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48 results for Wasserstein-2 space

Improved outlier detection in hierarchical Gaussian Processes using Wasserstein-2 kernels.

problem Outlier detection limitations in stacked Gaussian Processes.
method Proposed a hybrid kernel combining Euclidean and Wasserstein-2 distances, emphasizing variance in Wasserstein-2 computations.
result Improved performance and enhanced out-of-distribution detection on various datasets.

We propose a novel end-to-end non-minimax algorithm for training optimal transport mappings for the quadratic cost (Wasserstein-2 distance). The algorithm uses input convex neural networks and a cycle-consistency regularization to approximate Wasserstein-2 distance. In contrast to popular entropic and quadratic regular…

2019-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a framework for Nesterov's accelerated gradient flows in probability space to design efficient mean-field Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms for Bayesian inverse problems. Here four examples of information metrics are considered, including Fisher-Rao metric, Wasserstein-2 metric, Kalman-Wasserstein m…

2019-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New method synthesizes and analyzes probability measures using entropy-regularized optimal transport.

problem Synthesize and analyze probability measures with entropy-regularized optimal transport.
method Entropy-regularized Wasserstein-2 cost and Sinkhorn divergence for synthesis and analysis.
result Computed barycentric coefficients and their stability for classification of corrupted point cloud data.

The paper tackles efficient computation of optimal transport by approximating conjugates with amortized optimization.

problem Efficient computation of convex conjugates in optimal transport is challenging and limits the quality of transport maps.
method The approach combines amortized approximations of conjugates with a fine-tuning solver to improve transport map quality.
result The method significantly improves the quality of transport maps for the Wasserstein-2 benchmark and models many 2D couplings and flows.

The paper provides convergence guarantees for ODE-based generative models using transformers.

problem Theoretical guarantees for ODE-based generative models.
method A pre-trained autoencoder maps inputs to a latent space, and a transformer predicts the velocity field.
result The distribution of samples generated via estimated ODE flow converges to the target distribution in Wasserstein-2 distance.

Bayesian layer improves image segmentation and out-of-distribution detection.

problem Outlier detection in image segmentation.
method Parameter-efficient hierarchical convolutional Gaussian Processes in Wasserstein-2 space.
result Uncertainty estimates improve out-of-distribution detection.

Scalable algorithm for computing Wasserstein-2 barycenters without bias.

problem Computing Wasserstein-2 barycenters efficiently and accurately.
method Input convex neural networks and cycle-consistency regularization.
result Our approach avoids introducing bias and does not require minimax optimization.

Paper tackles measure estimation in barycentric coding model.

problem Estimating an unknown measure in the barycentric coding model.
method Geometric, statistical, and computational insights; quadratic optimization problem; empirical i.i.d. samples algorithm.
result Proves precise rates of convergence for algorithm, ensuring statistical consistency.

The paper proposes a method to ensure fairness in machine learning models.

problem Ensuring fairness in machine learning models powered by supervised learning.
method Optimal affine transport and Wasserstein-2 barycenter to characterize the Pareto frontier between prediction error and statistical disparity.
result The proposed method effectively balances prediction accuracy and fairness, as demonstrated by numerical simulations.

Improved convergence rates for Stein Variational Gradient Descent in finite-particle settings.

problem Improving convergence rates for Stein Variational Gradient Descent in finite-particle settings.
method Analyzing the time derivative of relative entropy and splitting it into dominant and smaller parts.
result Finite-particle convergence rates of order 1/\sqrt{N} for Kernelized Stein Discrepancy and Wasserstein-2 metrics.

KIPLMC methods improve statistical inference in latent variable models.

problem Statistical inference in latent variable models.
method Joint diffusion process in parameter and latent variable spaces, with two explicit discretizations.
result KIPLMC methods achieve accelerated convergence rates in Wasserstein-2 distance.

Bayesian Gaussian Processes layer detects out-of-distribution data in medical imaging.

problem Detecting out-of-distribution data in medical imaging tasks.
method Parameter-efficient hierarchical convolutional Gaussian Processes in Wasserstein-2 space.
result Uncertainty estimates enable superior out-of-distribution detection compared to previous methods.

K-means clustering improved for robustness to outliers and distribution shifts.

problem K-means is brittle to outliers, distribution shifts, and limited samples.
method Developed a distributionally robust variant using Wasserstein-2 ball around the empirical distribution.
result Substantial gains in outlier detection and robustness to noise demonstrated.

DDPMs are robust to noisy score estimates and achieve optimal convergence rates in Wasserstein-2 distance.

problem Evaluating the quality of DDPMs in Wasserstein distance with noisy score estimates.
method Established finite-sample guarantees in Wasserstein-2 distance for DDPMs, considering noisy score estimates.
result Optimal convergence rates in Wasserstein-2 distance for DDPMs, matching Gaussian case.

The paper connects tempering and entropic mirror descent for sampling.

problem Sampling from a target distribution with known unnormalized density.
method Establishes the connection between tempering SMC and entropic mirror descent, deriving convergence rates and geometric insights.
result Tempering SMC iterates correspond to entropic mirror descent on the reverse KL divergence, providing new optimization perspectives.

Corrects local error estimates for UBU integrator in SDEs, improving complexity guarantees.

problem Improper local error estimates in UBU integrator for SDEs.
method Reconciles theory with practice by correcting local error estimates.
result Stronger assumptions needed for O(d1/4ε1/2)\mathcal{O}(d^{1/4}ε^{-1/2}) steps in Wasserstein-2 distance.

Proposes a new RL method to fine-tune flow-based models with arbitrary rewards.

problem Challenges in fine-tuning continuous flow-based generative models with arbitrary reward functions.
method Online Reward-Weighted Conditional Flow Matching with Wasserstein-2 Regularization (ORW-CFM-W2)
result Achieves optimal policy convergence with controllable trade-offs between reward maximization and diversity preservation.

Generative flows learn distributions on low-dimensional manifolds robustly via Wasserstein proximals.

problem Learning distributions supported on low-dimensional manifolds robustly.
method Combining Wasserstein-1 and Wasserstein-2 proximal operators to formulate well-posed continuous-time generative flows.
result The combination of Wasserstein-1 and Wasserstein-2 proximals ensures the well-posedness of generative flows, leading to unique and robust learning.

This paper analyzes sampling from heavy-tailed distributions using discretized Itô diffusions.

problem Sampling from heavy-tailed distributions with finite variance.
method Mean-square analysis of discretized Itô diffusions with weighted Poincaré inequalities.
result Explicit iteration complexity for obtaining samples close to target distributions in Wasserstein-2 metric.

A new tamed stochastic gradient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm for superlinearly growing stochastic gradients.

problem Sampling and stochastic optimization problems with superlinearly growing stochastic gradients.
method Tamed Stochastic Gradient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (tSGHMC) algorithm.
result Established a non-asymptotic error bound in Wasserstein-2 distance with a convergence rate of 1/41/4.

The paper explores geometric calculations on probability manifolds derived from master equations.

problem Understanding geometric properties of probability manifolds from master equations.
method Deriving geometric quantities like Levi-Civita connection, gradient, Hessian, parallel transport, and curvatures on probability manifolds.
result Calculation of geometric quantities in probability manifolds, including curvatures and connections.

We propose regularization strategies for learning discriminative models that are robust to in-class variations of the input data. We use the Wasserstein-2 geometry to capture semantically meaningful neighborhoods in the space of images, and define a corresponding input-dependent additive noise data augmentation model. …

2019-09-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This work improves SGMs' convergence guarantees for semiconvex distributions with discontinuous gradients.

problem Establishing convergence guarantees for SGMs under weak regularity conditions.
method Developed non-asymptotic Wasserstein-2 convergence analysis for SGMs targeting semiconvex distributions with discontinuous gradients.
result Achieved optimal dependence of O(d)O(\sqrt{d}) on data dimension dd and convergence rate of order one.

New analysis for learning and applying preconditioners in MCMC improves efficiency.

problem Improving efficiency of MCMC algorithms by modifying them with preconditioners.
method Analyzes and compares computational costs of MCMC schemes with and without preconditioners.
result Establishes non-asymptotic guarantees for MCMC algorithms that learn and use preconditioners.

The study provides guarantees for diffusion-based models under log-concave data, offering best-known convergence rates.

problem Theoretical guarantees for convergence of diffusion-based generative models under log-concave data distributions.
method Assumption of strongly log-concave data distributions, Lipschitz continuous functions for score estimation, and novel auxiliary process.
result Best known upper bounds for Wasserstein-2 distance between Gaussian distribution and sampling algorithm.

Unified framework reduces NFEs for inverse problems.

problem High computational costs and degraded reconstruction quality in existing LDM-based inverse solvers.
method Consistency Regularised Gradient Flows for posterior sampling and prompt optimization.
result Significantly reduced computational cost with state-of-the-art performance.

CNFs learn distributions from samples with error bounds.

problem Learning probability distributions from finite samples.
method Continuous normalizing flows with linear interpolation and flow matching objective function.
result Non-asymptotic error bounds for distribution estimator in Wasserstein-2 distance.

SympFormer accelerates attention blocks using inertial dynamics on density spaces.

problem Improving the efficiency of self-attention blocks in Transformers.
method Introduced accelerated attention blocks derived from inertial Nesterov dynamics on density spaces.
result Accelerated attention blocks converge faster than classical blocks while preserving oracle calls.