Parallel Computing in Bayesian Inference
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This research is designed to integrate the following three                 areas:  (1) Bayesian statistical inference and decision theory,                 (2) computational and numerical methods for statistical                         applications, and (3) applications of computational and                         statistical methodology to problems of modeling.  At the core of                this project is the adaptation of methods for the parallel                      statistics and decision theory, and to other numerical and                      computational methods.  Two broad classes of problems to be                     studied that relate parallel processing to other computational                  problems are the use of a parallel system for the computation of                high-dimensional integrals and the optimization of high-                        dimensional functions on a parallel system.  In both classes of                 problems. the basic question is to determine an efficient way to                decompose the computation across a collection of different                      processors operating in parallel.                                                    The methods, algorithms, and software to be developed for                  parallel processing will be useful in the determination of                      optimal or approximately optimal Bayesian solutions in a wide                   variety of sequential decision problems, including applications                 in robotics.
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