Proposes an extension of BayesCG for solving multiple linear systems.
problem Solving multiple linear systems efficiently and accurately.
method Extension of Bayesian conjugate gradient algorithm.
result Extension improves efficiency and accuracy of solving multiple linear systems.
Bayesian neural networks speed up numerical integration.
problem Scalability of Bayesian quadrature methods.
method Bayesian Stein networks using neural networks and Laplace approximation.
result Orders of magnitude speed-up on benchmark functions and real-world problems.
Bayesian methods improve Quanto option pricing accuracy.
problem Improving Quanto option pricing accuracy using Bayesian methods.
method Bayesian estimation of parameters and Monte Carlo simulation.
result Bayesian methods outperform other methods in Quanto option pricing.
Bayesian quadrature uses probabilistic models for estimating intractable integrals.
problem Estimating intractable integrals in complex models.
method Probabilistic, model-based approach using Gaussian processes.
result Comprehensive review and systematic taxonomy of Bayesian quadrature methods.
This paper tackles Bayesian system identification with probabilistic numerical methods.
problem Accurately modeling nonlinear dynamic systems from noisy data.
method Probabilistic Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) combined with probabilistic numerical integration.
result Efficient identification of latent states and system parameters from noisy measurements.
Bayesian probabilistic numerical methods are a set of tools providing posterior distributions on the output of numerical methods. The use of these methods is usually motivated by the fact that they can represent our uncertainty due to incomplete/finite information about the continuous mathematical problem being approxi…
Bayesian Probabilistic Integration uses BART for high-dimensional, non-smooth functions.
problem Bayesian quadrature's limitations in high-dimensional or non-smooth functions.
method Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) priors for numerical integration.
result Explicit convergence rates can be obtained in various settings.
Bayesian quadrature improves integration efficiency with invariant priors.
problem Efficient numerical integration with known structure.
method Invariance priors for bijective transformations in input domain.
result Superior performance in synthetic and real-world applications.
Parallel-in-time solver reduces ODE simulation time from linear to logarithmic.
problem Efficiently solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with reduced computational cost.
method Formulated a parallel-in-time probabilistic numerical ODE solver using time-parallel formulation of iterated extended Kalman smoothers.
result Reduces span cost from linear to logarithmic in the number of time steps.
Bayesian quadrature improves integration on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Efficiently computing integrals on nonlinear geometric data.
method Probabilistic numerical methods, specifically Bayesian quadrature, on Riemannian manifolds.
result Bayesian quadrature reduces the number of function evaluations compared to Monte Carlo methods.
New Bayesian method for joint sparse parameter inference.
problem Inference of jointly sparse parameter vectors from multiple measurements.
method Hierarchical Bayesian learning with joint sparsity-promoting priors.
result New algorithms consistently outperform existing methods in numerical experiments.
Improved stability for large-scale Bayesian sampling.
problem Reducing instability in Langevin dynamics for large datasets.
method Introducing a modified CCAdL thermostat with a scaling and squaring method and a truncated Taylor series approximation.
result Significantly improved numerical stability and accuracy over existing methods.
Parallelized Bayesian quadrature improves sample efficiency and inference.
problem Efficient Bayesian inference and model evidence calculation.
method Batch Bayesian quadrature with kernel recombination for parallel sampling.
result Empirically, outperforms state-of-the-art methods in various datasets.
A new Fourier model improves ODE prediction.
problem Improving the accuracy of ODE solutions, especially for periodic functions.
method Constructing a Fourier state space model and a hybrid model combining Taylor and Fourier methods.
result The hybrid model can predict ODE solutions more accurately, especially for periodic functions.
Learning in deep models using Bayesian methods has generated significant attention recently. This is largely because of the feasibility of modern Bayesian methods to yield scalable learning and inference, while maintaining a measure of uncertainty in the model parameters. Stochastic gradient MCMC algorithms (SG-MCMC) a…
Study shows how numerical discretization affects reconstructions and parameter distributions in nano metrology.
problem Impact of numerical discretization on parameter reconstructions and model parameter distributions.
method Bayesian target vector optimization, finite element model, Gaussian process, stochastic machine learning surrogate models, Markov chain Monte Carlo sampler.
result Numerical discretization parameters impact the accuracy and distribution of reconstructed model parameters.
Bayesian ANN method predicts chaotic systems with uncertainty.
problem Estimating chaotic dynamical systems from noisy data.
method Bayesian Artificial Neural Networks for ODE inverse problems.
result Accurate time predictions and uncertainty bounds.
Bayesian interpretation of deep ensembles improves uncertainty quantification.
problem Improving uncertainty estimation in deep learning models.
method Viewing deep ensembles as an approximate Bayesian method and specifying corresponding assumptions.
result Improved approximation leads to larger epistemic uncertainty, potentially more reliable predictions.
LogEI improves Bayesian optimization by simplifying numerical computation of EI and related functions.
problem Numerical pathologies in optimizing EI and related acquisition functions.
method Proposes LogEI, a family of acquisition functions that simplify numerical optimization.
result LogEI members improve optimization performance and match or exceed state-of-the-art methods.
Study analyzes EU in variational inference for Bayesian deep learning.
problem Analyzing epistemic uncertainty in variational inference for Bayesian deep learning.
method Theoretical analysis and derivation of relations between generalization error and EU measurements. Proposing a new objective function for VI.
result Proposed new objective function significantly improves EU evaluation over existing VI methods.
Unified framework for Gaussian process methods in differential equations.
problem Fragmented approaches to Gaussian process methods in differential equations.
method Unified Bayesian perspective integrating differential equation constraints.
result Consolidation of existing methods and foundation for future research.
Bayesian Tobit model tackles high-dimensional censored data with Horseshoe prior.
problem High-dimensional censored data with unknown bounds.
method Horseshoe prior for shrinkage, data augmentation for Gibbs sampling.
result Established posterior consistency and concentration rates for Bayesian Tobit models.
Postprocessing reduces Bayesian optimization steps for global optima.
problem Slow convergence in Bayesian optimization for high-dimensional problems.
method Prohibits duplicated samples in the dataset postprocessing method.
result Significantly reduces the number of sequential steps to find the global optimum.
Bayesian Topic Regression models causal inference with text and numerical data.
problem Causal inference using observational text data with both text and numerical confounders.
method Combines supervised Bayesian topic model with Bayesian regression framework, respecting the Frisch-Waugh-Lovell theorem.
result Joint approach recovers ground truth with lower bias than benchmarks, superior prediction results compared to separate approaches.
New method combines ODE solvers with Bayesian inference for efficient model training.
problem Combining ODE solvers with Bayesian inference for efficient model training.
method Probabilistic state space model using extended Kalman filter for joint inference from differential equations and data.
result Efficient approximate Bayesian inference on latent force and ODE solution.
PHS optimizes hyperparameters in parallel for expensive computations.
problem Optimizing hyperparameters in computationally expensive tasks.
method Bayesian optimization for parallel hyperparameter search.
result Efficient hyperparameter optimization on multiple instances.
Optical scatterometry is a method to measure the size and shape of periodic micro- or nanostructures on surfaces. For this purpose the geometry parameters of the structures are obtained by reproducing experimental measurement results through numerical simulations. We compare the performance of Bayesian optimization to …
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.
Integration over non-negative integrands is a central problem in machine learning (e.g. for model averaging, (hyper-)parameter marginalisation, and computing posterior predictive distributions). Bayesian Quadrature is a probabilistic numerical integration technique that performs promisingly when compared to traditional…
Stochastic Volatility in Mean models with heavy-tailed distributions using Hidden Markov Models
problem Accurate inference for Stochastic Volatility in Mean models with heavy-tailed distributions
method Numerically stable estimation procedure and parallel computing
result Significant reduction in computational times
Enhanced Bayesian target encoding uses sampling techniques to improve model performance.
problem Improving target encoding for better model performance in machine learning.
method Using sampling techniques in Bayesian target encoding to extract intra-category distribution information.
result Improves generalization and reduces target leakage in machine learning models.
There is renewed interest in formulating integration as an inference problem, motivated by obtaining a full distribution over numerical error that can be propagated through subsequent computation. Current methods, such as Bayesian Quadrature, demonstrate impressive empirical performance but lack theoretical analysis. A…
New method integrates latent variables for Bayesian Optimization of materials with both qualitative and quantitative factors.
problem Bayesian Optimization for materials design with mixed qualitative and quantitative variables.
method Integrates latent variables for mixed-variable Gaussian process modeling within the Bayesian Optimization framework.
result LVGP provides superior modeling accuracy compared to existing methods for mixed-variable problems.
Unsupervised estimation of latent variable models is a fundamental problem central to numerous applications of machine learning and statistics. This work presents a principled approach for estimating broad classes of such models, including probabilistic topic models and latent linear Bayesian networks, using only secon…
L-HNNs improve Bayesian inference efficiency by reducing gradient computation.
problem Efficient Bayesian inference with minimal gradient computation.
method Integrating L-HNNs into NUTS with online error monitoring.
result L-HNNs in NUTS outperform NUTS in complex posterior densities.
We consider Bayesian inference problems with computationally intensive likelihood functions. We propose a Gaussian process (GP) based method to approximate the joint distribution of the unknown parameters and the data. In particular, we write the joint density approximately as a product of an approximate posterior dens…
New coin sampling method for Bayesian inference without learning rates.
problem Scalable Bayesian inference with learning rate tuning issues.
method Coin sampling for gradient-based Bayesian inference.
result Comparable performance to other ParVI algorithms without learning rate tuning.
Bayesian method estimates Kronecker graphical models from autoregressive processes.
problem Estimating Kronecker graphical models from autoregressive Gaussian processes.
method Bayesian approach to estimate Kronecker graphical models.
result Effectiveness demonstrated through numerical experiments and real-world data application.
In this paper, we present a Bayesian channel estimation algorithm for multicarrier receivers based on pilot symbol observations. The inherent sparse nature of wireless multipath channels is exploited by modeling the prior distribution of multipath components' gains with a hierarchical representation of the Bessel K pro…
Develops methods to estimate gradient of EIG for Bayesian Experimental Design.
problem Optimizing Bayesian inference through efficient experimental design.
method Introduces UEEG-MCMC and BEEG-AP methods for estimating EIG gradient.
result Both methods improve upon existing benchmarks in EIG optimization.
Probabilistic method combines space and time uncertainties in PDEs.
problem Separate treatment of space and time in PDE solvers obscures interactions and error quantification.
method Gaussian process interpretation of finite difference methods interacting with probabilistic ODE solvers.
result Joint quantification of space- and time-uncertainty possible without sacrificing ODE solver performance.
Bayesian Lasso Sparse model provides sparse estimates in linear and nonlinear regression.
problem Sparse learning in regression models.
method Develops a new sparse learning model using type-II maximum likelihood procedure.
result The BLS model provides sparse estimates and is more precise, especially with noisy data.
In this paper, we consider Bayesian image denoising based on a Gaussian Markov random field (GMRF) model, for which we propose an new algorithm. Our method can solve Bayesian image denoising problems, including hyperparameter estimation, in O(n)-time, where n is the number of pixels in a given image. From the persp…
Bayesian methods solve complex nonlinear PDEs efficiently.
problem Solving nonlinear PDEs with high computational cost.
method Bayesian inference with approximate likelihood based on discretization.
result Probabilistic uncertainty quantification for PDE solutions is feasible.
Adaptive Bayesian quadrature (ABQ) is a powerful approach to numerical integration that empirically compares favorably with Monte Carlo integration on problems of medium dimensionality (where non-adaptive quadrature is not competitive). Its key ingredient is an acquisition function that changes as a function of previou…
Novel approach for estimating conditional expectations using Bayesian quadrature.
problem Estimating conditional expectations with costly evaluations.
method Probabilistic numerical methods incorporating prior smoothness knowledge.
result Fast convergence rate and uncertainty quantification.
New method for Bayesian inference in infinite dimensions using SDMs.
problem Bayesian inference in infinite-dimensional function spaces.
method Amortized conditional score-based diffusion models (SDMs).
result Validated approach for large-scale, discretization-invariant Bayesian inference.
Bayesian deep learning tackles uncertainty in high-dimensional systems.
problem Uncertainty quantification in high-dimensional stochastic partial differential equations.
method Bayesian neural network (BNN) and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) for efficient sampling of posterior distributions.
result The method efficiently handles high-dimensional problems with almost independent computational cost.