Zhenwen Dai

Batch Bayesian Optimization via Local Penalization

2015 · arXiv (Cornell University)

The popularity of Bayesian optimization methods for efficient exploration of parameter spaces has lead to a series of papers applying Gaussian processes as surrogates in the optimization of functions. However, most proposed approaches only allow …

Automatic Music Playlist Generation via Simulation-based Reinforcement Learning

2023

Personalization of playlists is a common feature in music streaming services, but conventional techniques, such as collaborative filtering, rely on explicit assumptions regarding content quality to learn how to make recommendations. Such assumptions often result …