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Transformers applied to measure-to-measure regression problems

Researchers have introduced a novel approach to measure-to-measure (M2M) regression, a problem that involves predicting how populations evolve under an unknown transformation. This method treats entire distributions as data points, which is crucial for applications in fields like biology where cells evolve collectively. The new technique utilizes transformers, both as static maps and dynamic velocity fields, to learn nonlinear M2M relationships on probability distributions. Experiments on synthetic data, particle systems, and a colorectal cancer treatment response dataset demonstrate the method's effectiveness in generalizing to new measures. AI

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Transformers applied to measure-to-measure regression problems

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Vandergrift, Martha White, Yury Polyanskiy, Philippe Rigollet, Lazar Atanackovic ·

    Measure-to-measure Regression with Transformers

    arXiv:2605.28075v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Many learning problems require predicting how populations evolve under an unknown transformation. A natural representation for such populations is a probability measure, with point clouds as a key example. In this work, we study the…