On the Probabilistic Learnability of Compact Neural Network Preimage Bounds

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Main Authors: Marzari, Luca, Bicego, Manuele, Cicalese, Ferdinando, Farinelli, Alessandro
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author Marzari, Luca
Bicego, Manuele
Cicalese, Ferdinando
Farinelli, Alessandro
author_facet Marzari, Luca
Bicego, Manuele
Cicalese, Ferdinando
Farinelli, Alessandro
contents Although recent provable methods have been developed to compute preimage bounds for neural networks, their scalability is fundamentally limited by the #P-hardness of the problem. In this work, we adopt a novel probabilistic perspective, aiming to deliver solutions with high-confidence guarantees and bounded error. To this end, we investigate the potential of bootstrap-based and randomized approaches that are capable of capturing complex patterns in high-dimensional spaces, including input regions where a given output property holds. In detail, we introduce $\textbf{R}$andom $\textbf{F}$orest $\textbf{Pro}$perty $\textbf{Ve}$rifier ($\texttt{RF-ProVe}$), a method that exploits an ensemble of randomized decision trees to generate candidate input regions satisfying a desired output property and refines them through active resampling. Our theoretical derivations offer formal statistical guarantees on region purity and global coverage, providing a practical, scalable solution for computing compact preimage approximations in cases where exact solvers fail to scale.
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spellingShingle On the Probabilistic Learnability of Compact Neural Network Preimage Bounds
Marzari, Luca
Bicego, Manuele
Cicalese, Ferdinando
Farinelli, Alessandro
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Although recent provable methods have been developed to compute preimage bounds for neural networks, their scalability is fundamentally limited by the #P-hardness of the problem. In this work, we adopt a novel probabilistic perspective, aiming to deliver solutions with high-confidence guarantees and bounded error. To this end, we investigate the potential of bootstrap-based and randomized approaches that are capable of capturing complex patterns in high-dimensional spaces, including input regions where a given output property holds. In detail, we introduce $\textbf{R}$andom $\textbf{F}$orest $\textbf{Pro}$perty $\textbf{Ve}$rifier ($\texttt{RF-ProVe}$), a method that exploits an ensemble of randomized decision trees to generate candidate input regions satisfying a desired output property and refines them through active resampling. Our theoretical derivations offer formal statistical guarantees on region purity and global coverage, providing a practical, scalable solution for computing compact preimage approximations in cases where exact solvers fail to scale.
title On the Probabilistic Learnability of Compact Neural Network Preimage Bounds
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11656