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 σ-separation Markov property and do-calculus for causal SDEs. Proposes methods to include distributional information in MV-SDEs for better modeling of interacting particle systems.
problem Modeling the behavior of an infinite number of interacting particles with distributional information.
method Semi-parametric methods and estimators for MV-SDEs.
result Explicitly including distributional dependence improves performance in modeling temporal data with interaction.
Simulation-free VI closes the approximation gap in latent SDEs
problem Recovering dynamical systems from noisy observations
method Helmholtz-SDE
result Recovers dynamics more faithfully than prior methods
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.
SING improves state inference in latent SDE models for better drift function estimation.
problem Intractable posterior inference in latent SDE models.
method Natural gradient variational inference.
result SING provides faster and more reliable inference in latent SDE models.
We solve continuous-time latent SDE identifiability using diffusion shifts.
problem Identifiability of latent SDEs in continuous-time time series.
method Environment-induced shifts in diffusion covariance for additive-noise latent SDEs.
result Two diagonal diffusion regimes with distinct variance ratios identify latent coordinates up to permutation and scaling.
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-Net quantifies uncertainty in deep nets using stochastic dynamics.
problem Uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks.
method Viewing DNN transformations as state evolution of a stochastic dynamical system, introducing a Brownian motion term for epistemic uncertainty.
result SDE-Net outperforms existing methods in uncertainty estimation across various tasks.
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.
Delay-SDE-net models time series with memory and uncertainty, outperforming other models.
problem Accurately modeling time series with memory and uncertainty.
method Stochastic delay differential equations (SDDEs) neural network model with aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty.
result The Delay-SDE-net consistently outperforms other models in predicting time series values and uncertainties.
New method learns SDEs with structured noise from data.
problem Learning SDEs with structured noise from data.
method Nonparametric framework for drift and diffusion terms.
result Accurately infers low-dimensional interaction kernels.
ISALT uses inference to simulate SDEs with large time-steps, improving efficiency.
problem Efficiently simulating ergodic SDEs with large time-steps.
method Inference-based schemes adaptive to large time-steps (ISALT) from data.
result ISALT achieves significant time reduction and optimal accuracy.
Neural SDEs model continuous sequences using neural networks.
problem Modeling continuous-time dynamics in sequence data.
method Interprets time-series as samples from a continuous dynamical system, parameterized by Neural SDE.
result Demonstrates superior performance in diverse sequence modeling tasks.
Proposes a method to estimate SDE noise from a single trajectory.
problem Estimating SDE noise from a single data trajectory without ergodicity or stationarity.
method Combining Taylor expansions, Girsanov transformations, and drift function's initial value for drift and noise estimation.
result First SSISDE algorithm capable of identifying SDE dynamics from a single trajectory.
We study a coupled system of controlled stochastic differential equations (SDEs) driven by a Brownian motion and a compensated Poisson random measure, consisting of a forward SDE in the unknown process X(t) and a \emph{predictive mean-field} backward SDE (BSDE) in the unknowns Y(t),Z(t),K(t,⋅). The driver of …
Improved noise estimation in latent neural SDEs enhances model accuracy.
problem Latent neural SDEs underestimate noise, limiting their stochastic dynamics modeling.
method Explicit additional noise regularization in the loss function.
result Model accurately captures diffusion component of stochastic time series data.
Proposes PI-VAE for solving SDEs with limited measurements.
problem Solving SDEs with limited measurements of system parameters.
method Physics-informed Variational Autoencoder (PI-VAE) integrating VAE and governing equations.
result Satisfactory accuracy and efficiency compared to PI-WGAN.
It is well-known from the work of Schönbucher (2005) that the marginal laws of a loss process can be matched by a unit increasing time inhomogeneous Markov process, whose deterministic jump intensity is called local intensity. The Stochastic Local Intensity (SLI) models such as the one proposed by Arnsdorf and Halperin…
This work learns effective dynamics from short-term data of stochastic systems.
problem Learning effective dynamics from short-term data of stochastic systems.
method Proposes a novel algorithm using a neural network (Auto-SDE) to learn invariant slow manifold from data.
result Validated through numerical experiments to be accurate, stable, and effective.
SCOTCH learns system structure from irregular time series using neural SDEs.
problem Learning system structure from irregular time series data.
method SCOTCH uses neural stochastic differential equations (SDE) with variational inference.
result SCOTCH improves structure learning performance on synthetic and real-world datasets.
We develop a variational framework for SDEs driven by fractional noise.
problem Capturing long-term dependencies in SDEs driven by fractional noise.
method Markov approximation of fractional Brownian motion, variational inference, neural networks.
result Efficient variational inference of posterior path measures for neural-SDEs.
Optimal wealth strategy derived for jump-diffusion models with liabilities.
problem Maximizing utility in jump-diffusion models with random liabilities.
method Forward Backward SDEs system for optimal strategy.
result Explicit results for pure jump model and exponential utilities.
This work provides a semi-analytic approximation method for decoupled forwardbackward SDEs (FBSDEs) with jumps. In particular, we construct an asymptotic expansion method for FBSDEs driven by the random Poisson measures with σ-finite compensators as well as the standard Brownian motions around the small-variance limit …
New method estimates SDE parameters efficiently using WCE and SGD.
problem Parameter estimation for stochastic differential equations.
method Wiener Chaos Expansion and Stochastic Gradient Descent.
result Accurate parameter recovery from noisy observations.
We introduce a novel paradigm for learning non-parametric drift and diffusion functions for stochastic differential equation (SDE). The proposed model learns to simulate path distributions that match observations with non-uniform time increments and arbitrary sparseness, which is in contrast with gradient matching that…
Unified ML approach for SDEs in bounded domains.
problem Challenges in simulating SDEs with particle exit phenomena.
method Hybrid approach combining diffusion model and exit prediction network.
result Accurate modeling of interior dynamics and boundary interactions.
Develops a nonparametric model for arbitrage-free pricing of illiquid derivatives.
problem Modeling joint dynamics of liquid vanilla options for arbitrage-free pricing of illiquid derivatives.
method Derives a state space for prices respecting underlying financial constraints using neural networks and imposes constraints to preserve no-arbitrage conditions.
result Neural SDE models are guaranteed to satisfy a set of linear inequalities and validated with numerical experiments.
SigMA uses signatures and attention to estimate parameters in fBm-driven SDEs.
problem Estimating parameters in SDEs driven by fBm is challenging due to non-Markovian and semimartingale issues.
method SigMA integrates path signatures with multi-head self-attention, using convolutional and MLP layers.
result SigMA outperforms other methods in accuracy, robustness, and model compactness.
Generative models use latent abstractions to create images.
problem Understanding how generative models create high-dimensional data like images.
method Developed a theoretical framework using SDE and information theory.
result Diffusion models can be seen as a non-linear filter driven by latent abstractions.
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.
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.
Paper introduces non-adversarial training for Neural SDEs using signature kernel scores.
problem Stability and mode collapse issues in adversarial training of Neural SDEs.
method Uses signature kernel scores as objective function for non-adversarial training.
result Non-adversarial training leads to better performance and more stable models.
New method for Bayesian inference of Lévy-driven SDEs with jumps.
problem Bayesian inference for Lévy-driven SDEs is challenging due to discontinuities and heavy tails.
method Neural exponential tilting framework for variational inference.
result Accurately captures jump dynamics and reliable posterior inference in heavy-tailed regimes.
New SDEs use G-Brownian motion, extending mean-field models.
problem Extending mean-field models to new types of stochastic processes.
method Introduced G-SDEs with coefficients dependent on current state and solution as random variable. result Validated new SDE framework for complex stochastic systems.
A new asymptotic expansion scheme for backward SDEs (BSDEs) is proposed.The perturbation parameter is introduced just to scale the forward stochastic variables within a BSDE. In contrast to the standard small-diffusion asymptotic expansion method, the dynamics of variables given by the forward SDEs is treated exactly. …
The paper develops CI tests for causal discovery in SDEs.
problem Inferring causal structure from stochastic dynamical systems.
method Developed CI constraints and a CI test for SDEs.
result Proposed CI test outperforms existing methods.
Study on the smoothness of solutions to a specific type of stochastic differential equation.
problem Regularity of solutions to mean-field G-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.
New SDE model for continuous-time reinforcement learning.
problem Modeling exploration in continuous-time reinforcement learning.
method Introduced grid-sampling SDE as a proxy model.
result Wellposedness of the SDE in the presence of jumps.
Dynamic Structural Causal Models handle time-dependent systems with cycles and latent confounding.
problem Representing and analyzing systems of Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) with DSCMs.
method Define time-splitting and subsampling operations to analyze DSCMs of SDEs, and apply existing causal discovery algorithms to time-series data.
result DSCMs provide a graphical Markov property for SDEs and enable identification of time-dependent causal effects.
Noise can stabilize systemic risk models with uncertain robustness.
problem Understanding systemic risk in financial systems with uncertain parameters.
method Analyzing a mean-field model of systemic risk with uncertain coefficients and noise.
result Noise can induce stability in systemic risk models, contrary to intuition.
The paper tackles drift identification in Lévy α-stable stochastic systems, proposing a Fourier space approach.
problem Estimating the drift field of a stochastic differential equation driven by Lévy α-stable noise.
method Fourier space approach, parameterizing the drift field using Fourier series, minimizing a loss function with gradients computed via the adjoint method.
result The method is capable of learning drift fields in qualitative and/or quantitative agreement with ground truth fields.
This paper uses SDEs to analyze GANs training and long-run behavior.
problem Understanding the training process and long-run behavior of GANs.
method Established SDE approximations for GANs training and analyzed long-run behavior via invariant measures.
result The long-run behavior of GANs training can be studied via the invariant measures of its SDE approximations.
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.
The paper identifies generators of linear SDEs with noise types.
problem Identifying the generator of linear SDEs from their solution distribution.
method Deriving sufficient and necessary conditions for additive noise, and sufficient conditions for multiplicative noise.
result Generic conditions for identifying the generator of linear SDEs with both types of noise.
Sig-SDE model integrates signatures with SDEs for financial data.
problem Calibrating models to exotic financial products with non-linear dependencies.
method Integrating signatures from stochastic analysis with neural SDEs.
result Sig-SDE provides theoretical guarantees for convergence.
New method learns SDEs without integrators, speeding up computation.
problem Computational expense in learning SDEs using neural networks.
method Importance-sampling estimator for SDEs, leveraging parallelism.
result Lower-variance gradient estimates and massive computation time reductions.
Stochastic normalizing flows use SDEs for efficient training and sampling.
problem Efficient maximum likelihood estimation and variational inference.
method Continuous normalizing flows extended with stochastic differential equations (SDEs) and rough path theory.
result Stochastic normalizing flows enable efficient training and sampling from complex distributions.
Develops state-space deep Gaussian processes for irregular signals.
problem Solving deep Gaussian process regression problems for irregular signals/functions.
method Represent DGPs as SDEs, solve using state-space filtering and smoothing methods.
result Rich class of priors compatible with irregular signals/functions.