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Faculty Candidate TalkConstrained Counting and Sampling: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice |
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Thursday, April 06, 2017, 10:30am |
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Constrained counting and sampling are two fundamental problems in Computer Science with numerous applications, including network reliability, privacy, probabilistic reasoning, and constrained-random verification. In constrained counting, the task is to compute the total weight, subject to a given weighting function, of the set of solutions of the given constraints . In constrained sampling, the task is to sample randomly, subject to a given weighting function, from the set of solutions to a set of given constraints.
In this talk, I will introduce a novel algorithmic framework for constrained sampling and counting that combines the classical algorithmic techniq ue of universal hashing with the dramatic progress made in Boolean reasoning over the past two decades. This has allowed us to obtain breakthrough results in constrained sampling and counting, providing a new algorithmic toolbox in machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, privacy, and design verification. I will demonstrate the utility of the above techniques on various real applications including probabilistic inference, design verification and our ongoing collaboration in estimating the reliability of critical infrastructure networks during natural disasters.
Speaker: Kuldeep Meel
Bio
Kuldeep Meel is a final year PhD candidate in Rice University. His research broadly lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and formal methods. He is the recipient of a 2016-17 IBM PhD Fellowship, the 2016-17 Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellow
Location : CoRE A 301
Committee:
Alex Borgida and Dimitris Metaxas
Event Type: Faculty Candidate Talk
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Organization:
Rice University