WeightFlow: Learning Stochastic Dynamics via Evolving Weight of Neural Network

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Hauptverfasser: Li, Ruikun, Liu, Jiazhen, Wang, Huandong, Liao, Qingmin, Li, Yong
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author Li, Ruikun
Liu, Jiazhen
Wang, Huandong
Liao, Qingmin
Li, Yong
author_facet Li, Ruikun
Liu, Jiazhen
Wang, Huandong
Liao, Qingmin
Li, Yong
contents Modeling stochastic dynamics from discrete observations is a key interdisciplinary challenge. Existing methods often fail to estimate the continuous evolution of probability densities from trajectories or face the curse of dimensionality. To address these limitations, we presents a novel paradigm: modeling dynamics directly in the weight space of a neural network by projecting the evolving probability distribution. We first theoretically establish the connection between dynamic optimal transport in measure space and an equivalent energy functional in weight space. Subsequently, we design WeightFlow, which constructs the neural network weights into a graph and learns its evolution via a graph controlled differential equation. Experiments on interdisciplinary datasets demonstrate that WeightFlow improves performance by an average of 43.02\% over state-of-the-art methods, providing an effective and scalable solution for modeling high-dimensional stochastic dynamics.
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spellingShingle WeightFlow: Learning Stochastic Dynamics via Evolving Weight of Neural Network
Li, Ruikun
Liu, Jiazhen
Wang, Huandong
Liao, Qingmin
Li, Yong
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Modeling stochastic dynamics from discrete observations is a key interdisciplinary challenge. Existing methods often fail to estimate the continuous evolution of probability densities from trajectories or face the curse of dimensionality. To address these limitations, we presents a novel paradigm: modeling dynamics directly in the weight space of a neural network by projecting the evolving probability distribution. We first theoretically establish the connection between dynamic optimal transport in measure space and an equivalent energy functional in weight space. Subsequently, we design WeightFlow, which constructs the neural network weights into a graph and learns its evolution via a graph controlled differential equation. Experiments on interdisciplinary datasets demonstrate that WeightFlow improves performance by an average of 43.02\% over state-of-the-art methods, providing an effective and scalable solution for modeling high-dimensional stochastic dynamics.
title WeightFlow: Learning Stochastic Dynamics via Evolving Weight of Neural Network
topic Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00451