Diffusion Embeddings
Diffusion embeddings are techniques for representing high-dimensional data in lower dimensions by leveraging diffusion processes, often inspired by concepts from graph theory and optimal transport. Current research focuses on developing novel algorithms, such as those incorporating reaction-diffusion processes or optimal transport, to improve the accuracy and robustness of these embeddings, particularly for handling multiple datasets or time series data. These methods find applications in diverse fields, including data visualization, recommendation systems, and single-cell analysis, by revealing underlying data structures and facilitating tasks like data integration, anomaly detection, and clustering. The ability to learn continuous manifold representations from discrete data, as explored in recent work, further enhances the utility and interpretability of diffusion embeddings.