Bayesian inference using data flow analysis
Proceedings of the 2013 9th joint meeting on foundations of software engineering, 2013•dl.acm.org
We present a new algorithm for Bayesian inference over probabilistic programs, based on
data flow analysis techniques from the program analysis community. Unlike existing
techniques for Bayesian inference on probabilistic programs, our data flow analysis
algorithm is able to perform inference directly on probabilistic programs with loops. Even for
loop-free programs, we show that data flow analysis offers better precision and better
performance benefits over existing techniques. We also describe heuristics that are crucial …
data flow analysis techniques from the program analysis community. Unlike existing
techniques for Bayesian inference on probabilistic programs, our data flow analysis
algorithm is able to perform inference directly on probabilistic programs with loops. Even for
loop-free programs, we show that data flow analysis offers better precision and better
performance benefits over existing techniques. We also describe heuristics that are crucial …
We present a new algorithm for Bayesian inference over probabilistic programs, based on data flow analysis techniques from the program analysis community. Unlike existing techniques for Bayesian inference on probabilistic programs, our data flow analysis algorithm is able to perform inference directly on probabilistic programs with loops. Even for loop-free programs, we show that data flow analysis offers better precision and better performance benefits over existing techniques. We also describe heuristics that are crucial for our inference to scale, and present an empirical evaluation of our algorithm over a range of benchmarks.
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