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MS&E 355

Influence Diagrams and Probabilistics Networks

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Network representations for reasoning under uncertainty: influence diagrams, belief networks, and Markov networks. Structuring and assessment of decision problems under uncertainty. Learning from evidence. Conditional independence and requisite information. Node reductions. Belief propagation and revision. Simulation. Linear-quadratic-Gaussian decision models and Kalman filters. Dynamic processes. Bayesian meta-analysis. Limited Enrollment. Prerequisite: probability such as MS&E MS&E 220. Recommended: MS&E 152 or MS&E 252.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 6031
0 / 12 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9 AM – 10:20 AM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Shachter, Ross
3units

MS&E 355: Influence Diagrams and Probabilistics Networks

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Network representations for reasoning under uncertainty: influence diagrams, belief networks, and Markov networks. Structuring and assessment of decision problems under uncertainty. Learning from evidence. Conditional independence and requisite information. Node reductions. Belief propagation and revision. Simulation. Linear-quadratic-Gaussian decision models and Kalman filters. Dynamic processes. Bayesian meta-analysis. Limited Enrollment. Prerequisite: probability such as MS&E 220. Recommended: 152 or 252.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 9:00 AM – 10:20 AM — Departmental Room — Shachter, Ross (Graduate)

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