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48 results for Latent dynamics

Proposes LDIDPs for efficient sequential data generation from latent dynamical models.

problem Challenges in generating high-fidelity sequential samples from latent dynamical models.
method Utilizes implicit diffusion processes to sample from latent dynamical processes.
result Demonstrates accurate learning of dynamics and efficient generation of high-quality sequential data.

Paper tackles reinforcement learning with complex observations and simple latent dynamics.

problem Understanding reinforcement learning with complex observations and simple latent dynamics.
method Statistical and algorithmic analysis of reinforcement learning under general latent dynamics.
result Identifies latent pushforward coverability as a condition for statistical tractability.

Improved robust latent variable estimation for neural dynamics.

problem Inconsistent results due to noise and nonlinearity in existing models.
method Probabilistic approach to latent variable estimation in decomposed models.
result More accurate latent variable inference in nonlinear systems with diverse noise conditions.

This research improves dynamical systems understanding by identifying latent states and their nonlinear transitions.

problem Previous work on dynamical systems could not identify nonlinear transition dynamics, leading to unreliable predictions.
method Proposes a state-space modeling framework using variational auto-encoders to identify latent states and their nonlinear transition functions.
result Demonstrates high accuracy in recovering latent state dynamics and future prediction accuracy.

Proposes iVDFM for identifying latent factors in multivariate time series.

problem Identifying latent factors in multivariate time series with structural dynamics.
method Identifiable Variational Dynamic Factor Model (iVDFM) with iVAE-style conditioning.
result Identifiable latent factors up to permutation and component-wise affine transformations.

This work extends identifiability analysis to sequential latent variable models, focusing on Switching Dynamical Systems.

problem Identifying latent variables in sequential data models.
method Proved identifiability of Markov Switching Models and established conditions for Switching Dynamical Systems.
result Identifiability of latent variables and non-linear mappings in Switching Dynamical Systems up to affine transformations.

Study identifies latent variables and models from spacecraft data.

problem Learning reliable models from spacecraft data with complex relationships.
method Inductive bias inspired by controllable canonical forms for sparse, input-dependent latent variables.
result Identifies latent variables up to scaling and determines dynamic models up to transformations for linear and affine systems.

A method for learning a context latent vector to improve generalization in model-based RL.

problem Learning a global dynamics model that can generalize across different dynamics.
method Decomposes learning a global dynamics model into two stages: learning a context latent vector and predicting next states.
result Achieves superior generalization across various simulated robotics and control tasks.

Many dynamical systems exhibit similar structure, as often captured by hand-designed simplified models that can be used for analysis and control. We develop a method for learning to correspond pairs of dynamical systems via a learned latent dynamical system. Given trajectory data from two dynamical systems, we learn a …

2019-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved latent dynamics identification framework reduces training time and improves accuracy.

problem Accurate numerical solutions of partial differential equations require computationally expensive solvers.
method Sequential decoder training (mLaSDI) to correct residual errors from previous stages.
result mLaSDI consistently outperforms standard LaSDI, achieving lower prediction errors and reduced training time.

Model captures system input variations in latent space for actionable dynamics.

problem Learning dynamical systems from data without prescribing a mathematical model.
method Structured latent ODE model with stochastic factors of variation for each input.
result Improves generation of time-series data and inference of system inputs over baselines.

Framework LiLY recovers latent causal variables from time-series data under distribution shifts.

problem Learning and correcting models under unknown distribution shifts in time-series data.
method LiLY framework that recovers latent causal variables and identifies their relations from temporal data under different distribution shifts.
result The framework reliably identifies time-delayed latent causal influences from observed variables under different distribution changes.

New method uses Diffusion Maps for latent space modeling of dynamical systems.

problem Building reduced dynamical models from time series data.
method Two rounds of Diffusion Maps on latent coordinates, with lifting back to ambient space.
result Approximation of full state functions in reduced coordinates.

Neuroscience is experiencing a data revolution in which many hundreds or thousands of neurons are recorded simultaneously. Currently, there is little consensus on how such data should be analyzed. Here we introduce LFADS (Latent Factor Analysis via Dynamical Systems), a method to infer latent dynamics from simultaneous…

2016-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Framework infers Langevin dynamics from stochastic observations of latent systems.

problem Inferring non-stationary Langevin dynamics from indirect stochastic observations.
method Non-parametric framework explicitly modeling stochastic observation process and non-stationary latent dynamics.
result Correct inference of non-stationary dynamics requires accounting for non-equilibrium states and observation duration.

New methods improve sampling from complex dynamical models.

problem Sampling from high-dimensional, non-linear latent dynamical models is computationally challenging.
method Introduce auxiliary MCMC and Particle Gibbs samplers with improved performance and parallelisation.
result Enhanced samplers maintain performance in high-dimensional latent spaces and support parallelisation.

q-VAE extracts disentangled latent spaces for robot control and dynamic systems.

problem Disentangled representation learning for latent spaces in robotics.
method Proposes q-VAE based on Tsallis statistics, improving disentanglement and latent dynamics.
result Improves disentangled representation while maintaining data reconstruction accuracy.

New model captures state-dependent variability in partially observed systems.

problem Structured stochasticity not captured by constant-variance models.
method State-coupled stochastic volatility framework with particle expectation-maximization.
result Model consistently reduces recovery bias under partial observation.

A new growth model for dynamic networks using Markovian latent points.

problem Modeling temporal dynamic networks with latent points and distances.
method Markovian latent space dynamic with Euclidean Sphere sampling and connection probabilities based on geodesic distances.
result Theoretical guarantees for non-parametric estimation of the latitude and envelope functions.

Develops a method to model neural dynamics with flexible yet interpretable latent states.

problem Capturing complex nonlinear dynamics in neural time series while maintaining interpretability.
method Gaussian Process Switching Linear Dynamical System (gpSLDS) that balances expressiveness and interpretability.
result Favorable performance in comparison to rSLDS on synthetic and real neuroscience data.

Identifies latent actions and dynamics from offline data with diverse demonstrators.

problem Recovering latent actions and environment dynamics from action-free trajectories.
method Assumes distinct policies for each demonstrator, identifies latent transitions and policies via matrix factorization.
result Identifies latent transitions and demonstrator policies up to permutation.

LD-EnSF speeds up data assimilation with sparse observations.

problem Efficiently assimilate sparse and noisy data into complex dynamical systems.
method LD-EnSF uses latent dynamics networks and history-aware LSTM encoders to process sparse observations without full-space simulations.
result Achieves significant speedups over existing methods while maintaining high accuracy.

Planning has been very successful for control tasks with known environment dynamics. To leverage planning in unknown environments, the agent needs to learn the dynamics from interactions with the world. However, learning dynamics models that are accurate enough for planning has been a long-standing challenge, especiall…

2018-11-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Representation learning over graph structured data has been mostly studied in static graph settings while efforts for modeling dynamic graphs are still scant. In this paper, we develop a novel hierarchical variational model that introduces additional latent random variables to jointly model the hidden states of a graph…

2019-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

High-dimensional observations and unknown dynamics are major challenges when applying optimal control to many real-world decision making tasks. The Learning Controllable Embedding (LCE) framework addresses these challenges by embedding the observations into a lower dimensional latent space, estimating the latent dynami…

2020-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes PredVAR model for reduced-dimensional dynamics from noisy data.

problem Extracting low-dimensional dynamics from high-dimensional noisy data.
method Probabilistic reduced-dimensional vector autoregressive model with oblique projection.
result Iterative algorithm yields dynamic latent variables with rank-ordered predictability.

SyMetric evaluates learned Hamiltonian dynamics from images, improving model stability and interpretability.

problem Lack of reliable metrics to assess learned Hamiltonian dynamics from images.
method Developed SyMetric, a binary indicator based on Hamiltonian dynamics properties.
result SyMetric identifies architectural improvements for better dynamics learning.

Model predicts trading strategies based on latent demand and price impact.

problem Predicting strategic trading behavior of investors with private targets.
method Equilibrium model of dynamic trading, learning, and pricing by strategic investors.
result Trading strategies are a combination of target following, liquidity provision, and front-running based on latent demand and price pressure.