Online model selection by learning how compositional kernels evolve

Motivated by the need for efficient, personalized learning in health, we investigate the problem of online compositional kernel selection for multi-task Gaussian Process regression. Existing composition selection methods do not satisfy our strict criteria in health; selection must occur quickly, and the selected kernels must maintain the appropriate level of complexity, sparsity, and stability as data arrives online. We introduce the Kernel Evolution Model (KEM), a generative process on how to evolve kernel compositions in a way that manages the bias--variance trade-off as we observe more data about a user. Using pilot data, we learn a set of kernel evolutions that can be used to quickly select kernels for new test users. KEM reliably selects high-performing kernels for a range of synthetic and real data sets, including two health data sets.

Authors

• Eura Shin
• Predrag Klasnja
• Susan Murphy University of Strathclyde
• Finale Doshi-Velez

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