Latent Space
Latent space refers to a lower-dimensional representation of high-dimensional data, aiming to capture essential features while reducing computational complexity and improving interpretability. Current research focuses on developing efficient algorithms and model architectures, such as variational autoencoders (VAEs), generative adversarial networks (GANs), and diffusion models, to learn and manipulate these latent spaces for tasks ranging from anomaly detection and image generation to controlling generative models and improving the efficiency of autonomous systems. This work has significant implications across diverse fields, enabling advancements in areas like drug discovery, autonomous driving, and cybersecurity through improved data analysis, model efficiency, and enhanced control over generative processes.
Papers
Theoretically informed selection of latent activation in autoencoder based recommender systems
Aviad Susman
Boosting Latent Diffusion with Perceptual Objectives
Tariq Berrada, Pietro Astolfi, Jakob Verbeek, Melissa Hall, Marton Havasi, Michal Drozdzal, Yohann Benchetrit, Adriana Romero-Soriano, Karteek Alahari
On Probabilistic Pullback Metrics on Latent Hyperbolic Manifolds
Luis Augenstein, Noémie Jaquier, Tamim Asfour, Leonel Rozo
FreqMark: Invisible Image Watermarking via Frequency Based Optimization in Latent Space
Yiyang Guo, Ruizhe Li, Mude Hui, Hanzhong Guo, Chen Zhang, Chuangjian Cai, Le Wan, Shangfei Wang