arXiv Machine Learning

A Deep Latent Variable Framework for Jointly Modeling Missingness, Measurement Error, and Heterogeneity

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

RDDMPI: Residual Denoising Diffusion Model for Probabilistic Multivariate Time Series Imputation

RDDMPI introduces a residual denoising diffusion model for multivariate time series imputation. By decomposing the missing signal into a baseline reconstruction and a residual uncertainty component, the method conditions the diffusion process on both the completed signal and its latent representation, using a reliability-aware mechanism to balance baseline influence. Experiments on benchmark datasets show that this approach improves reconstruction accuracy and uncertainty quantification compared to prior diffusion-based methods.

By Ramiro Valdes Jara, David Chapman, Adam Meyers
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 8

Temporal Variational Implicit Neural Representations

arXiv:2506. 01544v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We introduce Temporal Variational Implicit Neural Representations (TV-INRs), a probabilistic framework for modeling irregular multivariate time series that enables efficient and accurate individualized imputation and forecasting.

By Batuhan Koyuncu, Rachael DeVries, Ole Winther, Isabel Valera
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

Deep learning with missing data

arXiv:2504. 15388v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In the context of multivariate nonparametric regression with missing covariates, we propose Pattern Embedded Neural Networks (PENNs), which can be applied in conjunction with any existing imputation technique.

By Tianyi Ma, Tengyao Wang, Richard J. Samworth
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 15

Representing Clinical Conditions on Vital Signs from Healthy Individuals using Latent Modeling

The paper introduces a deep generative model using conditional variational autoencoders to augment vital sign data from healthy individuals so that it mimics patterns of specific clinical conditions. Trained on a publicly available ICU dataset, the model learns the underlying dynamics of ICU data and reshapes healthy data to align with target clinical labels. A proposed distance metric demonstrates that the generated samples are more aligned with intended clinical labels than baseline methods.

By Rafael Pina, Varuna De Silva, Mindula Illeperuma
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 14

Tunable Latent Generative Priors for Compressed Sensing and Inverse Problems

The paper introduces tunable latent priors for diffusion models, normalizing flows, and variational autoencoders using nested dropout. These priors allow the latent dimensionality to adapt to each inverse problem, reducing reconstruction errors compared to fixed-complexity models across tasks such as compressed sensing, inpainting, denoising, and phase retrieval. In linear denoising, the authors derive the optimal latent complexity in closed form, linking it to noise level and signal spectrum.

By Sean Gunn, Jorio Cocola, Oliver De Candido, Vaggos Chatziafratis, Paul Hand