Summary of Amortized Bayesian Local Interpolation Network: Fast Covariance Parameter Estimation For Gaussian Processes, by Brandon R. Feng et al.
Amortized Bayesian Local Interpolation NetworK: Fast covariance parameter estimation for Gaussian Processes
by Brandon R. Feng, Reetam Majumder, Brian J. Reich, Mohamed A. Abba
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Methodology (stat.ME)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes Amortized Bayesian Local Interpolation NetworK (A-BLINK) to accelerate Gaussian process-based geostatistical modeling. A-BLINK leverages two pre-trained deep neural networks to learn mappings from spatial coordinates and covariance function parameters to Kriging weights and spatial variance. This allows for bypassing the computationally expensive matrix inversion step, resulting in significant speedups over comparable methods. The approach also enables full posterior inference and predictions using Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of A-BLINK through simulation studies and an application using a large temperature dataset. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Gaussian processes are used for geostatistical modeling to make predictions at unseen spatial locations. But, this process can be slow because it involves inverting a big matrix. This paper introduces a new way to do this, called Amortized Bayesian Local Interpolation NetworK (A-BLINK). A-BLINK uses special kinds of artificial intelligence models called neural networks to quickly calculate the weights needed for Kriging and spatial variance. This makes the process much faster and allows for more complex calculations. The authors tested this method on a big temperature dataset and showed that it works well. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Inference * Temperature
