Paper proposes MMI-ALI for scalable joint distribution matching across multiple domains.
problem Scalability issue in matching joint distributions across multiple domains.
method Adversarial training with Multivariate Mutual Information maximization.
result MMI-ALI achieves scalable joint distribution matching across multiple domains.
We investigate the non-identifiability issues associated with bidirectional adversarial training for joint distribution matching. Within a framework of conditional entropy, we propose both adversarial and non-adversarial approaches to learn desirable matched joint distributions for unsupervised and supervised tasks. We…
LSDM uses unpaired data to match latent space distributions for generative modeling.
problem Generating high-quality images with limited paired data.
method Two-stage approach: latent space learning from paired and unpaired data, followed by joint distribution matching.
result LSDM enhances geometric fidelity in generated outputs and provides theoretical insights into LDMs.
AR-CSM models use derivatives of univariate log-conditionals to estimate joint distributions efficiently.
problem Scalability and stability issues in training autoregressive models.
method Parameterize joint distribution using derivatives of univariate log-conditionals and introduce Composite Score Matching (CSM) for efficient training.
result AR-CSM models are more scalable and stable compared to previous score matching algorithms.
L2M learns to match distributions for domain adaptation without relying on hand-crafted priors.
problem Difficult to directly match cross-domain distributions; existing methods fail to uncover underlying relationships.
method Learning to Match (L2M) framework that learns distribution matching loss using a meta-network in a data-driven way.
result L2M outperforms state-of-the-art methods on public datasets and transfers from pneumonia to COVID-19 images.
A new generative adversarial network is developed for joint distribution matching. Distinct from most existing approaches, that only learn conditional distributions, the proposed model aims to learn a joint distribution of multiple random variables (domains). This is achieved by learning to sample from conditional dist…
Paper proposes a new generative model for discrete distributions using flows on submanifolds.
problem Discretization issues and complex statistical dependencies in discrete data.
method Continuous normalizing flows on factorizing discrete measures, geodesic flow matching.
result Efficient training and broad applicability demonstrated through experiments.
Paper studies matching of samples from two distributions with a Gibbs probability weight.
problem Matching two independent i.i.d. samples from two distributions with a weighted cost.
method Uses chaos decomposition of polynomial functions of empirical distributions to derive asymptotics.
result Convergence of resulting random joint distribution to Schrödinger problem solution as N→∞.
Matching datasets of multiple modalities has become an important task in data analysis. Existing methods often rely on the embedding and transformation of each single modality without utilizing any correspondence information, which often results in sub-optimal matching performance. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear…
New method extracts joint and individual signals from multi-view data.
problem Extract joint and individual signals from multi-view data.
method Double-matched matrix decomposition with optimization and iterative algorithm.
result Superior signal estimation performance compared to single-matching methods.
Posterior Matching enables VAEs to model arbitrary conditional densities.
problem Modeling conditional dependencies in unsupervised learning.
method Posterior Matching framework for arbitrary conditioning.
result Posterior Matching enables VAEs to perform arbitrary conditioning without modification.
Generative model for joint discrete distributions using randomized assignment flows.
problem Efficiently representing and sampling from complex joint distributions of discrete variables.
method Randomized assignment flows on the statistical submanifold of factorizing distributions.
result Our model can efficiently represent and sample from any target distribution and assess likelihood of unseen data points.
We present a novel approximate graph matching algorithm that incorporates seeded data into the graph matching paradigm. Our Joint Optimization of Fidelity and Commensurability (JOFC) algorithm embeds two graphs into a common Euclidean space where the matching inference task can be performed. Through real and simulated …
Generative models learn distributions, new method finds inputs matching desired conditional distributions.
problem Designing inputs that produce specific conditional distributions, not just points.
method Conditional Distribution Matching (CDM) and MLGD-F algorithm.
result MLGD-F reliably recovers inputs matching diverse user-specified conditional distributions.
Efficiently combines autoregressive and set-based models for joint distributions.
problem Joint distributions over multiple predictions from set-based models.
method Causal autoregressive buffer that caches context and captures dependencies.
result Up to 20x faster joint sampling and density evaluation, up to 7x lower memory usage.
Bayesian method matches uncertainty to adapt across domains.
problem Label distribution shift across domains degrades model performance.
method Bayesian neural network quantifies uncertainty; joint feature and label distribution matching.
result Improves model performance on domain adaptation tasks.
In this work, we formulate the fixed-length distribution matching as a Bayesian inference problem. Our proposed solution is inspired from the compressed sensing paradigm and the sparse superposition (SS) codes. First, we introduce sparsity in the binary source via position modulation (PM). We then present a simple and …
KERMIT models sequences and pairs using a single neural network.
problem Efficient generative modeling for sequences and sequence pairs.
method Insertion-based approach using a single neural network.
result Unified model capable of matching or exceeding state-of-the-art performance.
Improves EM algorithm for better local optima in mixture models.
problem EM algorithm's sensitivity to initialization and bad local optima.
method Big Learning principle applied to upgrade EM algorithm.
result BigLearn-EM delivers optimal solution with high probability.
MIRA scores assess conditional distribution accuracy using joint samples.
problem Assessing the accuracy of candidate conditional distributions.
method Analytic expression for Mira score based on equal probability mass regions.
result Mira enables Bayesian model comparison by quantifying alignment with true process.
A new method for conditional sampling using paired Wasserstein Autoencoders.
problem Conditional sampling from complex data distributions.
method Derive a novel loss function for Wasserstein Autoencoders to enable sampling from OT-type couplings.
result Learned cost-optimal transport maps and conditional sampling from an OT-type coupling.
Generative models often fail to preserve joint structure despite matching marginals.
problem Generative models fail to capture complex dependencies beyond univariate marginals.
method Introduced D_Sigma(P,Q) = ||Sigma_P - Sigma_Q||_F to measure covariance-level dependence fidelity.
result Covariance-level divergence can lead to structural instability in downstream inference.
Novel upper bound for unsupervised domain adaptation considers joint error.
problem Addressing the issue of mixing samples from different classes when matching marginal distributions.
method Proposes a general upper bound that penalizes undesirable joint error, uses constrained hypothesis space, and introduces cross margin discrepancy.
result Our proposal outperforms related approaches in image classification error rates on domain adaptation benchmarks.
We consider moment matching techniques for estimation in Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). By drawing explicit links between LDA and discrete versions of independent component analysis (ICA), we first derive a new set of cumulant-based tensors, with an improved sample complexity. Moreover, we reuse standard ICA techni…
An essential problem in domain adaptation is to understand and make use of distribution changes across domains. For this purpose, we first propose a flexible Generative Domain Adaptation Network (G-DAN) with specific latent variables to capture changes in the generating process of features across domains. By explicitly…
A Triangle Generative Adversarial Network (Δ-GAN) is developed for semi-supervised cross-domain joint distribution matching, where the training data consists of samples from each domain, and supervision of domain correspondence is provided by only a few paired samples. Δ-GAN consists of four neural networks, two ge…
Unified framework for simulation-based inference learns a single model for multiple tasks.
problem Simulation-based inference for multiple tasks with limited model retraining.
method Unified flow-matching generative model with query-aware masking distribution.
result Competitive performance on various inference tasks and real-world problems.
A new method for aligning datasets without known correspondences.
problem Aligning datasets from different domains without labeled correspondences.
method Integrates MDS and Wasserstein Procrustes for joint optimization of embeddings and correspondences.
result Maps datasets to a common low-dimensional space without labeled correspondences.
In systems biomedicine, an experimenter encounters different potential sources of variation in data such as individual samples, multiple experimental conditions, and multi-variable network-level responses. In multiparametric cytometry, which is often used for analyzing patient samples, such issues are critical. While c…
A new bimodal generative model is proposed for generating conditional and joint samples, accompanied with a training method with learning a succinct bottleneck representation. The proposed model, dubbed as the variational Wyner model, is designed based on two classical problems in network information theory -- distribu…
We introduce the Neural Conditioner (NC), a self-supervised machine able to learn about all the conditional distributions of a random vector X. The NC is a function NC(x⋅a,a,r) that leverages adversarial training to match each conditional distribution P(Xr∣Xa=xa). After training, the NC generalizes to …
Directed latent variable models that formulate the joint distribution as p(x,z)=p(z)p(x∣z) have the advantage of fast and exact sampling. However, these models have the weakness of needing to specify p(z), often with a simple fixed prior that limits the expressiveness of the model. Undirected latent variabl…
A new variational inference method using Gaussian score matching.
problem Approximating posterior distributions in Bayesian statistics.
method Score matching principle applied to variational inference.
result Gaussian score matching VI (GSM-VI) is faster and requires fewer gradient evaluations.
Extends geostatistical simulation method to handle multiple variables and large grids.
problem Scalability and handling of multiple variables in geostatistical simulation.
method Uses Sinkhorn optimal transport with sparse matcher and FFT-MA Gaussian backbone.
result MST-Direct reproduces joint distribution with zero histogram error and accurately preserves spatial correlation.
We introduce three novel semi-parametric extensions of probabilistic canonical correlation analysis with identifiability guarantees. We consider moment matching techniques for estimation in these models. For that, by drawing explicit links between the new models and a discrete version of independent component analysis …
Framework solves physics-constrained inverse problems with limited data.
problem Physics-constrained inverse problems with scarce training data.
method Conditional flow matching for Bayesian inverse problems.
result Conditional flow matching mitigates degeneracy in finite training data.
Generalizes adversarial learning for better latent variable inference in GANs.
problem Improving latent variable inference in GANs for diverse applications.
method Adversarial learning with multiple feedback layers, self-supervision, and auxiliary tasks.
result Achieves global optimum matching multiple joint distributions.
Gradient matching with Gaussian processes is a promising tool for learning parameters of ordinary differential equations (ODE's). The essence of gradient matching is to model the prior over state variables as a Gaussian process which implies that the joint distribution given the ODE's and GP kernels is also Gaussian di…
We consider the use of the Joint Clustering and Matching (JCM) procedure for the supervised classification of a flow cytometric sample with respect to a number of predefined classes of such samples. The JCM procedure has been proposed as a method for the unsupervised classification of cells within a sample into a numbe…
A new imputation method estimates missing values by matching observed marginals from masked data.
problem Missing values in data undermine statistical and machine learning analysis.
method Estimates a distribution from masked observations using positive semi-definite kernel density estimation.
result The method yields both single and multiple imputations from the same fitted density, with statistical consistency and fast adaptive excess risk.
CW-Gen models improve probabilistic time series forecasting by incorporating prior information.
problem Challenges in probabilistic forecasting of multivariate time series due to non-stationarity, inter-variable dependencies, and distribution shifts.
method CW-Gen framework that incorporates prior information through conditional whitening. JMCE learns conditional mean and covariance, improving sample quality.
result CW-Gen consistently enhances predictive performance, capturing non-stationary dynamics and inter-variable correlations more effectively than prior-free approaches.
A scalable algorithm for sampling and fine-tuning models using Tilt Matching.
problem Efficient sampling and fine-tuning of generative models.
method Tilt Matching, arising from a dynamical equation, minimizes variance and inherits regularity from stochastic interpolants.
result Empirically verified to be efficient and highly scalable, providing state-of-the-art results.
Optimal transport aligns source and target distributions for domain adaptation.
problem Unsupervised domain adaptation with joint class-conditional and label shifts.
method Minimizes importance weighted loss and Wasserstein distance for aligned marginals and class-conditional distributions.
result Our method outperforms competitors on various domain adaptation tasks.
In recent years, an increasing popularity of deep learning model for intelligent condition monitoring and diagnosis as well as prognostics used for mechanical systems and structures has been observed. In the previous studies, however, a major assumption accepted by default, is that the training and testing data are tak…
This paper speeds up inference in large hierarchical models.
problem Inference in large hierarchical models is slow and difficult.
method Amortized variational inference with shared parameters.
result Amortized inference is as accurate as a full-rank Gaussian but much faster.
Novel proof shows continuity of optimal transport feasible set mapping.
problem Continuity of feasible set mapping in optimal transport problems.
method Presented a novel and shorter proof of continuity.
result Established continuity of the feasible set mapping.
EventFlow forecasts event sequences without autoregression, improving accuracy.
problem Forecasting errors in autoregressive models for event sequences.
method EventFlow uses flow matching to learn joint distributions over event times directly.
result EventFlow reduces forecast error by 20%-53% compared to baselines.
Domain adaptation aims to assist the modeling tasks of the target domain with knowledge of the source domain. The two domains often lie in different feature spaces due to diverse data collection methods, which leads to the more challenging task of heterogeneous domain adaptation (HDA). A core issue of HDA is how to pre…