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We consider the problem of estimating the topology of spatial interactions in a discrete state, discrete time spatio-temporal graphical model where the interactions affect the temporal evolution of each agent in a network. Among other models, the susceptible, infected, recovered () model for interaction events fal…
This paper describes structuring data and constructing plots to explore forest classification models interactively. A forest classifier is an example of an ensemble, produced by bagging multiple trees. The process of bagging and combining results from multiple trees, produces numerous diagnostics which, with interactiv…
Graphical models are useful tools for describing structured high-dimensional probability distributions. Development of efficient algorithms for learning graphical models with least amount of data remains an active research topic. Reconstruction of graphical models that describe the statistics of discrete variables is a…
In this paper, we study time-varying graphical models based on data measured over a temporal grid. Such models are motivated by the needs to describe and understand evolving interacting relationships among a set of random variables in many real applications, for instance the study of how stocks interact with each other…
BEGIN network models binary data without parametric assumptions.
problem Conditional independence in non-parametric families of binary data.
method BEGIN network models binary data using sparse linear representations and block factorizations.
result BEGIN network captures conditional independence for arbitrary binary and multinomial variables.
In this article we show the duality between tensor networks and undirected graphical models with discrete variables. We study tensor networks on hypergraphs, which we call tensor hypernetworks. We show that the tensor hypernetwork on a hypergraph exactly corresponds to the graphical model given by the dual hypergraph. …
Develops an efficient method for real-time data analysis and visualization.
problem Challenges of analyzing high-dimensional data.
method Incremental non-linear manifold approximation using GMRA framework.
result Accurately represents non-linear manifolds with small initial samples.
Efficient method for learning continuous exponential families beyond Gaussian.
problem Learning continuous exponential families with unbounded support.
method Interaction Screening approach for scalable learning of continuous graphical models.
result Our estimator maintains similar accuracy and sample complexity scalings compared to alternative approaches, while improving run-time.
NeurISE uses neural nets to learn graphical models efficiently.
problem Efficiently learning graphical models with high-order terms.
method NeurISE, a neural net-based algorithm that approximates interaction screening objective function.
result NeurISE can find parsimonious representations without prior information.
Interactive tool helps choose and understand classification metrics.
problem Common metrics for binary classification have limitations.
method Graphical application to visualize and explore evaluation metrics.
result Promotes careful attention to interpretation of metrics.
Method for understanding heterogeneous treatment effects in complex causal graphs.
problem Heterogeneity and comorbidity in healthcare problems.
method Developed a new approach to characterize heterogeneous causal effects (HCEs) in graphical contexts, including heterogeneous causal graphs (HCGs) with confounders and mediators.
result Established theoretical forms and properties of HCEs in linear and nonlinear models, and developed interactive structural learning for estimation.
In this paper, we introduce a new directed graphical model from Gaussian data: the Gaussian graphical interaction model (GGIM). The development of this model comes from considering stationary Gaussian processes on graphs, and leveraging the equations between the resulting steady-state covariance matrix and the Laplacia…
Gaussian Graphical Models (GGMs) are popular tools for studying network structures. However, many modern applications such as gene network discovery and social interactions analysis often involve high-dimensional noisy data with outliers or heavier tails than the Gaussian distribution. In this paper, we propose the Tri…
Data visualization and interaction with large data sets is known to be essential and critical in many businesses today, and the same applies to research and teaching, in this case, when exploring large and complex mathematical objects. GAP is a computer algebra system for computational discrete algebra with an emphasis…
Consider a social network where only a few nodes (agents) have meaningful interactions in the sense that the conditional dependency graph over node attribute variables (behaviors) is sparse. A company that can only observe the interactions between its own customers will generally not be able to accurately estimate its …
We find a closed-form determinant for a specific sparse covariance matrix model.
problem Finding the determinant of a specific class of sparse positive definite matrices.
method Using Fourier transform of local factors, Normal Factor Graph Duality Theorem, and Matrix Determinant Lemma.
result We derive a closed-form expression for the determinant.
Group induced graphical lasso allows for discovery of molecular pathways-pathways interactionsq-bio.QM
Complex systems may contain heterogeneous types of variables that interact in a multi-level and multi-scale manner. In this context, high-level layers may considered as groups of variables interacting in lower-level layers. This is particularly true in biology, where, for example, genes are grouped in pathways and two …
Potential games, originally introduced in the early 1990's by Lloyd Shapley, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and his colleague Dov Monderer, are a very important class of models in game theory. They have special properties such as the existence of Nash equilibria in pure strategies. This note introduces graphical…
Paper introduces MGLasso for multiscale graph inference in clustering and network analysis.
problem Graphical models in high-dimensional data analysis need to handle clustering and sparsity simultaneously.
method MGLasso combines clustering and graph inference through a convex relaxation of k-means and hierarchical clustering. It uses CONESTA for regularization.
result MGLasso improves network interpretability by estimating graphs at multiple scales.
PGMax: Factor Graphs for Discrete Probabilistic Graphical Models and Loopy Belief Propagation in JAXcs.LG
PGMax automates PGM inference on GPUs, improving quality and speed.
problem Efficient inference in complex discrete PGMs.
method Factor graph specification and loopy belief propagation in JAX.
result Higher-quality inference with up to 3x speedups.
Quantum method generates unbiased samples from discrete graphical models.
problem Sampling from discrete graphical models is challenging and intractable in high dimensions.
method Embedding graphical models into unitary operators and using quantum circuits.
result Provably generates unbiased and independent samples from general discrete factor models.
Re-evaluating Short- and Long-Term Trend Factors in CTA Replication: A Bayesian Graphical Approachcs.AI
This paper uses Bayesian models to analyze CTA returns across short and long-term trends.
problem The relative merits and interactions of short- and long-term trend systems in CTA replication remain controversial.
method Dynamic decomposition of CTA returns into short-term trend, long-term trend, and market beta factors using a Bayesian graphical model.
result The blend of horizons shapes the strategy's risk-adjusted performance.
We introduce kernel nonparametric tests for Lancaster three-variable interaction and for total independence, using embeddings of signed measures into a reproducing kernel Hilbert space. The resulting test statistics are straightforward to compute, and are used in powerful interaction tests, which are consistent against…
We investigate a generic problem of learning pairwise exponential family graphical models with pairwise sufficient statistics defined by a global mapping function, e.g., Mercer kernels. This subclass of pairwise graphical models allow us to flexibly capture complex interactions among variables beyond pairwise product. …
New method for evaluating sequential recommendations with lower variance.
problem Evaluating good sequences of music, video, news, and e-commerce recommendations.
method Proposes a new counterfactual estimator for sequential reward interactions with lower variance and asymptotic unbiasedness.
result Our method outperforms existing methods in bias and data efficiency for sequential track recommendations.
The level set tree approach of Hartigan (1975) provides a probabilistically based and highly interpretable encoding of the clustering behavior of a dataset. By representing the hierarchy of data modes as a dendrogram of the level sets of a density estimator, this approach offers many advantages for exploratory analysis…
New method reduces sample complexity for learning Ising model dynamics exponentially.
problem Learning binary graphical models from correlated samples produced by a dynamical process.
method Two estimators based on interaction screening objective and conditional likelihood loss.
result Sample complexity reduces exponentially for samples from a dynamical process far from equilibrium.
In a voice-controlled smart-home, a controller must respond not only to user's requests but also according to the interaction context. This paper describes Arcades, a system which uses deep reinforcement learning to extract context from a graphical representation of home automation system and to update continuously its…
In this paper we investigate the computational complexity of learning the graph structure underlying a discrete undirected graphical model from i.i.d. samples. We first observe that the notoriously difficult problem of learning parities with noise can be captured as a special case of learning graphical models. This lea…
Belief Propagation (BP) is one of the most popular methods for inference in probabilistic graphical models. BP is guaranteed to return the correct answer for tree structures, but can be incorrect or non-convergent for loopy graphical models. Recently, several new approximate inference algorithms based on cavity distrib…
Adaptive approximations improve variational inference for complex models.
problem Efficiently approximate marginal distributions and partition functions in complex probabilistic models.
method Two classes of adaptive approximations that include Bethe, tree-reweighted, and convex free energies.
result Proposed approximations automatically adapt to a given model and outperform existing methods.
We present chemlambda (or the chemical concrete machine), an artificial chemistry with the following properties: (a) is Turing complete, (b) has a model of decentralized, distributed computing associated to it, (c) works at the level of individual (artificial) molecules, subject of reversible, but otherwise determinist…
Algorithm learns non-Gaussian graphical models via Hessian scores and triangular transport.
problem Learning graph structure from non-Gaussian data.
method Score based on integrated Hessian information, coupled with triangular transport map.
result Algorithm successfully recovers graph structure for non-Gaussian data.
Log-linear models are the popular workhorses of analyzing contingency tables. A log-linear parameterization of an interaction model can be more expressive than a direct parameterization based on probabilities, leading to a powerful way of defining restrictions derived from marginal, conditional and context-specific ind…
We study approximations of the partition function of dense graphical models. Partition functions of graphical models play a fundamental role is statistical physics, in statistics and in machine learning. Two of the main methods for approximating the partition function are Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Variational Method…
R package for multi-objective model selection in statistics.
problem Model selection challenges in statistics, especially for penalized models.
method Multi-objective optimization using Gaussian process-based optimization.
result Identification of hyperparameter values that represent desirable trade-offs.
A new method combines Gaussian graphical models for better distributed Gaussian process predictions.
problem Poor results from traditional DGP due to violated conditional independence assumption.
method Proposes using Gaussian graphical models to aggregate local predictions from subsets of data.
result Our method outperforms other state-of-the-art DGP approaches on both synthetic and real datasets.
A Hierarchical Graphical Model for Big Inverse Covariance Estimation with an Application to fMRIstat.ME
Brain networks has attracted the interests of many neuroscientists. From functional MRI (fMRI) data, statistical tools have been developed to recover brain networks. However, the dimensionality of whole-brain fMRI, usually in hundreds of thousands, challenges the applicability of these methods. We develop a hierarchica…
Coarsening Causal DAG Modelsstat.ML
We develop a method to learn abstract causal graphs from interventional data.
problem Estimating causal models at fine granularity is impractical or undesirable.
method Novel graphical identifiability results and an efficient algorithm.
result Directly learns abstract causal graphs from interventional data.
At an early age, human infants are able to learn and build a model of the world very quickly by constantly observing and interacting with objects around them. One of the most fundamental intuitions human infants acquire is intuitive physics. Human infants learn and develop these models, which later serve as prior knowl…
New algorithm recovers graph structure from noisy data.
problem Noise corrupts structure in Gaussian graphical models, making identification impossible.
method Developed an algorithm to recover graph structure up to an unavoidable ambiguity.
result Algorithm recovers graph structure up to an identified ambiguity, revealing local clustering and connectivity.
Function trees simplify complex ML models for better understanding.
problem Understanding and interpreting machine learning model predictions.
method Representing a multivariate function as a tree of simpler functions.
result Function trees reveal the global internal structure of functions.
Undirected graphical models are applied in genomics, protein structure prediction, and neuroscience to identify sparse interactions that underlie discrete data. Although Bayesian methods for inference would be favorable in these contexts, they are rarely used because they require doubly intractable Monte Carlo sampling…
The use of imitation learning to learn a single policy for a complex task that has multiple modes or hierarchical structure can be challenging. In fact, previous work has shown that when the modes are known, learning separate policies for each mode or sub-task can greatly improve the performance of imitation learning. …
Gaussian graphical models are widely utilized to infer and visualize networks of dependencies between continuous variables. However, inferring the graph is difficult when the sample size is small compared to the number of variables. To reduce the number of parameters to estimate in the model, we propose a non-asymptoti…
Properties of data are frequently seen to vary depending on the sampled situations, which usually changes along a time evolution or owing to environmental effects. One way to analyze such data is to find invariances, or representative features kept constant over changes. The aim of this paper is to identify one such fe…
A generalized gamification framework is introduced as a form of smart infrastructure with potential to improve sustainability and energy efficiency by leveraging humans-in-the-loop strategy. The proposed framework enables a Human-Centric Cyber-Physical System using an interface to allow building managers to interact wi…