ResearchResearch paperEfficiency & Inference · Reinforcement Learning · Robotics & Embodied AI1 source · Oct 8, 2026

PSI-SINDy: Post-Selection Inference for Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics

Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) is a data-driven framework for discovering governing dynamics from time-series data by identifying a sparse subset of candidate dynamical terms from a prespecified library.

Key points

  • In this work, we develop a statistical inference framework for quantifying the reliability of dynamical terms selected by SINDy through hypothesis tests and confidence intervals.
  • A key difficulty is that using the same noisy trajectory for both selecting dynamical terms and assessing their statistical significance can introduce selection bias.
  • Post-selection inference provides a principled framework for addressing such bias, and we propose PSI-SINDy, a post-selection inference method tailored to SINDy.
  • We establish the theoretical validity of PSI-SINDy under stated conditions and evaluate its performance through numerical experiments on simulated and experimental dynamical-system data.

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  • [1]PSI-SINDy: Post-Selection Inference for Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics
    arXiv (AI, ML, NLP, CV, robotics, multi-agent) · Oct 8, 08:29 AM
    Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) is a data-driven framework for discovering governing dynamics from time-series data by identifying a sparse subset of candidate dynamical terms from a prespecified library.
    In this work, we develop a statistical inference framework for quantifying the reliability of dynamical terms selected by SINDy through hypothesis tests and confidence intervals.

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