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48 results for deep generative priors

Deep convolutional networks have become a popular tool for image generation and restoration. Generally, their excellent performance is imputed to their ability to learn realistic image priors from a large number of example images. In this paper, we show that, on the contrary, the structure of a generator network is suf…

2017-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

SIGMA prior enables federated learning for non-factorizable models.

problem Current FL methods assume conditional independence, limiting applicability to non-factorizable models.
method SIGMA prior approximates deep generative model to induce conditional independence structure.
result SIGMA prior expands FL applicability to fields requiring modeling dependencies.

Framework evaluates the impact of prior knowledge in deep learning models.

problem Mitigating data-driven model shortcomings like data dependence and generalization ability.
method Model-agnostic framework inspired by interpretable machine learning, assessing data volume and estimation range effects.
result Complex relationship between data and knowledge, including dependence, synergistic, and substitution effects.

Improved computed tomography reconstruction with deep learning and deep image prior.

problem Low data efficiency in computed tomography reconstruction.
method Combining learned primal-dual methods with deep image prior for improved quality and generalization.
result Proposed methods outperform state-of-the-art in low data regime.

This paper uses reference priors to improve deep learning models with unlabeled and labeled data.

problem Improving deep learning models with limited labeled data and unlabeled data from the same or related tasks.
method Develops and applies generalizations of reference priors for deep networks to exploit unlabeled and labeled data.
result Demonstrates new semi-supervised learning and pretraining methods for transfer learning.

Bayesian inference is known to provide a general framework for incorporating prior knowledge or specific properties into machine learning models via carefully choosing a prior distribution. In this work, we propose a new type of prior distributions for convolutional neural networks, deep weight prior (DWP), that exploi…

2018-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

PriorCVAE uses deep generative models to infer hyperparameters in MCMC.

problem Losing hyperparameter information in GP prior inference.
method Conditioning VAE on hyperparameters to encode and estimate them during inference.
result PriorCVAE enables efficient and distinct inference of hyperparameters.

New theory for BNNs with Gaussian priors achieves optimal posterior concentration rates.

problem Lack of theoretical results for BNNs with Gaussian priors.
method New approximation theory for non-sparse DNNs with bounded parameters.
result BNNs with non-sparse general priors can achieve near-minimax optimal posterior concentration rates.

New findings suggest latent regularization is unnecessary for high-quality image generation.

problem Improving image generation quality without latent regularization.
method Investigated the effect of latent regularization on image generation using learned priors.
result In the case of a sufficiently expressive prior, latent regularization is not necessary and may harm image quality.

CSGM framework applied to clinical MRI data for robust reconstructions.

problem Applying deep generative priors to clinical MRI data for high-quality reconstructions.
method Training a generative prior on brain scans from the fastMRI dataset and using Langevin dynamics for posterior sampling.
result Posterior sampling via Langevin dynamics achieves high quality reconstructions in clinical MRI data.

Posterior sampling estimator achieves near-optimal recovery guarantees for signals from any prior distribution.

problem Characterizing measurement complexity for signals from any prior distribution, including the entire space.
method Characterization of measurement complexity using posterior sampling estimator for Gaussian measurements and any prior distribution.
result Posterior sampling estimator achieves near-optimal recovery guarantees for signals from any prior distribution, robust to model mismatch.

Bayesian deep learning faces posterior collapse due to likelihood vs. prior competition.

problem Posterior collapse in Bayesian deep learning models.
method Identified competition between likelihood and prior regularization in a linear latent variable model.
result Posterior collapse is related to neural and dimensional collapse, suggesting a broader learning issue.
Deep Priorstat.ML

The recent literature on deep learning offers new tools to learn a rich probability distribution over high dimensional data such as images or sounds. In this work we investigate the possibility of learning the prior distribution over neural network parameters using such tools. Our resulting variational Bayes algorithm …

2017-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper improves speech separation by using deep neural networks for more accurate density priors.

problem Improving the accuracy of source priors for independent vector analysis in speech separation.
method Estimating the derivative of speech density using deep neural networks to optimize performance indices.
result Neural network density priors outperform previous ones in convergence speed and SIR.

We consider the problem of training generative models with deep neural networks as generators, i.e. to map latent codes to data points. Whereas the dominant paradigm combines simple priors over codes with complex deterministic models, we argue that it might be advantageous to use more flexible code distributions. We de…

2017-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

This work tackles the challenge of Bayesian deep learning by proposing a new framework for matching Gaussian process priors with neural network parameters.

problem The challenge of specifying priors over neural network parameters, which affects the induced functional prior and is uncontrolled.
method The approach involves defining functional priors using Gaussian processes and matching these priors with the functional prior of neural networks through the minimization of Wasserstein distance.
result The proposed framework offers systematic performance improvements over alternative priors and approximate Bayesian deep learning approaches.

DS2CF-Net learns hierarchical representations with deep coupled factorization and enriched prior.

problem Learning deep hierarchical representations from data.
method Dual-constrained Deep Semi-Supervised Coupled Factorization Network (DS2CF-Net) with enriched prior.
result DS2CF-Net achieves state-of-the-art performance in representation learning and clustering.

Deep Gaussian Processes with polynomial kernels can collapse rapidly without proper hyperparameter tuning.

problem The collapse of Deep Gaussian Processes with polynomial kernels without careful hyperparameter tuning.
method Analysis using the Berry-Esseen Theorem and observation of prior behavior.
result The prior of a Deep Gaussian Process collapses rapidly towards zero or places negligible mass on low norm functions without proper hyperparameter tuning.

This paper proposes a new framework to regularize the highly ill-posed and non-linear phase retrieval problem through deep generative priors using simple gradient descent algorithm. We experimentally show effectiveness of proposed algorithm for random Gaussian measurements (practically relevant in imaging through scatt…

2018-08-17abs ↗pdf ↗

InfoSEM infers gene regulatory networks without GT labels, improving performance.

problem Inferring GRNs from gene expression data with high accuracy and avoiding biases.
method InfoSEM uses deep generative models with informative priors (textual gene embeddings).
result InfoSEM outperforms existing models by 38.5% across four datasets.

Deep Gaussian processes can have non-degenerate and non-Gaussian limits.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep Gaussian processes as depth grows.
method Studying the limit of compositional Gaussian processes where each layer is a Gaussian process.
result Identified a sharp bandwidth threshold above which the limit is degenerate, and proved that for bandwidths below this threshold, the limit is a non-degenerate and non-Gaussian distribution.

Bayesian convolutional deep sets improve ambiguity in stationary process modeling.

problem Ambiguity in translation equivariant functional representations due to insufficient data points.
method Introduce Bayesian convolutional deep sets with task-dependent stationary prior.
result Improves representation quality compared to kernel smoother and non-parametric models.

New research challenges the flatness-generalization link in deep neural networks.

problem The correlation between flatness of the loss landscape and generalization in deep neural networks is questioned.
method The study examines various flatness measures and popular SGD variants, finding some break the flatness-generalization link. It proposes using logP(f)\log P(f), a global quantity, as a predictor of generalization.
result The log of Bayesian prior upon initialization, logP(f)\log P(f), is a significantly more robust predictor of generalization than flatness measures.

We propose a novel method for compressed sensing recovery using untrained deep generative models. Our method is based on the recently proposed Deep Image Prior (DIP), wherein the convolutional weights of the network are optimized to match the observed measurements. We show that this approach can be applied to solve any…

2018-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses deep learning to solve linear inverse problems.

problem Solving linear inverse problems with high-dimensional signals.
method Stochastic coarse-to-fine gradient ascent procedure using implicit prior from denoising CNN.
result General algorithm for solving linear inverse problems without additional training.

Bayesian deep learning uses function-space priors to improve model uncertainty and robustness.

problem Bayesian deep learning struggles with model-specific weight-space priors that are hard to interpret and specify.
method Apply a Dirichlet prior in predictive space and perform approximate function-space variational inference.
result The approach improves uncertainty quantification, scalability, and adversarial robustness in large-scale image classification.

Proposes a new model for testing causal structural priors and synthesizing data.

problem Testing and synthesizing causal structural priors using nonparametric knowledge and neural networks.
method Causal Structural Hypothesis Testing (C-SHT) and Causal Structural Variational Hypothesis Testing (C-SVHT) using deep neural networks.
result Demonstrates out-of-distribution generalization error as a proxy for causal structural prior hypothesis testing.

Proposes new priors for neural networks to improve generalization and uncertainty.

problem Improving generalization and uncertainty estimation in neural networks.
method Exploits scalable and structured posteriors as priors with generalization guarantees.
result Improves generalization and uncertainty estimation with non-vacuous bounds.

New algorithms solve inverse problems using deep learning, converging faster than traditional methods.

problem Solving inverse problems with deep learning models.
method Simple non-convex algorithm for linear and nonlinear inverse problems, with theoretical and empirical support.
result The proposed algorithms converge faster than conventional techniques for certain inverse problems.

Most deep latent factor models choose simple priors for simplicity, tractability or not knowing what prior to use. Recent studies show that the choice of the prior may have a profound effect on the expressiveness of the model,especially when its generative network has limited capacity. In this paper, we propose to lear…

2019-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗