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An Introduction to Lifted Probabilistic Inference

by David Poole

The MIT Press

Paperback 454 pages English 17-Aug-21

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Recent advances in the area of lifted inference, which exploits the structure inherent in relational probabilistic models. Statistical relational AI (StaRAI) studies the integration of reasoning under uncertainty with reasoning about individuals and relations. The representations used are often called relational probabilistic models. Lifted inference is about how to exploit the structure inherent in relational probabilistic models, either in the way they are expressed or by extracting structure from observations. This book covers recent significant advances in the area of lifted inference, providing a unifying introduction to this very active field. After providing necessary background on probabilistic graphical models, relational probabilistic models, and learning inside these models, the book turns to lifted inference, first covering exact inference and then approximate inference. In addition, the book considers the theory of liftability and acting in relational domains, which allows the connection of learning and reasoning in relational domains.
Author:
David Poole
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Publication Date:
17-Aug-21
Number of pages:
454 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0262542595
ISBN-13:
9780262542593