arXiv Machine Learning

Learning Informative Prior with Infinite-Dimensional Continuous Normalizing Flow for Bayesian Inverse Problem

The paper introduces a continuous normalizing flow model for infinite-dimensional Bayesian inference in inverse problems governed by partial differential equations. By defining a neural ordinary differential equation in an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, a simple reference measure is transformed into a complex prior that captures prior information. The authors establish a theoretical framework for well-posedness, present training methods for two data settings, and provide sampling algorithms, applying the approach to smooth, scattering, and heat conduction inverse problems with supporting numerical experiments.

arXiv AI
Jul 20

Energy-based Transport for Amortized Bayesian Inference

arXiv:2605. 15407v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We consider amortized Bayesian inference for nonlinear inverse problems using only samples from the joint distribution of parameters and observations, including problems with unknown functions in a Banach space.

By Ricardo Baptista, Hojjat Kaveh, Andrew M. Stuart
arXiv AI
Aug 28

Active Diffusion-Based Inference for Ill-Posed Inverse Problems under Incomplete Priors

The paper introduces an active diffusion-based inverse problem solver that trains a diffusion model to map between parameter and observable spaces. By iteratively detecting and correcting model misspecification through posterior uncertainty, the method can discover and learn the correct parameter region even when initial training bounds exclude the true parameters. The authors demonstrate the solver on a toy inverse problem with infinite solutions and on parameterizing quantum correlation functions for a Quantum Chromodynamics analysis of nucleon structure.

By Jitao Xu, Nobuo Sato, Yaohang Li
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 3

P-Flow: Proxy-gradient Flows for Linear Inverse Problems

arXiv:2605. 08328v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Generative models based on flow matching have emerged as a powerful paradigm for inverse problems, offering straighter trajectories and faster sampling compared to diffusion models.

By Zehua Jiang, Fenghao Zhu, Xinquan Wang, Chongwen Huang, Zhaoyang Zhang
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 8

A Gibbs posterior sampler for inverse problem based on prior diffusion model

arXiv:2602. 11059v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper addresses the issue of inversion in cases where (1) the observation system is modeled by a linear transformation and additive error, (2) the problem is ill-posed and regularization relies on a Bayesian strategy, (3)~the prior is modeled by a diffusion process adjusted on an available large set of examples.

By Jean-Fran\c{c}ois Giovannelli