A Flow-Based Generative Model for Rare-Event Simulation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.07863v1
• Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 08:25:57 GMT
• Title: A Flow-Based Generative Model for Rare-Event Simulation
• Authors: Lachlan Gibson, Marcus Hoerger, Dirk Kroese
• Abstract summary: We present a method in which a Normalizing Flow generative model is trained to simulate samples directly from a conditional distribution. We illustrate that by simulating directly from a rare-event distribution significant insight can be gained into the way rare events happen.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Solving decision problems in complex, stochastic environments is often achieved by estimating the expected outcome of decisions via Monte Carlo sampling. However, sampling may overlook rare, but important events, which can severely impact the decision making process. We present a method in which a Normalizing Flow generative model is trained to simulate samples directly from a conditional distribution given that a rare event occurs. By utilizing Coupling Flows, our model can, in principle, approximate any sampling distribution arbitrarily well. By combining the approximation method with Importance Sampling, highly accurate estimates of complicated integrals and expectations can be obtained. We include several examples to demonstrate how the method can be used for efficient sampling and estimation, even in high-dimensional and rare-event settings. We illustrate that by simulating directly from a rare-event distribution significant insight can be gained into the way rare events happen.

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