Online Submodular Maximization via Online Convex Optimization

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Main Authors: Salem, Tareq Si, Özcan, Gözde, Nikolaou, Iasonas, Terzi, Evimaria, Ioannidis, Stratis
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author Salem, Tareq Si
Özcan, Gözde
Nikolaou, Iasonas
Terzi, Evimaria
Ioannidis, Stratis
author_facet Salem, Tareq Si
Özcan, Gözde
Nikolaou, Iasonas
Terzi, Evimaria
Ioannidis, Stratis
contents We study monotone submodular maximization under general matroid constraints in the online setting. We prove that online optimization of a large class of submodular functions, namely, weighted threshold potential functions, reduces to online convex optimization (OCO). This is precisely because functions in this class admit a concave relaxation; as a result, OCO policies, coupled with an appropriate rounding scheme, can be used to achieve sublinear regret in the combinatorial setting. We show that our reduction extends to many different versions of the online learning problem, including the dynamic regret, bandit, and optimistic-learning settings.
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spellingShingle Online Submodular Maximization via Online Convex Optimization
Salem, Tareq Si
Özcan, Gözde
Nikolaou, Iasonas
Terzi, Evimaria
Ioannidis, Stratis
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization and Control
We study monotone submodular maximization under general matroid constraints in the online setting. We prove that online optimization of a large class of submodular functions, namely, weighted threshold potential functions, reduces to online convex optimization (OCO). This is precisely because functions in this class admit a concave relaxation; as a result, OCO policies, coupled with an appropriate rounding scheme, can be used to achieve sublinear regret in the combinatorial setting. We show that our reduction extends to many different versions of the online learning problem, including the dynamic regret, bandit, and optimistic-learning settings.
title Online Submodular Maximization via Online Convex Optimization
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.04339