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Main Authors: Eimer, Theresa, Schäpermeier, Lennart, Biedenkapp, André, Tornede, Alexander, Kotthoff, Lars, Leyman, Pieter, Feurer, Matthias, Eggensperger, Katharina, Maile, Kaitlin, Tornede, Tanja, Kozak, Anna, Xue, Ke, Wever, Marcel, Baratchi, Mitra, Pulatov, Damir, Trautmann, Heike, Kashgarani, Haniye, Lindauer, Marius
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16491
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author Eimer, Theresa
Schäpermeier, Lennart
Biedenkapp, André
Tornede, Alexander
Kotthoff, Lars
Leyman, Pieter
Feurer, Matthias
Eggensperger, Katharina
Maile, Kaitlin
Tornede, Tanja
Kozak, Anna
Xue, Ke
Wever, Marcel
Baratchi, Mitra
Pulatov, Damir
Trautmann, Heike
Kashgarani, Haniye
Lindauer, Marius
author_facet Eimer, Theresa
Schäpermeier, Lennart
Biedenkapp, André
Tornede, Alexander
Kotthoff, Lars
Leyman, Pieter
Feurer, Matthias
Eggensperger, Katharina
Maile, Kaitlin
Tornede, Tanja
Kozak, Anna
Xue, Ke
Wever, Marcel
Baratchi, Mitra
Pulatov, Damir
Trautmann, Heike
Kashgarani, Haniye
Lindauer, Marius
contents Empirical research on meta-algorithmics, such as algorithm selection, configuration, and scheduling, often relies on extensive and thus computationally expensive experiments. With the large degree of freedom we have over our experimental setup and design comes a plethora of possible error sources that threaten the scalability and validity of our scientific insights. Best practices for meta-algorithmic research exist, but they are scattered between different publications and fields, and continue to evolve separately from each other. In this report, we collect good practices for empirical meta-algorithmic research across the subfields of the COSEAL community, encompassing the entire experimental cycle: from formulating research questions and selecting an experimental design, to executing experiments, and ultimately, analyzing and presenting results impartially. It establishes the current state-of-the-art practices within meta-algorithmic research and serves as a guideline to both new researchers and practitioners in meta-algorithmic fields.
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spellingShingle Best Practices For Empirical Meta-Algorithmic Research: Guidelines from the COSEAL Research Network
Eimer, Theresa
Schäpermeier, Lennart
Biedenkapp, André
Tornede, Alexander
Kotthoff, Lars
Leyman, Pieter
Feurer, Matthias
Eggensperger, Katharina
Maile, Kaitlin
Tornede, Tanja
Kozak, Anna
Xue, Ke
Wever, Marcel
Baratchi, Mitra
Pulatov, Damir
Trautmann, Heike
Kashgarani, Haniye
Lindauer, Marius
Artificial Intelligence
Empirical research on meta-algorithmics, such as algorithm selection, configuration, and scheduling, often relies on extensive and thus computationally expensive experiments. With the large degree of freedom we have over our experimental setup and design comes a plethora of possible error sources that threaten the scalability and validity of our scientific insights. Best practices for meta-algorithmic research exist, but they are scattered between different publications and fields, and continue to evolve separately from each other. In this report, we collect good practices for empirical meta-algorithmic research across the subfields of the COSEAL community, encompassing the entire experimental cycle: from formulating research questions and selecting an experimental design, to executing experiments, and ultimately, analyzing and presenting results impartially. It establishes the current state-of-the-art practices within meta-algorithmic research and serves as a guideline to both new researchers and practitioners in meta-algorithmic fields.
title Best Practices For Empirical Meta-Algorithmic Research: Guidelines from the COSEAL Research Network
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16491