arXiv:2512. 16396v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We establish $L^p$-universal approximation theorems for general path-dependent and non-anticipative functionals on suitable rough path spaces, showing that linear functionals acting on signatures of time-extended rough paths are dense with respect to the $L^p$-distance.
By Mihriban Ceylan, David J. Pr\"omel
arXiv:2608.28446v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: For finite-dimensional linear inverse problems where the variables are Gaussian, it is well-known that the minimum-mean-square error estimator takes...
By Michael Unser
arXiv:2609.14922v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: For constant-stepsize stochastic approximation (SA), the iterates converge in distribution to a stationary law that depends on the stepsize $\alpha.$...
By Yixuan Zhang, Qiaomin Xie
The monograph explores the relationships between Gaussian processes and reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS), two widely used approaches that rely on positive definite kernels. It examines how these frameworks connect and are equivalent across key topics such as regression, interpolation, numerical integration, distributional discrepancies, statistical dependence, and Gaussian process sample path properties. By establishing a unifying perspective based on the equivalence between the Gaussian Hilbert space and the RKHS, the work aims to bridge methods developed independently by the machine learning, statistics, and numerical analysis communities.
By Motonobu Kanagawa, Philipp Hennig, Dino Sejdinovic, Bharath K. Sriperumbudur
arXiv:2512. 06143v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Despite a large corpus of recent work on scaling up Gaussian processes, a stubborn trade-off between computational speed, prediction and uncertainty quantification accuracy, and customizability persists.
By Marcus M. Noack, Mark D. Risser, Hengrui Luo, Vardaan Tekriwal, Ronald J. Pandolfi
arXiv:2602.13960v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Constant-stepsize stochastic approximation (SA) is widely used in learning for computational efficiency, yet the distribution of the iterates is ty...
By Zedong Wang, Yuyang Wang, Ijay Narang, Felix Wang, Yuzhou Wang, Siva Theja Maguluri
The article "Foundations of Diffusion Models in General State Spaces: A Self-Contained Introduction" presents a unified primer on diffusion models that applies to both continuous Euclidean data and discrete categorical structures. It develops discrete-time forward noising via Markov kernels and learned reverse dynamics, and connects these to continuous-time limits such as stochastic differential equations in ρ^d and continuous-time Markov chains on finite alphabets, deriving the corresponding Fokker–Planck and master equations. The work also shows how different forward corruption choices—Gaussian processes for continuous spaces and structured categorical transition kernels for discrete spaces—affect reverse dynamics and the evidence lower bound used in training, offering a layered exposition for newcomers, practitioners, and experts alike.
By Vincent Pauline, Tobias H\"oppe, Kirill Neklyudov, Alexander Tong, Stefan Bauer, Andrea Dittadi
arXiv:2602. 13906v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Stochastic approximation (SA) is a method for finding the root of an operator perturbed by noise.
By Shaan Ul Haque, Zedong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Siva Theja Maguluri
arXiv:2608. 14408v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study online statistical inference for functionals of the return distribution under a fixed policy.
By Yang Peng, Liangyu Zhang
arXiv:2502. 09884v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We consider linear two-time-scale stochastic approximation algorithms driven by martingale noise.
By Seo Taek Kong, Sihan Zeng, Thinh T. Doan, R. Srikant
arXiv:2606. 18071v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Score-based diffusion models typically use Brownian perturbations, which provide tractable reverse-time dynamics but impose memoryless noising.
By Yusen Jia, Bingyan Han
arXiv:2310. 09149v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We study the approximation of probability measures in the Wasserstein-$p$ distance by structured classes of approximators, motivated by applications in imaging, machine learning, and physical measurement under sensor constraints.
By Keaton Hamm, Varun Khurana