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We consider the problem of maximizing a non-negative submodular set function $f:2^N \rightarrow \mathbb{R}_+$ over a ground set $N$ subject to a variety of packing type constraints including (multiple) matroid constraints, knapsack…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-08-14 Chandra Chekuri , Jan Vondrák , Rico Zenklusen

In this paper, we present the first sublinear $\alpha$-regret bounds for online $k$-submodular optimization problems with full-bandit feedback, where $\alpha$ is a corresponding offline approximation ratio. Specifically, we propose online…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Guanyu Nie , Vaneet Aggarwal , Christopher John Quinn

In this paper, we study fundamental problems of maximizing DR-submodular continuous functions that have real-world applications in the domain of machine learning, economics, operations research and communication systems. It captures a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-25 Nguyen Kim Thang , Abhinav Srivastav

Submodular function maximization has been studied extensively in recent years under various constraints and models. The problem plays a major role in various disciplines. We study a natural online variant of this problem in which elements…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-01-26 Niv Buchbinder , Moran Feldman , Roy Schwartz

Submodular Functions are a special class of set functions, which generalize several information-theoretic quantities such as entropy and mutual information [1]. Submodular functions have subgradients and subdifferentials [2] and admit…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Rishabh Iyer , Jeff Bilmes

In this paper, we address the challenge of differential privacy in the context of graph cuts, specifically focusing on the multiway cut and the minimum $k$-cut. We introduce edge-differentially private algorithms that achieve nearly optimal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-04 Rishi Chandra , Michael Dinitz , Chenglin Fan , Zongrui Zou

We study the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular function subject to a matroid constraint and present a deterministic algorithm that achieves (1/2 + {\epsilon})-approximation for the problem. This algorithm is the first…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Niv Buchbinder , Moran Feldman , Mohit Garg

We consider the problem of maximizing a submodular function with access to a noisy value oracle for the function instead of an exact value oracle. Similar to prior work, we assume that the noisy oracle is persistent in that multiple calls…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-01 Kshipra Bhawalkar , Yang Cai , Zhe Feng , Christopher Liaw , Tao Lin

This work studies the non-monotone DR-submodular Maximization over a ground set of $n$ subject to a size constraint $k$. We propose two approximation algorithms for solving this problem named FastDrSub and FastDrSub++. FastDrSub offers an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Tan D. Tran , Canh V. Pham

Despite a surge of interest in submodular maximization in the data stream model, there remain significant gaps in our knowledge about what can be achieved in this setting, especially when dealing with multiple constraints. In this work, we…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-12 Moran Feldman , Ashkan Norouzi-Fard , Ola Svensson , Rico Zenklusen

We consider the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular function in a $k$-exchange system. These systems, introduced by Feldman et al., generalize the matroid k-parity problem in a wide class of matroids and capture many other…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-03-13 Justin Ward

Maximizing submodular functions under cardinality constraints lies at the core of numerous data mining and machine learning applications, including data diversification, data summarization, and coverage problems. In this work, we study this…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-11-01 Alessandro Epasto , Silvio Lattanzi , Sergei Vassilvitskii , Morteza Zadimoghaddam

We consider a robust formulation, introduced by Krause et al. (2008), of the classical cardinality constrained monotone submodular function maximization problem, and give the first constant factor approximation results. The robustness…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-31 James B. Orlin , Andreas S. Schulz , Rajan Udwani

Continuous DR-submodular functions are a class of functions that satisfy the Diminishing Returns (DR) property, which implies that they are concave along non-negative directions. Existing works have studied monotone continuous DR-submodular…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Omid Sadeghi , Maryam Fazel

We consider the maximization of a submodular objective function $f:2^U\to\mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}$, where the objective $f$ is not accessed as a value oracle but instead subject to noisy queries. We introduce a versatile adaptive sampling…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-04-11 Wenjing Chen , Shuo Xing , Victoria G. Crawford

Constrained submodular set function maximization problems often appear in multi-agent decision-making problems with a discrete feasible set. A prominent example is the problem of multi-agent mobile sensor placement over a discrete domain.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-02 Navid Rezazadeh , Solmaz S. Kia

We consider the maximization problem of monotone submodular functions under an uncertain knapsack constraint. Specifically, the problem is discussed in the situation that the knapsack capacity is not given explicitly and can be accessed…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-03-08 Yasushi Kawase , Hanna Sumita , Takuro Fukunaga

Submodular functions are an important class of functions in combinatorial optimization which satisfy the natural properties of decreasing marginal costs. The study of these functions has led to strong structural properties with applications…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2009-11-13 Gagan Goel , Pushkar Tripathi , Lei Wang

Submodular functions describe a variety of discrete problems in machine learning, signal processing, and computer vision. However, minimizing submodular functions poses a number of algorithmic challenges. Recent work introduced an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-11-06 Robert Nishihara , Stefanie Jegelka , Michael I. Jordan

In this work, we consider the Submodular Maximization under Knapsack (SMK) constraint problem over the ground set of size $n$. The problem recently attracted a lot of attention due to its applications in various domains of combination…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Canh V. Pham