EM optimization of latent-variable density models

Christopher M. Bishop; M. Svens'en; Christopher K. I. Williams

EM optimization of latent-variable density models

Christopher M. Bishop, M. Svens'en, Christopher K. I. Williams

Aston University

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There is currently considerable interest in developing general non-linear density models based on latent, or hidden, variables. Such models have the ability to discover the presence of a relatively small number of underlying `causes' which, acting in combination, give rise to the apparent complexity of the observed data set. Unfortunately, to train such models generally requires large computational effort. In this paper we introduce a novel latent variable algorithm which retains the general non-linear capabilities of previous models but which uses a training procedure based on the EM algorithm. We demonstrate the performance of the model on a toy problem and on data from flow diagnostics for a multi-phase oil pipeline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 8
Editors	D. S. Touretzky, M. C. Mozer, M. E. Hasselmo
Place of Publication	Cambridge, MA
Publisher	MIT
Pages	465-471
Number of pages	7
Volume	8
ISBN (Print)	0262201070
Publication status	Published - Jun 1996
Event	Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 1996 - Hong Kong, China Duration: 12 Nov 1996 → 14 Nov 1996

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Conference	Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 1996
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	12/11/96 → 14/11/96

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