Unlocking Point Processes through Point Set Diffusion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.22493v1
• Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:33:18 GMT
• Title: Unlocking Point Processes through Point Set Diffusion
• Authors: David Lüdke, Enric Rabasseda Raventós, Marcel Kollovieh, Stephan Günnemann,
• Abstract summary: We introduce Point Set Diffusion, a point diffusion-based latent variable model that can represent arbitrary processes on general metric spaces without relying on the intensity function. Our approach enables efficient, parallel sampling and flexible generation for complex conditional tasks defined on the metric space.
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• Abstract: Point processes model the distribution of random point sets in mathematical spaces, such as spatial and temporal domains, with applications in fields like seismology, neuroscience, and economics. Existing statistical and machine learning models for point processes are predominantly constrained by their reliance on the characteristic intensity function, introducing an inherent trade-off between efficiency and flexibility. In this paper, we introduce Point Set Diffusion, a diffusion-based latent variable model that can represent arbitrary point processes on general metric spaces without relying on the intensity function. By directly learning to stochastically interpolate between noise and data point sets, our approach enables efficient, parallel sampling and flexible generation for complex conditional tasks defined on the metric space. Experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that Point Set Diffusion achieves state-of-the-art performance in unconditional and conditional generation of spatial and spatiotemporal point processes while providing up to orders of magnitude faster sampling than autoregressive baselines.

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