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A Simple Bound for Resilient Submodular Maximization with Curvature

Systems and Control 2021-05-12 v1 Systems and Control Optimization and Control

Abstract

Resilient submodular maximization refers to the combinatorial problems studied by Nemhauser and Fisher and asks how to maximize an objective given a number of adversarial removals. For example, one application of this problem is multi-robot sensor planning with adversarial attacks. However, more general applications of submodular maximization are also relevant. Tzoumas et al. obtain near-optimal solutions to this problem by taking advantage of a property called curvature to produce a mechanism which makes certain bait elements interchangeable with other elements of the solution that are produced via typical greedy means. This document demonstrates that -- at least in theory -- applying the method for selection of bait elements to the entire solution can improve that guarantee on solution quality.

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@article{arxiv.2105.04793,
  title  = {A Simple Bound for Resilient Submodular Maximization with Curvature},
  author = {Micah Corah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.04793},
  year   = {2021}
}

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