Neural denoising diffusion models Denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPMs), score-based generative models, generative diffusion processes, neural energy models… 2021-11-11 – 2023-05-25
Recurrent / convolutional / state-space Translating between means of approximating time series dynamics 2016-04-05 – 2023-05-24
Saying “Bayes” is not enough The other secret steps to doing Bayesian statistics 2016-05-30 – 2023-05-19
Reparameterization methods for MC gradient estimation Pathwise gradient estimation, 2018-04-04 – 2023-05-02
Normalizing flows Invertible density models, sounding clever by using the word diffeomorphism like a real mathematician 2018-04-04 – 2023-05-02
Bayesian posterior inference via optimisation One of those times when the easy thing can also be the smart thing 2020-08-17 – 2023-04-28
Probabilistic neural nets Bayesian and other probabilistic inference in overparameterized ML 2017-01-11 – 2023-04-27
Recursive identification Learning forward dynamics by looking at time series. 2017-09-15 – 2023-04-16
Particle filters incorporating Interacting Particle Systems, Sequential Monte Carlo and a profusion of other simultaneous-discovery names 2014-07-25 – 2023-03-24
Ensemble Kalman methods Data Assimilation; Data fusion; Sloppy filters for over-ambitious models 2015-06-22 – 2023-03-18
Last-layer Bayes neural nets Bayesian and other probabilistic inference in overparameterized ML 2017-01-11 – 2023-02-09
Last-layer Bayes neural nets Bayesian and other probabilistic inference in overparameterized ML 2017-01-11 – 2023-02-09
Variational message-passing algorithms in graphical models Cleaving reality at the joint, then summing it at the marginal 2014-11-25 – 2023-01-12
Transforms of Gaussian noise Delta method, error propagation, unscented transform, Taylor expansion… 2014-11-25 – 2022-12-23
Bayesian model selection by model evidence maximisation Type II maximum likelihood, marginal maximum likelihood, Bayes Occam’s razor 2017-08-20 – 2022-12-22
Ensemble Kalman methods for training neural networks Data assimilation for network weights 2022-09-20
Laplace approximations in inference Lightweight uncertainties, especially for heavy neural nets 2021-07-28 – 2022-09-06
System identification using particle filters A.k.a. parameter estimation in data assimilation 2014-07-25 – 2022-05-04
Particle belief propagation Graphical inference using empirical distribution estimates 2014-07-25 – 2022-04-08
Change points Looking for regime changes in stochastic processes. a.k.a. Switching state space models 2021-11-29 – 2022-04-01
Probabilistic programming Doing statistics using the tools of computer science 2019-10-02 – 2022-02-11
Gaussian Processes as stochastic differential equations Imposing time on things 2019-09-18 – 2021-11-25
Random fields as stochastic differential equations Precision vs covariance, fight! 2020-10-12 – 2021-03-01
Chaos expansions Polynomial chaos, generalized polynomial chaos, arbitrary chaos etc 2020-05-21 – 2021-02-15
Frequentist consistency of Bayesian methods TFW two flawed methods for understanding the world agree with at least each other 2016-04-12 – 2019-10-19