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Stronger Approximation Guarantees for Non-Monotone {\gamma}-Weakly DR-Submodular Maximization

Machine Learning 2026-01-05 v1 Artificial Intelligence Computational Complexity Optimization and Control

Abstract

Maximizing submodular objectives under constraints is a fundamental problem in machine learning and optimization. We study the maximization of a nonnegative, non-monotone γ\gamma-weakly DR-submodular function over a down-closed convex body. Our main result is an approximation algorithm whose guarantee depends smoothly on γ\gamma; in particular, when γ=1\gamma=1 (the DR-submodular case) our bound recovers the 0.4010.401 approximation factor, while for γ<1\gamma<1 the guarantee degrades gracefully and, it improves upon previously reported bounds for γ\gamma-weakly DR-submodular maximization under the same constraints. Our approach combines a Frank-Wolfe-guided continuous-greedy framework with a γ\gamma-aware double-greedy step, yielding a simple yet effective procedure for handling non-monotonicity. This results in state-of-the-art guarantees for non-monotone γ\gamma-weakly DR-submodular maximization over down-closed convex bodies.

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@article{arxiv.2601.00611,
  title  = {Stronger Approximation Guarantees for Non-Monotone {\gamma}-Weakly DR-Submodular Maximization},
  author = {Hareshkumar Jadav and Ranveer Singh and Vaneet Aggarwal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.00611},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Extended version of paper accepted in AAMAS 2026

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