AI RESEARCH

Efficient and Principled Scientific Discovery through Bayesian Optimization: A Tutorial

arXiv CS.LG

ArXi:2604.01328v1 Announce Type: new Traditional scientific discovery relies on an iterative hypothesise-experiment-refine cycle that has driven progress for centuries, but its intuitive, ad-hoc implementation often wastes resources, yields inefficient designs, and misses critical insights. This tutorial presents Bayesian Optimisation (BO), a principled probability-driven framework that formalises and automates this core scientific cycle.