A new method learns priors for Bayesian optimisation to improve performance.
problem Bayesian optimisation tasks often assume strong similarity, which is violated in many cases.
method Replace strong similarity assumption with shape similarity, learn priors for hyperparameters.
result PLeBO and prior transfer find good inputs in fewer evaluations.
Study improves Bayesian optimisation with ensemble transfer learning.
problem Improving sample efficiency in Bayesian optimisation of expensive functions.
method Empirical analysis of ensemble-based transfer learning methods and pipeline components.
result Two components (warm start initialisation and positive weight constraint) improve transfer learning Bayesian optimisation performance.
MTL2L learns to adapt optimisation rules for unseen data.
problem Learners need to adapt to unseen data domains.
method Introduces MTL2L, a context-aware neural optimiser.
result MTL2L can adapt optimisation rules for unseen data.
AdamZ optimiser improves neural network training efficiency.
problem Challenges in optimisation like overshooting and stagnation.
method Dynamic learning rate adjustment based on overshoot and stagnation factors.
result Consistently minimises loss function, improving model performance.
Deep Optimisation (DO) combines evolutionary search with Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in a novel way - not for optimising a learning algorithm, but for finding a solution to an optimisation problem. Deep learning has been successfully applied to classification, regression, decision and generative tasks and in this paper…
One-pass optimisation for high-dimensional hyperparameters.
problem Efficient optimisation of hyperparameters in machine learning models.
method Approximate hypergradient-based optimisation for any continuous hyperparameter, requiring only one training episode.
result Competitive performance on various datasets without hyperparameter restarts.
Bayesian optimisation tackles expensive black-box functions with constraints.
problem Optimizing constrained black-box functions in machine learning and simulation.
method Proposes a new Knowledge Gradient acquisition function for constrained Bayesian optimisation.
result Demonstrates superior performance over four state-of-the-art constrained Bayesian optimisation algorithms.
New method optimises learning via surrogate PAC-Bayes bounds.
problem Computational intractability of optimising generalisation bounds.
method Iteratively optimising surrogate training objectives derived from PAC-Bayes bounds.
result Iteratively optimising surrogates implies optimising original generalisation bounds.
Bayesian optimisation framework for graph functions.
problem Optimizing functions on graph structures efficiently.
method Learning suitable kernels and local modelling.
result Demonstrated effectiveness on synthetic and real-world graphs.
Investigates gradient descent dynamics and introduces new regularisation methods.
problem Understanding and mitigating gradient descent instabilities and interactions with smoothness regularisation.
method Derives continuous-time flows to account for discretisation drift, constructs learning rate schedules and regularisers.
result New regularisation methods improve performance in reinforcement learning.
Optimising black-box functions is important in many disciplines, such as tuning machine learning models, robotics, finance and mining exploration. Bayesian optimisation is a state-of-the-art technique for the global optimisation of black-box functions which are expensive to evaluate. At the core of this approach is a G…
Automated framework optimizes DNN deployment on Arm CPUs.
problem Lack of globally optimised DNN deployment across software levels.
method Reinforcement Learning search for automated design space exploration.
result Up to 4x improvement in performance and 2x reduction in memory.
Real world experiments are expensive, and thus it is important to reach a target in minimum number of experiments. Experimental processes often involve control variables that changes over time. Such problems can be formulated as a functional optimisation problem. We develop a novel Bayesian optimisation framework for s…
Despite recent innovations in network architectures and loss functions, training RNNs to learn long-term dependencies remains difficult due to challenges with gradient-based optimisation methods. Inspired by the success of Deep Neuroevolution in reinforcement learning (Such et al. 2017), we explore the use of gradient-…
A new optimisation method efficiently scales Hessian-vector products for neural networks.
problem Challenges in applying second-order quasi-Newton methods due to large Hessian and non-convexity.
method Proposes an optimisation algorithm that asymptotically uses the exact inverse Hessian with modified eigenvalues.
result Demonstrates scalability and comparable performance to other optimisation methods in neural networks.
We present an efficient block-diagonal ap- proximation to the Gauss-Newton matrix for feedforward neural networks. Our result- ing algorithm is competitive against state- of-the-art first order optimisation methods, with sometimes significant improvement in optimisation performance. Unlike first-order methods, for whic…
New PAC-Bayes bounds use Wasserstein distances to improve generalization.
problem Lack of geometric properties in existing PAC-Bayes bounds.
method Developed new PAC-Bayes bounds with Wasserstein distances.
result Optimization guarantees translate to good generalization abilities.
Improves Bayesian optimisation for engineering design problems with many variables.
problem Efficiently searching for global minima in high-dimensional design spaces.
method Integrates input and output data to identify a reduced latent subspace using probabilistic partial least squares.
result Significant improvements in convergence to the global minimum compared to existing methods.
Bayesian optimisation has been successfully applied to a variety of reinforcement learning problems. However, the traditional approach for learning optimal policies in simulators does not utilise the opportunity to improve learning by adjusting certain environment variables: state features that are unobservable and ran…
This paper explores optimising acquisition functions in Bayesian optimisation.
problem Optimising acquisition functions in Bayesian optimisation is challenging due to their non-convex nature.
method The authors derive compositional forms for acquisition functions and use them to recast maximisation as a compositional optimisation problem.
result The compositional approach to maximising acquisition functions shows empirical advantages across various tasks.
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 …
In this paper, we formalise order-robust optimisation as an instance of online learning minimising simple regret, and propose Vroom, a zero'th order optimisation algorithm capable of achieving vanishing regret in non-stationary environments, while recovering favorable rates under stochastic reward-generating processes.…
Improves meta-learning efficiency with mixed-mode differentiation.
problem Efficiently calculating complex derivatives in meta-learning.
method Mixed-Flow Meta-Gradients (MixFlow-MG) for scalable differentiation.
result Significant memory and time improvements in meta-learning tasks.
Study on Goodhart's law without independence assumptions, finds new patterns in optimisation.
problem Understanding when and how optimisation of a proxy metric leads to over-optimisation of the intended goal.
method Formalized Goodhart's law without independence and paradigm assumptions, studied different cases of goal and discrepancy tailness.
result Dependence between proxy metric and goal does not change Goodhart's effect for light-tailed cases, but over-optimisation occurs in heavy-tailed discrepancy cases.
It seems to be a pearl of conventional wisdom that parameter learning in deep sum-product networks is surprisingly fast compared to shallow mixture models. This paper examines the effects of overparameterization in sum-product networks on the speed of parameter optimisation. Using theoretical analysis and empirical exp…
AVATAR uses a surrogate model to quickly evaluate ML pipelines, saving time and resources.
problem Time-consuming evaluation of ML pipelines limits exploration of complex models.
method AVATAR employs a surrogate model to assess pipeline validity without execution.
result AVATAR accelerates ML pipeline evaluation, improving efficiency in complex scenarios.
A new optimisation framework for neural networks without hyperparameters.
problem Lack of explicit architectural information in optimisation frameworks.
method Extends mirror descent to account for neural architecture, transforming a Bregman divergence.
result Automatic gradient descent: a first-order optimiser without hyperparameters.
New framework converts multi-objective to single-objective optimisation.
problem Solving multi-objective optimisation problems.
method Formalises scalarisation into mathematical framework, uses R2 utilities.
result R2 utilities are monotone and submodular, optimised by greedy algorithms.
New SMC samplers improve stochastic optimisation efficiency.
problem Optimizing functions with intractable gradients in machine learning and statistics.
method Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) samplers for stochastic optimisation.
result Significant computational gains achieved with SMC approximations.
Unified Bayesian Optimisation for mixed variables improves performance.
problem Efficient optimisation of problems with both categorical and continuous variables.
method Derive value proposals from the Expected Improvement criterion to optimise both categorical and continuous variables under a single acquisition metric.
result Unified approach significantly outperforms existing methods across mixed-variable tasks.
Bayesian optimisation for dynamically adjusting learning rates in machine learning models.
problem Dynamic adjustment of learning rates schedules in machine learning models.
method Probabilistic model based on latent Gaussian processes and auto-/regressive formulation.
result Flexibly adjusts learning rates schedules to abrupt changes of behaviours.
This paper proposes using neural networks for Bayesian optimisation in machine learning.
problem Efficiently choosing the best model and its hyperparameters in machine learning applications.
method Uses neural networks to model distributions over functions, reformulating density-ratio estimation for approximate inference.
result Demonstrates the efficiency and tractability of using neural networks in Bayesian optimisation.
Orpheus simplifies deep learning deployment on edge devices.
problem Optimizing deep learning inference on edge devices for efficiency.
method Orpheus is a new framework with a small codebase, minimal dependencies, and easy integration.
result Preliminary results show the effectiveness of Orpheus for inference optimisations.
Techniques known as Nonlinear Set Membership prediction, Kinky Inference or Lipschitz Interpolation are fast and numerically robust approaches to nonparametric machine learning that have been proposed to be utilised in the context of system identification and learning-based control. They utilise presupposed Lipschitz p…
We introduce a means of automating machine learning (ML) for big data tasks, by performing scalable stochastic Bayesian optimisation of ML algorithm parameters and hyper-parameters. More often than not, the critical tuning of ML algorithm parameters has relied on domain expertise from experts, along with laborious hand…
Learning and adapting to new distributions or learning new tasks sequentially without forgetting the previously learned knowledge is a challenging phenomenon in continual learning models. Most of the conventional deep learning models are not capable of learning new tasks sequentially in one model without forgetting the…
Paper shows Cox model optimisation leaks patient data in distributed learning.
problem Risk of patient data leakage in distributed learning models.
method Optimisation of Cox survival model using federated learning.
result Optimisation process can leak patient data, necessitating new validation methods.
Wind farm layout optimisation tackles space constraints with Bayesian multi-objective approach.
problem Optimizing wind farm layout due to limited space and conflicting objectives.
method Set-based multi-objective Bayesian optimisation using Gaussian process.
result Demonstrates potential of set-based Bayesian multi-objective optimisation for wind farm layout.
Book covers tools for zeroth-order convex optimisation.
problem Zeroth-order convex optimisation.
method Cutting plane methods, interior point methods, continuous exponential weights, gradient descent, online Newton step.
result Improved existing bounds and algorithms.
Bayesian optimisation tackles high-dimensional categorical and mixed search spaces.
problem Bayesian optimisation on high-dimensional categorical and mixed search spaces is challenging.
method Combining local optimisation with a tailored kernel design.
result Empirically outperforms current baselines in performance and computational costs.
FP uses random projections to train networks without feedback, achieving comparable performance to backpropagation.
problem Training neural networks without feedback from downstream layers.
method Forward Projection (FP) method that uses randomised nonlinear projections and closed-form regression.
result FP achieves comparable generalisation to backpropagation methods with a single forward pass, offering significant speedup.
O3 optimizes samples from generative models without extra training.
problem Optimizing specific criteria within rich data distributions.
method Surrogate latent spaces for efficient black-box optimisation.
result Surrogate-space optimisation finds higher-scoring samples.
C-ADAM is a new adaptive solver for complex nested problems.
problem Solving compositional problems involving nested expected values.
method Adaptive solver for non-linear functional nesting of expected values.
result C-ADAM converges to a stationary point in O(δ−2.25). Information-theoretic Bayesian optimisation techniques have demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in tackling important global optimisation problems. However, current information-theoretic approaches require many approximations in implementation, introduce often-prohibitive computational overhead and limit the choi…
Bayesian optimisation algorithm for unknown search spaces with sub-linear regret.
problem Efficient optimisation of expensive black-box functions in unknown search spaces.
method Expands search space over iterations based on a hyperharmonic series, scales to high dimensions.
result Sub-linear regret growth for both algorithms.
New methods improve global optimisation for expensive functions using lookahead strategies.
problem Optimising expensive functions without gradient info in high dimensions.
method Nonmyopic acquisition strategies based on approximate dynamic programming.
result Nonmyopic methods outperform myopic approaches in various applications.
Paper shows equivalence between two alignment methods and introduces a new algorithm.
problem Ensuring human alignment of large language models for useful, safe, and pleasant user experience.
method Introduces IPO-MD algorithm, showing equivalence between IPO and Nash-MD methods.
result Equivalence between IPO and Nash-MD methods proven when considering online version of IPO.
Bayesian optimisation framework for multi-objective decision-making from choice data.
problem Optimizing multi-objective functions via choice judgements.
method Gaussian process prior and novel likelihood model for choice data.
result Proposes a novel Bayesian framework for learning latent functions from choice data.