Copyright 2021 Roman Garnett, to be published by Cambridge University Press
This is a (draft) monograph on Bayesian optimization, which will be published in early 2022 by Cambridge University Press.
The book aims to provide a self-contained and comprehensive introduction to Bayesian optimization, starting “from scratch” and carefully developing all the key ideas along the way. The intended audience is graduate students and researchers in machine learning, statistics, and related fields. However, I also hope that practitioners and researchers from more distant fields will find some utility here.
The book is divided into three main parts, covering:
A few additional topics are also covered:
The book is in the final stages of preparation. I am making the draft available for initial commentary before publication. Once published, the book will remain freely available on this website.
Please note that the draft is subject to changes.
You may download the manuscript below. The 8”x10” version shares the same page size as what will appear in print and is best for online viewing. US letter and A4 versions are also provided for ease of printing.
I welcome feedback on the manuscript! Please feel free to file an issue on the associated GitHub repository.
@book{garnett_bayesoptbook_2022,
author = {Garnett, Roman},
title = {{Bayesian Optimization}},
year = {2022},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
note = {in preparation}
}