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We investigate feature selection problem for generic machine learning models. We introduce a novel framework that selects features considering the outcomes of the model. Our framework introduces a novel feature masking approach to eliminate…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Mehmet E. Lorasdagi , Mehmet Y. Turali , Suleyman S. Kozat

Feature selection is a process of choosing a subset of relevant features so that the quality of prediction models can be improved. An extensive body of work exists on information-theoretic feature selection, based on maximizing Mutual…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-12-05 Jilin Wu , Soumyajit Gupta , Chandrajit Bajaj

Multi-objective search (MOS) has emerged as a unifying framework for planning and decision-making problems where multiple, often conflicting, criteria must be balanced. While the problem has been studied for decades, recent years have seen…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Oren Salzman , Carlos Hernández Ulloa , Ariel Felner , Sven Koenig

Many machine learning applications such as in vision, biology and social networking deal with data in high dimensions. Feature selection is typically employed to select a subset of features which im- proves generalization accuracy as well…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-06-15 Yamuna Prasad , Dinesh Khandelwal , K. K. Biswas

Feature Selection (FS) plays an important role in learning and classification tasks. The object of FS is to select the relevant and non-redundant features. Considering the huge amount number of features in real-world applications, FS…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-19 Fatma BenSaid , Adel M. Alimi

Many optimization problems in science and engineering are highly nonlinear, and thus require sophisticated optimization techniques to solve. Traditional techniques such as gradient-based algorithms are mostly local search methods, and often…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Xin-She Yang , Suash Deb , Sudhanshu K Mishra

In machine learning, Feature Selection (FS) is a major part of efficient algorithm. It fuels the algorithm and is the starting block for our prediction. In this paper, we present a new method, called Optimal Coordinate Ascent (OCA) that…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-12-04 David Saltiel , Eric Benhamou

Machine learning methods are used to discover complex nonlinear relationships in biological and medical data. However, sophisticated learning models are computationally unfeasible for data with millions of features. Here we introduce the…

Multi-objective search (MOS) has become essential in robotics, as real-world robotic systems need to simultaneously balance multiple, often conflicting objectives. Recent works explore complex interactions between objectives, leading to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Hadar Peer , Eyal Weiss , Ron Alterovitz , Oren Salzman

We introduce a novel multiobjective optimization algorithm based on the conformational space annealing (CSA) algorithm, MOCSA. It has three characteristic features: (a) Dominance relationship and distance between solutions in the objective…

Computational Physics · Physics 2012-09-05 Sangjin Sim , Juyong Lee , Jooyoung Lee

When designing multispectral imaging systems for classifying different spectra it is necessary to choose a small number of filters from a set with several hundred different ones. Tackling this problem by full search leads to a tremendous…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-19 Frank Sippel , Jürgen Seiler , André Kaup

Process discovery approaches analyze the business data to automatically uncover structured information, known as a process model. The quality of a process model is measured using quality dimensions -- completeness (replay fitness),…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-06-26 Sonia Deshmukh , Shikha Gupta , Naveen Kumar

Multiobjective blackbox optimization deals with problems where the objective and constraint functions are the outputs of a numerical simulation. In this context, no derivatives are available, nor can they be approximated by finite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-07 Sébastien Le Digabel , Antoine Lesage-Landry , Ludovic Salomon , Christophe Tribes

The increasing use of autonomous robot systems in hazardous environments underscores the need for efficient search and rescue operations. Despite significant advancements, existing literature on object search often falls short in overcoming…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-08 Matthew Collins , Jared J. Beard , Nicholas Ohi , Yu Gu

Feature selection is a problem of finding efficient features among all features in which the final feature set can improve accuracy and reduce complexity. In feature selection algorithms search strategies are key aspects. Since feature…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-01-27 Mohadeseh Montazeri , Hamid Reza Naji , Mitra Montazeri , Ahmad Faraahi

We propose a unified approach for bottom-up hierarchical image segmentation and object proposal generation for recognition, called Multiscale Combinatorial Grouping (MCG). For this purpose, we first develop a fast normalized cuts algorithm.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-03-02 Jordi Pont-Tuset , Pablo Arbelaez , Jonathan T. Barron , Ferran Marques , Jitendra Malik

Feature selection is an important challenge in machine learning. It plays a crucial role in the explainability of machine-driven decisions that are rapidly permeating throughout modern society. Unfortunately, the explosion in the size and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-06-13 Amirali Aghazadeh , Ryan Spring , Daniel LeJeune , Gautam Dasarathy , Anshumali Shrivastava , Richard G. Baraniuk

Predicting protein secondary structure is essential for understanding protein function and advancing drug discovery. However, the intricate sequence-structure relationship poses significant challenges for accurate modeling. To address…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Yining Qian , Lijie Su , Meiling Xu , Xianpeng Wang

Determining optimal well placements and controls are two important tasks in oil field development. These problems are computationally expensive, nonconvex, and contain multiple optima. The practical solution of these problems require…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-02 Xiang Wang , Ronald D. Haynes , Qihong Feng

Multi-objective feature selection is one of the most significant issues in the field of pattern recognition. It is challenging because it maximizes the classification performance and, at the same time, minimizes the number of selected…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-11-11 Motahare Namakin , Modjtaba Rouhani , Mostafa Sabzekar