Variational inference for the Stochastic Block Model

Variational inference for the Stochastic Block-Model S. Robin AgroParisTech / INRA Workshop on Random Graphs, April 2011, Lille S. Robin (AgroParisTech / INRA) Variational inference for SBM Random Graphs, Lille 1 / 37

• stochastic block


• general setting


• variational inference


• latent variable


• models allow


• independent conditionally