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Fourier Representations for Black-Box Optimization over Categorical Variables
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Measured effects reported in the paper
| What was changed | Where | Measured | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use ECO-F instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | computation time per step: 170.4 -> 1.5 | Helped |
| Use ECO-G instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | computation time per step: 170.4 -> 3.6 | Helped |
| Use ECO-F instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · Pest Control | computation time per step: 151.0 -> 1.4 | Helped |
| Use ECO-G instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · Pest Control | computation time per step: 151.0 -> 3.3 | Helped |
| Use ECO-F instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · RNA Optimization | computation time per step: 253.8 -> 2.0 | Helped |
| Use ECO-G instead of COMBO | Categorical black-box optimization · RNA Optimization | computation time per step: 253.8 -> 5.7 | Helped |
| Use ECO-F rather than random search or simulated annealing without a surrogate | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | best function value found | Helped |
| Use ECO-G rather than COMBO at early evaluation budgets | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | best function value found: 130 samples | Helped |
| Use COMBO rather than ECO methods at larger evaluation budgets | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | best function value found | Helped |
| Use TCO-F with a regularized horseshoe prior | Categorical black-box optimization · Latin Square | best function value found | Hurt |
| Use TCO-F rather than ECO-F | Categorical black-box optimization · Pest Control | evaluations to find the minimum: within 280 steps; ECO-F in ≈ 360 steps | Helped |
| Use ECO-G rather than ECO-F | Categorical black-box optimization · RNA Optimization | best function value found | Helped |
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