Showing 2026Show all
2 papers · 1 filter
cs.LG2026
Autocorrelated Optimize-via-Estimate: Predict-then-Optimize versus Finite-sample Optimal
Zichun Wang, Gar Goei Loke, Ruiting Zuo
Models that directly optimize for out-of-sample performance in the finite-sample regime have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional estimate-then-optimize approaches in…
math.PR2026
From Continuous to Discrete: a No-U-Turn Sampler for Permutations
Nawaf Bou-Rabee, Zichu Wang
We introduce a discrete-space analogue of the No-U-Turn sampler on the symmetric group , yielding a locally adaptive and reversible Markov chain Monte Carlo method for $\mathr…