Probabilistic smoothing is a standard tool for global optimization, but existing methods rely on Gaussian kernels and specific transforms, often resulting in strong hyperparameter sensitivity and limited robustness. We propose a general smoothing framework that combines flexible symmetric unimodal kernels with monot...
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Probabilistic Smoothing with Ratio-Monotone Transforms for Global Optimization
arXiv cs.LG · 2026-05-26