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48 results for Bayesian Neural Network

Bayesian neural networks benefit from fully marginalizing over all modes to improve generalization.

problem Bayesian neural networks suffer from multimodal posterior distributions that can lead to suboptimal generalization.
method Use appropriate Bayesian sampling tools to fully marginalize over all posterior modes.
result Training with full marginalization improves the ability of the network to reason between multiple candidate solutions.

Study how depth affects inference in deep Bayesian neural networks.

problem Understanding how depth impacts inference in overparameterized linear Bayesian neural networks.
method Interpreting finite deep linear Bayesian neural networks as scale mixtures of Gaussian process predictors.
result Advances analytical understanding of how depth affects inference in a simple class of Bayesian neural networks.

Deep neural networks (DNN) are versatile parametric models utilised successfully in a diverse number of tasks and domains. However, they have limitations---particularly from their lack of robustness and over-sensitivity to out of distribution samples. Bayesian Neural Networks, due to their formulation under the Bayesia…

2019-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian neural network models improve uncertainty quantification in multivariate regression.

problem Uncertainty quantification in multivariate regression models with heteroscedastic noise.
method Proposes Bayesian Last Layer neural network models and EM algorithms for parameter learning.
result Capable of disentangling aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty.

Study on hidden units in finite Bayesian neural networks and their tail properties.

problem Understanding the behavior of hidden units in finite Bayesian neural networks.
method Introduced a generalized Weibull-tail property to describe hidden units tails.
result Unit priors become heavier-tailed going deeper, providing insights into finite Bayesian neural networks.

Bayesian neural networks outperform calibrated neural networks for tabular data.

problem Uncertainty in neural network predictions for tabular data.
method Bayesian neural networks vs. post-hoc calibration methods.
result Bayesian neural networks yield competitive performance compared to calibrated neural networks.

Study examines dependence properties of Bayesian neural network units in finite-width networks.

problem Understanding dependence properties of hidden units in practical finite-width Bayesian neural networks.
method Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluation of depth and width impacts.
result Hidden units in finite-width Bayesian neural networks are dependent, contrary to the infinite-width limit assumption.

New method uses unlabelled data to improve Bayesian Neural Networks.

problem Lack of ability to use unlabelled data in conventional Bayesian Neural Networks.
method Self-supervised Bayesian Neural Networks using contrastive pretraining and variational lower bound optimization.
result Prior predictive distributions capture problem semantics better and improve predictive performance.

Researchers derive exact priors for finite Bayesian neural networks.

problem Understanding non-Gaussian priors in finite Bayesian neural networks.
method Analytical derivation of function space priors for finite fully-connected feedforward networks.
result Exact solutions for priors of finite networks, including Meijer G-function for linear networks and mixtures for ReLU networks.

Paper analyzes the free energy of CNNs with skip connections in Bayesian learning.

problem Dependency of CNNs with skip connections on the number of parameters.
method Examines the Bayesian free energy of CNNs with and without skip connections.
result The upper bound of free energy of Bayesian CNN with skip connections does not depend on overparametrization.

We study how finite Bayesian neural networks adapt their hidden representations.

problem Understanding how finite Bayesian neural networks differ from infinite ones.
method We analyze the asymptotics of learned feature kernels for various network architectures.
result The leading finite-width corrections to feature kernels have a universal form.

Hybrid Bayesian neural networks use function uncertainty for probabilistic inference.

problem Uncertainty in neural network weights is hard to specify and interpret.
method Integrates probabilistic layers with standard deterministic layers for function uncertainty.
result Improves probabilistic inference by encoding function uncertainty.

Improved Bayesian neural network inference by selectively removing redundant modes.

problem Redundant modes in Bayesian neural network posteriors complicate approximate inference.
method Structured partial stochasticity and deterministic subset selection of weights.
result Improved performance of approximate inference schemes with simplified posterior distribution.

Bayesian neural networks integrate uncertainty into neural networks for improved performance.

problem Overconfidence, lack of interpretability, and adversarial attacks in neural networks.
method Integrates Bayesian inference into neural networks to address limitations.
result BNNs improve model performance and provide uncertainty estimates.

Review of integrating Bayesian methods with neural network-based MPC.

problem Lack of standardized benchmarks and reliable analyses in Bayesian MPC.
method Systematic analysis of Bayesian methods in neural-network-based MPC.
result Need for standardized benchmarks, ablation studies, and transparent reporting.

Proposes a new method to estimate Bayesian neural network depth.

problem Estimating the depth of Bayesian neural networks.
method Uses a discrete truncated normal distribution to learn depth mean and variance, inferring posterior distributions by minimizing variational free energy.
result Improves test accuracy and reduces posterior depth variance on the spiral dataset.

Bayesian Neural Networks improve precision cosmology from simulations.

problem Extracting precise cosmological parameters from complex simulations.
method Using Bayesian Neural Networks on The Quijote simulations.
result Demonstrates BNNs' ability to estimate associated uncertainties and complex output distributions.

We develop a scalable method for Bayesian neural networks with stochastic differential equations.

problem Uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks.
method Gradient-based stochastic variational inference in continuous-depth Bayesian neural networks.
result Gradient estimator with zero variance as the approximation improves.

Unified framework for Bayesian PDE-constrained inversion using physics-informed neural networks.

problem Incorporating prior distributions in function space into Bayesian PINN-based inversion.
method Functional-prior-based approaches (fpBPINN) to Bayesian PDE-constrained inversion using physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Two complementary approaches: FPI-BPINN and fParVI-PINN.
result Accurate estimation of posterior distributions in seismic traveltime tomography and Darcy-flow permeability inversion.

Bayesian methods enhance deep learning models by improving reliability and uncertainty.

problem Improving reliability and uncertainty awareness in deep learning models.
method Approximate Bayesian inference techniques, including SG-MCMC and VI, applied to deep learning models.
result Enhanced posterior inference for deep learning models, particularly in neural networks and generative models.

We present a new method to approximate posterior probabilities of Bayesian Network using Deep Neural Network. Experiment results on several public Bayesian Network datasets shows that Deep Neural Network is capable of learning joint probability distri- bution of Bayesian Network by learning from a few observation and p…

2017-12-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian interpretations of neural network have a long history, dating back to early work in the 1990's and have recently regained attention because of their desirable properties like uncertainty estimation, model robustness and regularisation. We want to discuss here the application of Bayesian models to knowledge sha…

2019-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian Perceptron offers fully Bayesian neural networks without complex computations.

problem Lack of uncertainty quantification in neural networks.
method Bayesian inference framework for perceptron training and predictions in closed-form.
result Analytical expressions for perceptron's output and weight learning provided.

Bayesian neural networks tutorial via MCMC in Python.

problem Bayesian inference for parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification in deep learning models.
method MCMC sampling methods to implement Bayesian inference, including advanced proposal distributions.
result Challenges in sampling multi-modal posterior distributions for Bayesian neural networks.

Bayesian priors for neural networks are improved by incorporating weight correlations and tail behavior.

problem Improving Bayesian priors for neural networks to better reflect true beliefs and performance.
method Analyzed summary statistics of neural network weights in different architectures and incorporated these observations into new priors.
result Improved performance on image classification datasets by using new priors that account for weight correlations and tail behavior.

Bayesian neural networks use ridgelet prior for uncertainty quantification.

problem Combining strong predictive performance with uncertainty quantification in Bayesian neural networks.
method Proposes a ridgelet prior that approximates a Gaussian process covariance function in the output space of the network.
result Establishes universality property allowing Bayesian neural networks to approximate any Gaussian process.

Proposes TAGI for efficient Gaussian inference in Bayesian neural networks.

problem Efficient inference in Bayesian neural networks with complex architectures.
method Analytical method for tractable approximate Gaussian inference (TAGI).
result Matches performance of gradient-based methods with O(n)\mathcal{O}(n) computational complexity.

Bayesian inference for wide neural networks using Edgeworth expansion.

problem Analyzing the non-Gaussian behavior of wide neural networks in Bayesian inference.
method Proposed a non-Gaussian distribution using multivariate Edgeworth expansion for finite-width neural networks.
result Derived non-Gaussian posterior distribution in Bayesian regression tasks.

Bayesian neural networks improve simulation-based inference with limited data.

problem Inaccurate inference in data-poor regimes with limited or expensive simulations.
method Bayesian neural networks for posterior approximation, accounting for computational uncertainty.
result Bayesian neural networks produce well-calibrated posteriors with few simulations.