2023/11/21 by Bach Do, Ruda Zhang, Do, Bach +1 · 4 citations
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms #Computational Engineering #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Mathematics #Finance #Machine Learning (cs.LG) #Machine Learning (stat.ML) #Optimal Experimental Design Methods #Optimization and Control (math.OC) #and Science (cs.CE)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.13050
openalex publication_date 2023/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Resided at the intersection of multi-fidelity optimization (MFO) and Bayesian optimization (BO), MF BO has found a niche in solving expensive engineering design optimization problems, thanks to its advantages in incorporating physical and mathematical understandings of the problems, saving resources, addressing exploitation-exploration trade-off, considering uncertainty, and processing parallel computing. The increasing number of works dedicated to MF BO suggests the need for a comprehensive review of this advanced optimization technique. In this paper, we survey recent developments of two essential ingredients of MF BO: Gaussian process (GP) based MF surrogates and acquisition functions. We first categorize the existing MF modeling methods and MFO strategies to locate MF BO in a large family of surrogate-based optimization and MFO algorithms. We then exploit the common properties shared between the methods from each ingredient of MF BO to describe important GP-based MF surrogate models and review various acquisition functions. By doing so, we expect to provide a structured understanding of MF BO. Finally, we attempt to reveal important aspects that require further research for applications of MF BO in solving intricate yet important design optimization problems, including constrained optimization, high-dimensional optimization, optimization under uncertainty, and multi-objective optimization.