Uncertainty separation via ensemble quantile regression
This provides a scalable tool for reliable uncertainty quantification in science and engineering applications where it is critical.
The paper tackles uncertainty estimation and separation in data-driven modeling by introducing an ensemble quantile regression framework that improves aleatoric uncertainty estimation while preserving epistemic uncertainty quality, outperforming Deep Ensembles and Monte Carlo dropout on synthetic benchmarks.
This paper introduces a novel and scalable framework for uncertainty estimation and separation with applications in data driven modeling in science and engineering tasks where reliable uncertainty quantification is critical. Leveraging an ensemble of quantile regression (E-QR) models, our approach enhances aleatoric uncertainty estimation while preserving the quality of epistemic uncertainty, surpassing competing methods, such as Deep Ensembles (DE) and Monte Carlo (MC) dropout. To address challenges in separating uncertainty types, we propose an algorithm that iteratively improves separation through progressive sampling in regions of high uncertainty. Our framework is scalable to large datasets and demonstrates superior performance on synthetic benchmarks, offering a robust tool for uncertainty quantification in data-driven applications.