This work interprets diffusion score matching using normalizing flows for better model training and evaluations.
problem Limitations of diffusion score matching when dealing with certain types of distributions.
method The approach involves interpreting the diffusion matrix using normalizing flows to provide better interpretation and usage of diffusion score matching.
result Diffusion score matching is equivalent to the original score matching evaluated in the transformed space defined by the normalizing flow.
Develops Hamiltonian Score Matching and Generative Flows for machine learning.
problem Estimating score functions and designing generative models.
method Introduces Hamiltonian velocity predictors (HVPs) for score matching and generative flows.
result Hamiltonian Generative Flows (HGFs) rival leading generative modeling techniques.
CatFlow uses variational flow matching for efficient graph generation.
problem Graph generation tasks, especially for categorical data.
method Variational flow matching for categorical data, computationally efficient.
result CatFlow achieves strong results on graph generation tasks.
New bounds close the score matching gap for diffusion models.
problem The difference between sample quality and score matching loss in diffusion models.
method Theoretical analysis of score matching gap, developing tighter bounds for KL divergence, reverse KL divergence, and Wasserstein distance.
result The quality of score approximation impacts closing the score matching gap for low noise scales.
New method trains energy-based models faster and more stably.
problem Training efficiency and stability of energy-based models.
method EBFlow with score-matching objectives.
result EBFlow achieves significant speedup and better performance.
Novel alignment framework for text-to-image generation using diffusion models and flow matching.
problem Improving text-to-image generation with minimal computational resources.
method Proposes a novel alignment framework that decomposes the score function into pre-trained score plus a conditional expectation of the reward.
result Achieves comparable performance to finetuning-based models with reduced computational cost.
Paper presents a new method to learn unnormalized models efficiently.
problem Scalability issues in score matching for flexible unnormalized models.
method Connects learning objectives to Wasserstein gradient flows for scalability.
result Demonstrates improved learning of unnormalized models on manifolds.
We improve density-based distances using normalizing flows and score matching.
problem Inaccurate density estimates and poor convergence in graph-based methods for high-dimensional spaces.
method Learn densities with normalizing flows and refine geodesics with a score model.
result Improved density-based distances that scale to high dimensions and improve numerical stability.
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.
Unified framework for training diffusion and flow models to sample from target distributions.
problem Training diffusion and flow models to sample from target distributions defined by exponential tilting.
method Unified framework combining stochastic optimal control and non-equilibrium thermodynamics perspectives.
result Unified bias-variance decompositions and theoretical support for adjoint-based methods.
New error bounds for flow matching methods using deterministic sampling.
problem Improving the accuracy of flow matching methods for generating probability distributions.
method Derived error bounds for flow matching methods under deterministic sampling conditions.
result Presented error bounds for flow matching methods using L 2 L^2 L 2 loss and regularity conditions. Generative models need per-sample confidence scores to improve quality and stability.
problem Generative models produce unreliable outputs and lack confidence measures.
method Flow Matching with Confidence (FMwC) injects noise and integrates it through the network, providing per-sample confidence scores.
result The confidence score correlates with the velocity field's divergence, offering insights into generative processes.
Improved KL bounds and Wasserstein guarantees for diffusion flow matching under minimal conditions.
problem Theoretical convergence properties of Brownian motion based diffusion flow matching.
method Refined analysis under Kullback-Leibler and 2-Wasserstein distances.
result State-of-the-art scaling in KL convergence bounds under minimal conditions.
A new flow optimizes synthetic data alignment for generative modeling.
problem Optimizing synthetic data to match target distributions.
method Score difference (SD) flow to reduce KL divergence.
result SD flow provides a theoretical link between generative models.
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.
TRACE improves conformal prediction for multi-dimensional outputs.
problem Challenges in constructing valid and informative conformal prediction regions for multi-dimensional outputs.
method TRACE uses transport alignment in diffusion and flow matching models to define nonconformity scores.
result TRACE yields valid and adaptive conformal prediction regions for multimodal and non-convex distributions.
RFM improves CNFs by adding a boundary constraint term and matching velocity fields.
problem Flow matching on constrained domains leads to unnatural samples.
method RFM adds a boundary constraint term and matches velocity fields in a simulation-free manner.
result RFM achieves comparable or better results on standard image benchmarks and produces high-quality samples.
EnFF uses flows to speed up DA in high dimensions.
problem Efficiently assimilating noisy data in high-dimensional systems.
method Flow Matching (FM) for training-free, scalable data assimilation.
result EnFF accelerates DA with improved cost-accuracy tradeoffs and scalability.
Parallel score matching accelerates DPM training and improves density estimation.
problem Extended training periods and limited modeling flexibility in DPMs.
method Partitioning the learning task into independent time sub-intervals and modeling the score at each time point separately.
result Significant acceleration of training process and improved density estimation performance.
Generative models are reinterpreted in statistical terms, enabling better understanding and inference.
problem Insufficient interpretability of generative models in statistical terms.
method Flow matching and orthogonalization/cross-fitting in double/debiased machine learning.
result Generative models can be used to estimate nuisance components while maintaining inferential validity.
When maximum likelihood estimation is infeasible, one often turns to score matching, contrastive divergence, or minimum probability flow to obtain tractable parameter estimates. We provide a unifying perspective of these techniques as minimum Stein discrepancy estimators, and use this lens to design new diffusion kerne…
WS diffusion models handle anisotropic Gaussian noise better than conventional methods.
problem Handling anisotropic Gaussian noise in imaging inverse problems.
method Whitened Score (WS) diffusion models based on stochastic differential equations.
result WS DMs outperform conventional DMs on anisotropic Gaussian noise.
Sharp Lipschitz bounds for flow-matching and diffusion models with optimal sampling rates.
problem Establishing optimal Lipschitz regularity for flow-matching and diffusion models.
method Sharp Lipschitz regularity theory for flow-matching vector fields and diffusion-model scores.
result Achieves optimal sampling rate of d / N \sqrt{d}/N d / N for Euler-type samplers in dimension d d d . CTM improves diffusion model sampling quality with efficient ODE traversal.
problem Lack of natural trade-off between sample quality and speed in consistency models.
method CTM trains a neural network to output scores and traverse ODE trajectories efficiently.
result CTM achieves state-of-the-art FIDs and improves sample quality with increased computational budget.
Paper analyzes convergence of ODE samplers in Wasserstein distances.
problem Limited theoretical understanding of convergence properties of probability flow ODEs.
method Convergence analysis for general probability flow ODEs in 2-Wasserstein distance.
result First non-asymptotic convergence analysis for probability flow ODE samplers.
New analysis improves convergence guarantees for diffusion-based samplers in Wasserstein distance.
problem Improving convergence guarantees for diffusion-based generative models.
method Simple framework to analyze discretization, initialization, and score estimation errors.
result First Wasserstein convergence bound for the Heun sampler and improved results for Euler sampler.
This paper provides guarantees for DFM models using KL divergence.
problem Ensuring generative models match target distributions efficiently.
method Using KL divergence and Brownian motion bridge for generative models.
result Non-asymptotic guarantees for DFM models under specific conditions.
RFM uses tangent vector fields to match data on manifolds, analyzing TV convergence for Euler discretization.
problem Matching data on curved manifolds using flow-based models.
method Developed a nonasymptotic TV convergence analysis for RFM samplers using Euler discretization.
result Explicit bounds on TV convergence separating numerical discretization and learning errors.
Improved scaffold generation for protein motifs using SE(3) flow matching.
problem Lack of structural diversity in generated scaffolds for protein motifs.
method Extended FrameFlow for motif-scaffolding with motif amortization and motif guidance.
result 2.5 times more designable and unique motif-scaffolds compared to state-of-the-art.
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.
Neural score matching improves high-dimensional causal inference by using neural networks for balancing scores.
problem Impracticality of traditional matching methods in high-dimensional datasets due to the curse of dimensionality.
method Develops neural networks to create non-trivial, multivariate balancing scores for high-dimensional causal inference.
result Neural score matching outperforms other methods in treatment effect estimation and reducing imbalance on high-dimensional datasets.
Improved score matching methods for estimating score functions and Hessians without high dimensionality.
problem Estimating score functions and Hessians efficiently in high-dimensional data.
method Implicit score matching and denoising score matching, leveraging Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities.
result Achieves convergence rates similar to denoising score matching and estimates Hessians without dimensionality issues.
Score matching is a recently developed parameter learning method that is particularly effective to complicated high dimensional density models with intractable partition functions. In this paper, we study two issues that have not been completely resolved for score matching. First, we provide a formal link between maxim…
Synthetic tabular data synthesis models balance utility and risk.
problem Generating synthetic tabular data for regulated domains.
method Latent flow models with various learning targets, paths, and sampling methods.
result Velocity and posterior matching objectives yield higher utility, while score and noise matching achieve lower risk.
Score matching is a popular method for estimating unnormalized statistical models. However, it has been so far limited to simple, shallow models or low-dimensional data, due to the difficulty of computing the Hessian of log-density functions. We show this difficulty can be mitigated by projecting the scores onto random…
GenSBI offers JAX-native SBI methods for natural sciences.
problem Lack of native SBI libraries in JAX for natural sciences.
method Flow and diffusion generative models in JAX.
result Near-ideal mean C2ST scores on SBIBM tasks.
The paper establishes bounds for score-matching in causal discovery and generative modeling.
problem Estimating causal relationships from data.
method Training a deep neural network to estimate the score function and applying it to causal discovery.
result Bounds on the error rate of causal discovery methods using score-matching.
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.
Energy Matching unifies flow matching and energy-based models for generative modeling.
problem Inability of flow-based models to integrate partial observations and priors.
method Energy Matching framework that integrates flow matching and energy-based models.
result Substantially outperforms existing EBMs on CIFAR-10 and ImageNet generation.
Improves score estimation for noised targets using known clean scores.
problem Poor score estimation at low noise levels in Denoising Score Matching.
method Introduces Target Score Identity and Target Score Matching loss.
result Score estimates are more accurate at low noise levels.
DDSME outperforms SME in estimating multimodal distributions.
problem Efficiency of score matching in multimodal distributions.
method Diffusion-based denoising score matching (DDSME) compared to vanilla score matching (SME).
result DDSME avoids the error bound deterioration of SME with increasing mode separation.
Study identifies 1,012 persistent wallet cohorts on Solana pump.fun, showing coordinated buying behavior.
problem Understanding coordinated buying behavior on Solana pump.fun.
method Two-stage detection pipeline: first-buyer-window extraction followed by persistent-cohort surfacing via graph co-occurrence.
result 1,012 persistent wallet cohorts identified, showing systematic co-buying across multiple launches.
Robust score matching improves parameter estimation in contaminated data.
problem Parameter estimation in data contaminated by outliers.
method Geometric median of means to develop a robust score matching procedure.
result Consistent parameter estimates in contaminated data settings.
Score matching fails for general point processes, a new estimator improves accuracy.
problem Score matching estimators fail for general point processes.
method Introduced a weighted score matching estimator for point processes.
result The weighted score matching estimator accurately estimates model parameters on synthetic and real data.
Score matching method improves image generation quality.
problem Score matching method underperforms GANs in metrics like Fréchet Inception Distance.
method DSM-ALS with denoising and improved sampling techniques.
result Score matching methods can match GANs in image generation quality.
Semi-Implicit Variational Inference (SIVI) is improved with SIVI-SM using score matching.
problem Intractable densities in variational distributions hinder SIVI training.
method SIVI-SM uses score matching to handle intractable densities in a minimax formulation.
result SIVI-SM outperforms ELBO-based SIVI methods in Bayesian inference tasks.
ScoreMatchingRiesz improves debiased machine learning and policy effects estimation.
problem Improving debiased machine learning and policy effects estimation.
method Score matching and Riesz representer estimation.
result Estimates policy path for continuous treatments, improving interpretability.
Score matching method improves density estimation for truncated data on manifolds.
problem Density estimation for truncated data on manifolds with intractable normalising constant.
method Truncated score matching extended to Riemannian manifolds with boundary.
result Score matching estimator approximates true parameter values with low error.