Causal Inference
Causal inference aims to determine cause-and-effect relationships from data, going beyond mere correlations to understand how interventions impact outcomes. Current research heavily focuses on addressing challenges like confounding (the influence of unobserved variables), particularly in high-dimensional data and complex treatments (e.g., text, sequences of actions), employing methods such as structural causal models, Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART), and various neural network architectures including Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). These advancements are crucial for improving the reliability of causal conclusions across diverse fields, from medicine and economics to personalized interventions and policy-making.
Papers
An Explainable AI Approach to Large Language Model Assisted Causal Model Auditing and Development
Yanming Zhang, Brette Fitzgibbon, Dino Garofolo, Akshith Kota, Eric Papenhausen, Klaus Mueller
Causal Forecasting for Pricing
Douglas Schultz, Johannes Stephan, Julian Sieber, Trudie Yeh, Manuel Kunz, Patrick Doupe, Tim Januschowski
CLadder: Assessing Causal Reasoning in Language Models
Zhijing Jin, Yuen Chen, Felix Leeb, Luigi Gresele, Ojasv Kamal, Zhiheng Lyu, Kevin Blin, Fernando Gonzalez Adauto, Max Kleiman-Weiner, Mrinmaya Sachan, Bernhard Schölkopf
Causality and Explainability for Trustworthy Integrated Pest Management
Ilias Tsoumas, Vasileios Sitokonstantinou, Georgios Giannarakis, Evagelia Lampiri, Christos Athanassiou, Gustau Camps-Valls, Charalampos Kontoes, Ioannis Athanasiadis