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title: "A Fast Spanning Tree Sampler"
author: "Edric Tam"
date: "11/13/2023"
Abstract
Algorithms for sampling random spanning trees are extensively studied in probability and theoretical computer science. Existing samplers, such as the celebrated Aldous-Broder algorithm, can be drastically slowed when the underlying graph has bottlenecks. Researchers often bypass such issues by resorting to approximate samplers or extraneous regularity assumptions.
I present a novel algorithm that improves upon existing samplers such as Aldous-Broder. This novel sampler is exact and fully general (no regularity assumptions needed). It works well even if the underlying graph has arbitrarily small bottlenecks. I provide both theory and simulations that demonstrate the efficiency of this algorithm. Since I am (nominally) a Bayesian statistician, I illustrate the use of this algorithm in statistics by proposing a Bayesian model that utilizes this sampler for posterior simulation.
Advisor(s)
David Dunson. Joint work with Leo Duan at University of Florida.
Fill in the YAML below and add your abstract below
title: "A Fast Spanning Tree Sampler"
author: "Edric Tam"
date: "11/13/2023"
Abstract
Algorithms for sampling random spanning trees are extensively studied in probability and theoretical computer science. Existing samplers, such as the celebrated Aldous-Broder algorithm, can be drastically slowed when the underlying graph has bottlenecks. Researchers often bypass such issues by resorting to approximate samplers or extraneous regularity assumptions.
I present a novel algorithm that improves upon existing samplers such as Aldous-Broder. This novel sampler is exact and fully general (no regularity assumptions needed). It works well even if the underlying graph has arbitrarily small bottlenecks. I provide both theory and simulations that demonstrate the efficiency of this algorithm. Since I am (nominally) a Bayesian statistician, I illustrate the use of this algorithm in statistics by proposing a Bayesian model that utilizes this sampler for posterior simulation.
Advisor(s)
David Dunson. Joint work with Leo Duan at University of Florida.