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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, yes, yes! I’m super happy and excited that this work is out! 🙌

MaxUCB combines strong empirical performance on CASH problems with solid theoretical results. Something for everyone!

Check it out and meet @amirbalef.bsky.social, @claireve.bsky.social and me at #NeurIPS / #EurIPS ✨

Amir Balef @amirbalef.bsky.social · 2d

I am happy to share that our paper "Put CASH on Bandits: A Max K-Armed Problem for Automated Machine Learning" has been accepted at NeurIPS 2025!

Endless thanks to my amazing co-authors @claireve.bsky.social and @keggensperger.bsky.social

📄 Read it on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2505.05226

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Put CASH on Bandits: A Max K-Armed Problem for Automated Machine Learning

The Combined Algorithm Selection and Hyperparameter optimization (CASH) is a challenging resource allocation problem in the field of AutoML. We propose MaxUCB, a max $k$-armed bandit method to trade o...

arxiv.org

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Aug 28

One more time (and now with a working link) 😅

Several PhD positions in two brand-new labs at the Lamarr Intitute / TU Dortmund.

Lots of exciting research on #tabulardata, #autom and #benchmarking.

👉 Apply now, there's less than a week left!

Matthias Feurer @matthiasfeurer.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔔 Reminder: 🎓 Interested in a #PhD on #AutoML, #Optimization & #Benchmarking? 🚀 Positions here 👉 automl4science.de/files/2025_J... ⏳ Only six days left to apply!

automl4science.de

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AutoML Conference @automl-conf.bsky.social · Aug 20

The final day of #AutoMLConf is dedicated to tutorials & workshops!

☕ CAFE Workshop: peter-i-frazier.github.io/cafe-worksho...
🔍 Tutorials: foundation models, LLM-driven tuning, HPO & more 👉 2025.automl.cc/tutorials/

Sounds interesting? Register now! 2025.automl.cc/registration...

Tutorials – AutoML

2025.automl.cc

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jul 31

Also, a big shoutout to the TRL organizers @trl-research.bsky.social 🙏

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jul 31

openreview.net/forum?id=vLt...

TL;DR: A SoftKNN-based training task makes your ICL model for predictive tabular tasks more intelligible while empirically not decreasing performance.

In-Context Learning of Soft Nearest Neighbor Classifiers for...

With in-context learning foundation models like TabPFN excelling on small supervised tabular learning tasks, it has been argued that "boosted trees are not the best default choice when working with...

openreview.net

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jul 31

Greetings from #ACL in Vienna! 👋

Just had a great time presenting our work "In-context learning of Soft Nearest Neighbor Classifiers for Intelligible Tabular Machine Learning" at the Table Representation Learning Workshop.

@matthiasfeurer.bsky.social and Mykhailo! 🙌

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AutoML Conference @automl-conf.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨 Late-breaking call for #AutoML 2025! 🚨

Got a fresh paper or want to discuss a new project? The non-archival track is open until Aug 4 (AoE)! We are looking for:
📝 Short papers
🔥 Hot-off-the-press work
🎥 Demos, blog posts, videos & more!

Light review and no proceedings.

Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML

2025.automl.cc

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jul 3

Looking for a PostDoc position?

And you're also interested in models for biological and artificial vision?

Here's a unique opportunity with lots of freedom to develop your own research agenda 👇👇👇👇👇👇

Bethge Lab @bethgelab.bsky.social · Jul 3

🧠🤖 We’re hiring a Postdoc in NeuroAI!

Join CRC1233 "Robust Vision" (Uni Tübingen) to build benchmarks & evaluation methods for vision models, bridging brain & AI. Work with top faculty & shape vision research.

Apply: tinyurl.com/3jtb4an6

#NeuroAI #Jobs

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 100%)

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Carola Doerr @caroladoerr.bsky.social · Jun 19

Deadline is June 27th for submitting to the AutoML 2025 Non-archival track @automl-conf.bsky.social
We are looking for (1) journal/conference papers, (2) original 4-page papers, and (3) non-traditional content on the topic of AutoML.
Details: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...

Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML

2025.automl.cc

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 20

@matthiasfeurer.bsky.social @mlindauer.bsky.social @ml4science.bsky.social @balazskegl.bsky.social @klein-aaron.bsky.social @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social @dholzmueller.bsky.social @benjamc.bsky.social

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 20

Missed the school? We have uploaded recordings of most talks to our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@AutoML_org 🙌

AutoML Freiburg Hannover Tübingen

This channel features videos about automated machine learning (AutoML) from the AutoML groups at the University of Freiburg, Leibniz University Hannover and University of Tübingen. Common topics inclu...

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 20

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the 5th #AutoML Summer School in Tübingen for four days of talks, hands-on sessions, discussions, great food, and a punting boat trip!

Next stop: Dortmund 2026!

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 4

@automl-conf.bsky.social

Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 4

See 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...

Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML

2025.automl.cc

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are looking for journal/conference papers and original short papers.

We also welcome non-traditional content, such as blog posts, podcasts, videos, or anything else that sparks discussion.

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Jun 4

😱 Less than 2 weeks left to submit to the **AutoML 2025 Non-archival track**!

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · May 21

@ml4science.bsky.social @mlindauer.bsky.social @matthiasfeurer.bsky.social

Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · May 21

See you in Tübingen!

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · May 21

Elena Raponi (LIACS) will talk about automated algorithm design (incl. Bayesian optimization) using LLMs
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Jonas Kübler/Kailash Budhathoki (AWS) will talk about automated inference optimization for large models
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Anne-Laure Boulesteix (LMU) will deliver a keynote lecture on neutral benchmarking

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · May 21

📢 Only 3 Weeks to Go!

The AutoML summer school (June 10-13th) is just around the corner, and there is not much time left to register!

---> www.automlschool.org <---

👇 We added several new speakers to the program

AutoML School 2025

Scope AutoML has become a cornerstone in the toolkit of many developers and researchers. With the rise of foundation models, AutoML's potential has expanded even further, enabling smarter, more powerf...

www.automlschool.org

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks to all co-organizers @mlindauer.bsky.social, Frank, Marcel, @matthiasfeurer.bsky.social and Bernd) and also to @ml4science.bsky.social and CyberValley 🙏

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Apr 28

The schedule allows for lots of interaction in a poster session, panel discussions, and over lunch. Of course, there will also be a bit of time to enjoy Tübingen 💬🥨

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Apr 28

We have an excellent lineup of speakers: @klein-aaron.bsky.social, Anirudh Dagar, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @balazskegl.bsky.social, Bernd Bischl, Jennifer D'Souza, Jonas Geiping, David Salinas, and Maximilian Muschalik. We’re still extending, so stay tuned.

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Apr 28

Early Bird registration is still open (until May 1st). The program is shaping up, and our speaker list is growing, so _now_ is the perfect time to secure your spot at a reduced rate!

📅 June 10th-13th, Tübingen, Germany
🔗 www.automlschool.org

AutoML School 2025

Scope AutoML has become a cornerstone in the toolkit of many developers and researchers. With the rise of foundation models, AutoML's potential has expanded even further, enabling smarter, more powerf...

www.automlschool.org

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Katharina Eggensperger @keggensperger.bsky.social · Apr 28

We’re getting more and more excited for the 5th AutoML School, happening June 10 - 13 in Tübingen, Germany and we’d love for you to be there.

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