Bayesian distributionally robust variational inequalities: regularization and quantification

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Main Authors: Ma, Wentao, Chen, Zhiping, Chen, Xiaojun
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author Ma, Wentao
Chen, Zhiping
Chen, Xiaojun
author_facet Ma, Wentao
Chen, Zhiping
Chen, Xiaojun
contents We propose a Bayesian distributionally robust variational inequality (DRVI) framework that models the data-generating distribution through a finite mixture family, which allows us to study the DRVI on a tractable finite-dimensional parametric ambiguity set. To address distributional uncertainty, we construct a data-driven ambiguity set with posterior coverage guarantees via Bayesian inference. We also employ a regularization approach to ensure numerical stability. We prove the existence of solutions to the Bayesian DRVI and the asymptotic convergence to a solution as sample size grows to infinity and the regularization parameter goes to zero. Moreover, we derive quantitative stability bounds and finite-sample guarantees under data scarcity and contamination. Numerical experiments on a distributionally robust multi-portfolio Nash equilibrium problem validate our theoretical results and demonstrate the robustness and reliability of Bayesian DRVI solutions in practice.
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spellingShingle Bayesian distributionally robust variational inequalities: regularization and quantification
Ma, Wentao
Chen, Zhiping
Chen, Xiaojun
Optimization and Control
We propose a Bayesian distributionally robust variational inequality (DRVI) framework that models the data-generating distribution through a finite mixture family, which allows us to study the DRVI on a tractable finite-dimensional parametric ambiguity set. To address distributional uncertainty, we construct a data-driven ambiguity set with posterior coverage guarantees via Bayesian inference. We also employ a regularization approach to ensure numerical stability. We prove the existence of solutions to the Bayesian DRVI and the asymptotic convergence to a solution as sample size grows to infinity and the regularization parameter goes to zero. Moreover, we derive quantitative stability bounds and finite-sample guarantees under data scarcity and contamination. Numerical experiments on a distributionally robust multi-portfolio Nash equilibrium problem validate our theoretical results and demonstrate the robustness and reliability of Bayesian DRVI solutions in practice.
title Bayesian distributionally robust variational inequalities: regularization and quantification
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16537