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Bayesian method discovers local causal relationships among genes from gene expression data.

problem Discovering gene regulatory relationships from gene expression data.
method Bayesian approach scoring covariance structures for triplets of normally distributed variables, incorporating background knowledge as priors.
result Stable and conservative posterior probability estimates of local causal structures.

Cost-effective feature selection improves network model choice.

problem Selecting informative features from noisy candidates in network models.
method Adapted feature selection methods to account for feature costs and used pilot simulations.
result Reduced computational cost by two orders of magnitude without sacrificing model accuracy.

Paper proposes learning causal graphs with only relevant variables.

problem Discovering causal relationships in large-scale graphs often includes irrelevant variables.
method Developed NSCSL algorithm to learn necessary and sufficient causal graphs (NSCG).
result NSCSL algorithm identifies relevant causal features for specific outcomes.

Most network-based protein (or gene) function prediction methods are based on the assumption that the labels of two adjacent proteins in the network are likely to be the same. However, assuming the pairwise relationship between proteins or genes is not complete, the information a group of genes that show very similar p…

2012-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

A method clusters genes in large gene regulatory networks using semi-supervised hierarchical clustering.

problem Challenging task of identifying interaction clusters in large gene regulatory networks due to data noise and inconsistency.
method SHC-DC: a semi-supervised hierarchical clustering method using deconvolved correlation matrix.
result SHC-DC discovers interaction modules enriched in various signal pathways, validating sleep's impact on interleukin levels and related pathways.

We propose a network structure discovery model for continuous observations that generalizes linear causal models by incorporating a Gaussian process (GP) prior on a network-independent component, and random sparsity and weight matrices as the network-dependent parameters. This approach provides flexible modeling of net…

2017-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider constraint-based methods for causal structure learning, such as the PC-, FCI-, RFCI- and CCD- algorithms (Spirtes et al. (2000, 1993), Richardson (1996), Colombo et al. (2012), Claassen et al. (2013)). The first step of all these algorithms consists of the PC-algorithm. This algorithm is known to be order-d…

2012-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Many tasks require finding groups of elements in a matrix of numbers, symbols or class likelihoods. One approach is to use efficient bi- or tri-linear factorization techniques including PCA, ICA, sparse matrix factorization and plaid analysis. These techniques are not appropriate when addition and multiplication of mat…

2012-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops methods to identify stable associations across multiple studies.

problem Identifying stable associations across multiple studies with possible distributional shifts.
method Modeling heterogeneous multi-source data with multiple high-dimensional regressions and devising a novel sampling method for valid confidence intervals of maximin effects.
result Significant maximin effects indicate stable associations that can be generalized to target populations.

Generative Distribution Embeddings learn multiscale representations of distributions.

problem Learning representations of entire distributions for multiscale reasoning.
method Introducing GDE framework that lifts autoencoders to the space of distributions, using conditional generative models and distributional invariance.
result GDEs learn predictive sufficient statistics embedded in Wasserstein space, recovering distances and trajectories for Gaussian and Gaussian mixture distributions.

Researchers infer gene activity in dividing cells, accounting for protein inheritance and division history.

problem Inferring protein production kinetics in dividing cells due to protein inheritance and division history.
method Adapted conditional normalizing flows to approximate intractable likelihoods from simulated data.
result Glc3 gene is mostly inactive under stress, with brief and transient expression.

Graph edges, along with their labels, can represent information of fundamental importance, such as links between web pages, friendship between users, the rating given by users to other users or items, and much more. We introduce LEAP, a trainable, general framework for predicting the presence and properties of edges on…

2019-03-11abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method prioritizes and recycles experiences for better reinforcement learning.

problem Improving reinforcement learning efficiency by prioritizing and recycling experiences.
method Double-prioritized state-recycled (DPSR) experience replay.
result DPSR achieved state-of-the-art results in Atari games, outperforming original and prioritized methods.

This project combines recent advances in experience replay techniques, namely, Combined Experience Replay (CER), Prioritized Experience Replay (PER), and Hindsight Experience Replay (HER). We show the results of combinations of these techniques with DDPG and DQN methods. CER always adds the most recent experience to th…

2018-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified model optimizes experiment performance and reduces duration.

problem Balancing reward maximization and experiment termination.
method Unified model that considers both within-experiment and post-experiment outcomes.
result Familiar algorithms can optimize a broad class of objectives with proper parameter adjustment.

New method designs experiments robustly for nonlinear estimation, improving parameter knowledge.

problem Designing robust experiments for nonlinear estimation under parametric uncertainty.
method Multi-stage robust optimization framework for sequential experiments.
result Identifies experiments better conducted early for improved parameter knowledge.

Optimal tests developed for sequential experiments with asymptotic properties.

problem Performing hypothesis tests after sequential experiments without prior design.
method Analyze asymptotic properties of sequential experiments; develop tests for Gaussian process observations.
result Asymptotic power function of any test can be matched by a specific test in a limit experiment.

Bayesian optimization for long-term outcomes using fast and slow experiments.

problem Optimizing long-term system effects with short-term misleading results.
method Combining fast and slow experiments for Bayesian optimization.
result Sequential optimization over large action spaces in a short time.

Two methods estimate effect size for online experiments, improving accuracy and efficiency.

problem Determining the correct effect size for online experiment duration.
method Two approaches: hierarchical models and utility theory.
result Proposed methods outperform baseline approaches in accuracy and efficiency.

Experience replay enables reinforcement learning agents to memorize and reuse past experiences, just as humans replay memories for the situation at hand. Contemporary off-policy algorithms either replay past experiences uniformly or utilize a rule-based replay strategy, which may be sub-optimal. In this work, we consid…

2019-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study finds real-world datasets contain natural experiments that can improve model performance.

problem Detecting natural experiments in real-world datasets for causal inference.
method Synthetic graph simulation and feature selection based on causal links.
result Real-world datasets contain natural experiments that can be exploited for improved model performance.

Experience replay is widely used in deep reinforcement learning algorithms and allows agents to remember and learn from experiences from the past. In an effort to learn more efficiently, researchers proposed prioritized experience replay (PER) which samples important transitions more frequently. In this paper, we propo…

2019-05-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficient actor-critic learning with shared experience replay improves data efficiency.

problem Challenges in actor-critic reinforcement learning with experience replay and off-policy learning stability.
method Combining actor-critic algorithms with shared experience replay, analyzing V-trace, proposing a trust region scheme.
result State-of-the-art data efficiency on Atari achieved with 200M environment frames.