Diffusion & Adversarial Schrödinger Bridges via Iterative Proportional Markovian Fitting

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Hauptverfasser: Kholkin, Sergei, Ksenofontov, Grigoriy, Li, David, Kornilov, Nikita, Gushchin, Nikita, Suvorikova, Alexandra, Kroshnin, Alexey, Burnaev, Evgeny, Korotin, Alexander
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author Kholkin, Sergei
Ksenofontov, Grigoriy
Li, David
Kornilov, Nikita
Gushchin, Nikita
Suvorikova, Alexandra
Kroshnin, Alexey
Burnaev, Evgeny
Korotin, Alexander
author_facet Kholkin, Sergei
Ksenofontov, Grigoriy
Li, David
Kornilov, Nikita
Gushchin, Nikita
Suvorikova, Alexandra
Kroshnin, Alexey
Burnaev, Evgeny
Korotin, Alexander
contents The Iterative Markovian Fitting (IMF) procedure, which iteratively projects onto the space of Markov processes and the reciprocal class, successfully solves the Schrödinger Bridge (SB) problem. However, an efficient practical implementation requires a heuristic modification -- alternating between fitting forward and backward time diffusion at each iteration. This modification is crucial for stabilizing training and achieving reliable results in applications such as unpaired domain translation. Our work reveals a close connection between the modified version of IMF and the Iterative Proportional Fitting (IPF) procedure -- a foundational method for the SB problem, also known as Sinkhorn's algorithm. Specifically, we demonstrate that the heuristic modification of the IMF effectively integrates both IMF and IPF procedures. We refer to this combined approach as the Iterative Proportional Markovian Fitting (IPMF) procedure. Through theoretical and empirical analysis, we establish the convergence of the IPMF procedure under various settings, contributing to developing a unified framework for solving SB problems. Moreover, from a practical standpoint, the IPMF procedure enables a flexible trade-off between image similarity and generation quality, offering a new mechanism for tailoring models to specific tasks.
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spellingShingle Diffusion & Adversarial Schrödinger Bridges via Iterative Proportional Markovian Fitting
Kholkin, Sergei
Ksenofontov, Grigoriy
Li, David
Kornilov, Nikita
Gushchin, Nikita
Suvorikova, Alexandra
Kroshnin, Alexey
Burnaev, Evgeny
Korotin, Alexander
Machine Learning
The Iterative Markovian Fitting (IMF) procedure, which iteratively projects onto the space of Markov processes and the reciprocal class, successfully solves the Schrödinger Bridge (SB) problem. However, an efficient practical implementation requires a heuristic modification -- alternating between fitting forward and backward time diffusion at each iteration. This modification is crucial for stabilizing training and achieving reliable results in applications such as unpaired domain translation. Our work reveals a close connection between the modified version of IMF and the Iterative Proportional Fitting (IPF) procedure -- a foundational method for the SB problem, also known as Sinkhorn's algorithm. Specifically, we demonstrate that the heuristic modification of the IMF effectively integrates both IMF and IPF procedures. We refer to this combined approach as the Iterative Proportional Markovian Fitting (IPMF) procedure. Through theoretical and empirical analysis, we establish the convergence of the IPMF procedure under various settings, contributing to developing a unified framework for solving SB problems. Moreover, from a practical standpoint, the IPMF procedure enables a flexible trade-off between image similarity and generation quality, offering a new mechanism for tailoring models to specific tasks.
title Diffusion & Adversarial Schrödinger Bridges via Iterative Proportional Markovian Fitting
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02601