Summary of Efficiently Learning and Sampling Multimodal Distributions with Data-based Initialization, by Frederic Koehler et al.
Efficiently learning and sampling multimodal distributions with data-based initialization
by Frederic Koehler, Holden Lee, Thuy-Duong Vuong
First submitted to arxiv on: 14 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS); Probability (math.PR); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method addresses the problem of sampling multimodal distributions with Markov chains given only a few initial samples. By leveraging the spectral gap and initialization from a set of samples, the method efficiently generates a sample whose conditional law is close to the stationary measure. This approach applies to mixtures of distributions satisfying Poincaré or log-Sobolev inequalities, and can handle perturbations to the Markov chain. The results justify the effectiveness of data-based initialization for score matching methods and generalize previous findings. Furthermore, the method enables efficient learning of low-complexity Ising measures from samples. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper solves a problem in machine learning by developing an algorithm that can efficiently sample multimodal distributions with Markov chains. The idea is to start with a small number of initial samples and then use these to generate more samples. The algorithm works well for certain types of mixtures of distributions, which are important in many areas of science and engineering. This breakthrough could lead to new ways of analyzing complex data and making predictions. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning
