Bayesian sparsification reduces deep neural network complexity.
problem Complexity of deep neural networks limits their performance.
method Combines Bayesian shrinkage priors with stochastic variational inference.
result Bayesian model reduction (BMR) is a more efficient alternative for pruning model weights.
BMRS offers a Bayesian approach to structured pruning of neural networks.
problem Overparameterized neural networks lead to high compute costs.
method Bayesian Model Reduction for Structured pruning (BMRS) based on two recent methods: Bayesian structured pruning with multiplicative noise and Bayesian model reduction.
result BMRS yields high compression rates and accuracy without tuning thresholds.
Paper improves tree probability estimation using stochastic optimization and variance reduction.
problem Improving tree probability estimation in phylogenetic inference.
method Introduces computationally efficient methods for training SBNs and variance reduction for optimization.
result Methods outperform previous baseline methods in tree topology probability estimation and Bayesian phylogenetic inference.
Bayesian model fuses multiple classifiers with explicit correlation modeling.
problem Combining outputs of multiple classifiers with explicit correlation.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model with correlated Dirichlet distribution.
result Fused classifier performance can be Bayes optimal even for highly correlated base classifiers.
We reframe linear dimensionality reduction as a problem of Bayesian inference on matrix manifolds. This natural paradigm extends the Bayesian framework to dimensionality reduction tasks in higher dimensions with simpler models at greater speeds. Here an orthogonal basis is treated as a single point on a manifold and is…
Solla discusses neural processing using statistical physics and Bayesian methods.
problem Understanding neural information processing through statistical physics.
method Bayesian inference, Gibbs description, Generalized Linear Models, dimensionality reduction.
result Connection between neural processing and statistical physics.
Bayesian neural networks improve uncertainty quantification in non-linear dimensionality reduction.
problem Current neural network models lack adequate uncertainty quantification.
method Deploy Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling algorithms for Bayesian inference in ANN models with latent variables.
result New research directions are needed due to fundamental challenges in neural networks with latent variables.
Improved Bayesian regression for large datasets using multilevel Gibbs sampling.
problem Efficiently handling large-scale Bayesian regression with complex posterior distributions.
method Developed a multilevel Gibbs sampler for linear mixed models, incorporating data clustering and correlated samples for variance reduction.
result Significant speed-up achieved for Bayesian regression without sacrificing predictive performance.
Bayesian Neural Networks improve geophysical model ensembles with reduced uncertainty.
problem Improving geophysical model projections and uncertainty quantification.
method Developed a Bayesian Neural Network ensemble strategy for geophysical models.
result Bayesian Neural Network ensemble outperforms existing methods in ozone prediction.
Efficient auto-tuning for DR hyperparameters with BO.
problem Hyperparameter selection in DR for large-scale datasets.
method Bayesian optimization with surrogate model, normalization, subsampling.
result Robust and efficient hyperparameter selection for DR algorithms.
Bayesian optimization reduces hyperparameters for mixed variable design problems.
problem Optimizing designs with a large number of mixed continuous, integer, and categorical variables.
method Adaptive dimension reduction using partial least squares for fewer hyperparameters.
result Significant improvement in performance compared to genetic algorithms.
Bayesian optimization improves with transfer learning for aircraft design.
problem Cold start problem in Bayesian optimization for aircraft design.
method Ensemble of surrogate models using transfer learning in a constrained Bayesian optimization framework.
result Significant improvement in convergence and prediction accuracy.
A method for high-dimensional Bayesian optimization reduces dimensionality using EDR and Gaussian process.
problem Extending Bayesian optimization to high-dimensional settings.
method Two-step framework: EDR subspace identification followed by Gaussian process optimization.
result Algorithm converges in high-dimensional contexts, validated by numerical experiments.
Novel technique reduces Bayesian network complexity while preserving inference accuracy.
problem Complexity reduction in Bayesian networks for efficient inference.
method Directed convex hull structure and polynomial-time algorithm for identifying minimum localized networks.
result High dimension reduction capability and improved inference efficiency in real networks.
Estimates expected information gain using density approximations and dimension reduction.
problem Estimating expected information gain in nonlinear and non-Gaussian settings.
method Flexible transport-based schemes for EIG estimation, optimal sample allocation, and gradient-based upper bounds on mutual information.
result Optimal sample allocation and dimension reduction schemes improve EIG estimation accuracy and convergence rate.
Extends dimension reduction to data-driven settings without gradients.
problem Gradient-based dimension reduction limitations in data-driven settings.
method Score ratio matching framework, tailored parameterization, regularization, eigenvalue deflation.
result Outperforms standard score-matching for problems with low-dimensional structure.
This paper simplifies finding least favorable priors by reducing dimensionality.
problem Finding least favorable priors is challenging due to infinite-dimensional optimization.
method Develops a dimensionality reduction method using Bregman divergences.
result Allows use of gradient ascent algorithms for finding least favorable priors.
We introduce a methodology for nonlinear inverse problems using a variational Bayesian approach where the unknown quantity is a spatial field. A structured Bayesian Gaussian process latent variable model is used both to construct a low-dimensional generative model of the sample-based stochastic prior as well as a surro…
RMFGP combines multi-fidelity models for efficient uncertainty quantification.
problem Efficiently infer quantities of interest with limited high-fidelity data.
method Rotated multi-fidelity Gaussian process with dimension reduction and Bayesian active learning.
result RMFGP model improves accuracy and efficiency in high-dimensional problems.
Bayesian calibration speeds up ABM for pandemic modeling.
problem Calibrating stochastic ABMs for accurate pandemic predictions is computationally intensive.
method Random forest surrogate modeling for accelerated ABM evaluation.
result Improved predictive performance with random forest calibration compared to previous methods.
The study improves PAC-Bayesian bounds for adversarial generative models.
problem Improving generalization bounds for adversarial generative models.
method Extending PAC-Bayesian theory to generative models, developing bounds for Wasserstein and total variation distances.
result New training objectives for Wasserstein and Energy-Based GANs.
Active learning method for ABC statistics selection reduces expert work and improves posterior estimates.
problem Handling intractable likelihood functions in models with domain knowledge.
method Active learning method for selecting summary statistics in ABC.
result Better posterior estimates than existing methods, especially with limited simulation budget.
Deep networks become equivalent to linear models in large data regimes.
problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks in large data regimes.
method Information-theoretic analysis of fully-trained neural networks in proportional scaling regime.
result Proves deep Gaussian equivalence principle, showing deep networks can be simplified to linear models.
SILBO optimizes high-dimensional Bayesian optimization using semi-supervised embedding learning.
problem Bayesian optimization struggles with high-dimensional search spaces.
method SILBO uses semi-supervised dimension reduction to find a low-dimensional space for iterative optimization.
result SILBO outperforms existing methods on high-dimensional Bayesian optimization tasks.
Global sensitivity analysis improves BNN hyperparameter selection for accurate uncertainty quantification.
problem Difficulties in obtaining accurate uncertainty quantification with Bayesian Neural Networks (BNNs).
method Global sensitivity analysis of BNN performance under varying hyperparameter settings.
result Many hyperparameters interact to affect both predictive accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
Bayesian optimization (BO) has been broadly applied to computational expensive problems, but it is still challenging to extend BO to high dimensions. Existing works are usually under strict assumption of an additive or a linear embedding structure for objective functions. This paper directly introduces a supervised dim…
Bayesian methods reduce variance in subspace identification for small data sets.
problem High variance in traditional subspace identification methods for large models or small sample sizes.
method Investigation of Bayesian estimation solutions (regularized and shrinkage estimators) for subspace identification.
result Bayesian estimators reduce estimation risk by up to 40% compared to traditional methods.
Bayesian method for estimating inputs leading to specific probability outputs.
problem Estimating inputs for specific probability outputs of uncertain functions.
method Bayesian strategy using Gaussian process modeling and SUR principle.
result Surpassed performance of existing methods through numerical experiments.
Bayesian optimization improved for biased data.
problem Adversarial bias in observations, especially hidden confounders.
method Reduction to dueling bandits, information-directed sampling (IDS).
result First efficient kernelized algorithm with regret guarantees.
Gradient-based Monte Carlo sampling algorithms, like Langevin dynamics and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, are important methods for Bayesian inference. In large-scale settings, full-gradients are not affordable and thus stochastic gradients evaluated on mini-batches are used as a replacement. In order to reduce the high vari…
Bayesian approach optimizes quantum circuits for noisy hardware.
problem Optimizing parameterized quantum circuits on noisy quantum hardware.
method Reformulate classical optimisation as Bayesian posterior, combining cost function and prior distribution. Apply dimension reduction and posterior sampling strategies.
result Bayesian approach generates faster, less noisy circuits than classical methods.
When modeling a probability distribution with a Bayesian network, we are faced with the problem of how to handle continuous variables. Most previous work has either solved the problem by discretizing, or assumed that the data are generated by a single Gaussian. In this paper we abandon the normality assumption and inst…
Bayesian data sketching speeds up inference for large functional data.
problem Slow posterior computations in Bayesian varying coefficient models for large data.
method Compress functional response and predictor matrix using random linear transformation.
result Fully model-based Bayesian inference on compressed data.
We consider supervised dimension reduction problems, namely to identify a low dimensional projection of the predictors $\-x$ which can retain the statistical relationship between $\-x$ and the response variable y. We follow the idea of the sliced inverse regression (SIR) and the sliced average variance estimation (SA…
A new algorithm improves Bayesian federated learning by reducing communication overhead.
problem Bayesian federated learning constraints, including privacy, data ownership, and communication overhead.
method Proposes Quantised Langevin Stochastic Dynamics (QLSD) for Bayesian federated learning, using gradient compression and variance reduction techniques.
result Non-asymptotic and asymptotic convergence guarantees for QLSD and its improved versions.
Improved GPLVM model for single-cell RNA-seq data.
problem Lack of effective scalable models for clustering cell types in large-scale single-cell RNA-seq data.
method Introduces amortized stochastic variational Bayesian GPLVM (BGPLVM) tailored for single-cell RNA-seq.
result Matches the performance of scVI on synthetic and real-world datasets and reveals more interpretable latent structures.
We study the information content of nuclear masses from the perspective of global models of nuclear binding energies. To this end, we employ a number of statistical methods and diagnostic tools, including Bayesian calibration, Bayesian model averaging, chi-square correlation analysis, principal component analysis, and …
TVR optimizes black-box simulators by targeting variance reduction over control and noise parameters.
problem Optimizing black-box simulators with uncertain parameters.
method Targeted Variance Reduction (TVR) method that optimizes (x,θ) jointly. result Improved robust optimization performance over state-of-the-art methods.
A new method reduces dimensionality for better likelihood-free parameter estimation.
problem Estimating parameters from data with no closed-form likelihood.
method Combines reconstruction map estimation with dimension-reduction techniques.
result The proposed method outperforms existing techniques in accuracy and efficiency.
A new method improves active learning for large batch sizes.
problem Challenges in scaling Bayesian active learning to large batch sizes.
method Derives Partial Batch Label Sampling (ParBaLS) for EPIG algorithm.
result ParBaLS EPIG outperforms top-B selection and BatchBALD. We consider the prediction of weak effects in a multiple-output regression setup, when covariates are expected to explain a small amount, less than ≈1, of the variance of the target variables. To facilitate the prediction of the weak effects, we constrain our model structure by introducing a novel Bayesian ap…
A new method improves SNPE for intractable likelihood models.
problem Simulation-based models with intractable likelihoods.
method Adaptive calibration kernel and variance reduction techniques.
result The proposed method provides a better approximation of the posterior.
Stochastic gradient Markov Chain Monte Carlo (SG-MCMC) has been developed as a flexible family of scalable Bayesian sampling algorithms. However, there has been little theoretical analysis of the impact of minibatch size to the algorithm's convergence rate. In this paper, we prove that under a limited computational bud…
Deep learning is a form of machine learning for nonlinear high dimensional pattern matching and prediction. By taking a Bayesian probabilistic perspective, we provide a number of insights into more efficient algorithms for optimisation and hyper-parameter tuning. Traditional high-dimensional data reduction techniques, …
Well-established methods for the solution of stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) typically struggle in problems with high-dimensional inputs/outputs. Such difficulties are only amplified in large-scale applications where even a few tens of full-order model runs are impracticable. While dimensionality redu…
New method reduces variance in Bayesian inverse problems.
problem High variance in Monte Carlo estimates for inverse problems.
method Conditional neural control variates based on Stein's identity.
result Substantial variance reduction across different inverse problems.
Framework optimizes expensive manufacturing processes efficiently.
problem Optimizing input parameters for advanced manufacturing methods.
method Bayesian optimization with tailored acquisition function and parallel acquisition.
result Framework efficiently finds optimal parameters with minimal process cost.
Bayesian framework uses unlabeled data to improve fairness assessment.
problem Reliable fairness assessment with limited labeled data.
method Hierarchical latent variable model with Bayesian inference.
result Significant reduction in estimation error for fairness metrics.