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We consider the discrete-time filtering problem in scenarios where the observation noise is low or degenerate. We focus on the case where the observation equation is a linear function of the state and the data involve additive noise.…

Computation · Statistics 2026-04-01 Abylay Zhumekenov , Alexandros Beskos , Dan Crisan , Ajay Jasra , Nikolas Kantas

The feedback particle filter (FPF) is an innovative, control-oriented and resampling-free adaptation of the traditional particle filter (PF). In the FPF, individual particles are regulated via a feedback gain, and the corresponding gain…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-08 Ruoyu Wang , Huimin Miao , Xue Luo

Particle filters are a frequent choice for inference tasks in nonlinear and non-Gaussian state-space models. They can either be used for state inference by approximating the filtering distribution or for parameter inference by approximating…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Domonkos Csuzdi , Olivér Törő , Tamás Bécsi

This paper builds upon the methods developed in [22] and [15] to investigate the large population behavior of non exchangeable systems of N diffusive particles when the interaction matrix converges (in some sense) to a graphon. We first…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Jules Grass

Particle Filtering (PF) methods are an established class of procedures for performing inference in non-linear state-space models. Resampling is a key ingredient of PF, necessary to obtain low variance likelihood and states estimates.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-07-01 Adrien Corenflos , James Thornton , George Deligiannidis , Arnaud Doucet

We apply recent advances in deep generative modeling to the task of imitation learning from biological agents. Specifically, we apply variations of the variational recurrent neural network model to a multi-agent setting where we learn…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-07-02 Michael Teng , Tuan Anh Le , Adam Scibior , Frank Wood

Recommendation Systems apply Information Retrieval techniques to select the online information relevant to a given user. Collaborative Filtering is currently most widely used approach to build Recommendation System. CF techniques uses the…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2015-03-26 Dheeraj kumar Bokde , Sheetal Girase , Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay

We investigate the performance of a class of particle filters (PFs) that can automatically tune their computational complexity by evaluating online certain predictive statistics which are invariant for a broad class of state-space models.…

Computation · Statistics 2021-04-26 Víctor Elvira , Joaquín Míguez , Petar M. Djurić

We study a distributed particle filter proposed by Boli\'c et al.~(2005). This algorithm involves $m$ groups of $M$ particles, with interaction between groups occurring through a "local exchange" mechanism. We establish a central limit…

Methodology · Statistics 2016-05-20 Kari Heine , Nick Whiteley

This paper deals with the problem of designing a distributed fault detection and isolation algorithm for nonlinear large-scale systems that are subjected to multiple fault modes. To solve this problem, a network of communicating detection…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-09-27 Elaheh Noursadeghi , Ioannis Raptis

We consider inference for a collection of partially observed, stochastic, interacting, nonlinear dynamic processes. Each process is identified with a label called its unit, and our primary motivation arises in biological metapopulation…

Methodology · Statistics 2022-12-20 Edward L. Ionides , Ning Ning , Jesse Wheeler

Collaborative filtering is an effective recommendation approach in which the preference of a user on an item is predicted based on the preferences of other users with similar interests. A big challenge in using collaborative filtering…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2012-03-19 Yu Zhang , Bin Cao , Dit-Yan Yeung

This paper is concerned with a duality-based approach to derive the linear feedback particle filter (FPF). The FPF is a controlled interacting particle system where the control law is designed to provide an exact solution for the nonlinear…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-13 Jin W. Kim , Amirhossein Taghvaei , Prashant G. Mehta

A crucial challenge in decentralized systems is state estimation in the presence of unknown inputs, particularly within heterogeneous sensor networks with dynamic topologies. While numerous consensus algorithms have been introduced, they…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-13 Zida Wu , Ankur Mehta

A standard approach to approximate inference in state-space models isto apply a particle filter, e.g., the Condensation Algorithm.However, the performance of particle filters often varies significantlydue to their stochastic nature.We…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-01-14 Dirk Ormoneit , Christiane Lemieux , David J. Fleet

This paper studies the distributed state estimation problem for a class of discrete time-varying systems over sensor networks. Firstly, it is shown that a networked Kalman filter with optimal gain parameter is actually a centralized filter,…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-11-15 Xingkang He , Wenchao Xue , Haitao Fang

Collaborative filtering (CF) aims to build a model from users' past behaviors and/or similar decisions made by other users, and use the model to recommend items for users. Despite of the success of previous collaborative filtering…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2017-04-04 Junhua He , Hankz Hankui Zhuo , Jarvan Law

In this paper, we focus on the distributed set-membership filtering (SMFing) problem for a multi-agent system with absolute (taken from agents themselves) and relative (taken from neighbors) measurements. In the literature, the relative…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Yu Ding , Yirui Cong , Xiangke Wang

Recommender systems often rely on models which are trained to maximize accuracy in predicting user preferences. When the systems are deployed, these models determine the availability of content and information to different users. The gap…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-02-02 Sarah Dean , Sarah Rich , Benjamin Recht

In this work, we develop tracking and estimation techniques relevant to underwater targets. Particularly, we explore particle filtering techniques for target tracking. It is a numerical approximation method for implementing a recursive…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-11 T M Feroz Ali