Generative model for SSc disease trajectories using deep learning.
problem Modeling complex disease trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis.
method Semi-supervised deep generative model with latent temporal processes.
result Learned latent processes enable personalized monitoring and prediction.
In this work, we take a representation learning perspective on hierarchical reinforcement learning, where the problem of learning lower layers in a hierarchy is transformed into the problem of learning trajectory-level generative models. We show that we can learn continuous latent representations of trajectories, which…
This research enhances exploration in DDPG using latent trajectory optimization.
problem Limited exploration in DDPG with deterministic policies.
method Model-based trajectory optimization for exploration in DDPG, using a learned deep dynamics model.
result Improved performance in continuous control tasks, especially with sparse rewards and images.
The paper proposes a deep generative model for complex disease trajectories.
problem Modeling and analyzing complex disease trajectories.
method Deep generative time series approach with semi-supervised latent processes.
result The model can discover novel aspects of diseases and cluster them into new sub-types.
Modeling continuous movement of entities in latent space for interaction timing.
problem Analyzing timing and frequency of instantaneous interactions.
method Latent position model with continuous trajectories.
result Individual trajectories estimated from interaction data.
New algorithm infers trajectories from partial observations using optimal transport.
problem Inferring trajectories from partial observations of coupled systems.
method Extends MFL algorithm to latent SDEs using observable state space models and partial observations.
result Experiments show significant outperformance over latent-free baseline.
TraLFM models human mobility patterns from traffic trajectories.
problem Understanding human mobility patterns from traffic data.
method Latent factor modeling of sequential, personal, and temporal factors.
result TraLFM significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in latent factor analysis and next location prediction.
LSS learns molecular trajectories from MD data.
problem Limited integration time steps in MD simulations.
method Three deep learning networks for slow collective variables, dynamics, and configuration reconstruction.
result Generates ultra-long synthetic folding trajectories.
A new method infers neural trajectories in real-time, improving experimental design.
problem Real-time inference of neural trajectories for immediate feedback.
method Exponential family variational Kalman filter (eVKF) for online learning.
result eVKF achieves competitive performance on synthetic and real-world data.
Predicts multiple vehicle trajectories efficiently.
problem Predicting uncertain future motions of agents in dynamic scenes.
method Probabilistic framework learning latent variables for multi-step future modeling.
result State-of-the-art predictions on vehicle trajectory datasets.
When governed by underlying low-dimensional dynamics, the interdependence of simultaneously recorded population of neurons can be explained by a small number of shared factors, or a low-dimensional trajectory. Recovering these latent trajectories, particularly from single-trial population recordings, may help us unders…
cvHM framework speeds up GP inference for neural spike train analysis.
problem Scalability issue in approximate inference for latent GP models.
method cvHM framework using Hida-Matérn kernels and conjugate computation variational inference (CVI).
result Linear time inference for latent neural trajectories.
EviTrack improves sequential prediction in delayed disambiguation scenarios.
problem Challenges in sequential prediction with delayed disambiguation where early observations are ambiguous.
method EviTrack operates over latent trajectories, applying evidence- and likelihood-ratio-based selection to delay commitment until supported by data.
result EviTrack outperforms sampling-based baselines in a controlled synthetic benchmark, achieving faster post-disambiguation recovery.
New model captures state-dependent variability in partially observed systems.
problem Structured stochasticity not captured by constant-variance models.
method State-coupled stochastic volatility framework with particle expectation-maximization.
result Model consistently reduces recovery bias under partial observation.
Develops MENT for interpreting and detecting changes in network trajectories.
problem Distortion of network geometry and invalidation of temporal comparisons in dynamic network analysis.
method Develops Multiscale Euclidean Network Trajectories (MENT) framework based on second-moment geometry.
result Validates and interprets network trajectories through isotropic normalization and orthogonal transformations.
MPE models traffic trajectory data to predict next locations.
problem Predicting next locations from traffic trajectory data.
method Mobility pattern embedding model MPE.
result MPE significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in next location prediction.
Introduces alternators for modeling sequences, outperforming baselines.
problem Modeling complex sequential data with stability and efficiency.
method Two neural networks (OTN and FTN) alternate between outputting samples in observation and feature spaces, learned via cross-entropy criterion.
result Alternators outperform strong baselines in various domains (Lorenz equations, Neuroscience, Climate Science).
New method recovers diverse policies from expert data using state-action pair weighting.
problem Recovering diverse policies from expert trajectories.
method Pointwise mutual information weighted behavioral cloning.
result Effective in focusing on state-action pairs most representative of the style.
Method learns model for unknown stochastic system from data.
problem Modeling unknown stochastic dynamical systems.
method Autoencoder approach using deep neural networks (DNNs).
result Decoder serves as a predictive model for unknown stochastic systems.
VLBM learns MDP transitions from limited data, improving OPE performance.
problem Limited coverage of state and action space in offline trajectories.
method VLBM uses variational inference with RSA and branching architecture.
result VLBM outperforms existing OPE methods on deep OPE benchmark.
Trajectory-level supervision allows efficient offline reinforcement learning.
problem Offline reinforcement learning
method Developing a statistical theory for offline policy optimization from trajectory-level labels
result Proving a high-probability guarantee of order O ~ ( H 2 C s a ( π ⋆ ) / n ) \widetilde O(H^2\sqrt{C_{sa}(\pi^\star)/n}) O ( H 2 C s a ( π ⋆ ) / n ) Paper proposes method for optimal control of unknown systems with latent states.
problem Jointly estimating dynamics and latent states in systems with unmeasurable states.
method Combination of particle Markov chain Monte Carlo methods and scenario theory.
result Probabilistic performance guarantees for optimal input trajectories.
StrEBM learns distinct latent components for better source separation.
problem Blind source separation with identifiable and decoupled latent components.
method Structured latent energy-based model with learnable structural biases.
result The model effectively recovers source components from mixed signals.
StrTransformer recovers sources without labels by optimizing latent matrices and enforcing structural constraints.
problem Unsupervised blind source recovery in signal processing.
method Source-wise structured Transformer framework with latent source matrix optimization, structural regularization, and branch-specific weights.
result StrTransformer learns distinct temporal-scale structures and recovers source-aligned latent trajectories.
Study finds common poetic themes across languages over time.
problem Understanding thematic evolution in different poetic traditions.
method Applied Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to poetry corpora of four languages.
result Identified common themes and their temporal trends across poetic traditions.
Standard models assign disease progression to discrete categories or stages based on well-characterized clinical markers. However, such a system is potentially at odds with our understanding of the underlying biology, which in highly complex systems may support a (near-)continuous evolution of disease from inception to…
Identifies latent actions and dynamics from offline data with diverse demonstrators.
problem Recovering latent actions and environment dynamics from action-free trajectories.
method Assumes distinct policies for each demonstrator, identifies latent transitions and policies via matrix factorization.
result Identifies latent transitions and demonstrator policies up to permutation.
Model predicts patient trajectories and interventions from EMR data.
problem Forecasting patient outcomes from EMR data.
method Deep state space generative model capturing latent state dynamics.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art methods on real EMR data.
The paper proposes a model to forecast traffic motion from sensor data.
problem Accurately predicting traffic motion for safe vehicle maneuvers.
method Implicit latent variable model using interaction graphs and graph neural networks.
result Achieves state-of-the-art motion forecasting and interaction understanding.
Framework infers Langevin dynamics from stochastic observations of latent systems.
problem Inferring non-stationary Langevin dynamics from indirect stochastic observations.
method Non-parametric framework explicitly modeling stochastic observation process and non-stationary latent dynamics.
result Correct inference of non-stationary dynamics requires accounting for non-equilibrium states and observation duration.
Optimizes VAE hyperparameters for efficient training and manifold discovery.
problem Efficiently optimizing hyperparameters in VAEs for complex data.
method Latent Bayesian Optimization (zBO) for hyperparameter trajectory optimization.
result Demonstrated improved performance in finding joint rotationally invariant representations.
DETECT clusters mobility behaviors from trajectories using deep learning.
problem Clustering similar mobility behaviors in large, complex trajectory data.
method DETECT uses deep learning to cluster mobility behaviors from trajectories, transforming and summarizing them to identify similar behaviors.
result DETECT effectively clusters mobility behaviors from real-world datasets.
We introduce a method for learning the dynamics of complex nonlinear systems based on deep generative models over temporal segments of states and actions. Unlike dynamics models that operate over individual discrete timesteps, we learn the distribution over future state trajectories conditioned on past state, past acti…
New model extracts shared brain activity patterns from fMRI data.
problem Challenges in aggregating multi-subject fMRI data due to variability.
method Shared Gaussian Process Factor Analysis (S-GPFA) incorporating temporal information.
result Model reveals ground truth latent structures and replicates experimental performance.
Bayesian modelling of dynamic systems must achieve a compromise between providing a complete mechanistic specification of the process while retaining the flexibility to handle those situations in which data is sparse relative to model complexity, or a full specification is hard to motivate. Latent force models achieve …
CLPF models continuous time-series data with improved representational power and variational approximations.
problem Fitting continuous time-series data with existing models faces challenges in representational power and variational quality.
method CLPF uses a time-dependent normalizing flow driven by a stochastic differential equation to decode continuous latent processes into continuous observables. Maximum likelihood optimization is achieved through a novel variational posterior process.
result CLPF outperforms state-of-the-art baselines on synthetic and real-world time-series data.
We introduce Embed to Control (E2C), a method for model learning and control of non-linear dynamical systems from raw pixel images. E2C consists of a deep generative model, belonging to the family of variational autoencoders, that learns to generate image trajectories from a latent space in which the dynamics is constr…
We present a probabilistic language model for time-stamped text data which tracks the semantic evolution of individual words over time. The model represents words and contexts by latent trajectories in an embedding space. At each moment in time, the embedding vectors are inferred from a probabilistic version of word2ve…
We identify a new variational inference scheme for dynamical systems whose transition function is modelled by a Gaussian process. Inference in this setting has either employed computationally intensive MCMC methods, or relied on factorisations of the variational posterior. As we demonstrate in our experiments, the fact…
Deep model predicts robot trajectories in real time.
problem Real-time robot trajectory prediction with low latency.
method Deep conditional generative model trained with SGDVB.
result More accurate long-term predictions with lower latency.
CMTS synthesizes near-miss driving scenarios for safer autonomous driving tests.
problem Lack of near-miss driving data for testing autonomous driving algorithms.
method Generative model conditioned on road maps, using Variational Bayesian methods.
result Synthesized data covers more near-miss scenarios, improving trajectory prediction and risk handling.
New method identifies physical constants from video data alone.
problem Identifying physical constants from video data.
method Proves level-set slope-coverage condition ensures local affine mapping to true physical state, enabling exact parameter recovery.
result Underdamped systems identifiable from a single video clip, other regimes require three diverse trajectories.
Statistical approach uses ODEs for modeling individual health trajectories.
problem Challenges in applying ODEs to longitudinal cohort data, especially noise and parameter sensitivity.
method Combines ODEs with neural networks to model individual health trajectories using each observation as initial value.
result Demonstrates improved modeling of individual health trajectories compared to global regression.
We solve continuous-time latent SDE identifiability using diffusion shifts.
problem Identifiability of latent SDEs in continuous-time time series.
method Environment-induced shifts in diffusion covariance for additive-noise latent SDEs.
result Two diagonal diffusion regimes with distinct variance ratios identify latent coordinates up to permutation and scaling.
LatentTrack generates model parameters online for nonstationary data.
problem Online probabilistic prediction under nonstationary dynamics.
method Sequential neural architecture with latent filtering and amortized inference.
result Consistently lower negative log-likelihood and mean squared error than baselines.
StrADiff separates sources from mixtures without labels, using structured priors.
problem Blind source separation of linear and nonlinear mixtures without labeled data.
method Structured Source-Wise Adaptive Diffusion Framework with Gaussian process priors.
result StrADiff can recover latent source trajectories in an unsupervised manner, especially stable in linear mixtures.
New method improves clustering accuracy in noisy single-cell data.
problem Challenges in clustering single-cell RNA sequencing data due to noise and variability.
method Latent plug-and-play diffusion framework with input-space steering.
result Improved clustering accuracy on synthetic and real-world single-cell data.
Modified Wasserstein metric for Gaussian distributions, invariant to isometries.
problem Distance measurement for latent Gaussian distributions invariant to isometries.
method Modified Benamou-Brenier approach leading to a Procrustes Wasserstein metric.
result For Gaussian distributions, the metric reduces to Euclidean distance between eigenvalues.