Paper compares semi-supervised training for differentiable particle filters.
problem Lack of labelled data in real-world applications.
method Compares two semi-supervised training objectives.
result Improved performance in environments with scarce labelled data.
A method makes particle filters differentiable without altering their forward pass.
problem Compatibility issues between particle filters and automatic differentiation.
method Introduces a correction to particle weights using the stop-gradient operator.
result Automatic differentiation produces good estimators for gradients and second-order derivatives.
Differentiable resampling improves particle filter performance.
problem Non-differentiability of traditional resampling in particle filters.
method Introduced a neural network resampler (particle transformer) trained with a likelihood-based loss function.
result Learned resampling outperforms traditional methods on synthetic and real-world tasks.
Deep density methods improve filtering in high-dimensional systems.
problem Nonlinear filtering in high-dimensional systems.
method Two deep density methods based on Feynman-Kac formulas and neural networks.
result Logarithmic deep backward stochastic differential equation filter outperforms classical methods in high dimensions.
Differentiable PF via entropy-regularized OT for better inference.
problem Non-differentiability of traditional PF resampling methods.
method Entropy-regularized optimal transport for differentiable resampling.
result Convergent differentiable PF method with improved gradient estimates.
New method differentiates square-root Kalman filters robustly.
problem Gradient calculation issues in square-root Kalman filters.
method Closed-form chain rule derived from Gramian identity, resolves non-orthogonal and rank-deficient issues.
result Robust automatic differentiation for Kalman filters, resolving numerical stability and gradient issues.
This paper learns state, dynamics, and filtering algorithms together for data assimilation.
problem Costly parameter tuning and inaccurate dynamics models hinder data assimilation algorithms.
method Auto-differentiable data assimilation framework that learns state, dynamics, and parameters via gradient-based optimization.
result Several data assimilation methods can be learned or tuned within this framework.
AD-EnKFs use machine learning to improve data assimilation in high-dimensional systems.
problem Data assimilation in high-dimensional, unknown dynamics systems.
method Auto-differentiable ensemble Kalman filters blending machine learning and ensemble Kalman filters.
result AD-EnKFs outperform existing methods in the Lorenz-96 model.
A new differentiable resampling method for Monte Carlo simulations.
problem Improving the efficiency and differentiability of resampling in Monte Carlo simulations.
method Proposes a diffusion model surrogate for resampling, proving consistency and outperforming existing methods.
result The proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art differentiable resampling methods on various benchmarks.
Private variable selection method controls FDR with simulations showing reasonable power.
problem Performing variable selection with privacy constraints.
method Private knockoff filter using Gaussian and Laplace mechanisms.
result Achieves controlled false discovery rate (FDR) in variable selection.
We introduce filtered cohomologies of differential forms on symplectic manifolds. They generalize and include the cohomologies discussed in Paper I and II as a subset. The filtered cohomologies are finite-dimensional and can be associated with differential elliptic complexes. Algebraically, we show that the filtered co…
New method improves nonlinear filtering accuracy with reduced computation.
problem Complex nonlinear filtering with small system noise.
method Asymptotic expansion with ordinary differential equations and Edgeworth-type correction.
result Significantly lower computational cost with improved accuracy.
We present differentiable particle filters (DPFs): a differentiable implementation of the particle filter algorithm with learnable motion and measurement models. Since DPFs are end-to-end differentiable, we can efficiently train their models by optimizing end-to-end state estimation performance, rather than proxy objec…
New filters match advanced composition for adaptive privacy, with practical constants.
problem Limitations of existing adaptive composition methods.
method Constructed new filters and odometers that match advanced composition rates, including constants.
result Achieved fully adaptive privacy with practical filters and odometers.
Improved particle filters for estimating model parameters using differentiable resampling.
problem Inability to differentiate sampling and resampling steps in particle filters.
method Extended reparameterisation trick to include stochastic input, enabling differentiation. Used p-MCMC and NUTS for parameter estimation.
result NUTS improves mixing of Markov chain and produces more accurate results in less time.
In this paper we introduce a projection method for the space of probability distributions based on the differential geometric approach to statistics. This method is based on a direct L2 metric as opposed to the usual Hellinger distance and the related Fisher Information metric. We explain how this apparatus can be used…
A deep learning method solves nonlinear filtering problems efficiently.
problem Nonlinear filtering problem
method Deep splitting method combined with energy-based neural network approximation
result Computational efficiency and performance comparable to Kalman and bootstrap filters
A new variational method for SSMs improves inference efficiency.
problem Hard variational inference for state space models.
method Proposes variational marginal particle filter (VMPF) based on Rao-Blackwellization.
result VMPF provides tighter variational bounds and sometimes benefits from unbiased reparameterization.
We examine some differential geometric approaches to finding approximate solutions to the continuous time nonlinear filtering problem. Our primary focus is a new projection method for the optimal filter infinite dimensional Stochastic Partial Differential Equation (SPDE), based on the direct L2 metric and on a family o…
Develops optimal low-dimensional approximations to high-dimensional SDEs.
problem Approximating solutions to high-dimensional SDEs in a low-dimensional space.
method Introduces Ito-vector and Ito-jet projections for optimal approximation.
result Optimal projection filters yield better approximations than Stratonovich projection.
New algebra defined for Legendrian submanifolds, preserving key invariants.
problem Defining a new algebra to preserve invariants of Legendrian submanifolds.
method Combining string topology techniques with combinatorial methods to count holomorphic disks.
result The new algebra PDA is a filtered, differential graded algebra that captures invariants of Legendrian submanifolds. New AD methods improve likelihood estimation for partially observed systems.
problem Estimating likelihood functions for partially observed nonlinear systems.
method Embedding AD particle filter methods in a theoretical framework, developing new algorithms for likelihood maximization.
result Mean squared error significantly lower than existing algorithms.
This paper studies the question of filtering and maximizing terminal wealth from expected utility in a partially information stochastic volatility models. The special features is that the only information available to the investor is the one generated by the asset prices, and the unobservable processes will be modeled …
New deep learning method approximates Benes filter model.
problem Approximating high-dimensional SPDEs for filtering.
method Deep learning mesh-free neural network representation.
result First study of neural network method for Benes model.
The aim of this article is to show that systems of linear partial differential equations on filtered manifolds, which are of weighted finite type, can be canonically rewritten as first order systems of a certain type. This leads immediately to obstructions to the existence of solutions. Moreover, we will deduce that th…
We use GANs and signatures to approximate conditional laws in filtering and prediction of diffusion processes.
problem Approximating conditional laws for diffusion processes with noisy observations.
method Conditional GANs combined with signatures for approximation.
result Efficient approximation of conditional laws for diffusion processes.
This paper considers a non-Markov control problem arising in a financial market where asset returns depend on hidden factors. The problem is non-Markov because nonlinear filtering is required to make inference on these factors, and hence the associated dynamic program effectively takes the filtering distribution as one…
Paper proposes an end-to-end learning method for state estimation in robotics.
problem Lack of annotated data for optimising dynamic and measurement models in particle filters.
method End-to-end learning objective based on maximising a pseudo-likelihood function.
result Improves state estimation when large portions of true states are unknown.
Novel filter uses deep BSDE for nonlinear density approximation.
problem Nonlinear filtering problem.
method Bayesian filter based on deep BSDE and neural networks.
result Theoretical convergence rate confirmed in numerical examples.
A new method for tighter privacy loss accounting in adaptive analyses.
problem Ensuring individual privacy in adaptive analyses while staying within a privacy budget.
method A personalized privacy loss estimate and a Rényi differential privacy filter.
result Personalized privacy loss accounting can be practical and tighter than existing methods.
DOPPLER optimizes DP training with low-pass filtering, improving model accuracy.
problem Privacy concerns in deep learning models and performance degradation of DP optimizers.
method Developed DOPPLER, a low-pass filter for DP optimizers, to reduce privacy noise and enhance model quality.
result DOPPLER optimizers outperform non-DOPPLER counterparts by 3%-10% in test accuracy.
We formulate probabilistic numerical approximations to solutions of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) as problems in Gaussian process (GP) regression with non-linear measurement functions. This is achieved by defining the measurement sequence to consist of the observations of the difference between the derivative …
A new algorithm learns model regimes and parameters efficiently.
problem Learning high-dimensional parameters with discontinuous jumps.
method Differentiable interacting multiple model particle filter with gradient descent.
result Superior numerical performance compared to previous methods.
We present a novel method of compression of deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) by weight sharing through a new representation of convolutional filters. The proposed method reduces the number of parameters of each convolutional layer by learning a 1D vector termed Filter Summary (FS). The convolutional filters ar…
New method combines ODE solvers with Bayesian inference for efficient model training.
problem Combining ODE solvers with Bayesian inference for efficient model training.
method Probabilistic state space model using extended Kalman filter for joint inference from differential equations and data.
result Efficient approximate Bayesian inference on latent force and ODE solution.
Geometry arising from two diffusion operators (smooth semi-elliptic, second order differential operators) on different spaces but intertwined by a smooth map is described. Particular cases arise from Riemannian submersions when the operators are Laplace-Beltrami operators, from equivariant operators on the total space …
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.
A new model for complex cells accounts for insensitivity to image shifts.
problem Complex cells' response to image shifts.
method Linear combination of Gaussian derivatives at a single position.
result Maximum response insensitive to small shifts of the image.
DiSK improves DP optimizers by simplifying Kalman filtering for better performance.
problem Performance drop of DP optimizers in large-scale training due to noise injection.
method DiSK uses Kalman filtering to denoise privatized gradients and refine gradient estimations.
result DiSK achieves significant performance improvements over standard DP optimizers in large-scale training.
The paper studies how geometric transformations affect semi-classical operators on specific Lie groups.
problem Analyzing the effects of diffeomorphisms on semi-classical pseudodifferential operators.
method Examined the pull-back of semi-classical pseudodifferential operators by diffeomorphisms preserving the filtration.
result The pull-back of a semi-classical pseudodifferential operator by a Pansu differentiable diffeomorphism has a semi-classical symbol that is expressed in terms of the Pansu differential.
Develops an inverse particle filter for cognitive systems.
problem Tracking cognitive adversaries in counter-adversarial applications.
method Global filtering approach using Monte Carlo methods and differentiable I-PF.
result Demonstrates convergence to optimal inverse filter and improved estimation performance.
Method estimates parameters of complex nonlinear systems.
problem Parameter estimation for nonlinear systems with derivative states.
method Regularized linear regression using differentiation filtering and least squares.
result Finite-sample bound on mean absolute error of estimation.
A novel method reduces dimensionality for filtering SRNs with observed variables.
problem Challenges in estimating hidden state variables in SRNs with limited observations.
method Filtered Markovian Projection (Filtered MP) for dimensionality reduction in filtering.
result Filtered MP guarantees consistency and superior computational efficiency in high dimensions.
Researchers extend pseudodifferential calculus on filtered manifolds using fixed point algebras.
problem Defining operators with varying orders on filtered manifolds.
method Using generalized fixed point algebras and nilpotent Lie groups, they construct a new calculus.
result They establish a new calculus that reflects the behavior of differential operators on filtered manifolds.
Paper tackles singularity detection in PDEs using data-driven self-supervised learning.
problem Detecting singularities in PDE solutions for efficient numerical methods.
method Data-driven self-supervised learning framework with filtering tasks.
result Proposes filtering methods for raw unlabeled data to improve singularity detection.
Particle filtering is a powerful approach to sequential state estimation and finds application in many domains, including robot localization, object tracking, etc. To apply particle filtering in practice, a critical challenge is to construct probabilistic system models, especially for systems with complex dynamics or r…
The paper is concerned with non-linear Gaussian filtering and smoothing in continuous-discrete state-space models, where the dynamic model is formulated as an Itô stochastic differential equation (SDE), and the measurements are obtained at discrete time instants. We propose novel Taylor moment expansion (TME) Gaussian …
Expanding the receptive field to capture large-scale context is key to obtaining good performance in dense prediction tasks, such as human pose estimation. While many state-of-the-art fully-convolutional architectures enlarge the receptive field by reducing resolution using strided convolution or pooling layers, the mo…