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Some Applications of the Kullback-Leibler Divergence Rate in Hidden Markov Models

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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Guy-Bart Stan .

The Kullback-Leibler (K-L) divergence rate between stochastic processes is a generalization of the familiar K-L divergence between probability vectors. In this talk, the K-L divergence rate is introduced, and an easy derivation is given of the K-L divergence rate between two Markov chains over a common alphabet. This formula is used to solve the problem of approximating a Markov chain with “long” memory by another with “short” memory in an optimal fashion. The difficulties in extending this result to HMMs are explained. Finally, a geometrically convergent estimate for the K-L divergence rate between two HMMs is provided.

This talk is part of the CUED Control Group Seminars series.

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