New score-based methods identify causal structures with latent variables.
problem Identifying causal structures involving latent variables.
method Score-based methods with identifiability guarantees.
result Score equivalence and consistency for latent variable causal models.
A new method for Bayesian inference using diffusion models.
problem Bayesian inference in simulator-based models.
method Score-based diffusion models trained with a sequential training procedure.
result Comparable or superior performance compared to existing methods.
CSDI improves time series imputation by 40-65% over existing methods.
problem Imputing missing values in time series data.
method Conditional Score-based Diffusion models conditioned on observed data.
result CSDI improves by 40-65% over existing probabilistic imputation methods on popular metrics.
We solve the paradox of score-based methods by minimizing path variance.
problem Score-based methods are path-dependent, leading to inaccurate and unstable estimators.
method Propose MVP Principle to minimize path variance, derive closed-form expression, and use flexible Kumaraswamy Mixture Model.
result Establishes new state-of-the-art results on challenging benchmarks.
New method synthesizes data on curved spaces for better interpolation.
problem Synthesizing data on curved spaces for better interpolation.
method Riemannian Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge
result Generalizes Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge to curved spaces for better interpolation.
This research analyzes and accelerates score-based diffusion models using discretization and Hessian information.
problem Theoretical foundations and convergence analysis of score-based diffusion models.
method Investigation of various discretization schemes, including Euler, exponential integrators, and midpoint randomization. Proposal of an accelerated sampler based on local linearization method.
result Hessian-based approach achieves faster convergence rates of order $\widetilde{\mathcal{O}}\left(\frac{1}{\varepsilon}
ight)$ , significantly improving upon vanilla diffusion models.
MASF improves score-based filters for high-dimensional nonlinear systems with spatially sparse measurements.
problem Challenges in data assimilation for nonlinear, high-dimensional systems with spatially sparse measurements.
method Developed a forward process tailored for filtering that transforms the system state toward the measurement space, enabling a theoretically sound formulation of the likelihood score.
result MASF shows improved performance over existing score-based filters and ensemble-type Kalman filters, achieving up to a 28.2× wall-clock speedup.
New method for data assimilation using score-based models.
problem Bayesian inverse problem of identifying plausible state trajectories.
method Score-based data assimilation, learning a score-based generative model of state trajectories.
result Effective method for zero-shot observation scenarios.
SDA method reduces memory and time for assimilating noisy geophysical data.
problem Challenges in identifying state trajectories of high-dimensional geophysical systems.
method Score-based data assimilation with modified score network architecture.
result Promising results for a two-layer quasi-geostrophic model.
Accelerates data generation in score-based models.
problem Slow generation of realistic data by score-based models.
method Developed an adaptive step size SDE solver.
result Generates data 2-10 times faster with high quality.
New method for generating images with conditional probability models.
problem Generating images with specific conditions.
method Score-based diffusion models with theoretical analysis and new estimator.
result New estimator for conditional score performs similarly to state-of-the-art.
Unified approach unites GANs and diffusion models using particle methods.
problem Combining GANs and diffusion models for generative tasks.
method Proposes a unified framework where generator training is seen as a generalization of particle models.
result Demonstrates that GANs and diffusion models can be integrated within a unified framework.
Score-based methods fail with isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
problem Score-based methods struggle with distributions having isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
method Score-based methods, including score matching, are used but fail in the presence of isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
result Score-based methods cannot discover isolated components or identify correct mixing proportions.
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.
Maximum likelihood training improves the performance of score-based diffusion models.
problem Training score-based diffusion models with maximum likelihood.
method Trained by minimizing a weighted combination of score matching losses, with a specific weighting scheme that bounds negative log-likelihood.
result Maximum likelihood training improves the log-likelihood of score-based diffusion models across multiple datasets.
This work improves likelihood of score-based diffusion ODEs using high-order denoising score matching.
problem The gap between maximum likelihood and score matching objectives for score-based diffusion ODEs.
method High-order denoising score matching to maximize likelihood.
result Score-based diffusion ODEs achieve better likelihood on synthetic and CIFAR-10 data.
SFG improves on-manifold sampling without labels or additional training.
problem Guiding score-based models on manifolds without labeled data or extra training.
method Developed saddle-free guidance (SFG) that uses curvature of log density estimates.
result SFG achieves state-of-the-art metrics in image generation without labeled data or additional training.
Improved score-based models generate high-quality images up to 256x256.
problem Training score-based models for high-resolution images is unstable and limited.
method Theoretical analysis, exponential moving average of model weights.
result Score-based models can generate high-fidelity images up to 256x256.
A new method improves density ratio estimation with fewer function evaluations.
problem Stable and accurate estimation of density ratios with high variance issues.
method Diffusion Secant Alignment for Score-Based Density Ratio Estimation (ISA-DRE)
result ISA-DRE achieves comparable or superior results with fewer function evaluations.
Unified score and distance-based GoF tests for model adequacy.
problem Difficulty in extending score-based GoF tests to nonparametric alternatives.
method Introducing semiparametric kernelized Stein discrepancy (SKSD) test.
result SKSD test is computationally efficient and universally consistent.
MAFLA improves sampling from heavy-tailed distributions using MH-inspired corrections.
problem Sampling from heavy-tailed and multimodal distributions when neither target nor proposal densities can be evaluated.
method Metropolis-Adjusted Fractional Langevin Algorithm (MAFLA) with Score Balance Matching.
result MAFLA significantly improves finite-time sampling accuracy over unadjusted fractional Langevin dynamics.
Improved hypothesis testing and change-point detection using diffusion-based methods.
problem Limited power of score-based hypothesis tests and change-point detection.
method Extending score-based Fisher divergence to diffusion-divergence by multiplying score functions with a matrix-valued function or weight matrix.
result Theoretical quantification and demonstration of optimal performance of diffusion-based algorithms.
Unified kernel-based methods improve nonlinear causal discovery.
problem Identifying nonlinear causal relationships between time series variables.
method Unified Kernel Principal Component Regression (KPCR) and Gaussian Process score-based model with Smooth Information Criterion.
result Improved performance in time series nonlinear causal discovery.
New method speeds up diffusion models without requiring complex assumptions.
problem Slow sampling in diffusion models due to high computational cost.
method Training-free acceleration scheme under minimal assumptions.
result Provable acceleration within O ~ ( d 5 / 4 / ε ) \widetilde{O}(d^{5/4}/\sqrt{\varepsilon}) O ( d 5/4 / ε ) iterations. New method combines gradient optimization with constraint-based techniques for causal discovery.
problem Causal discovery from observational data, especially with small sample sizes.
method Differentiable d d d -separation scores using percolation theory and soft logic for gradient-based optimization of conditional independence constraints. result Empirical evaluations show robust performance in low-sample regimes, surpassing traditional methods.
New test assesses probabilistic model calibration without expensive approximations.
problem Assessing calibration of probabilistic models with scores.
method Kernel Calibration Conditional Stein Discrepancy (KCCSD) test using new score-based kernels.
result Control over type-I error with improved scalability and efficiency.
Unified model for prediction and deferral selects top-k entities efficiently.
problem Efficiently selecting top-k entities for deferral in machine learning.
method One-stage Top- k k k Learning-to-Defer framework with a convex surrogate. result Unified model achieves superior accuracy-cost trade-offs.
Paper analyzes stability and forgetting in score-based generative models.
problem Understanding the stability and long-time behavior of generative models.
method Quantitative bounds on sampling error using stability and forgetting properties of the Markov chain.
result Provides practical consequences of stability and contraction mechanism in sampling.
Improved image compression with diffusion models outperforming state-of-the-art methods.
problem Difficulties in replicating text-to-image success in image compression.
method Two-stage approach combining autoencoder targeting MSE followed by score-based decoder.
result Significantly improved perceptual quality at a given bit-rate, measured by FID score.
SSDMs generate quantum states directly, outperforming classical methods.
problem Generating pure-state quantum representations efficiently.
method Score-based generative model on complex projective manifold.
result SSDMs match target pure-state ensembles by orders of magnitude.
ScoreAG generates unrestricted adversarial images maintaining semantic integrity.
problem Limited robustness evaluations due to ℓ p \ell_p ℓ p -norm constraints. method Score-Based Adversarial Generation (ScoreAG) using score-based generative models.
result ScoreAG improves robustness assessments across multiple benchmarks.
Method solves Bayesian inverse problems in function space without assuming log-concavity.
problem Bayesian inverse problems in infinite-dimensional nonlinear settings.
method Score-based diffusion models as a prior, Langevin-type MCMC on function spaces.
result Provable convergence bound for posterior sampling, dependent on score approximation.
RSGMs extend SGMs to Riemannian manifolds for better data modeling.
problem Current SGMs are limited to Euclidean spaces; RSGMs handle Riemannian manifolds.
method RSGMs use a noising stage with a diffusion process and a denoising model approximating the time-reversal of the diffusion on Riemannian manifolds.
result RSGMs improve generative modeling for data on Riemannian manifolds.
Wavelet SGM accelerates generative modeling with linear time complexity.
problem High computational cost in SGMs.
method Factorizing data distribution into wavelet coefficients.
result WSGM synthesizes wavelet coefficients with linear time complexity.
Adaptive learning of SPDE solutions using score-based diffusion models.
problem Model errors and reduced accuracy in SPDE solutions due to incomplete physical knowledge and environmental variability.
method Score-based diffusion models with recursive Bayesian inference, incorporating simulation data and observational information.
result Accuracy and robustness of the proposed method demonstrated on benchmark SPDEs.
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.
A new method improves density ratio estimation efficiency and accuracy.
problem Density ratio estimation trade-off between quality and efficiency.
method One-step Score-based Density Ratio Estimation (OS-DRE) combining analytic and solver-free approach.
result OS-DRE offers a favorable balance between estimation quality and inference efficiency.
SAMI learns disentangled representations from data.
problem Learning disentangled representations from data.
method Combines diffusion models and VAEs to learn disentangled representations.
result SAMI learns disentangled representations that are interpretable and useful.
Generative models solve medical imaging inverse problems without needing paired data.
problem Reconstructing medical images from partial measurements.
method Score-based generative models trained on medical images, then sampling to reconstruct images consistent with measurements and physical model.
result Comparable or better performance in CT and MRI tasks, with improved generalization to unknown measurement processes.
The paper analyzes the error accumulation in a compositional score-based algorithm for SBI.
problem How to effectively combine multiple observations to improve parameter inference.
method Study of the GAUSS algorithm's compositional score and its mean squared error.
result Established an upper bound on the mean squared error of the compositional score.
The paper formalizes how concepts are encoded in text-guided generative models and provides a method to manipulate them.
problem Encoding and manipulating concepts in text-guided generative models.
method Formalizing concepts as subspaces of a representation space, developing algebraic manipulation methods.
result The ability to manipulate concepts in generative models through algebraic operations on the representation.
Score-based martingale posteriors improve uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks.
problem Uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks
method Score-based martingale posteriors
result SMPs provide a fast, deterministic way to simulate the limiting random variable.
Polynomial convergence proved for SGM, improving over previous methods.
problem Learning probability distributions from data and generating samples efficiently.
method Proved polynomial convergence for SGM using accurate score estimates.
result First polynomial convergence guarantees for SGM, independent of dimensionality.
Extends SGM to functional spaces for multimodal data.
problem Modeling densities in functional spaces.
method Represent data in spectral space, dissociate stochastic and space-time components, use SGM for sampling.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on multimodal datasets.
We introduce SADs to reveal how network architecture shapes score-based generative models.
problem Understanding and predicting the inductive biases of score-based generative models.
method Introducing Score Anisotropy Directions (SADs) to analyze network architecture.
result SADs reliably capture model behavior and correlate with performance.
Proposes an approach to ensure acyclic graphs in Bayesian structure learning.
problem Ensuring acyclic graphs in Bayesian structure learning.
method Integration of knowledge from topological orderings to constrain acyclicty.
result Outperforms related Bayesian score-based approaches in experiments.
New divergences improve score-based methods for multi-modal distributions.
problem Blindness problem in score-based divergences for multi-modal distributions.
method Proposed a new family of divergences to mitigate blindness.
result Improved performance in density estimation compared to traditional approaches.
Score-based generative models achieve state-of-the-art classification accuracy on CIFAR-10.
problem Improving classification accuracy on natural image datasets.
method Score-based generative models applied to CIFAR-10.
result Score-based models achieve state-of-the-art classification accuracy on CIFAR-10.