Optimization Techniques for Machine Learning

Abstract

This chapter outlines the fundamental of machine learning literature and provides the review of various literatures on understanding the variety of optimization techniques used for machine learning and prediction models. These techniques concern optimization either for the singular tree generation or the selection in homogeneous/heterogeneous ensembles. For the ensemble selection, various evaluation functions are studied and used with different methods of path. Comparisons with the state-and-art methods are performed on datasets or medical applications designed to validate the different techniques. The critical review of currently available optimization techniques is followed by descriptions of machine learning applications. This study will help the researcher to avoid overlapping efforts and make new basis for novice researchers.