AutoML: Towards automation of machine learning systems maintainability

Abstract

Machine learning systems both gained significant interest from the academic side and have seen adoption in the industry. However, one aspect that has received insufficient attention so far is the study of the lifecycle of such systems. This aspect is particularly important due to various ML systems' strong dependency on data, which is constantly evolving-and, therefore, changing-over time. The focus of my PhD research is the study of the implications of these dynamics on the ML systems' performance. Concretely, I propose a method of detecting changes caused by drift in the data early. Furthermore, I discuss possibilities for automating large parts of the ML lifecycle management, to ensure a better and more controllable maintenance process.