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most citedMorphological Symmetries in Robotics

7 citations · 9 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

cs.LG2026

Langevin-Informed Transfer Learning: Replacing Target Samples by Black-Box Feedback

Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici, Hélène Halconruy +3

Many scientific and machine learning systems, from molecular dynamics to diffusion models and beyond, are governed by stochastic dynamics with low-dimensional structure, evolving o…

math.DS2026

Toeplitz Based Spectral Methods for Data-driven Dynamical Systems

Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici, Massimiliano Pontil

We introduce a Toeplitz-based framework for data-driven spectral estimation of linear evolution operators in dynamical systems. Focusing on transfer and Koopman operators from equi…

cs.LG2026

kooplearn: A Scikit-Learn Compatible Library of Algorithms for Evolution Operator Learning

Giacomo Turri, Grégoire Pacreau, Giacomo Meanti +8

kooplearn is a machine-learning library that implements linear, kernel, and deep-learning estimators of dynamical operators and their spectral decompositions. kooplearn can model b…

cs.LG2025

Toward Scalable and Valid Conditional Independence Testing with Spectral Representations

Alek Fröhlich, Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici +3

Conditional independence (CI) is central to causal inference, feature selection, and graphical modeling, yet it is untestable in many settings without additional assumptions. Exist…

physics.chem-ph2025

The seeds of the future are in the present: A blind exploration of metastable states

Timothée Devergne, Vladimir Kostic, Massimiliano Pontil +1

In this work, we present a novel type of molecular dynamics simulation that aims at discovering, in a blind way, new metastable states. Using only data coming from an initial unbia…

cs.LG2025

Representation Learning for Equivariant Inference with Guarantees

Daniel Ordoñez-Apraez, Vladimir Kostić, Alek Fröhlich +3

In many real-world applications of regression, conditional probability estimation, and uncertainty quantification, exploiting symmetries rooted in physics or geometry can dramatica…

q-bio.NC2024

QuantFormer: Learning to Quantize for Neural Activity Forecasting in Mouse Visual Cortex

Salvatore Calcagno, Isaak Kavasidis, Simone Palazzo +8

Understanding complex animal behaviors hinges on deciphering the neural activity patterns within brain circuits, making the ability to forecast neural activity crucial for developi…

cs.LG2024

Laplace Transform Based Low-Complexity Learning of Continuous Markov Semigroups

Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici, Hélène Halconruy +3

Markov processes serve as a universal model for many real-world random processes. This paper presents a data-driven approach for learning these models through the spectral decompos…

cs.LG2024

Neural Conditional Probability for Uncertainty Quantification

Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici, Gregoire Pacreau +3

We introduce Neural Conditional Probability (NCP), an operator-theoretic approach to learning conditional distributions with a focus on statistical inference tasks. NCP can be used…

cs.LG2024★ 1 cited

From Biased to Unbiased Dynamics: An Infinitesimal Generator Approach

Timothée Devergne, Vladimir Kostic, Michele Parrinello +1

We investigate learning the eigenfunctions of evolution operators for time-reversal invariant stochastic processes, a prime example being the Langevin equation used in molecular dy…

stat.ML2024★ 1 cited

Learning the Infinitesimal Generator of Stochastic Diffusion Processes

Vladimir R. Kostic, Karim Lounici, Helene Halconruy +2

We address data-driven learning of the infinitesimal generator of stochastic diffusion processes, essential for understanding numerical simulations of natural and physical systems.…

cs.RO2024★ 7 cited

Morphological Symmetries in Robotics

Daniel Ordoñez-Apraez, Giulio Turrisi, Vladimir Kostic +6

We present a comprehensive framework for studying and leveraging morphological symmetries in robotic systems. These are intrinsic properties of the robot's morphology, frequently o…

cs.LG2023

A randomized algorithm to solve reduced rank operator regression

Giacomo Turri, Vladimir Kostic, Pietro Novelli +1

We present and analyze an algorithm designed for addressing vector-valued regression problems involving possibly infinite-dimensional input and output spaces. The algorithm is a ra…

stat.ML2023

Consistent Long-Term Forecasting of Ergodic Dynamical Systems

Prune Inzerilli, Vladimir Kostic, Karim Lounici +2

We study the evolution of distributions under the action of an ergodic dynamical system, which may be stochastic in nature. By employing tools from Koopman and transfer operator th…

cs.RO2023

Dynamics Harmonic Analysis of Robotic Systems: Application in Data-Driven Koopman Modelling

Daniel Ordoñez-Apraez, Vladimir Kostic, Giulio Turrisi +4

We introduce the use of harmonic analysis to decompose the state space of symmetric robotic systems into orthogonal isotypic subspaces. These are lower-dimensional spaces that capt…