Optimal Algorithms for Ski Rental with Soft Machine-Learned Predictions
Machine Learning
2019-03-14 v2 Data Structures and Algorithms
Machine Learning
Abstract
We consider a variant of the classic Ski Rental online algorithm with applications to machine learning. In our variant, we allow the skier access to a black-box machine-learning algorithm that provides an estimate of the probability that there will be at most a threshold number of ski-days. We derive a class of optimal randomized algorithms to determine the strategy that minimizes the worst-case expected competitive ratio for the skier given a prediction from the machine learning algorithm,and analyze the performance and robustness of these algorithms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1903.00092,
title = {Optimal Algorithms for Ski Rental with Soft Machine-Learned Predictions},
author = {Rohan Kodialam},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.00092},
year = {2019}
}