Patents Assigned to The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto
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Publication number: 20200027012Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function that maps elements in a first domain to values in a range. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying a first point at which to evaluate the objective function at least in part by using an acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, wherein the probabilistic model depends on a non-linear one-to-one mapping of elements in the first domain to elements in a second domain; evaluating the objective function at the identified first point to obtain a corresponding first value of the objective function; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using the first value to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, TheInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Kevin Swersky, Richard Zemel
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Patent number: 10074054Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function that maps elements in a first domain to values in a range. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying a first point at which to evaluate the objective function at least in part by using an acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, wherein the probabilistic model depends on a non-linear one-to-one mapping of elements in the first domain to elements in a second domain; evaluating the objective function at the identified first point to obtain a corresponding first value of the objective function; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using the first value to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, TheInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Kevin Swersky, Richard Zemel
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Patent number: 9864953Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying, using an integrated acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, at least a first point at which to evaluate the objective function; evaluating the objective function at least at the identified first point; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using results of the evaluating to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, SOCPRA Sciences et Genie S.E.C., Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, TheInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Hugo Larochelle
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Patent number: 9858529Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using a plurality of objective functions associated with a respective plurality of tasks. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying, based at least in part on a joint probabilistic model of the plurality of objective functions, a first point at which to evaluate an objective function in the plurality of objective functions; selecting, based at least in part on the joint probabilistic model, a first objective function in the plurality of objective functions to evaluate at the identified first point; evaluating the first objective function at the identified first point; and updating the joint probabilistic model based on results of the evaluation to obtain an updated joint probabilistic model.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Governing Council of the Univ. of TorontoInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Kevin Swersky
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Publication number: 20160328655Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using a plurality of objective functions associated with a respective plurality of tasks. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying, based at least in part on a joint probabilistic model of the plurality of objective functions, a first point at which to evaluate an objective function in the plurality of objective functions; selecting, based at least in part on the joint probabilistic model, a first objective function in the plurality of objective functions to evaluate at the identified first point; evaluating the first objective function at the identified first point; and updating the joint probabilistic model based on results of the evaluation to obtain an updated joint probabilistic model.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, The MaRS Centre; Heritage BuildingInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Kevin Swersky
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Publication number: 20160328653Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: beginning evaluation of the objective function at a first point; before evaluating the objective function at the first point is completed: identifying, based on likelihoods of potential outcomes of evaluating the objective function at the first point, a second point different from the first point at which to evaluate the objective function; and beginning evaluation of the objective function at the second point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: Universite de Sherbrooke, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, The MaRS Centre; Heritage BuildingInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Hugo Larochelle
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Publication number: 20160292129Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying, using an integrated acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, at least a first point at which to evaluate the objective function; evaluating the objective function at least at the identified first point; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using results of the evaluating to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, TheInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Hugo Larochelle
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Patent number: 8986628Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Governing Council of the Univ. of TorontoInventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelley L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. Diluzio, George M. Whitesides
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Publication number: 20140358831Abstract: Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function that maps elements in a first domain to values in a range. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying a first point at which to evaluate the objective function at least in part by using an acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, wherein the probabilistic model depends on a non-linear one-to-one mapping of elements in the first domain to elements in a second domain; evaluating the objective function at the identified first point to obtain a corresponding first value of the objective function; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using the first value to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, The MaRS CentreInventors: Ryan P. Adams, Roland Jasper Snoek, Kevin Swersky, Richard Zemel
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Publication number: 20140037514Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicants: Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, The MaRS Centre, President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelly L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. DiLuzio, George M. Whitesides
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Patent number: 8337778Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Governing Council of the Univ. of TorontoInventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelley L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. Diluzio, George M. Whitesides
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Patent number: 7708949Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Governing Council of the Univ. of TorontoInventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelley L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren R. Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow Diluzio, George M. Whitesides