Context: One of the black arts of data mining is learning the magic parameters which control the learners. In software analytics, at least for defect prediction, several methods, like grid search and differential evolution (DE), have been proposed to learn these parameters, which has been proved to be able to improve t…
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Proposes learning regularization strength directly from data.
problem Computational expense and data reduction in grid search for deep learning hyperparameters.
method Modified Evidence Lower Bound (ELBo) objective for model selection on full training set.
result Comparable heldout accuracy to grid search with less compute time.
In this paper, we compare the three most popular algorithms for hyperparameter optimization (Grid Search, Random Search, and Genetic Algorithm) and attempt to use them for neural architecture search (NAS). We use these algorithms for building a convolutional neural network (search architecture). Experimental results on…
A Modified Bayesian Optimization based Hyper-Parameter Tuning Approach for Extreme Gradient Boostingcs.LG
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.
Determining the appropriate batch size for mini-batch gradient descent is always time consuming as it often relies on grid search. This paper considers a resizable mini-batch gradient descent (RMGD) algorithm based on a multi-armed bandit for achieving best performance in grid search by selecting an appropriate batch s…
Empirical comparison of 18 hyperparameter tuning algorithms for SVM.
problem Tuning hyperparameters and for SVM with RBF kernel.
method Compared 18 search algorithms on 115 real-life data sets.
result Trees of Parzen estimators and particle swarm optimization perform similarly to grid search.
Learning rate annealing improves robustness in stochastic optimization.
problem Tuning learning rates in large-scale models is costly and prone to errors.
method We analyze and demonstrate the benefits of learning rate annealing schemes.
result Stochastic gradient descent with annealed schedules converges more robustly to the optimal solution.
New method selects critical DER scenarios for distribution grid investment planning.
problem Determining critical DER adoption scenarios for risk assessment in distribution grids.
method Bayesian Optimization framework using Gaussian Process surrogates and Pareto-critical acquisition function.
result Statistical guarantee and significant speed-up over exhaustive search in selecting critical DER scenarios.
Paper reviews and compares methods for handling imbalanced data.
problem Handling imbalanced data sets in financial industry.
method Reviewed and compared under-sampling/over-sampling methodologies.
result Performance analysis of class-imbalance methods, modeling algorithms, and grid search criteria.
SMAC method optimizes tree-boosting hyperparameters best.
problem Optimizing hyperparameters for tree-boosting to improve model accuracy.
method Compared and evaluated various hyperparameter optimization methods.
result SMAC method outperforms other methods for hyperparameter tuning.
Tuning SVM and boosting models using optimization algorithms.
problem Tuning parameters for SVM and boosting models across various datasets.
method Used grid search to identify parameter ranges and optimization algorithms to select models.
result Optimization algorithms outperformed grid search in selecting well-performing models.
A new method uses SVM classification to efficiently compute confidence sets.
problem Computing confidence sets for moment inequalities is computationally intensive.
method Converts confidence set construction into a classification problem using SVM.
result Asymptotically reproduces the test in the confidence set using SVM classification.
Inexact acquisition solutions in BO lead to sublinear cumulative regret.
problem Inexact maximization of acquisition functions in Bayesian optimization.
method Define inaccuracy measure, establish cumulative regret bounds for GP-UCB and GP-TS.
result Inexact BO algorithms can achieve sublinear cumulative regret under appropriate inaccuracy conditions.
New method constructs moduli spaces of Lagrangian surfaces in CP^2 from grid diagrams.
problem Constructing explicit examples of triple grid diagrams for Lagrangian surfaces in CP^2.
method Elegant geometric construction reducing to linear algebra.
result Explicit construction of moduli space of triple grid diagrams.
Paper studies kernel hyperparameters for clustering, proposing an efficient search method.
problem Challenges in tuning kernel parameters for clustering, especially for RBF kernels.
method Derives a lower bound for RBF kernel parameters, proposes an efficient hyperparameter search algorithm.
result Proposes an efficient algorithm for hyperparameter search in kernel clustering, improving upon grid search.
In order to find hyperparameters for a machine learning model, algorithms such as grid search or random search are used over the space of possible values of the models hyperparameters. These search algorithms opt the solution that minimizes a specific cost function. In language models, perplexity is one of the most pop…
This work simplifies SVM parameter selection using S&S ratio.
problem SVM parameter tuning for optimal performance.
method S&S ratio to model SVM performance; automatic RP, kernel, and parameter selection.
result Optimized SVM parameters with reduced computational complexity.
This paper reviews hyperparameter optimization methods and best practices.
problem Finding optimal hyperparameters for machine learning models.
method Various hyperparameter optimization methods are reviewed, including grid search, random search, evolutionary algorithms, Bayesian optimization, Hyperband, and racing.
result Practical recommendations for conducting hyperparameter optimization are provided.
Setting regularization parameters for Lasso-type estimators is notoriously difficult, though crucial in practice. The most popular hyperparameter optimization approach is grid-search using held-out validation data. Grid-search however requires to choose a predefined grid for each parameter, which scales exponentially i…
The objective of this research is to enhance performance of Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) algorithm in text classification. In our research, we proposed using SGD learning with Grid-Search approach to fine-tuning hyper-parameters in order to enhance the performance of SGD classification. We explored different setti…
Driven by the need for parallelizable hyperparameter optimization methods, this paper studies \emph{open loop} search methods: sequences that are predetermined and can be generated before a single configuration is evaluated. Examples include grid search, uniform random search, low discrepancy sequences, and other sampl…
Composing Ensembles of Instrument-Model Pairs for Optimizing Profitability in Algorithmic Tradingq-fin.TR
Paper optimizes trading profits by predicting price direction using ensemble models.
problem Predicting short-term price movements in financial markets.
method Developed a two-layer ensemble architecture optimized through grid search.
result Improvement of 20% over benchmark strategies.
The paper proposes a method to learn hyperparameters without validation sets, improving efficiency and accuracy.
problem Training large models on limited data to avoid overfitting and reduce validation set usage.
method Gradient-based learning of hyperparameters via a data-emphasized evidence lower bound (ELBO) objective.
result The data-emphasized ELBO reduces hyperparameter search time from 88+ hours to under 3 hours while maintaining comparable accuracy.
A hybrid ML model detects fraudulent transactions with high accuracy.
problem Detecting and preventing fraudulent credit card transactions.
method Intelligent combination of multiple algorithms with Grid search and IHT-LR.
result Achieves impressive accuracy rates of 99.66% for ENS model.
Deep-n-Cheap automates deep learning model search for low complexity.
problem Finding efficient deep learning models for various datasets.
method Automated search framework for architecture and hyperparameters, including search transfer.
result Models offer comparable performance to state-of-the-art but are faster to train.
2D path planning in static environment is a well-known problem and one of the common ways to solve it is to 1) represent the environment as a grid and 2) perform a heuristic search for a path on it. At the same time 2D grid resembles much a digital image, thus an appealing idea comes to being -- to treat the problem as…
Kernelized Support Vector Machines (SVMs) are among the best performing supervised learning methods. But for optimal predictive performance, time-consuming parameter tuning is crucial, which impedes application. To tackle this problem, the classic model selection procedure based on grid-search and cross-validation was …
Popular machine learning estimators involve regularization parameters that can be challenging to tune, and standard strategies rely on grid search for this task. In this paper, we revisit the techniques of approximating the regularization path up to predefined tolerance in a unified framework and show that its comp…
A new model framework called Realized Conditional Autoregressive Expectile (Realized-CARE) is proposed, through incorporating a measurement equation into the conventional CARE model, in a manner analogous to the Realized-GARCH model. Competing realized measures (e.g. Realized Variance and Realized Range) are employed a…
Researchers found algorithms to construct toric mosaics and set upper bounds for their numbers.
problem Finding efficient methods to construct toric mosaics of torus knots.
method Developed two algorithms for constructing toric mosaics on the surface of a torus.
result Provided upper bounds for the toric mosaic number of torus knots.
Hyperparameter optimization aims to find the optimal hyperparameter configuration of a machine learning model, which provides the best performance on a validation dataset. Manual search usually leads to get stuck in a local hyperparameter configuration, and heavily depends on human intuition and experience. A simple al…
This paper introduces a fast, general method for dictionary-free parameter estimation in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (QMRI) via regression with kernels (PERK). PERK first uses prior distributions and the nonlinear MR signal model to simulate many parameter-measurement pairs. Inspired by machine learning, PE…
Bayesian optimization improves classifier selection for acute infection and mortality.
problem Improving accuracy of acute infection and mortality prediction.
method Comparison of hyperparameter optimization methods (grid search, random sampling, Bayesian optimization).
result Bayesian optimization outperforms grid search or random sampling for in-hospital mortality classifiers.
New method optimizes hyperparameters for non-smooth problems efficiently.
problem Efficiently tuning hyperparameters for non-smooth cost functions.
method Combines hyperparameter search with proximal gradient updates.
result Method converges to local optimum of LOO validation error.
Space-filling designs such as scrambled-Hammersley, Latin Hypercube Sampling and Jittered Sampling have been proposed for fully parallel hyperparameter search, and were shown to be more effective than random or grid search. In this paper, we show that these designs only improve over random search by a constant factor. …
Solve for the Hyperparameter, Skip the Search: Kolmogorov-Optimal Scaling Laws for Spline Regressioncs.LG
KOLMOGOROV-OPTIMAL RESOLUTION ESTIMATION (KORE) solves spline regression without exhaustive search
problem Hyperparameter tuning in spline regression
method Solving for optimal resolution analytically
result KORE matches exhaustive cross-validation and outperforms tuned models
A new method selects optimal temperature for Bayesian Deep Learning.
problem Finding the optimal temperature for improving predictive performance in Bayesian Deep Learning.
method Data-driven approach to estimate temperature as a model parameter.
result Our method performs comparably to grid search but at a fraction of the cost.
A new method optimizes MMD test power by dynamically selecting kernels, overcoming traditional trade-offs.
problem Fixed kernels fail to distinguish certain distributions, leading to overfitting and variance collapse.
method Complexity-Penalized MMD (CP-MMD) criterion, derived from concentration inequality, optimizes kernel selection.
result CP-MMD maximizes true test power while ensuring unconditional Type-I validity, matching or exceeding state-of-the-art performance.
Deep learning models require extensive architecture design exploration and hyperparameter optimization to perform well on a given task. The exploration of the model design space is often made by a human expert, and optimized using a combination of grid search and search heuristics over a large space of possible choices…
A major challenge in current optimization research for deep learning is to automatically find optimal step sizes for each update step. The optimal step size is closely related to the shape of the loss in the update step direction. However, this shape has not yet been examined in detail. This work shows empirically that…
Neural sequence-to-sequence models, particularly the Transformer, are the state of the art in machine translation. Yet these neural networks are very sensitive to architecture and hyperparameter settings. Optimizing these settings by grid or random search is computationally expensive because it requires many training r…
The architectures of deep neural networks (DNN) rely heavily on the underlying grid structure of variables, for instance, the lattice of pixels in an image. For general high dimensional data with variables not associated with a grid, the multi-layer perceptron and deep belief network are often used. However, it is freq…
Unified framework for understanding TVO and improving model learning.
problem Improving the tightness and efficiency of variational inference bounds.
method Exponential family interpretation and equal spacing in moment parameters.
result Unified framework and improved gradient estimator for TVO.
Approximate nearest neighbor algorithms are used to speed up nearest neighbor search in a wide array of applications. However, current indexing methods feature several hyperparameters that need to be tuned to reach an acceptable accuracy--speed trade-off. A grid search in the parameter space is often impractically slow…
Proposes a gradient-based bilevel optimization method for efficient hyperparameter tuning.
problem Efficiently tuning hyperparameters in machine learning models.
method Gradient-based bilevel optimization approach.
result The proposed method is multiple times faster than existing techniques.
New algorithm optimizes AUC in binary classification and changepoint detection.
problem Difficult to optimize AUC in binary classification and changepoint detection.
method Proposes efficient path-following algorithms for choosing optimal learning rate.
result Proposed line search algorithm computes complete AUM/AUC representation.
In this paper, a new sequential surrogate-based optimization (SSBO) algorithm is developed, which aims to improve the global search ability and local search efficiency for the global optimization of expensive black-box models. The proposed method involves three basic sub-criteria to infill new samples asynchronously to…
Rapid Discovery of Graphene Nanocrystals Using DFT and Bayesian Optimization with Neural Network Kernelcond-mat.mtrl-sci
New method finds graphene nanocrystals with reduced DFT calculations.
problem Efficiently discovering materials with desired properties in high-dimensional chemical space.
method Bayesian optimization with neural network kernel to minimize DFT calculations.
result Reduced computational cost by 20% for discovering materials with target properties.