Microsoft Technology Licensing has been granted European Patent EP4150533A1 for a system and method of recommending machine learning hyperparameter configurations based on task awareness. The patent addresses hyperparameter optimization in neural networks, with classifications covering G06N 3/084 (backpropagation), G06N 3/045 (neural network reshaping), G06N 3/0464 (computationally significant features), G06N 3/09, G06N 3/094 (neural network learning), and G06N 3/0985. Inventors include Gaurav Mittal, Victor Manuel Fragoso Rojas, Nikolaos Karianakis, Mei Chen, and Chang Liu.

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