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48 results for SDE Sampling

The paper analyzes convergence of neural SDEs as sample size increases.

problem Understanding the limiting behavior of neural SDEs as sample size grows.
method Analyzes Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation and uses stochastic maximum principle.
result Convergence of minima and optimal parameters of neural SDEs as sample size increases.

This paper bridges the gap between ODE and SDE in diffusion models using Fokker-Planck equations.

problem Empirical evidence shows that ODE-based samples from score-based diffusion models are inferior to SDE-based samples.
method The paper rigorously describes dynamics and approximations in training score-based diffusion models, linking them to Fokker-Planck equations.
result Adding a regularisation term based on the Fokker-Planck residual can close the gap between ODE- and SDE-induced distributions.

SA-Solver improves stochastic sampling from DPMs.

problem Efficient sampling from Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DPMs) is time-consuming.
method Proposes SA-Solver, an improved stochastic Adams method for solving diffusion SDE.
result SA-Solver achieves improved or comparable performance compared to SOTA methods for few-step sampling.

A new approach models exploration in continuous-time RL using random measures.

problem Modeling exploration in continuous-time reinforcement learning.
method Random measure approach to control execution in continuous-time RL.
result Grid-sampling limit SDE can replace existing models for theoretical analysis and learning algorithms.

We introduce stochastic normalizing flows, an extension of continuous normalizing flows for maximum likelihood estimation and variational inference (VI) using stochastic differential equations (SDEs). Using the theory of rough paths, the underlying Brownian motion is treated as a latent variable and approximated, enabl…

2020-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning estimates time-varying Markov model parameters.

problem Estimating time-dependent parameters in Markov models.
method Reframes parameter estimation as an optimization problem using maximum likelihood.
result Real solution close to SDE with neural network-derived parameters under specific conditions.

Novel method for SDE calibration from sparse data using neural flows.

problem Calibrating SDEs from sparse, noisy observations.
method Characterization of posterior SDE using neural networks trained to solve a PDE with multiplicative updates.
result Significant improvement in scalability and accuracy compared to classical methods.

TFM trains Neural SDEs without backpropagation, improving clinical time series modeling.

problem Modeling irregularly sampled time series in medicine.
method Trajectory Flow Matching (TFM) using flow matching for generative modeling.
result TFM improves performance on clinical time series datasets.

We establish causal semantics for SDEs and develop methods to reason about them.

problem Understanding causal relationships in systems modeled by stochastic differential equations.
method We introduce a causal graph framework, Markov properties, and do-calculus for SDEs.
result We prove the σσ-separation Markov property and do-calculus for causal SDEs.

New method uses SDEs for accurate non-uniformly sampled time series analysis.

problem Characterizing non-uniformly sampled time series with high accuracy.
method Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) for modeling, incremental estimation, and model truncation.
result Increased accuracy in characterizing non-uniformly sampled time series.

We developed efficient methods to compute gradients for Neural SDEs, improving training speed and accuracy.

problem Training Neural SDEs requires accurate and efficient computation of gradients, which is challenging due to the complexity of SDEs.
method We introduced a reversible Heun method for solving backwards-in-time SDEs and a Brownian Interval for sampling and reconstructing Brownian motion.
result Our methods significantly improve training speed and accuracy for Neural SDEs, outperforming state-of-the-art techniques.

Neural SDEs model suicide risk with compact state space constraints.

problem Modeling suicide risk with irregular, noisy, and partially observed data.
method Developed neural SDEs confined to compact state spaces, addressing domain constraints and numerical stability.
result Improved forecasts and optimization dynamics over standard models on EMA datasets.

Bayesian neural SDEs calibrate financial models robustly.

problem Calibrating financial models using neural SDEs for robustness.
method Bayesian framework with prior and likelihood, global approximation theorem, Langevin algorithm.
result Robust bounds on implied volatility surface learned from historical and option data.

We consider assets for which price XtX_t and squared volatility YtY_t are jointly driven by Heston joint stochastic differential equations (SDEs). When the parameters of these SDEs are estimated from NN sub-sampled data (XnT,YnT)(X_{nT}, Y_{nT}), estimation errors do impact the classical option pricing PDEs. We estimate thes…

2014-04-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Study models deep learning training dynamics using locally elastic SDEs to reveal feature separability.

problem Understanding how deep learning models separate features from different classes during training.
method Modeling deep learning training using locally elastic SDEs with a drift term reflecting backpropagation impact.
result Local elasticity in SDEs leads to linear separability of features, resulting in vanishing training loss.

Discrete time analogues of ergodic stochastic differential equations (SDEs) are one of the most popular and flexible tools for sampling high-dimensional probability measures. Non-asymptotic analysis in the L2L^2 Wasserstein distance of sampling algorithms based on Euler discretisations of SDEs has been recently develop…

2018-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum algorithm samples from SDEs using DQCs and quantile mechanics.

problem Sampling from solutions of stochastic differential equations.
method Differentiable quantum circuits (DQCs) encoding latent variables, quantile mechanics.
result Quantum algorithm generates time-series from SDEs.

We present a detailed analysis of \emph{observable} moments based parameter estimators for the Heston SDEs jointly driving the rate of returns RtR_t and the squared volatilities VtV_t. Since volatilities are not directly observable, our parameter estimators are constructed from empirical moments of realized volatilitie…

2017-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural networks improve financial derivative pricing accuracy.

problem Improving accuracy in financial derivative pricing.
method Use neural networks to model drift and volatility in SDE models, optimize using SGD for European options and PDE for American options.
result Neural network models outperform traditional models in pricing derivatives.

Unified framework for SDMs and GANs with improved sampling and quality.

problem Limitations of SDMs and GANs in achieving fast sampling and high sample quality.
method Introducing a novel SDE named DiffFlow to describe the learning dynamics of SDMs and GANs, and proving the asymptotic optimality and maximal likelihood training scheme.
result Unified framework allows smooth transition between SDMs and GANs with flexible trade-off between sample quality and speed.

Generative model for Lévy area improves SDE simulation accuracy.

problem Simulating Lévy areas for high-order SDEs is challenging due to non-Gaussian nature and lack of fast sampling algorithms.
method LévyGAN, a deep-learning model with a GNN-inspired architecture, generates approximate samples of Lévy area.
result LévyGAN matches all joint and conditional odd moments exactly and achieves state-of-the-art performance in 4D Brownian motion.

Training-free model learns SDE dynamics without training, accelerating parameter studies.

problem High computational cost of simulating parameter-dependent SDEs.
method Training-free conditional diffusion model with joint kernel-weighted Monte Carlo estimator.
result Accurate approximation of conditional distributions across varying parameter values.

New method handles complex systems with discontinuous, heavy-tailed noise.

problem Handling discontinuous, heavy-tailed Lévy noise in stochastic systems.
method Developed nonlocal Kramers-Moyal formulas for SDEs with multiplicative Lévy noise.
result Validated framework for discovering interpretable SDE models from data.

SDE Matching eliminates simulation for training Latent SDEs, achieving similar performance.

problem Training Latent SDEs with adjoint sensitivity methods is computationally expensive and limited.
method SDE Matching, inspired by Score- and Flow Matching, eliminates simulation for training Latent SDEs.
result SDE Matching achieves performance comparable to adjoint sensitivity methods while reducing computational complexity.

New model solves complex SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.

problem Solving SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.
method Physics-informed deep generative model (sPI-GeM) combining PI-BasisNet and PI-GeM.
result Scalable solution for high-dimensional SDE problems.

New error bounds for flow matching methods using deterministic sampling.

problem Improving the accuracy of flow matching methods for generating probability distributions.
method Derived error bounds for flow matching methods under deterministic sampling conditions.
result Presented error bounds for flow matching methods using L2L^2 loss and regularity conditions.

A novel score-based method solves high-dimensional Fokker-Planck equations with improved accuracy and speed.

problem High-dimensional Fokker-Planck equations suffer from the curse of dimensionality, leading to numerical errors and slow sampling.
method Score-based Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) that fit the score function in SDEs, using three methods: Score Matching, Sliced Score Matching, and Score-PINN.
result The score-based method outperforms traditional Monte Carlo and vanilla PINNs in high-dimensional settings, offering faster sampling and reduced errors.

A new framework models uncertainty in structured temporal data using SDEs and neural networks.

problem Uncertainty quantification in machine learning applications involving structured and temporal data.
method Integrates stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with deep generative models in a variational autoencoder framework.
result Improves uncertainty quantification in machine learning applications involving structured and temporal data.

Study on the smoothness of solutions to a specific type of stochastic differential equation.

problem Regularity of solutions to mean-field GG-SDEs.
method Analysis of first and second order Fréchet differentiability in the random initial condition.
result Established the Fréchet differentiability of the solution and specified the corresponding equations.

This paper studies Thompson sampling's arm-pull dynamics and inference, revealing key differences from UCB algorithms.

problem Understanding the precise arm-pull dynamics in Thompson sampling algorithms.
method Developed new approaches to analyze the arm-pull count process and noise processes, including inverse process and reparametrization methods.
result Arm-pull count is asymptotically deterministic only for suboptimal or unique optimal arms, revealing a unifying principle of stability.