Summary of Multi-task Combinatorial Bandits For Budget Allocation, by Lin Ge et al.
Multi-Task Combinatorial Bandits for Budget Allocation
by Lin Ge, Yang Xu, Jianing Chu, David Cramer, Fuhong Li, Kelly Paulson, Rui Song
First submitted to arxiv on: 31 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a novel online budget allocation system to optimize the allocation of limited budgets across various ad lines in each campaign, maximizing cumulative returns. The system formulates budget allocation as a multi-task combinatorial bandit problem and integrates a Bayesian hierarchical model to utilize metadata from campaigns, ad lines, and budget sizes. It also provides flexibility in incorporating diverse modeling techniques such as Linear Regression, Gaussian Processes, and Neural Networks. The proposed system employs the Thompson sampling technique to balance exploration and exploitation. Through offline evaluation and online experiments, the system demonstrates robustness and adaptability, effectively maximizing overall cumulative returns. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps advertisers manage their ad campaigns better by finding the best way to spend their budget. It’s like a math problem that helps find the most effective combination of ads to show people to get the best results. The system uses special kinds of models and algorithms to make good decisions quickly, even when there’s a lot of uncertainty. This is important because advertisers need to launch new campaigns all the time and can’t afford to waste their budget on bad choices. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Linear regression » Multi task
