arXiv:2609.24419v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Current experimental scientists increasingly rely on simulation-based inference (SBI) to invert complex models with intractable likelihoods. A primar...
By Luben M. C. Cabezas, Pedro L. C. Rodrigues, Rafael Izbicki
arXiv:2509. 23385v5 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Simulation-based inference (SBI) is transforming experimental sciences by enabling parameter estimation in complex non-linear models from simulated data.
By Pierre-Louis Ruhlmann, Michael Arbel, Florence Forbes, Pedro L. C. Rodrigues
arXiv:2608. 06206v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Conformal prediction endows arbitrary black-box predictors with finite-sample, distribution-free marginal coverage, yet marginal validity can hide severe covariate-specific miscalibration, while exact distribution-free conditional coverage is finite-sample unattainable.
By Anton Conrad, Rustam Isaev, Denis Belomestny, Eric Moulines, Sergey Samsonov
arXiv:2609.39712v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We consider simulation-based Bayesian inference (SBI) for the parameters of models with intractable likelihoods but tractable forward simulation. Bui...
By Umberto Picchini
arXiv:2607. 04236v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Bayes-assisted conformal prediction combines the strengths of Bayesian modelling with exact, distribution-free frequentist coverage guarantees.
By Kianoosh Ashouritaklimi, Stefano Cortinovis, Fran\c{c}ois Caron
The paper extends Neural Posterior Estimation (NPE) to handle simulators whose parameter spaces contain both discrete and continuous dimensions. It introduces an inference network that factorizes the joint posterior into discrete and continuous components, using an autoregressive classifier for the discrete part and a generative model for the continuous part, trained jointly with a single simulation-based objective. A diagnostic tool for assessing calibration of the mixed posterior is also proposed, and the method is shown to produce accurate, calibrated posteriors on toy and real scientific simulators.
By Jan Boelts, Cornelius Schr\"oder, Jonas Beck, Jakob H. Macke, Michael Deistler, Daniel Gedon
arXiv:2609.36950v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Simulation-based inference is challenging when many heterogeneous observations must be composed, hierarchical latent structure must be preserved, and t...
By Vincent D. Zaballa, Elliot E. Hui
arXiv:2607. 16675v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: A point prediction that is well calibrated on average can still be systematically biased conditional on its own value, undermining its use in downstream decision-making.
By Daniel Bensimon, Sean Xiang Yu, Eric D. Kolaczyk, Archer Y. Yang
arXiv:2608. 07183v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multimodal fusion architectures typically assume all modalities are available at inference, yet sensor failures, acquisition variability, and cost constraints routinely produce incomplete observations.
By Alireza Moayedikia
arXiv:2505. 08784v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: As machine learning (ML) enters high-stakes domains, trustworthy uncertainty quantification (UQ) is essential for safety.
By Abhineet Agarwal, Fange Xiao, Rebecca Barter, Omer Ronen, Boyu Fan, Bin Yu
The paper introduces SME-BETEL, a semiparametric Bayesian method that merges score matching estimating equations with Bayesian exponentially tilted empirical likelihood to perform inference on models with intractable normalizing constants. SME-BETEL avoids evaluating these constants and eliminates the need for learning-rate calibration, while providing consistency, asymptotic normality, and a Bernstein‑von Mises theorem that guarantees asymptotically calibrated credible sets even under model misspecification. The authors extend the framework to mixed‑domain data, enabling robust inference for doubly‑intractable models such as spatial preferential sampling, and demonstrate its effectiveness through simulations and an ozone‑monitoring application.
By Jiongran Wang, Debdeep Pati, Anirban Bhattacharya
Conformal Bayes combines Bayesian posterior predictives with conformal calibration to produce prediction sets that are both statistically valid and geometrically efficient. We study conformal Bayes under label shift from a unified perspective, identifying two complementary approaches that restore nominal target-domain coverage through importance-weighted conformal calibration but operate through independent mechanisms.