SphUnc: Hyperspherical Uncertainty Decomposition and Causal Identification via Information Geometry
Abstract
Reliable decision-making in complex multi-agent systems requires calibrated predictions and interpretable uncertainty. We introduce SphUnc, a unified framework combining hyperspherical representation learning with structural causal modeling. The model maps features to unit hypersphere latents using von Mises-Fisher distributions, decomposing uncertainty into epistemic and aleatoric components through information-geometric fusion. A structural causal model on spherical latents enables directed influence identification and interventional reasoning via sample-based simulation. Empirical evaluations on social and affective benchmarks demonstrate improved accuracy, better calibration, and interpretable causal signals, establishing a geometric-causal foundation for uncertainty-aware reasoning in multi-agent settings with higher-order interactions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Cognitive Science and Mapping
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Document type
- Preprint