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  3. Computation Tutorial: Bayesian Inference in Generative Models
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
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Computation Tutorial: Bayesian Inference in Generative Models

Speaker(s)
Luke Hewitt
Maddie Cusimano
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkComputation Tutorial: Bayesian Inference in Generative Models11/13/2018 7:30 pm11/13/2018 9:30 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
November 13, 2018
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
McGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Contact
Matthew Regan
    Description

    Bayesian inference is ubiquitous in models and tools across cognitive science and neuroscience. While the mathematical formulation of Bayesian models in terms of prior and likelihood is simple, exact Bayesian inference is intractable for most models of interest. In this tutorial, we will cover a range of approximate inference methods, including sampling-based methods (e.g. MCMC, particle filters) and variational inference, and describe how neural networks can be used to speed up these methods. We will also introduce probabilistic programming languages, which provide tools for black-box Bayesian inference in complex models. Hands-on exercises include implementing inference algorithms for simple models and/or implementing complex models in a probabilistic programming language.

    Additional Info

    After the tutorial, slides and resources will be posted on the computational tutorials stellar page:

    • Slides, references, and exercises: https://stellar.mit.edu/S/project/bcs-comp-tut/materials.html
    • Videos: http://cbmm.mit.edu/videos?field_video_grouping_tid[0]=781

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