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48 results for Barycenter Estimation

A new algorithm for estimating continuous entropic barycenters under arbitrary costs.

problem Estimating the average of probability distributions under arbitrary cost functions.
method Dual reformulation of Entropic Optimal Transport (EOT) problem based on weak OT.
result Established quality bounds for the recovered solution and seamless integration with EBM learning.

Efficiently aggregating data from different sources is a challenging problem, particularly when samples from each source are distributed differently. These differences can be inherent to the inference task or present for other reasons: sensors in a sensor network may be placed far apart, affecting their individual meas…

2017-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for barycenter of probability measures using entropic optimal transport.

problem Finding a weighted average of probability distributions.
method Doubly regularized Wasserstein barycenters with entropic optimal transport.
result The new formulation is debiased and has a smooth density, leading to efficient estimation and optimization.

Scalable algorithm for computing Wasserstein-2 barycenters without bias.

problem Computing Wasserstein-2 barycenters efficiently and accurately.
method Input convex neural networks and cycle-consistency regularization.
result Our approach avoids introducing bias and does not require minimax optimization.

Proposes using Wasserstein barycenters for robust optimization with multiple data sources.

problem Distributionally robust optimization with multiple heterogeneous data sources.
method Construct nominal distribution through Wasserstein barycenter of multiple data samples, reformulates as a finite convex program.
result Proposed scheme outperforms other estimators in sparse inverse covariance matrix estimation.

We propose a new \cu{class-optimal} algorithm for the distributed computation of Wasserstein Barycenters over networks. Assuming that each node in a graph has a probability distribution, we prove that every node can reach the barycenter of all distributions held in the network by using local interactions compliant with…

2018-03-08abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a novel algorithm to estimate the barycenter of arbitrary probability distributions with respect to the Sinkhorn divergence. Based on a Frank-Wolfe optimization strategy, our approach proceeds by populating the support of the barycenter incrementally, without requiring any pre-allocation. We consider discret…

2019-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce and study a novel model-selection strategy for Bayesian learning, based on optimal transport, along with its associated predictive posterior law: the Wasserstein population barycenter of the posterior law over models. We first show how this estimator, termed Bayesian Wasserstein barycenter (BWB), arises na…

2018-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm for computing Wasserstein barycenters with guarantees.

problem Computing Wasserstein barycenters with varying regularization strengths.
method Damped Sinkhorn iterations followed by exact maximization/minimization steps.
result First non-asymptotic convergence guarantees for approximating Wasserstein barycenters.

Generative model improved using Liouville PDE-based sliced-Wasserstein flow.

problem Improving generative models for fair regression.
method Transformed sliced-Wasserstein flow into Liouville PDE-based formalism, handling density estimation with normalizing flows of neural ODE.
result Outperforms in convergence and fairness with reduced variance.

Study shows effective resistance distance yields more accurate network barycenter than Hamming distance.

problem Identifying the best metric for computing the Fréchet mean network.
method Compared the effectiveness of Hamming distance and effective resistance distance in capturing network topology.
result Effective resistance distance produces a more accurate Fréchet mean network.

A new method for computing shape barycenters from point clouds using Procrustes-Wasserstein distance.

problem Computing representative shapes from point clouds with precise alignment and shape preservation.
method Developed a new distance metric (Procrustes-Wasserstein) and algorithms for computing barycenters.
result Superior performance in precise alignment and shape preservation compared to existing OT approaches.

Develops a method for fairness in multi-task learning using Wasserstein barycenters.

problem Extending fairness to multi-task learning with shared representations.
method Definition of Strong Demographic Parity extended to multi-task learning using multi-marginal Wasserstein barycenters. Closed form solution for optimal fair predictor.
result Empirical results show practical value of post-processing methodology in promoting fair decision-making.

Develops a method to efficiently compute Wasserstein barycenters with variational distributions.

problem High computational burden in computing Wasserstein barycenters for high-dimensional and continuous settings.
method Introduces a variational distribution to approximate the continuous Wasserstein barycenter, reformulating the problem as an optimization with c-cyclical monotonicity.
result The method provides a tractable dual formulation for efficient computation of Wasserstein barycenters, demonstrated on real applications.

Paper introduces a novel framework for supervised graph prediction using Optimal Transport.

problem Supervised labeled graph prediction.
method Fused Gromov-Wasserstein (FGW) loss and FGW barycenter with neural network weights and learned graphs.
result The method can interpolate in the labeled graph space and achieve good performance on difficult problems.

We solve a complex optimization problem for Wasserstein barycenters using stochastic methods.

problem Optimizing the average of multiple probability distributions in a streaming data setting.
method We reformulate the problem as a convex-concave saddle-point problem and propose a stochastic optimization algorithm.
result Our algorithm has better complexity than existing methods for arbitrary distributions.

New method synthesizes and analyzes probability measures using entropy-regularized optimal transport.

problem Synthesize and analyze probability measures with entropy-regularized optimal transport.
method Entropy-regularized Wasserstein-2 cost and Sinkhorn divergence for synthesis and analysis.
result Computed barycentric coefficients and their stability for classification of corrupted point cloud data.

New algorithm computes optimal transport barycenter efficiently.

problem Computing optimal transport barycenter for high-dimensional probability distributions.
method Wasserstein-Descent H˙1\dot{\mathbb{H}}^1-Ascent (WDHA) algorithm.
result Exact barycenter computation in nearly linear time and linear space complexity.

Proposes variational Wasserstein barycenters for geometric clustering.

problem Geometric clustering problems, especially K-means and co-clustering.
method Solves for Monge maps using variational principle, explores connections to K-means and co-clustering.
result Demonstrates feasibility and use of variational Wasserstein barycenters in clustering.

Paper introduces SGA for barycenter optimization in optimal transport.

problem Optimizing Wasserstein barycenter for discrete distributions.
method Sobolev gradient ascent algorithm tailored to Wasserstein geometry.
result SGA achieves convergence rate similar to subgradient descent.

We present a stochastic algorithm to compute the barycenter of a set of probability distributions under the Wasserstein metric from optimal transport. Unlike previous approaches, our method extends to continuous input distributions and allows the support of the barycenter to be adjusted in each iteration. We tackle the…

2018-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for averaging probability distributions based on optimal weak mass transport.

problem Averaging probability distributions in a geometric way.
method Weak barycenters based on optimal weak mass transport.
result Extracts common geometric information shared by all input distributions.

Paper solves barycenter of probability distributions using Sinkhorn divergence.

problem Computing the barycenter of a set of probability distributions under the Sinkhorn divergence.
method Recast as unconstrained functional optimization and develop Sinkhorn Descent (SD) method.
result SD converges to a stationary point at a sublinear rate and asymptotically finds a global minimizer.

New method proves absolute continuity of Wasserstein barycenters on manifolds with lower Ricci curvature bound.

problem Proving absolute continuity of Wasserstein barycenters on manifolds with lower Ricci curvature bound.
method Introducing new displacement functionals exploiting Hessian equality and revisiting Souslin space theory, Dunford-Pettis theorem, and de la Vallée Poussin criterion for uniform integrability.
result Absolute continuity of Wasserstein barycenters is established for a general class of manifolds with lower Ricci curvature bound.

A scalable algorithm approximates Wasserstein Barycenters using neural networks.

problem Representing the weighted mean of probability distributions in high dimensions.
method Input Convex Neural Networks (ICNNs) for Kantorovich dual formulation of Wasserstein-2 distance.
result Generative model representation of the Barycenter with infinite samples.

Efficient federated algorithm for calculating transportation barycenter.

problem Efficiently calculating the free-support transportation barycenter in a federated setting.
method Single-loop dual decomposition algorithm that uses only aggregated information.
result Significantly scalable and low-complexity algorithm for federated computation.

The paper explores geometry of probability measures and barycenter maps.

problem Understanding the space of probability measures and their barycenter.
method Information geometry, Fisher metric, dualistic structures, divergences, geodesics.
result Recent developments in the geometry of probability measures and barycenter.

A new method for averaging data on manifolds is proposed, offering simplicity and efficiency.

problem The difficulty of computing Fréchet means on manifolds, especially Stiefel and Grassmann.
method Proposed RL-barycenters, simpler arithmetic means projected onto the manifold.
result RL-barycenters yield simple yet effective means on Stiefel and Grassmann manifolds.

New method for scalable barycenter computation using Wasserstein gradient flows.

problem Scalability and integration of label information in barycenter computation.
method Gradient flows in Wasserstein space, time discretization, mini-batch optimal transport, modular regularization, task-aware functions, supervised information integration.
result Empirically validated new state-of-the-art barycenter solver with labeled barycenters outperforming unlabeled ones.