2 papers
cs.LG2026
A Stein Identity for q-Gaussians with Bounded Support
Sophia Sklaviadis, Thomas Moellenhoff, Andre F. T. Martins +2
Stein's identity is a fundamental tool in machine learning with applications in generative models, stochastic optimization, and other problems involving gradients of expectations u…
stat.ML2025
Stein's Lemma for the Reparameterization Trick with Exponential Family Mixtures
Wu Lin, Mohammad Emtiyaz Khan, Mark Schmidt
Stein's method (Stein, 1973; 1981) is a powerful tool for statistical applications and has significantly impacted machine learning. Stein's lemma plays an essential role in Stein's…