Glossary and Abbreviations

Command Line Interface

A way to interact with the program by typing commands into a terminal or console.

Nested Fitting Procedure
Hyperparameter Optimization

A two-level fitting procedure that optimises hyperparameters and learned parameter by iteratively retraining the model and validating it against performance constraint.

Training Configuration

A file that defines the initial model and training parameters for either training or the nested fitting procedure. It completely specifies the initialise model.

Nested Fitting Configuration
HPO Configuration

A file that defines the settings used for nested fitting procedure.

Hyperparameter

A model parameter chosen before regression (cutoff, widths of Gaussians …).

Learned Parameter

Coefficient found by regression (\(\mathbf w\)).

Performance constraint

A measurable (physical) property used as part of the loss.

Search Space Constraint

A bound placed on a hyperparameter via an OPTIM line.

Abbreviations

API

Application Programming Interface

CLI

Command Line Interface

NFP

Nested Fitting Procedure

HPO

Hyperparameter Optimization