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Circuit realization for thermodynamic Bayesian linear regression

Construct a CMOS-compatible analog circuit that realizes the thermodynamic Langevin sampler for Bayesian linear regression with pθ(θ) = N(μπ, Σπ) and p(y|θ) = N(Hθ, Σℓ), mapping Σπ, H, Σℓ, and y into circuit elements, and validate that the device samples from the exact posterior p(θ|y).

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Background

The paper shows that the stochastic differential equation for Bayesian linear regression matches the dynamics of a previously proposed thermodynamic linear algebra device, suggesting feasibility. However, an explicit circuit for Bayesian linear regression is not provided.

In the conclusion, the authors explicitly list designing a circuit realization of this algorithm as an immediate extension and an open question, highlighting a practical path to hardware acceleration for widely used probabilistic models.

References

Given that the use of thermodynamic computing for Bayesian inference has not been previously explored, many open questions remain. Immediate extensions of our results include designing a circuit realization of our algorithm for Bayesian linear regression, and quantifying the energy consumption of our Bayesian logistic regression protocol.

Thermodynamic Bayesian Inference (2410.01793 - Aifer et al., 2 Oct 2024) in Conclusion