Compiling Stan to generative probabilistic languages and extension to deep probabilistic programming
Stan is a probabilistic programming language that is popular in the statistics community, with
a high-level syntax for expressing probabilistic models. Stan differs by nature from …
a high-level syntax for expressing probabilistic models. Stan differs by nature from …
[PDF][PDF] Improving automated variational inference with normalizing flows
We describe a framework for performing automatic Bayesian inference in probabilistic
programs with fixed structure. Our framework takes a probabilistic program with fixed …
programs with fixed structure. Our framework takes a probabilistic program with fixed …
[PDF][PDF] Compiling Stan to Generative Probabilistic Languages
Stan is a popular declarative probabilistic programming language with a high-level syntax
for expressing graphical models and beyond. Stan differs by nature from generative …
for expressing graphical models and beyond. Stan differs by nature from generative …