Mon 16 Nov 2020 22:20 - 23:00 at SPLASH-VII - Posters Session 2 Mirror
Probabilistic programming languages (PPLs) are an expressive means of representing and reasoning about probabilistic models. The computational challenge of probabilistic inference remains the primary roadblock for applying PPLs in practice. Inference is fundamentally hard, so there is no one-size-fits all solution. In this work, we target scalable inference for an important class of probabilistic programs: those whose probability distributions are discrete. Discrete distributions are common in many fields, including text analysis, network verification, artificial intelligence, and graph analysis, but they prove to be challenging for existing PPLs.
We develop a domain-specific probabilistic programming language called Dice that features a new approach to exact discrete probabilistic program inference. Dice exploits program structure in order to factorize inference, enabling us to perform exact inference on probabilistic programs with hundreds of thousands of random variables. Our key technical contribution is a new reduction from discrete probabilistic programs to weighted model counting (WMC). This reduction separates the structure of the distribution from its parameters, enabling logical reasoning tools to exploit that structure for probabilistic inference. We (1) show how to compositionally reduce Dice inference to WMC, (2) prove this compilation correct with respect to a denotational semantics, (3) empirically demonstrate the performance benefits over prior approaches, and (4) analyze the types of structure that allow Dice to scale to large probabilistic programs.
Mon 16 NovDisplayed time zone: Central Time (US & Canada) change
10:20 - 11:00 | |||
10:20 40mPoster | Resolution as Intersection Subtyping via Modus PonensOOPSLA Posters Koar Marntirosian KU Leuven, Tom Schrijvers KU Leuven, Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira University of Hong Kong, Georgios Karachalias Tweag | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Macros For Domain-Specific LanguagesOOPSLA Posters Michael Ballantyne Northeastern University, Alexis King Northwestern University, Matthias Felleisen Northeastern University | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Precise Inference of Expressive Units of Measurement TypesOOPSLA Posters Tongtong Xiang University of Waterloo, Jeff Y. Luo University of Waterloo, Werner Dietl University of Waterloo | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Guiding Dynamic Programing via Structural Probability for Accelerating Programming by ExampleOOPSLA Posters Ruyi Ji Peking University, Yican Sun Peking University, Yingfei Xiong Peking University, Zhenjiang Hu Peking University | ||
10:20 40mPoster | A Sparse Iteration Space Transformation Framework for Sparse Tensor AlgebraOOPSLA Posters Ryan Senanayake Reservoir Labs, Changwan Hong Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ziheng Wang Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amalee Wilson Stanford University, Stephen Chou Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shoaib Kamil Adobe Research, Saman Amarasinghe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fredrik Kjolstad Stanford University DOI Pre-print Media Attached File Attached | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Learning Semantic Program Embeddings with Graph Interval Neural NetworkOOPSLA Posters Yu Wang Nanjing University, China, Ke Wang Visa Research, Fengjuan Gao Nanjing University, Linzhang Wang Nanjing University | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Statically Verified Refinements for Multiparty ProtocolsOOPSLA Posters Fangyi Zhou Imperial College London, Francisco Ferreira Imperial College London, Raymond Hu University of Hertfordshire, Rumyana Neykova Brunel University London, Nobuko Yoshida Imperial College London | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Towards a Formal Foundation of Intermittent ComputingOOPSLA Posters Milijana Surbatovich Carnegie Mellon University, Brandon Lucia Carnegie Mellon University, Limin Jia Carnegie Mellon University | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Incremental Predicate Analysis for Regression VerificationOOPSLA Posters | ||
10:20 40mPoster | StreamQL: A Query Language for Processing Streaming Time SeriesOOPSLA Posters | ||
10:20 40mPoster | SATUNE: Synthesizing Efficient SAT EncodersOOPSLA Posters Hamed Gorjiara University of California at Irvine, Guoqing Harry Xu University of California at Los Angeles, Brian Demsky University of California at Irvine | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Scaling Exact Inference for Discrete Probabilistic ProgramsOOPSLA Posters Steven Holtzen University of California at Los Angeles, Guy Van den Broeck University of California at Los Angeles, Todd Millstein University of California, Los Angeles | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Certified and Efficient Instruction SchedulingOOPSLA Posters Sylvain Boulmé Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG, Cyril Six Kalray / Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG, David Monniaux Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Revisiting Iso-Recursive SubtypingOOPSLA Posters Yaoda Zhou University of Hong Kong, Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira University of Hong Kong, Jinxu Zhao University of Hong Kong | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Guided Linking: Dynamic Linking Without the CostsOOPSLA Posters Sean Bartell University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Will Dietz University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Vikram S. Adve University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ||
10:20 40mPoster | Unifying Execution of Imperative Generators and Declarative SpecificationsOOPSLA Posters Pengyu Nie University of Texas at Austin, Marinela Parovic University of Texas at Austin, Zhiqiang Zang University of Texas at Austin, Sarfraz Khurshid University of Texas at Austin, Aleksandar Milicevic Microsoft, Milos Gligoric University of Texas at Austin | ||
10:20 40mPoster | CompCertELF: Verified Separate Compilation of C Programs into ELF Object FilesOOPSLA Posters Yuting Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiangzhe Xu Nanjing University, Pierre Wilke CentraleSupélec, Zhong Shao Yale University |
22:20 - 23:00 | |||
22:20 40mPoster | Learning Semantic Program Embeddings with Graph Interval Neural NetworkOOPSLA Posters Yu Wang Nanjing University, China, Ke Wang Visa Research, Fengjuan Gao Nanjing University, Linzhang Wang Nanjing University | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Towards a Formal Foundation of Intermittent ComputingOOPSLA Posters Milijana Surbatovich Carnegie Mellon University, Brandon Lucia Carnegie Mellon University, Limin Jia Carnegie Mellon University | ||
22:20 40mPoster | StreamQL: A Query Language for Processing Streaming Time SeriesOOPSLA Posters | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Incremental Predicate Analysis for Regression VerificationOOPSLA Posters | ||
22:20 40mPoster | SATUNE: Synthesizing Efficient SAT EncodersOOPSLA Posters Hamed Gorjiara University of California at Irvine, Guoqing Harry Xu University of California at Los Angeles, Brian Demsky University of California at Irvine | ||
22:20 40mPoster | A Sparse Iteration Space Transformation Framework for Sparse Tensor AlgebraOOPSLA Posters Ryan Senanayake Reservoir Labs, Changwan Hong Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ziheng Wang Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amalee Wilson Stanford University, Stephen Chou Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shoaib Kamil Adobe Research, Saman Amarasinghe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fredrik Kjolstad Stanford University DOI Pre-print Media Attached File Attached | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Unifying Execution of Imperative Generators and Declarative SpecificationsOOPSLA Posters Pengyu Nie University of Texas at Austin, Marinela Parovic University of Texas at Austin, Zhiqiang Zang University of Texas at Austin, Sarfraz Khurshid University of Texas at Austin, Aleksandar Milicevic Microsoft, Milos Gligoric University of Texas at Austin | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Statically Verified Refinements for Multiparty ProtocolsOOPSLA Posters Fangyi Zhou Imperial College London, Francisco Ferreira Imperial College London, Raymond Hu University of Hertfordshire, Rumyana Neykova Brunel University London, Nobuko Yoshida Imperial College London | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Guiding Dynamic Programing via Structural Probability for Accelerating Programming by ExampleOOPSLA Posters Ruyi Ji Peking University, Yican Sun Peking University, Yingfei Xiong Peking University, Zhenjiang Hu Peking University | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Revisiting Iso-Recursive SubtypingOOPSLA Posters Yaoda Zhou University of Hong Kong, Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira University of Hong Kong, Jinxu Zhao University of Hong Kong | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Macros For Domain-Specific LanguagesOOPSLA Posters Michael Ballantyne Northeastern University, Alexis King Northwestern University, Matthias Felleisen Northeastern University | ||
22:20 40mPoster | CompCertELF: Verified Separate Compilation of C Programs into ELF Object FilesOOPSLA Posters Yuting Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiangzhe Xu Nanjing University, Pierre Wilke CentraleSupélec, Zhong Shao Yale University | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Certified and Efficient Instruction SchedulingOOPSLA Posters Sylvain Boulmé Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG, Cyril Six Kalray / Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG, David Monniaux Grenoble Alps University / CNRS / Grenoble INP / VERIMAG | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Resolution as Intersection Subtyping via Modus PonensOOPSLA Posters Koar Marntirosian KU Leuven, Tom Schrijvers KU Leuven, Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira University of Hong Kong, Georgios Karachalias Tweag | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Precise Inference of Expressive Units of Measurement TypesOOPSLA Posters Tongtong Xiang University of Waterloo, Jeff Y. Luo University of Waterloo, Werner Dietl University of Waterloo | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Guided Linking: Dynamic Linking Without the CostsOOPSLA Posters Sean Bartell University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Will Dietz University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Vikram S. Adve University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ||
22:20 40mPoster | Scaling Exact Inference for Discrete Probabilistic ProgramsOOPSLA Posters Steven Holtzen University of California at Los Angeles, Guy Van den Broeck University of California at Los Angeles, Todd Millstein University of California, Los Angeles |