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Overview

Dan Geiger is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on areas intersecting mathematics and computer science, with particular emphasis on statistical and probabilistic methods.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications in the venue arXiv (Cornell University), where they have contributed papers addressing foundational topics in Bayesian networks and directed acyclic graphical models. Notable works by Dan Geiger include:

  • Parameter Priors for Directed Acyclic Graphical Models and the Characterization of Several Probability Distributions, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Likelihoods and Parameter Priors for Bayesian Networks, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Dan Geiger has collaborated with co-authors such as David Heckerman. Their research contributions appear linked to areas including Bayesian modeling and statistical inference, addressing complex methods and models to improve understanding within these fields.

Their main fields of study cover:

  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science

Their work further extends into several subfields, notably:

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Management Science and Operations Research

The topics Dan Geiger has addressed in publications include:

  • Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
  • Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Data Quality and Management

Best Publications

  • Bayesian Network Classifiers

    Nir Friedman;Dan Geiger;Moises Goldszmidt

  • Learning Bayesian Networks: The Combination of Knowledge and Statistical Data

    David Heckerman;Dan Geiger;David M. Chickering

  • Identifying independence in bayesian networks

    Dan Geiger;Thomas Verma;Judea Pearl

  • Learning Gaussian networks

    Dan Geiger;David Heckerman

  • Learning Bayesian Networks: Search Methods and Experimental Results

    Max Chickering;Dan Geiger;David Heckerman

  • Knowledge representation and inference in similarity networks and Bayesian multinets

    Dan Geiger;David Heckerman

  • Exact genetic linkage computations for general pedigrees

    Maáyan Fishelson;Dan Geiger

  • Quantitative analysis of population-scale family trees with millions of relatives

    Joanna Kaplanis;Assaf Gordon;Tal Shor;Omer Weissbrod

  • d-Separation: From Theorems to Algorithms

    Dan Geiger;Thomas Verma;Judea Pearl

  • On the toric algebra of graphical models

    Dan Geiger;Christopher Meek;Bernd Sturmfels

  • A Mutation in SNAP29, Coding for a SNARE Protein Involved in Intracellular Trafficking, Causes a Novel Neurocutaneous Syndrome Characterized by Cerebral Dysgenesis, Neuropathy, Ichthyosis, and Palmoplantar Keratoderma

    Eli Sprecher;Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto;Mordechai Mizrahi-Koren;Debora Rapaport

  • A density-based indexing method for efficient execution of high-dimensional nearest-neighbor queries on large databases

    Usama Fayyad;Kristin P. Bennett;Dan Geiger

  • Approximation Algorithms for the Feedback Vertex Set Problem with Applications to Constraint Satisfaction and Bayesian Inference

    Reuven Bar-Yehuda;Dan Geiger

  • Parameter priors for directed acyclic graphical models and the characterization of several probability distributions

    Dan Geiger;David Heckerman

  • Logical and Algorithmic Properties of Conditional Independence and Graphical Models

    Dan Geiger;Judea Pearl

  • On the logic of causal models

    Dan Geiger;Judea Pearl

  • Stratified exponential families: Graphical models and model selection

    Dan Geiger;David Heckerman;Henry King;Christopher Meek

  • Learning Bayesian networks: a unification for discrete and Gaussian domains

    David Heckerman;Dan Geiger

  • Generating improved belief networks

    David E. Heckerman;Dan Geiger;David M. Chickering

  • A sufficiently fast algorithm for finding close to optimal clique trees

    Ann Becker;Dan Geiger

Frequent Co-Authors

David Heckerman
David Heckerman Microsoft (United States)
Judea Pearl
Judea Pearl University of California, Los Angeles
David Maxwell Chickering
David Maxwell Chickering Microsoft (United States)
Assaf Schuster
Assaf Schuster Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Zohar Yakhini
Zohar Yakhini Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Gabriele Richard
Gabriele Richard OPKO Health (United States)
Karl Skorecki
Karl Skorecki Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Reuven Bar-Yehuda
Reuven Bar-Yehuda Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto Asahikawa Medical University
Nir Friedman
Nir Friedman Weizmann Institute of Science

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