Automated Parameter Tuning and Algorithm Configuration

Schedule

• April 19: Introduction. Slides from the overview session, including tips for giving a good presentation
  

  Note: please send your 1-paragraph summary and 3 questions as an email attachment called <your first name>_preparation_<month of presentation>_<day of presentation> (e.g., frank_preparation_May3.txt) to seminar@fhutter.de two days before the paper is presented

• April 26: A Bayesian Interactive Optimization Approach to Procedural Animation Design.
  Christoph presents. 
• May 3: FD-Autotune: Domain-Specific Configuration using Fast Downward. 
  Freya presents. External advisor: Robert Mattmüller, mattmuel@informatik...
• May 10: no class
• May 17: no class
• May 24: no class
• May 31: Sequential Model-Based Optimization for General Algorithm Configuration. Jendrik and Silvan present. 
• June 7: Gaussian Processes for Global Optimization. Simon presents. 
• June 14: Two presentations:
• Random Search for Hyperparameter Optimization. Katharina presents. 
• Algorithms for Hyper-Parameter Optimization. Mathias presents. 
• June 21: Two presentations
• Practical Bayesian Optimization of Machine Learning Algorithms. Manuel presents. 
• Auto-WEKA: Combined Selection and Hyperparameter Optimization of Classification Algorithms. Julian presents. 
• June 28: Bayesian Optimization in High Dimensions via Random Embeddings. Aaron presents.
• July 5: Active Learning for Multi-Objective Optimization. Achim presents. 
• July 12: no class
• July 19: no class