Topological Flow Matching: A Generative Modeling Framework for Structured Spaces
problem Handling structured spaces in generative modeling
method Introducing topological flow matching
result Captures the structure of the underlying domain while preserving desirable properties
Matched Machine Learning combines machine learning and matching for causal inference.
problem Non-interpretable methods for causal inference.
method Combines machine learning and matching for interpretable causal inference.
result Performs as well as black-box machine learning methods and better than existing matching methods.
FSBM improves matching efficiency with minimal supervision.
problem Scalability vs. minimal supervision in matching frameworks.
method FSBM uses a small portion of pre-aligned pairs as state feedback to guide non-coupled samples.
result FSBM accelerates training and enhances generalization.
KD2M unifies feature matching in neural networks.
problem Matching neural network activations for knowledge transfer.
method Formalizes distribution matching strategy.
result New theoretical results for KD.
In general, recommendation can be viewed as a matching problem, i.e., match proper items for proper users. However, due to the huge semantic gap between users and items, it's almost impossible to directly match users and items in their initial representation spaces. To solve this problem, many methods have been studied…
The paper addresses statistical inference in matching markets with dependent missingness.
problem Statistical inference for two-sided matching markets with matching-induced dependence.
method Non-convex algorithm based on Grassmannian gradient descent, debiasing and projection framework.
result Near-optimal entrywise convergence rates for various matching mechanisms.
Comparing and aligning large datasets is a pervasive problem occurring across many different knowledge domains. We introduce and study MREC, a recursive decomposition algorithm for computing matchings between data sets. The basic idea is to partition the data, match the partitions, and then recursively match the points…
Novel framework combines tree-based discretization and ILP matching for causal inference.
problem Challenges in identifying causal relationships from observational data.
method Combines tree-based discretization and ILP matching for causal inference.
result Yields computational efficiency and less biased ATT estimates.
We propose a unified data-driven framework based on inverse optimal transport that can learn adaptive, nonlinear interaction cost function from noisy and incomplete empirical matching matrix and predict new matching in various matching contexts. We emphasize that the discrete optimal transport plays the role of a varia…
This paper develops a learning framework for optimal strategies in multi-stage decentralized matching markets.
problem Optimal strategies in multi-stage decentralized matching markets with uncertain preferences.
method Nonparametric statistical approach and variational analysis.
result Participants can be better off with multi-stage matching compared to single-stage matching.
Unified framework for continuous-state discrete flow matching models.
problem Discrete generative modeling with continuous probabilities.
method Introducing α-Flow, a family of CS-DFM models based on information geometry. result Optimal flow matching loss for α-flow minimizes generalized kinetic energy. New method improves sampling from noisy energy models.
problem Training and sampling challenges in Energy-Based Models.
method Pseudo-Gibbs sampling with moment matching.
result Effective sampling from clean model using noisy DSM-trained model.
PropEn uses matching to create a larger dataset for efficient design optimization.
problem Limited data and complex landscapes in scientific applications.
method PropEn uses a matching approach to implicitly guide design without a discriminator.
result PropEn efficiently approximates the gradient of property improvement within the data distribution.
Framework generates causal probabilities from observational data.
problem Generating causal probabilities from observational data.
method Moment-matching graph-networks for causal inference.
result Automated sampling of latent space conditional probability distributions.
This paper puts forth a new formulation and algorithm for the elastic matching problem on unparametrized curves and surfaces. Our approach combines the frameworks of square root normal fields and varifold fidelity metrics into a novel framework, which has several potential advantages over previous works. First, our var…
Novel alignment framework for text-to-image generation using diffusion models and flow matching.
problem Improving text-to-image generation with minimal computational resources.
method Proposes a novel alignment framework that decomposes the score function into pre-trained score plus a conditional expectation of the reward.
result Achieves comparable performance to finetuning-based models with reduced computational cost.
We show that the Bregman divergence provides a rich framework to estimate unnormalized statistical models for continuous or discrete random variables, that is, models which do not integrate or sum to one, respectively. We prove that recent estimation methods such as noise-contrastive estimation, ratio matching, and sco…
Develops kernels for matchings, overcoming computational challenges.
problem Challenges in applying kernel methods to matchings due to their discrete, non-Euclidean nature.
method Characterizes stationary kernels, introduces heat and Matérn kernel families, and develops a sub-exponential algorithm for efficient evaluation.
result Establishes novel negative results and identifies an open problem in transferring the framework to trees.
Second order Sobolev metrics are a useful tool in the shape analysis of curves. In this paper we combine these metrics with varifold-based inexact matching to explore a new strategy of computing geodesics between unparametrized curves. We describe the numerical method used for solving the inexact matching problem, appl…
Exact guidance for discrete data improves posterior sampling efficiency.
problem Inefficient guidance for discrete data in posterior sampling.
method Derive exact transition rate for desired distribution given learned discrete flow matching model.
result Significantly improved efficiency with single forward pass per sampling step.
Framework improves target domain prediction using quantile matching.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in data-scarce target domains.
method Conditional quantile matching for distributional alignment.
result Empirical risk minimizer achieves tighter excess risk bound.
RealUID distills matching models using real data without GANs.
problem Slow inference in matching models like diffusion and flow.
method RealUID is a universal distillation framework that incorporates real data into the distillation procedure without using GANs.
result RealUID offers a simple theoretical foundation that covers previous distillation methods for Flow Matching and Diffusion models.
3MSBM learns smooth trajectories from multiple snapshots.
problem Capturing long-range temporal dependencies in complex systems.
method Lifts dynamics to phase space, generalizes stochastic bridges to multi-marginal conditional problems, learns transport maps preserving intermediate marginals.
result Significantly improves convergence and scalability in capturing complex dynamics.
Framework learns continuous dynamics from sparse trajectories.
problem Learning dynamics from sparsely sampled and high-dimensional trajectories.
method Interpolative Multi-Marginal Flow Matching (IMMFM) framework.
result IMMFM outperforms existing methods in forecasting and downstream tasks.
E-commerce sponsored search contributes an important part of revenue for the e-commerce company. In consideration of effectiveness and efficiency, a large-scale sponsored search system commonly adopts a multi-stage architecture. We name these stages as ad retrieval, ad pre-ranking and ad ranking. Ad retrieval and ad pr…
Proposes a non-adversarial method for distribution matching.
problem Stability and optimization challenges in adversarial matching methods.
method Non-adversarial VAE-based matching method with alignment upper bounds.
result Demonstrates applicability of non-adversarial matching methods without modifying original architectures.
Given a pair of graphs with the same number of vertices, the inexact graph matching problem consists in finding a correspondence between the vertices of these graphs that minimizes the total number of induced edge disagreements. We study this problem from a statistical framework in which one of the graphs is an errorfu…
Partial Label Learning (PLL) aims to learn from the data where each training example is associated with a set of candidate labels, among which only one is correct. The key to deal with such problem is to disambiguate the candidate label sets and obtain the correct assignments between instances and their candidate label…
We investigate the non-identifiability issues associated with bidirectional adversarial training for joint distribution matching. Within a framework of conditional entropy, we propose both adversarial and non-adversarial approaches to learn desirable matched joint distributions for unsupervised and supervised tasks. We…
Unified framework for imitation learning via moment matching.
problem Closing the gap between imitation and real-world performance.
method Classifying imitation learning algorithms based on reward or action-value moment matching, considering adversarial divergences.
result Derivation of bounds on policy performance for all algorithms in each class, and introduction of moment recoverability.
The study enhances financial rule matching using NLP without datasets.
problem Performing semantic matching between financial rules and policies.
method Outperforming pre-trained models with NLP techniques using free resources.
result Improved semantic matching between financial rules and policies.
We aim to create the highest possible quality of treatment-control matches for categorical data in the potential outcomes framework. Matching methods are heavily used in the social sciences due to their interpretability, but most matching methods do not pass basic sanity checks: they fail when irrelevant variables are …
We develop an encompassing framework for matching, covariate balancing, and doubly-robust methods for causal inference from observational data called generalized optimal matching (GOM). The framework is given by generalizing a new functional-analytical formulation of optimal matching, giving rise to the class of GOM me…
Improved graph matching using covariates for network data integration.
problem Matching networks without unique identifiers.
method Two novel covariate-assisted seeded graph matching methods.
result Improved alignment accuracy through covariate information.
Matching two different sets of items, called heterogeneous set-to-set matching problem, has recently received attention as a promising problem. The difficulties are to extract features to match a correct pair of different sets and also preserve two types of exchangeability required for set-to-set matching: the pair of …
PAMA learns covariate importance for better matching in observational studies.
problem Poor performance of conventional matching methods when covariates differ in relevance.
method PAMA is a semi-supervised framework that learns covariate importance from paired data and optimizes a weighted quadratic score.
result PAMA outperforms standard methods, particularly in high-dimensional settings and under model misspecification.
Develops a framework for clustering and distribution matching with bandit feedback.
problem Clustering and distribution matching problems with limited feedback.
method General framework using K-armed bandit model, Track-and-Stop method, and Frank--Wolfe algorithm. result Average number of arm pulls matches lower bound, with asymptotic convergence to fundamental limit.
FMI uses matching to mimic interventions for causal feature learning.
problem Challenges in causal discovery from observational data.
method Feature Matching Intervention (FMI) using matching to emulate perfect interventions.
result FMI outperforms in identifying causal features from observational data.
Bayesian framework learns prior from data to quantify uncertainty in MRI reconstruction.
problem Quantifying uncertainty in deep learning solutions for inverse problems.
method Adopting denoising score matching to learn prior from data, using it in an annealed Hamiltonian Monte-Carlo scheme.
result The approach yields high-quality reconstructions and assesses uncertainty on specific features.
Unified framework for self-supervised learning via latent distribution matching.
problem Lack of a unifying theoretical framework for diverse SSL methods.
method Casting SSL as latent distribution matching (LDM): maximizing alignment and uniformity.
result Derives a Bayesian filtering model and proves identifiable latent representations.
Unified framework for denoising models across various spaces.
problem Improving generative models and approximate posterior simulation.
method Generalizing denoising diffusions to a broader class of spaces using a new extension of score matching.
result Unified models for denoising and posterior simulation.
A new numerical framework simplifies elastic surface matching and comparison.
problem Challenging problem in surface comparison and matching in computer vision.
method Relaxing the geodesic boundary constraint using a varifold fidelity metric.
result Flexibility to deal with arbitrary topologies and sampling patterns, scalability to large meshes.
New model for shape graph registration with partial matching constraints.
problem Shape graph registration with topological inconsistencies and partial matching.
method Higher order invariant Sobolev metrics, varifolds, inexact variational formulation, SFISTA algorithm.
result Existence of minimizers for variational problem with TV regularization.
Unified framework for FDR control in knockoffs, validating Gaussian knockoffs.
problem Asymptotic FDR control in knockoffs with user-specified distributions.
method Unified theoretical framework, three conditions on approximate knockoff statistics, Gaussian knockoffs generator based on moments matching.
result Gaussian knockoffs generator achieves asymptotic FDR control.
Proposes a dynamic matching algorithm for two-sided online markets.
problem Dynamic preferences in two-sided online matching platforms.
method Dynamic Matching Bandit Algorithm with statistical preference ranking estimation.
result Agent-optimal stable matching result with logarithmic regret bound.
A novel 3D shape registration method using spectral graph embedding and probabilistic matching.
problem Challenges in 3D shape analysis and registration, especially with large variability.
method Combining spectral graph matching with Laplacian embedding for large graphs, using commute-time embedding and PCA.
result A method to register shapes with different samplings and isometric deformations.
Paper proposes a new method for population-wise matching of sulcal graphs.
problem Challenges in matching cortical fold variations across individuals.
method Population-wise multi-graph matching of sulcal graphs.
result Effectiveness of multi-graph matching in obtaining consistent labeling of sulcal basins.
A new method for adapting to label shifts using class probability matching.
problem Adapting to label shifts where class probabilities differ between source and target domains.
method Class Probability Matching using Kernel Methods (CPMKM) framework.
result CPMKM outperforms existing methods on real datasets.