Frank Hutter & Lars Kotthoff 
Automated Machine Learning [EPUB ebook] 
Methods, Systems, Challenges

This open access book presents the first comprehensive overview of general methods in Automated Machine Learning (Auto ML), collects descriptions of existing systems based on these methods, and discusses the first series of international challenges of Auto ML systems. The recent success of commercial ML applications and the rapid growth of the field has created a high demand for off-the-shelf ML methods that can be used easily and without expert knowledge. However, many of the recent machine learning successes crucially rely on human experts, who manually select appropriate ML architectures (deep learning architectures or more traditional ML workflows) and their hyperparameters. To overcome this problem, the field of Auto ML targets a progressive automation of machine learning, based on principles from optimization and machine learning itself. This book serves as a point of entry into this quickly-developing field for researchers and advanced students alike, as well as providing a reference for practitioners aiming to use Auto ML in their work.