A Universal Error Measure for Input Predictions Applied to Online Graph Problems

Giulia Bernardini, Alexander Lindermayr, Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela, Nicole Megow, Leen Stougie, Michelle Sweering

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Abstract

We introduce a novel measure for quantifying the error in input predictions. The error is based on a minimum-cost hyperedge cover in a suitably defined hypergraph and provides a general template which we apply to online graph problems. The measure captures errors due to absent predicted requests as well as unpredicted actual requests; hence, predicted and actual inputs can be of arbitrary size. We achieve refined performance guarantees for previously studied network design problems in the online-list model, such as Steiner tree and facility location. Further, we initiate the study of learning-augmented algorithms for online routing problems, such as the online traveling salesperson problem and the online dial-a-ride problem, where (transportation) requests arrive over time (online-time model). We provide a general algorithmic framework and we give error-dependent performance bounds that improve upon known worst-case barriers, when given accurate predictions, at the cost of slightly increased worst-case bounds when given predictions of arbitrary quality.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems 35 (NeurIPS 2022)
Subtitle of host publication[Proceedings]
EditorsS. Koyejo, S. Mohamed, A. Agarwal, D. Belgrave, K. Cho, A. Oh
PublisherNeural information processing systems foundation
Pages1-13
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781713871088
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NeurIPS 2022 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 28 Nov 20229 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameNeurIPS Proceedings

Conference

Conference36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NeurIPS 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period28/11/229/12/22

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The work in this paper is supported in part by: the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) through project OCENW.GROOT.2019.015 “Optimization for and with Machine Learning (OPTIMAL)” and Gravitation-grant NETWORKS-024.002.003; the German Science Foundation (DFG) under contract 146371743 – TRR 89 Invasive Computing; the ERC Advanced Grant 788893 AMDROMA “Algorithmic and Mechanism Design Research in Online Markets”; the MIUR - PRIN project ALGADIMAR “Algorithms, Games, and Digital Markets”; and the MUR - FSE REACT EU - PON R&I 2014-2020.

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Funding

The work in this paper is supported in part by: the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) through project OCENW.GROOT.2019.015 “Optimization for and with Machine Learning (OPTIMAL)” and Gravitation-grant NETWORKS-024.002.003; the German Science Foundation (DFG) under contract 146371743 – TRR 89 Invasive Computing; the ERC Advanced Grant 788893 AMDROMA “Algorithmic and Mechanism Design Research in Online Markets”; the MIUR - PRIN project ALGADIMAR “Algorithms, Games, and Digital Markets”; and the MUR - FSE REACT EU - PON R&I 2014-2020.

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