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Dispersion for Data-Driven Algorithm Design, Online Learning, and Private Optimization
Maria-Florina Balcan, Travis Dick, Ellen Vitercik
Data-driven algorithm design, that is, choosing the best algorithm for a specific application, is a crucial problem in modern data science. Practitioners often optimize over a para…
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Generalization Guarantees for Multi-item Profit Maximization: Pricing, Auctions, and Randomized Mechanisms
Maria-Florina Balcan, Tuomas Sandholm, Ellen Vitercik
We study multi-item profit maximization when there is an underlying distribution over buyers' values. In practice, a full description of the distribution is typically unavailable,…