Converts a Bayesian Network Classifier (BNC) into a Sentential Decision Diagram (SDD) by first compiling an Ordered Decision Diagram (ODD) and then converting the ODD into a SDD. The algorithm is described in the following paper:
Compiling Bayesian Networks into Decision Graphs
In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2019
Andy Shih, Arthur Choi, Adnan Darwiche
The input BNC is specified using "config.json". It should have a JSON object with the following fields:
- "id": some number to help you distinguish the compilation task
- "name": name of the .net or the .uai Bayesian Network file
- "filetype": filetype of the Bayesian Network file (either ".net" or ".uai")
- "vars": number of feature variables
- "root": class node of the Bayesian Network Classifier
- "leaves": a list of the feature variables. If empty, defaults to all leaves of the Bayesian Network. If not empty, length should match "vars"
- "threshold": threshold of the Bayesian Network Classifier
- "input_filepath": filepath of the Bayesian Network file
- "output_filepath": filepath to write the output ODD and SDD
The underlying Bayesian Network of the BNC is specified as a .net file or a .uai file.
The file that will be looked up is config["input_filepath"] + config["name"] + "." + config["filetype"].
For example, if the filepath of the network file is at "networks/binarynetworks/admission.net", then
we set config["input_filepath"]: "networks/binarynetworks/", config["name"]: "admission", and config["filetype"]: "net".
The underlying Bayesian Network should be completely binary (all interal nodes and leaves are binary). Furthermore, there should be no hard CPTs (no 0/1 values in CPTS).
The output of the program will be 4 files:
- ODD file: The ODD representation of the decision function of the BNC
- SDD file: The SDD representation of the decision function of the BNC
- vtree file: The vtree accompanying the SDD
- variable description file: A description of the variables of the ODD/SDD (includes variable order, metadata)
The ODD file will be written at config["output_filepath"] + config["name"] + "_" + config["id"] + ".odd"
The SDD file will be written at config["output_filepath"] + config["name"] + "_" + config["id"] + ".sdd"
The vtree file will be written at config["output_filepath"] + config["name"] + "_" + config["id"] + ".vtree"
The variable description file will be written at config["output_filepath"] + config["name"] + "_" + config["id"] + ".txt"
./run
Contact us at
Andy Shih: [email protected]
Arthur Choi: [email protected]
Adnan Darwiche: [email protected]