Proposes batch version of Greenkhorn for multimarginal OT, proving convergence.
problem Optimal transport problems with multiple marginals.
method Batch Greenkhorn algorithm, iterative Bregman projections, greedy control.
result Global linear rate of convergence and explicit iteration complexity bounds.
New forms of multi-marginal POT problem derived for computational efficiency.
problem Optimizing transport between multiple unbalanced measures with limited supports.
method Developed two equivalence forms of the POT problem and an optimization algorithm, ApproxMPOT.
result ApproxMPOT algorithm achieves optimal value with complexity ildeO(m3(n+1)m/ε2). Unified Kantorovich duality for multimarginal optimal transport on Polish spaces.
problem Optimal transport of multiple probability distributions.
method Unified Kantorovich duality theory for multimarginal optimal transport on general Polish product spaces.
result Unified duality theory for multimarginal optimal transport, extending classical two-marginal conjugacy.
New method learns flows between multiple distributions efficiently.
problem Learning dynamic transport maps between multiple empirical distributions.
method Combining flow matching and dynamic optimal transport with potential terms.
result OTP-FM achieves state-of-the-art performance on various datasets.
Improved neural framework for scaling entropic MOT with significant computational gains.
problem High computational overhead in multimarginal optimal transport.
method Neural Entropic MOT (NEMOT) using mini-batch training to reduce complexity.
result Significant speedups and feasibility improvements for multimarginal data.
We study the complexity of approximating the multimarginal optimal transport (MOT) distance, a generalization of the classical optimal transport distance, considered here between m discrete probability distributions supported each on n support points. First, we show that the standard linear programming (LP) represe…
New reformulations for multiclass classification problems using optimal transport.
problem Adversarial multiclass classification problems.
method Multimarginal optimal transport formulation.
result Reveals geometric structure and extends binary classification results.
New method uses optimal transport for better covariate matching in causal effect estimation.
problem Estimating causal effects in observational studies with high-dimensional covariates.
method Multimarginal unbalanced optimal transport for interpretable matching.
result Method provides interpretable weights and competitive performance with k-nearest neighbors.
Study investigates duality and dual optimizers for various transport problems.
problem Existence and characterization of dual optimizers for adapted transport problems.
method Minimal assumptions, including causal and bicausal settings, are considered.
result No-arbitrage assumption leads to multicausal couplings and equivalent robust superhedging price computation.
New algorithms compute robustness bounds for multiclass classification models.
problem Computing robustness of deep learning models in multiclass classification.
method Optimal transport and linear programming/entropic regularization.
result Tractable algorithms for computing robustness bounds.
TreeDSB solves mOT problems on tree-structured costs for Wasserstein barycenters.
problem Optimal transport with multiple marginals and tree-structured quadratic costs.
method Tree-based Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge (TreeDSB) for continuous and dynamic solutions.
result TreeDSB efficiently computes Wasserstein barycenters in high dimensions.
Optimal Transport (OT) problems arise in a wide range of applications, from physics to economics. Getting numerical approximate solution of these problems is a challenging issue of practical importance. In this work, we investigate the relaxation of the OT problem when the marginal constraints are replaced by some mome…
We prove dual attainment for multi-asset financial derivatives pricing.
problem Model-independent pricing and hedging of complex financial derivatives.
method Established duality and attained optimizers for multimarginal, multi-asset martingale optimal transport.
result Existence of dual optimizers under mild conditions for arbitrary numbers of assets and time periods.
Optimal coupling among random vectors with known statistics and correlation structure found using minimum spanning tree over measure-valued vertices.
problem Finding the optimal coupling among random vectors with known statistics and correlation structure.
method Formulating the problem as a minimum spanning tree over measure-valued vertices and solving it in two steps.
result Optimal coupling found using the minimum spanning tree approach.
Algorithm samples from Wasserstein barycenter of measures.
problem Sampling from Wasserstein barycenter of measures.
method Gradient flow of multimarginal formulation with penalization.
result Algorithm samples close to Wasserstein barycenter.
A new approach to denoising using optimal transport theory.
problem Improving latent variable recovery from noisy observations.
method Inspired by optimal transport theory, a new denoising method is developed.
result The new denoising method can recover latent variables from marginal distributions and posterior means.
Method predicts hardware resource usage by control software with guaranteed linear convergence.
problem Predicting time-varying hardware resource availability in control software.
method Path structured multimarginal Schrödinger bridge (MSBP) for learning stochastic resource usage.
result Guaranteed linear convergence to accurate prediction of hardware resource utilization.
New methods estimate transport-growth pairs in unbalanced optimal transport.
problem Statistical guarantees for Monge-type estimation in unbalanced optimal transport remain limited.
method Developed two estimators for transport-growth pairs under different setups.
result Achieved minimax optimal rate for estimation of transport-growth pairs.
Introduces statistical optimal transport for probabilistic lectures.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on introduction.
method Lecture-based introduction to statistical optimal transport.
result Provides an introduction to statistical optimal transport.
NOT learns optimal transport plans, kernel costs improve performance.
problem NOT algorithm learns non-optimal plans with weak quadratic costs.
method Introduced kernel weak quadratic costs to improve NOT's performance.
result Kernel costs provide improved theoretical and practical guarantees.
New algorithm solves unbalanced optimal transport on trees in quasi-linear time.
problem Efficiently solving unbalanced optimal transport problems on trees.
method Proposed an algorithm that solves a more general unbalanced optimal transport problem exactly in quasi-linear time on a tree metric.
result Solves unbalanced optimal transport on trees in quasi-linear time (less than one second for a tree with one million nodes).
Extends optimal transport to dynamic and martingale settings.
problem Dynamic and martingale relaxation of optimal transport problems.
method Extends Benamou-Brenier formula to weak optimal transport and introduces barycentric optimal transport.
result Relates barycentric optimal transport to martingale Benamou-Brenier formula.
Paper relaxes optimal transport using convex functions for data science.
problem Optimal transport problem on finite spaces.
method Relaxation via strictly convex functions (Kullback-Leibler divergence, Bregman divergences). Gradient descent iterative process.
result Mathematical foundations and iterative process for the relaxed optimal transport problem.
In this paper, we present a novel and principled approach to learn the optimal transport between two distributions, from samples. Guided by the optimal transport theory, we learn the optimal Kantorovich potential which induces the optimal transport map. This involves learning two convex functions, by solving a novel mi…
New optimal transport method handles mass creation and destruction.
problem Optimal re-balancing of portfolios with mass creation or destruction.
method Formalizes an optimal transport problem with mass-change factor.
result Existence of optimal transport plans and maps established.
Review of modern computational optimal transport methods for biomedical applications.
problem Efficient computation of optimal transport for big data.
method Regularization-based and projection-based computational methods.
result Advancements in computational optimal transport methods for biomedical research.
Paper investigates optimal transport map estimation in infinite-dimensional spaces.
problem Estimating optimal transport maps in infinite-dimensional spaces is challenging.
method Characterizes γ-smoothness for optimal transport maps and develops a polynomial-rate estimator. result Shows polynomial-order minimax risk for optimal transport map estimation.
Study shows how optimal transport behaves in higher dimensions.
problem Characterizing optimal transport in higher dimensions with Euclidean distance.
method Investigates the small regularization limit of entropic optimal transport.
result The limiting transport plan is supported on transport rays and uniquely minimizes a relative entropy functional.
A new model corrects inhomogeneity in Optimal Transport with Boundary.
problem Inhomogeneity in UROT models for Optimal Transport with Boundary.
method Proposed a modified entropic regularization term to make UROT models homogeneous.
result Homogeneous UROT model preserves properties of standard UROT while correcting inhomogeneity.
Optimal transport as a loss for machine learning optimization problems has recently gained a lot of attention. Building upon recent advances in computational optimal transport, we develop an optimal transport non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithm for supervised speech blind source separation (BSS). Optimal …
Study optimal transport for robust optimization, showing how adversary's strategy relates to regularization.
problem Optimizing under uncertain parameters with a fictitious adversary reshaping a reference distribution.
method Introduces optimal transport and regularization to relate robustification to variation and Lipschitz norms.
result Conditions for existence and computability of Nash equilibrium between decision-maker and adversary.
Introduces a new divergence measure for optimal transport.
problem Optimal transport distances and information divergences.
method Infimal convolution formulation of proximal optimal transport divergence.
result Establishes connections to dynamic formulations and partial differential equations.
Optimal Transport enhances machine learning with new methods.
problem Comparing and manipulating probability distributions in machine learning.
method Probabilistic framework rooted in rich history and theory.
result New solutions in generative modeling and transfer learning.
Alternative proof of Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality using optimal transport.
problem Proving the Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality for submanifolds of codimension 2.
method Optimal transport techniques.
result Sharpness of the inequality for submanifolds of codimension 2.
Study optimal transport on simplex boundary, proving transport map and potential regularity.
problem Regularity of transport map and potential on simplex boundary.
method Boundary regularity results for optimal transport maps, exploiting simplex symmetries.
result Regularity properties of transport map and its convex potential.
Optimal transport explored on a specific geometric space.
problem Optimal transport problem in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method Synthetic metric spacetime structure analysis and sub-Lorentzian version of Brenier's theorem.
result Established sub-Lorentzian version of Brenier's theorem and derived Monge-Ampère equation.
Survey of linking information geometry and optimal transport.
problem Connecting two geometric frameworks for probability measures.
method Exploration of interactions and links between information geometry and optimal transport.
result Outstanding questions for both disciplines.
Bayesian approach to optimal transport with stochastic costs.
problem Inferring optimal transport plans with uncertain costs.
method Bayesian framework and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) sampling.
result Inference of optimal transport plans under stochastic cost functions.
Under mild regularity assumptions, the transport problem is stable in the following sense: if a sequence of optimal transport plans π1,π2,… converges weakly to a transport plan π, then π is also optimal (between its marginals). Alfonsi, Corbetta and Jourdain asked whether the same property is true for th…
Paper introduces a neural network for consistent estimation of optimal transport maps.
problem Statistically consistent estimation of optimal transport maps between probability distributions.
method Lipschitz-constrained GAN penalized by quadratic transportation cost.
result The generator converges uniformly to the optimal transport map as sample size increases.
We explore the use of deep learning and deep reinforcement learning for optimization problems in transportation. Many transportation system analysis tasks are formulated as an optimization problem - such as optimal control problems in intelligent transportation systems and long term urban planning. Often transportation…
Study optimal transport on globally hyperbolic spacetimes, focusing on weak Kantorovich potentials' regularity.
problem Investigate regularity of weak Kantorovich potentials on globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
method Apply insights from Riemannian and Lorentzian cases to study π-solutions. result Conclude existence, uniqueness, and structure of optimal transport maps.
Proposes m-POT to improve m-OT's misspecified mappings issue.
problem Misspecified mappings in mini-batch optimal transport.
method Partial optimal transport (POT) between mini-batch empirical measures.
result m-POT alleviates incorrect mappings compared to current methods.
Paper uses optimal transport for Bayesian filtering, deriving new EnKF and FPF formulations.
problem Bayesian filtering for nonlinear systems with non-Gaussian observations.
method Optimal transport theory applied to Bayes' law, constructing Brenier maps.
result New variational formulations of EnKF and FPF for non-Gaussian settings.
Optimal Transport (OT) naturally arises in many machine learning applications, yet the heavy computational burden limits its wide-spread uses. To address the scalability issue, we propose an implicit generative learning-based framework called SPOT (Scalable Push-forward of Optimal Transport). Specifically, we approxima…
A novel Federated Learning scheme using Optimal Transport for personalized model training.
problem Training models with data from clients having non-identically distributed data.
method Personalized Federated Learning scheme based on Optimal Transport (FedOT).
result FedOT scheme effectively transfers data from multiple distributions to a common domain and optimizes the prediction model.
Extends Optimal Transport to multiple agents, aiming for equitable and optimal distribution.
problem Sharing costs or goods equitably among multiple agents with different preferences.
method Minimizes the maximum transportation cost or maximizes the minimum utility.
result Provides a new algorithm faster than standard linear programming.
Researchers analyze inverse optimal transport, deriving theoretical and empirical insights.
problem Understanding the inverse problem of inferring cost matrices from optimal couplings.
method Formalized and analyzed using entropy-regularized optimal transport, with theoretical and empirical contributions.
result Characterization of the manifold of cross-ratio equivalent costs and derivation of an MCMC sampler.