Example for using the multi target mode for the objective

Example for using the multi target mode for the objective. It uses a desirability value to handle several targets.

This example assumes some basic familiarity with using BayBE. We thus refer to campaign for a basic example.

Necessary imports for this example

import pandas as pd
from baybe import Campaign
from baybe.objectives import DesirabilityObjective
from baybe.parameters import CategoricalParameter, NumericalDiscreteParameter
from baybe.searchspace import SearchSpace
from baybe.targets import NumericalTarget
from baybe.utils.dataframe import add_fake_measurements

Experiment setup and creating the searchspace

Categorical_1 = CategoricalParameter("Cat_1", values=["22", "33"], encoding="OHE")
Categorical_2 = CategoricalParameter(
    "Cat_2",
    values=["very bad", "bad", "OK", "good", "very good"],
    encoding="INT",
)
Num_disc_1 = NumericalDiscreteParameter(
    "Num_disc_1", values=[1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10], tolerance=0.3
)
Num_disc_2 = NumericalDiscreteParameter(
    "Num_disc_2", values=[-1, -3, -6, -9], tolerance=0.3
)
parameters = [Categorical_1, Categorical_2, Num_disc_1, Num_disc_2]
searchspace = SearchSpace.from_product(parameters=parameters)

Defining the targets

The multi target mode is handled when creating the objective object. Thus we first need to define the different targets.

This examples has different targets with different modes. The first target is maximized and while the second one is minimized. Note that in this multi target mode, the user must specify bounds for each target.

Target_1 = NumericalTarget(
    name="Target_1", mode="MAX", bounds=(0, 100), transformation="LINEAR"
)
Target_2 = NumericalTarget(
    name="Target_2", mode="MIN", bounds=(0, 100), transformation="LINEAR"
)

For each target it is also possible to specify a target_transform function. A detailed discussion of this functionality can be found at the end of this example.

In this example, define a third target working with the mode MATCH. We furthermore use target_transform="BELL".

Target_3 = NumericalTarget(
    name="Target_3", mode="MATCH", bounds=(45, 55), transformation="BELL"
)

Note that the MATCH mode seeks to have the target at the mean between the two bounds. For example, choosing 95 and 105 will lead the algorithm seeking 100 as the optimal value. Thus, using the bounds, it is possible to control both the match target and the range around this target that is considered viable.

Creating the objective

Now to work with these three targets the objective object must be properly created. The mode is set to DESIRABILITY and the targets are described in a list.

targets = [Target_1, Target_2, Target_3]

As the recommender requires a single function, the different targets need to be combined. Thus, a scalarizer is used to create a single target out of the several targets given. The combine function can either be the mean MEAN or the geometric mean GEOM_MEAN. Per default, GEOM_MEAN is used. Weights for each target can also be specified as a list of floats in the arguments Per default, weights are equally distributed between all targets and are normalized internally. It is thus not necessary to handle normalization or scaling.

objective = DesirabilityObjective(
    targets=targets,
    weights=[20, 20, 60],
    scalarizer="MEAN",
)
print(objective)
Objective
   Type: DesirabilityObjective
   Targets
                    Type      Name  ... Transformation  Weight
      0  NumericalTarget  Target_1  ...         LINEAR    20.0
      1  NumericalTarget  Target_2  ...         LINEAR    20.0
      2  NumericalTarget  Target_3  ...           BELL    60.0
      
      [3 rows x 7 columns]
   Scalarizer: MEAN

Creating and printing the campaign

campaign = Campaign(searchspace=searchspace, objective=objective)
print(campaign)
Campaign
   Meta Data
      Batches done: 0
      Fits done: 0
   SearchSpace
      Search Space Type: DISCRETE
      SubspaceDiscrete
         Discrete Parameters
                     Name             Type  Num_Values         Encoding
            0       Cat_1  CategoricalP...           2  CategoricalE...
            1       Cat_2  CategoricalP...           5  CategoricalE...
            2  Num_disc_1  NumericalDis...           7             None
            3  Num_disc_2  NumericalDis...           4             None
         Experimental Representation
                Cat_1      Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2
            0      22         OK         1.0        -9.0
            1      22         OK         1.0        -6.0
            2      22         OK         1.0        -3.0
            ..    ...        ...         ...         ...
            277    33  very good        10.0        -6.0
            278    33  very good        10.0        -3.0
            279    33  very good        10.0        -1.0
            
            [280 rows x 4 columns]
         Meta Data
            was_recommended: 0/280
            was_measured: 0/280
            dont_recommend: 0/280
         Constraints
            Empty DataFrame
            Columns: []
            Index: []
         Computational Representation
                 Cat_1_22  Cat_1_33  ...  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2
            0         1.0       0.0  ...         1.0        -9.0
            1         1.0       0.0  ...         1.0        -6.0
            2         1.0       0.0  ...         1.0        -3.0
            ..        ...       ...  ...         ...         ...
            277       0.0       1.0  ...        10.0        -6.0
            278       0.0       1.0  ...        10.0        -3.0
            279       0.0       1.0  ...        10.0        -1.0
            
            [280 rows x 5 columns]
   Objective
      Type: DesirabilityObjective
      Targets
                       Type      Name  ... Transformation  Weight
         0  NumericalTarget  Target_1  ...         LINEAR    20.0
         1  NumericalTarget  Target_2  ...         LINEAR    20.0
         2  NumericalTarget  Target_3  ...           BELL    60.0
         
         [3 rows x 7 columns]
      Scalarizer: MEAN
   TwoPhaseMetaRecommender
      Initial recommender
         RandomRecommender
            Compatibility: SearchSpaceType.HYBRID
      Recommender
         BotorchRecommender
            Surrogate
               GaussianProcessSurrogate
                  Supports Transfer Learning: True
                  Kernel factory: DefaultKernelFactory()
            Acquisition function: qLogExpectedImprovement()
            Compatibility: SearchSpaceType.HYBRID
            Sequential continuous: False
            Hybrid sampler: None
            Sampling percentage: 1.0
      Switch after: 1

Performing some iterations

The following loop performs some recommendations and adds fake results. It also prints what happens to internal data.

N_ITERATIONS = 3
for kIter in range(N_ITERATIONS):
    rec = campaign.recommend(batch_size=3)
    add_fake_measurements(rec, campaign.targets)
    campaign.add_measurements(rec)
    desirability = campaign.objective.transform(campaign.measurements)

    print(f"\n\n#### ITERATION {kIter+1} ####")
    print("\nRecommended measurements with fake measured results:\n")
    print(rec)
    print("\nInternal measurement database with desirability values:\n")
    print(pd.concat([campaign.measurements, desirability], axis=1))
#### ITERATION 1 ####

Recommended measurements with fake measured results:

    Cat_1 Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3
217    33  good         8.0        -6.0  90.661490  83.860575  54.069394
37     22   bad         3.0        -6.0  54.406855  76.888788  56.089182
161    33    OK         8.0        -6.0  28.418398  53.051789  56.517672

Internal measurement database with desirability values:

  Cat_1 Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3  \
0    33  good         8.0        -6.0  90.661490  83.860575  54.069394   
1    22   bad         3.0        -6.0  54.406855  76.888788  56.089182   
2    33    OK         8.0        -6.0  28.418398  53.051789  56.517672   

   BatchNr  FitNr  Desirability  
0        1    NaN      0.644439  
1        1    NaN      0.440857  
2        1    NaN      0.407285  




#### ITERATION 2 ####

Recommended measurements with fake measured results:

      Cat_1     Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3
index                                                                         
221      33      good        10.0        -6.0  44.628923  87.314310  55.254588
213      33      good         6.0        -6.0  97.523811  75.732444  55.092430
245      33  very bad         8.0        -6.0  42.354269  42.130421  56.179980

Internal measurement database with desirability values:

  Cat_1     Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3  \
0    33      good         8.0        -6.0  90.661490  83.860575  54.069394   
1    22       bad         3.0        -6.0  54.406855  76.888788  56.089182   
2    33        OK         8.0        -6.0  28.418398  53.051789  56.517672   
3    33      good        10.0        -6.0  44.628923  87.314310  55.254588   
4    33      good         6.0        -6.0  97.523811  75.732444  55.092430   
5    33  very bad         8.0        -6.0  42.354269  42.130421  56.179980   

   BatchNr  FitNr  Desirability  
0        1    1.0      0.644439  
1        1    1.0      0.440857  
2        1    1.0      0.407285  
3        2    NaN      0.460034  
4        2    NaN      0.600775  
5        2    NaN      0.479971  


#### ITERATION 3 ####

Recommended measurements with fake measured results:

      Cat_1 Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3
index                                                                     
212      33  good         6.0        -9.0  57.684218  97.799680  52.675597
214      33  good         6.0        -3.0  58.724011  66.924425  52.016130
185      33   bad         6.0        -6.0  64.151093  46.054603  56.176278

Internal measurement database with desirability values:

  Cat_1     Cat_2  Num_disc_1  Num_disc_2   Target_1   Target_2   Target_3  \
0    33      good         8.0        -6.0  90.661490  83.860575  54.069394   
1    22       bad         3.0        -6.0  54.406855  76.888788  56.089182   
2    33        OK         8.0        -6.0  28.418398  53.051789  56.517672   
3    33      good        10.0        -6.0  44.628923  87.314310  55.254588   
4    33      good         6.0        -6.0  97.523811  75.732444  55.092430   
5    33  very bad         8.0        -6.0  42.354269  42.130421  56.179980   
6    33      good         6.0        -9.0  57.684218  97.799680  52.675597   
7    33      good         6.0        -3.0  58.724011  66.924425  52.016130   
8    33       bad         6.0        -6.0  64.151093  46.054603  56.176278   

   BatchNr  FitNr  Desirability  
0        1    1.0      0.644439  
1        1    1.0      0.440857  
2        1    1.0      0.407285  
3        2    2.0      0.460034  
4        2    2.0      0.600775  
5        2    2.0      0.479971  
6        3    NaN      0.639730  
7        3    NaN      0.736752  
8        3    NaN      0.515972  

Addendum: Description of transformation functions

This function is used to transform target values to the interval [0,1] for MAX/MIN mode. An ascending or decreasing LINEAR function is used per default. This function maps input values in a specified interval [lower, upper] to the interval [0,1]. Outside the specified interval, the function remains constant, that is, 0 or 1.

For the match mode, two functions are available TRIANGULAR and BELL. The TRIANGULAR function is 0 outside a specified interval and linearly increases to 1 from both interval ends, reaching the value 1 at the center of the interval. This function is used per default for MATCH mode. The BELL function is a Gaussian bell curve, specified through the boundary values of the sigma interval, reaching the maximum value of 1 at the interval center.