Bayesian methodsBayesian / computational

Time Series Variational Inference

Time series variational inference applies variational Bayes to sequential data, approximating the intractable posterior over latent states and parameters with a tractable family of distributions. By maximising the evidence lower bound (ELBO), it delivers fast, scalable Bayesian inference for state-space models, dynamic latent variable models, and other time-ordered probabilistic systems.

Open in MethodMindSoonVideoSoon

Read the full method

Members only

Sign in with a free account to read this section.

Sign in

Sources

  1. Blei, D. M., Kucukelbir, A. & McAuliffe, J. D. (2017). Variational inference: A review for statisticians. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 112(518), 859-877. DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2017.1285773
  2. Jordan, M. I., Ghahramani, Z., Jaakkola, T. S. & Saul, L. K. (1999). An introduction to variational methods for graphical models. Machine Learning, 37(2), 183-233. DOI: 10.1023/A:1007665907178

Related methods

ScholarGateTime series variational inference (Variational Inference for Time Series Models). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/bayesian/time-series-variational-inference