optuna.samplers.nsgaii.SPXCrossover

class optuna.samplers.nsgaii.SPXCrossover(epsilon=None)[source]

Simplex Crossover operation used by NSGAIISampler.

Uniformly samples child individuals from within a single simplex that is similar to the simplex produced by the parent individual. For further information about SPX crossover, please refer to the following paper:

Parameters

epsilon (Optional[float]) – Expansion rate. If not specified, defaults to sqrt(len(search_space) + 2).

Note

Added in v3.0.0 as an experimental feature. The interface may change in newer versions without prior notice. See https://github.com/optuna/optuna/releases/tag/v3.0.0.

Methods

crossover(parents_params, rng, study, ...)

Perform crossover of selected parent individuals.

Attributes

n_parents

crossover(parents_params, rng, study, search_space_bounds)[source]

Perform crossover of selected parent individuals.

This method is called in sample_relative().

Parameters
  • parents_params (ndarray) – A numpy.ndarray with dimensions num_parents x num_parameters. Represents a parameter space for each parent individual. This space is continuous for numerical parameters.

  • rng (RandomState) – An instance of numpy.random.RandomState.

  • study (Study) – Target study object.

  • search_space_bounds (ndarray) – A numpy.ndarray with dimensions len_search_space x 2 representing numerical distribution bounds constructed from transformed search space.

Returns

A 1-dimensional numpy.ndarray containing new parameter combination.

Return type

ndarray