Deterministic algorithm achieves optimal regret for online inverse optimization

A proper, polynomial-time learner attains O(sqrt(d)) regret without horizon knowledge.

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Anupam Gupta · Guru Guruganesh · Honghao Lin · Vahab Mirrokni · Renato Paes Leme · David P. Woodruff

Google Research · New York University · Carnegie Mellon University

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The authors provide a deterministic algorithm for online inverse linear optimization that achieves the optimal O(sqrt(d)) regret for any horizon T, and runs in time polynomial in the dimension d and T.

The authors study online inverse linear optimization, where a learner recommends actions from adversarially chosen compact sets X_t ⊆ R^d and observes the expert's optimal action under a fixed unknown linear objective w* (the expert's criterion).

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A deterministic polynomial-time learner achieves optimal O(sqrt(d)) regret in online inverse linear optimization for every horizon.

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