Exact Solutions in Log-Concave Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Speaker:
Contributed Talk: Miruna-Stefana Sorea, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Date and Time:
Monday, June 14, 2021 - 2:20pm to 2:40pm
Location:
Online
Abstract:
We study probability density functions that are log-concave. Despite the space of all such densities being infinite-dimensional, the maximum likelihood estimate is the exponential of a piecewise linear function determined by finitely many quantities, namely the function values, or heights, at the data points. We explore in what sense exact solutions to this problem are possible. Joint work with Alexandros Grosdos, Alexander Heaton, Kaie Kubjas, Olga Kuznetsova, and Georgy Scholten.