ML Model Lifecycle Management Platform for Enterprise Standardization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current solutions for developing, configuring, training, and monitoring machine learning models for operational systems are time-consuming and error-prone, often managed at the project level with local development and deployment, lacking enterprise-wide standardization and domain context awareness.

Innovation Solution

A machine learning platform that integrates model development with domain context awareness, enabling standardization of analytical workflows and model deployment across operational systems, and provides monitoring to detect performance degradation and trigger necessary actions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If machine learning models are developed and deployed at the project level with local development processes, then flexibility in model customization is improved, but consistency and standardization across enterprise-wide operational systems deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel customization flexibilityVSAvoidenterprise-wide standardization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the machine learning model lifecycle into distinct modular components: model development environment, model training pipeline, model registry, and deployment interface. Each component can be independently configured and managed, allowing project-level customization while maintaining enterprise-wide standards through the unified architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The model development environment serves multiple functions: it allows local model customization, integrates with enterprise data sources, manages training pipelines, and registers models centrally. This multi-functional platform enables both project-specific adaptability and enterprise-wide standardization through a single unified system.

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

2Ease of operation

If manual processes are used for model configuration, training, and deployment, then ease of operation for complex customizations is improved, but time consumption and error rates deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomplex customization capabilityVSAvoidmodel development time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by providing pre-configured model templates, standardized training pipelines, and automated registration processes. These pre-established frameworks reduce the time required for model development while maintaining customization capability through configurable parameters.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The model development environment enables self-service capabilities where users can independently configure, train, and deploy models using automated workflows. The system automatically manages data integration, training execution, model registration, and deployment, reducing manual intervention time and errors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If enterprise-wide data sources are integrated into local development processes, then domain context awareness is improved, but data security and access control complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedomain context awarenessVSAvoiddata security management
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The model development environment acts as an intermediary layer between enterprise data sources and local model development processes. It provides controlled access to enterprise data through standardized interfaces, enabling domain context awareness while managing security and access control centrally without exposing underlying data infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20240273398A1Apparatus, method, and computer program product for configuration, association, registration, training, and monitoring of machine learning models for operational systems
Publication Date: 2024.08.15 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
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AI summary

A platform for developing, configuring, training, deploying, executing, controlling access to, and/or monitoring machine learning models for operational systems is implemented by generating model association metadata based on model configuration data identifying machine learning model(s) and operational system context data identifying object(s) associated with one or more operational systems. The model association metadata defines associations between the machine learning model(s) and the object(s). For each association defined by the model association metadata, the machine learning model is trained according to the corresponding model training pipeline based on operational data associated with the object identified in the defined association, and each trained machine learning model (for each defined association) is registered in a trained model registry. The trained machine learning models in the trained model registry are executed according to parameters provided for each defined association, and each execution is monitored to detect model drift and/or trigger retraining.