Causal Discovery by Interventions via Integer Programming

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Main Authors: Elrefaey, Abdelmonem, Pan, Rong
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Published: 2024
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author Elrefaey, Abdelmonem
Pan, Rong
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Pan, Rong
contents Causal discovery is essential across various scientific fields to uncover causal structures within data. Traditional methods relying on observational data have limitations due to confounding variables. This paper presents an optimization-based approach using integer programming (IP) to design minimal intervention sets that ensure causal structure identifiability. Our method provides exact and modular solutions that can be adjusted to different experimental settings and constraints. We demonstrate its effectiveness through comparative analysis across different settings, demonstrating its applicability and robustness.
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spellingShingle Causal Discovery by Interventions via Integer Programming
Elrefaey, Abdelmonem
Pan, Rong
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Causal discovery is essential across various scientific fields to uncover causal structures within data. Traditional methods relying on observational data have limitations due to confounding variables. This paper presents an optimization-based approach using integer programming (IP) to design minimal intervention sets that ensure causal structure identifiability. Our method provides exact and modular solutions that can be adjusted to different experimental settings and constraints. We demonstrate its effectiveness through comparative analysis across different settings, demonstrating its applicability and robustness.
title Causal Discovery by Interventions via Integer Programming
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.01674