arXiv Machine Learning

CP4SBI: Local Conformal Calibration of Credible Sets in Simulation-Based Inference

arXiv:2508. 17077v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Current experimental scientists have been increasingly relying on simulation-based inference (SBI) to invert complex non-linear models with intractable likelihoods.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 7

Beyond Marginal Validity: Finite-Sample Guarantees for Localized Conformal Prediction

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 Machine Learning
Jul 7

Robust Bayes-Assisted Conformal Prediction

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
arXiv Machine Learning
5d ago

Mixed neural posterior estimation for simulators with discrete and continuous parameters

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 Machine Learning
Jul 21

Isotonic Conformal Prediction

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 Statistics ML
Sep 3

Robust Bayesian Inference for Unnormalized Models with Mixed-Domain Data

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
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jun 10

Conformal Bayes under Label Shift: Post-Hoc Calibration vs. In-Training Adaptation

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.