Online Two-Stage Submodular Maximization

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Main Authors: Nikolaou, Iasonas, Stouras, Miltiadis, Ioannidis, Stratis, Terzi, Evimaria
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author Nikolaou, Iasonas
Stouras, Miltiadis
Ioannidis, Stratis
Terzi, Evimaria
author_facet Nikolaou, Iasonas
Stouras, Miltiadis
Ioannidis, Stratis
Terzi, Evimaria
contents Given a collection of monotone submodular functions, the goal of Two-Stage Submodular Maximization (2SSM) [Balkanski et al., 2016] is to restrict the ground set so an objective selected u.a.r. from the collection attains a high maximal value, on average, when optimized over the restricted ground set. We introduce the Online Two-Stage Submodular Maximization (O2SSM) problem, in which the submodular objectives are revealed in an online fashion. We study this problem for weighted threshold potential functions, a large and important subclass of monotone submodular functions that includes influence maximization, data summarization, and facility location, to name a few. We design an algorithm that achieves sublinear $(1 - 1/e)^2$-regret under general matroid constraints and $(1 - 1/e)(1-e^{-k}k^k/k!)$-regret in the case of uniform matroids of rank $k$; the latter also yields a state-of-the-art bound for the (offline) 2SSM problem. We empirically validate the performance of our online algorithm with experiments on real datasets.
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spellingShingle Online Two-Stage Submodular Maximization
Nikolaou, Iasonas
Stouras, Miltiadis
Ioannidis, Stratis
Terzi, Evimaria
Data Structures and Algorithms
Machine Learning
Given a collection of monotone submodular functions, the goal of Two-Stage Submodular Maximization (2SSM) [Balkanski et al., 2016] is to restrict the ground set so an objective selected u.a.r. from the collection attains a high maximal value, on average, when optimized over the restricted ground set. We introduce the Online Two-Stage Submodular Maximization (O2SSM) problem, in which the submodular objectives are revealed in an online fashion. We study this problem for weighted threshold potential functions, a large and important subclass of monotone submodular functions that includes influence maximization, data summarization, and facility location, to name a few. We design an algorithm that achieves sublinear $(1 - 1/e)^2$-regret under general matroid constraints and $(1 - 1/e)(1-e^{-k}k^k/k!)$-regret in the case of uniform matroids of rank $k$; the latter also yields a state-of-the-art bound for the (offline) 2SSM problem. We empirically validate the performance of our online algorithm with experiments on real datasets.
title Online Two-Stage Submodular Maximization
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19480