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CTGAN synthesizes population data for travel behavior simulation.
A new model synthesizes population with fewer structural and sampling zeros.
Copula-based method generates synthetic populations from marginal distributions.
In population synthesis applications, when considering populations with many attributes, a fundamental problem is the estimation of rare combinations of feature attributes. Unsurprisingly, it is notably more difficult to reliably representthe sparser regions of such multivariate distributions and in particular combinat…
Population synthesis is concerned with the generation of synthetic yet realistic representations of populations. It is a fundamental problem in the modeling of transport where the synthetic populations of micro-agents represent a key input to most agent-based models. In this paper, a new methodological framework for ho…
New method generates geolocated synthetic populations from real data.
Estimates causal effect of managed care plans on NYC Medicaid spending.
New method uses SBI to infer magnetorotational properties of isolated pulsars.
This paper addresses external validity bias in causal inference.
Generative model learns functional vector fields for pharmacokinetics.
New metric compares noisy neural trajectories using optimal transport.
We present a learning-based system for rapid mass-scale material synthesis that is useful for novice and expert users alike. The user preferences are learned via Gaussian Process Regression and can be easily sampled for new recommendations. Typically, each recommendation takes 40-60 seconds to render with global illumi…
We introduce a new algorithm, called adaptive sparse backfitting algorithm, for solving high dimensional Sparse Additive Model (SpAM) utilizing symmetric, non-negative definite smoothers. Unlike the previous sparse backfitting algorithm, our method is essentially a block coordinate descent algorithm that guarantees to …
Attenuation correction is an essential requirement of positron emission tomography (PET) image reconstruction to allow for accurate quantification. However, attenuation correction is particularly challenging for PET-MRI as neither PET nor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can directly image tissue attenuation properties…
Tree-based synthesis improves forecast accuracy in GDP and inflation.
Speech synthesis from EEG features using RNN.
SED integrates synthesis, execution, and debugging for neural program synthesis.
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…
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…
Method synthesizes 4D CMR images from XCAT model using GAN and SPADE.
A neural program synthesis method with iterative fix operations.
New approach generates better synthetic data for neural program synthesis.
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.
Language models predict inorganic synthesis conditions and temperatures.
Programming-by-example (PBE) is a synthesis paradigm that allows users to generate functions by simply providing input-output examples. While a promising interaction paradigm, synthesis is still too slow for realtime interaction and more widespread adoption. Existing approaches to PBE synthesis have used automated reas…
CrossBeam learns to search more efficiently in program synthesis.
We propose a framework for synthesis of geological images based on an exemplar image. We synthesize new realizations such that the discrepancy in the patch distribution between the realizations and the exemplar image is minimized. Such discrepancy is quantified using a kernel method for two-sample test called maximum m…
BOiLS optimizes circuit quality using Bayesian optimization.
AutoDiff combines auto-encoder and diffusion model for realistic tabular data synthesis.
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.
Develops BPDS for better financial portfolio decisions.
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…
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 …
Model for directed synthesis of audio textures using multi-scale RNNs.
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…
Proposes a synthesis algorithm using Conformal Prediction for improved Deep Learning performance.
InVAErt networks use data-driven methods for system synthesis and identifiability analysis.
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 …
This paper improves speech synthesis using a DGP with SRU for naturalness.
The study examines optimal synthesis in a radially symmetric Grushin space with conditions on the weight function.
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…
Bayesian spatial predictive synthesis improves spatial data predictions.
Principles of financial product synthesis from a few basic financial products constitute an interesting research topic inspired by Islamic finance. We make an effort to answer general questions that should be answered before starting to investigate the main issues concerning this topic with the formalization of financi…
This work improves autonomous racing by creating diverse opponents and adapting risk.
Improved texture synthesis using wavelet-based statistics with rectifier non-linearity.
Generative Adversarial Networks have been crucial in the developments made in unsupervised learning in recent times. Exemplars of image synthesis from text or other images, these networks have shown remarkable improvements over conventional methods in terms of performance. Trained on the adversarial training philosophy…