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Online learning with one-sided feedback aims to maximize accuracy while ensuring fairness.

problem Maximizing accuracy in online learning with limited feedback and ensuring fairness.
method Extending the framework of Bechavod et al. (2020) to incorporate dynamic panels of auditors, reducing the problem to a contextual combinatorial semi-bandit, and leveraging Exp2 and Context-Semi-Bandit-FTPL algorithms.
result Multi-criteria no regret guarantees for accuracy and fairness are provided.

Algorithm minimizes regret in multi-criteria bandits with constraints.

problem Optimize primary attribute while respecting secondary constraints.
method Con-LCB algorithm that guarantees logarithmic regret and feasibility identification.
result Logarithmic regret and feasibility identification with high probability.

Multi-criteria recommender systems have been increasingly valuable for helping consumers identify the most relevant items based on different dimensions of user experiences. However, previously proposed multi-criteria models did not take into account latent embeddings generated from user reviews, which capture latent se…

2019-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for multi-criteria recommender systems using graph attention networks.

problem Lack of nuanced relationships between users and items based on specific criteria.
method MDGAT, a multi-edge bipartite graph with dual attention networks and contrastive learning.
result MDGAT achieves higher accuracy in predicting item ratings compared to baseline methods.

Develops scenario theory for multi-criteria decision making.

problem Need for robustness assessment with multiple criteria and datasets.
method Collectively treats risks associated with individual criteria for multi-criteria decision problems.
result More accurate robustness certificates and sharper quantification of simultaneous criterion satisfaction.

Framework selects real estate redevelopment uses by integrating value, risk, complexity, and irreversibility.

problem Persistent underperformance of real estate assets due to structural misalignment.
method Integrates real-options logic and multi-criteria decision analysis.
result Reduces over-complexification and misalignment in strategic use selection.

A game-theoretic approach to multi-criteria ranking from ordinal data.

problem Ranking objects from ordinal data with multiple criteria.
method Generalizing von Neumann winner to multi-criteria setting using Blackwell's approachability.
result The Blackwell winner can be computed as a convex optimization problem and achieves near-optimal sample complexity.

We solve the multi-criteria benchmarking problem by formalizing it as a social choice problem and identifying conditions for meaningful rankings.

problem Aggregating multiple metrics into a single ranking for models in benchmarking problems.
method Formalizing multi-criteria benchmarking as a social choice problem and identifying sufficient conditions for meaningful rankings.
result We prove that meaningful multi-criteria benchmarking becomes possible under certain preference conditions (single-peaked, group-separable, distance-restricted).

New method optimizes multiple objectives in A/B testing for AI and clinical trials.

problem Minimizing cumulative regret, maximizing CATE, and ensuring differential privacy in large-scale experiments.
method ConSE and DP-ConSE algorithms for sequential segmentation and elimination, achieving Pareto-optimal frontier.
result Privacy comes 'for free' in our framework, with only asymptotically negligible costs to regret and accuracy.

Proposes a new framework for predicting stock market movements using sparse neural architectures.

problem Challenging problem of predicting stock market movements using technical indicators.
method Multi-criteria optimization approach to evolve sparse neural architectures.
result Evolved parsimonious networks with better generalization capabilities.

Efficient algorithms for online learning with changing action sets, achieving no-approximate-regret guarantees.

problem Online learning with sleeping experts/bandits, where only a subset of actions are available each time.
method Developed computationally efficient algorithms providing no-approximate-regret guarantees for the general problem and better approximation ratios for special cases.
result Achieved no-approximate-regret guarantees for the general sleeping expert/bandit problems and better approximation ratios for specific cases.

Paper solves no-swap regret minimization for combinatorial bandits with polylogarithmic dependence on N.

problem Design efficient no-swap regret algorithms for combinatorial bandits with exponentially large action space.
method Introduces a no-swap-regret learning algorithm with polylogarithmic dependence on N and demonstrates efficient implementation.
result Achieves no-swap regret with polylogarithmic dependence on N, resolving an open problem.

No-regret learning with strategic experts, incentivized.

problem Online learning with strategic experts who misreport beliefs.
method Building on wagering mechanisms, we provide algorithms for no-regret and incentive compatibility in both full and partial information settings.
result Our algorithms achieve no regret and incentive compatibility for myopic experts, with comparable regret to classic no-regret algorithms and diminishing regret for forward-looking agents.

No-regret optimization for time-varying functions using uncertainty injection.

problem Optimizing time-varying functions with no-regret in bandit feedback.
method W-SparQ-GP-UCB, incorporating uncertainty injection and additional queries.
result Achieves no-regret with a vanishing number of additional queries per iteration.

The notion of \emph{policy regret} in online learning is a well defined? performance measure for the common scenario of adaptive adversaries, which more traditional quantities such as external regret do not take into account. We revisit the notion of policy regret and first show that there are online learning settings …

2018-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

New insights link no-regret learning to online conformal prediction in adversarial settings.

problem Understanding the relationship between no-regret learning and online conformal prediction in adversarial environments.
method Analysis of existing algorithms and new connections between no-regret learning and conformal prediction.
result No-regret learning algorithms can provide group-conditional coverage guarantees in adversarial settings.

Paper explores rate-preserving reductions between Blackwell approachability and no-regret learning.

problem Tackles rate-preserving reductions between Blackwell approachability and no-regret learning.
method Studies fine-grained reductions and optimal rates of convergence.
result Shows that rate-preserving reductions do not always hold, but provides conditions for when they do.

Proposes a new stability measure for model fitting on similar feature data sets.

problem Model fitting on data sets with similar features is challenging.
method Tuning hyperparameters in a multi-criteria fashion with predictive accuracy and feature selection stability.
result Our approach achieves similar or better predictive performance than single-criteria and stability selection approaches.

Paper proposes OPF policy for fair resource allocation with sublinear regret.

problem Fair resource allocation in an online setting against an unrestricted adversary.
method Online Proportional Fair (OPF) policy achieving approximate sublinear regret.
result OPF policy achieves cαc_α-approximate sublinear regret with cα1.445c_α \leq 1.445.

We introduce CSE for MLSF games and devise online learning algorithms for achieving no-external Stackelberg-regret.

problem Learning equilibrium in leader-follower games with noisy bandit feedback.
method Proposed Correlated Stackelberg Equilibrium (CSE) and online learning algorithms balancing exploration and exploitation.
result Achieves no-external Stackelberg-regret, converging to approximate CSE.

This paper tackles no-regret learning for fair multi-agent social welfare optimization.

problem Maximizing social welfare in a fair manner for multiple agents.
method Developed algorithms for stochastic and adversarial multi-agent settings, proving regret bounds and tightness.
result Achieved no-regret learning for fair multi-agent social welfare optimization in various settings.

This work forecasts electricity prices using Bayesian regime detection and conditional neural processes.

problem Forecasting electricity prices with optimal operational outcomes.
method Bayesian regime detection with conditional neural processes, integrating multi-criteria decision support.
result R-NP model outperformed other models in comprehensive operational utility assessments.

Calibrated strategies can be obtained by performing strategies that have no internal regret in some auxiliary game. Such strategies can be constructed explicitly with the use of Blackwell's approachability theorem, in an other auxiliary game. We establish the converse: a strategy that approaches a convex BB-set can be…

2010-06-09abs ↗pdf ↗

No-regret learning fails to converge to Nash equilibria in mixed strategies.

problem Limiting behavior of mixed strategies in repeated games.
method Study of optimal no-regret learning algorithms for 2x2 competitive games.
result Limiting mixed strategies cannot converge to Nash equilibria under mean-based and monotonic updates.

Paper analyzes GP-EI for Bayesian optimization with no regret and provides guidance on choosing incumbents.

problem Analyzing cumulative regret of GP-EI with different incumbents in noisy Bayesian optimization.
method Analyzes GP-EI with three incumbents (BPMI, BSPMI, BOI) in both SE and Matérn kernels, proving no-regret for BPMI and BSPMI.
result GP-EI with BPMI and BSPMI is a no-regret algorithm for both SE and Matérn kernels, providing theoretical guidance for choosing incumbents.

The paper analyzes the sliding regret of stochastic bandit algorithms.

problem Measuring the one-shot behavior of no-regret algorithms in stochastic bandits.
method Introducing sliding regret to measure the worst pseudo-regret over a time-window.
result Randomized methods have optimal sliding regret, while index policies have the worst possible sliding regret.

New algorithms achieve no-regret learning even with adversarial transitions and losses.

problem No-regret learning impossible with adversarial transitions and losses.
method Developed algorithms for adversarial Markov Decision Processes with smooth regret increase.
result Achieved O~(T+CextsfP)\widetilde{O}(\sqrt{T} + C^{ extsf{P}}) regret, with CextsfPC^{ extsf{P}} measuring adversarial transition function.

No communication allows optimal instance-dependent regret guarantees in multi-player bandits.

problem Achieving optimal instance-dependent regret in multi-player multi-armed bandits without communication.
method Characterization of Pareto optimal trade-offs and development of an algorithm.
result Achieving optimal instance-dependent regret requires strict sub-optimality in other regimes.

New research shows no-regret learning is impossible in Markov games under certain assumptions.

problem Achieving no-regret learning in decentralized Markov games.
method Novel application of aggregation techniques from online learning to prove lower bounds.
result No polynomial-time algorithm exists for independent no-regret learning in general-sum Markov games.

Paper proposes no-regret algorithms for private GP bandit optimization.

problem Private Gaussian process bandit optimization.
method Combines uniform kernel approximator with random perturbations for differentially private GP bandit algorithms.
result Provable no-regret algorithms for stationary kernel functions in two DP settings.

The paper tackles robust policy learning from multiple data sources.

problem Learning a policy that generalizes across diverse settings from multiple heterogeneous data sources.
method Proposes a minimax regret optimization objective and a policy learning algorithm combining doubly robust offline policy evaluation and no-regret learning.
result Achieves minimal worst-case mixture regret up to a moderated vanishing rate of the total data across all sources.

New strategy achieves optimal regret without communication or collisions in multi-player bandit.

problem Cooperative multi-player stochastic multi-armed bandit with shared randomness.
method Combination of combinatorial approach to generalize geometric intuition.
result Achieves near-optimal regret ildeO(T) ilde{O}(\sqrt{T}) for any number of players and arms without collisions.

There are two variants of the classical multi-armed bandit (MAB) problem that have received considerable attention from machine learning researchers in recent years: contextual bandits and simple regret minimization. Contextual bandits are a sub-class of MABs where, at every time step, the learner has access to side in…

2018-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

A new mechanism reduces expert belief regret in online forecasting.

problem Minimizing expert belief regret in strategic forecasting.
method Developed a no-regret mechanism for non-myopic experts using online I-ELF.
result Achieved ildeO(TN) ilde{O}(\sqrt{T N}) regret for full-information setting.

We consider the classical stochastic multi-armed bandit but where, from time to time and roughly with frequency εε, an extra observation is gathered by the agent for free. We prove that, no matter how small εε is the agent can ensure a regret uniformly bounded in time. More precisely, we construct an algorithm with a…

2018-07-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Counterfactual Regret Minimization (CFR) has found success in settings like poker which have both terminal states and perfect recall. We seek to understand how to relax these requirements. As a first step, we introduce a simple algorithm, local no-regret learning (LONR), which uses a Q-learning-like update rule to allo…

2019-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of identifying patterns in a data set that exhibit anomalous behavior, often referred to as anomaly detection. In most anomaly detection algorithms, the dissimilarity between data samples is calculated by a single criterion, such as Euclidean distance. However, in many cases there may not exist …

2011-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

MOSAIC selects few informative exemplars from high-dimensional data with non-linear structures.

problem Representative selection from high-dimensional data with non-linear structures.
method MOSAIC uses a multi-criteria approach with a quadratic formulation to maximize global representation power, diversity, and outlier detection.
result MOSAIC maximizes data coverage in a transformed space and achieves robustness to various outlier types.

Framework for games with uncertain parameters, ensuring no player can improve by changing strategy.

problem Non-cooperative games with globally uncertain parameters and no common prior.
method Mixed strategies and subjective priors, Extended Equilibrium defined by fixed-point argument.
result Existence of Extended Equilibrium under certain conditions.

Kernel-based function approximation improves reinforcement learning performance.

problem Average reward reinforcement learning in infinite horizon settings.
method Optimistic algorithm based on kernel ridge regression.
result No-regret performance guarantees and confidence intervals for kernel-based predictions.

Optimistic Thompson Sampling reduces regret in unknown multi-player games.

problem Navigating uncertainty in unknown multi-player games with strategic decision-making.
method Introduces Thompson Sampling algorithms that exploit opponents' actions and reward structures.
result Achieves over tenfold improvements in experimental budgets with logarithmic regret bound.

LIBO optimizes repeated bandit tasks without prior knowledge or regret.

problem Optimizing repeated bandit tasks without prior knowledge or regret.
method LIBO sequentially meta-learns a kernel to adapt to the environment and solve tasks with the latest estimate.
result LIBO achieves sublinear lifelong regret, converging to oracle performance as more tasks are solved.

New algorithm for multi-player bandits with collision-dependent rewards.

problem Stochastic multi-player multi-armed bandits with collision-dependent reward distributions.
method Error-Correction Collision Communication (EC3) algorithm.
result EC3 algorithm achieves optimal regret approaching centralized MP-MAB regret.