Summary of Bi-eqno: Generalized Approximate Bayesian Inference with An Equivariant Neural Operator Framework, by Xu-hui Zhou et al.
BI-EqNO: Generalized Approximate Bayesian Inference with an Equivariant Neural Operator Framework
by Xu-Hui Zhou, Zhuo-Ran Liu, Heng Xiao
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Bayesian inference offers a robust framework for updating prior beliefs based on new data using Bayes’ theorem, but exact inference is often computationally infeasible, necessitating approximate methods. To address this challenge, we introduce BI-EqNO, an equivariant neural operator framework for generalized approximate Bayesian inference. This framework transforms priors into posteriors conditioned on observation data through data-driven training and ensures permutation equivariance between prior and posterior representations. We demonstrate BI-EqNO’s utility through two examples: as a generalized Gaussian process (gGP) for regression and as an ensemble neural filter (EnNF) for sequential data assimilation. Results show that gGP outperforms traditional Gaussian processes by offering a more flexible representation of covariance functions, while EnNF outperforms the ensemble Kalman filter in small-ensemble settings and has potential to function as a “super” ensemble filter for enhanced assimilation performance. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Bayesian inference is like updating your guess about something based on new information. The problem is that doing it exactly can take too much time, so we use shortcuts instead. These shortcuts don’t always work well, especially when we’re trying to figure out how likely our guess was in the first place. We’ve created a new way of using neural networks to do this updating called BI-EqNO. It’s flexible and works with different types of data and prior knowledge. We tested it by using it for regression (predicting values based on other values) and sequential data assimilation (combining multiple sources of information). The results show that our new approach is better than the old ways in some cases, making it a useful tool for scientists. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Bayesian inference » Inference » Regression
