Machine Learning-Augmented Optimization of Large Bilevel and Two-stage Stochastic Programs: Application to Cycling Network Design

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.09404v3
• Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 02:02:52 GMT
• Title: Machine Learning-Augmented Optimization of Large Bilevel and Two-stage Stochastic Programs: Application to Cycling Network Design
• Authors: Timothy C. Y. Chan, Bo Lin, Shoshanna Saxe,
• Abstract summary: We present a machine learning approach to solving bilevel programs with a large number of independent followers. We exploit a machine learning model to estimate the objective values of unsampled followers. Compared to the current practice, our approach improves a transportation metric by 19.2% and can lead to a potential cost saving of $18M.
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• Abstract: Motivated by a cycling infrastructure planning application, we present a machine learning approach to solving bilevel programs with a large number of independent followers, which as a special case includes two-stage stochastic programming. We propose an optimization model that explicitly considers a sampled subset of followers and exploits a machine learning model to estimate the objective values of unsampled followers. Unlike existing approaches, we embed machine learning model training into the optimization problem, which allows us to employ follower features that cannot be represented using leader decisions. We prove bounds on the optimality gap of the generated leader decision as measured by the original objective that considers the full follower set. We develop follower sampling algorithms to tighten the bounds and a representation learning approach to learn follower features, which are used as inputs to our machine learning model. Through numerical studies, we show that our approach generates leader decisions of higher quality compared to baselines. Finally, we perform a real-world case study in Toronto, Canada, where we solve a cycling network design problem with over one million followers. Compared to the current practice, our approach improves a transportation metric by 19.2% and can lead to a potential cost saving of $18M.

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