arXiv Statistics ML

Divide-and-Conquer Neural Bayes Estimation for Spatial and Spatiotemporal Point Process Models

The paper introduces a divide-and-conquer neural Bayes estimation framework for spatial and spatiotemporal point process models. It uses transformer-based architectures on partitions of the domain and an attention mechanism to combine local summaries, enabling direct inference from raw point pattern data. Simulation studies show reliable inference with better scalability than existing neural and classical likelihood-based methods, and the approach is applied to whale call data in Cape Cod Bay, producing parameter estimates and credible intervals at negligible cost after training.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 22

Gaussian Process Decorrelation for Spatiotemporal Deep Learning-Based Snow Water Equivalent Prediction

The paper proposes a method for predicting future snow water equivalent (SWE) across the Western United States by first removing spatial correlations using a Gaussian Process-based linear transformation, then training a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network on the decorrelated data. This separation of spatial and temporal components improves predictive accuracy compared to baseline models. Additionally, the authors incorporate conformal prediction to provide distribution‑free uncertainty estimates for SWE forecasts.

By Colin Fenster, Adrienne Marshall, Soutir Bandyopadhyay, Daniel McKenzie
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 9

ISBO: Scalable Spatio-Temporal Bayesian Optimization with Log Gaussian Cox Process Models via the INLA-SPDE Approach

The paper introduces ISBO, a scalable Spatio‑Temporal Bayesian Optimization framework that models log‑intensity using a Log‑Gaussian Cox Process and performs inference via the INLA‑SPDE approach. By employing a Matern field on meshes, ISBO obtains a sparse Gaussian Markov Random Field, enabling fast and accurate posterior inference during sequential optimization. Experiments on synthetic and real‑world datasets demonstrate accurate peak discovery, intensity recovery, and significant speedups compared to an RKHS‑based baseline.

By Kaichuang Yang, H{\aa}vard Rue, Jakob Zeitler
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 14

NeuroMem-FHP: A Likelihood-Free Deep Learning Framework for Parameter Estimation of Fractional Hawkes Process

arXiv:2607. 11177v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this paper, we propose deep learning based NeuroMem-FHP framework for estimating the parameters of the fractional Hawkes process (FHP), a self-exciting point process that captures long-range dependence through a fractional Mittag-Leffler excitation kernel.

By Neha Gupta, Aditya Maheshwari