title: Bayesian support vector regression using a unified loss function.
abstract: In this paper, we use a unified loss function, called the soft insensitive loss function, for Bayesian support vector regression. We follow standard Gaussian processes for regression to set up the Bayesian framework, in which the unified loss function is used in the likelihood evaluation. Under this framework, the maximum a posteriori estimate of the function values corresponds to the solution of an extended support vector regression problem. The overall approach has the merits of support vector regression such as convex quadratic programming and sparsity in solution representation. It also has the advantages of Bayesian methods for model adaptation and error bars of its predictions. Experimental results on simulated and real-world data sets indicate that the approach works well even on large data sets.
authors.affiliation: Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, U.K.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: S Sathiya
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Keerthi
authors.forename: Chong Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D001499:Bayes Theorem; D012044:Regression Analysis