Learning-Augmented Algorithms for the Bahncard Problem

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Main Authors: Zhao, Hailiang, Tang, Xueyan, Chen, Peng, Deng, Shuiguang
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author Zhao, Hailiang
Tang, Xueyan
Chen, Peng
Deng, Shuiguang
author_facet Zhao, Hailiang
Tang, Xueyan
Chen, Peng
Deng, Shuiguang
contents In this paper, we study learning-augmented algorithms for the Bahncard problem. The Bahncard problem is a generalization of the ski-rental problem, where a traveler needs to irrevocably and repeatedly decide between a cheap short-term solution and an expensive long-term one with an unknown future. Even though the problem is canonical, only a primal-dual-based learning-augmented algorithm was explicitly designed for it. We develop a new learning-augmented algorithm, named PFSUM, that incorporates both history and short-term future to improve online decision making. We derive the competitive ratio of PFSUM as a function of the prediction error and conduct extensive experiments to show that PFSUM outperforms the primal-dual-based algorithm.
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spellingShingle Learning-Augmented Algorithms for the Bahncard Problem
Zhao, Hailiang
Tang, Xueyan
Chen, Peng
Deng, Shuiguang
Machine Learning
Data Structures and Algorithms
Optimization and Control
In this paper, we study learning-augmented algorithms for the Bahncard problem. The Bahncard problem is a generalization of the ski-rental problem, where a traveler needs to irrevocably and repeatedly decide between a cheap short-term solution and an expensive long-term one with an unknown future. Even though the problem is canonical, only a primal-dual-based learning-augmented algorithm was explicitly designed for it. We develop a new learning-augmented algorithm, named PFSUM, that incorporates both history and short-term future to improve online decision making. We derive the competitive ratio of PFSUM as a function of the prediction error and conduct extensive experiments to show that PFSUM outperforms the primal-dual-based algorithm.
title Learning-Augmented Algorithms for the Bahncard Problem
topic Machine Learning
Data Structures and Algorithms
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15257