arXiv Machine Learning

ALAS: Additive Learnable Alpha-Stable Kernels for Flexible Bayesian Optimization

arXiv:2607. 18282v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bayesian Optimization is widely used for expensive black-box optimization, yet its success often depends on choosing a kernel that matches the objective's unknown structure.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 7

Local Constrained Bayesian Optimization

arXiv:2603. 07965v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Bayesian optimization (BO) for high-dimensional constrained problems remains a significant challenge due to the curse of dimensionality.

By Jing Jingzhe, Fan Zheyi, Szu Hui Ng, Qingpei Hu
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 18

Online Adaptive Kernel Mixing for Gaussian Process Decision Making

The paper introduces HACK GPs, a method that treats kernel selection for Gaussian Processes as an online learning problem with expert advice. Each candidate kernel is viewed as a GP expert, and a distribution over these experts is updated online using AdaHedge based on a loss that reflects both function fit and task alignment. Two variants—Mixture of Gaussians and categorical sampling—are presented, with theoretical guarantees that the weight concentrates on the best kernel under a loss‑gap condition, and empirical results show robust performance across Bayesian optimization, level set estimation, and Bayesian active learning compared to standard kernels and simple ensembles.

By Kavin Aravindan, Mani Tej Sriram, Gautam Dasarathy, Tejas Bodas
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 25

MF-SCBO : Multi-fidelity Scalable Constrained Bayesian Optimization

MF-SCBO is a new multi‑fidelity extension of Scalable Constrained Bayesian Optimization designed for high‑dimensional black‑box functions with black‑box constraints. It handles an arbitrary number of fidelity levels and non‑nested sampling, addressing gaps in existing methods. Experiments on standard benchmarks and challenging problems show that MF‑SCBO generally converges faster than both single‑fidelity SCBO and other multi‑fidelity approaches in high‑dimensional constrained settings.

By Lucas Palazzolo, Micka\"el Binois, La\"etitia Giraldi
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 3

Frugal Bayesian Optimization: Scalable Surrogates for Data- and Resource-Limited Discovery

arXiv:2607. 29225v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bayesian Optimization (BO) is widely adopted for data-efficient optimization in scientific and engineering applications, yet its computational cost is rarely evaluated alongside optimization performance.

By Panagiotis Krokidas, Christoforos Rekatsinas, Vassilis Sioros, Grigorios M. Chatziathanasiou, Efi-Maria Papia, George Giannakopoulos
arXiv AI
Aug 26

Enhancing Bayesian Optimization and Active Learning Through Kernel Diversity

The paper introduces KENDO, a unified framework that combines Ensemble Gaussian Processes with disagreement‑aware acquisition strategies to address hyperparameter selection in Bayesian optimization and active learning. By replacing costly hyperparameter sampling with a kernel ensemble and adaptive Bayesian weighting, KENDO‑BO and KENDO‑AL provide self‑correcting mechanisms tailored to their respective tasks. Experiments on synthetic and real‑world benchmarks show that KENDO‑BO matches or outperforms state‑of‑the‑art methods while cutting computational cost up to fivefold, and KENDO‑AL delivers better predictive calibration with up to 27‑times speedup compared to MCMC‑based baselines.

By Heng Zhang, Haotian Xiang, Qin Lu, Konstantinos D. Polyzos, Tara Javidi