New method improves sampling from noisy energy models.
problem Training and sampling challenges in Energy-Based Models.
method Pseudo-Gibbs sampling with moment matching.
result Effective sampling from clean model using noisy DSM-trained model.
New bounds for score matching in polynomial exponential families.
problem Understanding the sample complexity of score matching for polynomial exponential families.
method Non-asymptotic sample complexity analysis for score matching.
result First finite sample bounds for score matching in polynomial exponential families.
iDEM generates samples from Boltzmann densities without data.
problem Generating statistically independent samples from unnormalized distributions.
method Iterative algorithm using energy and gradient for diffusion-based sampler training.
result iDEM achieves state-of-the-art performance and trains faster than existing methods.
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.
Optimizes matching in weighted graphs with semi-bandit sampling.
problem Finding optimal pairings in weighted graphs with sequential sampling.
method Leverages rank-1 assumption on adjacency matrix to reduce sample complexity and regret.
result Achieves linear dependency in the number of vertices for sample complexity and regret.
Paper studies L 2 L_2 L 2 -consistency of nearest neighbor matching for biased samples.
problem Biased sampling and missing data in statistical problems.
method Nearest neighbor matching (NNM) to estimate population quantities from biased samples.
result NNM is L 2 L_2 L 2 -consistent in finite dimensions without smoothness and boundedness assumptions. The paper addresses statistical inference in matching markets with dependent missingness.
problem Statistical inference for two-sided matching markets with matching-induced dependence.
method Non-convex algorithm based on Grassmannian gradient descent, debiasing and projection framework.
result Near-optimal entrywise convergence rates for various matching mechanisms.
A new EBM trained with multi-scale denoising score matching outperforms GANs in high-dimensional data synthesis.
problem Training EBMs in high-dimensional spaces is slow and challenging.
method Multi-scale denoising score matching to train EBMs.
result The proposed EBM achieves comparable performance to GANs in high-dimensional data synthesis.
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. 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.
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.
A new method for generating samples without training, using smoothed score matching.
problem Generating samples efficiently and without training.
method Moment-matched score-smoothed overdamped Langevin dynamics (MM-SOLD).
result The method enables fast, robust, training-free sampling with competitive sample fidelity and diversity.
Improved sampling efficiency for molecular systems using path gradients after Flow Matching.
problem Improving sampling efficiency for complex molecular systems.
method Hybrid approach combining Flow Matching and path gradients.
result Up to a threefold increase in sampling efficiency for molecular systems.
Study sharpens threshold for matching correlated graphs without labels.
problem Matching latent vertex correspondences in correlated random graphs.
method Analyzes information-theoretic limits for correct vertex matching in sub-sampled graphs.
result Establishes a sharp information-theoretic threshold for vertex matching recovery.
GLASS Flows improves flow and diffusion model performance by optimizing sampling efficiency.
problem Efficiency bottleneck in sampling Markov transitions for flow and diffusion models.
method Introduces GLASS Flows, a new sampling paradigm that simulates a 'flow matching model within a flow matching model' to sample Markov transitions efficiently.
result Eliminates the trade-off between stochastic evolution and efficiency in large-scale text-to-image models.
IMM generates high-quality samples in few steps with stable training.
problem Slow inference and instability in generating high-quality samples using diffusion models and Flow Matching.
method Inductive Moment Matching (IMM) is a new generative model for one- or few-step sampling with a single-stage training procedure.
result IMM achieves state-of-the-art 2-step FID of 1.98 on CIFAR-10 for a model trained from scratch.
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 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.
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.
Flow Matching enables robust training of CNFs with various probability paths.
problem Training Continuous Normalizing Flows (CNFs) at large scales.
method Flow Matching (FM) is a simulation-free approach for training CNFs by regressing vector fields of conditional probability paths.
result Flow Matching with diffusion paths yields more robust and stable training compared to diffusion-based methods.
Improves sample efficiency in RL by matching model-based gradients.
problem Lack of sample efficiency in model-free RL.
method Gradient matching between model-based and model-free RL components.
result Improves sample efficiency without increasing asymptotic bias.
Proposes a method to improve model-based reinforcement learning by matching multi-step rollout distributions.
problem Mismatching between model-based and real-world rollouts due to estimation error.
method Uses Wasserstein GAN (WGAN) to match the distributions of multi-step rollouts from the learned model to the real ones.
result The method minimizes the difference in cumulative rewards between the real and learned models.
Exact guidance for discrete data improves posterior sampling efficiency.
problem Inefficient guidance for discrete data in posterior sampling.
method Derive exact transition rate for desired distribution given learned discrete flow matching model.
result Significantly improved efficiency with single forward pass per sampling step.
Adapts score matching for missing data in flexible settings.
problem Learning data distribution with missing data.
method Adapted score matching to handle missing data, providing two approaches: importance weighting and variational.
result Variational approach performs best in high-dimensional settings.
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.
A training-free method for conditional sampling using flow matching.
problem Weight degeneracy in high-dimensional importance sampling.
method Sequential Monte Carlo with resampling and stochastic flow.
result Significantly outperforms existing methods on MNIST and CIFAR-10.
Study improves denoising score matching under relaxed manifold assumptions.
problem Improving denoising score matching under relaxed manifold assumptions.
method Model density with nonparametric Gaussian mixtures, relax manifold assumption, derive non-asymptotic bounds.
result Non-asymptotic bounds on approximation and generalization errors, rates of convergence determined by intrinsic dimension.
Framework learns continuous dynamics from sparse trajectories.
problem Learning dynamics from sparsely sampled and high-dimensional trajectories.
method Interpolative Multi-Marginal Flow Matching (IMMFM) framework.
result IMMFM outperforms existing methods in forecasting and downstream tasks.
The strength of association between a pair of data vectors is represented by a nonnegative real number, called matching weight. For dimensionality reduction, we consider a linear transformation of data vectors, and define a matching error as the weighted sum of squared distances between transformed vectors with respect…
Algorithm solves two-sided matching markets with unknown preferences and constraints.
problem Two-sided online matching markets with complementary preferences and quota constraints.
method Formulated as a bandit learning problem, proposed MMTS algorithm combining Thompson Sampling and double matching.
result MMTS achieves stability and linear Bayesian regret with respect to quota and time horizon.
PDDS samples from unnormalized densities using iterative particle scheme.
problem Sampling from unnormalized probability densities.
method Iterative particle scheme with novel score matching loss.
result Asymptotically consistent estimates for multimodal and high-dimensional tasks.
A new training method for efficient Boltzmann generators.
problem Training equivariant continuous normalizing flows (CNFs) is computationally expensive.
method Equivariant flow matching, based on optimal transport flow matching.
result Equivariant flow matching yields more efficient flows with shorter integration paths.
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.
Adjoint Matching improves flow and diffusion models with reward fine-tuning.
problem Improving generative models with reward fine-tuning.
method Casting reward fine-tuning as stochastic optimal control (SOC) and enforcing a specific noise schedule.
result Adjoint Matching outperforms existing SOC algorithms.
Efficiently learns matching rewards in two-sided markets with matrix completion.
problem Learning high-dimensional matching rewards in matching markets with limited data.
method Utilizes matrix completion with a novel approach to handle matching interference.
result Near-optimal guarantees for reward learning under matching interference.
Flow Matching models help generative models stay within the subspace of real data.
problem How do generative models stay within the subspace of real data?
method Flow Matching models using a learned velocity field to transform a simple prior into a complex target distribution.
result Generated samples memorize real data points and represent the sample data subspace exactly.
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 . Map matching of the GPS trajectory serves the purpose of recovering the original route on a road network from a sequence of noisy GPS observations. It is a fundamental technique to many Location Based Services. However, map matching of a low sampling rate on urban road network is still a challenging task. In this paper…
Generative model uses ODEs and RKHSs for measure matching.
problem Minimum divergence generative modeling and sampling.
method Diffeomorphic matching and image registration principles applied to ODEs and RKHSs.
result Theoretical error bounds and extensive numerical experiments demonstrate the method's properties and applicability.
A new method for training diffusion models using likelihood matching.
problem Training efficient and accurate diffusion models.
method Likelihood Matching approach, quasi-likelihood approximation, score and Hessian estimation.
result Consistent matching of first two transitional moments between diffusion steps.
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…
Generative model for condensed matter using Riemannian flow matching.
problem Sampling equilibrium distributions in condensed-phase systems.
method Riemannian flow matching to incorporate periodicity, using Hutchinson's trace estimator and cumulant expansion for bias correction.
result Highly accurate free energy estimates on monatomic ice without multistage estimators.
A test for comparing networks using stochastic block models.
problem Determining if two network datasets come from the same model.
method Adopting stochastic block models, the study introduces an efficient algorithm to match estimated network parameters and develops a powerful test.
result The test is consistent and asymptotically follows a chi-squared distribution.
New method trains reflected Schrödinger bridges without complex derivatives.
problem Training reflected Schrödinger bridges efficiently in high dimensions.
method Partially simulation-free framework with new sampling method.
result Generative performance maintained or slightly improved with reflected dynamics.
Fictitious play is a simple and widely studied adaptive heuristic for playing repeated games. It is well known that fictitious play fails to be Hannan consistent. Several variants of fictitious play including regret matching, generalized regret matching and smooth fictitious play, are known to be Hannan consistent. In …
The assumption that training and testing samples are generated from the same distribution does not always hold for real-world machine-learning applications. The procedure of tackling this discrepancy between the training (source) and testing (target) domains is known as domain adaptation. We propose an unsupervised ver…
Graph Energy Matching improves generation quality for molecular graphs.
problem Discrete energy-based models struggle with efficient and high-quality sampling for graph generation.
method Inspired by transport-map optimization, Graph Energy Matching learns a permutation-invariant potential energy to guide sampling.
result GEM matches or surpasses discrete diffusion baselines on molecular graph benchmarks.
The paper analyzes set-to-set matching with neural networks, focusing on theoretical generalization.
problem Theoretical analysis of set-to-set matching with neural networks.
method Generalization error analysis of set-to-set matching with neural networks.
result Theoretical insights into the behavior of set-to-set matching models.