arXiv:2512.06758cs.LG2025-12被引 5

提出新算法,首次在匹配市场中实现最优探索与收益平衡。

Optimal Analysis for Bandit Learning in Matching Markets with Serial Dictatorship

  • 设计多级连续选择机制,动态筛选优质匹配对象。
  • 理论证明达到已知下界,即 $O\left( \frac{N\log T}{Δ^2} + \frac{K\log T}{Δ} \right)$
  • 适用于偏好统一的在线匹配场景,如招聘、租房平台

双边匹配市场问题在计算机科学与经济学中备受关注,广泛应用于各类在线平台。由于参与者对自身偏好不确定,近年研究聚焦于单侧参与者(玩家)通过多轮交互学习未知偏好的在线设置。在串行独裁假设下,Sankararaman 等人给出了 $Ω\left( \frac{N\log T}{Δ^2} + \frac{K\log T}{Δ} \right)$ 的损失下界,其中 $N$ 为玩家数,$K (\geq N)$ 为臂数,$Δ$ 为玩家与臂间最小奖励差距,$T$ 为时间跨度。该假设认为臂具有相同偏好,常见于统一评估标准的场景。最近,Kong 与 Li 提出 ET-GS 算法,达成 $O\left( \frac{K\log T}{Δ^2} \right)$ 的上界,为当前最优。然而,上下界间仍存在 $N$ 到 $K$ 的差距。本文提出一种多级连续选择算法,在满足串行独裁条件的市场中,实现了 $O\left( \frac{N\log T}{Δ^2} + \frac{K\log T}{Δ} \right)$ 的损失上界。据我们所知,这是首个匹配已知下界的带通货匹配市场算法。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The problem of two-sided matching markets is well-studied in computer science and economics, owing to its diverse applications across numerous domains. Since market participants are usually uncertain about their preferences in various online matching platforms, an emerging line of research is dedicated to the online setting where one-side participants (players) learn their unknown preferences through multiple rounds of interactions with the other side (arms). Sankararaman et al. provide an $Ω\left( \frac{N\log(T)}{Δ^2} + \frac{K\log(T)}Δ \right)$ regret lower bound for this problem under serial dictatorship assumption, where $N$ is the number of players, $K (\geq N)$ is the number of arms, $Δ$ is the minimum reward gap across players and arms, and $T$ is the time horizon. Serial dictatorship assumes arms have the same preferences, which is common in reality when one side participants have a unified evaluation standard. Recently, the work of Kong and Li proposes the ET-GS algorithm and achieves an $O\left( \frac{K\log(T)}{Δ^2} \right)$ regret upper bound, which is the best upper bound attained so far. Nonetheless, a gap between the lower and upper bounds, ranging from $N$ to $K$, persists. It remains unclear whether the lower bound or the upper bound needs to be improved. In this paper, we propose a multi-level successive selection algorithm that obtains an $O\left( \frac{N\log(T)}{Δ^2} + \frac{K\log(T)}Δ \right)$ regret bound when the market satisfies serial dictatorship. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to propose an algorithm that matches the lower bound in the problem of matching markets with bandits.

匹配市场在线学习带通货

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