Hybrid time Bayesian networks

Autor: Peter J. F. Lucas, Maarten van der Heijden, Manxia Liu, Arjen Hommersom
Přispěvatelé: Department Computer Science, RS-Research Line Resilience (part of LIRS program)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 80, 460-474. Elsevier Science Inc.
Liu, M, Hommersom, A, van der Heijden, M & Lucas, P J F 2017, ' Hybrid time Bayesian networks ', International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, vol. 80, pp. 460-474 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2016.02.009
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 80, 460-474
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 80, pp. 460-474
ISSN: 0888-613X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2016.02.009
Popis: Capturing heterogeneous dynamic systems in a probabilistic model is a challenging problem. A single time granularity, such as employed by dynamic Bayesian networks, provides insufficient flexibility to capture the dynamics of many real-world processes. The alternative is to assume that time is continuous, giving rise to continuous time Bayesian networks. Here the problem is that the level of temporal detail is too precise to match available probabilistic knowledge. In this paper, we present a novel class of models, called hybrid time Bayesian networks, which combine discrete-time and continuous-time Bayesian networks. The new formalism allows us to more naturally model dynamic systems with regular and irregularly changing variables. We also present a mechanism to construct discrete-time versions of hybrid models and an EM-based algorithm to learn the parameters of the resulting BNs. Its usefulness is illustrated by means of a real-world medical problem. Hybrid time Bayesian networks are defined.This new class of models allows reasoning with random variables that evolve regularly or irregularly.A discrete-time characterization of these new models is given.As an application of hybrid time Bayesian networks a medical example is modeled.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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