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arxiv: 2606.07029 · v1 · pith:NH5QW6NPnew · submitted 2026-06-05 · 🧮 math.OC

A Min-Max Gradient Search Method for Constrained Simulation Optimization

Ruiyang Jin , Siyang Gao , Henry Lam This is my paper

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keywords constrained simulation optimizationmin-max gradient searchfinite-time convergencestochastic gradient estimatorsprimal-dual frameworkKKT pointqueuing system
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The min-max gradient search algorithm converges to a KKT point for constrained simulation optimization at rate tilde O of T to the minus one third.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper proposes a single-loop algorithm called min-max gradient search for optimizing stochastic systems under constraints where only noisy simulation outputs are available. It integrates a primal-dual framework with stochastic gradient estimators to alternate descent on the objective and ascent on constraint violations. This provides the first non-asymptotic convergence guarantee for such single-loop methods in the constrained setting. A sympathetic reader would care because previous approaches lacked finite-time rates, making it hard to know how many simulations are needed for reliable solutions in practice.

Core claim

MGS performs alternating gradient descent and ascent on the primal and dual variables using stochastic estimators, converging to a stationary solution that is a Karush-Kuhn-Tucker point under mild conditions at a rate of tilde O of T to the minus one third.

What carries the argument

The min-max gradient search (MGS) framework that alternates primal descent and dual ascent to penalize constraint violations while optimizing the objective.

If this is right

  • Single-loop CSO algorithms can now have finite-time convergence guarantees for the first time.
  • The method scales effectively to high-dimensional problems such as 2000 dimensions.
  • It shows improved performance on serial queuing systems compared to prior approaches.
  • Alternating updates improve the objective while handling constraint violations in stochastic environments.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar alternating update strategies might apply to other constrained stochastic problems beyond simulation optimization.
  • Testing the rate on problems where gradient estimators have varying noise levels could reveal practical limits.
  • The approach may connect to min-max optimization in game theory or adversarial training.
  • Extensions could include adapting the method for discrete or mixed-variable constraints.

Load-bearing premise

The analysis assumes the availability of suitable stochastic gradient estimators for both the objective and the constraints, plus mild conditions that ensure convergence to a KKT point.

What would settle it

Running the algorithm on a problem where the stochastic gradients are available but the iterates do not approach a KKT point at the claimed rate would disprove the convergence guarantee.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.07029 by Henry Lam, Ruiyang Jin, Siyang Gao.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Performance of MGS with different 𝑞 in the queuing system We also compare MGS with three other SO algorithms that can solve problem (1). The first is the penalty-based gradient search (PGS) algorithm (Wang and Spall, 2008), which incorporates constraint violations into the objective function to be minimized. The second is a BO algorithm using constrained expected improvement (CEI) (Gardner et al., 2014), a… view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Performance of different algorithms in the queuing system [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Performance of MGS under different settings in the queuing system [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Performance of different algorithms in the high-dimensional case [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_4.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Constrained simulation optimization (CSO) is a general framework for optimizing stochastic systems under performance constraints. It arises widely in practice where objective and constraint evaluations are available only through noisy simulation outputs. Compared with the unconstrained setting, the lack of accessible analytical gradients for simulation-based constraints makes it more challenging to develop efficient solution methods and establish non-asymptotic guarantees. To address this gap, we propose a novel single-loop algorithm, called min-max gradient search (MGS), which integrates a primal-dual framework with stochastic gradient estimators. Unlike conventional stochastic approximation methods based on gradient descent for solving simulation optimization problems, such as Zhou and Bhatnagar (2017) and Hu and Fu (2025), MGS performs alternating gradient descent and ascent on the primal and dual variables, which improves the objective while penalizing constraint violations. For the first time, we establish a finite-time convergence guarantee for single-loop CSO algorithms by showing that MGS converges to a stationary solution (a Karush-Kuhn-Tucker point under mild conditions) at a rate of $\tilde{O}(T^{-1/3})$, where $T$ is the number of iterations. Numerical experiments on a serial queuing system and a 2000-dimensional optimization problem demonstrate the superior performance and scalability of MGS.

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper introduces a single-loop min-max gradient search (MGS) algorithm for constrained simulation optimization (CSO) that combines primal-dual stochastic gradient updates to optimize a stochastic objective subject to simulation-based constraints. It claims this is the first finite-time convergence result for single-loop CSO methods, establishing that MGS reaches a KKT stationary point at rate ãO(T^{-1/3}) under suitable stochastic gradient estimators and mild conditions, supported by experiments on a queuing system and a 2000-dimensional problem.

Significance. If the non-asymptotic KKT convergence guarantee can be rigorously established with explicit assumptions on estimator bias/variance and constraint qualifications, the result would address a documented gap in finite-time analysis for simulation-based constrained problems and improve upon prior stochastic approximation approaches. The reported scalability to high dimensions and practical performance on queuing examples would strengthen the contribution.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of ãO(T^{-1/3}) convergence to a KKT point for single-loop CSO rests on 'suitable' stochastic gradient estimators for objective and constraints together with unspecified 'mild conditions.' No variance bounds, bias controls, step-size restrictions, or constraint-qualification statements are supplied, so it is impossible to confirm whether the rate survives when the estimators are obtained from finite simulation runs whose variance may grow with the number of constraints.
  2. [Abstract / Introduction] The comparison with Zhou and Bhatnagar (2017) and Hu and Fu (2025) asserts that MGS improves upon conventional gradient-descent stochastic approximation, yet the manuscript provides no explicit statement of how the alternating descent-ascent updates avoid the bias accumulation that those methods encounter under the same simulation noise model.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states the rate as ilde{O}(T^{-1/3}) but does not define the hidden logarithmic factors or the precise dependence on problem dimension and number of constraints.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive report. We address each major comment below and indicate the revisions we will make to strengthen the presentation of assumptions and comparisons.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of ãO(T^{-1/3}) convergence to a KKT point for single-loop CSO rests on 'suitable' stochastic gradient estimators for objective and constraints together with unspecified 'mild conditions.' No variance bounds, bias controls, step-size restrictions, or constraint-qualification statements are supplied, so it is impossible to confirm whether the rate survives when the estimators are obtained from finite simulation runs whose variance may grow with the number of constraints.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract is highly condensed and does not enumerate the precise technical conditions. The full analysis in Theorem 3.1 and Assumptions 2.1–2.4 supplies explicit bounds on estimator bias and variance (independent of the number of constraints), step-size restrictions of the form α_t = Θ(t^{-2/3}), and Slater’s constraint qualification. We will revise the abstract to include a parenthetical reference to these assumptions and add a short remark clarifying that the stated rate holds only when variance remains bounded independently of constraint dimension; if variance grows, the analysis indicates a degradation that we will note explicitly. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract / Introduction] The comparison with Zhou and Bhatnagar (2017) and Hu and Fu (2025) asserts that MGS improves upon conventional gradient-descent stochastic approximation, yet the manuscript provides no explicit statement of how the alternating descent-ascent updates avoid the bias accumulation that those methods encounter under the same simulation noise model.

    Authors: The current text notes that MGS performs alternating descent-ascent on the Lagrangian but does not spell out the mechanism that limits bias accumulation. We will insert a concise paragraph in the introduction (and a corresponding sentence in the abstract) explaining that the simultaneous primal-dual updates, combined with the min-max structure, keep the dual variables responsive to constraint violations at each step, thereby preventing the progressive drift in feasibility that pure primal descent methods can exhibit under persistent simulation noise. This distinction is already implicit in the convergence proof but will now be stated explicitly for the reader. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: convergence claim derived from primal-dual construction under external assumptions

full rationale

The paper proposes the MGS algorithm via primal-dual stochastic gradient updates and states a new finite-time rate to KKT points. No quoted step reduces the claimed ilde{O}(T^{-1/3}) rate or stationarity conclusion to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation; the cited prior works (Zhou-Bhatnagar, Hu-Fu) are external. The analysis is presented as following from the algorithm under 'mild conditions' on estimators, which are independent of the target result. This is the standard non-circular pattern for theoretical convergence proofs.

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