Integer Bayesian Network Classifiers

Abstract

This paper introduces integer Bayesian network classifiers (BNCs), i.e. BNCs with discrete valued nodes where parameters are stored as integer numbers. These networks allow for efficient implementation in hardware while maintaining a (partial) probabilistic interpretation under scaling. An algorithm for the computation of margin maximizing integer parameters is presented and its efficiency is demonstrated. The resulting parameters have superior classification performance compared to parameters obtained by simple rounding of double-precision parameters, particularly for very low number of bits.

Cite

Text

Tschiatschek et al. "Integer Bayesian Network Classifiers." European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases, 2014. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44845-8_14

Markdown

[Tschiatschek et al. "Integer Bayesian Network Classifiers." European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases, 2014.](https://mlanthology.org/ecmlpkdd/2014/tschiatschek2014ecmlpkdd-integer/) doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44845-8_14

BibTeX

@inproceedings{tschiatschek2014ecmlpkdd-integer,
  title     = {{Integer Bayesian Network Classifiers}},
  author    = {Tschiatschek, Sebastian and Paul, Karin and Pernkopf, Franz},
  booktitle = {European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases},
  year      = {2014},
  pages     = {209-224},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-662-44845-8_14},
  url       = {https://mlanthology.org/ecmlpkdd/2014/tschiatschek2014ecmlpkdd-integer/}
}