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48 results for Conditional diffusions

Sharp statistical theory for conditional diffusion models.

problem Lack of theoretical foundation for conditional diffusion models.
method Sharp statistical theory with approximation of conditional score function.
result Sample complexity bound that adapts to data distribution smoothness.

Auto-regressive diffusion models improve capturing conditional dependence in data.

problem Vanilla diffusion models struggle to capture important, high-level relationships in real-world data.
method Developed auto-regressive diffusion models to better capture conditional dependence structures.
result AR diffusion models produce samples with a reduced gap in approximating the data conditional distribution.

A novel deep bootstrap framework for nonparametric regression using conditional diffusion models.

problem Nonparametric regression with efficient sampling and accurate estimation.
method Conditional diffusion model for learning conditional distributions, integrating sampling and regression into a unified generative framework.
result Established optimal convergence rates in the Wasserstein distance and convergence guarantees for the bootstrap procedure.

Paper reviews methods for conditional sampling in generative diffusion models.

problem Extending generative diffusion models to sample from conditional distributions.
method Review of existing computational approaches to conditional sampling.
result Highlight key methodologies for constructing conditional generative samplers.

New method for efficient conditional sampling from diffusion models.

problem Efficient conditional simulation from diffusion models.
method Explicit forward-backward bridging to express conditional simulation as an inference problem.
result Principled particle Gibbs and pseudo-marginal samplers for conditional distribution.

Paper improves sample efficiency of transfer learning in diffusion models.

problem Diffusion models need too much data to train from scratch.
method Assumes shared low-dimensional representation across tasks for improved sample efficiency.
result Sample complexity of target tasks can be reduced with a well-learned representation.

Conditional diffusion models can approximate target distributions well with Gaussian-mixture reverse kernels.

problem Approximating target distributions in conditional diffusion models.
method Using finite Gaussian mixtures with ReLU-network logits as reverse kernels, reducing the problem to static conditional density approximation.
result The resulting neural reverse-kernel class is dense in conditional KL divergence under exact terminal matching.

A new model optimizes portfolios by learning stock return distributions conditioned on factors.

problem Optimizing portfolios with high-dimensional asset-specific factors.
method Conditional Diffusion Transformer architecture linking each asset's return to its factor vector.
result The model outperforms benchmarks in mean-variance and mean-CVaR optimization.

Diffusion models generate new samples with active guidance, but theory is limited.

problem Insufficient theoretical understanding of diffusion models.
method Review and progressive routine of diffusion models, including conditional sampling.
result Diffusion models can be used for high-dimensional optimization problems.

A new diffusion model uses efficient conditional estimators for discrete data.

problem Efficient estimation of conditional probabilities for discrete data.
method Discrete denoising diffusion framework with sample-efficient NeurISE conditional estimation.
result The method outperforms existing approaches in various metrics on binary and scientific data.

Improved generative models for rare events using nonlinear diffusion.

problem Challenges in modeling rare conditional distributions with linear diffusion models.
method Adapting data representation and forward scheme for nonlinear drift term.
result Significant improvement in capturing extreme tail events.

The paper addresses score-mismatched diffusion models and zero-shot conditional samplers.

problem Theoretical guarantees for score-mismatched diffusion models in zero-shot conditional sampling.
method Theoretical analysis of score-mismatched diffusion models and zero-shot conditional samplers.
result Theoretical performance guarantees with explicit dimensional dependencies for score-mismatched diffusion samplers.

Improved NPE with conditional diffusions and summary networks.

problem Approximating complex posterior distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Conditional diffusions coupled with high-capacity summary networks.
result Conditional diffusions offer improved stability, accuracy, and faster training times.

Survey of diffusion models for time series forecasting.

problem Lack of systematic taxonomy for diffusion models in time series forecasting.
method Introduction and review of standard diffusion models, their variants, and their adaptation to time series tasks.
result Provides a comprehensive categorization and summary of diffusion models for time series forecasting.

CCDF reduces diffusion sampling steps for inverse problems.

problem Slow sampling from diffusion models in inverse problems.
method Starting from a single forward diffusion step with better initialization, followed by stochastic contraction.
result Significantly reduced sampling steps for state-of-the-art reconstruction.

Researchers prove inequalities for reaction-diffusion systems using a new curvature-dimension condition.

problem Proving Li-Yau and Harnack inequalities for systems of linear reaction-diffusion equations.
method Introducing a hybrid curvature-dimension condition and proving a differential Harnack estimate.
result A Harnack inequality holds under the hybrid curvature-dimension condition CDhyb(0,d)CD_{hyb} (0,d) with d<d<\infty.

Unique solutions found for diffusive martingale problems.

problem Finding unique solutions to Cauchy problems for diffusive real-valued strict local martingales.
method Provided sets of smooth functions under local Hölder and Engelbert-Schmidt conditions for unique classical and weak solutions.
result Unique solutions found for specific martingale models.

LACD uses unlabeled data to improve conditional diffusion models.

problem Costly and time-consuming acquisition of labeled data.
method Label-augmented conditional diffusion (LACD) with joint denoising score matching.
result LACD converges faster in total variation and Wasserstein-1 distances with sufficient unlabeled data.

Conditional diffusion models improve data generation with non-asymptotic convergence bounds.

problem Lack of non-asymptotic properties in conditional diffusion models.
method Integrates a pre-trained model into the diffusion model framework to capture conditional distributions.
result Established upper error bounds for the convergence between original and generated conditional distributions.

Masking diffusion outperforms other discrete diffusion models by incorporating jump times into the model.

problem Improving the performance of discrete diffusion models.
method Conditioning on the jump schedule of discrete Markov processes.
result Schedule-conditioned discrete diffusion (SCUD) models outperform classical and masking diffusion models.

Extends neural diffusion processes for multi-task regression.

problem Limited to single-task inference, existing formulations cannot capture dependencies across related tasks.
method Introduces a task encoder to condition diffusion model on low-dimensional representations of context observations.
result Improves predictive performance and uncertainty calibration across related functions.

Jeffrey guidance extends diffusion-model control to more complex applications.

problem Controlling diffusion models beyond simple cases like conditional sampling.
method Leveraging Jeffrey's rule of conditioning to update marginal distributions towards a target distribution.
result Significant reductions in FID on CIFAR-10 and FFHQ with Inception embeddings as the target.

Self-guiding diffusion models improve time series forecasting, refinement, and generation.

problem Improving time series forecasting, refinement, and generation.
method Unconditionally-trained diffusion model with self-guidance mechanism.
result TSDiff outperforms task-specific conditional forecasting methods and maintains generative performance.

Neural network approximates diffusion bridges for efficiency and robustness.

problem Efficient simulation of conditioned diffusion processes, especially rare events and multimodal distributions.
method Trains a neural network to approximate bridge dynamics, eliminating MCMC and score modeling.
result Efficient sampling of conditioned diffusion bridges at comparable cost to unconditioned process.

CoFinDiff generates synthetic financial data capturing stylized facts and meeting specified conditions.

problem Limited data availability and difficulty in controlling synthetic financial data generation.
method Conditional diffusion model with cross-attention to incorporate conditions derived from price data.
result Synthetic data generated by CoFinDiff accurately meets specified conditions for trends and volatility.

This paper conditions non-linear infinite-dimensional diffusion processes.

problem Conditioning non-linear and infinite-dimensional diffusion processes.
method Infinite-dimensional Girsanov's theorem to condition function-valued stochastic processes.
result Conditioning of non-linear infinite-dimensional diffusion processes is achieved.

ConDiSim uses diffusion models to approximate complex system posteriors efficiently.

problem Simulation-based inference of systems with intractable likelihoods.
method Conditional diffusion model with forward and reverse processes.
result Effective posterior approximation across various benchmark and real-world problems.

CSDI improves time series imputation by 40-65% over existing methods.

problem Imputing missing values in time series data.
method Conditional Score-based Diffusion models conditioned on observed data.
result CSDI improves by 40-65% over existing probabilistic imputation methods on popular metrics.

Efficiently solves inverse problems with diffusion and flow models in just a few steps.

problem Solving inverse problems like super-resolution, inpainting, or deblurring using diffusion or flow models.
method Conditional Conjugate Integrators framework that projects inverse problem dynamics into a more amenable space for sampling.
result Generates high-quality samples in as few as 5 conditional sampling steps, outperforming competing methods.

We study the small-time fluctuations for diffusion processes which are conditioned by their initial and final positions, under the assumptions that the diffusivity has a sub-Riemannian structure and that the drift vector field lies in the span of the sub-Riemannian structure. In the case where the endpoints agree and t…

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A RL-based method adds conditional controls to pre-trained diffusion models.

problem Precise control over generated samples in diffusion models.
method Formulates the task as an RL problem, using a classifier and KL divergence as reward functions.
result Produces soft-optimal policies that maximize reward functions, enabling conditional sampling.

DiffDenoise preserves fine structures in medical images using conditional diffusion models.

problem Medical image denoising often results in loss of fine structures.
method Conditional diffusion model with stabilized reverse sampling and supervised training.
result DiffDenoise outperforms state-of-the-art methods in medical image denoising.