Infinite dynamic bayesian networks

We present the infinite dynamic Bayesian network model (iDBN), a nonparametric, factored state-space model that generalizes dynamic Bayesian networks (DBNs). The iDBN can infer every aspect of a DBN: the number of hidden factors, the number of values each factor can take, and (arbitrarily complex) c...

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Main Authors: Doshi-Velez, Finale P., Wingate, David, Tenenbaum, Joshua B., Roy, Nicholas
Andre forfattere: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Sprog:en_US
Udgivet: International Machine Learning Society 2012
Online adgang:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70126
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-2035
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-0492
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Summary:We present the infinite dynamic Bayesian network model (iDBN), a nonparametric, factored state-space model that generalizes dynamic Bayesian networks (DBNs). The iDBN can infer every aspect of a DBN: the number of hidden factors, the number of values each factor can take, and (arbitrarily complex) connections and conditionals between factors and observations. In this way, the iDBN generalizes other nonparametric state space models, which until now generally focused on binary hidden nodes and more restricted connection structures. We show how this new prior allows us to find interesting structure in benchmark tests and on two realworld datasets involving weather data and neural information flow networks.