MO-CBO optimizes multiple outcomes in causal systems with minimal data.
problem Optimizing multiple outcomes in causal systems with limited data.
method Decomposes MO-CBO into multi-objective optimization tasks and uses relative hypervolume improvement for sequential intervention balancing.
result MO-CBO outperforms traditional multi-objective Bayesian optimization in causal settings.
The paper tackles fair policy targeting by optimizing allocation rules to minimize unfairness.
problem Discrimination in individualized treatments of social welfare programs.
method Formulated as a mixed-integer linear program, solved using off-the-shelf algorithms, derived regret bounds and small sample guarantees.
result Designs fair and efficient treatment allocation rules within the Pareto frontier.
Paper proposes Adaptive Pareto Exploration for identifying Pareto optimal arms in multi-objective scenarios.
problem Identifying Pareto optimal arms in multi-objective scenarios with relaxed constraints.
method Adaptive Pareto Exploration strategy for different relaxations of Pareto Set Identification.
result Reduction in sample complexity when identifying at most k Pareto optimal arms.
Pareto optimal centralized risk sharing with multiple agents
problem Centralized risk sharing with endogenous prices
method Inclusive and fair Pareto optimality
result Equivalence between inclusive and fair Pareto optimality and balanced sequential optimization
A framework for data-driven decision-making in infectious disease control.
problem Optimizing trade-offs between public health and economic impacts.
method Multi-objective model-based reinforcement learning.
result Pareto-optimal policies minimizing long-term costs.
This paper develops a method to approximate the whole Pareto set for expensive multi-objective optimization.
problem Finding an approximate Pareto front with limited expensive evaluations.
method A novel learning-based method to approximate the whole Pareto set for multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MOBO).
result The method approximates the whole Pareto set, not just a finite set, for MOBO.
Study on Pareto optimality in multi-objective bandit problems.
problem Pareto optimality in multi-objective multi-armed bandit problems.
method Formulated adversarial multi-objective multi-armed bandit, defined Pareto regrets, presented algorithms, established upper and lower bounds.
result New algorithms are optimal in adversarial settings and nearly optimal in stochastic settings.
The persistence of racial inequality in the U.S. labor market against a general backdrop of formal equality of opportunity is a troubling phenomenon that has significant ramifications on the design of hiring policies. In this paper, we show that current group disparate outcomes may be immovable even when hiring decisio…
Methodology explores fairness limits in decision tree classifiers.
problem Understanding statistical limits of bias mitigation in machine learning.
method Multi-objective framework optimizing accuracy and fairness.
result Decision tree models can be optimized for fairness with minimal accuracy loss.
This paper solves aggregation of Pareto optimal models by using Bayesian priors and weighted averaging.
problem How to rationally aggregate Pareto optimal models while preserving Pareto efficiency.
method Four logical steps: 1) Bayesian models, 2) Prior as preference ranking, 3) Consistent aggregation, 4) Weighted average of priors.
result All rational/consistent aggregation rules follow a generalized hierarchical Bayesian model.
New method generates continuous Pareto sets for multi-task learning.
problem Challenges in finding optimal solutions for correlated multi-task learning problems.
method Efficiently generates locally continuous Pareto sets and fronts in multi-objective optimization problems.
result Demonstrates continuous analysis of Pareto optimal solutions in machine learning problems.
The paper tackles the trade-off between fairness and accuracy in machine learning models.
problem Ensuring fairness in machine learning often reduces model accuracy.
method The paper introduces formal tools for reconciling the fairness-accuracy tension using Pareto optimality from multi-objective optimization.
result The Chebyshev scalarization scheme is superior for finding Pareto optimal solutions compared to the linear scalarization scheme.
Multi-task learning is a powerful method for solving multiple correlated tasks simultaneously. However, it is often impossible to find one single solution to optimize all the tasks, since different tasks might conflict with each other. Recently, a novel method is proposed to find one single Pareto optimal solution with…
A new method for multi-objective Bayesian optimization using entropy search and variational lower bound maximization.
problem Efficiently optimizing multiple objectives in continuous domains.
method Approximates the Pareto-frontier using a mixture distribution and optimizes the balance through variational lower bound maximization.
result Demonstrated effectiveness especially with many objective functions.
This work improves cost-aware Bayesian optimization by introducing Pareto-efficient acquisition functions.
problem Cost variability in hyperparameter evaluations affects the efficiency of Bayesian optimization.
method Reformulated cost-aware Bayesian optimization as Pareto efficiency, proposing a novel Pareto-efficient expected improvement.
result Pareto-efficient acquisition functions significantly outperform previous solutions, providing finer control over cost-accuracy trade-offs.
A new method for diverse Pareto solutions in multi-objective learning.
problem Maximizing diversity while maximizing hypervolume in Pareto solutions.
method Annealed Stein Variational Gradient Descent (SVGD) with diverse gradient directions.
result SVH-MOL achieves superior performance in multi-objective and multi-task learning.
PALS extends PAL for optimizing stochastic simulators efficiently.
problem Optimizing stochastic simulators with high output variance and expensive evaluations.
method Bayesian optimization with probabilistic models, extending PAL for stochastic settings.
result PALS outperforms other methods in optimizing stochastic simulators.
This paper analyzes MORL and proposes efficient algorithms to learn Pareto optimal policies.
problem Understanding and efficiently learning Pareto optimal policies in multi-objective reinforcement learning.
method Systematic analysis of optimization targets, reformulation of Tchebycheff scalarization, online UCB-based algorithm, preference-free framework.
result Identification of Tchebycheff scalarization as a favorable method and efficient algorithms for learning Pareto optimal policies.
Study dynamic Pareto-optimal allocations in multi-period economies with time-consistent risk measures.
problem Optimal allocation in multi-period pure-exchange economies with stochastic endowments and time-consistent risk measures.
method Introduced dynamic Pareto-optimal allocation processes and derived recursive and comonotone improvement theorems.
result Dynamic Pareto-optimal allocation processes can be constructed recursively and are comonotone.
Algorithm identifies Pareto optimal designs efficiently for noisy, multi-objective functions.
problem Optimizing multi-objective functions with noisy data and large design spaces.
method Adaptive discretization and tree-based approach to identify Pareto optimal designs.
result Algorithm identifies Pareto optimal designs with fewer evaluations than exhaustive search.
New method finds exact Pareto front for MO-MDPs efficiently.
problem Finding the exact Pareto front for MO-MDPs is challenging.
method Investigates geometric structure, develops efficient algorithm.
result Pareto front is on boundary of convex polytope of deterministic policies.
New algorithms identify Pareto optimal sets in multi-objective bandit problems.
problem Identifying Pareto optimal sets in multi-objective bandit problems.
method Empirical Gap Elimination (EGE) algorithms combining hardness estimation and elimination schemes.
result Two EGE algorithms have exponentially decaying error probabilities with budget.
We propose a strategy for approximating Pareto optimal sets based on the global analysis framework proposed by Smale (Dynamical systems, New York, 1973, pp. 531-544). The method highlights and exploits the underlying manifold structure of the Pareto sets, approximating Pareto optima by means of simplicial complexes. Th…
Proposes Pareto efficient fairness for supervised learning models.
problem Ensuring fairness in machine learning models without sacrificing accuracy.
method Formulates a bilevel optimization problem to find Pareto efficient classifiers.
result Guaranteed solution on Pareto frontier for convex and non-convex objectives.
BADR framework optimizes fairness metrics efficiently.
problem Fairness-inefficient models in machine learning.
method Bilevel Adaptive Rescalarisation procedure.
result BADR framework recovers optimal Pareto-efficient models.
Optimizing nonlinear systems involving expensive computer experiments with regard to conflicting objectives is a common challenge. When the number of experiments is severely restricted and/or when the number of objectives increases, uncovering the whole set of Pareto optimal solutions is out of reach, even for surrogat…
A-GPS learns to generate Pareto sets efficiently with user preferences.
problem Online discrete multi-objective optimization with user preferences.
method Generative model with class probability estimator (CPE) for non-dominance and preference alignment.
result Amortized generative model for efficient Pareto set approximation.
Method estimates LLM error rates using Pareto optimization.
problem Quantifying error rates in text-generating models.
method Pareto optimization for generating risk scores.
result Risk scores correlate well with true error rates.
Algorithm identifies Pareto front using multiple context directions and reuses exploration samples.
problem Identifying a set of arms with undominated mean reward vectors in linear bandits.
method Proposes a new estimator that updates estimates along multiple context directions and reuses exploration samples.
result Optimal sample complexity and logarithmic regret compared to optimal algorithms.
New method for identifying best designs in vector optimization with uncertain feedback.
problem Optimizing vector-valued outcomes with uncertain preferences.
method Stochastic bandit feedback, polyhedral ordering cone, (ε,δ)-PAC Pareto set identification. result Sample complexity characterized and matched by the naïve elimination algorithm.
Paper tackles entity matching over multi-source data, optimizing alignment and mitigating negative transfer.
problem Learning effective entity matching models over multi-source large-scale data with relaxed assumptions.
method Proposes a Relaxed Multi-source Large-scale Entity-matching (RMLE) problem and Incentive Compatible Pareto Alignment (ICPA) method.
result Optimized cross-source alignments and mitigated negative transfer, improving entity matching accuracy.
This work fills the gap in understanding multi-objective learning generalization.
problem Lack of statistical learning theory insights into multi-objective learning generalization.
method Established generalization bounds and excess bounds for multi-objective learning.
result Showed that all Pareto-optimal solutions can be approximated by empirically Pareto-optimal ones, but not vice versa.
Paper finds a method to compute fair risk-sharing rules.
problem Finding a fair and understandable risk-sharing rule.
method Established a one-to-one correspondence with a fixed point approach.
result Fast numerical method for computing AFPO risk-sharing rules.
The paper analyzes reinsurance strategies in peer-to-peer insurance schemes.
problem Strategic interaction between plan managers and reinsurers in P2P insurance.
method Develops two game-theoretic contract designs: Pareto and Bowley designs, deriving optimal contracts and analyzing their welfare effects.
result The Bowley design yields a unique optimal contract, while the Pareto design allows for multiple Pareto-optimal contracts.
SVH-PSL uses Stein Variational Gradient Descent and Hypernetworks to improve Pareto set learning for expensive MOO.
problem Fragmented surrogate models and pseudo-local optima in expensive multi-objective optimization problems.
method SVH-PSL integrates Stein Variational Gradient Descent (SVGD) with Hypernetworks to address fragmentation and pseudo-local optima.
result SVH-PSL significantly improves the quality of the learned Pareto set, offering a promising solution for expensive MOO.
Optimization of conflicting functions is of paramount importance in decision making, and real world applications frequently involve data that is uncertain or unknown, resulting in multi-objective optimization (MOO) problems of stochastic type. We study the stochastic multi-gradient (SMG) method, seen as an extension of…
New method finds all Nash equilibria via vector optimization.
problem Finding all Nash equilibria in games.
method Formulate vector optimization problem to find Pareto optimal solutions.
result Characterize set of all Nash equilibria as Pareto optimal solutions.
Bayesian method reduces misclassification errors in ranking Pareto-optimal solutions.
problem Identifying true Pareto-optimal solutions in noisy multiobjective optimization.
method Sequential allocation of extra samples using stochastic kriging to build predictive distributions.
result The proposed method outperforms existing algorithms in reducing misclassification errors.
New method shows multi-objective bandits are not harder than single-objective ones.
problem Comparing multi-objective bandits to single-objective ones.
method Upper and lower confidence-bound estimators for every arm-objective pair, using top-two races and uncertainty-greedy rule.
result Achieves Pareto regret of \(O(
icefrac{\log T}{g^\dagger})\), matching lower bound of \(Ω(
icefrac{\log T}{g^\dagger})\).
Our goal is to identify beneficial interventions from observational data. We consider interventions that are narrowly focused (impacting few covariates) and may be tailored to each individual or globally enacted over a population. For applications where harmful intervention is drastically worse than proposing no change…
Study on efficiency in economies with risk-averse agents, finding Pareto optima.
problem Efficiency in economies with risk-averse agents.
method Analysis of utility functionals, existence and characterization of Pareto optima.
result Existence and comonotone characterization of Pareto optima for risk-averse agents.
Agents prefer non-diversification in markets with extreme losses.
problem Optimal risk allocation and equilibria in markets with extremely heavy-tailed losses.
method Analysis of super-Pareto loss distributions and stochastic dominance.
result Non-diversification is preferred in markets with super-Pareto losses.
We address the problem of optimal Central Bank intervention in the exchange rate market when interventions create feedback in the rate dynamics. In particular, we extend the work done on optimal impulse control by Cadenillas and Zapatero to incorporate temporary market reactions, of random duration and level, to Bank i…
Graph-coupled causal Bayesian optimization transfers information across related interventions.
problem Optimizing expensive systems where interventions are costly and causal effects are confounded.
method Ties intervention effects together through shared causal parameters, improving estimation.
result Information-gain and regret bounds show improved performance with shared mechanisms.
This paper studies an entropy-based multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MBO). The entropy search is successful approach to Bayesian optimization. However, for MBO, existing entropy-based methods ignore trade-off among objectives or introduce unreliable approximations. We propose a novel entropy-based MBO called Pare…
The paper proposes a new method to learn choice functions using Pareto-embeddings.
problem Learning subset choices from feature vectors.
method Embedding choice alternatives into a higher-dimensional utility space and identifying choice sets with Pareto-optimal points. Minimizing a differentiable loss function.
result The feasibility of learning a Pareto-embedding demonstrated on benchmark datasets.
DCBO optimizes interventions in evolving causal systems.
problem Optimal interventions in time-varying causal systems.
method Combines sequential decision making, causal inference, and GP emulation.
result DCBO identifies optimal interventions faster than competitors.
cCBO optimizes interventions in causal graphs under constraints.
problem Finding optimal interventions in causal graphs with constraints.
method Exploits graph structure, uses Gaussian processes, and sequentially selects interventions.
result Successful trade-off between fast convergence and feasibility of interventions.