Proposes GFMMD for comparing signals on graphs.
problem Computing distances between distributions on graphs.
method Graph Fourier MMD (GFMMD) using optimal witness functions.
result Analytical solution and embedding of distributions.
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Computational-Statistical Trade-off in Kernel Two-Sample Testing with Random Fourier Featuresstat.ML
Improved MMD test for two-sample testing with random Fourier features.
problem Quadratic-time complexity of MMD test for large-scale analysis.
method Approximated MMD test using random Fourier features, investigating time-power trade-off.
result Sub-quadratic time complexity with same minimax separation rates as MMD test.
The maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) is a recently proposed test statistic for two-sample test. Its quadratic time complexity, however, greatly hampers its availability to large-scale applications. To accelerate the MMD calculation, in this study we propose an efficient method called FastMMD. The core idea of FastMMD is …
Kernel-based mean-field games use MMD penalties for interaction and target costs.
problem Optimizing mean-field games with specific cost functions.
method Kernel structure, random Fourier U-statistics, neural network training.
result Sample-level convergence theorem and rate of convergence proved.
This paper evaluates metrics for graph generative models, addressing common pitfalls.
problem Evaluating and comparing graph generative models effectively.
method Systematic evaluation of MMD, analysis of synthetic and real graphs, practical recommendations.
result MMD can be problematic; practical solutions are provided.
Implicit Kernel Learningstat.ML
Kernels are powerful and versatile tools in machine learning and statistics. Although the notion of universal kernels and characteristic kernels has been studied, kernel selection still greatly influences the empirical performance. While learning the kernel in a data driven way has been investigated, in this paper we e…
Plug-in robust NPE method adapts summaries independently of pretrained NPE.
problem Misspecification of neural posterior estimators under test data distribution.
method Minimum-distance summaries using maximum mean discrepancy (MMD).
result Substantial robustness gains with minimal additional overhead.
Discrete noise improves graph generation quality and speed.
problem Generating high-quality discrete graph samples.
method Using discrete noise in diffusion models for graph generation.
result Discrete noise leads to 1.5x better MMDs and 30x faster sampling.
RP-GFRFT unifies fractional order and rotation control for graph signals.
problem Lack of rotation-based spectral control in GFRFT and zero-angle degeneracy in AGFT.
method Rotation-parameterized graph fractional Fourier transform (RP-GFRFT) with degeneracy preserving rotation matrix.
result RP-GFRFT improves spectral filtering performance over existing methods.
Many signals on Cartesian product graphs appear in the real world, such as digital images, sensor observation time series, and movie ratings on Netflix. These signals are "multi-dimensional" and have directional characteristics along each factor graph. However, the existing graph Fourier transform does not distinguish …
A new test for comparing distributions is proposed, balancing optimality and efficiency.
problem Comparing distributions defined over non-Euclidean domains.
method Spectral-regularized two-sample test based on random Fourier features.
result The proposed test is minimax optimal under certain conditions.
New method approximates MMD using pseudo-differential operators and singular values.
problem Approximating MMD with pseudo-differential operators and singular values.
method Corresponding pseudo-differential operators to Mercer kernels, approximating with its first singular values.
result The new MMD distance measures the difference of two distributions with respect to local moments, where depends on singular values decay rate.
Framework achieves fairness in predictions using partially known causal graph over clusters of variables.
problem Achieving fairness in algorithmic decisions when causal graph knowledge is limited.
method Leverages a causal graph over clusters of variables to train a prediction model, reducing interventional distribution discrepancies.
result Framework strikes a better balance between fairness and accuracy than existing approaches under limited causal graph knowledge.
PolyGraph Discrepancy improves graph generative model evaluation.
problem Inability of existing metrics to provide an absolute performance measure and comparability across different graph descriptors.
method Approximates Jensen-Shannon distance using binary classifiers trained to distinguish between real and generated graphs.
result PGD provides a more robust and insightful evaluation compared to MMD metrics.
Localized signal representation on graph bundles using Fourier analysis.
problem Representing signals on graph bundles with twists.
method Partition of unity and product factorization over the base graph.
result Lifted bases for signal spaces of graph bundle components.
We present graph wavelet neural network (GWNN), a novel graph convolutional neural network (CNN), leveraging graph wavelet transform to address the shortcomings of previous spectral graph CNN methods that depend on graph Fourier transform. Different from graph Fourier transform, graph wavelet transform can be obtained …
Stationary MMD Pointsstat.ML
New method finds points for approximating distributions faster.
problem Approximating target probability distributions using finite points.
method Stationary MMD points computed via MMD gradient flows.
result Stationary MMD points converge faster than global minimizers.
We introduce a novel harmonic analysis for functions defined on the vertices of a strongly connected directed graph of which the random walk operator is the cornerstone. As a first step, we consider the set of eigenvectors of the random walk operator as a non-orthogonal Fourier-type basis for functions over directed gr…
Constructing fast approximate eigenspaces with application to the fast graph Fourier transformscs.LG
Efficiently approximates eigenspaces for symmetric and general matrices.
problem Fast computation of eigenspaces for large matrices.
method Factor eigenspaces into fundamental components using transformations, solve minimization problems, and iteratively update.
result Improved computational efficiency for eigenspace approximation.
A new method uses neural tangent kernel to efficiently compute MMD statistic.
problem Efficiently computing Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) statistic with low memory and computational complexity.
method Identifies a connection between neural tangent kernel (NTK) and MMD to develop a computationally and memory-efficient approach.
result The proposed NTK-MMD statistic is validated through numerical experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets.
A common assumption in semi-supervised learning with graph models is that the class label function varies smoothly on the data graph, resulting in the rather strict prior that the label function has low-frequency content. Meanwhile, in many classification problems, the label function may vary abruptly in certain graph …
Paper improves MMD flow efficiency with Riesz kernels for image generation.
problem High computational costs in MMD flows for large scale computations.
method Introduces Riesz kernels and sliced MMD for efficient computation.
result Efficient computation of MMD gradients in one-dimensional setting.
Cheap Permutation Testingmath.ST
Cheap permutation tests speed up distribution testing without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Efficiently testing distribution differences and independence.
method Group datapoints into bins and permute only these bins, using stored sufficient statistics.
result Cheap permutation tests maintain the accuracy and optimality of standard tests but are significantly faster.
Gradient descent on MMD GAN parameter space converges globally to target distribution.
problem Convergence of gradient descent in Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) GANs.
method Proposes a parametric kernelized gradient flow that mimics the min-max game in gradient regularized MMD GAN.
result Gradient descent on the generator's parameter space in gradient regularized MMD GAN is globally convergent to the target distribution under certain conditions.
A new test statistic speeds up MMD while maintaining power.
problem Efficiently testing two distributions without permutations.
method Cross-MMD statistic based on sample-splitting and studentization.
result Cross-MMD has a limiting standard Gaussian distribution under the null.
Upper bound conjecture for Yokota invariant proved for polyhedral graphs.
problem Growth of Yokota invariant of polyhedral graphs
method Barrett's Fourier transform
result Proved upper bound conjecture for large family of examples
Dependent MMD coresets help compare multiple related datasets.
problem Comparing multiple related datasets for insights into model generalization.
method Dependent MMD coresets for collections of datasets.
result Dependent MMD coresets facilitate comparison and understanding of multiple related datasets.
A new method optimizes MMD test power by dynamically selecting kernels, overcoming traditional trade-offs.
problem Fixed kernels fail to distinguish certain distributions, leading to overfitting and variance collapse.
method Complexity-Penalized MMD (CP-MMD) criterion, derived from concentration inequality, optimizes kernel selection.
result CP-MMD maximizes true test power while ensuring unconditional Type-I validity, matching or exceeding state-of-the-art performance.
Maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) has been widely adopted in domain adaptation to measure the discrepancy between the source and target domain distributions. Many existing domain adaptation approaches are based on the joint MMD, which is computed as the (weighted) sum of the marginal distribution discrepancy and the condi…
EVI-MMD approximates target distributions via MMD minimization with adaptive kernel.
problem Approximating target distributions using kernel discrepancy methods.
method EVI-MMD uses Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) to minimize kernel discrepancy, solving ODEs with implicit Euler scheme and L-BFGS optimization.
result EVI-MMD with adaptive bandwidth selection significantly improves performance in sampling problems.
Sp(n)-instantons linked to complex Lagrangian graphs via Fourier-Mukai transform.
problem Understanding Sp(n)-instantons on hyperkahler manifolds with conical singularities.
method Relating Sp(n)-instantons to deformed instantons and studying their properties on hyperkahler manifolds.
result Sp(n)-instantons on hyperkahler manifolds correspond to tri-contact instantons on the 3-Sasakian link.
sig-MMD tests compare path distributions using kernel methods.
problem Comparing path distributions in stochastic processes.
method Signature kernel for path space valued distributions.
result sig-MMD can lead to Type 2 errors in limited data settings.
Study improves MMD estimation for two distributions with mismeasured data.
problem Estimating MMD under contaminated data.
method Partial identification of MMD bounds with a fast convergence rate.
result Proposes a method to estimate MMD bounds that converge faster than alternatives.
MMD-Flagger detects hallucinations in LLMs by tracking MMD between outputs and temperature-generated counterparts.
problem Detecting hallucinations in large language models.
method Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) to track the difference between model outputs and temperature-generated counterparts.
result MMD-Flagger detects most hallucinations by analyzing the shape of the MMD trajectory.
Demystifying MMD GANsstat.ML
We investigate the training and performance of generative adversarial networks using the Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) as critic, termed MMD GANs. As our main theoretical contribution, we clarify the situation with bias in GAN loss functions raised by recent work: we show that gradient estimators used in the optimizat…
A new graph signature invariant to graph automorphisms.
problem Graph symmetry and feature generation.
method Power spectrum signature derived from squared graph Fourier transform.
result Power spectrum signature is stable under graph perturbations.
Paper optimizes PCA for fairness using MMD and Stiefel manifold optimization.
problem Fair principal component analysis (PCA) to minimize MMD between protected classes.
method Formulates fair PCA as non-convex optimization over Stiefel manifold, solves using REPMS with theoretical guarantees.
result Our approach outperforms prior work in fairness, explained variance, and runtime.
New method for MMD with unequal sample sizes improves test power.
problem Existing MMD methods assume equal sample sizes, discarding valuable data.
method Extended generalized U-statistics to handle unequal sample sizes.
result New asymptotic distributions and power optimization for MMD with unequal sample sizes.
IGT learns graph representations without supervision.
problem Building deep unsupervised graph representations.
method Generic complex-valued spectral graph architecture from Fourier transform generalization, greedy concave objective for discriminative and invariant features.
result IGT learns both discriminative and invariant features from graph topology.
G-FuNK learns solutions for nonlinear PDEs on multiple domains and parameters.
problem Predicting time-dependent dynamics of complex systems governed by nonlinear PDEs with varying parameters and domains.
method Graph Fourier Neural Kernels combining domain-adapted and transferable components for non-diffusive and diffusive terms.
result G-FuNK achieves low relative errors on unseen domains and fiber fields, significantly accelerating predictions.
A new MMD-based test combines kernels for two-sample testing without splitting data.
problem Efficiently testing if two datasets come from the same distribution without splitting data.
method Proposes a novel statistic based on Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) that combines kernels, proving concentration bounds and showing data-dependent kernel selection.
result Exponential concentration bounds and improved test power compared to existing methods.
MMD test detects adversarial attacks by addressing kernel limitations and non-independence issues.
problem MMD test's failure to detect adversarial attacks.
method Replaced Gaussian kernel with deep kernel, maximized test power, and used wild bootstrap for non-independence.
result MMD test is aware of adversarial attacks.
MMD-B-Fair learns fair representations by minimizing MMD test power.
problem Learning fair representations of data while preserving target attributes.
method Kernel two-sample testing and block testing schemes.
result Minimizing MMD test power allows hiding sensitive attribute information.
Generative adversarial nets (GANs) are widely used to learn the data sampling process and their performance may heavily depend on the loss functions, given a limited computational budget. This study revisits MMD-GAN that uses the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) as the loss function for GAN and makes two contributions. F…
A test for comparing function samples using MMD.
problem Testing if two functional data samples come from the same distribution.
method Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) for functional data, with theoretical scaling analysis.
result The proposed test is effective and robust to functional reconstructions.
We study the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) in the context of critical transitions modelled by fast-slow stochastic dynamical systems. We establish a new link between the dynamical theory of critical transitions with the statistical aspects of the MMD. In particular, we show that a formal approximation of the MMD near …
New method improves MMD estimation without convexity assumptions.
problem Lack of theoretical guarantees for MMD estimation algorithms.
method Preconditioned gradient descent (PGD) scheme for MMD optimization.
result PGD scheme converges globally under specific conditions.
The maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) is a kernel-based distance between probability distributions useful in many applications (Gretton et al. 2012), bearing a simple estimator with pleasing computational and statistical properties. Being able to efficiently estimate the variance of this estimator is very helpful to vario…