2 papers
math.AT2026
Learning Tangent Bundles and Characteristic Classes with Autoencoder Atlases
Eduardo Paluzo-Hidalgo, Yuichi Ike
We introduce a theoretical framework that connects multi-chart autoencoders in manifold learning with the classical theory of vector bundles and characteristic classes. Rather than…
cs.CG2026
Persistence-based topological optimization: a survey
Mathieu Carriere, Yuichi Ike, Théo Lacombe +1
Computational topology provides a tool, persistent homology, to extract quantitative descriptors from structured objects (images, graphs, point clouds, etc). These descriptors can…