arXiv Machine Learning

Non-Archimedean Polydisc Spaces and Applications to Optimisation

arXiv:2606. 07782v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We propose a new framework for optimisation over non-Archimedean spaces inspired by Berkovich geometry.

arXiv Machine Learning
5d ago

A Likely Geometry of Generative Models

arXiv:2510.26266v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The geometry of generative models serves as the basis for interpolation, model inspection, and more. Unfortunately, most generative models lack a p...

By Frederik M\"obius Rygaard, Shen Zhu, Yinzhu Jin, S{\o}ren Hauberg, Tom Fletcher
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 28

Common Geodesics Do Not Guarantee Fisher Consistency of the Structured SVM: Minimal Counterexamples and a Tree-Metric Classification

The paper demonstrates that the common-geodesic condition—where every output triple shares a geodesic point in a metric—does not ensure Fisher consistency for the structured SVM with the standard coordinate-wise argmax decoder. It presents minimal counterexamples, including a four-output star and a tree-metric classification, showing that only path-shaped trees maintain argmax consistency. The study also identifies the smallest full-support counterexamples and provides exact primal-dual certificates for all optimality claims.

By Jintao Fei, Jiangying Luo
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 5

Infinity Search: Approximate Vector Search with Projections on q-Metric Spaces

The paper introduces a method for approximate vector search in ultrametric (infinity-metric) spaces by using a projection operator that transforms arbitrary dissimilarity functions into ultrametric ones while preserving nearest neighbors. It extends this approach to q-metric spaces, where triangle inequalities involve q-th powers, and learns an efficient approximation of the projected distances. Experiments show that higher q values speed up search at the cost of recall, yet the proposed methods remain competitive with existing search techniques.

By Antonio Pariente, Ignacio Hounie, Santiago Segarra, Alejandro Ribeiro
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 18

The Observable Wasserstein Distance

arXiv:2605. 09916v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We introduce the observable Wasserstein distance, a framework for deriving lower bounds on the Wasserstein distance between probability measures on Polish metric spaces, designed to bypass the computational intractability of exact optimal transport in large-scale, non-Euclidean datasets.

By Edivaldo Lopes dos Santos, Leandro Vicente Mauri, Washington Mio, Tom Needham
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 25

Margin in Abstract Spaces

arXiv:2603. 07221v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Margin-based learning, exemplified by linear and kernel methods, is one of the few classical settings where generalization guarantees are independent of the number of parameters.

By Yair Ashlagi, Roi Livni, Shay Moran, Tom Waknine
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 7

Constant-Curvature Sliced Gromov-Wasserstein for Heterogeneous Cross-Curvature Alignment

The paper introduces Constant‑Curvature Sliced Gromov‑Wasserstein (CCSGW), a new divergence for aligning probability distributions on heterogeneous constant‑curvature spaces such as hyperbolic and spherical manifolds. It extends sliced Gromov‑Wasserstein by adding geodesic‑based one‑dimensional projections for spherical spaces, enabling efficient and principled comparison across manifolds with different curvatures while preserving intrinsic geometric relationships. The authors provide theoretical analysis showing that CCSGW controls intrinsic geometric discrepancy and demonstrate consistent performance gains when integrated into mixed‑curvature learning tasks like graph anomaly detection, node classification, and multimodal learning.

By Shanglin Li, Wenjing Lu, Muyang Li, Nicu Sebe, Ziheng Chen
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 23

Exact and Approximate Range Queries in Ball Mapper

arXiv:2601.01405v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Ball Mapper summarizes a finite metric dataset by covering the sample with closed balls centered at selected landmarks and connecting landmar...

By Jay-Anne Bulauan, John Rick Manzanares
arXiv Computer Vision
Oct 5

Unlocking Geodesic Gromov-Wasserstein Distances for 3D Modeling

The paper introduces EGGroW, efficient algorithms for computing geodesic Gromov-Wasserstein distances using entropic Sinkhorn-like methods, GenusSink techniques, and random features. It addresses the cubic time complexity of traditional GWD calculations on dense intra-space distance matrices, enabling scalable comparisons of probabilistic distributions on general geodesic manifolds and graph shortest‑path distances. The authors demonstrate EGGroW’s effectiveness in downstream tasks such as 3D pose estimation and partial 3D template recovery, showing accurate results where Euclidean‑based methods fail while maintaining a light computational footprint.

By Krzysztof Marcin Choromanski, Derek Long, Ananya Parashar, Dwaipayan Saha