NFMap: Topographic 2D Manifold Learning with Invertible Normalizing Flows

Name: NFMap: Topographic 2D Manifold Learning with Invertible Normalizing Flows
Uploaded: 2026-10-18T18:38:54.737921+00:00
Duration: 320 s
Description: NFMAP is an invertible method that combines Generative Topographic Mapping's fixed grid prior with a normalizing flow to map data into a 2D space. It creates a navigable map and an off-manifold residual, ensuring full invertibility. This allows new points to be projected onto the map while providing an exact likelihood signal for data quality.

NFMAP is an invertible method that combines Generative Topographic Mapping's fixed grid prior with a normalizing flow to map data into a 2D space. It creates a navigable map and an off-manifold residual, ensuring full invertibility. This allows new points to be projected onto the map while providing an exact likelihood signal for data quality.

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