arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 13

Upper-Linearizability of Online Non-Monotone DR-Submodular Maximization over Down-Closed Convex Sets

arXiv:2602. 20578v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study online maximization of non-monotone Diminishing-Return(DR)-submodular functions over down-closed convex sets, a regime where existing projection-free online methods suffer from suboptimal regret and limited feedback guarantees.

By Yiyang Lu, Haresh Jadav, Mohammad Pedramfar, Ranveer Singh, Vaneet Aggarwal
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 10

Improved Dimension Dependence for Bandit Convex Optimization with Gradient Variations

The paper presents an improved analysis of non‑consecutive gradient variation in Bandit Convex Optimization (BCO) with two‑point feedback, leading to better dimension dependence for both convex and strongly convex functions compared to prior work. It also derives new problem‑dependent guarantees such as gradient‑variance and small‑loss regret bounds, extends the technique to one‑point bandit linear optimization over hyper‑rectangular domains, and establishes the first gradient‑variation dynamic and universal regret bounds for two‑point BCO.

By Hang Yu, Yu-Hu Yan, Peng Zhao
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

Distributed Online Bandit Submodular Maximization with Bounded Sampling Violations

arXiv:2607. 00680v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study distributed online submodular maximization under partition matroid constraints, in which multiple agents select a limited number of actions from their own subsets sequentially to maximize the cumulative value of a sequence of objective functions.

By Bin Du, Chang Liu, Dingqi Zhu, Lintao Ye, Dengfeng Sun