Event-chain algorithms: taming randomness in Monte Carlo methods through irreversibility, factorization and lifting

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Description: Manon, M
Tuesday 18th July 2017 - 12:10 to 12:50
 
Created: 2017-07-19 12:12
Collection: Scalable inference; statistical, algorithmic, computational aspects
Publisher: Isaac Newton Institute
Copyright: Manon, M
Language: eng (English)
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Abstract: I will first present the irreversible and rejection-free Monte Carlo methods recently developed in Physics under the name Event-Chain. They have proven to produce clear acceleration over standard Monte Carlo methods, thanks to the reduction of their random-walk behavior. Their irreversible nature relies on three key ingredients: the factorized filter, the generalized lifting framework and the infinitesimal moves. Then, I will focus on the new Forward Event-Chain version that allows to reduce the randomization needed for ergodicity, leading to a striking speed-up. Finally, I will explain how the factorized filter may be the key to subsampling in Monte Carlo methods.
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