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A stochastic optimization algorithm for revenue maximization in a service system with balking customers
Shreehari Anand Bodas, Harsha Honnappa, Michel Mandjes +1
This paper analyzes a service system modeled as a single-server queue, in which the service provider aims to dynamically maximize the expected revenue per unit of time. This is ach…
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Drift Optimization of Regulated Stochastic Models Using Sample Average Approximation
Zihe Zhou, Harsha Honnappa, Raghu Pasupathy
This paper introduces a drift optimization model of stochastic optimization problems driven by regulated stochastic processes. A broad range of problems across operations research,…
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Adaptive Estimation of the Transition Density of Controlled Markov Chains
Imon Banerjee, Vinayak Rao, Harsha Honnappa
Estimating the transition dynamics of controlled Markov chains is crucial in fields such as time series analysis, reinforcement learning, and system exploration. Traditional non-pa…