Search Results for author: Janek Thomas

Found 20 papers, 9 papers with code

Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance and Interpretability of Tabular Supervised Machine Learning Models

1 code implementation17 Jul 2023 Lennart Schneider, Bernd Bischl, Janek Thomas

Efficient optimization is achieved via augmentation of the search space of the learning algorithm by incorporating feature selection, interaction and monotonicity constraints into the hyperparameter search space.

feature selection Hyperparameter Optimization

MO-DEHB: Evolutionary-based Hyperband for Multi-Objective Optimization

no code implementations8 May 2023 Noor Awad, Ayushi Sharma, Philipp Muller, Janek Thomas, Frank Hutter

Hyperparameter optimization (HPO) is a powerful technique for automating the tuning of machine learning (ML) models.

Fairness Hyperparameter Optimization +1

Tackling Neural Architecture Search With Quality Diversity Optimization

1 code implementation30 Jul 2022 Lennart Schneider, Florian Pfisterer, Paul Kent, Juergen Branke, Bernd Bischl, Janek Thomas

Although considerable progress has been made in the field of multi-objective NAS, we argue that there is some discrepancy between the actual optimization problem of practical interest and the optimization problem that multi-objective NAS tries to solve.

Neural Architecture Search

AMLB: an AutoML Benchmark

2 code implementations25 Jul 2022 Pieter Gijsbers, Marcos L. P. Bueno, Stefan Coors, Erin LeDell, Sébastien Poirier, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl, Joaquin Vanschoren

Comparing different AutoML frameworks is notoriously challenging and often done incorrectly.

AutoML

Regularized target encoding outperforms traditional methods in supervised machine learning with high cardinality features

2 code implementations1 Apr 2021 Florian Pargent, Florian Pfisterer, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl

Since most machine learning (ML) algorithms are designed for numerical inputs, efficiently encoding categorical variables is a crucial aspect in data analysis.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

Deep Semi-Supervised Learning for Time Series Classification

1 code implementation6 Feb 2021 Jann Goschenhofer, Rasmus Hvingelby, David Rügamer, Janek Thomas, Moritz Wagner, Bernd Bischl

Based on these adaptations, we explore the potential of deep semi-supervised learning in the context of time series classification by evaluating our methods on large public time series classification problems with varying amounts of labelled samples.

Classification Data Augmentation +4

Multi-Objective Hyperparameter Tuning and Feature Selection using Filter Ensembles

no code implementations30 Dec 2019 Martin Binder, Julia Moosbauer, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl

While model-based optimization needs fewer objective evaluations to achieve good performance, it incurs computational overhead compared to the NSGA-II, so the preferred choice depends on the cost of evaluating a model on given data.

feature selection Hyperparameter Optimization

Towards Human Centered AutoML

no code implementations6 Nov 2019 Florian Pfisterer, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl

Building models from data is an integral part of the majority of data science workflows.

AutoML Position

Multi-Objective Automatic Machine Learning with AutoxgboostMC

no code implementations28 Aug 2019 Florian Pfisterer, Stefan Coors, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl

AutoML systems are currently rising in popularity, as they can build powerful models without human oversight.

AutoML BIG-bench Machine Learning +1

An Open Source AutoML Benchmark

no code implementations1 Jul 2019 Pieter Gijsbers, Erin LeDell, Janek Thomas, Sébastien Poirier, Bernd Bischl, Joaquin Vanschoren

In recent years, an active field of research has developed around automated machine learning (AutoML).

AutoML BIG-bench Machine Learning

Wearable-based Parkinson's Disease Severity Monitoring using Deep Learning

no code implementations24 Apr 2019 Jann Goschenhofer, Franz MJ Pfister, Kamer Ali Yuksel, Bernd Bischl, Urban Fietzek, Janek Thomas

To solve the problem of limited availability of high quality training data, we propose a transfer learning technique which helps to improve model performance substantially.

General Classification regression +4

Automatic Gradient Boosting

3 code implementations10 Jul 2018 Janek Thomas, Stefan Coors, Bernd Bischl

Automatic machine learning performs predictive modeling with high performing machine learning tools without human interference.

BIG-bench Machine Learning Hyperparameter Optimization +1

Automatic Exploration of Machine Learning Experiments on OpenML

no code implementations28 Jun 2018 Daniel Kühn, Philipp Probst, Janek Thomas, Bernd Bischl

Understanding the influence of hyperparameters on the performance of a machine learning algorithm is an important scientific topic in itself and can help to improve automatic hyperparameter tuning procedures.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

mlrMBO: A Modular Framework for Model-Based Optimization of Expensive Black-Box Functions

4 code implementations9 Mar 2017 Bernd Bischl, Jakob Richter, Jakob Bossek, Daniel Horn, Janek Thomas, Michel Lang

We present mlrMBO, a flexible and comprehensive R toolbox for model-based optimization (MBO), also known as Bayesian optimization, which addresses the problem of expensive black-box optimization by approximating the given objective function through a surrogate regression model.

Bayesian Optimization regression +1

Probing for sparse and fast variable selection with model-based boosting

no code implementations15 Feb 2017 Janek Thomas, Tobias Hepp, Andreas Mayr, Bernd Bischl

We present a new variable selection method based on model-based gradient boosting and randomly permuted variables.

Variable Selection

Stability selection for component-wise gradient boosting in multiple dimensions

1 code implementation30 Nov 2016 Janek Thomas, Andreas Mayr, Bernd Bischl, Matthias Schmid, Adam Smith, Benjamin Hofner

We apply this new algorithm to a study to estimate abundance of common eider in Massachusetts, USA, featuring excess zeros, overdispersion, non-linearity and spatio-temporal structures.

Additive models

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