meta variables

A graph-structured distance for mixed-variable domains with meta variables

  • Edward Hallé-Hannan
  • Charles Audet
  • Youssef Diouane
  • Sébastien Le Digabel
  • Paul Saves
    • Categories Data Science Theory, Optimization in Data Science Tags , , ,

    Heterogeneous datasets emerge in various machine learning and optimization applications that feature different input sources, types or formats. Most models or methods do not natively tackle heterogeneity. Hence, such datasets are often partitioned into smaller and simpler ones, which may limit the generalizability or performance, especially if data is limited. The first main contribution of … Read more

    A general mathematical framework for constrained mixed-variable blackbox optimization problems with meta and categorical variables

  • Charles Audet
  • Edward Hallé-Hannan
  • Sébastien Le Digabel
    • Categories Nonlinear Optimization Tags , , , ,

    A mathematical framework for modelling constrained mixed-variable optimization problems is presented in a blackbox optimization context. The framework introduces a new notation and allows solution strategies. The notation framework allows meta and categorical variables to be explicitly and efficiently modelled, which facilitates the solution of such problems. The new term meta variables is used to … Read more