Log Gaussian Cox Process Networks

We generalize the log Gaussian Cox process (LGCP) framework to model multiple correlated point data jointly. The resulting log Gaussian Cox process network (LGCPN) considers the observations as realizations of multiple LGCPs, whose log intensities are given by linear combinations of latent functions drawn from Gaussian process priors. The coefficients of these linear combinations are also drawn from Gaussian processes and can incorporate additional dependencies a priori. We derive closed-form expressions for the moments of the intensity functions in our model and use them to develop an efficient variational inference algorithm that is orders of magnitude faster than competing deterministic and stochastic approximations of multivariate LGCP and coregionalization models. Our approach outperforms the state of the art in jointly estimating multiple bovine tuberculosis incidents in Cornwall, UK, and multiple crime type intensities across New York city.