Sinkhorn Knopp: Unraveling Optimal Transport for Data Alignment

Moklesur Rahman
4 min readJun 22, 2023

In the realm of data alignment and optimal transport, the Sinkhorn Knopp algorithm has emerged as a powerful tool for solving transportation optimization problems. With applications ranging from image matching to text alignment and network analysis, Sinkhorn Knopp offers an elegant solution to the challenging task of finding optimal mappings between two sets of data points. In this blog post, we will explore the fundamentals of Sinkhorn Knopp and its significance in the field of optimal transport.

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Moklesur Rahman

PhD student | Computer Science | University of Milan | Data science | AI in Cardiology | Writer | Researcher