arXiv Machine Learning August 3, 2026 By Yu Wang (Xinying), Violet (Xinying), Chen

End-to-End Fairness Optimization with Fair Decision-Focused Learning

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arXiv:2607. 29441v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Many real-world systems rely on predictive models to inform decisions, and fairness concerns arise in both the prediction and decision stages.

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