This work improves Bayesian Optimization for setting DNN hyper-parameters.
problem Manual setting of DNN hyper-parameters is error-prone and computationally expensive.
method Combines Bayesian Optimization with tuning rules to reduce search space and improve accuracy.
result Improves efficiency and accuracy of hyper-parameter tuning for deep neural networks.
Generative approach speeds hyperparameter tuning for machine learning models.
problem Computational infeasibility of cross-validation and difficulty of fully Bayesian hyper-parameter learning.
method Combines optimization-based approximations and amortization techniques.
result Rapid evaluation of hyper-parameters over grids or ranges, supporting predictive tuning and uncertainty quantification.
Two-tier approach optimizes RL hyper-parameters for better agent learning.
problem Optimizing hyper-parameters in reinforcement learning to improve agent performance.
method Two-step optimization: first categorical hyper-parameters, then solution-level hyper-parameters.
result Promising results in simulated control tasks, suggesting user-independent reinforcement learning applications.
XGBoost model improves business risk classification with feature selection and Bayesian hyper-parameter optimization.
problem Improving business risk classification models using advanced machine learning techniques.
method XGBoost, feature selection (FS), Bayesian hyper-parameter optimization (TPE and RS), 10-fold cross-validation.
result Bayesian TPE optimization outperforms random search and achieves higher accuracy and AUC, recall, and F1 score.
BOFFIN TTS optimizes hyper-parameters for new speaker adaptation.
problem Fine-tuning a pre-trained TTS model for a new speaker with limited data.
method Bayesian optimization to efficiently find optimal hyper-parameters.
result Average 30% improvement in speaker similarity over standard techniques.
A hybrid RL-Bayesian search configures machine learning pipelines efficiently.
problem Optimizing hyper-parameters in a hierarchical conditional space.
method Combines Reinforcement Learning and Bayesian Optimization.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art methods in pipeline optimization.
Unified Bayesian Optimization framework for model selection balancing effectiveness and training efficiency.
problem Balancing model effectiveness and training efficiency in machine learning model selection.
method Proposes a unified Bayesian Optimization framework to jointly optimize model effectiveness and training efficiency.
result Models selected using the proposed framework significantly improve training efficiency while maintaining strong effectiveness.
Bayesian optimization is a powerful tool for fine-tuning the hyper-parameters of a wide variety of machine learning models. The success of machine learning has led practitioners in diverse real-world settings to learn classifiers for practical problems. As machine learning becomes commonplace, Bayesian optimization bec…
Paper proposes a reinforcement learning framework for efficient hyper-parameter tuning of stochastic optimization algorithms.
problem Efficient tuning of hyper-parameters for stochastic optimization algorithms.
method Modeling hyper-parameter tuning as a Markov decision process and using policy gradient algorithms.
result The proposed framework significantly reduces the time required for hyper-parameter tuning compared to Bayesian optimization.
Paper proposes CNN-LSTM model for multi-speaker speech separation.
problem Multi-speaker source separation using deep learning.
method Parallel CNN-LSTM architecture with Bayesian hyperparameter optimization.
result Parallel CNN-LSTM model outperforms LSTM-only and CNN-only models.
Budgeted hyper-parameter tuning algorithm improves performance.
problem Optimizing hyper-parameters with resource constraints.
method Sequential decision making, Bayesian model, action-value function.
result Superior performance across various budgets.
A new Randomized-Hyperopt method improves XGBoost hyperparameter tuning.
problem Improving the performance of XGBoost through hyperparameter optimization.
method Proposes Randomized-Hyperopt for XGBoost hyperparameter tuning.
result Randomized-Hyperopt outperforms other methods in terms of accuracy and execution time.
ATS improves batch Bayesian Optimization by sampling multiple acquisition functions.
problem Efficiently optimizing multiple hyperparameters in parallel.
method ATS: sampling multiple acquisition functions from a stochastic process.
result ATS outperforms classical parallel Thompson Sampling and other batch BO methods.
RFMS optimizes model hyperparameters across remote sites for high-dimensional data.
problem Training machine learning models on remote data sites due to privacy and trust concerns.
method Bayesian Optimization for multi-objective hyperparameter tuning.
result Multi-objective Bayesian Optimization improves model performance across multiple data sites.
We learn recurrent neural network optimizers trained on simple synthetic functions by gradient descent. We show that these learned optimizers exhibit a remarkable degree of transfer in that they can be used to efficiently optimize a broad range of derivative-free black-box functions, including Gaussian process bandits,…
Bayesian optimisation has gained great popularity as a tool for optimising the parameters of machine learning algorithms and models. Somewhat ironically, setting up the hyper-parameters of Bayesian optimisation methods is notoriously hard. While reasonable practical solutions have been advanced, they can often fail to …
Purpose: Machine learning is broadly used for clinical data analysis. Before training a model, a machine learning algorithm must be selected. Also, the values of one or more model parameters termed hyper-parameters must be set. Selecting algorithms and hyper-parameter values requires advanced machine learning knowledge…
Bayesian optimisation tackles stochastic MPC hyper-parameter tuning.
problem Fine-tuning hyper-parameters in stochastic MPC models.
method Heteroscedastic Bayesian optimisation framework.
result Framework effectively tunes hyper-parameters in control problems.
This paper introduces an efficient method for optimizing deep learning hyperparameters.
problem The high dependency of deep learning algorithms on hyper-parameters.
method Orthogonal Array Tuning Method (OATM) for deep learning hyper-parameter tuning.
result The proposed OATM method significantly saves tuning time compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Novel method for model selection in Bayesian autoencoders.
problem Model selection for Bayesian autoencoders.
method Prior hyper-parameter optimization using distributional sliced-Wasserstein distance.
result State-of-the-art results in small-data regimes.
A new method for optimizing functions with both categorical and continuous variables.
problem Optimizing functions with mixed categorical and continuous variables.
method Formulates as a multi-armed bandit problem, uses Thompson sampling, extends to batch BO.
result Proves sub-linear regret bounds and demonstrates effectiveness on various benchmarks.
Much recent research has been conducted in the area of Bayesian learning, particularly with regard to the optimization of hyper-parameters via Gaussian process regression. The methodologies rely chiefly on the method of maximizing the expected improvement of a score function with respect to adjustments in the hyper-par…
Gradient boosting decision trees (GBDTs) have seen widespread adoption in academia, industry and competitive data science due to their state-of-the-art performance in many machine learning tasks. One relative downside to these models is the large number of hyper-parameters that they expose to the end-user. To maximize …
In many signal processing problems, it may be fruitful to represent the signal under study in a frame. If a probabilistic approach is adopted, it becomes then necessary to estimate the hyper-parameters characterizing the probability distribution of the frame coefficients. This problem is difficult since in general the …
Sampling one or more effective solutions from large search spaces is a recurring idea in machine learning, and sequential optimization has become a popular solution. Typical examples include data summarization, sample mining for predictive modeling and hyper-parameter optimization. Existing solutions attempt to adaptiv…
BOSH optimizes functions with stochastic evaluations more efficiently and precisely.
problem Optimizing functions with noisy evaluations can lead to suboptimal solutions.
method BOSH uses a hierarchical Gaussian process to generate a growing pool of realizations.
result BOSH provides more efficient and higher-precision optimization than standard BO.
Optimizes neural network for aerodynamic predictions with Bayesian Optimization.
problem Building efficient and accurate predictive models for aerodynamic performance.
method Bayesian Optimization for hyper-parameter tuning of a lightweight neural network.
result Significant improvement in accuracy (MAPE drops from 0.1433% to 0.0163%) and efficiency.
During the development of AlphaGo, its many hyper-parameters were tuned with Bayesian optimization multiple times. This automatic tuning process resulted in substantial improvements in playing strength. For example, prior to the match with Lee Sedol, we tuned the latest AlphaGo agent and this improved its win-rate from…
We present K-Means Batch Bayesian Optimization (KMBBO), a novel batch sampling algorithm for Bayesian Optimization (BO). KMBBO uses unsupervised learning to efficiently estimate peaks of the model acquisition function. We show in empirical experiments that our method outperforms the current state-of-the-art batch alloc…
Stage-based hyper-parameter optimization reduces GPU-hours and training time.
problem Efficiently executing hyper-parameter optimization for deep learning models.
method Stage-based execution strategy to remove redundant computations.
result Stage-based execution outperforms trial-based method by up to 6.60 times in GPU-hours and 4.13 times in training time.
Bayesian optimization tackles unknown search spaces with automatic expansion.
problem Bayesian optimization in unknown search spaces is challenging.
method Proposes a systematic volume expansion strategy to find points close to the objective function maximum without specifying parameters.
result Derives analytic expressions for expansion triggers and sizes, achieving epsilon-accuracy after a finite number of iterations.
Hippo optimizes deep learning hyper-parameters by reducing redundant trials.
problem Redundant hyper-parameter trials in hyper-parameter optimization.
method Hippo breaks down hyper-parameter sequences into stages and executes them in a tree structure.
result Hippo reduces GPU-hours and training time significantly compared to existing methods.
We consider an on-line system identification setting, in which new data become available at given time steps. In order to meet real-time estimation requirements, we propose a tailored Bayesian system identification procedure, in which the hyper-parameters are still updated through Marginal Likelihood maximization, but …
In recent years a number of methods have been developed for automatically learning the (sparse) connectivity structure of Markov Random Fields. These methods are mostly based on L1-regularized optimization which has a number of disadvantages such as the inability to assess model uncertainty and expensive crossvalidatio…
In recent years a number of methods have been developed for automatically learning the (sparse) connectivity structure of Markov Random Fields. These methods are mostly based on L1-regularized optimization which has a number of disadvantages such as the inability to assess model uncertainty and expensive cross-validati…
This paper proposes an efficient autoHPO method based on data-to-hyper-parameter mapping.
problem Manual hyper-parameter tuning is costly and dependent.
method The approach is based on mapping from data to hyper-parameters using a sophisticated network structure and effective construction algorithms.
result The proposed approach significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods.
MUMBO optimizes multiple tasks efficiently, even with low-cost related functions.
problem Efficiently optimizing multiple related functions with low-cost evaluations.
method Derives a novel multi-task version of entropy search.
result Robust performance with low computational overhead across various optimization challenges.
This paper explores hyperparameter optimization for machine learning models.
problem Finding the best hyper-parameters for machine learning models.
method Introduces state-of-the-art optimization techniques and discusses their application.
result Comparison of different optimization methods on benchmark datasets.
Paper proposes a compression principle for neural networks using Bayesian optimization.
problem Finding methods for making generalizable predictions in machine learning.
method Compression principle and Bayesian optimization approach.
result Optimal predictive models minimize total compressed message length of data and model definition.
Bayesian EM method improves ridge regression tuning without LOOCV's limitations.
problem Tuning ridge regression hyper-parameter λ efficiently and accurately. method Bayesian formulation of ridge regression with expectation maximization (EM) procedure.
result Guaranteed unique optimal solution for large n without candidate λ specification. Bayesian SDOE method estimates QoIs from expensive black-box functions efficiently.
problem Estimating non-linear QoIs from expensive, unknown functions.
method Sequential design of experiments using Bayesian surrogate models and information gain.
result Method efficiently estimates QoIs with limited function evaluations.
Meta-learning priors improves safe Bayesian optimization.
problem Optimizing robot controllers under safety constraints.
method Meta-learning priors from offline data using F-PACOH.
result Meta-learned priors accelerate safe BO convergence.
Bayesian optimization with preference learning identifies preferred solutions in multi-objective problems.
problem Optimizing multiple criteria with decision maker preferences in expensive functions.
method Bayesian optimization with interactive preference learning and active acquisition function.
result Identifies the most preferred solution with reduced interaction cost.
Bayesian optimization offers the possibility of optimizing black-box operations not accessible through traditional techniques. The success of Bayesian optimization methods such as Expected Improvement (EI) are significantly affected by the degree of trade-off between exploration and exploitation. Too much exploration c…
A new method speeds up Bayesian Optimization for hyperparameter tuning.
problem Efficient hyperparameter tuning for machine learning models.
method Lazy Gaussian Processes approximation to reduce cubic complexity to quadratic.
result Significant speedup in Bayesian Optimization, up to 162x in single node.
Evolutionary Strategies optimize hyper-parameters for off-policy learning.
problem Hyper-parameter sensitivity in off-policy learning.
method Application of Evolutionary Strategies for online hyper-parameter tuning.
result Our method outperforms state-of-the-art baselines.
DEEP-BO optimizes hyperparameters of deep networks, outperforming existing methods.
problem Hyperparameter optimization of deep networks is challenging due to the complexity and sensitivity of DNN performance.
method Enhanced Bayesian Optimization (DEEP-BO) specifically designed for deep networks, incorporating diversification, early termination, and parallelism.
result DEEP-BO outperforms or matches other state-of-the-art methods on six DNN benchmarks.
This paper analyzes DONE, an online optimization algorithm that iteratively minimizes an unknown function based on costly and noisy measurements. The algorithm maintains a surrogate of the unknown function in the form of a random Fourier expansion (RFE). The surrogate is updated whenever a new measurement is available,…