Partial Ranking
Partial ranking, focusing on ordering a subset of items rather than a complete list, addresses the challenges of efficiently handling large datasets and incorporating diverse evaluation criteria. Current research emphasizes developing robust ranking algorithms, including those based on hierarchical aggregation, transformer networks, and reinforcement learning, to improve accuracy and mitigate biases in various applications. This field is significant because it enhances decision-making in diverse areas such as process mining, metaheuristic optimization, and information retrieval, offering more efficient and reliable methods for handling complex ranking problems.
Papers
Ranking with Popularity Bias: User Welfare under Self-Amplification Dynamics
Guy Tennenholtz, Martin Mladenov, Nadav Merlis, Robert L. Axtell, Craig Boutilier
Operationalizing Counterfactual Metrics: Incentives, Ranking, and Information Asymmetry
Serena Wang, Stephen Bates, P. M. Aronow, Michael I. Jordan