Paper analyzes SGMs for learning sub-Gaussian distributions without dimensionality constraints.
problem Learning sub-Gaussian distributions in high dimensions with SGMs.
method Introduced complexity notion and proved approximation and generalization rates.
result SGMs can approximate target sub-Gaussian distributions in total variation with dimension-independent rate.
Enhanced FastMNMF for better speech separation.
problem Improving blind source separation for speech.
method Gaussian scale mixture (GSM) for heavy-tailed distributions.
result GSM-FastMNMF outperforms existing methods in speech enhancement.
Elliptical processes generalize Gaussian and Student-t models with fat tails and computational efficiency.
problem Need for models with fat tails and computational tractability.
method Represent elliptical distributions as continuous mixtures of Gaussian distributions, derive closed-form expressions for marginal and conditional distributions.
result Elliptical processes offer advantages in robust regression compared to Gaussian processes.
Dynamic Boltzmann Machine (DyBM) has been shown highly efficient to predict time-series data. Gaussian DyBM is a DyBM that assumes the predicted data is generated by a Gaussian distribution whose first-order moment (mean) dynamically changes over time but its second-order moment (variance) is fixed. However, in many fi…
A new method combines Gaussian graphical models for better distributed Gaussian process predictions.
problem Poor results from traditional DGP due to violated conditional independence assumption.
method Proposes using Gaussian graphical models to aggregate local predictions from subsets of data.
result Our method outperforms other state-of-the-art DGP approaches on both synthetic and real datasets.
Efficiently transforms Gaussian data to simulate various target distributions.
problem Generating observations from different target distributions given a single Gaussian observation.
method Designs computationally efficient procedures to approximate target distributions.
result Establishes reduction-based computational lower bounds for high-dimensional statistical models.
Optimal transport for vector Gaussian mixtures improves efficiency and structure preservation.
problem Optimal mass transport for vector-valued Gaussian mixtures.
method Vectorizing Gaussian mixture models and studying optimal mass transport problems.
result Computational efficiency and structure preservation in optimal mass transport.
In this study, a numerical quadrature for the generalized inverse Gaussian distribution is derived from the Gauss-Hermite quadrature by exploiting its relationship with the normal distribution. The proposed quadrature is not Gaussian, but it exactly integrates the polynomials of both positive and negative orders. Using…
In this paper, we propose an auto-encoder based generative neural network model whose encoder compresses the inputs into vectors in the tangent space of a special Lie group manifold: upper triangular positive definite affine transform matrices (UTDATs). UTDATs are representations of Gaussian distributions and can strai…
Enhances reinforcement learning uncertainty estimation with a generalized Gaussian error model.
problem Inaccurate error representations and compromised uncertainty estimation in conventional uncertainty-aware TD learning.
method Introduces a novel framework for generalized Gaussian error modeling in deep reinforcement learning, incorporating higher-order moments, particularly kurtosis, to improve uncertainty estimation and mitigation.
result Significant performance gains in policy gradient algorithms with the proposed framework.
Improved spatial distribution learning with Bayesian transport maps and parametric shrinkage.
problem Learning non-Gaussian spatial distributions with limited training data.
method Proposed ShrinkTM approach using Bayesian transport maps with parametric shrinkage.
result ShrinkTM outperforms existing BTM, especially with few training samples.
New Stein identity for q-Gaussians reduces gradient variance in machine learning.
problem Improving gradient estimators for non-Gaussian distributions.
method Deriving a new Stein identity for bounded-support q-Gaussians and simplifying previous results.
result Gradient estimators for q-Gaussians have nearly identical forms to Gaussian ones, reducing variance.
Paper presents characteristic function of Tsallis q-Gaussian and its applications.
problem Modeling input quantities in measurement models using Tsallis q-Gaussians.
method Developed a characteristic function and proposed a numerical method for its inversion.
result Exact probability distribution of output quantities can be determined.
A new method for Gaussian filtering using gradient flows and Wasserstein metrics.
problem Approximating Gaussian and mixture-of-Gaussians filtering for complex systems.
method Variational approximation via gradient-flow representation on Wasserstein metric space.
result Competitive performance in posterior representation and parameter estimation for systems with multiplicative noise and multi-modal distributions.
Algorithm learns mixtures of Gaussians efficiently using diffusion models.
problem Learning mixtures of Gaussians with identity covariance.
method Analytic approach using diffusion models to learn score functions.
result Quasi-polynomial time and sample complexity for learning mixtures.
Generative AutoEncoders require a chosen probability distribution in latent space, usually multivariate Gaussian. The original Variational AutoEncoder (VAE) uses randomness in encoder - causing problematic distortion, and overlaps in latent space for distinct inputs. It turned out unnecessary: we can instead use determ…
Extends DAMs to Gaussian distributions for efficient pattern storage and retrieval.
problem Limited storage capacity and retrieval methods for non-vector pattern representations.
method Introduces a log-sum-exp energy function over Gaussian distributions, using optimal transport maps for retrieval dynamics.
result Proves exponential storage capacity and provides quantitative retrieval guarantees.
Iterative Gaussianization is a fixed-point iteration procedure that can transform any continuous random vector into a Gaussian one. Based on iterative Gaussianization, we propose a new type of normalizing flow model that enables both efficient computation of likelihoods and efficient inversion for sample generation. We…
Elliptical processes extend Gaussian models with heavier tails.
problem Regression and classification with non-Gaussian likelihoods or heavy tails.
method Spline normalizing flow for variational inference of elliptical distributions.
result Elliptical processes outperform Gaussian processes in non-Gaussian settings.
New bounds for private learning of high-dimensional Gaussian distributions.
problem Learning high-dimensional Gaussian distributions under differential privacy constraints.
method Analytic tools for constructing global covers from local covers, modified hypothesis selection techniques.
result Near-optimal sample complexity bounds for general Gaussians, conjectured to be near-optimal in the general case.
GGMPs improve non-Gaussian conditional density estimation.
problem Multimodality, heteroscedasticity, and strong non-Gaussianity in conditional density estimation.
method GGMP combines local Gaussian mixture fitting, cross-input component alignment, and per-component heteroscedastic GP training.
result GGMPs improve distributional approximation on synthetic and real-world datasets.
Geometric Gaussian approximations capture any distribution.
problem Approximating complex probability distributions.
method Geometric Gaussian approximations through diffeomorphisms or exponential maps.
result Geometric Gaussian approximations are universal, capturing any distribution.
Deep learning models converge to Gaussian dynamics with mixed structured inputs.
problem Understanding neural network dynamics with complex input distributions.
method Extended hidden manifold model to Gaussian mixtures, analyzed via SGD.
result Learning dynamics with mixed inputs converge to Gaussian behavior.
This paper is a step-by-step tutorial for fitting a mixture distribution to data. It merely assumes the reader has the background of calculus and linear algebra. Other required background is briefly reviewed before explaining the main algorithm. In explaining the main algorithm, first, fitting a mixture of two distribu…
Unified Skew-Gaussian process framework for various regression and classification tasks.
problem Handling multiple types of regression and classification problems.
method Generalization of Skew-Gaussian processes to handle various types of data and likelihoods.
result Closed-form posterior distributions for multiple tasks.
The paper shows how to infer conditional independence from non-Gaussian data.
problem Inferring conditional independence from non-Gaussian distributions.
method Developed a method to recover conditional independence structure from the precision matrix of generalized nonparanormal data.
result The conditional independence structure can be inferred from the precision matrix of generalized nonparanormal data.
Distributed Quantum Gaussian Processes improve modeling in multi-agent systems.
problem Limited expressivity of classical kernels in complex domains.
method Distributed Quantum Gaussian Process (DQGP) with DR-ADMM algorithm.
result Enhanced modeling capabilities and scalability in multi-agent systems.
Bayesian method identifies causal DAG structure from non-Gaussian errors.
problem Learning causal structure from non-Gaussian errors in Bayesian networks.
method Bayesian hierarchical model with DAG prior for non-Gaussian errors.
result Posterior DAG selection consistency achieved under mild assumptions.
Study of Gaussian distributions using entropic Gromov-Wasserstein and inner product Gromov-Wasserstein.
problem Optimal transportation between Gaussian distributions with different dimensions.
method Entropic Gromov-Wasserstein and inner product Gromov-Wasserstein, with closed-form expressions and von Neumann's trace inequality.
result Closed-form expressions for the entropic IGW and its unbalanced variant between Gaussian distributions.
Paper relaxes triangle inequality for KL divergence between Gaussian distributions.
problem KL divergence does not satisfy triangle inequality for Gaussian distributions.
method Investigates relaxed triangle inequality and finds supremum.
result Supremum of KL divergence is found and conditions for attaining it are determined.
New EM algorithm for mixtures of elliptical distributions handles missing data and outliers.
problem Missing data imputation for noisy and non-Gaussian data.
method Investigation of a new EM algorithm for mixtures of elliptical distributions.
result The proposed algorithm is robust to outliers and competitive with other methods.
GAT-GMM improves GANs' performance in learning Gaussian mixture models.
problem GANs struggle with multi-modal distributions like Gaussian mixtures.
method Proposes a minimax GAN framework using random linear generator and softmax-based quadratic discriminator.
result Gradient Descent Ascent method converges to an approximate minimax point.
A Gaussian mixture model improves generalization for long-tailed data.
problem Optimizing generalization for rare data in long-tailed distributions.
method Suggested Gaussian mixture model and comparison of linear vs. nonlinear classifiers.
result Nonlinear classifiers outperform linear ones for long-tailed data.
Deep Gaussian Processes improve likelihood-free inference for complex distributions.
problem Limited flexibility of Bayesian Optimization with GPs for multimodal distributions.
method Proposes Deep Gaussian Processes (DGPs) as a surrogate model for likelihood-free inference.
result DGPs outperform GPs on multimodal distributions while maintaining comparable performance on unimodal cases.
New method upsamples sparse, non-uniform point clouds more accurately.
problem Suboptimal results from existing point cloud upsampling methods.
method Imposes manifold distribution constraints using Gaussian functions.
result Generates higher-quality, more uniformly distributed dense point clouds.
Graph Neural Networks struggle with generalization, especially OOD data; GRATIN solves this with Gaussian Mixture Model-based augmentation.
problem Graph Neural Networks struggle with generalization, particularly to unseen or out-of-distribution data.
method Theoretical framework using Rademacher complexity to compute a regret bound on generalization error. GRATIN algorithm leveraging Gaussian Mixture Models for efficient data augmentation.
result GRATIN outperforms existing augmentation techniques in terms of generalization and offers improved time complexity.
Algorithm learns polynomial transformations of Gaussian distributions.
problem Learning high-dimensional polynomial transformations of Gaussian distributions.
method Polynomial-time algorithms for smoothed settings, tensor ring decomposition.
result First end-to-end guarantees for learning pushforwards under neural networks.
Explains SNE, t-SNE, and their variants for manifold learning.
problem Dimensionality reduction and manifold learning.
method Probabilistic approach using Gaussian and Student-t distributions.
result Out-of-sample extension and acceleration methods for t-SNE.
HyperVAE encodes distributions of distributions using variational inference.
problem Modeling distributions of distributions efficiently and preserving information.
method Variational inference with Gaussian mixture models and matrix-network decoders.
result HyperVAE encodes parameters of a VAE in a low-dimensional Gaussian distribution, preserving more information.
Study on Gaussian interpolation flows for generative modeling.
problem Theoretical properties and regularizing effect of Gaussian denoising in continuous normalizing flows.
method Unified framework of Gaussian interpolation flow, Lipschitz regularity, existence and uniqueness of flow, stability analysis.
result Established theoretical properties of Gaussian interpolation flows, including Lipschitz continuity and existence of flow.
Gaussian process priors are commonly used in aerospace design for performing Bayesian optimization. Nonetheless, Gaussian processes suffer two significant drawbacks: outliers are a priori assumed unlikely, and the posterior variance conditioned on observed data depends only on the locations of those data, not the assoc…
Stein's method (Stein, 1973; 1981) is a powerful tool for statistical applications and has significantly impacted machine learning. Stein's lemma plays an essential role in Stein's method. Previous applications of Stein's lemma either required strong technical assumptions or were limited to Gaussian distributions with …
VAEs and GANs use simple distributions and neural networks to implicitly approximate complex data distributions.
problem Approximating high-dimensional complex distributions explicitly is often intractable.
method VAEs and GANs use simple base distributions and neural networks to implicitly approximate complex distributions.
result Implicit approximation of complex distributions is crucial but introduces limitations, especially in VAEs with fixed Gaussian priors.
A new tree model, GRST, improves option pricing without log-normality assumptions.
problem Limitations of CRR binomial trees in valuing securities with early exercise characteristics.
method Gaussian Recombining Split Tree (GRST) that generates a discrete probability mass function approximating a Gaussian distribution.
result Option prices from GRST align closely with market prices.
The paper models stock returns using q-Gaussians and negative binomials.
problem Modeling stock return distributions and pricing options.
method Proposes a generalized jump-diffusion model and uses q-Gaussians and negative binomial distributions. result An explicit option pricing formula is derived.
This work investigates the properties of Gaussian-smoothed sliced divergences for comparing distributions.
problem Comparing probability distributions while preserving privacy.
method Investigates the theoretical properties of Gaussian-smoothed sliced Wasserstein distance and generalized versions.
result Gaussian smoothed sliced Wasserstein distance converges with a rate of \(O(n^{-1/2})\).
TSFlow uses Gaussian processes to match priors for better time series forecasting.
problem Difficulties in aligning generative models' priors with time series data.
method Conditional flow matching (CFM) with Gaussian processes, optimal transport, and data-dependent priors.
result TSFlow produces high-quality unconditional samples and competitive forecasting results.
TDistNNs improve prediction intervals for neural networks by using t-distributions.
problem Traditional neural networks provide only point estimates, lacking predictive uncertainty.
method TDistNNs generate t-distributed outputs with adjustable degrees of freedom, enhancing robustness to non-Gaussian data.
result TDistNNs produce narrower prediction intervals with proper coverage compared to Gaussian-based PNNs.