2 papers
stat.ME2024
Exploring Learning Rate Selection in Generalised Bayesian Inference using Posterior Predictive Checks
Schyan Zafar, Geoff K. Nicholls
Generalised Bayesian Inference (GBI) attempts to address model misspecification in a standard Bayesian setup by tempering the likelihood. The likelihood is raised to a fractional p…
cs.CL2023
An Embedded Diachronic Sense Change Model with a Case Study from Ancient Greek
Schyan Zafar, Geoff K. Nicholls
Word meanings change over time, and word senses evolve, emerge or die out in the process. For ancient languages, where the corpora are often small and sparse, modelling such change…