New unbiased methods for generating stochastic bridges with given extrema.
problem Generating unbiased stochastic bridges with a specified extremum.
method Comparison and generalization of two algorithms for Brownian bridges to other diffusions, and application to Ornstein-Uhlenbeck and unconstrained processes.
result Generalization of unbiased generation methods to other diffusions and application to various processes.
This work bridges stochastic interpolants to infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
problem Limited flexibility in generating arbitrary distributions for function-valued data.
method Establishes a rigorous framework for stochastic interpolants in infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
result Achieves state-of-the-art results in conditional generation for complex PDE-based benchmarks.
New method samples from time-integrated stochastic bridges using neural networks.
problem Sampling from time-integrated stochastic bridges with high accuracy and speed.
method Polynomial chaos expansion and artificial neural networks.
result Robust, data-driven Monte Carlo sampling with thousands of samples in milliseconds.
New method estimates Schrödinger bridges using ML techniques.
problem Finding most likely stochastic evolution between two distributions.
method Equivalence with maximum likelihood estimation, numerical Gaussian process approach.
result Direct application of ML techniques for SBP estimation.
We present a theory of homogeneous volatility bridge estimators for log-price stochastic processes. The main tool of our theory is the parsimonious encoding of the information contained in the open, high and low prices of incomplete bridge, corresponding to given log-price stochastic process, and in its close value, fo…
Schrödinger bridge solved with Weyl calculus for quadratic state cost.
problem Optimal control policy to steer joint state statistics.
method Weyl calculus in quantum mechanics for reaction-diffusion PDEs.
result Explicit Markov kernel for quadratic state cost found.
New framework models non-conservative stochastic processes without energy conservation constraints.
problem Existing Schrödinger Bridge methods are limited by energy-conservation assumptions.
method Introduces non-conservative generalized Schrödinger bridge (NCGSB) based on contact Hamiltonian mechanics.
result Contact Wasserstein geodesic (CWG) provides a broader class of real-world stochastic processes.
New method learns diffusion bridges for rare events.
problem Simulating rare events in diffusion processes.
method Iterative online learning based on self-consistency.
result Strong performance in various empirical settings.
Following closely the construction of the Schrodinger bridge, we build a new class of Stochastic Volatility Models exactly calibrated to market instruments such as for example Vanillas, options on realized variance or VIX options. These models differ strongly from the well-known local stochastic volatility models, in p…
New GLPs split Lévy bridges into non-overlapping subprocesses.
problem Creating multivariate stochastic processes with specific properties.
method Defining GLPs by splitting Lévy bridges and using time changes.
result GLPs have terminal values and increments with generalised multivariate Liouville distributions.
New framework for Bayesian inference using neural Schrödinger-Föllmer flows.
problem Approximate Bayesian inference in large datasets.
method Stochastic control, Schrödinger bridges, SDE-based models.
result Advocates stochastic control as a finite time and low variance alternative to SGLD.
3MSBM learns smooth trajectories from multiple snapshots.
problem Capturing long-range temporal dependencies in complex systems.
method Lifts dynamics to phase space, generalizes stochastic bridges to multi-marginal conditional problems, learns transport maps preserving intermediate marginals.
result Significantly improves convergence and scalability in capturing complex dynamics.
New method estimates Schrödinger bridge potentials via empirical risk minimization.
problem Estimating Schrödinger bridge potentials from samples.
method Rewriting Schrödinger system as a fixed-point equation and estimating the potential via empirical risk minimization.
result Uniform concentration of empirical risk around population counterpart under sub-Gaussian assumptions.
New approach to control diffusion processes with soft constraints.
problem Finding an optimal diffusion process with a target terminal distribution.
method Generalized Schrödinger bridge problem with soft constraints, solving for a geometric mixture of target and other distributions.
result The terminal distribution of the optimally controlled process is a geometric mixture of the target and another distribution.
Method learns software resource usage from snapshots.
problem Challenges in learning time-varying, correlated resource usage.
method Graph structured Schrödinger bridge problem for nonparametric learning.
result Predicts most-likely resource distributions.
This work studies the contraction coefficients of Schrödinger bridge problems in linear systems.
problem Optimally controlling the evolution of a system's state density over time.
method Analyzes and improves the convergence rates of dynamic Schrödinger systems via geometric and control-theoretic interpretations.
result New insights into improving computation of worst-case contraction coefficients by preconditioning.
Regularized SB process speeds up generative modeling.
problem Slow sampling and training times in SB-based models.
method Regularization terms to reduce timesteps and training time.
result Faster sampling speed for generative modeling.
We solve a Schrödinger bridge with a quadratic state cost, finding a closed-form solution.
problem Optimizing diffusion processes between given distributions.
method Regularized Schrödinger bridge with a quadratic state cost.
result Closed-form solution for the Markov kernel of the regularized Schrödinger bridge.
FDBM models use fractional Brownian motion to model complex stochastic processes.
problem Capturing memory effects and long-range dependencies in stochastic processes.
method Developed a generative diffusion bridge framework using a Markovian approximation of fractional Brownian motion.
result FDBM outperforms standard models in predicting future states and unpaired data translation.
Generative model uses Schrödinger bridges for stable sampling.
problem Sampling from unknown distributions with limited training samples.
method Combines Schrödinger bridges and Langevin dynamics.
result Effective stability and generation of samples within convex hull.
New method for sampling diffusion bridges on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Sampling conditioned diffusion processes on sub-Riemannian manifolds is challenging.
method Score matching for machine learning, adapted to non-holonomic frames.
result Demonstrated method works on Heisenberg group and other sub-Riemannian manifolds.
Augmented bridge matching preserves coupling information between distributions.
problem Preserving the original empirical pairing in flow and bridge matching processes.
method Augmenting the velocity field with initial sample point information.
result Simple modification recovers coupling information without losing Markovian property.
New methods optimize transport and sampling for neural networks.
problem Designing effective training losses for neural networks.
method Optimal transport and stochastic optimal control through Schrödinger bridge problem.
result Valid training losses can be designed with numerical advantages.
Localized sampler tackles high-dimensional sampling with fewer samples.
problem Sampling from unknown distributions with limited data.
method Combining Schrödinger bridges and plug & play Langevin samplers with localization strategy.
result Localized sampler reduces dimensionality, making sampling more efficient.
Unified framework extends adjoint Schrödinger bridge sampler to discrete spaces.
problem Challenges in learning discrete neural samplers due to gradients and combinatorial complexity.
method Introduces discrete ASBS, a unified framework that extends adjoint Schrödinger bridge sampler to discrete spaces.
result Empirically, discrete ASBS achieves competitive sample quality with significant advantages in training efficiency and scalability.
This paper tackles infinite-dimensional diffusion bridge simulation using operator learning.
problem Challenges in simulating diffusion bridges for modeling natural data due to intractable drift terms and continuous data representations.
method Merges score matching techniques with operator learning to directly learn infinite-dimensional bridges.
result Demonstrates high efficacy in simulating diffusion bridges for various applications, including real-world biological data.
Trade-R1 bridges verifiable rewards to stochastic financial markets via process-level reasoning verification.
problem Extending RL to financial markets where rewards are verifiable but noisy.
method A verification method that transforms reasoning over financial documents into a structured RAG task, using a triangular consistency metric.
result DSR achieves superior cross-market generalization while maintaining reasoning consistency.
New algorithm improves on existing methods for solving transport problems.
problem Finding a map to transport one distribution to another.
method Iterative Markovian Fitting (IMF) and Diffusion Schrödinger Bridge Matching (DSBM).
result DSBM significantly improves over previous SB numerics and recovers various transport methods.
New framework trains Schrödinger Bridge models using SDEs for generative tasks.
problem Unclear relation between SB optimization and modern generative model training.
method Forward-Backward SDEs theory for likelihood training of SB models.
result Training algorithm achieves comparable results on image generation datasets.
A generalized bridge is the law of a stochastic process that is conditioned on N linear functionals of its path. We consider two types of representations of such bridges: orthogonal and canonical. The orthogonal representation is constructed from the entire path of the underlying process. Thus, future knowledge of the …
This paper provides guarantees for DFM models using KL divergence.
problem Ensuring generative models match target distributions efficiently.
method Using KL divergence and Brownian motion bridge for generative models.
result Non-asymptotic guarantees for DFM models under specific conditions.
The issue of giving an explicit description of the flow of information concerning the time of bankruptcy of a company (or a state) arriving on the market is tackled by defining a bridge process starting from zero and conditioned to be equal to zero when the default occurs. This enables to catch some empirical facts on …
DBIMs speed up DDBMs and improve image translation.
problem Efficiently sampling from DDBMs for image translation.
method Generalized diffusion bridges and booting noise.
result DBIMs are up to 25imes faster and maintain generation diversity. Generative AI connects to Schrödinger bridge problems with soft constraints for stability.
problem Stability issues in generative AI due to hard terminal constraints.
method Soft-constrained Schrödinger bridge formulation and convergence analysis.
result Existence and convergence of optimal solutions as penalty grows.
ADVI speeds up Bayesian inference for bridge regression models.
problem Slow MCMC for large datasets in bridge regression.
method Automatic Differentiation Variational Inference (ADVI) for Bayesian inference.
result ADVI implementation speeds up inference for large datasets.
A new method uses Schrödinger bridges for deep conditional generative learning.
problem Learning conditional distributions with additional information.
method Schrödinger bridge approach with discretized SDE and deep neural network.
result Generated samples have higher quality and can estimate conditional density.
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.
New method reconstructs non-equilibrium stochastic systems from data.
problem Reconstructing non-equilibrium stochastic systems from ensemble measurements.
method Schrödinger bridge problem with multivariate Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.
result Simulation-free algorithm achieves higher accuracy than competing methods.
Machine learning infers time-reversible dynamics from data.
problem Learn time-reversible dynamics constrained by initial and final conditions.
method Machine learning algorithms solve boundary value problems for deterministic and stochastic dynamics.
result Inferred time-reversible dynamics for various types of systems.
Generative model for time series using Schrödinger bridge.
problem Creating synthetic time series data with temporal dynamics.
method Schrödinger bridge approach for entropic interpolation via optimal transport.
result The method generates synthetic time series that respect temporal dynamics.
Paper bridges statistical inference for DP-SGD, a privacy-preserving machine learning method.
problem Asymptotic statistical inference for Differentially Private Stochastic Gradient Descent (DP-SGD).
method Established asymptotic properties of SGD under randomized subsampling, extended to DP-SGD, proposed methods for constructing valid confidence intervals.
result Valid confidence intervals for DP-SGD output achieve nominal coverage rates while maintaining privacy.
Enhances interpolation paths in latent space using particle filters.
problem Generating meaningful interpolations between data points in latent space.
method Introduces a discriminator network to guide particle filter sampling of interpolation paths.
result Improved variability and stronger drift towards high data density areas.
New method generates synthetic time series paths with more flexibility.
problem Restrictions in generating synthetic paths using Brownian reference.
method Introduces Triangular-Reference Schrödinger Bridges (TR-SBTS) for time series generation.
result Generates synthetic paths with more flexibility in stochastic volatility and correlated noise.
We develop underdamped diffusion bridges for sampling from unnormalized densities.
problem Sampling from unnormalized densities without direct access to samples.
method Underdamped diffusion bridges with rigorous score matching equivalence.
result State-of-the-art performance in sampling across various problems.
UNSB uses neural Schrödinger Bridge to solve unpaired image-to-image translation.
problem Difficulties in unpaired image-to-image translation with diffusion models.
method Expresses SB problem as adversarial learning problems, incorporating advanced discriminators and regularization.
result Successfully solves various unpaired image-to-image translation tasks.
SurVAE Flows combine VAEs and flows using surjective transformations.
problem Combining the strengths of VAEs and flows to model complex densities.
method Modular framework of composable deterministic and stochastic transformations.
result Exact likelihood computation and lower bound on likelihood.
The paper bridges stochastic control and deep hedging for European call options with transaction costs.
problem Hedging and pricing European call options with proportional transaction costs.
method Complementary perspectives: stochastic control and deep hedging. Two architectures proposed: NTBN-Delta and WW-NTBN.
result WW-NTBN converges faster, matches no-transaction bands more closely, and generalizes well across transaction cost regimes.
IDBM solves Schrödinger bridge problems with iterative sampling.
problem Optimizing transport between probability measures.
method Iterated diffusion bridge mixture (IDBM) procedure.
result IDBM realizes valid transport between target measures at each iteration.