arXiv Statistics ML

Likelihood-free inference with nuisance parameters through normalizing flows

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 7

A Gradient Flow Perspective on Minimum MMD Estimation

arXiv:2607. 03871v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Minimum maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) estimation has emerged as a robust and likelihood-free alternative to maximum likelihood estimation for parameter estimation.

By Sophia Seulkee Kang, Louis Sharrock, Xiaoyuan Cheng, Fran\c{c}ois-Xavier Briol, Zonghao Chen
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 30

Factorizable Normalizing Flows for parameter-dependent density morphing

arXiv:2606. 30489v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Normalizing Flows excel at modeling a single fixed density, yet many problems across the sciences, such as high energy physics, instead require modeling how that density deforms as a function of continuous parameters: the strength of a physical effect, a calibration constant, or a source of systematic uncertainty.

By Davide Valsecchi, Mauro Doneg\`a, Rainer Wallny