Spike-and-slab priors are popular Bayesian solutions for high-dimensional linear regression problems. Previous theoretical studies on spike-and-slab methods focus on specific prior formulations and use prior-dependent conditions and analyses, and thus can not be generalized directly. In this paper, we propose a class o…
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Paper proposes a new method for Bayesian linear regression using spike-and-slab priors.
problem Identifying predictors with similar relationships in linear regression models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors and a Gibbs sampler.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods in simulations and real data analysis.
New algorithms improve Bayesian linear regression with spike-and-slab priors.
problem Efficiently sampling from Bayesian linear regression models with sparsity-inducing priors.
method Design of two sampling algorithms: Gibbs sampling and Stochastic Localization.
result Stochastic Localization sampler shows significant advantage for poorly designed data matrices.
Scalable Spike-and-Slabstat.CO
Spike-and-slab priors are improved for high-dimensional Bayesian regression.
problem Prohibitive computational costs for existing samplers in high-dimensional settings.
method Proposes Scalable Spike-and-Slab () for high-dimensional Bayesian regression.
result Improves computational cost to per iteration, demonstrating significant speed-ups and quality gains.
Generalized Cumulative Shrinkage Process Priors with Applications to Sparse Bayesian Factor Analysisstat.ME
The paper extends and applies a new shrinkage prior in Bayesian factor analysis.
problem Estimating the number of factors in sparse Bayesian factor analysis.
method Introduces and extends a generalized cumulative shrinkage process (CUSP) prior.
result Exchangeable spike-and-slab shrinkage priors imply increasing shrinkage as the column index increases.
Bayesian neural network achieves nearly optimal performance in Besov space.
problem Bayesian neural networks in Besov space.
method Spike-and-slab prior and shrinkage prior for posterior convergence rate.
result The posterior convergence rate is nearly minimax and adaptive to unknown smoothness.
New algorithms sample spike-and-slab priors efficiently in high dimensions.
problem Sampling from spike-and-slab priors in high-dimensional settings.
method Provably efficient algorithms for posterior sampling with sublinear measurement count.
result First provable algorithms for spike-and-slab posterior sampling without strong SNR assumptions.
In this work, we address the problem of solving a series of underdetermined linear inverse problems subject to a sparsity constraint. We generalize the spike-and-slab prior distribution to encode a priori correlation of the support of the solution in both space and time by imposing a transformed Gaussian process on the…
We are interested in solving the multiple measurement vector (MMV) problem for instances, where the underlying sparsity pattern exhibit spatio-temporal structure motivated by the electroencephalogram (EEG) source localization problem. We propose a probabilistic model that takes this structure into account by generalizi…
Bayesian SPCA method tackles orthogonality constraint with spike and slab prior.
problem Bayesian SPCA method for high-dimensional data with orthogonality constraint.
method Parameter-expanded coordinate ascent variational inference (PX-CAVI) with spike and slab prior.
result PX-CAVI algorithm outperforms existing SPCA approaches in performance.
Bayesian -regularized least squares is a variable selection technique for high dimensional predictors. The challenge is optimizing a non-convex objective function via search over model space consisting of all possible predictor combinations. Spike-and-slab (a.k.a. Bernoulli-Gaussian) priors are the gold standard f…
In this letter, we address sparse signal recovery using spike and slab priors. In particular, we focus on a Bayesian framework where sparsity is enforced on reconstruction coefficients via probabilistic priors. The optimization resulting from spike and slab prior maximization is known to be a hard non-convex problem, a…
We study inference and learning based on a sparse coding model with `spike-and-slab' prior. As in standard sparse coding, the model used assumes independent latent sources that linearly combine to generate data points. However, instead of using a standard sparse prior such as a Laplace distribution, we study the applic…
Improved VB algorithm for high-dimensional logistic regression with theoretical guarantees.
problem Sparse high-dimensional logistic regression model selection.
method Spike and slab variational Bayes approximation.
result Optimal convergence rates in and prediction loss for sparse truths.
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.
The Gaussian process latent variable model (GP-LVM) is a popular approach to non-linear probabilistic dimensionality reduction. One design choice for the model is the number of latent variables. We present a spike and slab prior for the GP-LVM and propose an efficient variational inference procedure that gives a lower …
Paper proposes new Bayesian neural network models for efficient learning.
problem Efficient learning and model compression in deep neural networks.
method Proposes Spike-and-Slab Group Lasso (SS-GL) and Spike-and-Slab Group Horseshoe (SS-GHS) priors for structured sparsity in Bayesian neural networks.
result Establishes competitive performance in prediction accuracy, model compression, and inference latency compared to baseline models.
CONCERT improves transfer learning by borrowing partial information from auxiliary datasets.
problem Inefficiency of global similarity measures in transfer learning for high-dimensional data.
method Conditional spike-and-slab prior with covariate-specific priors for robust partial information transfer.
result CONCERT achieves variable selection and information transfer simultaneously, improving performance on the target.
A fast and scalable method for variable selection in high-dimensional Gaussian processes.
problem Inefficient variable selection in high-dimensional Gaussian processes.
method Developed a fast and scalable variational inference algorithm for spike and slab Gaussian processes.
result Consistently outperforms vanilla and sparse variational GPs while retaining similar runtimes.
Exact inference in the linear regression model with spike and slab priors is often intractable. Expectation propagation (EP) can be used for approximate inference. However, the regular sequential form of EP (R-EP) may fail to converge in this model when the size of the training set is very small. As an alternative, we …
Improved Thompson Sampling for high-dimensional sparse bandits.
problem Stochastic linear contextual bandits with high-dimensional features.
method Thompson Sampling with spike-and-slab priors and variational inference.
result Nearly optimal upper bound on expected cumulative regret.
IDS improves sparse linear bandits by balancing information and regret.
problem Sparse linear bandits in high-dimensional decision-making.
method Information-directed sampling (IDS) with Bayesian regret bounds and empirical Bayesian sparse posterior sampling.
result IDS nearly matches existing lower bounds and significantly reduces regret.
Non-stationary and Sparsely-correlated Multi-output Gaussian Process with Spike-and-Slab Priorstat.ML
Proposes a flexible MGP model for dynamic, sparse correlations.
problem Handling dynamic and sparse correlations in multivariate data.
method Non-stationary MGP with dynamic spike-and-slab prior and EM algorithm.
result Captures dynamic and sparse correlations effectively.
DABS uses a policy network to select experiments in high-dimensional design spaces.
problem Adaptive factorial screening in high-dimensional discrete design spaces.
method DABS learns a policy network offline to sequentially select experiments, incorporating sparsity and interactions via a spike-and-slab prior.
result DABS achieves superior accuracy and scalability over classical and Bayesian baselines under tight experimental budgets.
Proposes a Bayesian approach for automatic node selection in sparse neural networks.
problem Reduces structural complexity and computational speedup in large-scale predictive models.
method Uses spike-and-slab Gaussian priors and variational Bayes approach for node selection.
result Establishes variational posterior consistency and optimal contraction rates for sparse networks.
In this article, we propose a new class of priors for Bayesian inference with multiple Gaussian graphical models. We introduce fully Bayesian treatments of two popular procedures, the group graphical lasso and the fused graphical lasso, and extend them to a continuous spike-and-slab framework to allow self-adaptive shr…
PliableBVS extends Bayesian lasso for modeling interactions with modifying variables.
problem Modeling interactions between large and small sets of variables, especially in omics studies.
method Bayesian variable selection with spike-and-slab priors and hierarchical structure.
result PliableBVS outperforms pliable lasso in identifying active main and interaction effects.
Improves feature selection in high-dimensional data using LLM-generated weights.
problem Inaccurate LLM-generated weights degrade feature selection performance.
method Integrates LLM-generated weights into prior inclusion probabilities using LLM Sparsity Prior (LSP).
result Improves prediction accuracy and identifies clinically relevant features.
Study compares L1 and VG sparsity priors in inverse problems.
problem Sparse regularization in inverse problems with incomplete or corrupted measurements.
method Compared L1 regularization with Variational Garrote (VG), a probabilistic method approximating L0 sparsity.
result VG often achieves lower minimum generalization error and improved stability in strongly underdetermined regimes.
In this paper a new Bayesian model for sparse linear regression with a spatio-temporal structure is proposed. It incorporates the structural assumptions based on a hierarchical Gaussian process prior for spike and slab coefficients. We design an inference algorithm based on Expectation Propagation and evaluate the mode…
Efficiently identifies important variables in binary outcomes using variational Bayes.
problem Bayesian variable selection for binary outcomes with computational challenges.
method Mean-field variational Bayes approximation with closed-form updates and efficient inference algorithm.
result Successfully identifies important variables and is orders of magnitude faster than MCMC.
We consider the problem of object recognition with a large number of classes. In order to overcome the low amount of labeled examples available in this setting, we introduce a new feature learning and extraction procedure based on a factor model we call spike-and-slab sparse coding (S3C). Prior work on S3C has not prio…
We consider the problem of using a factor model we call {\em spike-and-slab sparse coding} (S3C) to learn features for a classification task. The S3C model resembles both the spike-and-slab RBM and sparse coding. Since exact inference in this model is intractable, we derive a structured variational inference procedure …
Paper develops efficient variational inference for sparse deep learning with theoretical guarantees.
problem Sparse deep learning's challenge of huge storage consumption and sparse structure recovery.
method Bayesian treatment with spike-and-slab priors and continuous relaxation of Bernoulli distribution for computationally efficient variational inferences.
result Provides variational posterior contraction rate, justifying consistency of the proposed method.
In recent years a number of methods have been developed for automatically learning the (sparse) connectivity structure of Markov Random Fields. These methods are mostly based on L1-regularized optimization which has a number of disadvantages such as the inability to assess model uncertainty and expensive crossvalidatio…
In recent years a number of methods have been developed for automatically learning the (sparse) connectivity structure of Markov Random Fields. These methods are mostly based on L1-regularized optimization which has a number of disadvantages such as the inability to assess model uncertainty and expensive cross-validati…
Numerical Generalized Randomized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo for piecewise smooth target densitiesstat.CO
New method samples from piecewise smooth distributions using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.
problem Sampling from distributions with discontinuous gradients.
method Generalized Randomized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (GRHMC) for piecewise smooth targets.
result GRHMC processes sample from piecewise smooth target distributions with the desired distribution as the invariant distribution.
Study improves theoretical understanding of Bayesian deep learning for classification tasks.
problem Theoretical gap in understanding Bayesian approaches in deep learning for classification.
method PAC-Bayes bounds techniques and Spike-and-Slab priors for sparse deep learning.
result Established non-asymptotic results for prediction error, achieving minimax optimal rates.
Flexible mean field variational inference using mixtures of non-overlapping exponential familiesmath.ST
Improves variational inference for sparse models using mixtures of exponential families.
problem Intractability of posterior distributions in Bayesian sparse models.
method Flexible mean field variational inference using mixtures of non-overlapping exponential families.
result Mixtures of exponential families with non-overlapping support form an exponential family, enabling analytical updates.
Bayesian GAMs improve predictive performance for high-dimensional data.
problem Sparse regularization in GAMs leads to excess shrinkage and difficulty in selecting nonlinear effects.
method Developed a novel spike-and-slab LASSO prior and scalable EM-Coordinate Descent algorithm.
result Improved predictive and computational performance compared to existing models.
New method estimates sparse canonical vectors efficiently.
problem Sparse canonical vectors estimation in CCA.
method Quasi-Bayesian estimation via Rayleigh quotient function.
result Achieves minimax rate with low computational cost.
We develop a scoring and classification procedure based on the PAC-Bayesian approach and the AUC (Area Under Curve) criterion. We focus initially on the class of linear score functions. We derive PAC-Bayesian non-asymptotic bounds for two types of prior for the score parameters: a Gaussian prior, and a spike-and-slab p…
Bayesian framework selects features and lags for time series forecasting.
problem Variable selection and lagged error term identification in time series models.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors, two-stage MCMC algorithm.
result Posterior selection consistency under mild conditions, improved predictive performance.
BayTiDe discovers time-delayed differential equations from noisy data.
problem Discovering time-delayed differential equations from data with large delays and noise.
method Bayesian inference with a sparsity-promoting prior.
result BayTiDe accurately identifies time-delayed differential equations with accuracy proportional to data resolution.
Guiding adaptive shrinkage by co-data to improve regression-based prediction and feature selectionstat.ME
Guided adaptive shrinkage uses co-data to improve feature selection in genomic studies.
problem Feature selection challenges in high-dimensional genomics data, especially in clinical settings.
method Guided adaptive shrinkage methods that use co-data to adapt shrinkage parameters.
result Improves feature selection in genomic studies, demonstrated through comparisons and examples.
This paper tackles federated learning for automatic latent variable selection in multi-output Gaussian processes.
problem Challenges in determining the adequate number of latent processes and relying on centralized learning for privacy and computational issues.
method Proposes a hierarchical model with spike-and-slab priors for automatic latent process selection and variational inference-based federated learning algorithm.
result Demonstrates the advantageous features of the proposed federated approach through simulations and real-world data.
We apply the spike-and-slab Restricted Boltzmann Machine (ssRBM) to texture modeling. The ssRBM with tiled-convolution weight sharing (TssRBM) achieves or surpasses the state-of-the-art on texture synthesis and inpainting by parametric models. We also develop a novel RBM model with a spike-and-slab visible layer and bi…
Bayesian model predicts phenotype effects from multi-environmental factors.
problem Predict phenotype effects from multi-environmental trials.
method Bayesian tensor regression with spike-and-slab structure.
result Model outperforms previous methods in simulation and real-world data.