arxivcs.PLcs.LG2026-07-08
GradInf: Gradient Estimation as Probabilistic Inference
Gaurav Arya, Mathieu Huot, Moritz Schauer, Alexander K. Lew, Feras A. Saad
Gradient estimation -- the task of computing the gradient of the expected value of a probabilistic program -- has diverse applications in scientific computing, but is notoriously difficult because of issues such as high-dimensional integration, discrete random choices, and comple…