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Algorithm Portfolios for Noisy Optimization: Compare Solvers Early

verfasst von : Marie-Liesse Cauwet, Jialin Liu, Olivier Teytaud

Erschienen in: Learning and Intelligent Optimization

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Noisy optimization is the optimization of objective functions corrupted by noise. A portfolio of algorithms is a set of algorithms equipped with an algorithm selection tool for distributing the computational power among them. We study portfolios of noisy optimization solvers, show that different settings lead to different performances, obtain mathematically proved performance (in the sense that the portfolio performs nearly as well as the best of its’ algorithms) by an ad hoc selection algorithm dedicated to noisy optimization. A somehow surprising result is that it is better to compare solvers with some lag; i.e., recommend the current recommendation of the best solver, selected from a comparison based on their recommendations earlier in the run.

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Metadaten
Titel
Algorithm Portfolios for Noisy Optimization: Compare Solvers Early
verfasst von
Marie-Liesse Cauwet
Jialin Liu
Olivier Teytaud
Copyright-Jahr
2014
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09584-4_1