Benchpress [1] is a Snakemake workflow where structure learning (sometimes called causal discovery) algorithms, implemented in possibly different languages, can be executed and compared. The computations scale seamlessly on multiple cores or "... to server, cluster, grid and cloud environments, without the need to modify the workflow definition" - Snakemake. The documentation is found at https://benchpressdocs.readthedocs.io.
The following main functionalities are provided by Benchpress
- Benchmarks - Benchmark structure learning algorithms.
- Algorithm development - Benchmark your own algorithm along with the existing ones while developing.
- Data analysis - Estimate the underlying graph structure for your own dataset(s).
You may also have a look at this Medium story for an introduction.
@Article{Benchpress,
author = {Felix L. Rios and Giusi Moffa and Jack Kuipers},
title = {{Benchpress}: A Versatile Platform for Structure Learning in Causal and Probabilistic Graphical Models},
journal = {Journal of Statistical Software},
year = {2025},
volume = {114},
number = {12},
pages = {1--43},
doi = {10.18637/jss.v114.i12}
}
For problems, bug reporting, or questions please raise an issue or open a discussion thread.
Contributions are very welcomed. See CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions.
- Fork it!
- Create your feature branch:
git checkout -b my-new-feature - Commit your changes:
git commit -am 'Add some feature' - Push to the branch:
git push origin my-new-feature - Open a pull request
This project is licensed under the GPL-2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details