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Poster

Practical $0.385$-Approximation for Submodular Maximization Subject to a Cardinality Constraint

Morad Tukan · Loay Mualem · Moran Feldman

West Ballroom A-D #5806
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Fri 13 Dec 4:30 p.m. PST — 7:30 p.m. PST

Abstract: Non-monotone constrained submodular maximization plays a crucial role in various machine learning applications. However, existing algorithms often struggle with a trade-off between approximation guarantees and practical efficiency. The current state-of-the-art is a recent $0.401$-approximation algorithm, but its computational complexity makes it highly impractical. The best practical algorithms for the problem only guarantee $1/e$-approximation. In this work, we present a novel algorithm for submodular maximization subject to a cardinality constraint that combines a guarantee of $0.385$-approximation with a low and practical query complexity of $O(n+k^2)$. Furthermore, we evaluate our algorithm's performance through extensive machine learning applications, including Movie Recommendation, Image Summarization, and more. These evaluations demonstrate the efficacy of our approach.

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