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Title: Stochastic Methods for AUC Optimization subject to AUC-based Fairness Constraints
Award ID(s):
2246757
PAR ID:
10528723
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
AIStats
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Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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