Stochastic Optimization with Random Search

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Autores principales: Chayti, El Mahdi, Kadi, Taha El Bakkali El, Saadi, Omar, Jaggi, Martin
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Publicado: 2025
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author Chayti, El Mahdi
Kadi, Taha El Bakkali El
Saadi, Omar
Jaggi, Martin
author_facet Chayti, El Mahdi
Kadi, Taha El Bakkali El
Saadi, Omar
Jaggi, Martin
contents We revisit random search for stochastic optimization, where only noisy function evaluations are available. We show that the method works under weaker smoothness assumptions than previously considered, and that stronger assumptions enable improved guarantees. In the finite-sum setting, we design a variance-reduced variant that leverages multiple samples to accelerate convergence. Our analysis relies on a simple translation invariance property, which provides a principled way to balance noise and reduce variance.
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spellingShingle Stochastic Optimization with Random Search
Chayti, El Mahdi
Kadi, Taha El Bakkali El
Saadi, Omar
Jaggi, Martin
Optimization and Control
Machine Learning
We revisit random search for stochastic optimization, where only noisy function evaluations are available. We show that the method works under weaker smoothness assumptions than previously considered, and that stronger assumptions enable improved guarantees. In the finite-sum setting, we design a variance-reduced variant that leverages multiple samples to accelerate convergence. Our analysis relies on a simple translation invariance property, which provides a principled way to balance noise and reduce variance.
title Stochastic Optimization with Random Search
topic Optimization and Control
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15610