Summary of Alpha-vi Deeponet: a Prior-robust Variational Bayesian Approach For Enhancing Deeponets with Uncertainty Quantification, by Soban Nasir Lone and Subhayan De and Rajdip Nayek
Alpha-VI DeepONet: A prior-robust variational Bayesian approach for enhancing DeepONets with uncertainty quantification
by Soban Nasir Lone, Subhayan De, Rajdip Nayek
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper introduces a novel deep operator network (DeepONet) framework that incorporates generalized variational inference (GVI) using Rényi’s α-divergence to learn complex operators while quantifying uncertainty. The framework uses Bayesian neural networks as building blocks for the branch and trunk networks, allowing for uncertainty quantification. By modifying the variational objective function, the approach achieves superior results in terms of minimizing mean squared error and improving negative log-likelihood on the test set. The framework is validated across various mechanical systems, outperforming both deterministic and standard KLD-based VI DeepONets in predictive accuracy and uncertainty quantification. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper creates a new way to learn complex operators using artificial intelligence. It’s like having a super-smart calculator that can understand how things work and make predictions. This calculator uses special math called generalized variational inference (GVI) and Rényi’s α-divergence, which helps it avoid mistakes. The results are impressive, showing the calculator is better at making predictions and understanding uncertainty than other methods. This could be very useful in areas like engineering and science. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Inference * Log likelihood * Objective function
