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New Bayesian optimization method minimizes worst-case functional errors

Researchers have introduced a new framework called min-max Functional Bayesian Optimization (MM-FBO) to address challenges in optimizing functions with functional responses, which are common in scientific and engineering fields. Unlike existing methods that focus on average performance, MM-FBO directly minimizes the maximum error across the entire functional domain. The approach represents functional responses using functional principal component analysis and employs Gaussian process surrogates to manage uncertainty, balancing exploitation of worst-case errors with exploration. Experiments on synthetic and physics-based benchmarks demonstrate MM-FBO's superior performance compared to current baselines. AI

IMPACT Introduces a novel optimization technique for complex functional responses, potentially improving efficiency in scientific and engineering simulations.

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Pouya Ahadi, Reza Marzban, Ali Adibi, Kamran Paynabar ·

    Bayesian Optimization for Function-Valued Responses under Min-Max Criteria

    arXiv:2512.07868v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Bayesian optimization is widely used for optimizing expensive black box functions, but most existing approaches focus on scalar responses. In many scientific and engineering settings the response is functional, varying smo…