Dear UAI list members, We have recently published a new book entitled Bayesian Artificial Intelligence by Kevin Korb and Ann Nicholson, both at Monash University. It presents elements of Bayesian network technology, automated causal discovery, and learning probabilities from data along with examples of using these technologies to develop probabilistic expert systems. This practical, very accessible introduction balances the causal discovery of networks with the Bayesian inference procedures that use a network once it is found. The authors emphasize understanding and intuition, so they keep the mathematical details to a minimum, but also provide the algorithms and technical background needed for applications. They illustrate at length a number of applications, discuss application software in detail, and maintain a Web site at www.csse.monash.edu.au/~korb/bai/bai.html that contains a wealth of supplemental materials, including software, exercises, and solutions.
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