We propose a unified data-driven framework based on inverse optimal transport that can learn adaptive, nonlinear interaction cost function from noisy and incomplete empirical matching matrix and predict new matching in various matching contexts. We emphasize that the discrete optimal transport plays the role of a varia…
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A new method for stochastic optimal control improves accuracy over existing techniques.
problem Improving the accuracy of stochastic optimal control for noisy systems.
method Stochastic Optimal Control Matching (SOCM) using Iterative Diffusion Optimization (IDO) with path-wise reparameterization trick.
result SOCM achieves lower error than existing techniques for three out of four control problems, sometimes by an order of magnitude.
Algorithm identifies optimal stable matching in uncertain two-sided markets.
problem Sequential learning in two-sided markets with unknown preferences.
method Pure exploration approach with elimination-based algorithms exploiting partial preference information.
result Identification of pervasive stable matching for optimal stable matching identification.
GOAT improves graph matching speed and accuracy using optimal transport.
problem Efficiently matching large graphs in various applications.
method Replaces linear assignment with optimal transport methods.
result GOAT provides improvements in speed and accuracy.
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 efficient iterative method for distribution matching using sliced optimal transport.
problem Efficiently match distributions using sliced optimal transport.
method Slice-matching scheme based on sliced optimal transport, with quantitative non-asymptotic rates derived.
result Derive quantitative non-asymptotic rates for convergence to target distribution.
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 …
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.
We aim to create the highest possible quality of treatment-control matches for categorical data in the potential outcomes framework. Matching methods are heavily used in the social sciences due to their interpretability, but most matching methods do not pass basic sanity checks: they fail when irrelevant variables are …
Notes on generative modeling: flow matching, diffusion, optimal transport and Schr{ö}dinger bridgestat.ML
Abstract notes on generative modeling techniques.
problem Improving generative modeling techniques.
method Connections between optimal transport and Schrödinger bridge, flow matching.
result Showed connections between mathematical principles and generative modeling techniques.
On the Equivalence of Optimal Transport Problem and Action Matching with Optimal Vector Fieldsstat.ML
New method AM learns optimal vector fields for entire distribution sequences, matching OT.
problem Optimal Transport (OT) problem in generative modeling.
method Action Matching (AM) method learns optimal vector fields for a sequence of distributions.
result AM method achieves optimal transport by learning vector fields for entire distribution sequences.
This research optimizes plate structures to reduce vibrations in vehicles and aircraft.
problem Minimizing structural vibrations in engineering systems for improved passenger comfort.
method Guided flow matching design optimization integrating generative flow matching and surrogate model.
result Generated plate designs with reduced vibrations compared to random search and other methods.
End-to-end trainable graph matching using improved combinatorial solvers.
problem Graph matching in deep learning.
method Combining deep learning with optimized combinatorial solvers.
result Advances state-of-the-art on deep graph matching benchmarks.
FSBM improves matching efficiency with minimal supervision.
problem Scalability vs. minimal supervision in matching frameworks.
method FSBM uses a small portion of pre-aligned pairs as state feedback to guide non-coupled samples.
result FSBM accelerates training and enhances generalization.
New algorithm ensures fair matching in resource allocation.
problem Ensuring fairness in matching algorithms for scarce resources.
method Introduces a modified Sinkhorn algorithm and two relaxation strategies for group fairness in Optimal Transport.
result Demonstrates improved matching quality and fairness trade-off.
PropEn uses matching to create a larger dataset for efficient design optimization.
problem Limited data and complex landscapes in scientific applications.
method PropEn uses a matching approach to implicitly guide design without a discriminator.
result PropEn efficiently approximates the gradient of property improvement within the data distribution.
Proposes a novel approach for cluster-aware matching using Laplacian Optimal Transport.
problem Matching point clouds with intrinsic cluster structure requires robust region-to-region alignment over precise point-to-point correspondence.
method Laplacian Optimal Transport (LapOT) with regularization for cluster-aware matching and Refined Simultaneous Clustering (RSC) for consistent partitions.
result Laplacian Optimal Transport produces more consistent and meaningful alignments between point clouds.
On the minimax optimality of Flow Matching through the connection to kernel density estimationstat.ML
Flow Matching improves statistical guarantees through kernel density estimation.
problem Improving statistical guarantees for generative models.
method Connecting Flow Matching to kernel density estimation and verifying optimal rates of convergence.
result Flow Matching achieves optimal rates up to logarithmic factors for large networks and on lower-dimensional manifolds.
SIGMA model improves graph matching across various applications.
problem Graph matching problem in different domains.
method Stochastic Iterative Graph Matching (SIGMA) model with multi-step refinement and dummy nodes.
result SIGMA produces significantly improved graph matching results compared to state-of-the-art models.
New algorithms optimize without tuning, matching tuned SGD performance.
problem Optimizing machine learning models without manual hyperparameter tuning.
method Formalizes tuning-free algorithms for matching SGD performance with loose hints.
result Tuning-free algorithms can match SGD performance, but not optimal convergence rates.
Heuristic weighting improves denoising score matching without requiring noise distribution assumptions.
problem Improving denoising score matching without assuming noise distribution.
method Demonstrated heteroskedasticity, derived optimal weighting functions, and provided theoretical and empirical comparisons.
result Heuristical weighting function can achieve lower variance than optimal weighting, facilitating more stable and efficient training.
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 proves higher-order flow matching preserves optimality in generative modeling.
problem Theoretical guarantees for higher-order flow matching in generative modeling.
method Neural network approximations with controlled depth, width, and sparsity.
result Proves worst case optimality for second-order flow matching.
We develop an encompassing framework for matching, covariate balancing, and doubly-robust methods for causal inference from observational data called generalized optimal matching (GOM). The framework is given by generalizing a new functional-analytical formulation of optimal matching, giving rise to the class of GOM me…
CR-UOT improves matching of heterogeneous single-cell omics profiles.
problem Matching nonnegative finite Radon measures across heterogeneous spaces.
method Cost-regularized unbalanced optimal transport (CR-UOT) framework.
result CR-UOT improves alignment of heterogeneous single-cell omics profiles.
A new method learns straight trajectories in one step for optimal flow matching.
problem Learning flows with straight trajectories for fast inference.
method Optimal Flow Matching (OFM) approach using convex functions for vector fields.
result Recovering straight OT displacements in just one FM step for quadratic transport.
Paper computes optimal matching between curves on manifolds.
problem Matching curves on infinite-dimensional manifolds.
method Geodesic computation using Riemannian metric and quotient structure.
result Algorithm for computing geodesics in shape space.
Matched filters reveal optimal normalization methods for different market participants.
problem Optimizing signal extraction from order flow for market microstructure analysis.
method General matched filter principle applied to normalization strategies.
result Optimal normalization methods (e.g., and ) differ based on trader types.
Partial soft-matching distance improves neural representation comparison by allowing some neurons to remain unmatched.
problem Neural representations are noisy and contain outliers, making traditional matching methods unreliable.
method Extends soft-matching distance to a partial optimal transport setting, allowing some neurons to remain unmatched.
result Partial soft-matching provides robust correspondences that are more reliable under noise and outliers.
This paper develops a learning framework for optimal strategies in multi-stage decentralized matching markets.
problem Optimal strategies in multi-stage decentralized matching markets with uncertain preferences.
method Nonparametric statistical approach and variational analysis.
result Participants can be better off with multi-stage matching compared to single-stage matching.
A novel method relaxes binary constraints to non-negative spheres for multi-matching and clustering.
problem Optimization problems over binary matrices with injectivity constraints.
method Non-negative spherical relaxation followed by conditional power iteration.
result Automatic adjustment of the continuous parameter related to universe size.
New algorithms reduce matching regret by limiting frequent updates.
problem Minimizing regret in stochastic matching with rare optimization updates.
method Batched algorithms that limit matching updates to Θ(log log T) rounds.
result Achieve a regret bound of \(\widetilde{\mathcal{O}}(\sqrt{T})\) with reduced computational cost.
The paper proposes multicalibration to improve matching in graphs with imperfect predictors.
problem Finding the best matching in graphs with imperfect predictors.
method Introduces multicalibration as a fairness notion to ensure unbiasedness on protected sets of contexts.
result Constructing a multicalibrated predictor that outperforms standard optimal rules in matching algorithms.
QAM uses adjoint matching to optimize continuous-action RL policies efficiently.
problem Efficient optimization of expressive diffusion or flow-matching policies with respect to a Q-function.
method QAM leverages adjoint matching to bypass the numerical instability of backpropagation through multi-step denoising processes.
result QAM consistently outperforms prior approaches on hard, sparse reward tasks in offline and offline-to-online RL.
Distilled models often fail to match teacher models, despite improving generalization.
problem The discrepancy between teacher and student predictive distributions remains large.
method Investigated the optimization difficulties and dataset details affecting student performance.
result Optimizing for matching the teacher does not always lead to better generalization.
Graphs provide an efficient tool for object representation in various computer vision applications. Once graph-based representations are constructed, an important question is how to compare graphs. This problem is often formulated as a graph matching problem where one seeks a mapping between vertices of two graphs whic…
Two of the most fundamental prototypes of greedy optimization are the matching pursuit and Frank-Wolfe algorithms. In this paper, we take a unified view on both classes of methods, leading to the first explicit convergence rates of matching pursuit methods in an optimization sense, for general sets of atoms. We derive …
Paper explores properties of slice-matching operators for measure transfer.
problem Efficiently transferring measures in high dimensions.
method Examines an associated slice-matching operator with source, target measures and slicing directions.
result Establishes invariance, equivariance, Lipschitz continuity, and error bounds.
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.
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.
Score matching offers efficient estimation for certain distributions.
problem Estimating probability distributions with intractable constants.
method Score matching as an alternative to maximum likelihood.
result Score matching is computationally and statistically efficient for certain distributions.
New method reduces discrete flow transitions, improving perplexity estimation.
problem Stochasticity in discrete paths makes rectification strategies ineffective.
method Dynamic-optimal-transport-like minimization objective with minibatch strategies.
result 32 times reduction in transitions for same perplexity.
Discrete Adjoint Matchingstat.ML
Proposes DAM for optimizing discrete generative models.
problem Challenges in optimizing discrete generative models.
method Discrete Adjoint Matching (DAM) for discrete state spaces.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on synthetic and mathematical reasoning tasks.
Two popular examples of first-order optimization methods over linear spaces are coordinate descent and matching pursuit algorithms, with their randomized variants. While the former targets the optimization by moving along coordinates, the latter considers a generalized notion of directions. Exploiting the connection be…
New algorithm preserves transport maps for better diffusion model training.
problem Training diffusion models with task-specific optimality structures.
method Generalized Schrödinger Bridge Matching (GSBM), inspired by conditional stochastic optimal control.
result GSBM better preserves transport maps, enabling stable convergence and improved scalability.
The paper explores rectified flows and their relation to optimal transport.
problem Understanding the connection between rectified flows and optimal transport.
method Investigates invariance properties, explicit constructions, and analysis of rectified flows in various settings.
result Rectified flows, when gradient constrained, do not generally solve optimal transport problems.
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 for Euler-type samplers in dimension .
New algorithms learn stable matchings from uncertain user preferences.
problem Learning stable matchings from uncertain user preferences.
method Stochastic multi-armed bandit problem, incentive-aware learning objective, primal-dual formulation.
result Near-optimal regret bounds for learning stable matchings.