المفاهيم الأساسية
A versatile and modular framework called SOBER is introduced for batch Bayesian optimization, which leverages probabilistic lifting and kernel quadrature to offer unique benefits such as adaptive batch sizes, robustness against model misspecification, and a natural stopping criterion.
الملخص
The content presents a novel framework called SOBER (Solving Optimisation as Bayesian Estimation via Recombination) for batch Bayesian optimization (BO). The key highlights are:
SOBER offers a versatile and modular approach to batch BO, active learning, and Bayesian quadrature by reinterpreting the batch BO task as a kernel quadrature (KQ) problem through probabilistic lifting.
SOBER provides unique benefits over existing batch BO methods, including:
Adaptive batch sizes: SOBER can autonomously determine the optimal batch size at each iteration.
Robustness against model misspecification: SOBER's worst-case error is uniformly bounded in misspecified reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
Natural stopping criterion: SOBER uses the integral variance as the stopping criterion.
Flexible domain prior distribution: SOBER allows modeling the input domain based on any distribution, not just uniform.
SOBER can handle a wide range of scenarios, including mixed variables, non-Euclidean spaces, and unknown constraints, by leveraging the flexibility of KQ.
The authors provide an open-source Python library for SOBER based on PyTorch, GPyTorch, and BoTorch, with detailed tutorials covering various use cases.
The performance of SOBER is evaluated against baselines on synthetic and real-world tasks, demonstrating its advantages in terms of balanced exploration, faster convergence, and robustness.
الإحصائيات
The content does not provide any specific numerical data or metrics to support the key claims. It focuses on describing the conceptual framework and unique benefits of the proposed SOBER algorithm.
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