Summary of Weak Neural Variational Inference For Solving Bayesian Inverse Problems Without Forward Models: Applications in Elastography, by Vincent C. Scholz et al.
Weak neural variational inference for solving Bayesian inverse problems without forward models: applications in elastography
by Vincent C. Scholz, Yaohua Zang, Phaedon-Stelios Koutsourelakis
First submitted to arxiv on: 30 Jul 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 This paper introduces Weak Neural Variational Inference (WNVI), a novel approach for solving high-dimensional Bayesian inverse problems based on partial differential equations (PDEs). The method complements real measurements with virtual observations derived from the physical model, using weighted residuals as probes to formulate and solve the Bayesian inverse problem. This formulation treats state variables of the physical model as latent variables inferred using Stochastic Variational Inference (SVI) along with unknowns. Neural networks approximate the inverse mapping from state variables to unknowns. The paper demonstrates WNVI’s accuracy and efficiency in a biomedical setting, inferring spatially varying material properties from noisy tissue deformation data. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary WNVI is a new way to solve big math problems that involve many unknowns and some known information. It uses special computer models (neural networks) to figure out what the unknowns are. This approach is useful for problems where we don’t have enough information to solve them exactly, but can still get good answers by using some clever tricks. The authors tested WNVI on a problem in medicine, trying to figure out how different parts of the body move when we squish or stretch it. They showed that WNVI works well and is faster than other methods. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Inference
