A Review on Riemannian Metric Learning: Closer to You than You Imagine

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Autores principales: Gruffaz, Samuel, Sassen, Josua
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author Gruffaz, Samuel
Sassen, Josua
author_facet Gruffaz, Samuel
Sassen, Josua
contents Riemannian metric learning is an emerging field in machine learning, unlocking new ways to encode complex data structures beyond traditional distance metric learning. While classical approaches rely on global distances in Euclidean space, they often fall short in capturing intrinsic data geometry. Enter Riemannian metric learning: a powerful generalization that leverages differential geometry to model the data according to their underlying Riemannian manifold. This approach has demonstrated remarkable success across diverse domains, from causal inference and optimal transport to generative modeling and representation learning. In this review, we bridge the gap between classical metric learning and Riemannian geometry, providing a structured and accessible overview of key methods, applications, and recent advances. We argue that Riemannian metric learning is not merely a technical refinement but a fundamental shift in how we think about data representations. Thus, this review should serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in exploring Riemannian metric learning and convince them that it is closer to them than they might imagine-both in theory and in practice.
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spellingShingle A Review on Riemannian Metric Learning: Closer to You than You Imagine
Gruffaz, Samuel
Sassen, Josua
Machine Learning
Differential Geometry
68T05 (Primary), 58D17 (Secondary)
I.2.6
Riemannian metric learning is an emerging field in machine learning, unlocking new ways to encode complex data structures beyond traditional distance metric learning. While classical approaches rely on global distances in Euclidean space, they often fall short in capturing intrinsic data geometry. Enter Riemannian metric learning: a powerful generalization that leverages differential geometry to model the data according to their underlying Riemannian manifold. This approach has demonstrated remarkable success across diverse domains, from causal inference and optimal transport to generative modeling and representation learning. In this review, we bridge the gap between classical metric learning and Riemannian geometry, providing a structured and accessible overview of key methods, applications, and recent advances. We argue that Riemannian metric learning is not merely a technical refinement but a fundamental shift in how we think about data representations. Thus, this review should serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in exploring Riemannian metric learning and convince them that it is closer to them than they might imagine-both in theory and in practice.
title A Review on Riemannian Metric Learning: Closer to You than You Imagine
topic Machine Learning
Differential Geometry
68T05 (Primary), 58D17 (Secondary)
I.2.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05321