A novel Laplace-approximated Bayesian Tensor Network Kernel Machine (LA-TNKM) provides principled uncertainty estimates.
problem How to provide principled uncertainty estimates for tensor network kernel machines.
method Employing a linearized Laplace approximation for Bayesian inference.
result Consistently matches or surpasses Gaussian Processes and BNNs across diverse UCI regression benchmarks.
Efficiently searches through Gaussian process kernels using symbolic representation and Bayesian optimization.
problem Manual selection of kernels in Gaussian processes is complex and computationally expensive.
method Proposes a novel method using symbolic representation and Bayesian optimization to search through a structured kernel space.
result Empirically shows a computationally more efficient way of searching through a discrete kernel space.
Sparse Bayesian learning algorithm for estimating interaction kernels in Motsch-Tadmor model.
problem Data-driven identification of asymmetric interaction kernels in the Motsch-Tadmor model.
method Variational framework reformulating kernel identification as a subspace identification problem; sparse Bayesian learning algorithm with informative priors.
result Accurate, robust, and interpretable estimation of interaction kernels across various noise levels and data regimes.
Bayesian neural networks explore rare fluctuations for better feature learning.
problem Understanding rare but dominant fluctuations in Bayesian neural networks.
method Large-deviation theory and joint optimization over predictors and internal kernels.
result Posterior rate function optimization reveals data-dependent kernel selection.
Multiple kernel learning algorithms are proposed to combine kernels in order to obtain a better similarity measure or to integrate feature representations coming from different data sources. Most of the previous research on such methods is focused on the computational efficiency issue. However, it is still not feasible…
Proposes DAK model for improved GP computations.
problem Challenges in high-dimensional GP layers in DKL.
method Additive structure and induced prior approximation for GP units.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art DKL methods in regression and classification.
Quantum kernel improves probabilistic time series forecasting.
problem Quantifying uncertainty in probabilistic time series predictions.
method Integrates quantum kernel with Gaussian process regression.
result Quantum kernel enhances forecasting performance.
SRF improves kernel approximation and GP regression performance.
problem Efficient kernel approximation and Bayesian kernel learning in large-scale regression problems.
method Stein variational gradient descent to generate high-quality random features and approximate spectral measure posteriors.
result SRF outperforms traditional approaches in kernel approximation and GP regression.
We revisit Rahimi and Recht (2007)'s kernel random Fourier features (RFF) method through the lens of the PAC-Bayesian theory. While the primary goal of RFF is to approximate a kernel, we look at the Fourier transform as a prior distribution over trigonometric hypotheses. It naturally suggests learning a posterior on th…
A new method discovers equations from data using Bayesian and kernel techniques.
problem Discovering equations from data is hard due to sparsity and noise.
method Kernel regression for function estimation and Bayesian spike-and-slab prior for uncertainty quantification.
result KBASS method outperforms state-of-the-art methods on benchmark tasks.
Kernel methods are ubiquitous tools in machine learning. However, there is often little reason for the common practice of selecting a kernel a priori. Even if a universal approximating kernel is selected, the quality of the finite sample estimator may be greatly affected by the choice of kernel. Furthermore, when direc…
Kernel methods are one of the mainstays of machine learning, but the problem of kernel learning remains challenging, with only a few heuristics and very little theory. This is of particular importance in methods based on estimation of kernel mean embeddings of probability measures. For characteristic kernels, which inc…
Bayesian kernel regression improves functional output prediction.
problem Functional output regression in supervised learning.
method Kernel methods, leveraging covariance structure within function values.
result Enhanced prediction accuracy and handling of high-dimensional nonlinearity.
Kernel-based Bayesian filter for nonlinear systems using infinite-dimensional operators.
problem Modeling and predicting nonlinear dynamical systems.
method Functional Bayesian perspective, reproducing kernel Hilbert space, Gaussian kernel.
result Effective approximation and accurate results for nonlinear systems.
Proposes a meta-learning method for Bayesian optimization with neural network kernels.
problem Improving BO performance on high-dimensional data with complex structure.
method Meta-learning approach that trains a neural network policy to select the next data point to evaluate, using a reinforcement learning framework.
result The proposed method achieves better BO performance than existing methods on text document datasets.
Bayesian model connects KMs and ELMs for multitask regression.
problem Multitask regression with shared features and sparsity.
method Bayesian framework using RFFs and RBF kernels.
result Significant performance improvements over state-of-the-art methods.
A new method combines deep kernels with Gaussian processes to avoid overfitting.
problem Losing Bayesian benefits in deep kernel learning due to kernel optimization.
method Using Infinite-width neural networks and Neural Network Gaussian Process (NNGP) as a guide for DKL optimization.
result Robustness to overfitting and good predictive performance on various datasets.
Decentralized Gaussian processes for multi-agent systems.
problem Scalable and flexible learning solutions for multi-agent systems.
method Asymptotically exact decentralized solution to Gaussian processes, with online Bayesian model averaging for hyperparameter selection.
result Asymptotically exact decentralized Gaussian process approximation and online Bayesian model averaging.
Inference in popular nonparametric Bayesian models typically relies on sampling or other approximations. This paper presents a general methodology for constructing novel tractable nonparametric Bayesian methods by applying the kernel trick to inference in a parametric Bayesian model. For example, Gaussian process regre…
BKTF uses tensor factorization for Bayesian optimization of complex functions.
problem Complex functions with nonstationary, nonseparable, and multimodal features.
method Bayesian Kernelized Tensor Factorization (BKTF) approximates complex functions using a low-rank tensor CP decomposition with GP priors.
result BKTF provides flexible and effective surrogate modeling with uncertainty quantification.
A new model combines deep learning and Gaussian Processes with hyperdata learning.
problem Combining deep learning and Gaussian Processes for expressive and robust learning.
method Conditional Deep Gaussian Process (DGP) with hyperdata learning and approximate inference.
result Conditional DGP offers better expressiveness and robustness compared to existing methods.
A novel Bayesian computation method using importance weighting improves numerical stability and performance.
problem Bayesian computation stability and performance issues.
method Nonparametric approach via feature means, importance weighting, and kernel Bayes' rule.
result Importance weighted kernel Bayes' rule yields superior numerical stability and performance.
Bayesian model merges multi-view latent models and kernel methods.
problem Handling high-dimensionality and non-linear issues in multi-view data.
method Combines probabilistic factor analysis with kernelized observations.
result Compact solutions for kernelized observations and feature selection.
Meta-KeL learns kernels from offline data to improve sequential decision-making.
problem Adaptive confidence sets for prediction functions in sequential decision-making tasks.
method Meta-KeL: meta-learning a kernel from offline data; structured sparsity estimator for unknown kernel combinations.
result Valid confidence sets that become as tight as those given the true unknown kernel with increasing offline data.
Recently, different machine learning methods have been introduced to tackle the challenging few-shot learning scenario that is, learning from a small labeled dataset related to a specific task. Common approaches have taken the form of meta-learning: learning to learn on the new problem given the old. Following the reco…
Bayesian Complementary Kernelized Learning models complex spatiotemporal data.
problem Modeling complex, nonstationary, and nonseparable spatiotemporal data.
method Integrates kernelized low-rank tensor factorization and short-range spatiotemporal Gaussian Processes.
result BCKL offers superior performance in providing accurate posterior mean and high-quality uncertainty estimates.
Kernel Bayesian inference is a principled approach to nonparametric inference in probabilistic graphical models, where probabilistic relationships between variables are learned from data in a nonparametric manner. Various algorithms of kernel Bayesian inference have been developed by combining kernelized basic probabil…
NVGD uses neural networks to infer distributions without kernel choices.
problem Challenges in choosing kernel functions for SVGD.
method NVGD parameterizes the witness function of the Stein discrepancy with a neural network.
result NVGD achieves good performance on various inference problems.
This paper optimizes kernel and acquisition functions for high-dimensional Bayesian Optimization.
problem Bayesian Optimization struggles with high-dimensional problems due to computational inefficiency.
method The paper leverages the additionality of the objective function to map kernel and acquisition functions in lower-dimensional subspaces, improving efficiency.
result Efficient optimization of acquisition function in high-dimensional problems.
BOOST automates kernel and acquisition function selection in Bayesian optimization.
problem Inappropriate kernel and acquisition function combinations lead to poor performance in Bayesian optimization.
method BOOST uses offline evaluation to predict and select the best kernel-acquisition function pair.
result BOOST consistently improves over fixed-hyperparameter BO and is competitive with state-of-the-art adaptive methods.
PAC-Bayesian bounds improve understanding of K-NN classifier performance.
problem Improving the understanding of K-NN classifier's generalization error.
method PAC-Bayesian analysis applied to K-NN classifier in kernel space.
result PAC-Bayesian bounds provide a function of the number of redundant training examples.
Conditional kernel mean embeddings form an attractive nonparametric framework for representing conditional means of functions, describing the observation processes for many complex models. However, the recovery of the original underlying function of interest whose conditional mean was observed is a challenging inferenc…
Efficiently marginalizes over Gaussian Process kernels for better model flexibility and uncertainty.
problem Inefficient marginalization over Gaussian Process kernels for large datasets.
method Bayesian Quadrature scheme with maximum mean discrepancies and invariances between Spectral Mixture kernels.
result Achieves more accurate predictions and better calibrated uncertainty than state-of-the-art baselines.
A new method reduces Volterra kernel complexity and uncertainty quantification.
problem Challenges in modeling nonlinear systems with Volterra series due to high model order.
method Bayesian Tensor Network Volterra kernel machines (BTN-V) using canonical polyadic decomposition.
result Competitive accuracy, enhanced uncertainty quantification, and reduced computational cost.
Bayesian deep neural networks converge to processes with α-stable marginals under infinite variance weights.
problem Representation learning in deep kernel processes is hindered by deterministic covariance kernels.
method Showed convergence to α-stable processes with conditionally Gaussian representations in infinite-width networks.
result Conditional random covariance kernels can be recursively linked, even if the process is α-stable.
Finding optimal feedback controllers for nonlinear dynamic systems from data is hard. Recently, Bayesian optimization (BO) has been proposed as a powerful framework for direct controller tuning from experimental trials. For selecting the next query point and finding the global optimum, BO relies on a probabilistic desc…
We extend kernelized matrix factorization with a fully Bayesian treatment and with an ability to work with multiple side information sources expressed as different kernels. Kernel functions have been introduced to matrix factorization to integrate side information about the rows and columns (e.g., objects and users in …
Bayesian TNKMs automatically infer model complexity and feature relevance.
problem Manual tuning of TN rank and feature dimensions is error-prone and computationally expensive.
method Bayesian approach with hierarchical priors on TN factors for automatic rank and feature selection.
result Superior performance in prediction accuracy, uncertainty quantification, interpretability, and scalability.
A simple, flexible approach to creating expressive priors in Gaussian process (GP) models makes new kernels from a combination of basic kernels, e.g. summing a periodic and linear kernel can capture seasonal variation with a long term trend. Despite a well-studied link between GPs and Bayesian neural networks (BNNs), t…
BARK optimizes black-box functions using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees.
problem Bayesian optimization of complex, black-box functions with uncertainty quantification.
method BART Kernel using tree agreement for posterior over piecewise-constant functions, explored using MCMC.
result BARK obtains samples of Gaussian processes for function distributions, enabling acquisition functions for optimization.
BOSS optimizes string inputs using string kernels and genetic algorithms.
problem Optimizing string inputs with constraints.
method Bayesian optimization over string kernels and genetic algorithms.
result Significantly improved optimization across various string constraints.
The paper introduces a method for learning nonparametric Volterra kernels using Gaussian processes.
problem Learning nonparametric nonlinear operators from data.
method NVKM model using Volterra series and Gaussian processes for unobserved and observed input functions.
result The NVKM model can perform both single and multiple output regression and system identification.
New algorithms optimize multiple tasks with shared similarities, reducing regret.
problem Optimizing multiple objectives with shared similarities in non-parametric Bayesian optimization.
method Developed two novel BO algorithms using multi-task kernels and random scalarizations.
result Derived worst-case regret bounds capturing inter-task similarities.
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.
New theory explains deep learning's success in transforming inputs.
problem Standard theoretical approaches eliminate representation learning.
method Developed a new infinite width limit for representation learning.
result Deep Gaussian processes (DGPs) have multivariate Gaussian posteriors.
Bayesian optimization uses BNNs as efficient surrogate models for expensive function evaluations.
problem Optimizing expensive objective functions using Gaussian process surrogates.
method Study of Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) as alternatives to standard Gaussian process (GP) surrogates for optimization.
result Infinite-width BNNs are particularly promising, especially in high dimensions.
Bayesian inference with deep, weakly nonlinear networks is solved rigorously.
problem Bayesian inference with neural networks of specific structure.
method Perturbative analysis of fully connected neural networks with a shaped nonlinearity.
result Neural network Bayesian inference can be equivalent to kernel methods under certain conditions.
Bayesian optimization gains efficiency by leveraging symmetries through a modified max kernel.
problem Improving Bayesian optimization efficiency for functions with group symmetries.
method Developed a PSD projection of the max kernel to exploit symmetries without violating kernel properties.
result The modified max kernel achieves lower regret compared to existing invariant and non-invariant kernels.