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48 results for score-based sampling

Paper analyzes stability and forgetting in score-based generative models.

problem Understanding the stability and long-time behavior of generative models.
method Quantitative bounds on sampling error using stability and forgetting properties of the Markov chain.
result Provides practical consequences of stability and contraction mechanism in sampling.

SFG improves on-manifold sampling without labels or additional training.

problem Guiding score-based models on manifolds without labeled data or extra training.
method Developed saddle-free guidance (SFG) that uses curvature of log density estimates.
result SFG achieves state-of-the-art metrics in image generation without labeled data or additional training.

Maximum likelihood training improves the performance of score-based diffusion models.

problem Training score-based diffusion models with maximum likelihood.
method Trained by minimizing a weighted combination of score matching losses, with a specific weighting scheme that bounds negative log-likelihood.
result Maximum likelihood training improves the log-likelihood of score-based diffusion models across multiple datasets.

Improves sampling quality in model composition using MH-like acceptance rule for score-based diffusion models.

problem Inability to apply MH corrections in score-based diffusion models for model composition.
method Introduces a novel MH-like acceptance rule based on line integration of the score function.
result Relative improvements similar to energy-based models without explicit energy parameterization.

Polynomial convergence proved for SGM, improving over previous methods.

problem Learning probability distributions from data and generating samples efficiently.
method Proved polynomial convergence for SGM using accurate score estimates.
result First polynomial convergence guarantees for SGM, independent of dimensionality.

MAFLA improves sampling from heavy-tailed distributions using MH-inspired corrections.

problem Sampling from heavy-tailed and multimodal distributions when neither target nor proposal densities can be evaluated.
method Metropolis-Adjusted Fractional Langevin Algorithm (MAFLA) with Score Balance Matching.
result MAFLA significantly improves finite-time sampling accuracy over unadjusted fractional Langevin dynamics.

A new method simplifies sampling from complex distributions without using diffusions.

problem Sampling from complex, high-dimensional distributions efficiently.
method Reduces sampling to solving a sequence of 'nice' sampling problems using SLC distributions.
result Shows how to traverse backwards paths using high-accuracy routines for SLC distributions.

New method speeds up diffusion models without requiring complex assumptions.

problem Slow sampling in diffusion models due to high computational cost.
method Training-free acceleration scheme under minimal assumptions.
result Provable acceleration within O~(d5/4/ε)\widetilde{O}(d^{5/4}/\sqrt{\varepsilon}) iterations.

SBMs learn manifold-like structures by mixing samples with a non-conservative field.

problem How SBMs learn data distributions on low-dimensional manifolds.
method Investigating linear approximations and subspaces of local feature vectors during diffusion.
result SBMs mix samples by a non-conservative field within the manifold, maintaining manifold-like structure.

This paper bridges the gap between ODE and SDE in diffusion models using Fokker-Planck equations.

problem Empirical evidence shows that ODE-based samples from score-based diffusion models are inferior to SDE-based samples.
method The paper rigorously describes dynamics and approximations in training score-based diffusion models, linking them to Fokker-Planck equations.
result Adding a regularisation term based on the Fokker-Planck residual can close the gap between ODE- and SDE-induced distributions.

Score-based diffusion models achieve optimal error bounds under non-parametric assumptions.

problem Improving the minimax optimality of score-based diffusion models.
method Kernel-based score estimation and early stopping strategy.
result Achieves minimax optimal error bounds under sub-Gaussian and Sobolev space assumptions.

SGMs can generate samples from low-dimensional data manifolds.

problem Understanding the conditions under which SGMs can produce samples from a low-dimensional data manifold.
method Analyzing the conditions for SGMs to approximate the scores and generate samples from a manifold.
result Precise conditions for SGMs to generate samples from a low-dimensional data manifold.

LSGM trains SGMs in latent space for faster sampling.

problem Efficiently generating high-quality samples from complex distributions.
method LSGM trains SGMs in latent space using a variational autoencoder framework, introducing new score-matching objectives and parameterizations.
result LSGM achieves state-of-the-art FID score of 2.10 on CIFAR-10 and outperforms previous SGMs in sampling time.

AIS uses a suboptimal extended target distribution, which this paper improves using SGM.

problem Improving the efficiency of Annealed Importance Sampling for marginal likelihood estimation.
method Leveraging score-based generative modeling to approximate the optimal extended target distribution.
result Demonstrated novel, differentiable AIS procedures on synthetic and real-world data.

This paper analyzes discrete diffusion models, deriving convergence bounds for their generated samples.

problem Theoretical guarantees for discrete-state diffusion models remain under-explored.
method Continuous Time Markov Chain (CTMC) framework and discrete-time sampling algorithm.
result Convergence bounds for KL divergence and TV distance are derived, showing linear dependence on dimension.

A novel score-based method solves high-dimensional Fokker-Planck equations with improved accuracy and speed.

problem High-dimensional Fokker-Planck equations suffer from the curse of dimensionality, leading to numerical errors and slow sampling.
method Score-based Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) that fit the score function in SDEs, using three methods: Score Matching, Sliced Score Matching, and Score-PINN.
result The score-based method outperforms traditional Monte Carlo and vanilla PINNs in high-dimensional settings, offering faster sampling and reduced errors.

Reflected Diffusion Models improve on score-based models by incorporating data constraints.

problem Numerical error in score-based models leads to unnatural samples.
method Reverses a reflected stochastic differential equation on data support, learning perturbed score function through generalized score matching loss.
result Improves sample quality and fidelity without architectural modifications.

SSDMs generate quantum states directly, outperforming classical methods.

problem Generating pure-state quantum representations efficiently.
method Score-based generative model on complex projective manifold.
result SSDMs match target pure-state ensembles by orders of magnitude.

Score-based models improve diffuse optical tomography accuracy.

problem Improving accuracy in diffuse optical tomography with uncertainty quantification.
method Score-based diffusion models with a mixed score function to prevent overfitting.
result Data-driven prior distribution results in posterior samples with low variance and centred around the ground truth.

This work extends score-based methods to binary data on the Boolean hypercube.

problem Learning and sampling binary data on the Boolean hypercube.
method Adopting Bernoulli noise as a smoothing device, deriving a TMF-like expression for the optimal denoiser, and using a Langevin-like sampler.
result The method successfully samples noisy binary data and reduces effective noise through multiple measurements.

New method combines gradient optimization with constraint-based techniques for causal discovery.

problem Causal discovery from observational data, especially with small sample sizes.
method Differentiable dd-separation scores using percolation theory and soft logic for gradient-based optimization of conditional independence constraints.
result Empirical evaluations show robust performance in low-sample regimes, surpassing traditional methods.

Method solves Bayesian inverse problems in function space without assuming log-concavity.

problem Bayesian inverse problems in infinite-dimensional nonlinear settings.
method Score-based diffusion models as a prior, Langevin-type MCMC on function spaces.
result Provable convergence bound for posterior sampling, dependent on score approximation.

This work extends diffusion models to handle heavy-tailed targets, improving score estimation and sampling guarantees.

problem Score estimation and sampling guarantees for heavy-tailed targets in diffusion models.
method Kernel density estimation and minimax rates analysis for score estimation and sampling guarantees.
result Sharp minimax rates for score estimation and sampling guarantees for heavy-tailed targets, revealing qualitative differences between exponential and polynomial tails.

A new method samples from a target density without initial samples using Monte Carlo estimation of the score.

problem Sampling from a target density without initial samples.
method Monte Carlo estimation of the score using oracle access to the log likelihood.
result Samples can be produced from the target density without needing initial samples.

New polynomial convergence guarantees for SGM on general data distributions.

problem Efficient guarantees for multimodal and non-smooth distributions in SGM.
method Polynomial convergence guarantees for denoising diffusion models on general data distributions, with no assumptions on functional inequalities or smoothness.
result Wasserstein distance guarantees for distributions of bounded support or decaying tails, and TV guarantees for further smoothness assumptions.

Paper develops a consistent algorithm for learning graph structure from continuous-time stochastic differential equations.

problem Learning structure from continuous-time stochastic differential equations.
method Score-based structure learning using Neural Ordinary Differential Equations with adaptive regularization.
result The method consistently recovers directed graphs of local independencies in systems of stochastic differential equations.

Improved sampling in generative models using CLDs with a hyperparameter.

problem Improving sampling performance in generative models.
method Extending Critically-damped Langevin Diffusions with a hyperparameter to control noise.
result Derivation of a novel upper bound on Wasserstein sampling error.

Improved autoregressive models generate higher quality images and are more robust to noise.

problem Generating high-quality images from autoregressive models.
method Noise conditional maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) with score-based sampling.
result Models trained with noise conditional MLE achieve better test likelihoods and generate higher quality images.

The paper analyzes the error accumulation in a compositional score-based algorithm for SBI.

problem How to effectively combine multiple observations to improve parameter inference.
method Study of the GAUSS algorithm's compositional score and its mean squared error.
result Established an upper bound on the mean squared error of the compositional score.

Unified framework for SDMs and GANs with improved sampling and quality.

problem Limitations of SDMs and GANs in achieving fast sampling and high sample quality.
method Introducing a novel SDE named DiffFlow to describe the learning dynamics of SDMs and GANs, and proving the asymptotic optimality and maximal likelihood training scheme.
result Unified framework allows smooth transition between SDMs and GANs with flexible trade-off between sample quality and speed.

SGMs fail to generate samples from complex distributions even when the score function is learned well.

problem Score-based Generative Models fail to produce high-quality samples from complex distributions.
method Score-based Generative Models (SGMs) are evaluated under conditions where the score function is learned well.
result SGMs can only generate Gaussian blurring of training data points, not complex distributions.

VT-DIS improves sampling from Boltzmann distributions with minimal overhead.

problem Bias in Monte Carlo estimates from score-based diffusion models.
method Variance-Tuned Diffusion Importance Sampling (VT-DIS) adapts noise covariance to correct bias.
result VT-DIS achieves effective sample sizes of 80%, 35%, and 3.5% on benchmarks, using less computational budget.