Sun 15 Jan 2023 10:10 - 10:20 at Scollay - First Session Chair(s): Steven Holtzen, Christine Tasson

We present an exact inference method for probabilistic programs operating on discrete distributions. We support sampling and observing from discrete distributions with infinite support. Our probabilistic programming language also supports affine functions, (stochastic) branching, conditioning on events, and even nested inference. All of this is possible because we work with \emph{probability generating functions}: they provide a compact closed-form representation of distributions to compute posterior probabilities, expectation, variance, and higher moments exactly.

Exact Inference for Discrete Probabilistic Programs via Generating Functions (lafi23-final41.pdf)335KiB

Sun 15 Jan

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09:00 - 10:30
First SessionLAFI at Scollay
Chair(s): Steven Holtzen Northeastern University, Christine Tasson Sorbonne Université — LIP6
09:00
5m
Day opening
Opening Comments
LAFI
Christine Tasson Sorbonne Université — LIP6, Steven Holtzen Northeastern University
09:05
60m
Keynote
Introduction to the tensor-programs framework, a PL approach that helps analyse theoretical properties of deep learning.Boston
LAFI
A: Hongseok Yang KAIST; IBS
10:10
10m
Talk
Exact Inference for Discrete Probabilistic Programs via Generating FunctionsParis
LAFI
A: Fabian Zaiser University of Oxford, C.-H. Luke Ong University of Oxford
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10:20
10m
Talk
Exact Probabilistic Inference Using Generating FunctionsBoston
LAFI
A: Lutz Klinkenberg RWTH Aachen University, Tobias Winkler RWTH Aachen University, Mingshuai Chen RWTH Aachen, Joost-Pieter Katoen RWTH Aachen University
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