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Foundations of Probabilistic Programming

By Joost-Pieter Katoen , Gilles Barthe , Alexandra Silva

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
110848851X, 9781108488518
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4321326 bytes)
Pages
582\584
Time added
2020-11-21 17:32:53

Description

What does a probabilistic program actually compute? How can one formally reason about such probabilistic programs? This valuable guide covers such elementary questions and more. It provides a state-of-the-art overview of the theoretical underpinnings of modern probabilistic programming and their applications in machine learning, security, and other domains, at a level suitable for graduate students and non-experts in the field. In addition, the book treats the connection between probabilistic programs and mathematical logic, security (what is the probability that software leaks confidential information?), and presents three programming languages for different applications: Excel tables, program testing, and approximate computing. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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