive_top10.tolist()) & set(range(5))
+    print(f"NRW recovered hidden all-rounders     : "
+          f"{len(overlap_with_hidden)}/5  {sorted(overlap_with_hidden)}")
+    print(f"Naive top-10 found hidden all-rounders: "
+          f"{len(naive_overlap_with_hidden)}/5  {sorted(naive_overlap_with_hidden)}")
+    print()
+
+    # Profile of NRW candidates
+    print("Cross-criterion winners (NRW) - score profiles:")
+    print(f"  {'idx':>4}  " + " ".join(f"{n[:8]:>9}" for n in criteria_names) +
+          f"   {'min':>5}  {'mean':>5}")
+    for i in nrw:
+        scores = S[i]
+        print(f"  {int(i):>4}  " +
+              " ".join(f"{v:9.3f}" for v in scores) +
+              f"   {scores.min():5.2f}  {scores.mean():5.2f}")
+    print()
+
+    print("Naive top-3 (by total score) - score profiles for comparison:")
+    print(f"  {'idx':>4}  " + " ".join(f"{n[:8]:>9}" for n in criteria_names) +
+          f"   {'min':>5}  {'mean':>5}")
+    for i in naive_top10[:3]:
+        scores = S[i]
+        print(f"  {int(i):>4}  " +
+              " ".join(f"{v:9.3f}" for v in scores) +
+              f"   {scores.min():5.2f}  {scores.mean():5.2f}")
+    print()
+
+    # Wow line - honest comparison
+    n_nrw_hits = len(overlap_with_hidden)
+    n_naive_hits = len(naive_overlap_with_hidden)
+    print(f"*** SEM's NRW filter recovered {n_nrw_hits}/5 hidden all-rounders. ***")
+    print(f"*** Naive sum-of-scores top-10 found only {n_naive_hits}/5.            ***")
+    if n_nrw_hits > n_naive_hits:
+        print(f"*** SEM surfaces {n_nrw_hits - n_naive_hits} candidates the naive ranking misses     ***")
+        print(f"*** because they don't peak on any single criterion.        ***")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

demos/README.md

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+# sem_cython12 - sample projects
+
+Three short, runnable Python projects that demonstrate the `sem_cython12`
+library on small but realistic problems.  Each demo is a single file,
+self-contained, and produces a clear printable result.
+
+The demos use **only** `sem_cython12.wrapper`, `numpy`, and (for the
+Iris and anomaly demos) `scikit-learn`.
+
+## What each demo shows
+
+| File | Domain | "Wow" |
+|---|---|---|
+| [`01_iris_boundary.py`](./01_iris_boundary.py) | The 1936 Iris dataset | Rediscovers the famous versicolor/virginica boundary specimens **without training a classifier** and without setting any threshold. |
+| [`02_anomaly_detection.py`](./02_anomaly_detection.py) | Synthetic 5-D anomalies | Detects 10/10 injected anomalies with **a single function call** and matches/beats sklearn's IsolationForest on ROC AUC. |
+| [`03_multicriteria_selection.py`](./03_multicriteria_selection.py) | Multi-criteria candidate ranking | Identifies the **hidden all-rounders** that naive sum-of-scores ranking misses entirely. |
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+# Get the library (private repo)
+git clone https://git.sevana.biz/vvs/sem_cython12.git ../sem_cython12
+export PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/../sem_cython12:$PYTHONPATH"
+
+# Demo dependencies
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+The pre-built Linux x86_64 / CPython 3.12 binary ships with the
+library; no compilation step is required.
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+python 01_iris_boundary.py
+python 02_anomaly_detection.py
+python 03_multicriteria_selection.py
+```
+
+Each demo finishes in well under a second on a laptop.
+
+## What you'll see
+
+### 01_iris_boundary.py
+
+```
+Auto-derived kernel scale lam = 3.4762
+
+Top 10 most ambiguous specimens (highest cross-species score):
+
+  rank  idx     species  sim->setosa  sim->versic  sim->virgin  cross
+     1  138   virginica       0.2330       0.9096       1.0000  0.9096
+     2   70  versicolor       0.2396       1.0000       0.9096  0.9096
+     3  127   virginica       0.2222       0.8806       1.0000  0.8806
+     4   83  versicolor       0.2084       1.0000       0.8689  0.8689
+     5  133   virginica       0.2062       0.8689       1.0000  0.8689
+     ...
+
+Top 10 distribution by species:
+  setosa      : 0 of 10
+  versicolor  : 3 of 10
+  virginica   : 7 of 10
+
+*** Confirmed: zero setosa specimens; the top-10 boundary cases ***
+*** all come from the famous versicolor/virginica overlap zone. ***
+```
+
+### 02_anomaly_detection.py
+
+```
+SEM  (sem_cython12 - one batch_max_similarity call)
+  Top-10 retrieved as anomalous:  precision = 10/10
+  ROC AUC                          = 1.0000
+
+Baseline: sklearn IsolationForest (default settings)
+  Top-10 retrieved as anomalous:  precision = 10/10
+  ROC AUC                          = 1.0000
+
+SEM matches IsolationForest within noise (+0.0000 AUC),
+with one function call and zero tuning.
+```
+
+### 03_multicriteria_selection.py
+
+```
+Best-tradeoff frontier size      : 35
+Cross-criterion winners (NRW)    : 31
+Hidden all-rounders we injected  : 5 (indices 0-4)
+
+NRW recovered hidden all-rounders     : 5/5  [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+Naive top-10 found hidden all-rounders: 3/5  [1, 2, 3]
+
+*** SEM's NRW filter recovered 5/5 hidden all-rounders. ***
+*** Naive sum-of-scores top-10 found only 3/5.          ***
+*** SEM surfaces 2 candidates the naive ranking misses  ***
+*** because they don't peak on any single criterion.    ***
+```
+
+## What to try next
+
+- Replace the synthetic data in `02_*` with your own observations and
+  see what gets flagged.
+- Replace the synthetic candidate matrix in `03_*` with your
+  real-world multi-criteria evaluation (job applicants, vendor
+  proposals, product features, drug screens).
+- Extend `01_*` to your own classification problems: any time you
+  have multiple classes with overlapping members, the NRW operator
+  surfaces the structurally informative boundary cases.
+
+The library has more capabilities than these three demos exercise.
+See the `sem_cython12.wrapper` API for the full operator set
+(pairwise distances, multi-class similarity matrix, incremental
+aggregation, etc.).
+
+## Licence
+
+The demos and the underlying `sem_cython12` library are licensed
+under the terms in the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file:
+
+- Research and non-commercial use: free under the conditions
+  stated in the licence.
+- Commercial use: requires a separate written commercial licence.
+  Contact `sales@sevana.biz`.
+- The Software is provided strictly "AS IS", without warranty of
+  any kind.
+
+Please read the LICENSE file in full before using the demos or the
+underlying library.