arXiv Machine Learning

Dynamic Regret via Discounted-to-Dynamic Reduction with Applications to Curved Losses and Adam Optimizer

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 21

From Switching to Dynamic Regret: A Simple Reduction via Unbiased Random Sequences

The paper introduces a straightforward framework that transforms dynamic regret minimization into switching regret minimization by constructing an unbiased random sequence for any comparator sequence. Using this reduction, the authors derive dynamic regret bounds for strongly convex and exp-concave losses of “~O(T^{1/3}P_T^{2/3})” and for general convex losses of “O(√{T(1+P_T)})”, matching known minimax optimal results. The approach leverages off-the-shelf switching regret algorithms and controlled variance to achieve these bounds.

By Yibo Wang, Wenhao Yang, Sifan Yang, Yuanyu Wan, Lijun Zhang
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 18

Online Convex Optimization with Dueling Feedback

arXiv:2608. 15050v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study online convex optimization with dueling (pairwise comparison) feedback, where the learner observes only a binary preference between two queried points.

By Yiyang Lu, Hareshkumar Jadav, Mohammad Pedramfar, Ranveer Singh, Vaneet Aggarwal
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 18

Toward Simultaneously Optimal Regret in U-Calibration

arXiv:2606. 18527v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: U-calibration studies online forecasting algorithms whose predictions can be consumed by any unknown downstream agent, guaranteeing sublinear regret simultaneously for all proper loss functions.

By Rafael Frongillo, Haipeng Luo, Nishant A. Mehta, Jon Schneider