Tree-based synthesis improves forecast accuracy in GDP and inflation.
problem Improving forecast accuracy in GDP and inflation.
method Developed a nonparametric synthesis function using regression trees.
result Tree-based synthesis leads to improved forecast accuracy.
The recent success of raw audio waveform synthesis models like WaveNet motivates a new approach for music synthesis, in which the entire process --- creating audio samples from a score and instrument information --- is modeled using generative neural networks. This paper describes a neural music synthesis model with fl…
Speech synthesis from EEG features using RNN.
problem Speech synthesis from EEG data.
method Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) regression model to predict acoustic features from EEG features.
result Feasibility of synthesizing speech directly from EEG features demonstrated.
Language models predict inorganic synthesis conditions and temperatures.
problem Limited data and heuristic approaches constrain inorganic synthesis planning.
method Language models without fine-tuning predict precursor conditions and temperatures.
result Language models achieve high accuracy in predicting synthesis conditions and temperatures.
AutoDiff combines auto-encoder and diffusion model for realistic tabular data synthesis.
problem Generating realistic synthetic tabular data with heterogeneous features.
method Employing auto-encoder architecture to handle tabular data's complexity.
result Synthetic tables from AutoDiff show good statistical fidelity and perform well in machine learning tasks.
CrossBeam learns to search more efficiently in program synthesis.
problem Efficiently searching through vast program spaces.
method Trains a neural model to guide program synthesis, combining previously explored programs.
result CrossBeam explores much smaller portions of the program space compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Coupling the high-fidelity generation capabilities of label-conditional image synthesis methods with the flexibility of unconditional generative models, we propose a semantic bottleneck GAN model for unconditional synthesis of complex scenes. We assume pixel-wise segmentation labels are available during training and us…
Diffusion models outperform GANs in image synthesis quality.
problem Improving image synthesis quality using generative models.
method Developed and optimized diffusion models, and introduced classifier guidance for conditional synthesis.
result Achieved superior image synthesis quality with diffusion models, matching or exceeding GANs in FID scores.
Develops BPDS for better financial portfolio decisions.
problem Model uncertainty in financial time series forecasting.
method Bayesian dynamic modelling and predictive decision synthesis.
result Improved predictive and decision outcomes compared to traditional Bayesian analysis.
Speech-driven visual speech synthesis involves mapping features extracted from acoustic speech to the corresponding lip animation controls for a face model. This mapping can take many forms, but a powerful approach is to use deep neural networks (DNNs). However, a limitation is the lack of synchronized audio, video, an…
Model for directed synthesis of audio textures using multi-scale RNNs.
problem Challenges in modeling complex audio textures with traditional methods.
method Combining multi-scale RNNs with a conditioning strategy for user-directed synthesis.
result Demonstrated improved performance on various audio texture datasets.
This paper improves speech synthesis using a DGP with SRU for naturalness.
problem Improving naturalness in synthetic speech.
method Deep Gaussian process with a recurrent architecture using SRU.
result SRU-DGP outperforms other models in naturalness of synthetic speech.
InVAErt networks use data-driven methods for system synthesis and identifiability analysis.
problem Model synthesis and identifiability analysis for complex systems.
method Deterministic encoder and decoder, normalizing flow, variational encoder, loss function penalty coefficients, latent space sampling.
result Validation through various system types, demonstrating effectiveness of the framework.
Bayesian spatial predictive synthesis improves spatial data predictions.
problem Model misspecification and heterogeneity in spatial data.
method Bayesian ensemble methodology capturing spatially-varying model uncertainty and performance heterogeneity.
result Synthesized predictions outperform standard methods in accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
Leveraging new data sources is a key step in accelerating the pace of materials design and discovery. To complement the strides in synthesis planning driven by historical, experimental, and computed data, we present an automated method for connecting scientific literature to synthesis insights. Starting from natural la…
We present a program synthesis-oriented dataset consisting of human written problem statements and solutions for these problems. The problem statements were collected via crowdsourcing and the program solutions were extracted from human-written solutions in programming competitions, accompanied by input/output examples…
Improved texture synthesis using wavelet-based statistics with rectifier non-linearity.
problem Improving texture synthesis quality using wavelet representations.
method Proposes a family of statistics based on non-linear wavelet representations with a generalized rectifier non-linearity.
result Significantly improves visual quality of texture synthesis compared to classical wavelet-based models.
WaveCycleGAN has recently been proposed to bridge the gap between natural and synthesized speech waveforms in statistical parametric speech synthesis and provides fast inference with a moving average model rather than an autoregressive model and high-quality speech synthesis with the adversarial training. However, the …
Deep learning models generate music with arbitrary control strategies.
problem Lack of efficient methods for generating music with arbitrary control.
method Deep generative models learn to navigate arbitrary sound spaces.
result Deep learning enables high-quality, arbitrary sound synthesis.
Proposes a synthesis algorithm using Conformal Prediction for improved Deep Learning performance.
problem Assessing the quality of synthesised data for high-stake domains.
method Conformal Prediction framework for generating data from high-confidence feature space regions.
result Training sets extended with confident synthesised data improved Deep Learning performance by up to 61 percentage points F1-score.
Generative adversarial networks (GANs) are a recent approach to train generative models of data, which have been shown to work particularly well on image data. In the current paper we introduce a new model for texture synthesis based on GAN learning. By extending the input noise distribution space from a single vector …
SED integrates synthesis, execution, and debugging for neural program synthesis.
problem Challenges in synthesizing complex programs that match specifications.
method SED combines synthesis, execution, and debugging to improve neural program generation.
result SED reduces error rates and outperforms standard decoding methods.
A new TTS method uses diffusion and VAE for better speech synthesis.
problem Improving text-to-speech synthesis for better speech quality and robustness.
method Combines diffusion probabilistic model and variational autoencoder for latent variable conversion.
result The method is robust to poor orthography and alignment errors.
System uses machine learning and automated reasoning to speed up PBE synthesis.
problem Slow synthesis in PBE due to domain-specific knowledge and large training datasets.
method Preprocess SyGuS PBE problems with a neural network to reduce search space, then use automated reasoning for faster solution.
result System outperforms all competing tools in the 2019 SyGuS Competition for the PBE Strings track by 47.65%.
Improved image synthesis with user scribbles and text prompts.
problem Inadequate details in generated images due to domain shift.
method Optimization problem formulation and cross-attention for control.
result Significant improvement in user satisfaction (85.32% higher).
The discovery of processes for the synthesis of new materials involves many decisions about process design, operation, and material properties. Experimentation is crucial but as complexity increases, exploration of variables can become impractical using traditional combinatorial approaches. We describe an iterative met…
Paper proposes a new model for speech synthesis with better interpretability.
problem Improving interpretability in speech synthesis models.
method Hierarchical, fine-grained latent variable model with conditional variational auto-encoder (VAE).
result The new model allows better interpretability without degrading performance.
MEGAN models chemical reactions as graph edits, improving synthesis planning.
problem Generating and predicting chemical reactions under constraints.
method End-to-end encoder-decoder neural model inspired by arrow pushing formalism.
result State-of-the-art accuracy in standard benchmarks for retrosynthesis prediction.
High-quality image synthesis with diffusion models, achieving state-of-the-art FID score.
problem Generating high-quality images from latent variables.
method Training diffusion probabilistic models with a weighted variational bound, inspired by denoising score matching and Langevin dynamics.
result State-of-the-art FID score of 3.17 on CIFAR10 dataset.
A neural program synthesis method with iterative fix operations.
problem Creating correct programs from input-output examples.
method Combines encoder-decoder synthesis with a differentiable fixer.
result Improves synthesis accuracy by reducing discrepancies between outputs and desired outputs.
Bayesian SHMM models speech units from unannotated speech.
problem Discover latent speech units from unannotated data.
method Bayesian Subspace Hidden Markov Model (SHMM).
result System performs well on synthesis quality, lower bitrate.
DreamFusion uses text-to-image diffusion models to create 3D images efficiently.
problem Lack of large-scale 3D datasets and efficient architectures for 3D synthesis.
method Adapting a 2D diffusion model to 3D synthesis using a loss based on probability density distillation.
result A 3D model can be optimized from a 2D diffusion model, allowing for text-to-3D synthesis.
New approach generates better synthetic data for neural program synthesis.
problem Current approaches to neural program synthesis generalize poorly to real data.
method Adversarial approach to control synthetic data distributions.
result Proposed method outperforms current approaches.
Improved generative models using critically-damped Langevin diffusion.
problem Current score-based generative models (SGMs) use overly simplistic diffusion processes, leading to complex denoising tasks and suboptimal performance.
method Proposed a novel critically-damped Langevin diffusion (CLD) and derived a score matching objective and sampling scheme.
result CLD-based SGMs achieve superior performance in synthesis quality compared to previous methods.
Improved diffusion models for image synthesis with better training dynamics.
problem Uneven and ineffective training in diffusion models.
method Redesigned network layers to preserve activation, weight, and update magnitudes.
result Significantly better networks at equal computational complexity, improving FID to 1.81.
New method allows real-time audio synthesis using non-causal convolutions.
problem Real-time audio synthesis limitations due to offline model constraints.
method Post-training reconfiguration of non-causal models for real-time buffer-based processing.
result Non-causal streaming models can be transformed from offline-trained models without quality loss.
We prove that spherical spectral analysis and synthesis hold in Damek-Ricci spaces and derive two-radius theorems.
Inverse Drum Machine separates drum mixes using transcription and synthesis.
problem Separating individual drum tracks from mixed recordings.
method Analysis-by-synthesis framework combining deep learning and automatic transcription.
result Separation quality comparable to supervised methods requiring isolated stems.
Generative models of natural images have progressed towards high fidelity samples by the strong leveraging of scale. We attempt to carry this success to the field of video modeling by showing that large Generative Adversarial Networks trained on the complex Kinetics-600 dataset are able to produce video samples of subs…
End-to-end speech synthesis is a promising approach that directly converts raw text to speech. Although it was shown that Tacotron2 outperforms classical pipeline systems with regards to naturalness in English, its applicability to other languages is still unknown. Japanese could be one of the most difficult languages …
Novel unsupervised random forests improve density estimation and data synthesis.
problem Density estimation and data synthesis for complex tabular data.
method Recursive unsupervised random forests with alternating generation and discrimination rounds.
result Provable consistency and smooth densities with fast execution.
CSLVAE generates large chemical libraries efficiently.
problem Navigating ultra-large combinatorial synthesis libraries.
method Hierarchically-organized database with molecular encoder and decoder.
result Generates valid molecular graphs without autoregression.
Paper predicts EEG features from acoustic features using RNN and GAN.
problem Predicting EEG features from acoustic features.
method Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) and Generative Adversarial Network (GAN).
result Lower RMSE and normalized RMSE values compared to generating acoustic features from EEG features.
A new method for diffusion generative models improves sample quality and speed.
problem Improving the efficiency and quality of diffusion generative models.
method Developed a complete recipe for forward diffusion processes in SGMs, introducing PSLD.
result PSLD achieves superior sample quality and speed compared to existing methods.
This paper proposes a new architecture for speaker adaptation of multi-speaker neural-network speech synthesis systems, in which an unseen speaker's voice can be built using a relatively small amount of speech data without transcriptions. This is sometimes called "unsupervised speaker adaptation". More specifically, we…
WeSinger improves singing voice synthesis with data augmentation and specialized modules.
problem Improving the accuracy and naturalness of synthesized singing voices.
method Developed a multi-singer Chinese neural singing voice synthesis system with deep bi-directional LSTM, Transformer, LPCNet, and data augmentation.
result WeSinger achieves state-of-the-art performance on the Opencpop corpus.
PriorGrad improves speech synthesis models by using data-dependent adaptive priors.
problem Inefficiency in denoising diffusion models due to mismatch between prior and data distributions.
method Proposes PriorGrad, an adaptive prior derived from data statistics based on conditional information.
result PriorGrad achieves faster convergence and superior performance in speech synthesis models.
Seq2Seq models perform well in generating If-Then programs from natural language.
problem Creating If-Then programs for business process automation without technical expertise.
method Modeling If-Then programs as a sequence learning task using Seq2Seq approaches.
result Seq2Seq models can effectively generate If-Then programs from natural language.