Hyperparameter Tuning System with Modular Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current hyperparameter tuning and benchmarking tools are limited in scope, failing to automate the full process, restrict custom tuners, and do not effectively handle complex hyperparameter constraints, leading to inefficient optimization and configuration of machine learning applications.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that automates hyperparameter tuning and benchmarking by generating and evaluating hyperparameter configurations within a search space, using appropriate metrics, and supporting complex constraints, allowing for step-by-step manual control and integration with various computational platforms, including quantum and application-specific computing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated hyperparameter tuning is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehyperparameter optimization efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the hyperparameter tuning process into distinct modular components: problem class definition, search space specification, computational procedure configuration, metric evaluation, and result analysis. Each component can be independently configured and managed, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining automation capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The framework is designed as a universal system that can handle multiple problem classes, various computational procedures, and different metrics simultaneously. This multi-functionality allows a single automated system to address diverse optimization tasks without requiring separate specialized tools for each case.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If complex hyperparameter constraints are supported, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehyperparameter configuration precisionVSAvoidconstraint handling complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system handles complex constraints by dynamically adjusting and transforming hyperparameter values during the search process. Constraints are applied as transformation rules that modify the search space and guide the optimization towards feasible regions, enabling precise configuration control without requiring complex constraint management infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If multiple metrics are implemented for evaluation, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance evaluation accuracyVSAvoidevaluation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple evaluation metrics are merged into a unified assessment framework that simultaneously computes and integrates various performance measures. This combination approach allows comprehensive evaluation across multiple dimensions while maintaining a single coherent system architecture, avoiding the need for separate evaluation subsystems for each metric.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20230259385A1Methods and systems for hyperparameter tuning and benchmarking
Publication Date: 2023.08.17 1QB INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for hyperparameter tuning and benchmarking.