chore: bug fixes

* chore: refactor date utilities

* feat: improve images of hotel rooms

* fix: adding date utils

.gitignore

@@ -5,18 +5,28 @@
 **/.virtual_documents/
 **/session_*.svg
 **/*graph.svg
-paper/src/bib/auto
+**/auto/*.el
+*.old
+**/package-lock.json
+**/*.parquet
+**/_build/
 
-# Airflow logs - exclude DAG run logs
+paper/src/bib/auto
+=======
+**/_build/
+paper/src/auto/*
+paper/src/bib/auto
+docs/goals/*.md
+PHANTOM.wiki/
 experiments/airflow/logs/*
 experiments/airflow/logs/scheduler/
 experiments/airflow/logs/dag_processor_manager/
-experiments/collected_data/*
+experiments/collected_data/
-
+experiments/agents/collected_data/
-paper/src/auto/*
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.dot
-lib/
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.png
-docs/goals/*.md
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.svg
-PHANTOM.wiki/
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.pdf
 tests/e2e/node_modules/**
-**/auto/*.el
+lab/case/thesis/runs*/
-*.old
+sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs*/

Makefile

@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ test.backend: $(VENV)
 test.e2e:
 	@cd tests/e2e && npm install
 	@cd tests/e2e && npx playwright install chromium
+	@test -f tests/e2e/.env || cp tests/e2e/.env.example tests/e2e/.env
 	@timeout 30 bash -c 'until curl -sf http://localhost:5000/health > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done' || (echo "Backend not ready" && exit 1)
 	@timeout 30 bash -c 'until curl -sf http://localhost:3000 > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done' || (echo "Web app not ready" && exit 1)
+	@timeout 30 bash -c 'until curl -sf http://localhost:8085/health > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done' || (echo "Airflow not ready" && exit 1)
 	@cd tests/e2e && npm test
 
 .PHONY: test.all
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ stats.lines:
 	@find . \( -path '*/node_modules' -o -path '*/.venv' -o -path '*/venv' \) -prune -o \
 	\( -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.py" \) -type f -print0 | xargs -0 cat | wc -l
 
-.PHONY: wordcount
+.PHONY wordcount
 wordcount:
 	@echo "Counting words in main text (excluding appendix)..."
 	@texcount -nosub -total -sum -1 \

backend/provider/app.py

@@ -47,53 +47,52 @@ def health() -> dict:
 
 @app.get("/api/{mode}/price/{productId}", response_model=PriceResponse)
 def get_price(mode: Literal['hotel', 'airline'], productId: str, sessionId: Optional[str] = Query(None), experimentId: Optional[str] = Query(None)):
+    """
+    THIS is the fast lookup service (mechanism).
+    Priority: session-keyed price > global optimal price > base price
+    """
     product = supabase.table(f'{mode}_products').select("metadata").eq('id', productId).execute().data[0]
     if not product: raise HTTPException(404, f"Product {productId} not found")
 
     metadata = product['metadata']
     base_price = metadata.get('base_price', 100.0)
 
-    # fetch pre-computed prices from registry
+    # PRIORITY 1: session-aware price (computed by Airflow worker)
+    if sessionId:
+        session_price = registry.get_session_price(sessionId, productId)
+        if session_price is not None:
+            return PriceResponse(
+                productId=productId,
+                price=session_price,
+                base_price=base_price,
+                markup=session_price/base_price,
+                elasticity=None,
+                model_version='session-aware'
+            )
+
+    # PRIORITY 2: global pre-computed prices (surge pricing)
     prices_df = registry.get_prices('latest')
-    elasticity_df = registry.get_elasticity('latest')
+    if prices_df is not None:
-
-    if prices_df is None:
-        # fallback: no pre-computed prices available
-        return PriceResponse(
-            productId=productId,
-            price=base_price,
-            base_price=base_price,
-            markup=1.0,
-            elasticity=None
-        )
-
-    # lookup pre-computed price for this product
         product_price_row = prices_df[prices_df['productId'] == productId]
-    if product_price_row.empty:
+        if not product_price_row.empty:
-        # product not in pre-computed prices, fallback to base
+            optimal_price = float(product_price_row['optimal_price'].iloc[0])
-        return PriceResponse(
-            productId=productId,
-            price=base_price,
-            base_price=base_price,
-            markup=1.0,
-            elasticity=None
-        )
-
-    optimal_price = float(product_price_row['optimal_price'].iloc[0]) # TODO: use optimal_price everywhere as  aresult
-
-    # get elasticity if available
-    product_elasticity = None
-    if elasticity_df is not None:
-        product_elasticity_row = elasticity_df[elasticity_df['productId'] == productId]
-        if not product_elasticity_row.empty:
-            product_elasticity = float(product_elasticity_row['elasticity'].iloc[0])
-
             return PriceResponse(
                 productId=productId,
                 price=optimal_price,
                 base_price=base_price,
                 markup=optimal_price/base_price,
-        elasticity=product_elasticity
+                elasticity=None,
+                model_version='surge'
+            )
+
+    # PRIORITY 3: fallback to base price
+    return PriceResponse(
+        productId=productId,
+        price=base_price,
+        base_price=base_price,
+        markup=1.0,
+        elasticity=None,
+        model_version='base'
     )
 
 @app.get("/models")

backend/server/app.py

@@ -198,12 +198,16 @@ def dump_logs(
             auto_offset_reset='earliest',
             enable_auto_commit=False,
             value_deserializer=lambda x: json.loads(x.decode('utf-8')),
-            consumer_timeout_ms=5000
+            consumer_timeout_ms=30000,
+            fetch_max_wait_ms=10000,
+            max_poll_records=1000
         )
 
         events = []
         for msg in consumer:
             events.append(msg.value)
+            if last_n and len(events) >= last_n * 2:
+                break
 
         consumer.close()
 

docker-compose.yml

@@ -112,11 +112,14 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - postgres
     environment:
-      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=SequentialExecutor
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=LocalExecutor
       - AIRFLOW__DATABASE__SQL_ALCHEMY_CONN=postgresql+psycopg2://airflow:airflow@postgres/airflow
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__FERNET_KEY=${AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY}
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=false
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__ENABLE_XCOM_PICKLING=true
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__PARALLELISM=16
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__DAG_CONCURRENCY=8
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_DAG=4
       - _AIRFLOW_DB_MIGRATE=true
       - _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_CREATE=true
       - _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME=admin
@@ -136,14 +139,20 @@ services:
       - airflow-init
       - redis
     environment:
-      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=SequentialExecutor
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=LocalExecutor
       - AIRFLOW__DATABASE__SQL_ALCHEMY_CONN=postgresql+psycopg2://airflow:airflow@postgres/airflow
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__FERNET_KEY=${AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY}
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__DAGS_ARE_PAUSED_AT_CREATION=true
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=false
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__ENABLE_XCOM_PICKLING=true
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__PARALLELISM=16
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__DAG_CONCURRENCY=8
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_DAG=4
+      - AIRFLOW__SCHEDULER__MIN_FILE_PROCESS_INTERVAL=30
+      - AIRFLOW__SCHEDULER__DAG_DIR_LIST_INTERVAL=60
       - AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG=true
       - AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__SECRET_KEY=${AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY}
+      - AIRFLOW__API__AUTH_BACKENDS=airflow.api.auth.backend.basic_auth
       - KAFKA_HOST=kafka
       - KAFKA_PORT=29092
       - BACKEND_URL=http://backend:5000
@@ -173,13 +182,20 @@ services:
       redis:
         condition: service_started
     environment:
-      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=SequentialExecutor
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__EXECUTOR=LocalExecutor
       - AIRFLOW__DATABASE__SQL_ALCHEMY_CONN=postgresql+psycopg2://airflow:airflow@postgres/airflow
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__FERNET_KEY=${AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY}
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__DAGS_ARE_PAUSED_AT_CREATION=true
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=false
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__ENABLE_XCOM_PICKLING=true
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__PARALLELISM=16
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__DAG_CONCURRENCY=8
+      - AIRFLOW__CORE__MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_DAG=4
+      - AIRFLOW__SCHEDULER__MIN_FILE_PROCESS_INTERVAL=30
+      - AIRFLOW__SCHEDULER__DAG_DIR_LIST_INTERVAL=60
+      - AIRFLOW__SCHEDULER__PARSING_PROCESSES=2
       - AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__SECRET_KEY=${AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY}
+      - AIRFLOW__API__AUTH_BACKENDS=airflow.api.auth.backend.basic_auth
       - KAFKA_HOST=kafka
       - KAFKA_PORT=29092
       - BACKEND_URL=http://backend:5000

engine/engine.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from sys import platform
+import numpy as np
+from .lib.demand import generate_demand, estimate_demand
+from .lib.behavior import sample_behavior
+from logging import INFO, getLogger
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(INFO)
+
+
+
+class MarketEngine():
+    def __init__(self,
+                 alpha = 0.5,
+                 N = 100,
+                 demand_distribution = (50, 10),
+                 demand_sampling_function = np.random.normal):
+        self.Nagents = int(N*alpha)
+        self.Nhumans = int(N*(1-alpha))
+        self.demand = (demand_sampling_function, demand_distribution)
+
+    def act(self, prices):
+        demand = generate_demand(prices, *self.demand)
+        sample_n = lambda n, human: [sample_behavior(demand, human=human) for _ in range(n)]
+        human_t, agent_t = sample_n(self.Nhumans, True), sample_n(self.Nagents, False)
+        trajectories = human_t + agent_t
+        demand_estimate = estimate_demand(trajectories)
+        return demand_estimate
+
+    def measure(self):
+        pass
+
+class PricingEngine():
+    def __init__(self,
+                 ) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def act(self, demand):
+        return np.random.uniform(low=25, high=100, size=10)
+
+
+
+class Limbo():
+    def __init__(self,
+                 platform,
+                 market
+                 ) -> None:
+        self.platform_turn = True
+        self.platform = platform
+        self.market = market
+        self.output = None
+
+    def step(self):
+        # we could code golf this a little bit
+        if self.platform_turn:
+            self.output = self.platform.act(self.output)
+        else:
+            self.output = self.market.act(self.output)
+        print(self.output)
+        self.platform_turn = not self.platform_turn
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    platform = PricingEngine()
+    market = MarketEngine()
+    limbo = Limbo(platform, market)
+    for _ in range(10):
+        limbo.step()

engine/lib/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .demand import generate_demand, estimate_demand
+from .behavior import sample_behavior
+from .render import DashboardRenderer, style_axis

engine/lib/behavior.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from sim.rl.behavior_loader.models import BehaviorModel, AgentBehaviorModel, aggregate_event_transitions
+import pandas as pd
+import numpy as np
+from .demand import generate_demand
+
+base_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments"
+human_dir, agent_dir = f"{base_dir}/collected_data/", f"{base_dir}/agents/collected_data/"
+
+_cache = {}  # lazy cache for models and base pivots
+
+def _get_base_pivot(human: bool):
+    key = 'human' if human else 'agent'
+    if key not in _cache:
+        model = BehaviorModel(human_dir) if human else AgentBehaviorModel(agent_dir)
+        mdp = model.build_MDP()
+        _cache[key] = pd.DataFrame(aggregate_event_transitions(mdp)).fillna(0.0)
+    return _cache[key]
+
+def adjust_behavior_to_condition(condition, transition_matrix):
+    # expand NxN transition matrix to (N*P)x(N*P) weighted by demand condition
+    cond_norm = condition / np.sum(condition)
+    n_products = len(condition)
+    base_vals = transition_matrix.values
+    base_cols, base_rows = transition_matrix.columns.tolist(), transition_matrix.index.tolist()
+
+    # expand via kronecker-like tiling: each cell becomes a P*P block weighted by outer product of cond_norm
+    expanded = np.kron(base_vals, np.outer(cond_norm, cond_norm))
+    new_cols = [f"{c}_product{p}" for c in base_cols for p in range(n_products)]
+    new_rows = [f"{r}_product{p}" for r in base_rows for p in range(n_products)]
+    return pd.DataFrame(expanded, index=new_rows, columns=new_cols)
+
+def sample_behavior(condition, human=True, max_len=40):
+    base_pivot = _get_base_pivot(human)
+    adjusted_transitions = adjust_behavior_to_condition(condition, base_pivot)
+
+    trajectory = [np.random.choice(adjusted_transitions.index)]
+    while len(trajectory) < max_len or 'checkout' in trajectory[-1]:
+        probs = adjusted_transitions.loc[trajectory[-1]].values
+        sample = np.random.choice(adjusted_transitions.columns, p=probs/np.sum(probs) if np.sum(probs) > 0 else None)
+        trajectory.append(sample)
+    return trajectory
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    t=sample_behavior(generate_demand(np.array([10,20,30])), human=True)
+    print(t)
+    t=sample_behavior(generate_demand(np.array([10,20,30])), human=False)
+    print(t)

engine/lib/demand.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import logging
+import numpy as np
+from logging import getLogger
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
+def generate_demand(prices, distribution_method = np.random.normal, distribution_params = (50.0, 10.0)):
+    # assumption 1: each product has an intrinsic valuation drawn from a normal distribution centered at 50
+    product_valuations = distribution_method(*distribution_params, size=len(prices))
+    # assumption 2: demand decreases as price increases, following a simple linear model
+    demand = np.maximum(0, product_valuations - prices) # demand cannot be negative
+    total = np.sum(demand)
+    demand = demand / total * 100 if total > 0 else demand  # normalize to percentage, avoid div by zero
+    logger.info(f"Generated demand for prices {prices}: {demand} with valuations from distribution {distribution_params}")
+    return demand
+
+def estimate_demand(trajectories):
+    demand_estimate = {}
+    for traj in trajectories:
+        for event in traj:
+            if 'view_product' in event:
+                product_id = int(event.split('_')[-1].replace('product', ''))
+                demand_estimate[product_id] = demand_estimate.get(product_id, 0) + 1
+    total_views = sum(demand_estimate.values())
+    for product_id in demand_estimate:
+        demand_estimate[product_id] = (demand_estimate[product_id] / total_views) * 100  # normalize to percentage
+    return demand_estimate
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    np.random.seed(42)
+    prices = np.array([20.0, 35.0, 50.0, 65.0])
+    demand = generate_demand(prices)
+    print("Generated Demand:", demand)
+    from .behavior import sample_behavior
+    N, alphat =200, 0.1
+    trajectories = []
+    for _ in range(int(N*(1 - alphat))):
+        trajectories.append(sample_behavior(demand, human=True))
+    for _ in range(int(N*alphat)):
+        trajectories.append(sample_behavior(demand, human=False))
+    demand_estimate = estimate_demand(trajectories)
+    print("Estimated Demand from Behavior:", demand_estimate)
+    delta = {k: demand_estimate.get(k, 0) - demand[i] for i, k in enumerate(range(len(prices)))}
+    delta = np.mean([np.abs(v) for v in delta.values()])
+    print("Demand Delta:", delta)

engine/lib/render.py

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"""rendering logic for PHANTOM environment dashboard"""
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec
+
+
+def style_axis(ax, title: str = None, xlabel: str = None, ylabel: str = None):
+    ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
+    ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
+    if title: ax.set_title(title, fontsize=11, fontweight='bold', pad=8)
+    if xlabel: ax.set_xlabel(xlabel, fontsize=9)
+    if ylabel: ax.set_ylabel(ylabel, fontsize=9)
+
+
+class DashboardRenderer:
+    """stateful renderer for PHANTOM market dynamics visualization"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.fig = None
+        self.gs = None
+
+    def render(self, env) -> None:
+        if self.fig is None:
+            plt.ion()
+            self.fig = plt.figure(figsize=(14, 10))
+            self.gs = GridSpec(3, 3, figure=self.fig, hspace=0.35, wspace=0.3,
+                               left=0.07, right=0.95, top=0.92, bottom=0.08)
+            plt.show(block=False)
+
+        self.fig.clear()
+        self.fig.suptitle(f'PHANTOM  Market Dynamics  [t={env._step_count}, a={env.alpha:.2f}]',
+                          fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
+
+        demand_mat = np.array(env._demand_history).T
+        price_mat = np.array(env._price_history).T
+        elasticity = env._compute_elasticity()
+
+        self._render_scatter(env)
+        self._render_elasticity_bar(env, elasticity)
+        self._render_session_pie(env)
+        self._render_price_heatmap(price_mat)
+        self._render_demand_heatmap(demand_mat)
+        self._render_correlation(env.n_products, price_mat, demand_mat)
+        self._render_revenue(env)
+
+        self.fig.canvas.draw_idle()
+        self.fig.canvas.flush_events()
+
+    def _render_scatter(self, env):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[0, 0])
+        prices_flat = np.array(env._price_history).flatten()
+        demands_flat = np.array(env._demand_history).flatten()
+        product_ids = np.tile(np.arange(env.n_products), len(env._price_history))
+        ax.scatter(prices_flat, demands_flat, c=product_ids, cmap='plasma', alpha=0.6, s=15, edgecolors='none')
+        if len(prices_flat) > 1:
+            z = np.polyfit(prices_flat, demands_flat, 1)
+            p_line = np.linspace(prices_flat.min(), prices_flat.max(), 50)
+            ax.plot(p_line, np.polyval(z, p_line), '--', lw=1.5, alpha=0.8)
+        style_axis(ax, "Price-Demand Relationship", "Price ($)", "Demand")
+
+    def _render_elasticity_bar(self, env, elasticity):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[0, 1])
+        ax.barh(range(env.n_products), elasticity, alpha=0.8)
+        ax.axvline(0, lw=0.8, alpha=0.5)
+        ax.axvline(-1, lw=1, ls='--', alpha=0.5)
+        ax.set_yticks(range(env.n_products))
+        ax.set_yticklabels([f'P{i}' for i in range(env.n_products)], fontsize=7)
+        style_axis(ax, "Price Elasticity", "(dQ/dP)(P/Q)", None)
+
+    def _render_session_pie(self, env):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[0, 2])
+        n_h, n_a = env.market.Nhumans, env.market.Nagents
+        wedges, _ = ax.pie([n_h, n_a], startangle=90, wedgeprops={'linewidth': 2, 'edgecolor': 'white'})
+        ax.legend(wedges, [f'H ({n_h})', f'A ({n_a})'], loc='lower center', fontsize=8,
+                  frameon=False, bbox_to_anchor=(0.5, -0.05))
+        ax.set_title("Session Mix", fontsize=11, fontweight='bold')
+
+    def _render_price_heatmap(self, price_mat):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[1, :2])
+        im = ax.imshow(price_mat, aspect='auto', cmap='viridis', origin='lower')
+        style_axis(ax, "Price Heatmap P(product, t)", "Step", "Product")
+        cbar = self.fig.colorbar(im, ax=ax, fraction=0.03, pad=0.02)
+        cbar.set_label('$', fontsize=8)
+
+    def _render_demand_heatmap(self, demand_mat):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[1, 2])
+        im = ax.imshow(demand_mat, aspect='auto', cmap='Blues', origin='lower')
+        style_axis(ax, "Demand Q(product, t)", "Step", None)
+        self.fig.colorbar(im, ax=ax, fraction=0.046, pad=0.02)
+
+    def _render_correlation(self, n_products, price_mat, demand_mat):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[2, 0])
+        if price_mat.shape[1] > 2:
+            corr = np.corrcoef(price_mat, demand_mat)[:n_products, n_products:]
+            im = ax.imshow(corr, cmap='RdBu', vmin=-1, vmax=1, aspect='auto')
+            ax.set_xticks(range(n_products))
+            ax.set_yticks(range(n_products))
+            ax.set_xticklabels([f'Q{i}' for i in range(n_products)], fontsize=6)
+            ax.set_yticklabels([f'P{i}' for i in range(n_products)], fontsize=6)
+            self.fig.colorbar(im, ax=ax, fraction=0.046, pad=0.02)
+        style_axis(ax, "Price-Demand Correlation", None, None)
+
+    def _render_revenue(self, env):
+        ax = self.fig.add_subplot(self.gs[2, 1:])
+        n_steps = len(env._revenue_history)
+        demand_std = [np.std(d) for d in env._demand_history]
+        ax.fill_between(range(n_steps), env._revenue_history, alpha=0.3)
+        ax.plot(env._revenue_history, linewidth=2, label='Revenue')
+        ax.set_xlim(0, max(n_steps, 1))
+        ax.set_ylim(0, max(env._revenue_history) * 1.1 if env._revenue_history else 1)
+
+        ax2 = ax.twinx()
+        ax2.plot(range(n_steps), demand_std, linewidth=2, ls='-', alpha=0.9, label='sigma(Demand)')
+        d_min, d_max = min(demand_std), max(demand_std)
+        margin = (d_max - d_min) * 0.2 if d_max > d_min else 0.5
+        ax2.set_ylim(max(0, d_min - margin), d_max + margin)
+        ax2.set_ylabel('Demand sigma', fontsize=9)
+
+        style_axis(ax, "Revenue & Demand Dispersion", "Step", "Revenue ($)")
+        ax.legend(loc='upper left', fontsize=7, frameon=False)
+        ax2.legend(loc='upper right', fontsize=7, frameon=False)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.fig:
+            plt.close(self.fig)
+            self.fig = None

engine/studies/factors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""shared factor definitions for experimental designs"""
+import numpy as np
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Callable, Any
+
+@dataclass
+class Factor:
+    name: str
+    levels: list
+    primary: bool = True  # full cross vs sampled
+
+# demand functions with compatible signatures
+def demand_linear(mu, sigma, size): return np.maximum(0, np.random.normal(mu, sigma, size))
+def demand_uniform(mu, sigma, size): return np.random.uniform(mu - sigma, mu + sigma, size)
+def demand_exponential(mu, sigma, size): return np.random.exponential(mu, size)
+def demand_logistic(mu, sigma, size): return np.random.logistic(mu, sigma, size)
+
+DEMAND_FUNCTIONS = {
+    "linear": demand_linear,
+    "uniform": demand_uniform,
+    "exponential": demand_exponential,
+    "logistic": demand_logistic,
+}
+
+FACTORS = [
+    Factor("demand_fn", list(DEMAND_FUNCTIONS.keys()), primary=True),
+    Factor("alpha", [0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7], primary=True),
+    Factor("n_products", [5, 15, 30, 50], primary=True),
+    Factor("demand_mu", [30.0, 50.0, 70.0], primary=False),
+    Factor("demand_sigma", [5.0, 10.0, 20.0], primary=False),
+    Factor("N", [100, 500, 1000], primary=False),
+]
+
+SEEDS_PER_CONFIG = 5

engine/studies/full_factorial.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""full factorial design - all factor combinations"""
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "..")
+import logging
+from itertools import product
+import json
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
+from .factors import FACTORS, DEMAND_FUNCTIONS, SEEDS_PER_CONFIG
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s")
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def generate_configs():
+    """generate all factor combinations with seeds"""
+    all_levels = [f.levels for f in FACTORS]
+    names = [f.name for f in FACTORS]
+
+    configs = []
+    for combo in product(*all_levels):
+        base = {names[i]: combo[i] for i in range(len(names))}
+        for seed in range(SEEDS_PER_CONFIG):
+            cfg = {**base, "seed": seed}
+            cfg["id"] = hashlib.md5(json.dumps(cfg, sort_keys=True).encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+            configs.append(cfg)
+    return configs
+
+def run_single(cfg: dict) -> dict:
+    """execute one experiment config, return metrics"""
+    from engine.wrapper import PHANTOM
+    import numpy as np
+
+    np.random.seed(cfg["seed"])
+    demand_fn = DEMAND_FUNCTIONS[cfg["demand_fn"]]
+
+    env = PHANTOM(
+        n_products=cfg["n_products"],
+        alpha=cfg["alpha"],
+        N=cfg["N"],
+    )
+    env.market.demand = (demand_fn, (cfg["demand_mu"], cfg["demand_sigma"]))
+
+    obs, _ = env.reset()
+    total_reward, steps = 0.0, 0
+
+    for _ in range(100):
+        action = env.action_space.sample()
+        obs, reward, term, trunc, _ = env.step(action)
+        total_reward += reward
+        steps += 1
+        if term: break
+
+    env.close()
+    return {
+        "id": cfg["id"],
+        "config": cfg,
+        "total_reward": total_reward,
+        "avg_reward": total_reward / steps if steps > 0 else 0.0,
+        "steps": steps,
+    }
+
+def run_study(max_workers: int = None, output: str = "results_full.jsonl"):
+    configs = generate_configs()
+    log.info(f"full factorial: {len(configs)} configs ({len(configs)//SEEDS_PER_CONFIG} unique × {SEEDS_PER_CONFIG} seeds)")
+
+    results = []
+    with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as ex:
+        for i, result in enumerate(ex.map(run_single, configs)):
+            results.append(result)
+            if (i+1) % 100 == 0: log.info(f"progress: {i+1}/{len(configs)}")
+
+    Path(output).write_text("\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in results))
+    log.info(f"wrote {len(results)} results to {output}")
+    return results
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    p.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=None)
+    p.add_argument("--output", default="results_full.jsonl")
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="only show design size")
+    args = p.parse_args()
+
+    configs = generate_configs()
+    log.info(f"design: {len(configs)} runs | factors: {[f.name for f in FACTORS]} | levels: {[len(f.levels) for f in FACTORS]}")
+
+    if not args.dry_run:
+        run_study(args.workers, args.output)

engine/studies/mixed_lh.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+"""mixed design: full factorial on primary factors, latin hypercube on secondary"""
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "..")
+import logging
+from itertools import product
+import json
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
+import numpy as np
+from scipy.stats.qmc import LatinHypercube
+from factors import FACTORS, DEMAND_FUNCTIONS, SEEDS_PER_CONFIG
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s")
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+LH_SAMPLES = 10
+
+def generate_configs(lh_samples: int = LH_SAMPLES):
+    primary = [f for f in FACTORS if f.primary]
+    secondary = [f for f in FACTORS if not f.primary]
+
+    primary_grid = list(product(*[f.levels for f in primary]))
+    lhs = LatinHypercube(d=len(secondary), seed=42)
+
+    configs = []
+    for p_combo in primary_grid:
+        samples = lhs.random(n=lh_samples)
+        for s in samples:
+            sec_vals = {
+                secondary[i].name: secondary[i].levels[int(s[i] * len(secondary[i].levels))]
+                for i in range(len(secondary))
+            }
+            base = {primary[i].name: p_combo[i] for i in range(len(primary))}
+            base.update(sec_vals)
+
+            for seed in range(SEEDS_PER_CONFIG):
+                cfg = {**base, "seed": seed}
+                cfg["id"] = hashlib.md5(json.dumps(cfg, sort_keys=True).encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+                configs.append(cfg)
+    return configs
+
+def run_single(cfg: dict) -> dict:
+    from engine.wrapper import PHANTOM
+    import numpy as np
+
+    np.random.seed(cfg["seed"])
+    demand_fn = DEMAND_FUNCTIONS[cfg["demand_fn"]]
+
+    env = PHANTOM(
+        n_products=cfg["n_products"],
+        alpha=cfg["alpha"],
+        N=cfg["N"],
+    )
+    env.market.demand = (demand_fn, (cfg["demand_mu"], cfg["demand_sigma"]))
+
+    obs, _ = env.reset()
+    total_reward, steps = 0.0, 0
+
+    for _ in range(100):
+        action = env.action_space.sample()
+        obs, reward, term, trunc, _ = env.step(action)
+        total_reward += reward
+        steps += 1
+        if term: break
+
+    env.close()
+    return {
+        "id": cfg["id"],
+        "config": cfg,
+        "total_reward": total_reward,
+        "avg_reward": total_reward / steps,
+        "steps": steps,
+    }
+
+def run_study(max_workers: int = None, output: str = "results_mixed.jsonl", lh_samples: int = LH_SAMPLES):
+    configs = generate_configs(lh_samples)
+    n_primary_cells = int(np.prod([len(f.levels) for f in FACTORS if f.primary]))
+    log.info(f"mixed LH: {len(configs)} configs ({n_primary_cells} primary × {lh_samples} LH × {SEEDS_PER_CONFIG} seeds)")
+
+    results = []
+    with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as ex:
+        for i, result in enumerate(ex.map(run_single, configs)):
+            results.append(result)
+            if (i+1) % 100 == 0: log.info(f"progress: {i+1}/{len(configs)}")
+
+    Path(output).write_text("\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in results))
+    log.info(f"wrote {len(results)} results to {output}")
+    return results
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    p.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=None)
+    p.add_argument("--output", default="results_mixed.jsonl")
+    p.add_argument("--lh-samples", type=int, default=10)
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="only show design size")
+    args = p.parse_args()
+
+    primary = [f for f in FACTORS if f.primary]
+    secondary = [f for f in FACTORS if not f.primary]
+    configs = generate_configs(args.lh_samples)
+    log.info(f"design: {len(configs)} runs | primary: {[f.name for f in primary]} | secondary (LH): {[f.name for f in secondary]}")
+
+    if not args.dry_run:
+        run_study(args.workers, args.output, args.lh_samples)

engine/train.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from stable_baselines3 import SAC
+from stable_baselines3.common.callbacks import EvalCallback, BaseCallback
+from .wrapper import PHANTOM
+
+
+class RenderCallback(BaseCallback):
+    """Renders environment on every step for live visualization."""
+    def __init__(self, env: PHANTOM):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.env = env
+
+    def _on_step(self) -> bool:
+        self.env.render()
+        return True
+
+
+env = PHANTOM(n_products=10, alpha=0.3, render_mode="human")
+eval_env = PHANTOM(n_products=10, alpha=0.3, render_mode=None)
+
+model = SAC(
+    "MultiInputPolicy",
+    env,
+    verbose=1,
+    learning_rate=3e-4,
+    buffer_size=50000,
+    batch_size=256,
+    tau=0.005,
+    gamma=0.99,
+)
+
+render_cb = RenderCallback(env)
+eval_cb = EvalCallback(eval_env, eval_freq=1000, n_eval_episodes=5, verbose=1)
+
+model.learn(total_timesteps=50000, callback=[render_cb, eval_cb])
+model.save("phantom_sac")
+
+# test trained policy
+env = PHANTOM(n_products=10, alpha=0.3, render_mode="human")
+obs, _ = env.reset()
+for _ in range(100):
+    action, _ = model.predict(obs, deterministic=True)
+    obs, reward, term, trunc, _ = env.step(action)
+    env.render()
+    if term or trunc: break
+env.close()

engine/wrapper.py

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import gymnasium as gym
+from gymnasium import spaces
+import numpy as np
+from .engine import Limbo, MarketEngine, PricingEngine
+from .lib.render import DashboardRenderer
+
+
+class PHANTOM(gym.Env):
+    """Gymnasium wrapper for the Limbo pricing-market simulation. Platform sets prices, market responds with demand."""
+    metadata = {"render_modes": ["human", "ansi"]}
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 n_products: int = 10,
+                 alpha: float = 0.3,
+                 N: int = 100,
+                 price_bounds: tuple = (10.0, 150.0),
+                 lambda_coi: float = 0.1,
+                 render_mode: str = None):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.n_products = n_products
+        self.price_bounds = price_bounds
+        self.lambda_coi = lambda_coi
+        self.render_mode = render_mode
+        self.alpha = alpha
+        self.N = N
+
+        self.market = MarketEngine(alpha=alpha, N=N)
+        self._platform_stub = PricingEngine()
+        self._limbo = Limbo(self._platform_stub, self.market)
+
+        self.action_space = spaces.Box(
+            low=price_bounds[0], high=price_bounds[1],
+            shape=(n_products,), dtype=np.float32
+        )
+        self.observation_space = spaces.Dict({
+            "demand": spaces.Box(low=0.0, high=100.0, shape=(n_products,), dtype=np.float32),
+            "prices": spaces.Box(low=price_bounds[0], high=price_bounds[1], shape=(n_products,), dtype=np.float32),
+        })
+
+        self._prices = None
+        self._demand = None
+        self._step_count = 0
+        self._demand_history = []
+        self._price_history = []
+        self._revenue_history = []
+        self._renderer = None
+
+    def _get_obs(self) -> dict:
+        demand_arr = np.array([self._demand.get(i, 0.0) for i in range(self.n_products)], dtype=np.float32)
+        return {"demand": demand_arr, "prices": self._prices.astype(np.float32)}
+
+    def _compute_reward(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: dict) -> float:
+        revenue = np.sum(prices * np.array([demand.get(i, 0.0) for i in range(self.n_products)]))
+        # TODO: implement supra-competitive price punishment
+        return float(revenue)
+
+    def _record_history(self):
+        demand_arr = np.array([self._demand.get(i, 0.0) for i in range(self.n_products)])
+        self._demand_history.append(demand_arr)
+        self._price_history.append(self._prices.copy())
+        self._revenue_history.append(np.sum(self._prices * demand_arr))
+
+    def reset(self, seed=None, options=None):
+        super().reset(seed=seed)
+        self._prices = np.random.uniform(*self.price_bounds, size=self.n_products)
+        self._demand = self.market.act(self._prices)
+        self._step_count = 0
+        self._demand_history, self._price_history, self._revenue_history = [], [], []
+        self._record_history()
+        return self._get_obs(), {}
+
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray):
+        self._prices = np.clip(action, *self.price_bounds)
+        self._demand = self.market.act(self._prices)
+        self._step_count += 1
+        self._record_history()
+
+        reward = self._compute_reward(self._prices, self._demand)
+        terminated = self._step_count >= 100
+
+        return self._get_obs(), reward, terminated, False, {"step": self._step_count}
+
+    def _compute_elasticity(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        """point elasticity: e = (dQ/dP) * (P/Q) via finite differences, clipped to [-5, 5]"""
+        if len(self._price_history) < 2:
+            return np.zeros(self.n_products)
+        p, q = np.array(self._price_history), np.array(self._demand_history)
+        dp, dq = np.diff(p, axis=0), np.diff(q, axis=0)
+        valid = np.abs(dp) > 0.5
+        with np.errstate(divide='ignore', invalid='ignore'):
+            elasticity = np.where(valid, (dq / dp) * (p[:-1] / np.maximum(q[:-1], 1.0)), 0.0)
+            elasticity = np.nan_to_num(np.clip(elasticity, -5.0, 5.0), nan=0.0)
+        return np.mean(elasticity, axis=0) if len(elasticity) > 0 else np.zeros(self.n_products)
+
+    def render(self):
+        if self.render_mode == "human":
+            if self._renderer is None:
+                self._renderer = DashboardRenderer()
+            self._renderer.render(self)
+        elif self.render_mode == "ansi":
+            return f"step={self._step_count}, prices={self._prices}, demand={self._demand}"
+        return None
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._renderer:
+            self._renderer.close()
+            self._renderer = None
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    env = PHANTOM(n_products=15, alpha=0.3, N=100, render_mode="human")
+    obs, _ = env.reset()
+    for step in range(100):
+        action = env.action_space.sample()
+        obs, reward, term, trunc, info = env.step(action)
+        env.render()
+        if term: break
+    env.close()

experiments/agents/run.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+from supabase import create_client, Client
+import os
+import random
+import asyncio
+import json
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+from experiments.agents.agent import get_agent, AgentTypes
+from lib.kafka_client import get_interactions
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+RESULTS="/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/agents/collected_data/"
+
+client = create_client(
+    os.getenv("NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL"),
+    os.getenv("NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY")
+)
+def pick_random_task():
+    mode = 'hotel'
+    tasks = client.table("tasks").select("*").execute().data
+    if mode == 'hotel':
+        # drop all that have 'flight' in the description
+        tasks = [task for task in tasks if 'flight' not in task['task_description'].lower()]
+    return random.choice(tasks) if tasks else None
+
+def clear_kafka_data():
+    """Delete and recreate Kafka topics to clear all data"""
+    from kafka.admin import KafkaAdminClient, NewTopic
+    from kafka.errors import UnknownTopicOrPartitionError
+    import time
+
+    kafka_host = os.getenv('KAFKA_HOST', 'localhost')
+    kafka_port = os.getenv('KAFKA_PORT', '9092')
+    broker = f'{kafka_host}:{kafka_port}'
+
+    admin = KafkaAdminClient(bootstrap_servers=broker)
+    topics = ['user-interactions', 'price-logs']
+
+    try:
+        admin.delete_topics(topics, timeout_ms=5000)
+        print(f"Deleted topics: {topics}")
+        time.sleep(2)
+    except UnknownTopicOrPartitionError:
+        print("Topics don't exist, skipping delete")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error deleting topics: {e}")
+
+    new_topics = [
+        NewTopic(name='user-interactions', num_partitions=3, replication_factor=1),
+        NewTopic(name='price-logs', num_partitions=3, replication_factor=1)
+    ]
+
+    try:
+        admin.create_topics(new_topics=new_topics, validate_only=False)
+        print(f"Recreated topics: {topics}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error creating topics: {e}")
+    finally:
+        admin.close()
+
+def create_new_experiment(task_id):
+    import uuid
+    subject_name = f"agent_{str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]}"
+    experiment = {
+        "subject_name": subject_name,
+        "xp_human_only": False,
+        "xp_market_mode": "hotel",
+        "xp_task_id": task_id,
+    }
+    response = client.table("experiments").insert(experiment).execute()
+    return response.data[0] if response.data else None
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    clear_kafka_data()
+
+    task = pick_random_task()
+    if not task:
+        print("No tasks available")
+        exit(1)
+
+    experiment = create_new_experiment(task['id'])
+    exp_id = experiment['id']
+    exp_dir = f"{RESULTS}{exp_id}"
+    os.makedirs(exp_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # construct experiment URL with uuid param
+    base_url = os.getenv('NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE', 'http://localhost:3000')
+    agent_url = f"{base_url}/start-task?uuid={exp_id}"
+
+    print(f"Created experiment {exp_id} for task {task['id']}")
+    print(f"Agent will interact with: {agent_url}")
+
+    # instantiate and run agent
+    agent = get_agent(
+        AgentTypes.GENERIC_BROWSER_USE_AGENT,
+        goal=task['task_description'],
+        url=agent_url,
+        timeout=300,
+        headless=True
+    )
+
+    result = asyncio.run(agent.act())
+    print(f"Agent result: {result}")
+
+    # export interaction and price data from kafka
+    interactions = get_interactions(topic='user-interactions', timeout_ms=3000)
+    prices = get_interactions(topic='price-logs', timeout_ms=3000)
+
+    with open(f"{exp_dir}/int.json", 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(interactions, f, indent=2)
+
+    with open(f"{exp_dir}/price.json", 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(prices, f, indent=2)
+
+    print(f"Experiment {exp_id} completed.")
+    print(f"Exported {len(interactions)} interactions and {len(prices)} price logs to {exp_dir}")

experiments/airflow/dags/surge_pricing_factory.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pandas.core.algorithms import factorize_array
 from airflow import DAG
 from airflow.operators.python import PythonOperator
 from airflow.utils.dates import days_ago
@@ -208,3 +209,12 @@ def create_surge_pricing_dag(store_mode: str) -> DAG:
 # instantiate DAGs for Airflow to discover
 dag_airline = create_surge_pricing_dag('airline')
 dag_hotel = create_surge_pricing_dag('hotel')
+
+# TODO: Refactor this factory from a surge pricing factory to a general pricing factory
+# We will do this by passing a pricing strategy class to the factory, since the generic pipeline is:
+# take all interaction data, group by sessionId and assign a new price vector to each session
+# in the grouping we get a subset of the interactions per sessionId and we can map that to some Features
+# we define a custom _get_features(interactions .) methodin the strategy class
+# we then run only the inference which is the .predict(trajectory) per-session which will give us a new price vector
+# this we then publish for each sessionId group
+# this might include no deleting most of the pricers we have defined and starting with a super simple surge-pricing algorithm that is no-fit only predict. This we can then test end-to-end and observe changes to prices according to a desired strategy - we have to define this one as a very short term strategy because we run sessions that take only a few minutes.

experiments/airflow/dags/surge_pricing_pipeline.py

@@ -120,15 +120,31 @@ def apply_surge_pricing(**kwargs):
     # rename demand_score to demand for pricer compatibility
     data = product_features.rename(columns={'demand_score': 'demand'})
 
+    high_thresh = dag_conf.get('high_threshold', 10)
+    low_thresh = dag_conf.get('low_threshold', 2)
+    surge_mult = dag_conf.get('surge_multiplier', 1.2)
+    discount_mult = dag_conf.get('discount_multiplier', 0.9)
+
+    logging.info(f"Surge pricing config: high_thresh={high_thresh}, low_thresh={low_thresh}, surge_mult={surge_mult}, discount_mult={discount_mult}")
+    logging.info(f"Demand stats: min={data['demand'].min():.2f}, max={data['demand'].max():.2f}, mean={data['demand'].mean():.2f}")
+    logging.info(f"Products with high demand (>={high_thresh}): {(data['demand'] >= high_thresh).sum()}")
+    logging.info(f"Products with low demand (<={low_thresh}): {(data['demand'] <= low_thresh).sum()}")
+
     surge_pricer = SimpleSurgePricer(
-        high_threshold=dag_conf.get('high_threshold', 10),
+        high_threshold=high_thresh,
-        low_threshold=dag_conf.get('low_threshold', 2),
+        low_threshold=low_thresh,
-        surge_multiplier=dag_conf.get('surge_multiplier', 1.2),
+        surge_multiplier=surge_mult,
-        discount_multiplier=dag_conf.get('discount_multiplier', 0.9)
+        discount_multiplier=discount_mult
     )
     surge_pricer.fit(data)
     data['optimal_price'] = surge_pricer.predict()
 
+    base_avg = data['base_price'].mean()
+    optimal_avg = data['optimal_price'].mean()
+    price_change_pct = ((optimal_avg - base_avg) / base_avg) * 100
+
+    logging.info(f"Price adjustment: base_avg={base_avg:.2f}, optimal_avg={optimal_avg:.2f}, change={price_change_pct:+.1f}%")
+
     prices_df = data[['productId', 'price', 'base_price', 'optimal_price', 'demand']].rename(columns={
         'price': 'current_price',
         'demand': 'demand_score'

experiments/ml/__init__.py

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 from .evals import evaluate
 from .arch import (
     XGBoostAgentClassifier,
-    LightGBMAgentClassifier
+    LightGBMAgentClassifier,
+    ContrastiveWeakClassifier,
+    TrajectoryEncoder,
+    WeakClassifier,
+    contrastive_loss,
+    featurize_trajectory,
 )
 
-__all__ =[
+__all__ = [
     'evaluate',
     'XGBoostAgentClassifier',
-    'LightGBMAgentClassifier'
+    'LightGBMAgentClassifier',
+    'ContrastiveWeakClassifier',
+    'TrajectoryEncoder',
+    'WeakClassifier',
+    'contrastive_loss',
+    'featurize_trajectory',
 ]

experiments/ml/arch.py

@@ -1,122 +1,212 @@
 # sklearn compatible models for agent detection
 from sklearn.base import BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin
-from procesing.context import PipelineContext
+from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Dict, List
-from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-import xgboost as xgb
+from collections import defaultdict
-import lightgbm as lgb
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# add lib to path for imports
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / 'lib'))
+from lib.features import (
+    transition_histogram as _lib_transition_histogram,
+    temporal_signature as _lib_temporal_signature,
+    state_coverage as _lib_state_coverage,
+    transition_entropy as _lib_transition_entropy,
+    featurize_trajectory as _lib_featurize_trajectory,
+    parse_timestamp
+)
+from lib.state import event_to_state, get_event_name, get_timestamp
 
 TASK = 'classification'
 LABELS = ['human', 'agent']
 
 
-class BaseAgentClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin, ABC):
+class WeakClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin, ABC):
-    """Base class for tree-based agent detection classifiers with common logic"""
+    # a simple contrastive machine learning model learns to distinguish human/agent behavior
+    # using weakly supervised contrastive learning + augmentation
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.model = None
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
 
-    def __init__(self, context: Optional[PipelineContext] = None, n_estimators: int = 200,
+
-                 max_depth: int = 6, learning_rate: float = 0.05,
+class TrajectoryEncoder(nn.Module):
-                 early_stopping_rounds: int = 20):
+    """Encode variable-length event sequences to fixed-dim embedding via bidirectional LSTM"""
-        self.context = context
+    def __init__(self, input_dim: int, embed_dim: int = 32, hidden_dim: int = 64):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.event_embed = nn.Linear(input_dim, hidden_dim)
+        self.lstm = nn.LSTM(hidden_dim, hidden_dim, batch_first=True, bidirectional=True)
+        self.proj = nn.Linear(hidden_dim * 2, embed_dim)
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:  # x: (batch, seq_len, input_dim)
+        h = F.relu(self.event_embed(x))
+        _, (hn, _) = self.lstm(h)
+        hn = torch.cat([hn[-2], hn[-1]], dim=1)  # concat bidirectional hidden states
+        return F.normalize(self.proj(hn), dim=1)  # L2 normalized
+
+
+class ContrastiveWeakClassifier(WeakClassifier):
+    """Contrastive learning classifier for human/agent trajectory discrimination"""
+    def __init__(self, input_dim: int = 64, embed_dim: int = 32, margin: float = 1.0, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.input_dim = input_dim
+        self.embed_dim = embed_dim
+        self.margin = margin
+        self.encoder = TrajectoryEncoder(input_dim, embed_dim)
+        self.classifier = nn.Linear(embed_dim, 2)
+        self.device = torch.device('cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu')
+        self._fitted = False
+
+    def to_device(self):
+        self.encoder.to(self.device)
+        self.classifier.to(self.device)
+        return self
+
+    def encode(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        return self.encoder(x.to(self.device))
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        emb = self.encode(x)
+        return self.classifier(emb)
+
+    def fit(self, X, y=None):  # sklearn interface - actual training in weak.train.py
+        self._fitted = True
+        return self
+
+    def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.encoder.eval()
+        self.classifier.eval()
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            x = torch.tensor(X, dtype=torch.float32).unsqueeze(1).to(self.device)
+            logits = self.forward(x)
+            return torch.argmax(logits, dim=1).cpu().numpy()
+
+    def predict_proba(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.encoder.eval()
+        self.classifier.eval()
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            x = torch.tensor(X, dtype=torch.float32).unsqueeze(1).to(self.device)
+            logits = self.forward(x)
+            return F.softmax(logits, dim=1).cpu().numpy()
+
+
+def contrastive_loss(anchor: torch.Tensor, positive: torch.Tensor, negative: torch.Tensor, margin: float = 0.3) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Triplet loss using cosine similarity (for L2-normalized embeddings). margin in [0,1] range."""
+    pos_sim = F.cosine_similarity(anchor, positive)  # higher = more similar
+    neg_sim = F.cosine_similarity(anchor, negative)
+    return F.relu(neg_sim - pos_sim + margin).mean()  # want pos_sim > neg_sim + margin
+
+
+def nt_xent_loss(z_i: torch.Tensor, z_j: torch.Tensor, temperature: float = 0.5) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Normalized temperature-scaled cross entropy loss (SimCLR style)"""
+    batch_size = z_i.size(0)
+    z = torch.cat([z_i, z_j], dim=0)  # (2N, embed_dim)
+    sim = F.cosine_similarity(z.unsqueeze(1), z.unsqueeze(0), dim=2) / temperature
+    mask = torch.eye(2 * batch_size, dtype=torch.bool, device=z.device)
+    sim.masked_fill_(mask, -float('inf'))
+    labels = torch.arange(batch_size, device=z.device)
+    labels = torch.cat([labels + batch_size, labels])  # positive pairs
+    return F.cross_entropy(sim, labels)
+
+
+# feature extraction utilities - delegating to lib.features for unified implementation
+# these wrappers maintain backwards compatibility for existing imports
+
+def transition_histogram(events: List, state_fn, max_states: int = 50) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Compute normalized histogram of state transitions in trajectory"""
+    return _lib_transition_histogram(events, state_fn, max_states)
+
+
+def temporal_signature(events: List, ts_fn) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Extract temporal features: mean/std/skew of inter-event times"""
+    return _lib_temporal_signature(events, ts_fn)
+
+
+def state_coverage(events: List, state_fn, mdp_states: set) -> float:
+    """Fraction of MDP states visited by trajectory"""
+    return _lib_state_coverage(events, state_fn, mdp_states)
+
+
+def transition_entropy(events: List, state_fn) -> float:
+    """Compute entropy of transition distribution (randomness of navigation)"""
+    return _lib_transition_entropy(events, state_fn)
+
+
+def featurize_trajectory(events: List, mdp: Optional[Dict] = None, input_dim: int = 64) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Convert trajectory to fixed-dim feature vector - uses lib.features implementation"""
+    mdp_states = set(mdp.get('states', [])) if mdp else set()
+
+    def _ts_fn(e):
+        return parse_timestamp(get_timestamp(e))
+
+    def _event_name_fn(e):
+        return get_event_name(e)
+
+    return _lib_featurize_trajectory(events, event_to_state, _ts_fn, _event_name_fn, mdp_states, input_dim)
+
+
+# gradient boosting classifiers for comparison baselines
+class XGBoostAgentClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin):
+    """XGBoost classifier for human/agent detection from session features"""
+    def __init__(self, n_estimators: int = 100, max_depth: int = 6, learning_rate: float = 0.1, **kwargs):
         self.n_estimators = n_estimators
         self.max_depth = max_depth
         self.learning_rate = learning_rate
-        self.early_stopping_rounds = early_stopping_rounds
+        self.model = None
-        self.model_ = None
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
-        self.feature_names_ = None
-
-    def _to_array(self, X):
-        """Convert pandas structures to numpy arrays"""
-        return X.values if isinstance(X, (pd.DataFrame, pd.Series)) else X
-
-    def _compute_pos_weight(self, y_arr):
-        """Calculate scale_pos_weight for class imbalance handling"""
-        n_neg, n_pos = (y_arr == 0).sum(), (y_arr == 1).sum()
-        return n_neg / n_pos if n_pos > 0 else 1.0
-
-    def _prepare_eval_set(self, eval_set):
-        """Convert eval_set to numpy arrays if needed"""
-        if not eval_set:
-            return None
-        X_val, y_val = eval_set[0]
-        return [(self._to_array(X_val), self._to_array(y_val))]
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def _build_model(self, scale_pos: float):
-        """Build the underlying model instance (must be implemented by subclasses)"""
-        pass
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def _fit_with_eval(self, X_arr, y_arr, eval_arr):
-        """Fit model with evaluation set (must be implemented by subclasses)"""
-        pass
-
-    def fit(self, X, y, eval_set=None):
-        X_arr, y_arr = self._to_array(X), self._to_array(y)
-
-        if isinstance(X, pd.DataFrame):
-            self.feature_names_ = X.columns.tolist()
-
-        scale_pos = self._compute_pos_weight(y_arr)
-        self.model_ = self._build_model(scale_pos)
-
-        eval_arr = self._prepare_eval_set(eval_set)
-        if eval_arr:
-            self._fit_with_eval(X_arr, y_arr, eval_arr)
-        else:
-            self.model_.fit(X_arr, y_arr)
 
+    def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, y: np.ndarray):
+        try:
+            import xgboost as xgb
+            self.model = xgb.XGBClassifier(n_estimators=self.n_estimators, max_depth=self.max_depth,
+                                           learning_rate=self.learning_rate, **self.kwargs)
+            self.model.fit(X, y)
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("xgboost required for XGBoostAgentClassifier")
         return self
 
-    def predict(self, X):
+    def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-        return self.model_.predict(self._to_array(X))
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict(X)
 
-    def predict_proba(self, X):
+    def predict_proba(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-        return self.model_.predict_proba(self._to_array(X))
+        if self.model is None:
-
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
-    @property
+        return self.model.predict_proba(X)
-    def feature_importances_(self):
-        return self.model_.feature_importances_ if self.model_ else None
 
 
-class XGBoostAgentClassifier(BaseAgentClassifier):
+class LightGBMAgentClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin):
-    """XGBoost binary classifier for agent detection with class imbalance handling"""
+    """LightGBM classifier for human/agent detection from session features"""
+    def __init__(self, n_estimators: int = 100, max_depth: int = -1, learning_rate: float = 0.1, **kwargs):
+        self.n_estimators = n_estimators
+        self.max_depth = max_depth
+        self.learning_rate = learning_rate
+        self.model = None
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
 
-    def _build_model(self, scale_pos: float):
+    def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, y: np.ndarray):
-        return xgb.XGBClassifier(
+        try:
-            n_estimators=self.n_estimators,
+            import lightgbm as lgb
-            max_depth=self.max_depth,
+            self.model = lgb.LGBMClassifier(n_estimators=self.n_estimators, max_depth=self.max_depth,
-            learning_rate=self.learning_rate,
+                                            learning_rate=self.learning_rate, verbose=-1, **self.kwargs)
-            scale_pos_weight=scale_pos,
+            self.model.fit(X, y)
-            eval_metric='auc',
+        except ImportError:
-            early_stopping_rounds=self.early_stopping_rounds,
+            raise ImportError("lightgbm required for LightGBMAgentClassifier")
-            random_state=42,
+        return self
-            tree_method='hist',
-            enable_categorical=False
-        )
 
-    def _fit_with_eval(self, X_arr, y_arr, eval_arr):
+    def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-        self.model_.fit(X_arr, y_arr, eval_set=eval_arr, verbose=False)
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict(X)
 
-
+    def predict_proba(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-class LightGBMAgentClassifier(BaseAgentClassifier):
+        if self.model is None:
-    """LightGBM binary classifier for agent detection with class imbalance handling"""
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
-
+        return self.model.predict_proba(X)
-    def _build_model(self, scale_pos: float):
-        return lgb.LGBMClassifier(
-            n_estimators=self.n_estimators,
-            max_depth=self.max_depth,
-            learning_rate=self.learning_rate,
-            scale_pos_weight=scale_pos,
-            metric='auc',
-            random_state=42,
-            verbosity=-1
-        )
-
-    def _fit_with_eval(self, X_arr, y_arr, eval_arr):
-        self.model_.fit(
-            X_arr, y_arr,
-            eval_set=eval_arr,
-            callbacks=[lgb.early_stopping(self.early_stopping_rounds, verbose=False)]
-        )

experiments/ml/weak_train.py

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/sim/rl/behavior_loader")
+sys.path.insert(0, "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/ml")
+
+from sim.rl.behavior_loader.loader import AgentLoader, Loader, JointLoader, PayloadModel
+from sim.rl.behavior_loader.models import JointBehaviorModel
+from arch import ContrastiveWeakClassifier, contrastive_loss, featurize_trajectory
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from copy import deepcopy
+import numpy as np
+import random
+import torch
+from torch.utils.data import Dataset, DataLoader
+from torch.optim import Adam
+from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
+
+RUNS_DIR = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/ml/runs"
+agent_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/agents/collected_data/"
+human_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/collected_data/"
+
+
+def _perturb_ts(evt: PayloadModel, jitter_ms: int = 500) -> PayloadModel:
+    """Add random jitter to event timestamp"""
+    new_evt = deepcopy(evt)
+    try:
+        ts = datetime.fromisoformat(evt.ts.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+        delta = timedelta(milliseconds=random.randint(-jitter_ms, jitter_ms))
+        new_evt.ts = (ts + delta).isoformat()
+    except:
+        pass
+    return new_evt
+
+
+def augment_trajectory(trajectory: List[PayloadModel], rate: float = 0.1) -> List[PayloadModel]:
+    """Apply random augmentation to trajectory for contrastive learning"""
+    if len(trajectory) < 2:
+        return trajectory
+
+    aug_type = random.choice(['window', 'shuffle', 'noise', 'drop'])
+
+    if aug_type == 'window':  # random contiguous sub-sequence (70-100% length)
+        min_len = max(2, int(len(trajectory) * 0.7))
+        sub_len = random.randint(min_len, len(trajectory))
+        start = random.randint(0, len(trajectory) - sub_len)
+        return trajectory[start:start + sub_len]
+
+    elif aug_type == 'shuffle':  # swap adjacent pairs with probability rate
+        result = list(trajectory)
+        for i in range(len(result) - 1):
+            if random.random() < rate:
+                result[i], result[i + 1] = result[i + 1], result[i]
+        return result
+
+    elif aug_type == 'drop':  # drop events with probability rate
+        result = [e for e in trajectory if random.random() > rate]
+        return result if len(result) >= 2 else trajectory[:2]
+
+    elif aug_type == 'noise':  # perturb timestamps
+        return [_perturb_ts(e, jitter_ms=500) for e in trajectory]
+
+    return trajectory
+
+
+class TripletDataset(Dataset):
+    """Generate (anchor, positive, negative) triplets on-the-fly with augmentation"""
+    def __init__(self, data: Dict[str, List[PayloadModel]], mdp: Optional[Dict], augment_fn, input_dim: int = 64, multiplier: int = 10):
+        self.sessions = list(data.items())
+        self.human_ids = [i for i, (sid, _) in enumerate(self.sessions) if sid.startswith('human_')]
+        self.agent_ids = [i for i, (sid, _) in enumerate(self.sessions) if sid.startswith('agent_')]
+        self.mdp = mdp
+        self.augment = augment_fn
+        self.input_dim = input_dim
+        self.multiplier = multiplier
+
+        if not self.human_ids or not self.agent_ids:
+            raise ValueError(f"Need both human ({len(self.human_ids)}) and agent ({len(self.agent_ids)}) sessions")
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.sessions) * self.multiplier
+
+    def __getitem__(self, idx: int):
+        anchor_idx = idx % len(self.sessions)
+        sid, events = self.sessions[anchor_idx]
+        is_human = sid.startswith('human_')
+
+        anchor = featurize_trajectory(events, self.mdp, self.input_dim)
+        positive = featurize_trajectory(self.augment(events), self.mdp, self.input_dim)
+
+        neg_pool = self.agent_ids if is_human else self.human_ids
+        neg_idx = random.choice(neg_pool)
+        negative = featurize_trajectory(self.sessions[neg_idx][1], self.mdp, self.input_dim)
+
+        label = 0 if is_human else 1  # 0=human, 1=agent
+        return (torch.tensor(anchor, dtype=torch.float32),
+                torch.tensor(positive, dtype=torch.float32),
+                torch.tensor(negative, dtype=torch.float32),
+                torch.tensor(label, dtype=torch.long))
+
+
+def train(epochs: int = 100, lr: float = 1e-3, batch_size: int = 4, input_dim: int = 64,
+          embed_dim: int = 32, margin: float = 0.3, verbose: bool = True, run_name: str = None):
+    """Train contrastive weak classifier on human/agent trajectories"""
+    joint = JointLoader(human_dir, agent_dir)
+    data = joint.get_data()
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"Loaded {len(data)} sessions")
+
+    joint_model = JointBehaviorModel(human_dir, agent_dir)
+    ref_mdp = joint_model.build_MDP()
+
+    dataset = TripletDataset(data, ref_mdp, augment_trajectory, input_dim=input_dim)
+    loader = DataLoader(dataset, batch_size=batch_size, shuffle=True, drop_last=True)
+
+    model = ContrastiveWeakClassifier(input_dim=input_dim, embed_dim=embed_dim, margin=margin)
+    model.to_device()
+
+    run_name = run_name or f"d{input_dim}_e{embed_dim}_lr{lr}_m{margin}_{datetime.now():%Y%m%d_%H%M%S}"
+    writer = SummaryWriter(f"{RUNS_DIR}/train/{run_name}")
+
+    optimizer = Adam(list(model.encoder.parameters()) + list(model.classifier.parameters()), lr=lr)
+    ce_loss_fn = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss()
+
+    best_loss = float('inf')
+    for epoch in range(epochs):
+        model.encoder.train()
+        model.classifier.train()
+        total_loss, n_batches = 0.0, 0
+
+        for anchor, positive, negative, labels in loader:
+            anchor, positive, negative, labels = [t.to(model.device) for t in [anchor, positive, negative, labels]]
+            z_a, z_p, z_n = [model.encoder(t.unsqueeze(1)) for t in [anchor, positive, negative]]
+
+            trip_loss = contrastive_loss(z_a, z_p, z_n, margin=model.margin)
+            ce = ce_loss_fn(model.classifier(z_a), labels)
+            loss = trip_loss + 0.5 * ce
+
+            optimizer.zero_grad()
+            loss.backward()
+            optimizer.step()
+            total_loss += loss.item()
+            n_batches += 1
+
+        avg_loss = total_loss / max(n_batches, 1)
+        writer.add_scalar('loss', avg_loss, epoch)
+
+        if verbose and (epoch + 1) % 10 == 0:
+            print(f"Epoch {epoch+1}/{epochs}: loss={avg_loss:.4f}")
+        if avg_loss < best_loss:
+            best_loss = avg_loss
+
+    writer.close()
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"Done. Best={best_loss:.4f} TB:{RUNS_DIR}/train/{run_name}")
+
+    return model, ref_mdp
+
+
+def evaluate_loocv(input_dim: int = 64, embed_dim: int = 32, epochs_per_fold: int = 50,
+                   lr: float = 1e-3, margin: float = 0.3, run_name: str = None):
+    """Leave-one-out cross-validation given limited samples"""
+    joint = JointLoader(human_dir, agent_dir)
+    data = joint.get_data()
+    session_ids = list(data.keys())
+
+    joint_model = JointBehaviorModel(human_dir, agent_dir)
+    ref_mdp = joint_model.build_MDP()
+
+    run_name = run_name or f"loocv_d{input_dim}_e{embed_dim}_m{margin}_{datetime.now():%Y%m%d_%H%M%S}"
+    writer = SummaryWriter(f"{RUNS_DIR}/eval/{run_name}")
+
+    predictions, actuals = [], []
+
+    for fold_idx, test_sid in enumerate(session_ids):
+        train_data = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k != test_sid}
+        test_events = data[test_sid]
+        test_label = 0 if test_sid.startswith('human_') else 1
+
+        n_human = sum(1 for k in train_data if k.startswith('human_'))
+        n_agent = sum(1 for k in train_data if k.startswith('agent_'))
+        if n_human == 0 or n_agent == 0:
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            dataset = TripletDataset(train_data, ref_mdp, augment_trajectory, input_dim=input_dim, multiplier=5)
+            loader = DataLoader(dataset, batch_size=2, shuffle=True, drop_last=True)
+
+            model = ContrastiveWeakClassifier(input_dim=input_dim, embed_dim=embed_dim, margin=margin)
+            model.to_device()
+            optimizer = Adam(list(model.encoder.parameters()) + list(model.classifier.parameters()), lr=lr)
+
+            model.encoder.train()
+            model.classifier.train()
+            for _ in range(epochs_per_fold):
+                for anchor, positive, negative, labels in loader:
+                    z_a, z_p, z_n = [model.encoder(t.unsqueeze(1).to(model.device)) for t in [anchor, positive, negative]]
+                    loss = contrastive_loss(z_a, z_p, z_n, margin=margin)
+                    optimizer.zero_grad()
+                    loss.backward()
+                    optimizer.step()
+
+            test_feat = featurize_trajectory(test_events, ref_mdp, input_dim)
+            pred = model.predict(test_feat.reshape(1, -1))[0]
+            predictions.append(pred)
+            actuals.append(test_label)
+            print(f"  {test_sid[:12]}...: pred={pred}, actual={test_label}, {'OK' if pred == test_label else 'MISS'}")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+
+    if predictions:
+        acc = sum(p == a for p, a in zip(predictions, actuals)) / len(predictions)
+        tp = sum(1 for p, a in zip(predictions, actuals) if p == 1 and a == 1)
+        fp = sum(1 for p, a in zip(predictions, actuals) if p == 1 and a == 0)
+        fn = sum(1 for p, a in zip(predictions, actuals) if p == 0 and a == 1)
+        prec, rec = tp / max(tp + fp, 1), tp / max(tp + fn, 1)
+        f1 = 2 * prec * rec / max(prec + rec, 1e-10)
+        writer.add_scalar('accuracy', acc, 0)
+        writer.add_scalar('f1', f1, 0)
+        writer.add_scalar('precision', prec, 0)
+        writer.add_scalar('recall', rec, 0)
+        writer.close()
+        print(f"\nAccuracy: {acc:.2%} F1: {f1:.3f} TB:{RUNS_DIR}/eval/{run_name}")
+        return acc, predictions, actuals
+    writer.close()
+    return 0.0, [], []
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--mode', choices=['train', 'eval'], default='train')
+    parser.add_argument('--epochs', type=int, default=100)
+    parser.add_argument('--lr', type=float, default=1e-3)
+    parser.add_argument('--margin', type=float, default=0.3)
+    parser.add_argument('--input-dim', type=int, default=64)
+    parser.add_argument('--embed-dim', type=int, default=32)
+    parser.add_argument('--run-name', type=str, default=None)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.mode == 'train':
+        model, mdp = train(epochs=args.epochs, lr=args.lr, input_dim=args.input_dim,
+                           embed_dim=args.embed_dim, margin=args.margin, run_name=args.run_name)
+    else:
+        evaluate_loocv(input_dim=args.input_dim, embed_dim=args.embed_dim, epochs_per_fold=args.epochs,
+                       lr=args.lr, margin=args.margin, run_name=args.run_name)

experiments/procesing/contaminator.py

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import random
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+from lib.separability import estimate_alpha, load_artifacts, score_session
+
+
+# use relative import when in package context, fallback for standalone
+try:
+    from sim.rl.behavior_loader.models import AgentBehaviorModel
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "sim" / "rl" / "behavior_loader"))
+    from models import AgentBehaviorModel
+
+# paths should be configurable via environment or relative to project root
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
+AGENT_DATA_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_AGENT_DATA_DIR', PROJECT_ROOT / "experiments" / "agents" / "collected_data"))
+
+try:
+    SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS = load_artifacts()
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS = None
+
+
+def remap_schema(df: pd.DataFrame, mapping: dict, on: str = "event_type") -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """remap column values according to mapping dict, preserving unmapped values"""
+    df = df.copy()
+    df[on] = df[on].map(mapping).fillna(df[on])
+    return df
+
+
+def _states_to_events(states: list[str]) -> list[SimpleNamespace]:
+    events: list[SimpleNamespace] = []
+    for idx, state in enumerate(states):
+        parts = state.split("|") if isinstance(state, str) else ["page", "product", str(state)]
+        page = f"/{parts[0]}" if parts else "/"
+        product = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else "unknown"
+        event_name = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else parts[-1]
+        events.append(
+            SimpleNamespace(
+                eventName=event_name,
+                page=page,
+                productId=product,
+                ts=float(idx),
+            )
+        )
+    return events
+
+def contaminate_dataset(df: pd.DataFrame, on: str = "event_type",
+                        contamination_rate: float = 0.1,
+                        agent_data_dir: Path = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """inject synthetic agent trajectories into a dataset
+    contamination_rate: fraction of final dataset that should be agent data (0.1 = 10% agents)
+    """
+    data_dir = agent_data_dir or AGENT_DATA_DIR
+    model = AgentBehaviorModel(str(data_dir))
+    model.build_MDP()  # ensure MDP is built before sampling
+
+    # compute event distribution from original data
+    event_dist = df[on].value_counts(normalize=True).to_dict()
+    total = sum(event_dist.values())
+    event_dist = {k: v / total for k, v in event_dist.items()}
+
+    # calculate how many synthetic events to add
+    N = len(df)
+    N_final = N / (1 - contamination_rate)
+    N_contaminate = int(N_final - N)
+
+    # sample start states weighted by original distribution
+    start_events = random.choices(list(event_dist.keys()), weights=list(event_dist.values()), k=N_contaminate)
+
+    # generate synthetic trajectories
+    new_rows = []
+    alpha_estimates = []
+
+    for start_event in start_events:
+        # sample trajectory from agent model, using a state that contains the event type
+        mdp_states = model.mdp.get('states', []) if model.mdp else []
+        matching_starts = [s for s in mdp_states if start_event in s]
+        if not matching_starts:
+            continue  # skip if no matching start state
+        start_state = random.choice(matching_starts)
+        trajectory = model.sample_traj(start_state, max_len=20)
+        score_payload: list[SimpleNamespace] = []
+        score: dict[str, float] = {}
+        if SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS:
+            score_payload = _states_to_events(trajectory)
+            score = score_session(score_payload, SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS)
+            alpha_estimates.append(
+                estimate_alpha(score["prob_agent"], score["delta_h"], score["delta_a"], temperature=2.0)
+            )
+
+        for state in trajectory:
+            parts = state.split('|') if isinstance(state, str) else [start_event]
+            new_rows.append({
+                on: parts[-1] if parts else start_event,
+                'source': 'synthetic_agent',
+                'prob_agent': score.get('prob_agent') if SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS and score_payload else None,
+                'delta_h': score.get('delta_h') if SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS and score_payload else None,
+                'delta_a': score.get('delta_a') if SEPARABILITY_ARTIFACTS and score_payload else None,
+            })
+
+    if new_rows:
+        contaminate_df = pd.DataFrame(new_rows)
+        df = pd.concat([df, contaminate_df], ignore_index=True)
+        if alpha_estimates:
+            df['estimated_alpha'] = sum(alpha_estimates) / len(alpha_estimates)
+    return df

experiments/procesing/pricers/base.py

@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ import pandas as pd
 class PricingFunction(ABC):
     """
     Abstract base for pricing functions.
-
-    Defines mapping: f(Q_t, P_t, S_t, H_t) -> P_{t+1}
-
-    Where:
-        Q_t ∈ R^n: demand vector at time t
-        P_t ∈ R^n: price vector at time t
-        S_t: session features (behavioral signals, interactions)
-        H_t = {Q_{t-k}, P_{t-k}, S_{t-k}}: historical state trajectory
-
     Objective:
         maximize E[R_T] = E[Σ P_t^T · Q_t]
         subject to:
@@ -28,10 +19,10 @@ class PricingFunction(ABC):
     def fit(self, *kwargs):
         """
         Offline training on historical data.
+        This is where we can think about some maximization of expected revenue
+        over historical trajectories to learn parameters of the pricing function.
+        (This however we cover move in the RL side of things)
 
-        Args:
-            historical_data: DataFrame with elasticity, prices, demand signals
-            **kwargs: additional training parameters
         """
         pass
 
@@ -39,12 +30,18 @@ class PricingFunction(ABC):
     def predict(self, *kwargs) -> np.ndarray:
         """
         Generate optimal prices given current state.
+        This is an abstract method that transitions from τ -> P*
+        which is the mapping from the trajectory to optimal prices under
+        some subset of session grouping (so, per sessionId)
+        """
+        pass
 
-        Args:
+    @abstractmethod
-            state_space: StateSpace object containing Q_t, P_t, S_t, H_t
+    def _get_features(self, *kwargs) -> np.ndarray:
-
+        """
+        Extract features from trajectory for pricing decision.
         Returns:
-            P_{t+1}: price vector in R^n
+            np.ndarray of shape (n_products, n_features)
         """
         pass
 

experiments/procesing/pricers/elasticity.py

@@ -57,3 +57,13 @@ class ElasticityBasedPricer(PricingFunction):
         # enforce bounds
         prices = np.clip(prices, self.price_floor, self.price_ceil)
         return prices
+
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Extract elasticity, demand, and demand deviation for each product"""
+        if state_space is None or self.elasticity is None:
+            n = len(self.elasticity) if self.elasticity is not None else 0
+            return np.zeros((n, 3))
+
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand)
+        demand_dev = (demand - self.mean_demand) / (self.mean_demand + 1e-6)
+        return np.column_stack([self.elasticity, demand, demand_dev])

experiments/procesing/pricers/session_aware.py

@@ -107,6 +107,36 @@ class SessionAwarePricer(PricingFunction):
 
         return prices
 
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Extract elasticity, demand, and session features"""
+        if state_space is None or self.elasticity is None:
+            n = len(self.elasticity) if self.elasticity is not None else 0
+            return np.zeros((n, 5))
+
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand)
+        n_products = len(demand)
+
+        # extract session features
+        velocity = 0.0
+        view_depth = 0.0
+        cart_to_view = 0.0
+
+        if not state_space.session_features.empty:
+            sf = state_space.session_features.iloc[0]
+            velocity = sf.get('interaction_velocity', 0.0)
+            view_depth = sf.get('product_view_depth', 0.0)
+            cart_to_view = sf.get('cart_to_view_ratio', 0.0)
+
+        # broadcast session features to all products
+        features = np.column_stack([
+            self.elasticity,
+            demand,
+            np.full(n_products, velocity),
+            np.full(n_products, view_depth),
+            np.full(n_products, cart_to_view)
+        ])
+        return features
+
 
 class ProductSpecificSessionPricer(PricingFunction):
     """
@@ -170,3 +200,12 @@ class ProductSpecificSessionPricer(PricingFunction):
 
         prices = np.clip(base_prices, self.price_floor, self.price_ceil)
         return prices
+
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Extract elasticity and demand features for product-specific pricing"""
+        if state_space is None or self.elasticity is None:
+            n = len(self.elasticity) if self.elasticity is not None else 0
+            return np.zeros((n, 2))
+
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand)
+        return np.column_stack([self.elasticity, demand])

experiments/procesing/pricers/simple.py

@@ -3,6 +3,46 @@ import pandas as pd
 from procesing.pricers.base import PricingFunction
 
 
+def session_features_to_demand(session_features: pd.DataFrame) -> float:
+    """
+    Map session behavioral features to demand proxy.
+    THIS is the critical θ̂ → D transformation for rule-based pricing.
+
+    Logic:
+      - High velocity → agent behavior → price up (revenue recovery)
+      - High cart ratio → purchase intent → price up
+      - Low activity → discount to convert
+
+    Returns: demand proxy score (0-20 range, higher = more demand)
+    """
+    if session_features.empty:
+        return 1.0
+
+    feat = session_features.iloc[0] if len(session_features) > 0 else {}
+
+    velocity = feat.get('interaction_velocity', 0)
+    cart_ratio = feat.get('cart_to_view_ratio', 0)
+    item_views = feat.get('item_views', 0)
+    cart_adds = feat.get('cart_adds', 0)
+
+    # baseline demand
+    demand = 1.0
+
+    # agent detection: high velocity → treat as high "demand" to price up
+    if velocity > 2.0:
+        demand += 10.0  # strong agent signal
+
+    # conversion intent: cart interaction → price up
+    if cart_ratio > 0.1 or cart_adds > 0:
+        demand += 5.0
+
+    # browsing depth: many views → interest signal
+    if item_views > 3:
+        demand += min(item_views, 5.0)
+
+    return min(demand, 20.0)  # cap at 20
+
+
 class StaticPricer(PricingFunction):
     """Static pricing: always return fixed base prices"""
 
@@ -25,6 +65,11 @@ class StaticPricer(PricingFunction):
             raise ValueError("Must call fit() or provide base_prices in constructor")
         return self.base_prices.copy()
 
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Static pricer uses no features, returns empty array"""
+        n = len(self.base_prices) if self.base_prices is not None else 0
+        return np.zeros((n, 0))
+
 
 class RandomPricer(PricingFunction):
     """Random pricing within bounds (for baseline comparison)"""
@@ -47,6 +92,11 @@ class RandomPricer(PricingFunction):
             self.n_products = len(state_space.demand)
         return self.rng.uniform(self.price_min, self.price_max, size=self.n_products)
 
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Random pricer uses no features"""
+        n = self.n_products if self.n_products else 0
+        return np.zeros((n, 0))
+
 
 class SimpleSurgePricer(PricingFunction):
     """
@@ -67,21 +117,25 @@ class SimpleSurgePricer(PricingFunction):
         self.surge_multiplier = surge_multiplier
         self.discount_multiplier = discount_multiplier
 
-    def fit(self, market_data : pd.DataFrame):
+    def fit(self, market_data: pd.DataFrame):
         """Extract base prices from product catalog or historical averages"""
         self.base_prices = market_data['base_price'].to_numpy() if 'base_price' in market_data.columns else market_data['price'].values
-        self.demand_history = market_data['demand'].to_numpy() if 'demand' in market_data.columns else np.zeros_like(self.base_prices)
+        return self
 
-    def predict(self) -> np.ndarray:
+    def predict(self, state_space) -> np.ndarray:
         """
         Adjust prices based on current demand using surge rules.
-        state_space.demand: demand counts per product
+        state_space.demand: demand proxy per product (from session features)
-        state_space.prices: current prices (fallback if base_prices not set)
+        state_space.prices: base prices
         """
-        current_prices = self.base_prices if self.base_prices is not None else np.ones_like(demand_vector) * 99.99
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand) if state_space and hasattr(state_space, 'demand') else np.array([0])
-        demand = self.demand_history if self.demand_history is not None else np.zeros_like(current_prices)
+        base = np.asarray(state_space.prices) if state_space and hasattr(state_space, 'prices') else self.base_prices
-        new_prices = current_prices.copy()
 
+        if base is None:
+            base = np.ones(len(demand)) * 99.99
+
+        # ensure float dtype to allow multiplication by float multipliers
+        new_prices = base.astype(np.float64).copy()
         high_mask = demand >= self.high_threshold
         new_prices[high_mask] *= self.surge_multiplier
 
@@ -89,3 +143,16 @@ class SimpleSurgePricer(PricingFunction):
         new_prices[low_mask] *= self.discount_multiplier
 
         return new_prices
+
+    def _get_features(self, state_space=None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Extract demand and base price features for each product"""
+        if state_space is None:
+            n = len(self.base_prices) if self.base_prices is not None else 0
+            return np.zeros((n, 2))
+
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand) if hasattr(state_space, 'demand') else np.array([0])
+        base = np.asarray(state_space.prices) if hasattr(state_space, 'prices') else self.base_prices
+        if base is None:
+            base = np.ones(len(demand)) * 99.99
+
+        return np.column_stack([demand, base])

experiments/procesing/steps/session.py

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class ExtractSessionFeaturesStep(BaseContextStep):
     Vectorized session feature extraction - replaces O(n^2) per-row loop.
     Input: interactions_df
     Output: session-level feature matrix
+    THIS is our main mapping from tau (trajectory) to some features vector theta - we need to do this very well. This is what will go into demand esimation.
     """
 
     def transform(self, X: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:

experiments/procesing/tests/test_demand.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from procesing.steps import (
 )
 
 def test_compute_demand(pipeline_context):
+    random.seed(42)  # deterministic test
     step = ComputeDemandStep(context=pipeline_context)
 
     # Test with normal interaction data
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def test_compute_demand(pipeline_context):
 
 
 def test_compute_demand_skewed(pipeline_context):
+    random.seed(42)  # deterministic test
     step = ComputeDemandStep(context=pipeline_context)
 
     # Test with normal interaction data

lib/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""PHANTOM shared library
+Exports unified utilities for features, state, config, kafka, and model registry
+"""
+from .config import (
+    PROJECT_ROOT, DATA_DIR, EXPERIMENTS_DIR,
+    AGENT_DATA_DIR, HUMAN_DATA_DIR, SIM_RUNS_DIR, MODEL_REGISTRY_DIR,
+    COLLECTED_DATA_DIR, NOTEBOOK_OUTPUT_DIR,
+    ensure_dir, get_data_path, get_experiments_path, get_sim_path,
+    KAFKA_HOST, KAFKA_PORT, KAFKA_BROKER,
+    REDIS_HOST, REDIS_PORT,
+    SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_ANON_KEY,
+    BACKEND_PORT, PROVIDER_PORT
+)
+from .state import (
+    make_state_repr, event_to_state, parse_state,
+    get_event_name, get_timestamp,
+    create_state_fn, create_event_name_fn, create_timestamp_fn
+)
+from .features import (
+    transition_histogram, temporal_signature, state_coverage, transition_entropy,
+    event_type_distribution, featurize_trajectory, parse_timestamp
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    # config
+    'PROJECT_ROOT', 'DATA_DIR', 'EXPERIMENTS_DIR',
+    'AGENT_DATA_DIR', 'HUMAN_DATA_DIR', 'SIM_RUNS_DIR', 'MODEL_REGISTRY_DIR',
+    'COLLECTED_DATA_DIR', 'NOTEBOOK_OUTPUT_DIR',
+    'ensure_dir', 'get_data_path', 'get_experiments_path', 'get_sim_path',
+    'KAFKA_HOST', 'KAFKA_PORT', 'KAFKA_BROKER',
+    'REDIS_HOST', 'REDIS_PORT',
+    'SUPABASE_URL', 'SUPABASE_ANON_KEY',
+    'BACKEND_PORT', 'PROVIDER_PORT',
+    # state
+    'make_state_repr', 'event_to_state', 'parse_state',
+    'get_event_name', 'get_timestamp',
+    'create_state_fn', 'create_event_name_fn', 'create_timestamp_fn',
+    # features
+    'transition_histogram', 'temporal_signature', 'state_coverage', 'transition_entropy',
+    'event_type_distribution', 'featurize_trajectory', 'parse_timestamp',
+]

lib/config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""Unified path configuration for PHANTOM project
+All hardcoded paths should reference this module
+Paths can be overridden via environment variables
+"""
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# project root (directory containing lib/, experiments/, sim/, web/, backend/)
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+
+# data directories
+DATA_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_DATA_DIR', PROJECT_ROOT / 'data'))
+EXPERIMENTS_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_EXPERIMENTS_DIR', PROJECT_ROOT / 'experiments'))
+
+# agent/human interaction data
+AGENT_DATA_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_AGENT_DATA_DIR', DATA_DIR / 'agents'))
+HUMAN_DATA_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_HUMAN_DATA_DIR', DATA_DIR / 'humans'))
+
+# RL simulation runs
+SIM_RUNS_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_SIM_RUNS_DIR', PROJECT_ROOT / 'sim' / 'rl' / 'runs'))
+
+# model artifacts
+MODEL_REGISTRY_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_MODEL_REGISTRY_DIR', DATA_DIR / 'models'))
+
+# collected experiment data
+COLLECTED_DATA_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_COLLECTED_DATA_DIR', EXPERIMENTS_DIR / 'agents' / 'collected_data'))
+
+# notebook outputs
+NOTEBOOK_OUTPUT_DIR = Path(os.getenv('PHANTOM_NOTEBOOK_OUTPUT_DIR', EXPERIMENTS_DIR / 'notebooks' / 'outputs'))
+
+
+def ensure_dir(path: Path) -> Path:
+    """ensure directory exists, create if needed"""
+    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    return path
+
+
+def get_data_path(*parts: str) -> Path:
+    """construct path relative to DATA_DIR"""
+    return DATA_DIR.joinpath(*parts)
+
+
+def get_experiments_path(*parts: str) -> Path:
+    """construct path relative to EXPERIMENTS_DIR"""
+    return EXPERIMENTS_DIR.joinpath(*parts)
+
+
+def get_sim_path(*parts: str) -> Path:
+    """construct path relative to SIM_RUNS_DIR"""
+    return SIM_RUNS_DIR.joinpath(*parts)
+
+
+# service configuration (from .env)
+KAFKA_HOST = os.getenv('KAFKA_HOST', 'localhost')
+KAFKA_PORT = os.getenv('KAFKA_PORT', '9092')
+KAFKA_BROKER = f"{KAFKA_HOST}:{KAFKA_PORT}"
+
+REDIS_HOST = os.getenv('REDIS_HOST', 'localhost')
+REDIS_PORT = int(os.getenv('REDIS_PORT', '6379'))
+
+SUPABASE_URL = os.getenv('NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL', '')
+SUPABASE_ANON_KEY = os.getenv('NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY', '')
+
+BACKEND_PORT = int(os.getenv('BACKEND_PORT', '5000'))
+PROVIDER_PORT = int(os.getenv('PROVIDER_PORT', '5001'))

lib/features.py

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""Unified featurization utilities for trajectory -> feature vector conversion
+Used by both experiments/ml/ and sim/rl/ components
+"""
+import numpy as np
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import List, Dict, Callable, Optional, Any, Set
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+def transition_histogram(events: List, state_fn: Callable, max_states: int = 50) -> np.ndarray:
+    """compute normalized histogram of state transitions in trajectory
+    events: list of event objects/dicts
+    state_fn: function mapping event -> state string
+    max_states: maximum dimensions for histogram
+    """
+    if len(events) < 2:
+        return np.zeros(max_states, dtype=np.float32)
+    states = [state_fn(e) for e in events]
+    trans_counts = defaultdict(int)
+    for s, s_next in zip(states, states[1:]):
+        trans_counts[(s, s_next)] += 1
+    total = sum(trans_counts.values())
+    hist = np.array(list(trans_counts.values())[:max_states], dtype=np.float32)
+    hist = np.pad(hist, (0, max(0, max_states - len(hist))))
+    return hist / (total + 1e-10)
+
+
+def temporal_signature(events: List, ts_fn: Callable) -> np.ndarray:
+    """extract temporal features: mean/std/skew of inter-event times plus count
+    events: list of event objects/dicts
+    ts_fn: function mapping event -> timestamp (float seconds)
+    returns: [mean_dt, std_dt, skew, n_intervals] array
+    """
+    if len(events) < 2:
+        return np.zeros(4, dtype=np.float32)
+    times = sorted([ts_fn(e) for e in events])
+    diffs = np.diff(times).astype(np.float32)
+    if len(diffs) == 0:
+        return np.zeros(4, dtype=np.float32)
+    mean_dt, std_dt = np.mean(diffs), np.std(diffs) + 1e-10
+    skew = np.mean(((diffs - mean_dt) / std_dt) ** 3) if std_dt > 1e-8 else 0.0
+    return np.array([mean_dt, std_dt, skew, len(diffs)], dtype=np.float32)
+
+
+def state_coverage(events: List, state_fn: Callable, mdp_states: Set[str]) -> float:
+    """fraction of MDP states visited by trajectory
+    events: list of event objects/dicts
+    state_fn: function mapping event -> state string
+    mdp_states: set of all possible MDP states
+    """
+    if not mdp_states:
+        return 0.0
+    visited = set(state_fn(e) for e in events)
+    return len(visited & mdp_states) / len(mdp_states)
+
+
+def transition_entropy(events: List, state_fn: Callable) -> float:
+    """compute entropy of transition distribution (randomness of navigation)
+    higher entropy = more random browsing pattern
+    """
+    if len(events) < 2:
+        return 0.0
+    states = [state_fn(e) for e in events]
+    trans_counts = defaultdict(int)
+    for s, s_next in zip(states, states[1:]):
+        trans_counts[(s, s_next)] += 1
+    total = sum(trans_counts.values())
+    probs = [c / total for c in trans_counts.values()]
+    return -sum(p * np.log(p + 1e-10) for p in probs)
+
+
+def event_type_distribution(events: List, event_name_fn: Callable) -> np.ndarray:
+    """compute proportions of different event type categories
+    returns: [page_view_ratio, hover_ratio, cart_ratio, purchase_ratio]
+    """
+    if not events:
+        return np.zeros(4, dtype=np.float32)
+    n = len(events)
+    names = [event_name_fn(e).lower() for e in events]
+    return np.array([
+        sum(1 for nm in names if 'page' in nm or 'view' in nm) / n,
+        sum(1 for nm in names if 'hover' in nm) / n,
+        sum(1 for nm in names if 'cart' in nm) / n,
+        sum(1 for nm in names if 'purchase' in nm or 'checkout' in nm) / n
+    ], dtype=np.float32)
+
+
+def featurize_trajectory(events: List, state_fn: Callable, ts_fn: Callable,
+                         event_name_fn: Callable, mdp_states: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
+                         output_dim: int = 64) -> np.ndarray:
+    """convert trajectory to fixed-dimension feature vector
+    events: list of event objects/dicts
+    state_fn: function mapping event -> state string
+    ts_fn: function mapping event -> timestamp (float)
+    event_name_fn: function mapping event -> event name string
+    mdp_states: optional set of all MDP states for coverage calculation
+    output_dim: desired output dimension (will pad/truncate)
+    """
+    feats = []
+    feats.extend(transition_histogram(events, state_fn, max_states=40))  # 40 dims
+    feats.extend(temporal_signature(events, ts_fn))  # 4 dims
+    feats.append(state_coverage(events, state_fn, mdp_states or set()))  # 1 dim
+    feats.append(transition_entropy(events, state_fn))  # 1 dim
+    feats.append(float(len(events)))  # trajectory length
+    feats.append(float(len(set(state_fn(e) for e in events))))  # unique states
+    feats.extend(event_type_distribution(events, event_name_fn))  # 4 dims
+
+    feats = np.array(feats[:output_dim], dtype=np.float32)
+    if len(feats) < output_dim:
+        feats = np.pad(feats, (0, output_dim - len(feats)))
+    return feats
+
+
+def parse_timestamp(ts: Any) -> float:
+    """parse various timestamp formats to float seconds"""
+    if ts is None:
+        return 0.0
+    if isinstance(ts, (int, float)):
+        return float(ts)
+    if isinstance(ts, str):
+        try:
+            return datetime.fromisoformat(ts.replace('Z', '+00:00')).timestamp()
+        except ValueError:
+            return 0.0
+    return 0.0

lib/kafka_client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from kafka import KafkaConsumer
+import json
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+def get_interactions(
+    topic='user-interactions',
+    bootstrap_servers=None,
+    from_beginning=True,
+    max_records=None,
+    timeout_ms=5000
+):
+    """Consume interaction events from Kafka.
+
+    Args:
+        topic: Kafka topic name
+        bootstrap_servers: Kafka broker address (default from env)
+        from_beginning: Start from earliest offset if True
+        max_records: Max number of records to fetch (None = all available)
+        timeout_ms: Consumer poll timeout
+
+    Returns:
+        List of parsed interaction event dicts
+    """
+    if not bootstrap_servers:
+        host = os.getenv('KAFKA_HOST', 'localhost')
+        port = os.getenv('KAFKA_PORT', '9092')
+        bootstrap_servers = f'{host}:{port}'
+
+    consumer = KafkaConsumer(
+        topic,
+        bootstrap_servers=bootstrap_servers,
+        auto_offset_reset='earliest' if from_beginning else 'latest',
+        enable_auto_commit=False,
+        value_deserializer=lambda m: json.loads(m.decode('utf-8')),
+        consumer_timeout_ms=timeout_ms
+    )
+
+    events = []
+    try:
+        for msg in consumer:
+            events.append(msg.value)
+            if max_records and len(events) >= max_records:
+                break
+    finally:
+        consumer.close()
+
+    return events
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    interactions = get_interactions(max_records=10)
+    for event in interactions:
+        print(event)

lib/model_registry.py

@@ -178,3 +178,49 @@ class ModelRegistry:
             return True
         except:
             return False
+
+    def set_session_prices(self, session_id: str, prices: Dict[str, float], ttl: int = 1800):
+        """
+        Store prices for a specific session.
+        THIS is the write path for session-aware pricing.
+
+        Args:
+            session_id: session identifier
+            prices: dict of {productId: price}
+            ttl: time-to-live in seconds (default 30min)
+        """
+        if not prices:
+            return
+
+        key = f"session:{session_id}:prices"
+        # use Redis hash for O(1) lookup per product
+        self.redis_client.hset(key, mapping={k: str(v) for k, v in prices.items()})
+        self.redis_client.expire(key, ttl)
+
+    def get_session_price(self, session_id: str, product_id: str) -> Optional[float]:
+        """
+        Lookup price for (sessionId, productId).
+        THIS is the read path for fast provider lookup.
+
+        Returns: price or None if not found
+        """
+        key = f"session:{session_id}:prices"
+        price_str = self.redis_client.hget(key, product_id)
+
+        if price_str is None:
+            return None
+
+        return float(price_str.decode('utf-8') if isinstance(price_str, bytes) else price_str)
+
+    def get_session_all_prices(self, session_id: str) -> Dict[str, float]:
+        """Get all prices for a session."""
+        key = f"session:{session_id}:prices"
+        prices_raw = self.redis_client.hgetall(key)
+
+        if not prices_raw:
+            return {}
+
+        return {
+            (k.decode('utf-8') if isinstance(k, bytes) else k): float(v.decode('utf-8') if isinstance(v, bytes) else v)
+            for k, v in prices_raw.items()
+        }

lib/state.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""Unified state representation utilities for MDP state encoding
+Used by both experiments/ and sim/ components for consistent state handling
+"""
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+
+def make_state_repr(page: str = None, product_id: str = None, event_name: str = None) -> str:
+    """create canonical state representation string from components
+    format: page|productId|eventName
+    """
+    p = page or 'unk'
+    pid = product_id or 'none'
+    en = event_name or 'unknown'
+    return f"{p}|{pid}|{en}"
+
+
+def event_to_state(evt: Any) -> str:
+    """convert event object/dict to state string
+    supports both object attributes and dict keys
+    """
+    if isinstance(evt, dict):
+        return make_state_repr(
+            page=evt.get('page'),
+            product_id=evt.get('productId'),
+            event_name=evt.get('eventName') or evt.get('event_type')
+        )
+    return make_state_repr(
+        page=getattr(evt, 'page', None),
+        product_id=getattr(evt, 'productId', None),
+        event_name=getattr(evt, 'eventName', None) or getattr(evt, 'event_type', None)
+    )
+
+
+def parse_state(state_str: str) -> dict:
+    """parse state string back to components
+    returns: {'page': str, 'productId': str, 'eventName': str}
+    """
+    parts = state_str.split('|')
+    return {
+        'page': parts[0] if len(parts) > 0 and parts[0] != 'unk' else None,
+        'productId': parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 and parts[1] != 'none' else None,
+        'eventName': parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 and parts[2] != 'unknown' else None
+    }
+
+
+def get_event_name(evt: Any) -> str:
+    """extract event name from event object/dict"""
+    if isinstance(evt, dict):
+        return evt.get('eventName') or evt.get('event_type') or ''
+    return getattr(evt, 'eventName', None) or getattr(evt, 'event_type', None) or ''
+
+
+def get_timestamp(evt: Any) -> Any:
+    """extract timestamp from event object/dict"""
+    if isinstance(evt, dict):
+        return evt.get('ts') or evt.get('timestamp')
+    return getattr(evt, 'ts', None) or getattr(evt, 'timestamp', None)
+
+
+def create_state_fn() -> Callable:
+    """factory for state representation function"""
+    return event_to_state
+
+
+def create_event_name_fn() -> Callable:
+    """factory for event name extraction function"""
+    return get_event_name
+
+
+def create_timestamp_fn() -> Callable:
+    """factory for timestamp extraction function (returns raw value, use features.parse_timestamp to convert)"""
+    return get_timestamp

paper/src/auto/main.el

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     "preamble"
     "chapters/01-intro"
     "chapters/02-literature-review"
+    "chapters/03-methodology"
+    "chapters/04-results"
+    "chapters/05-discussion"
+    "chapters/06-conclusion"
+    "../build/concatenated_code"
     "article"
     "art12"))
  :latex)

paper/src/bib/references.bib

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/Q7J5EBEJ/3447815.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@phdthesis{salassa_politecnico_2024,
+@phdthesis{salassa_politecnico_nodate,
 	title = {Politecnico di {Torino} {Algorithmic} {Pricing} in the digital age "{Ethical} considerations on its economic and social implications, and an analysis of possible solutions to overcome its critical issues" {Tutor}: {Candidate}},
 	abstract = {Algorithmic pricing is an emerging business practice that uses computational algorithms to determine
 the prices of products and services based on a number of dynamic factors. The aim of this thesis is to
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ laws, for fair and non-discriminatory use.},
 	urldate = {2025-11-12},
 	school = {Politecnico di Torino},
 	author = {Salassa, Fabio and Pautassi, Paolo},
-	month = apr,
-	year = {2024},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/L95WYQ8B/m-api-06aad998-d926-0d59-5593-82fdce5a678b.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
@@ -64,12 +62,11 @@ laws, for fair and non-discriminatory use.},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/IZD3C5SR/m-api-26f6207c-cc89-4aed-29b6-34629f18fe9b.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@article{shahidi_coasean_2025,
+@article{shahidi_coasean_nodate,
 	title = {The {Coasean} {Singularity}? {Demand}, {Supply}, and {Market} {Design} with {AI} {Agents}},
 	abstract = {AI agents—autonomous systems that perceive, reason, and act on behalf of human principals—are poised to transform digital markets by dramatically reducing transaction costs. This chapter evaluates the economic implications of this transition, adopting a consumeroriented view of agents as market participants that can search, negotiate, and transact directly. From the demand side, agent adoption reflects derived demand: users trade off decision quality against effort reduction, with outcomes mediated by agent capability and task context. On the supply side, firms will design, integrate, and monetize agents, with outcomes hinging on whether agents operate within or across platforms. At the market level, agents create efficiency gains from lower search, communication, and contracting costs, but also introduce frictions such as congestion and price obfuscation. By lowering the costs of preference elicitation, contract enforcement, and identity verification, agents expand the feasible set of market designs but also raise novel regulatory challenges. While the net welfare effects remain an empirical question, the rapid onset of AI-mediated transactions presents a unique opportunity for economic research to inform real-world policy and market design.},
 	language = {en},
 	author = {Shahidi, Peyman and Rusak, Gili and Manning, Benjamin S and Fradkin, Andrey and Horton, John J},
-	year = {2025},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/TQCAPJDP/Shahidi et al. - The Coasean Singularity Demand, Supply, and Market Design with AI Agents.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
@@ -87,14 +84,10 @@ laws, for fair and non-discriminatory use.},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/ZLJQ4DQ9/Byrnes - 2025 - Intro to Brain-Like-AGI Safety.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@article{shannon_mathematical_1948,
+@article{shannon_mathematical_nodate,
 	title = {A {Mathematical} {Theory} of {Communication}},
-	volume = {27},
 	language = {en},
-	journal = {Bell System Technical Journal},
 	author = {Shannon, C E},
-	month = oct,
-	year = {1948},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/FJRFRWK2/Shannon - A Mathematical Theory of Communication.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
@@ -103,13 +96,11 @@ laws, for fair and non-discriminatory use.},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/D3QRGY9Z/order_stats.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@article{devine_nonlinear_2017,
+@article{devine_nonlinear_nodate,
 	title = {Nonlinear {Pricing} with {Costly} {Information} {Acquisition}},
 	abstract = {This paper examines a nonlinear pricing model where the firm can choose to acquire costly information prior to offering contract menus to consumers; such as paying a consultant or investing in machine learning technologies. Information provides the firm with a signal about consumers types, whose accuracy increases as the firm acquires larger amounts of information. We show that the firm chooses to acquire information, only if it can purchase a sufficient amount that could alter its initial prior beliefs. Relative to standard settings where firms cannot acquire information, we identify how information acquisition changes optimal contract offers, equilibrium profits, information rents, and welfare. A better-informed firm increases its expected profits, but it can also increase expected utility when the cost of information is intermediate. Our results recommend balanced online privacy laws.},
 	language = {en},
 	author = {Devine, Brett R and Munoz-Garcia, Felix},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2017},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/GQ28KVBF/Devine and Munoz-Garcia - Nonlinear Pricing with Costly Information Acquisition.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
@@ -211,11 +202,10 @@ laws, for fair and non-discriminatory use.},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/U7A5Q78V/Karten et al. - 2025 - LLM Economist Large Population Models and Mechanism Design in Multi-Agent Generative Simulacra.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@techreport{mullapudi_reinforcement_2025,
+@techreport{mullapudi_reinforcement_nodate,
 	title = {A {Reinforcement} {Learning} {Approach} to {Dynamic} {Pricing}},
 	abstract = {Dynamic pricing represents a critical strategic challenge in modern e-commerce, where firms must navigate fluctuating demand, inventory constraints, and aggressive competitor actions. Traditional static and heuristic-based pricing models often fail to capture the complex, non-linear dynamics of competitive digital markets, leading to suboptimal profitability. This paper proposes a model-free reinforcement learning (RL) framework to address this challenge. Specifically, we design, implement, and evaluate a Q-learning agent capable of learning an optimal, state-dependent pricing policy. The agent is trained and evaluated within a simulated market environment constructed from the publicly available "Retail Price Optimization" dataset from Kaggle, which provides a rich feature set including historical sales, product characteristics, seasonality, and, crucially, competitor pricing data. The problem is formulated as a Markov Decision Process (MDP), where the agent's state incorporates its price position relative to competitors, competitor price trends, and seasonal factors. The agent's performance is benchmarked against three baseline strategies: static pricing, a reactive "follow-the-leader" heuristic, and random pricing. The results demonstrate that the Q-learning agent achieves a substantial increase in total cumulative profit over the evaluation period, outperforming all baselines by learning a nuanced policy that strategically balances price adjustments in response to market conditions. This work provides a practical and reproducible blueprint for applying reinforcement learning to optimize pricing decisions in a simulated yet realistic competitive retail environment, highlighting the potential of RL to automate complex strategic decision-making.},
 	author = {Mullapudi, Pavan},
-	year = {2025},
 	note = {Publication Title: International Journal on Science and Technology (IJSAT) IJSAT25049558
 Volume: 16
 Issue: 4},
@@ -304,11 +294,10 @@ Issue: 4},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/S8635QX6/varian95a.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@book{russell_artificial_2021,
+@book{russell_artificial_nodate,
 	title = {Artificial {Intelligence} {A} {Modern} {Approach} {Fourth} {Edition} {Global} {Edition}},
 	isbn = {978-1-292-40117-1},
 	author = {Russell, Stuart and Norvig, Peter},
-	year = {2021},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/6B8W8S27/efdd4d1d4c2087fe1cbe03d9ced67f34.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
@@ -323,11 +312,10 @@ Volume: 21},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/N9JNXFJW/live-1333-2265-jair.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@techreport{shoham_multiagent_2009,
+@techreport{shoham_multiagent_nodate,
 	title = {Multiagent {Systems}: {Algorithmic}, {Game}-{Theoretic}, and {Logical} {Foundations}},
 	url = {http://www.masfoundations.org.},
 	author = {Shoham, Yoav and Leyton-Brown, Kevin},
-	year = {2009},
 	keywords = {algorithms, auctions, communication, competition, cooperation, distributed problem solving, game theory, learning, logic, mechanism design, social choice},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/QZVYS7V9/shoham09a.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
@@ -343,13 +331,11 @@ Volume: 21},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/H8IS64AW/2411.13768v2.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@techreport{xie_osworld_2024,
+@techreport{xie_osworld_nodate,
 	title = {{OSWORLD}: {Benchmarking} {Multimodal} {Agents} for {Open}-{Ended} {Tasks} in {Real} {Computer} {Environments}},
 	url = {https://os-world.github.io},
 	abstract = {Autonomous agents that accomplish complex computer tasks with minimal human interventions have the potential to transform human-computer interaction, significantly enhancing accessibility and productivity. However, existing benchmarks either lack an interactive environment or are limited to environments specific to certain applications or domains, failing to reflect the diverse and complex nature of real-world computer use, thereby limiting the scope of tasks and agent scalability. To address this issue, we introduce OSWORLD, the first-of-its-kind scalable, real computer environment for multimodal agents, supporting task setup, execution-based evaluation, and interactive learning across various operating systems such as Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS. OSWORLD can serve as a unified, integrated computer environment for assessing open-ended computer tasks that involve arbitrary applications. Building upon OSWORLD, we create a benchmark of 369 computer tasks involving real web and desktop apps in open domains, OS file I/O, and workflows spanning multiple applications. Each task example is derived from real-world computer use cases and includes a detailed initial state setup configuration and a custom execution-based evaluation script for reliable, reproducible evaluation. Extensive evaluation of state-of-the-art LLM/VLM-based agents on OSWORLD reveals significant deficiencies in their ability to serve as computer assistants. While humans can accomplish over 72.36\% of the tasks, the best model achieves only 12.24\% success, primarily struggling with GUI grounding and operational knowledge. Comprehensive analysis using OSWORLD provides valuable insights for developing multimodal generalist agents that were not possible with previous benchmarks. Our code, environment, baseline models, and data are publicly available at https://os-world.github.io.},
 	author = {Xie, Tianbao and Zhang, Danyang and Chen, Jixuan and Li, Xiaochuan and Zhao, Siheng and Cao, Ruisheng and Jing Hua, Toh and Cheng, Zhoujun and Shin, Dongchan and Lei, Fangyu and Liu, Yitao and Xu, Yiheng and Zhou, Shuyan and Savarese, Silvio and Xiong, Caiming and Zhong, Victor and Yu, Tao},
-	month = may,
-	year = {2024},
 	note = {arXiv: 2404.07972v2},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/LLRKXIC7/full-text.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
@@ -378,21 +364,17 @@ Volume: 21},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/QNXZJLRM/S2444883425000038.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@misc{ghaffary_amazon_2025,
+@misc{ghaffary_amazon_nodate,
 	title = {Amazon {Sues} to {Stop} {Perplexity} {From} {Using} {AI} {Tool} to {Buy} {Stuff}},
 	url = {https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/amazon-demands-perplexity-stop-ai-agent-from-making-purchases},
 	author = {Ghaffary, Shirin and Day, Matt},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/IQL6FPWE/Amazon Sues to Stop Perplexity From Using AI Tool to Buy Stuff - Bloomberg.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
 
-@techreport{besbes_dynamic_2007,
+@techreport{besbes_dynamic_nodate,
 	title = {Dynamic {Pricing} {Without} {Knowing} the {Demand} {Function}: {Risk} {Bounds} and {Near}-{Optimal} {Algorithms} *},
 	abstract = {We consider a single product revenue management problem where, given an initial inventory, the objective is to dynamically adjust prices over a finite sales horizon to maximize expected revenues. Realized demand is observed over time, but the underlying functional relationship between price and mean demand rate that governs these observations (otherwise known as the demand function or demand curve), is not known. We consider two instances of this problem: i.) a setting where the demand function is assumed to belong to a known parametric family with unknown parameter values; and ii.) a setting where the demand function is assumed to belong to a broad class of functions that need not admit any parametric representation. In each case we develop policies that learn the demand function "on the fly," and optimize prices based on that. The performance of these algorithms is measured in terms of the regret: the revenue loss relative to the maximal revenues that can be extracted when the demand function is known prior to the start of the selling season. We derive lower bounds on the regret that hold for any admissible pricing policy, and then show that our proposed algorithms achieve a regret that is "close" to this lower bound. The magnitude of the regret can be interpreted as the economic value of prior knowledge on the demand function; manifested as the revenue loss due to model uncertainty.},
 	author = {Besbes, Omar and Zeevi, Assaf},
-	month = dec,
-	year = {2007},
 	note = {Publication Title: Operations Research},
 	keywords = {learning, asymptotic analysis, estimation, exploration-exploitation, pricing, Revenue management, value of information},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/SBAIB4V2/Dp_wo_demand_risk_ob_az_posted.pdf:application/pdf},
@@ -441,124 +423,3 @@ Volume: 21},
 	keywords = {Computer Science - Computation and Language},
 	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/3Z2XK4QC/Ganie - 2025 - Uncertainty in Authorship Why Perfect AI Detection Is Mathematically Impossible.pdf:application/pdf},
 }
-
-@article{shi_distributionally_2024,
-	title = {Distributionally {Robust} {Model}-{Based} {Offline} {Reinforcement} {Learning} with {Near}-{Optimal} {Sample} {Complexity}},
-	abstract = {This paper concerns the central issues of model robustness and sample efficiency in offline reinforcement learning (RL), which aims to learn to perform decision making from history data without active exploration. Due to uncertainties and variabilities of the environment, it is critical to learn a robust policy—with as few samples as possible—that performs well even when the deployed environment deviates from the nominal one used to collect the history dataset. We consider a distributionally robust formulation of offline RL, focusing on tabular robust Markov decision processes with an uncertainty set specified by the Kullback-Leibler divergence in both finite-horizon and infinite-horizon settings. To combat with sample scarcity, a model-based algorithm that combines distributionally robust value iteration with the principle of pessimism in the face of uncertainty is proposed, by penalizing the robust value estimates with a carefully designed data-driven penalty term. Under a mild and tailored assumption of the history dataset that measures distribution shift without requiring full coverage of the state-action space, we establish the finite-sample complexity of the proposed algorithms. We further develop an informationtheoretic lower bound, which suggests that learning RMDPs is at least as hard as the standard MDPs when the uncertainty level is sufficient small, and corroborates the tightness of our upper bound up to polynomial factors of the (effective) horizon length for a range of uncertainty levels. To the best our knowledge, this provides the first provably near-optimal robust offline RL algorithm that learns under model uncertainty and partial coverage.},
-	language = {en},
-	author = {Shi, Laixi and Chi, Yuejie},
-	month = jun,
-	year = {2024},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/K56G4EIP/Shi and Chi - Distributionally Robust Model-Based Offline Reinforcement Learning with Near-Optimal Sample Complexity.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{dutting_mechanism_2025,
-	title = {Mechanism {Design} for {Large} {Language} {Models} ({Extended} {Abstract})},
-	abstract = {We investigate auction mechanisms for AIgenerated content, focusing on applications like ad creative generation. In our model, agents’ preferences over stochastically generated content are encoded as large language models (LLMs). We propose an auction format that operates on a tokenby-token basis, and allows LLM agents to influence content creation through single dimensional bids. We formulate two desirable incentive properties and prove their equivalence to a monotonicity condition on output aggregation. This equivalence enables a second-price rule design, even absent explicit agent valuation functions. Our design is supported by demonstrations on a publicly available LLM.},
-	language = {en},
-	author = {Dütting, Paul and Mirrokni, Vahab and Leme, Renato Paes and Xu, Haifeng and Zuo, Song},
-	year = {2025},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/2ABDEYDN/Dütting et al. - Mechanism Design for Large Language Models (Extended Abstract).pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{fcmi_machine_2025,
-	title = {Machine {Speed} {Markets}: {AI} {Agent} {Market} {Strategy} \& {Growth}},
-	shorttitle = {Machine {Speed} {Markets}},
-	url = {https://www.360strategy.co.uk/post/machine-speed-markets-ai-agents},
-	abstract = {Recent research by NBER economists suggests these AI agents in particular, could drive a "Coasean singularity," a point where transaction costs fall towards zero, radically reshaping how markets function. In essence, tasks like finding information, negotiating deals, and enforcing contracts which are traditionally costly frictions in commerce, may become nearly instantaneous and costless.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	journal = {360 Strategy},
-	author = {FCMi, CMgr, Mark Evans MBA},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
-	file = {Snapshot:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/Z22P9JJH/machine-speed-markets-ai-agents.html:text/html},
-}
-
-@article{coase_nature_1937,
-	title = {The {Nature} of the {Firm}},
-	volume = {4},
-	issn = {1468-0335},
-	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.x},
-	doi = {10.1111/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.x},
-	language = {en},
-	number = {16},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	journal = {Economica},
-	author = {Coase, R. H.},
-	year = {1937},
-	pages = {386--405},
-	file = {Full Text PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/TABLLPEU/Coase - 1937 - The Nature of the Firm.pdf:application/pdf;Snapshot:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/Q5RFW9LJ/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.html:text/html},
-}
-
-@misc{fish_algorithmic_2025,
-	title = {Algorithmic {Collusion} by {Large} {Language} {Models}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00806},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2404.00806},
-	abstract = {The rise of algorithmic pricing raises concerns of algorithmic collusion. We conduct experiments with algorithmic pricing agents based on Large Language Models (LLMs). We find that LLM-based pricing agents quickly and autonomously reach supracompetitive prices and profits in oligopoly settings and that variation in seemingly innocuous phrases in LLM instructions (“prompts”) may substantially influence the degree of supracompetitive pricing. Off-path analysis using novel techniques uncovers price-war concerns as contributing to these phenomena. Our results extend to auction settings. Our findings uncover unique challenges to any future regulation of LLM-based pricing agents, and AI-based pricing agents more broadly.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Fish, Sara and Gonczarowski, Yannai A. and Shorrer, Ran I.},
-	month = sep,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2404.00806 [econ]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Computer Science and Game Theory, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Economics - General Economics},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/QHWVISCZ/Fish et al. - 2025 - Algorithmic Collusion by Large Language Models.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{hardt_strategic_2015,
-	title = {Strategic {Classification}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.06980},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.1506.06980},
-	abstract = {Machine learning relies on the assumption that unseen test instances of a classification problem follow the same distribution as observed training data. However, this principle can break down when machine learning is used to make important decisions about the welfare (employment, education, health) of strategic individuals. Knowing information about the classifier, such individuals may manipulate their attributes in order to obtain a better classification outcome. As a result of this behavior—often referred to as gaming—the performance of the classifier may deteriorate sharply. Indeed, gaming is a well-known obstacle for using machine learning methods in practice; in financial policy-making, the problem is widely known as Goodhart’s law. In this paper, we formalize the problem, and pursue algorithms for learning classifiers that are robust to gaming.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Hardt, Moritz and Megiddo, Nimrod and Papadimitriou, Christos and Wootters, Mary},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2015},
-	note = {arXiv:1506.06980 [cs]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/HNCDYGWS/Hardt et al. - 2015 - Strategic Classification.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{liu_contextual_2024,
-	title = {Contextual {Dynamic} {Pricing} with {Strategic} {Buyers}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.04055},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2307.04055},
-	abstract = {Personalized pricing, which involves tailoring prices based on individual characteristics, is commonly used by firms to implement a consumer-specific pricing policy. In this process, buyers can also strategically manipulate their feature data to obtain a lower price, incurring certain manipulation costs. Such strategic behavior can hinder firms from maximizing their profits. In this paper, we study the contextual dynamic pricing problem with strategic buyers. The seller does not observe the buyer's true feature, but a manipulated feature according to buyers' strategic behavior. In addition, the seller does not observe the buyers' valuation of the product, but only a binary response indicating whether a sale happens or not. Recognizing these challenges, we propose a strategic dynamic pricing policy that incorporates the buyers' strategic behavior into the online learning to maximize the seller's cumulative revenue. We first prove that existing non-strategic pricing policies that neglect the buyers' strategic behavior result in a linear \$Ω(T)\$ regret with \$T\$ the total time horizon, indicating that these policies are not better than a random pricing policy. We then establish that our proposed policy achieves a sublinear regret upper bound of \$O({\textbackslash}sqrt\{T\})\$. Importantly, our policy is not a mere amalgamation of existing dynamic pricing policies and strategic behavior handling algorithms. Our policy can also accommodate the scenario when the marginal cost of manipulation is unknown in advance. To account for it, we simultaneously estimate the valuation parameter and the cost parameter in the online pricing policy, which is shown to also achieve an \$O({\textbackslash}sqrt\{T\})\$ regret bound. Extensive experiments support our theoretical developments and demonstrate the superior performance of our policy compared to other pricing policies that are unaware of the strategic behaviors.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Liu, Pangpang and Yang, Zhuoran and Wang, Zhaoran and Sun, Will Wei},
-	month = jun,
-	year = {2024},
-	note = {arXiv:2307.04055 [stat]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Computer Science and Game Theory, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/MVJNULK3/Liu et al. - 2024 - Contextual Dynamic Pricing with Strategic Buyers.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{dhir_http_2025,
-	type = {Internet {Draft}},
-	title = {{HTTP} {Agent} {Profile} ({HAP}): {Authenticated} and {Monetized} {Agent} {Traffic} on the {Web}},
-	shorttitle = {{HTTP} {Agent} {Profile} ({HAP})},
-	url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-dhir-http-agent-profile},
-	abstract = {Autonomous agents such as LLM-powered crawlers, browser-integrated assistants, and task-oriented bots are rapidly becoming first-class HTTP clients on the Web. Today’s infrastructure largely assumes a human behind a browser and monetizes content through advertising and coarse subscriptions. Automated agents consume content at scale without rendering pages or viewing ads, exacerbating bot-mitigation arms races and economic misalignment between content providers and AI systems. This document describes an HTTP Agent Profile (HAP) that enables: (1) cryptographic authentication of agent traffic using HTTP Message Signatures; (2) clear separation between human and agent traffic using privacy-preserving human tokens; and (3) protocol-level value exchange for agents via HTTP status code 402 ("Payment Required") and pluggable micropayment mechanisms. The profile reuses existing HTTP features and is designed for incremental deployment via reverse proxies, CDNs, and agent libraries.},
-	number = {draft-dhir-http-agent-profile-00},
-	urldate = {2026-01-20},
-	institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
-	author = {Dhir, Sanat},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {Num Pages: 13},
-}
-
-@misc{noauthor_amazoncom_2026,
-	title = {Amazon.com {Services} {LLC} v. {Perplexity} {AI}, {Inc}},
-	language = {en},
-	month = jan,
-	year = {2026},
-	note = {No. 3:25-cv-09514-MMC},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/4JWZSTXJ/Posner - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION.pdf:application/pdf},
-}

paper/src/chapters/01-intro.tex

@@ -14,26 +14,17 @@ This research effort touches a large variety of domains, spanning behavioral eco
 
 \subsection{Motivation and Market Context}
 
-The current innovation boom in generative artificial intelligence and its applications to knowledge-based work tasks has brought many competing technologies for browser-use automation, with benchmarks and evaluations \parencite{xia_evaluation-driven_2025} motivating the development of capabilities focused on commercial research, understanding, and transaction execution \parencite{xie_osworld_2024}. The ``AI Agent'' market is forecasted to grow from around USD 5-8 billion in 2025 to USD 42-52 billion by 2030. This surge reflects adoption in e-commerce, customer service, and enterprise automation, where agents handle interactions previously done by humans, raising the question of how these systems should be designed for future robustness as well as how to maintain a competitive edge in the analytical components of e-commerce platforms \parencite{markntel_advisors_global_2025}.
+The current innovation boom in generative artificial intelligence and its applications to knowledge-based work tasks has brought many competing technologies for browser-use automation, with benchmarks and evaluations \cite{xia_evaluation-driven_2025} motivating the development of capabilities focused on commercial research, understanding, and transaction execution \cite{xie_osworld_nodate}. The ``AI Agent'' market is forecasted to grow from around USD 5-8 billion in 2025 to USD 42-52 billion by 2030. This surge reflects adoption in e-commerce, customer service, and enterprise automation, where agents handle interactions previously done by humans, raising the question of how these systems should be designed for future robustness as well as how to maintain a competitive edge in the analytical components of e-commerce platforms \cite{markntel_advisors_global_2025}.
 
-The key stakeholders affected by the threat of increasing agent-driven traffic include online businesses and platform operators (especially in bot-heavy sectors like retail, travel, and financial services), their security, fraud, and engineering teams, end users whose accounts and data are exposed and whose experience degrades, regulators and legal stakeholders responding to breaches and fraud, and the attackers or bot operators driving the automation \parencite{imperva_rapid_2025}.
+The key stakeholders affected by the threat of increasing agent-driven traffic include online businesses and platform operators (especially in bot-heavy sectors like retail, travel, and financial services), their security, fraud, and engineering teams, end users whose accounts and data are exposed and whose experience degrades, regulators and legal stakeholders responding to breaches and fraud, and the attackers or bot operators driving the automation \cite{imperva_rapid_2025}.
 
-The industry has already seen legal action in cases like Amazon against Perplexity \parencite{ghaffary_amazon_2025}, stemming from the difficulty of identifying traffic from hybrid systems like the Commet browser. This paper explores such systems to better understand what the interaction data looks like and what it means for dynamic pricing and recommendation systems downstream. This observed impact indicates a need for prevention of secondary negative effects on the ``legacy'' systems which power modern revenue sources for many companies. Dynamic pricing algorithms rely on directly translating demand features $q$ to new price assignments $\hat{p}$ across a catalogue of products of size $N$. This opens opportunities to design a \textit{tabula rasa} of digital market mechanisms that will shape the future of commerce in the age of artificial intelligence.
+The industry has already seen legal action in cases like Amazon against Perplexity \cite{ghaffary_amazon_nodate}, stemming from the difficulty of identifying traffic from hybrid systems like the Commet browser. This paper explores such systems to better understand what the interaction data looks like and what it means for dynamic pricing and recommendation systems downstream. This observed impact indicates a need for prevention of secondary negative effects on the ``legacy'' systems which power modern revenue sources for many companies. Dynamic pricing algorithms rely on directly translating demand features $q$ to new price assignments $\hat{p}$ across a catalogue of products of size $N$. This opens opportunities to design a \textit{tabula rasa} of digital market mechanisms that will shape the future of commerce in the age of artificial intelligence.
 
 \subsection{Solution Space Overview}
-Dynamic pricing systems, as presented by \textcite{mueller_low-rank_2019}, often deal with sparse low-rank data of demand signals which, combined with contamination from agents, creates complex interactions that impact pricing. To further complicate the problem, certain commercial settings such as the one presented by \textcite{amjad_censored_2017} must address the true demand of products under censored observations. This provides a formulation for handling demand in our case with multiple kinds of commercial mediators: $\hat{q} \gets q_A + q_H$ where $q_A$ represents the distribution of demand generated by agentic mediators and $q_H$ represents that of true human demand, these are two distinct populations with divergent objective functions.
+Dynamic pricing systems, as presented in \cite{mueller_low-rank_2019}, often deal with sparse low-rank data of demand signals which, combined with contamination from agents, creates complex interactions that impact pricing. To further complicate the problem, certain commercial settings such as the one presented in \cite{amjad_censored_2017} must address the true demand of products under censored observations. This provides a formulation for handling demand in our case with multiple kinds of commercial mediators: $\hat{q} \gets q_A + q_H$ where $q_A$ represents the distribution of demand generated by agentic mediators and $q_H$ represents that of true human demand, these are two distinct populations with divergent objective functions.
 
 We formally define interaction data as coming from some actor which can either be an agent ($A$) or human ($H$). For purposes of this research, an agent is an algorithmic loop with the ability to access a web platform and perform actions such as clicks, scrolls, and input field fills. The loop terminates when the internal large language model judges the provided task definition as complete. A detailed breakdown can be found in \cref{algagent-loop}.
 
-\subsection{Research Questions}
-
-This work addresses three core research questions:
-\begin{enumerate}
-    \item[\textbf{RQ1}] \textit{Separability}: Can agent and human sessions be reliably distinguished from behavioral interaction signals alone, without relying on network-level or device fingerprinting?
-    \item[\textbf{RQ2}] \textit{Theoretical Impact}: What is the formal relationship between agent contamination levels and the erosion of pricing power in dynamic pricing systems?
-    \item[\textbf{RQ3}] \textit{Robust Mitigation}: How can pricing policies be constructed to maintain margin integrity under unknown and non-stationary levels of agent contamination?
-\end{enumerate}
-
 
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-The previously described goal of separability allows us to formulate a task which entails taking raw interaction data for either actor and creating a composite demand estimate $\hat{q}$. We propose a robust optimization objective defined in our methodology, transforming the pricing problem into a form of Distributionally Robust Optimization \parencite{kuhn_distributionally_2025} where the learner must guard against adversarial contamination in observed demand distributors. In this setting we must learn to make decision that perform under the assumption of not having a single estimated probability distribution but under an ambiguity set of any distribution, of which we have limited information. In our case as stated is a mixture of distributions with a parameter which is unknown and non-stationary.
+The previously described goal of separability allows us to formulate a task which entails taking raw interaction data for either actor and creating a composite demand estimate $\hat{q}$. We propose a robust optimization objective defined in our methodology, transforming the pricing problem into a form of Distributionally Robust Optimization \cite{kuhn_distributionally_2025} where the learner must guard against adversarial contamination in observed demand distributors. In this setting we must learn to make decision that perform under the assumption of not having a single estimated probability distribution but under an ambiguity set of any distribution, of which we have limited information. In our case as stated is a mixture of distributions with a parameter which is unknown and non-stationary.

paper/src/chapters/02-literature-review.tex

@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 \section{Literature Review}
 
-To better understand all wedges of the current works, we must start by exploring the nature of agents, agentic computer use and web automation, complementing that with economic reasoning and strategic interaction. The final surface to cover, leads us to data-driven dynamic pricing under uncertainty. The key technical risk is not ``agents buying things'' per se, but agents shaping the behavioral and demand signals that downstream pricing systems consume and depend on. This latter case of agents shopping is currently pending legal action in the case of \textcite{noauthor_amazoncom_2026} which is currently being treated as a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The introduction of these mediating actor entities into economic systems, is further creating a threat of false-name bidding \parencite{yokoo_effect_2004}, which prior research has explored in a trading context. Other research on pseudonyms in dynamic systems, demonstrate whitewashing in AI agents which can ignore defensive mechanisms by re-entry with different identities \parencite{feldman_free-riding_2004}. Dynamic pricing assumes demand proxies are behaviorally meaningful, while bot detection aims at security and access control. The missing bridge is a principled framework for separating non-human reconnaissance from genuine human demand expression and integrating that separation into pricing heuristics without degrading legitimate user experience (in our research tracked by the user-experience index). This gap, is what our contribution aims to address, particularly for the aforementioned stakeholder groups.
+To better understand all wedges of the work, we must start by exploring the nature of agents and agentic computer use and web automation, complementing that with economic reasoning and strategic interaction. The final surface to cover, leads us to data-driven dynamic pricing under uncertainty. The key technical risk is not ``agents buying things'' per se, but agents shaping the behavioral and demand signals that downstream pricing systems consume and depend on. The introduction of these mediating actor entities into economic systems, is further creating a threat of false-name bidding \cite{yokoo_effect_2004}, which prior research has explored in a trading context. Other research on pseudonyms in dynamic systems, demonstrate whitewashing in AI agents which can ignore defensive mechanisms by re-entry with different identities \cite{feldman_free-riding_2004}. Dynamic pricing assumes demand proxies are behaviorally meaningful, while bot detection aims at security and access control. The missing bridge is a principled framework for separating non-human reconnaissance from genuine human demand expression and integrating that separation into pricing heuristics without degrading legitimate user experience (in our research tracked by the user-experience index). This gap, is what our contribution aims to address, particularly for the aforementioned stakeholder groups.
 
 \subsection{Agent Taxonomy and Definitions}
 
-An agent in the context of artificial intelligence is generally defined by anything that can reason and act upon observations of its environments (collected through some sensory inputs) and carry out actions through effectors. Moreover, a rational agent is an entity that is capable of perceiving the world around them and taking actions to advance specified goals. This definition by \textcite{russell_artificial_2021} is further developed in an economic context by \textcite{parkes_economic_2015}, suggesting AI research attempts to construct a synthetic \textit{homo economicus}, which may also be termed \textit{machina economicus}.
+An agent in the context of artificial intelligence is generally defined by anything that can reason and act upon observations of its environments (collected through some sensory inputs) and carry out actions through effectors. Moreover, a rational agent is an entity that is capable of perceiving the world around them and taking actions to advance specified goals. This definition by \cite{russell_artificial_nodate} is further developed in an economic context by \cite{parkes_economic_2015}, suggesting AI research attempts to construct a synthetic \textit{homo economicus}, which may also be termed \textit{machina economicus}.
-A specific class or taxon of this \textit{machina economicus}, the Large Language Model (LLM) agent, is defined as an autonomous system capable of achieving goals and adapting post-training, often without needing explicit code or fundamental model changes \parencite{xia_evaluation-driven_2025}.
+A specific class or taxon of this \textit{machina economicus}, the Large Language Model (LLM) agent, is defined as an autonomous system capable of achieving goals and adapting post-training, often without needing explicit code or fundamental model changes. \cite{xia_evaluation-driven_2025}
 
-We must however acknowledge the current SOTA as presented by OSWORLD simulations by \textcite{xie_osworld_2024} have demonstrated that multi-modal tasks across desktop and web interaction modes, have a top-performing score of only 12.24\% success, whereas humans have a higher 72\% success rate; this is linked to the lack of grounding of these agents and their inability of handling unexpected errors. This weakness matters for this research because it clarifies the near-term threat model: practical exploitation does not require a fully competent ``computer assistant'', only enough automation to perform high-volume reconnaissance actions (search/filter/open product pages, probe availability/price boundaries) that can contaminate behavioral signals. With the expected growth of these capabilities, this threat only becomes more perilous to revenue management systems.
+We must however acknowledge the current SOTA as presented by OSWORLD simulations in \cite{xie_osworld_nodate} have demonstrated that multi-modal tasks across desktop and web interaction modes, have a top-performing score of only 12.24\% success, whereas humans have a higher 72\% success rate. This weakness matters for this research because it clarifies the near-term threat model: practical exploitation does not require a fully competent ``computer assistant'', only enough automation to perform high-volume reconnaissance actions (search/filter/open product pages, probe availability/price boundaries) that can contaminate behavioral signals. With the expected growth of these capabilities, this threat only becomes more perilous to revenue management systems.
 
-We model an agent session as producing some events with lower in-session conversion levels relative to humans, this we state in our assumption that $P(\text{purchase} \vert A) < P(\text{purchase} \vert H)$ but with a potentially higher volatility in $\hat{q}$, which we observe through the look-to-book metrics in our simulation.
+We model an agent session as producing some events with lower in-session conversion levels relative to humans, this we state in our assumption that $P(\text{purchase} \vert A) \ll P(\text{purchase} \vert H)$ but with a potentially higher volatility in $\hat{q}$, which we observe through the look-to-book metrics in our simulation.
 
 \subsection{Economic Agents: From Homo Economicus to Machina Economicus}
 
-Existing behavioral economic models tend to be criticized for the assumption of rational behavior, as is embodied in the term of homo economicus. The definition of a machina economicus by \textcite{parkes_economic_2015} is quite appropriate for our case, particularly because these assumptions of rationality have been argued to be a very adequate reference for AI research by \textcite{varian_economic_1995} due to its expected utility maximizing nature. For modeling this behavior, the trajectories of these agents can be formally defined to be partially observable Markov decision processes \parencite{xie_osworld_2024}. Agents are however not to be confused with web-bots which have previously been known as automated software applications or scrapers which are set with a purpose of carrying out specific tasks on the internet, without a higher level of internal judgement \parencite{imperva_rapid_2025}. In our research, we refer to this actor simply as an Agent belonging to the distribution $A$.
+Existing behavioral economic models tend to be criticized for the assumption of rational behavior, as is embodied in the term of homo economicus. The definition of a machina economicus by \cite{parkes_economic_2015} is quite appropriate for our case, particularly because these assumptions of rationality have been argued to be a very adequate reference for AI research by \cite{varian_economic_1995}. For modeling this behavior, the trajectories of these agents can be formally defined to be partially observable Markov decision processes. \cite{xie_osworld_nodate} Agents are however not to be confused with web-bots which have previously been known as automated software applications or scrapers which are set with a purpose of carrying out specific tasks on the internet, without a higher level of internal judgement. \cite{imperva_rapid_2025} In our research, we refer to this actor simply as an Agent belonging to the distribution $A$.
 
-This economic framing also helps separate two related but distinct phenomena of agents as buyers (changing market demand composition), and agents as information gatherers (changing the observed interactions used by pricing/recommendation systems). The thesis focuses on the second, where information acquisition strategically precedes purchase execution. We do not however dismiss the proposed expectation that existing economic systems serving humans, will not be populated by AIs across multiple channels and with various possibly misaligned goals as stated by \textcite{parkes_economic_2015}.
+This economic framing also helps separate two related but distinct phenomena of agents as buyers (changing market demand composition), and agents as information gatherers (changing the observed interactions used by pricing/recommendation systems). The thesis focuses on the second, where information acquisition strategically precedes purchase execution. We do not however dismiss the proposed expectation that existing economic systems serving humans, will not be populated by AIs across multiple channels and with various possibly misaligned goals as stated by \cite{parkes_economic_2015}.
 
-A HAP (HTTP Agent Profile) protocol has been developed as an internet draft by \textcite{dhir_http_2025} in an effort to separate agentic and human internet traffic, however the majority adoption by both the sellers and agent providers would be required for the implementation of such a solution.
 
 \subsection{Problem Evidence and Market Impact}
 
-The statistical issue of contamination in dynamic pricing systems that observe demand features as a means to update prices has been documented in various previous contexts. The airline industry (which has accounted for 24\% of observed disruptions) has seen malicious activity with a measureable impact on skewing key performance indicators by behavior visible in the look-to-book metrics. Excessive reconnaissance traffic inflates search volume without corresponding completed bookings, thereby skewing demand forecasts and disrupting dynamic pricing models. Demand proxies have also been observed to cause significant threat to inventory management by creating artificial scarcity that distorts the demand-supply relationships in the enterprise model. Censored demand as shown by \textcite{amjad_censored_2017} can also be observed in low-bias demand under-estimation caused by a distortion effect coming from non-human traffic data \parencite{imperva_rapid_2025}.
+The statistical issue of contamination in dynamic pricing systems that observe demand features as a means to update prices has been documented in various previous contexts. The airline industry (which has accounted for 24\% of observed disruptions) has seen malicious activity with a measureable impact on skewing key performance indicators by behavior visible in the look-to-book metrics. Excessive reconnaissance traffic inflates search volume without corresponding completed bookings, thereby skewing demand forecasts and disrupting dynamic pricing models. Demand proxies have also been observed to cause significant threat to inventory management by creating artificial scarcity that distorts the demand-supply relationships in the enterprise model. Censored demand as shown in \cite{amjad_censored_2017} can also be observed in low-bias demand under-estimation caused by a distortion effect coming from non-human traffic data. \cite{imperva_rapid_2025}
 
-When dynamic pricing algorithms operate on highly contaminated or noisy data, the risk grows significantly in creating inaccurate price inferences. The emergent mitigation driven by un-informed reward and regret signals might lead to price suppression for sales continuity which results in harming margins and resulting in a revenue loss. System that poorly fit undesired behavior might result in price gouging, which calls for strong guardrails while preserving targeted business strategy \parencite{mullapudi_reinforcement_2025}.
+When dynamic pricing algorithms operate on highly contaminated or noisy data, the risk grows significantly in creating inaccurate price inferences. The emergent mitigation driven by un-informed reward and regret signals might lead to price suppression for sales continuity which results in harming margins and resulting in a revenue loss. System that poorly fit undesired behavior might result in price gouging, which calls for strong guardrails while preserving targeted business strategy. \cite{mullapudi_reinforcement_nodate}
 
 
 %Documented instances of agent-driven market disruptions - Quantitative evidence of pricing manipulation - Case studies from affected industries
@@ -31,41 +30,17 @@ When dynamic pricing algorithms operate on highly contaminated or noisy data, th
 \subsection{Theoretical Foundations: Economic Parallels}
 
 
-Early hints of exploration of prices in a standard English auction explored by \textcite{varian_economic_1995} which hints at exploration of prices in a sequential manner, which leads to a marginally different cost to the bidder than the reservation price of the seller. This is a setting in which there is no cost incured by the buyer for their actions or exploring prices in the market. They propose that any agent responsable for the pricing of a good must be imune to dynamic strategies which might extract private information from a market. A key take-away which relates to the Vickery auction mechanism (also called a \textit{direct mechanism}) suggests that not only would defenses against such exploitation be necessary, but the construction of a mechanism in which revelation of the true willingness to pay is the dominant strategy for commerce.
 
-Like in classical revenue-maximizing auctions \parencite{roughgarden_cs364a_2013} we assume that the human actor in our system has a private valuation $v$ which we formally draw from intrinsically defined distributions. The important note here is that the agent proxy does not have a mechanism to convey this private information into the demand data which directly impacts the pricing systems.
+Early hints of exploration of prices in a standard English auction explored in \cite{varian_economic_1995} which hints at exploration of prices in a sequential manner, which leads to a marginally different cost to the bidder than the reservation price of the seller. This is a setting in which there is no cost incured by the buyer for their actions or exploring prices in the market. They propose that any agent responsable for the pricing of a good must be imune to dynamic strategies which might extract private information from a market. A key take-away which relates to the Vickery auction mechanism (also called a \textit{direct mechanism}) suggests that not only would defenses against such exploitation be necessary, but the construction of a mechanism in which revelation of the true willingness to pay is the dominant strategy for commerce.
 
-The key component of this mediation between agents and commercial platforms lays in the transaction costs related to information gathering and negotiation. As proposed by \textcite{shahidi_coasean_2025} these costs are bound to collapse towards zero (which we demonstrate mathematically), calling for a re-evaluation of the boundaries between firms and markets. As argued by \textcite{coase_nature_1937}, the market participation and time associated with that participation, is critical part of the Coasean transaction cost logic which includes the discovery or relevant pricing within a given market. This process of price discovery without the presence of AI Agents can be time consuming and resource intensive. To build on top of this work we provide a proof of optimal conditions theorised by Coaes as an extension to AI-mediated markets.
+Like in classical revenue-maximizing auctions \cite{roughgarden_cs364a_2013} we assume that the human actor in our system has a private valuation $v$ which we formally draw from later defined distributions. The important note here is that the agent proxy does not have a mechanism to convey this private information into the demand data which directly impacts the pricing systems.
 
 % Economic foundations: relating the problem to options pricing theory. Cost of Information (COI) concept and its relevance
 
+% Link Coasean Singularity and other economic market theory and highlight specific information of supra competitive pricing.
 
 
 \subsection{Landscape of Existing Work}
 
-Explorations of the algorithmic collusion by LLMs \parencite{fish_algorithmic_2025} has demonstrated a cross-model tendency of market division with a strong sensitivity to instructions provided in the ``system prompt''. If a dynamic pricing algorithm which is trained to respond to market signals learns to coordinate with competitor agents (or become manipulated by those agents), the market equilibrium is under threat of destabilization. This is particularly true for Q-learning pricing learners as demonstrated by \textcite{calvano_artificial_2018}.
+Previous efforts in adversarial computer use LLM agents, show how multi-faceted the whole problem is
-
+Here we can show a market visualization (venn-like-diagram)
-Our effort to combat contamination stems from research by \textcite{hardt_strategic_2015} on strategic classification, in conjunction with \textcite{liu_contextual_2024} who demonstrate a linear regret if contamination is ignored. The strategic classification adversarial effect comes from an effort to manipulate some representative features used in a learning pipeline, which can result in lower prices on loans or lower prices from dynamic pricing algorithms.
-
-To bridge the gap between detection and robust pricing, we look at work in Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO). As defined by \textcite{kuhn_wasserstein_2024}, DRO provides a framework for decision-making under ambiguity, where the true data distribution is unknown but lies within a ``Wasserstein ball'' of a target distribution. In our context, the ``ambiguity set'' represents the uncertainty introduced by agentic reconnaissance. By optimizing for the worst-case distribution within this set, pricing mechanisms can become resilient to the distributional shifts such as the ones caused by non-human actors, effectively robustifying the revenue function against the contamination described in our problem statement.
-
-In order to create an environment in which prices can be tested against a demand estimate generated by some behavioral model, we take inspiration from the architecture proposed by \textcite{ie_recsim_2019} in the RecSim platform built for recommendation systems. By modeling the distinct user behavior as POMDPs we can generate faithful interactions which allow us to generalize, past the constraint which is also present in recommendation systems, of rarely having enough experience with individual actor's interactions for good recommendations without generalization. The key inspiration comes from the user choice modeling which we translate to a user transition model for each distinct actor type (agent or human). We further consider the possibility of modeling our quantitative research platform using dynamic Bayesian networks for the sake of tractability within the system. The contribution or RecSim enables researchers to better understand learning algorithms in fixed environments, a gap we identify as needing to be bridged within the space of dynamic pricing.
-
-We also acknowledge the difficulty in similarly affected fields such as authorship, where \textcite{ganie_uncertainty_2025} demonstrate the theoretical limits of the distributional divergence between text authored by a human or large language model. Their approach of computing the divergence between two distributions demonstrates purely theoretically that no classifier can outperform random guessing on their particular task. This is yet another factor to take into consideration when exploring the potential mitigation strategies.
-
-The setting of our work is quite complex and covers a wide range of topics, each with its own set of issues that further complicate the task at hand. There is however promise in the field of reinforcement learning and adversarial robustness to combat these problems. We can summarize the characteristics learned from the review of our environment as:
-\begin{enumerate*}[label=(\roman*)]
-\item non-stationary demand with temporal noise $\epsilon_t$
-\item contaminated behavioral signals from mixed human-agent traffic with unknown mixing ratio $\alpha$
-\item partial observability where only demand proxies $\hat{q}$ are available, not true demand $d(\cdot)$
-\item strategic actors capable of feature manipulation to influence pricing outcomes
-\item information asymmetry with private valuations $v$ drawn from unknown distributions
-\item session-based interactions modeled as POMDPs with trajectories $\tau_s$
-\item low conversion probability for agents: $P(\text{purchase} \mid A) < P(\text{purchase} \mid H)$
-\item distributional uncertainty requiring robust optimization within Wasserstein ambiguity sets
-\item potential for adversarial exploitation through false-name bidding and identity whitewashing.
-\end{enumerate*}
-
-
-%Previous efforts in adversarial computer use .LLM agents, show how multi-faceted the whole problem is
-%Here we can show a market visualization (venn-like-diagram)

paper/src/chapters/03-methodology.tex

@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ where:
 
 The platform does not directly observe the true underlying demand function $d(p)$. Instead, it observes a behavioral proxy $\hat{q}_t$, which is a composite signal derived from the mixture of actor types. We define the demand proxy for product $i$ at epoch $t$ as a weighted aggregation of events:
 \begin{equation}
-\label{eq:qhat}
 \hat{q}_{t,i} = \sum_{s \in \mathcal{S}_t} \sum_{k=1}^{L_s} \omega(a_{s,k}) \cdot \mathbb{1}[i_{s,k} = i]
 \end{equation}
 where $\omega: \mathcal{A} \to \mathbb{R}_+$ assigns weights to actions based on their signal strength regarding willingness to pay.
 
 \subsubsection{Actor Types and Demand Curves}
-We formalize the heterogeneity of actors by introducing a type space $\Theta$. An actor of class $Y_s$ is further parameterized by a type $\theta \sim \mathcal{D}_{Y}$. This type determines the actor's demand response function $d(p; \theta)$, sampled from a distribution of possible demand curves. The total observed demand is a stochastic process governed by the naively defined mixture:
+We formalize the heterogeneity of actors by introducing a type space $\Theta$. An actor of class $Y_s$ is further parameterized by a type $\theta \sim \mathcal{D}_{Y}$. This type determines the actor's demand response function $d(p; \theta)$, sampled from a distribution of possible demand curves. The total observed demand is a stochastic process governed by the mixture:
 \begin{equation}
-\label{eq:mixture_demand}
 Q(p) = (1-\alpha) \cdot \mathbb{E}_{\theta \sim \mathcal{D}_H}[d(p; \theta)] + \alpha \cdot \mathbb{E}_{\theta \sim \mathcal{D}_A}[d(p; \theta)] + \epsilon_t
 \end{equation}
 where $\alpha \in [0, 1]$ represents the contamination parameter (proportion of agents) and $\epsilon_t$ is non-stationary market noise.
@@ -166,6 +164,7 @@ The experimentation begins with the design of goals, with careful consideration
 
 The purpose of this effort to gather data on interactions, is the first half of our research. With this collected data on behavioral characteristics, enhanced by our feature augmentation, we can create distribution separation into two bins $y \in \{A,H\}$ with a certain probability $p$ dependent on the session-specific features. To address the second loop of our system, we use this gained capability of discrimination to enhance the learner design involved in our surrogate dynamic pricing task which simulates an independent dynamic pricing scenario under which we can train a more controlled policy with the ability to account for true demand signals under conditions of contamination from non-human actors.
 
+
 Our approach can be well summarized by a three-stage division, first we intend to observe and \textit{vectorize} the behavioral interaction data from our experiments, we then develop the separability which helps us deepen the semantic understanding of the behavioral patterns. Finally we use our newly gained learner to leverage a defensive mechanism within the simulation stage of a controlled dynamic pricing loop.
 
 \begin{figure}[ht]
@@ -175,79 +174,19 @@ Our approach can be well summarized by a three-stage division, first we intend t
   \caption{Overview of the Dynamic Pricing Tasks.}
 \end{figure}
 
-Our web platform (developed in similar patterns as the RecSim by \textcite{ie_recsim_2019}) allows us to setup a controled environment in which we assign tasks to human and agentic actors which are then carried out. Each actor gets a browser assigned experiment identification which is persistent across possibly multiple session identifiers. We then group by experiments and extract all the session interactions (trajectories) which follow the schema formalized below.
 
-\subsubsection{Interaction Schema}
+Study methodology and approach. Data acquisition strategy. Defined objectives and success criteria. Observable metrics and KPIs.
-
-We extend the basic event tuple $e_{s,k}$ to capture the full observational signal available to the platform. An interaction event is defined as the extended tuple:
-\begin{equation}
-e_{s,k} = \left( a_{s,k}, \, i_{s,k}, \, t_{s,k}, \, \mu_{s,k}, \, \delta_{s,k} \right)
-\end{equation}
-where $\mu_{s,k} \in \mathcal{M}$ is a metadata record containing action-specific context (e.g., price observed, filter parameters, element text), and $\delta_{s,k} \in \mathbb{R}_+$ is the dwell time in milliseconds for attention-based actions.
-
-A session $s$ is itself a structured record:
-\begin{equation}
-s = \left( \text{sid}, \, \text{eid}, \, t_0, \, \phi, \, \mathcal{U}, \, \tau_s \right)
-\end{equation}
-where $\text{sid}$ is a unique session identifier (UUID), $\text{eid}$ optionally links to an experiment, $t_0$ is the session start timestamp, $\phi \in \{\texttt{hotel}, \texttt{airline}\}$ denotes the platform mode, $\mathcal{U}$ is the user-agent string, and $\tau_s$ is the trajectory of events.
-
-The action space $\mathcal{A}$ is partitioned into four semantic categories based on the behavioral signal each action conveys:
-
-\begin{table}[ht]
-\centering
-\caption{Action space partition $\mathcal{A} = \mathcal{A}_{\text{nav}} \cup \mathcal{A}_{\text{cart}} \cup \mathcal{A}_{\text{filter}} \cup \mathcal{A}_{\text{dwell}}$ with signal interpretation.}
-\label{tab:action_space}
-\begin{tabular}{@{}llll@{}}
-\toprule
-\textbf{Category} & \textbf{Actions} & \textbf{Signal} & $\boldsymbol{\omega}$ \\
-\midrule
-$\mathcal{A}_{\text{cart}}$ & \texttt{add\_item}, \texttt{remove}, \texttt{checkout}, \texttt{purchase} & Purchase intent & High \\
-$\mathcal{A}_{\text{dwell}}$ & \texttt{hover\_title}, \texttt{hover\_paragraph}, \texttt{hover\_link} & Sustained attention & Medium \\
-$\mathcal{A}_{\text{nav}}$ & \texttt{page\_view}, \texttt{view\_item}, \texttt{learn\_more} & Discovery & Low \\
-$\mathcal{A}_{\text{filter}}$ & \texttt{search}, \texttt{filter\_date}, \texttt{filter\_price}, \texttt{sort} & Preference refinement & Lowest \\
-\bottomrule
-\end{tabular}
-\end{table}
-
-This partition enables the weight function $\omega$ from Eq.~\ref{eq:qhat} to assign category-specific signal strengths, with $\omega(\mathcal{A}_{\text{cart}}) > \omega(\mathcal{A}_{\text{dwell}}) > \omega(\mathcal{A}_{\text{nav}}) > \omega(\mathcal{A}_{\text{filter}})$ reflecting decreasing commitment.
-
-The metadata record $\mu$ varies by action type. For product views, $\mu$ contains the observed price $p_{\text{obs}}$ and product attributes. For dwell events, $\mu$ includes the element text and accumulated hover duration. This heterogeneous structure is captured via a schema-on-read approach in our Kafka ingestion pipeline, where events are validated against type-specific schemas before storage.
-
-In addition to behavioral events, the platform logs price observations to a separate Kafka topic. Each price query generates a record $(i, p, \text{sid}, \phi, t)$ associating the product, displayed price, requesting session, platform mode, and timestamp. This dual-stream architecture enables joint analysis of price exposure and behavioral response.
 
 
 \subsection{Generative Contamination and Separability}
 
-To develop a robust pricing learner, we require a simulation environment capable of generating realistic, contaminated interaction data. We achieve this by learning from our Phantom platform data using a two-stage approach.
+To develop a robust pricing agent, we require a simulation environment capable of generating realistic, contaminated interaction data. We achieve this by learning from our Phantom platform data using a two-stage approach.
 
 
 
 \subsubsection{GOFAI-Based Separability}
 We employ Good Old-Fashioned AI (GOFAI) heuristics to generate initial weak labels for separability. We define a set of rule-based predicates $\phi_j: \tau \to \{0, 1\}$ to partition the dataset $\mathcal{D}$ into high-confidence sets $\mathcal{D}_H$ and $\mathcal{D}_A$. We construct distinct MDPs per each behavioral profile of humans and agents and from those we establish $D_{KL}$. From initial findings we compute a KL divergence of $\approx 2.0236$ across transition probabilities between states which can be seen in \ref{fig:human_mdp_viz} and \ref{fig:agent_mdp_viz}.
 
-\begin{definition}[Kullback-Leibler Divergence for Transition Distributions]
-Let $P_e$ and $Q_e$ be categorical distributions over destination states following event $e$, derived from human and agent trajectories respectively. The KL divergence between these distributions is:
-\begin{equation}
-  D_{\mathrm{KL}}(P_e \parallel Q_e) = \sum_{k \in \mathcal{S}_e} P_e(k) \log \frac{P_e(k)}{Q_e(k)}
-\end{equation}
-where $\mathcal{S}_e$ denotes the set of destination events that follow $e$ in the human trajectories.
-\end{definition}
-
-To obtain this statistic we aggregate state transitions by their triggering event $e$ and treat the normalized outgoing probabilities as the categorical distributions $P_e$ (human) and $Q_e$ (agent). The computation intersects the event labels observed in both datasets, then iterates over each label and accumulates the log-ratio score. In practice this is implemented exactly as in models: for each destination $k$ we multiply the human probability by the log of the probability ratio and add the result to the running sum. Large contributions (including the case where $Q_e(k)$ is near zero) point to intents, such as rapid checkout or repeated navigation, that the agent policy fails to reproduce and therefore drive the contamination analysis.
-
-With this divergence we train a contrastive learning method to estimate a weak probability of a given trajectory being an agent $f(\cdot) \to [0,1]$ which we can use as a leverage for a weighted sum. This is a first attempt at a more informed separability.
-
-
-\subsubsection{Transition Probability Estimation}
-\label{sec:tpe}
-
-
-  For both subsets, we model the session dynamics as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) and estimate the transition kernel $\mathcal{T}$. for each respective actor type we define $\hat{\mathcal{T}}_A$ and $\hat{\mathcal{T}}_H$ which are the general transition kernels subject to clustering into $\hat{\mathcal{T}}_y^i$ where $\forall i \in \text{behavioral clusters of } \hat{\mathcal{T}}_y$. This is done to avoid a lumping of all actor behavior and allows for more intral-class penalization. The probability of transitioning to state $s'$ given state $s$ is estimated via maximum likelihood:
-\begin{equation}
-    \hat{P}(s' \mid s) = \frac{N(s, s')}{\sum_{k \in \mathcal{S}} N(s, k)}
-\end{equation}
-where $N(s, s')$ is the count of observed transitions. This allows us to construct a \textit{Contamination Generator} $\mathcal{G}(\alpha)$. In addition, given a clean trajectory dataset, $\mathcal{G}$ injects synthetic agent trajectories sampled from the learned transition matrix $\hat{P}_A$ until the effective mixing ratio reaches $\alpha$. From these transition probabilities we can observe an important feature which contributes to a differentiating assumption, which is that the mouse-behavior of an agent is almost non existent and therefore not utilized as a distinguishing factor both in the prior separability nor in any feature engineering.
-
 \begin{figure}[ht]
     \centering
     \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{chapters/mdp_human.pdf}
@@ -262,42 +201,30 @@ where $N(s, s')$ is the count of observed transitions. This allows us to constru
     \label{fig:agent_mdp_viz}
   \end{figure}
 
-
+\subsubsection{Transition Probability Estimation}
-\subsection{Stronger Classification}
+For both subsets, we model the session dynamics as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) and estimate the transition kernel $\mathcal{T}$. The probability of transitioning to state $s'$ given state $s$ is estimated via maximum likelihood:
-We re-map the current event schema semantically to the event schema of another dataset. Our contaminated dataset is then used in another classifier where we can now also apply better feature engineering on other features while assigning correct lables to the entire dataset so the new dataset can be contaminated with $\mathcal{G}$ under some different contamination ratio $\alpha$.
+\begin{equation}
-
+    \hat{P}(s' \mid s) = \frac{N(s, s')}{\sum_{k \in \mathcal{S}} N(s, k)}
-This new classified can then be used in the reinforcement learning reward structure.
+\end{equation}
-
+where $N(s, s')$ is the count of observed transitions. This allows us to construct a \textit{Contamination Generator} $\mathcal{G}(\alpha)$. Given a clean trajectory dataset, $\mathcal{G}$ injects synthetic agent trajectories sampled from the learned transition matrix $\hat{P}_A$ until the effective mixing ratio reaches $\alpha$.
 
 \subsection{Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning (DR-RL)}
 
-We formulate the pricing problem as a Stackelberg Game where the Platform (Leader) sets prices $p_t$ and the Aggregate Demand (Follower) responds. However, the exact mixing parameter $\alpha$ and the demand distribution shift are non-stationary and unknown in online settings. Relying on a simple error term $\epsilon$ is insufficient. Instead, we adopt a Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO) objective. To formulate the entire dependency chain from the trajctory $\tau^\prime$ which is a newly observed trajectory observed by the platform and generated by an unknown actor type (sampled over a behavioral profile defined in section \ref{sec:tpe}). As part of the dynamic pricing we need a mapping of demand parameterized by a trajectory and a price $\hat{Q}(p, \tau^\prime)$. For an observed trajectory we compute a new $\hat{\mathcal{T}}^\prime$ and using a baseline controlled observations of both $\bar{\mathcal{T}}_H$ and $\bar{\mathcal{T}}_A$ we can compute during inference time the following:
+We formulate the pricing problem as a Stackelberg Game where the Platform (Leader) sets prices $p_t$ and the Aggregate Demand (Follower) responds. However, the exact mixing parameter $\alpha$ and the demand distribution shift are non-stationary and unknown in online settings. Relying on a simple error term $\epsilon$ is insufficient. Instead, we adopt a Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO) objective.
-
-\begin{align}
-  \label{eq:delta_H}
-  \Delta_H &= D_{KL}(\hat{\mathcal{T}}^\prime \parallel \bar{\mathcal{T}}_H) \\
-  \label{eq:delta_A}
-  \Delta_A &= D_{KL}(\hat{\mathcal{T}}^\prime \parallel \bar{\mathcal{T}}_A)
-\end{align}
-
-This creates two centroid-like heuristics which can on a per-session granularity basis guide our mixing paramtere $\alpha$.
 
 \subsubsection{Ambiguity Set Construction}
 We define an ambiguity set $\mathcal{U}_p(\hat{P}_N)$ centered around our empirical reference distribution $\hat{P}_N$ (derived from the generator $\mathcal{G}$). We utilize the Wasserstein distance metric to define the set of plausible demand distributions the agent might face:
 \begin{equation}
 \mathcal{U}_\epsilon(\hat{P}_N) = \left\{ Q \in \mathcal{P}(\Xi) : W_p(Q, \hat{P}_N) \le \epsilon \right\}
 \end{equation}
-This set captures all distributions that are statistically close to our observed training data but allows for adversarial shifts.
+This set captures all distributions that are statistically close to our observed training data but allows for adversarial shifts (e.g., sudden bot spikes).
 
 \subsubsection{The Min-Max Objective}
 The robust policy $\pi^*$ is obtained by solving the maximin problem:
 \begin{equation}
-\label{eq:robust_policy}
 \pi^* = \arg \max_{\pi} \min_{Q \in \mathcal{U}_\epsilon} \mathbb{E}_{d \sim Q} \left[ R(p, d) - \lambda \cdot \text{COI}(p) \right]
 \end{equation}
-where $R(p, d)$ is the revenue function and $\lambda$ weighs the penalty for information leakage (COI). We previously defined $\text{COI}$, however to properly connect this concept into the reward structure we need to define a parametrized version which informs us of the leakage of said structure with $\text{COI}(p)$.
+where $R(p, d)$ is the revenue function and $\lambda$ weighs the penalty for information leakage (COI).
-
-Another proposed formulation of the optimal policy would be to adjust the ambiguity set dyanmically over the live computed divergence where $\epsilon(\Delta_H)$ to adjust the ball around or estimator according to each behavioral signal emited through a given trajctory. We state this as a possibility but do not peruse it due to literature suggesting that wesserstine methods do not require absolute continuity and are better with ``black swans'' \parencite{kuhn_wasserstein_2024}.
 
 \subsubsection{Actor Implementation}
 In our simulation, the "Follower" is implemented as a set of Actors. Each Actor is initialized with a type $\theta$ which samples a specific demand curve $d(p; \theta)$ from the latent distribution. This formalization ensures that our DR-RL agent does not overfit to a single deterministic demand function but learns a policy robust to the distributional uncertainty defined by $\mathcal{U}_\epsilon$.
@@ -315,47 +242,6 @@ As part of our reward engineering we think about the UX factor ($UX \in [0,1]$)
 
 We also need to think about a policy like taxation to the agents Strategy-Proof Mechanism Design, specifically the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) payment rule. We link and prove that this would create an incentive for the dominant strategy to become truth-telling.
 
-\subsubsection{Pricing Mechanism Summary}
-
-We now present the complete pricing mechanism that integrates the behavioral separability, contamination estimation, and robust optimization components developed in the preceding sections. Algorithm~\ref{alg:phantom_pricing_loop} formalizes the defensive pricing loop as a Stackelberg game where the platform (leader) sets prices and the aggregate demand (follower) responds through observed session trajectories.
-
-\begin{algorithm}[t]
-\caption{PHANTOM defensive pricing loop (bachelor-thesis level)}
-\label{alg:phantom_loop_clean}
-\DontPrintSemicolon
-\SetKwInOut{Input}{Input}\SetKwInOut{Output}{Output}
-
-\Input{catalog size \(N\); costs \(c\); reference prices \(p^{ref}\); behavior models \(\bar T_H,\bar T_A\);
-action weights \(\omega\); penalty \(\lambda\); horizon \(T\); sessions per step \(M\)}
-\Output{price/demand trajectory \(\{(p_t,\hat Q_t,\hat\alpha_t)\}_{t=0}^{T-1}\)}
-
-Initialize contamination estimate \(\hat\alpha \leftarrow 0.2\)\;
-
-\For{\(t \leftarrow 0\) \KwTo \(T-1\)}{
-
-  set \(p_t \leftarrow \pi(\cdot) \) %c + (1 - \kappa \hat\alpha)\,(p^{ref}-c)\)\;
-  and clip \(p_t\) to a feasible range (e.g., near cost up to a max margin)\;
-
-
-  \(\hat Q_t \leftarrow 0\), \(\mathcal S_t \leftarrow \emptyset\); \tcp{Observe sessions and compute demand proxy (Eq.~2)}
-  \For{\(m \leftarrow 1\) \KwTo \(M\)}{
-    sample a session trajectory \(\tau_m\) using \(\bar T_H\) or \(\bar T_A\)\;
-    \(\hat Q_t \leftarrow \hat Q_t + \sum_{k}\omega(a_{m,k})\)\;
-    \(\mathcal S_t \leftarrow \mathcal S_t \cup \{\tau_m\}\)\;
-  }
-
-  \tcp{Estimate contamination from behavioral separability}
-  compute \(\hat\alpha \leftarrow \frac{1}{M}\sum_{\tau\in\mathcal S_t} \Big[\sigma\big(\beta(\Delta_H(\tau)-\Delta_A(\tau))\big)\Big]\)\;
-
-  compute \(J_t \leftarrow \text{Revenue}(p_t,\hat Q_t) - \lambda\cdot \text{COILeak}(\hat\alpha)\)\;
-}
-\end{algorithm}
-
-
-The algorithm operates in discrete epochs indexed by $t$. At each epoch, the platform publishes prices (leader move), observes the resulting session trajectories (follower response), and updates its contamination estimate based on behavioral divergence from the learned human and agent transition kernels $\bar{\mathcal{T}}_H$ and $\bar{\mathcal{T}}_A$. The history buffer $\mathcal{L}$ (termed ``Limbo'' in our implementation) enforces the alternating Stackelberg structure by maintaining the temporal sequence of price publications and demand observations.
-
-%The defensive price update in Line 24 implements a contamination-aware margin shrinkage: as the estimated agent contamination $\hat{\alpha}_t$ increases, the margin $(p^{\mathrm{ref}} - c)$ is proportionally reduced by factor $\kappa \in [0,1]$, with projection $\Pi_{\mathcal{P}}$ ensuring prices remain within the feasible set $\mathcal{P}$. In subsequent experiments, this heuristic update is replaced by the DR-RL policy $\pi^*$ from Eq.~\ref{eq:robust_policy}, which optimizes against the Wasserstein ambiguity set $\mathcal{U}_\epsilon$ rather than relying on a fixed margin adjustment rule.
-
 \section{Heuristics as part of neuro-inspired steering systems}
 
 Steve Burns, superior culliculus (face heuristics) we create this sort of part of the 'brain' + amortized inference.

paper/src/main.tex

@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 % -*- TeX-master: t -*-
 \documentclass[12pt,letterpaper]{article}
 
+\pagestyle{plain}
+
 \input{preamble}
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\begin{titlepage}
+\title{Adversarially Distributionally Robust Optimization and Reinforcement Learning for Informed Dynamic Pricing under Strategic Demand Contamination}
-    \centering
+
-    \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{graphics/SST.png}\\[1cm]
+\author{
-    \LARGE\textbf{PHANTOM: Pricing Heuristics Against Non-human Transaction Orchestration Mechanisms}\\[0.5cm]
+  Daniel Rösel\thanks{Primary author and student researcher. Email: daniel@alves.world} \\
-    \Large\textbf{Daniel Rösel}\\
+  IE University, Madrid, Spain \\[1em]
-    \large\textit{Bachelor of Computer Science \& Artificial Intelligence}\\[0.5cm]
+  Alberto Martín Izquierdo\thanks{Thesis advisor. Email: amartini@faculty.ie.edu} \\
-    \Large\textit{Supervised by:}\\
+  IE University, Madrid, Spain
-    \Large\textbf{Alberto Martín Izquierdo}\\
+}
-    \large\textit{IE University, Madrid, Spain}\\[1cm]
+
-    \large\today
+\date{\today}
-\end{titlepage}
+
+\maketitle
 
 \begin{abstract}
-With accelerated growth of Lager Language Model agents in e-commerce a novel adversarial dynamic to digital markets emerges. This paper address the vulnerability of dynamic pricing systems to AI intermediaries that decouple the information gather stages from the transaction execution. By conducing reconnaissance isolates sessions, agents circumvent the ``Cost of Information'' (COI) defined as the accumulated price premium typically thought demand expression estimators.
+The primary objective of this thesis is to develop and validate pricing heuristics that protect e-commerce platforms from systematic exploitation by Large Language Model (LLM) agents within dynamic pricing environments. As AI agents increasingly mediate consumer transactions, they enable users to circumvent the Cost of Information (the price premium accumulated through demand signal expression) by conducting reconnaissance in isolated sessions before executing purchases through clean sessions at base prices. This research will make an anticipatory contribution by adapting recommendation system methodologies to distinguish between genuine human browsing behavior and agent-orchestrated information gathering, thereby enabling pricing systems to maintain margin integrity without degrading the user experience for legitimate customers or getting rid of leads generated by LLMs.
-We formally define this phenomenon and derive the Cost of Information Theorem, proving that as the saturation of independent, utility-maximizing agents increases, the platform’s ability to sustain a COI converges to zero, rendering standard dynamic pricing mechanisms incentive-incompatible.
-To respond to this threat we propose a defensive framework which integrates behavioral economics with Adversarially Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO). We introduce a custom e-commerce research platform built on hybrid Kappa-Lambda architecture, designed to capture and simulate high-fidelity controlled interaction trajectories. We further demonstrate through modeling that human and agent behaviors exhibit distinct transition probability kernels, enabling the construction of discriminative models based on Kullback-Leibler divergence.
-These behavioral signals serve as inputs for a Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning (DR-RL) agent. We formulate the pricing problem as a Stackelberg game where the learner optimizes against an ambiguity set of demand distributions defined by the Wasserstein distance. This approach allows the pricing policy to remain robust against non-stationary contamination without overfitting to deterministic demand curves. The research validates a mechanism for preserving margin integrity and market equilibrium in an agent-mediated economy, while minimizing degradation to the legitimate human user experience (UX).
 \end{abstract}
 
-\noindent\textbf{Keywords:} Dynamic Pricing, LLM Agents, Adversarial Machine Learning, E-commerce, Behavioral Detection, Reinforcement Learning
 
-\vspace{1em}
-\noindent\textbf{Acknowledgments:} Eugene Bykovets, PhD - ETH for helping with problem formulation. This research was supported by the TPU Research Cloud program.
-
-\clearpage
 \input{chapters/01-intro}
 \input{chapters/02-literature-review}
-% \input{chapters/03-methodology}
+\input{chapters/03-methodology}
-% \input{chapters/04-results}
+\input{chapters/04-results}
-% \input{chapters/05-discussion}
+\input{chapters/05-discussion}
-% \input{chapters/06-conclusion}
+\input{chapters/06-conclusion}
+
+
+\section*{Acknowledgments}
+Eugene Bykovets, PhD - ETH for helping with problem formulation.
+Research supported with Cloud TPUs from Google's TPU Research Cloud (TRC).
 
 \printbibliography
 
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ These behavioral signals serve as inputs for a Distributionally Robust Reinforce
 \item[Agent $A$] An actor of non-human nature, powered by an LLM.
 \item[Human $H$] An individual human with some job to be done.
 \end{description}
-% \input{../build/concatenated_code}
+\input{../build/concatenated_code}
 
 \end{document}

paper/src/preamble.tex

@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-% Encoding
-\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-
 % Math packages (load before fonts to avoid conflicts)
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 \usepackage{amsthm}
-\usepackage{appendix}
-\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
 
 % Define theorem environments
 \newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
@@ -33,8 +28,7 @@
 \usepackage{xcolor}
 \usepackage[ruled,vlined]{algorithm2e}
 \usepackage{cleveref}
-\usepackage{adjustbox}
+
-\usetikzlibrary{trees}
 % Configure cleveref for algorithm2e
 \crefname{algocf}{Algorithm}{Algorithms}
 
@@ -55,16 +49,6 @@
     literate={·}{{\textperiodcentered}}1 {−}{{\textminus}}1 {—}{{---}}1 {–}{{--}}1
 }
 
-% Use biblatex with authoryear style for in-text citations like (Author, Year)
+% Use biblatex instead of natbib (acmart default)
-\usepackage[backend=bibtex,style=authoryear,natbib=true,maxcitenames=2]{biblatex}
+\usepackage[backend=bibtex,style=numeric]{biblatex}
 \addbibresource{bib/references.bib}
-
-% Page headers (SciTech format)
-\usepackage{fancyhdr}
-\setlength{\headheight}{14.5pt}
-\addtolength{\topmargin}{-2.5pt}
-\pagestyle{fancy}
-\fancyhf{}
-\fancyhead[L]{PHANTOM}
-\fancyhead[R]{\thepage}
-\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}

sim/case/__init__.py

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+"""Case-specific simulations and experiments."""
+

sim/case/thesis_simplified/__init__.py

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+"""Minimal thesis-aligned pricing simulation (self-contained)."""
+

sim/case/thesis_simplified/coi.py

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+"""Cost of Information (COI) computation for thesis pricing system.
+
+Core KPI: COI = E[p_shown] - p_min measures pricing power from information asymmetry.
+Theorem 1 shows COI erodes as agent queries increase: as N->inf, p^(1)->p_min.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Dict, List, TYPE_CHECKING
+import numpy as np
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .simplified import Session
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class COIWindow:
+    """Windowed COI metrics computed from realized price exposures.
+
+    policy: E[p_shown] - cost, the definition-level KPI
+    agent: E[p^(1)] - cost where p^(1) is min price under agent querying
+    leak: max(policy - agent, 0), observable gap from reconnaissance
+    survival_ratio: agent/policy, fraction of pricing power retained
+    """
+    policy: float
+    agent: float
+    leak: float
+    survival_ratio: float
+    policy_by_product: np.ndarray
+    agent_by_product: np.ndarray
+    demand_weights: np.ndarray
+
+
+def aggregate_prices(sessions: List["Session"], mode: str = "all") -> Dict[int, List[float] | float]:
+    """Unified price aggregation across sessions.
+
+    mode: "all" returns all prices per product, "min_per_session" returns min price per session per product,
+          "min_across" returns single min price per product
+    """
+    if mode == "min_across":
+        mins: Dict[int, float] = {}
+        for s in sessions:
+            for e in s.events:
+                pidx, price = int(e.product_idx), float(e.price_seen)
+                mins[pidx] = min(mins.get(pidx, price), price)
+        return mins
+    elif mode == "min_per_session":
+        result: Dict[int, List[float]] = {}
+        for s in sessions:
+            by_p: Dict[int, float] = {}
+            for e in s.events:
+                pidx, price = int(e.product_idx), float(e.price_seen)
+                by_p[pidx] = min(by_p.get(pidx, price), price)
+            for pidx, pmin in by_p.items():
+                result.setdefault(pidx, []).append(pmin)
+        return result
+    else:  # "all"
+        prices: Dict[int, List[float]] = {}
+        for s in sessions:
+            for e in s.events:
+                prices.setdefault(e.product_idx, []).append(float(e.price_seen))
+        return prices
+
+
+def demand_weights_by_product(sessions: List["Session"], demand_mapping: Dict[str, float], n_products: int) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Compute demand-weighted importance per product."""
+    w = np.zeros(n_products, dtype=float)
+    sessions_by_id = {s.sid: s for s in sessions}
+    for sid, q in demand_mapping.items():
+        sess = sessions_by_id.get(sid)
+        if sess and sess.events:
+            w[int(sess.events[0].product_idx)] += float(q)
+    total = float(np.sum(w))
+    return (w / total) if total > 0 else w
+
+
+def compute_coi_window(sessions: List["Session"], costs: np.ndarray, demand_mapping: Dict[str, float] | None = None) -> COIWindow:
+    """Compute COI metrics over session window.
+
+    Aggregates price exposures and computes policy-level vs agent-realized COI.
+    """
+    n = int(len(costs))
+    prices = aggregate_prices(sessions, mode="all")
+    agent_sessions = [s for s in sessions if s.actor == "A"]
+    agent_min = aggregate_prices(agent_sessions, mode="min_across") if agent_sessions else {}
+
+    policy_by = np.zeros(n, dtype=float)
+    agent_by = np.zeros(n, dtype=float)
+    seen = np.array([(i in prices) for i in range(n)], dtype=bool)
+    agent_seen = np.array([(i in agent_min) for i in range(n)], dtype=bool)
+
+    for pidx, ps in prices.items():
+        if 0 <= pidx < n and ps:
+            policy_by[pidx] = float(np.mean(ps) - float(costs[pidx]))
+    for pidx, pmin in agent_min.items():
+        if 0 <= pidx < n:
+            agent_by[pidx] = float(pmin - float(costs[pidx]))
+
+    agent_by[seen & ~agent_seen] = policy_by[seen & ~agent_seen]  # no erosion if no agent exposure
+
+    demand_w = demand_weights_by_product(sessions, demand_mapping, n) if demand_mapping else np.zeros(n, dtype=float)
+    has_weights = float(np.sum(demand_w)) > 0
+
+    if has_weights:
+        policy, agent = float(np.dot(demand_w, policy_by)), float(np.dot(demand_w, agent_by))
+    elif np.any(seen):
+        policy, agent = float(np.mean(policy_by[seen])), float(np.mean(agent_by[seen]))
+    else:
+        policy, agent = 0.0, 0.0
+
+    leak = float(max(policy - agent, 0.0))
+    survival = float(np.clip(agent / policy, 0.0, 1.0)) if policy > 0 else 0.0
+
+    return COIWindow(policy=policy, agent=agent, leak=leak, survival_ratio=survival,
+                     policy_by_product=policy_by, agent_by_product=agent_by, demand_weights=demand_w)
+
+
+def coi_erosion(coi_policy: float, coi_agent: float, eps: float = 1e-9) -> float:
+    """Thesis-consistent COI erosion: fraction of pricing power destroyed by agent queries.
+
+    erosion = 1 - (COI_agent / COI_policy)
+    When agents find low prices, COI_agent -> 0, erosion -> 1.
+    """
+    if coi_policy <= eps:
+        return 0.0
+    return float(np.clip(1.0 - (coi_agent / (coi_policy + eps)), 0.0, 1.0))

sim/case/thesis_simplified/experiments.py

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+"""COI leakage experiments and policy comparisons.
+
+Demonstrates the core thesis contribution: COI erosion under agent contamination
+and recovery via robust pricing policies.
+
+Generates TensorBoard logs for:
+- COI erosion curves across contamination levels
+- Policy comparison (fixed vs adaptive vs RL)
+- Revenue/margin trade-offs
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
+import json
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
+    HAS_TB = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_TB = False
+
+from .simplified_env import PricingEnv, EnvConfig, make_env
+from .simplified import System
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ExperimentResult:
+    """Container for experiment metrics."""
+    name: str
+    alpha: float
+    reward_mean: float
+    reward_std: float
+    coi_erosion: float
+    alpha_error: float
+    revenue: float
+    margin: float
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {k: getattr(self, k) for k in self.__dataclass_fields__}
+
+
+def theoretical_coi_erosion_curve(alphas: np.ndarray, n_sessions: int = 1000) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Theoretical COI erosion from Theorem 1 using order statistic model.
+
+    For N i.i.d. uniform queries on [p_min, p_max]:
+    E[p^(1)] = p_min + (p_max - p_min)/(N+1), so erosion = 1 - 2/(N+1)
+    """
+    erosions = []
+    for a in alphas:
+        n_agents = max(1, int(a * n_sessions))
+        erosions.append(1.0 - 2.0 / (n_agents + 1))
+    return np.array(erosions)
+
+
+def run_policy_episode(
+    env: PricingEnv,
+    policy_fn,
+    n_episodes: int = 10
+) -> Tuple[List[float], List[float], List[float], List[float]]:
+    """Run policy and collect per-step metrics."""
+    rewards, coi_erosions, alpha_errors, revenues = [], [], [], []
+
+    for _ in range(n_episodes):
+        obs, info = env.reset()
+        done = False
+        while not done:
+            action = policy_fn(obs, env.n)
+            obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action)
+            done = terminated or truncated
+            rewards.append(reward)
+            if 'coi_erosion' in info:
+                coi_erosions.append(info['coi_erosion'])
+            if 'alpha_true' in info and 'alpha_est' in info:
+                alpha_errors.append(abs(info['alpha_true'] - info['alpha_est']))
+            if 'revenue' in info:
+                revenues.append(info['revenue'])
+
+    return rewards, coi_erosions, alpha_errors, revenues
+
+
+class PolicyRegistry:
+    """Registry of baseline policies."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def fixed(obs: np.ndarray, n: int, margin: float = 0.15) -> np.ndarray:
+        return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * (1.0 + margin)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def random(obs: np.ndarray, n: int, rng: np.random.Generator = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        rng = rng or np.random.default_rng()
+        return rng.uniform(0.7, 1.3, n).astype(np.float32)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def adaptive(obs: np.ndarray, n: int, base_margin: float = 0.15) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Reduce margins when alpha estimate is high."""
+        alpha_est = obs[2 * n] if len(obs) > 2 * n else 0.2
+        margin_scale = 1.0 - 0.4 * alpha_est
+        return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * (1.0 + base_margin * margin_scale)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def aggressive(obs: np.ndarray, n: int) -> np.ndarray:
+        """High margins, ignores contamination."""
+        return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * 1.4
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def defensive(obs: np.ndarray, n: int) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Low margins, always cautious."""
+        return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * 1.05
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def alpha_proportional(obs: np.ndarray, n: int, max_margin: float = 0.3) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Margin inversely proportional to estimated alpha."""
+        alpha_est = obs[2 * n] if len(obs) > 2 * n else 0.2
+        margin = max_margin * (1.0 - alpha_est)
+        return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * (1.0 + margin)
+
+
+def run_contamination_sweep(
+    alphas: List[float],
+    policies: Dict[str, callable],
+    n_products: int = 10,
+    max_steps: int = 200,
+    n_episodes: int = 10,
+    seed: int = 42,
+    log_dir: str = None
+) -> Dict[str, List[ExperimentResult]]:
+    """Run policies across contamination levels."""
+
+    results = {name: [] for name in policies}
+    writer = SummaryWriter(Path(log_dir) / "sweep") if log_dir and HAS_TB else None
+
+    for alpha in alphas:
+        print(f"  alpha={alpha:.2f}", end=" ")
+        env_cfg = EnvConfig(
+            n_products=n_products, max_steps=max_steps,
+            alpha_true=alpha, reward_mode="robust", seed=seed)
+        env = make_env(env_cfg)
+
+        for name, policy_fn in policies.items():
+            rewards, coi_vals, alpha_errs, revenues = run_policy_episode(env, policy_fn, n_episodes)
+
+            result = ExperimentResult(
+                name=name, alpha=alpha,
+                reward_mean=float(np.mean(rewards)),
+                reward_std=float(np.std(rewards)),
+                coi_erosion=float(np.mean(coi_vals)) if coi_vals else 0.0,
+                alpha_error=float(np.mean(alpha_errs)) if alpha_errs else 0.0,
+                revenue=float(np.mean(revenues)) if revenues else 0.0,
+                margin=float(np.mean([policy_fn(np.zeros(3 * n_products + 3), n_products)]) - 1.0))
+
+            results[name].append(result)
+
+            if writer:
+                step = int(alpha * 100)
+                writer.add_scalar(f'{name}/reward', result.reward_mean, step)
+                writer.add_scalar(f'{name}/coi_erosion', result.coi_erosion, step)
+                writer.add_scalar(f'{name}/alpha_error', result.alpha_error, step)
+                writer.add_scalar(f'{name}/revenue', result.revenue, step)
+
+        print(f"done")
+
+    # add theoretical curve
+    if writer:
+        theo = theoretical_coi_erosion_curve(np.array(alphas))
+        for i, (a, e) in enumerate(zip(alphas, theo)):
+            writer.add_scalar('theoretical/coi_erosion', e, int(a * 100))
+        writer.close()
+
+    return results
+
+
+def run_coi_demonstration(log_dir: str = "sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs", seed: int = 42) -> Dict:
+    """Main COI demonstration experiment."""
+    print("=== COI Leakage Demonstration ===\n")
+
+    Path(log_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    writer = SummaryWriter(Path(log_dir) / "coi_demo") if HAS_TB else None
+
+    # theoretical erosion curve
+    print("1. Theoretical COI erosion (Theorem 1)")
+    alphas = np.linspace(0.0, 0.6, 13)
+    theo_erosion = theoretical_coi_erosion_curve(alphas, n_sessions=1000)
+
+    for a, e in zip(alphas, theo_erosion):
+        print(f"   alpha={a:.2f} -> erosion={e:.3f}")
+        if writer:
+            writer.add_scalar('theory/coi_erosion', e, int(a * 100))
+
+    # policy comparison
+    print("\n2. Policy comparison across contamination levels")
+    policies = {
+        'fixed': lambda obs, n: PolicyRegistry.fixed(obs, n),
+        'aggressive': PolicyRegistry.aggressive,
+        'defensive': PolicyRegistry.defensive,
+        'adaptive': PolicyRegistry.adaptive,
+        'alpha_proportional': PolicyRegistry.alpha_proportional,
+    }
+
+    sweep_alphas = [0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5]
+    results = run_contamination_sweep(
+        sweep_alphas, policies, n_products=10, max_steps=100,
+        n_episodes=5, seed=seed, log_dir=log_dir)
+
+    # summarize
+    print("\n3. Summary by policy")
+    for name, res_list in results.items():
+        avg_reward = np.mean([r.reward_mean for r in res_list])
+        avg_coi = np.mean([r.coi_erosion for r in res_list])
+        print(f"   {name:20s}: avg_reward={avg_reward:.2f}, avg_coi={avg_coi:.3f}")
+
+    # save results
+    output = {
+        'theoretical': {'alphas': alphas.tolist(), 'erosion': theo_erosion.tolist()},
+        'empirical': {name: [r.to_dict() for r in res_list] for name, res_list in results.items()}}
+
+    with open(Path(log_dir) / "coi_demo_results.json", 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(output, f, indent=2)
+
+    if writer:
+        writer.close()
+
+    print(f"\nResults saved to {log_dir}/coi_demo_results.json")
+    print(f"TensorBoard: tensorboard --logdir {log_dir}")
+
+    return output
+
+
+def run_reward_mode_comparison(log_dir: str = "sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs", seed: int = 42) -> Dict:
+    """Compare different reward modes."""
+    print("=== Reward Mode Comparison ===\n")
+
+    Path(log_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    writer = SummaryWriter(Path(log_dir) / "reward_modes") if HAS_TB else None
+
+    reward_modes = ["revenue", "profit", "robust", "coi_aware"]
+    alpha = 0.3  # moderate contamination
+
+    results = {}
+    for mode in reward_modes:
+        print(f"  mode={mode}", end=" ")
+        env_cfg = EnvConfig(
+            n_products=10, max_steps=200, alpha_true=alpha,
+            reward_mode=mode, seed=seed)
+        env = make_env(env_cfg)
+
+        rewards, coi_vals, _, revenues = run_policy_episode(
+            env, PolicyRegistry.adaptive, n_episodes=10)
+
+        results[mode] = {
+            'reward_mean': float(np.mean(rewards)),
+            'reward_std': float(np.std(rewards)),
+            'coi_erosion': float(np.mean(coi_vals)) if coi_vals else 0.0,
+            'revenue': float(np.mean(revenues)) if revenues else 0.0}
+
+        if writer:
+            for k, v in results[mode].items():
+                writer.add_scalar(f'{mode}/{k}', v, 0)
+
+        print(f"reward={results[mode]['reward_mean']:.2f}, coi={results[mode]['coi_erosion']:.3f}")
+
+    if writer:
+        writer.close()
+
+    with open(Path(log_dir) / "reward_mode_results.json", 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
+
+    return results
+
+
+def run_alpha_drift_experiment(log_dir: str = "sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs", seed: int = 42) -> Dict:
+    """Test policy robustness under non-stationary contamination."""
+    print("=== Alpha Drift Experiment ===\n")
+
+    Path(log_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    writer = SummaryWriter(Path(log_dir) / "alpha_drift") if HAS_TB else None
+
+    drift_rates = [0.0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05]
+    results = {}
+
+    for drift in drift_rates:
+        print(f"  drift={drift:.2f}", end=" ")
+        env_cfg = EnvConfig(
+            n_products=10, max_steps=200, alpha_true=0.2,
+            alpha_drift=drift, reward_mode="robust", seed=seed)
+        env = make_env(env_cfg)
+
+        rewards, coi_vals, alpha_errs, _ = run_policy_episode(
+            env, PolicyRegistry.adaptive, n_episodes=10)
+
+        results[f'drift_{drift}'] = {
+            'reward_mean': float(np.mean(rewards)),
+            'coi_erosion': float(np.mean(coi_vals)) if coi_vals else 0.0,
+            'alpha_tracking_error': float(np.mean(alpha_errs)) if alpha_errs else 0.0}
+
+        if writer:
+            for k, v in results[f'drift_{drift}'].items():
+                writer.add_scalar(f'drift_{drift}/{k}', v, 0)
+
+        print(f"reward={results[f'drift_{drift}']['reward_mean']:.2f}, "
+              f"alpha_err={results[f'drift_{drift}']['alpha_tracking_error']:.3f}")
+
+    if writer:
+        writer.close()
+
+    return results
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run COI experiments")
+    parser.add_argument("--exp", type=str, default="coi", choices=["coi", "reward", "drift", "all"])
+    parser.add_argument("--log-dir", type=str, default="sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs")
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.exp == "coi" or args.exp == "all":
+        run_coi_demonstration(args.log_dir, args.seed)
+
+    if args.exp == "reward" or args.exp == "all":
+        run_reward_mode_comparison(args.log_dir, args.seed)
+
+    if args.exp == "drift" or args.exp == "all":
+        run_alpha_drift_experiment(args.log_dir, args.seed)

sim/case/thesis_simplified/separability.py

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+"""Behavioral separability for human/agent detection.
+
+Computes divergence signals delta_H, delta_A from session trajectories using
+transition kernel estimation and KL divergence to prototype behavioral profiles.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
+import numpy as np
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .simplified import Event, Session
+
+
+# prototype behavioral kernels for human vs agent sessions
+TRANS_H = {
+    "start": {"view": 0.85, "end": 0.15},
+    "view": {"detail": 0.4, "cart": 0.3, "view": 0.2, "end": 0.1},
+    "detail": {"cart": 0.5, "view": 0.3, "end": 0.2},
+    "cart": {"purchase": 0.6, "view": 0.25, "end": 0.15},
+    "purchase": {"end": 1.0},
+}
+
+TRANS_A = {
+    "start": {"view": 0.95, "end": 0.05},
+    "view": {"detail": 0.6, "view": 0.25, "cart": 0.1, "end": 0.05},
+    "detail": {"view": 0.5, "cart": 0.15, "detail": 0.3, "end": 0.05},
+    "cart": {"view": 0.4, "purchase": 0.2, "end": 0.4},
+    "purchase": {"end": 1.0},
+}
+
+
+def kl_div(p: Dict[str, float], q: Dict[str, float], eps: float = 1e-10) -> float:
+    """KL divergence D_KL(p || q) for discrete distributions."""
+    keys = set(p.keys()) | set(q.keys())
+    return sum(p.get(k, eps) * np.log((p.get(k, eps) + eps) / (q.get(k, eps) + eps)) for k in keys)
+
+
+def build_kernel(events: List["Event"]) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]:
+    """Build empirical transition kernel T' from trajectory events."""
+    trans: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]] = {}
+    prev = "start"
+    for e in events:
+        curr = e.action
+        trans.setdefault(prev, {})
+        trans[prev][curr] = trans[prev].get(curr, 0) + 1
+        prev = curr
+    return {s: {d: c / sum(dsts.values()) for d, c in dsts.items()} for s, dsts in trans.items() if sum(dsts.values()) > 0}
+
+
+def compute_divergence(session: "Session") -> Tuple[float, float]:
+    """Compute divergence signals delta_H, delta_A for session.
+
+    delta_H = mean KL(T' || T_H) across states, measures distance to human prototype
+    delta_A = mean KL(T' || T_A) across states, measures distance to agent prototype
+    """
+    kernel = build_kernel(session.events)
+    if not kernel:
+        return 0.5, 0.5
+    delta_h = sum(kl_div(kernel.get(s, {}), TRANS_H.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / len(kernel)
+    delta_a = sum(kl_div(kernel.get(s, {}), TRANS_A.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / len(kernel)
+    return delta_h, delta_a
+
+
+def estimate_alpha(session: "Session", beta: float = 2.0) -> float:
+    """Per-session contamination estimate alpha_hat = sigma(beta*(delta_H - delta_A)).
+
+    Returns probability session is agent-generated based on behavioral divergence.
+    """
+    dh, da = compute_divergence(session)
+    if (dh + da) <= 0:
+        return 0.5
+    return 1.0 / (1.0 + np.exp(-beta * (dh - da)))

sim/case/thesis_simplified/simplified.py

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+"""Minimal implementation of thesis pricing system.
+
+Implements the core loop: prices -> sessions -> demand -> prices
+with behavioral separability and robust pricing objective.
+
+Objects:
+- Session trajectories tau_s from mixture of H/A behavioral profiles
+- Demand proxy q_hat via weighted action aggregation
+- COI leakage penalty for agent reconnaissance
+- Limbo: alternating price/demand history for trajectory analysis
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
+import numpy as np
+
+from .coi import COIWindow, compute_coi_window
+from .separability import TRANS_H, TRANS_A, kl_div, build_kernel, compute_divergence, estimate_alpha
+
+ACTION_WEIGHTS = {"add_to_cart": 0.8, "checkout": 0.9, "purchase": 1.0, "view": 0.15, "detail": 0.25, "hover": 0.3, "start": 0.05, "end": 0.0}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Event:
+    action: str
+    product_idx: int
+    price_seen: float
+    ts: float
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Session:
+    sid: str
+    events: List[Event]
+    actor: str  # H or A (ground truth label)
+    theta: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+def compute_demand(session: Session) -> float:
+    """Compute demand proxy q_hat = sum_k omega(a_k) for session."""
+    return sum(ACTION_WEIGHTS.get(e.action, 0.1) for e in session.events)
+
+
+def sample_trajectory(rng: np.random.Generator, trans: Dict, prices: np.ndarray, costs: np.ndarray, theta: Dict[str, float],
+                      is_agent: bool, session_noise: float = 0.02, surge: float = 0.08, max_mult: float = 1.8) -> Tuple[List[Event], int]:
+    """Sample session trajectory from behavioral kernel."""
+    pidx = int(rng.integers(0, len(prices)))
+    cost, base = float(costs[pidx]), float(prices[pidx]) * (1.0 + rng.normal(0.0, session_noise))
+    base = float(np.clip(base, cost * 1.01, float(prices[pidx]) * 2.0))
+    price, signal, state, t = base, 0.0, "start", 0.0
+    events = []
+
+    while state != "end" and len(events) < 30:
+        probs = trans.get(state, {"end": 1.0})
+        nxt = rng.choice(list(probs.keys()), p=list(probs.values()))
+        if nxt == "purchase":  # purchase conversion check
+            rel = max((price - cost) / (cost + 1e-6), 0.0)
+            p_buy = float(np.clip(theta.get("base_conv", 0.2) * np.exp(-theta.get("price_sens", 2.0) * rel), 0.0, 1.0))
+            if rng.random() > p_buy:
+                nxt = "end"
+        state = nxt
+        if state not in {"start", "end"}:
+            events.append(Event(action=state, product_idx=pidx, price_seen=float(price), ts=t))
+            signal += float(ACTION_WEIGHTS.get(state, 0.1))
+            price = float(np.clip(base * (1.0 + surge * signal), cost * 1.01, base * max_mult))
+        t += max(0.2, rng.gamma(1.5, 0.8) if is_agent else rng.gamma(2.0, 1.2))
+    return events, pidx
+
+
+def put_prices_to_market(prices: np.ndarray, costs: np.ndarray, alpha: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50,
+                         seed: int | None = None) -> Tuple[List[Session], Dict[str, float]]:
+    """Generate sessions from mixture model. Returns sessions and demand mapping sid -> q_hat."""
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+    sessions, demand = [], {}
+    for i in range(n_sessions):
+        sid = f"s{i:04d}"
+        is_agent = rng.random() < alpha
+        trans = TRANS_A if is_agent else TRANS_H
+        theta = {"price_sens": rng.uniform(0.05, 0.2), "base_conv": 0.01} if is_agent else \
+                {"price_sens": rng.uniform(1.5, 4.0), "base_conv": rng.uniform(0.2, 0.5)}
+        events, _ = sample_trajectory(rng, trans, prices, costs=costs, theta=theta, is_agent=is_agent)
+        session = Session(sid=sid, events=events, actor="A" if is_agent else "H", theta=theta)
+        sessions.append(session)
+        demand[sid] = compute_demand(session)
+    return sessions, demand
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LimboUpdate:
+    utype: str  # "prices" or "demand"
+    data: np.ndarray | Dict[str, float]
+    t: int
+
+
+class Limbo:
+    """Historical trajectory of alternating price/demand observations."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.history: List[LimboUpdate] = []
+        self._t = 0
+
+    def add_update(self, utype: str, data: np.ndarray | Dict[str, float]) -> Dict:
+        self.history.append(LimboUpdate(utype=utype, data=data, t=self._t))
+        self._t += 1
+        return {"action": "observe_demand" if utype == "prices" else "set_prices"}
+
+    def get_prices_history(self) -> List[np.ndarray]:
+        return [u.data for u in self.history if u.utype == "prices"]
+
+    def get_demand_history(self) -> List[Dict[str, float]]:
+        return [u.data for u in self.history if u.utype == "demand"]
+
+
+class System:
+    """Main pricing system implementing robust Stackelberg objective.
+
+    Manages the alternating loop: set prices p_t -> observe demand Q_hat(p_t) ->
+    estimate contamination alpha from behavioral signals -> compute next prices.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, n_products: int = 10, costs: np.ndarray | None = None, lambda_coi: float = 0.5, seed: int | None = 42):
+        self.n = n_products
+        self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+        self.costs = costs if costs is not None else self.rng.uniform(10, 50, n_products)
+        self.refs = self.costs * (1 + self.rng.uniform(0.2, 0.5, n_products))
+        self.lambda_coi = lambda_coi
+        self.limbo = Limbo()
+        self._alpha_est = 0.2
+        self._sessions: List[Session] = []
+        self._last_sessions: List[Session] = []
+        self._last_coi: COIWindow | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def alpha(self) -> float:
+        return self._alpha_est
+
+    def _estimate_alpha_from_sessions(self) -> float:
+        if not self._sessions:
+            return self._alpha_est
+        return float(np.mean([estimate_alpha(s) for s in self._sessions[-50:]]))
+
+    def _revenue_under_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> float:
+        agg = np.zeros(self.n)
+        for sid, q in demand.items():
+            sess = next((s for s in self._sessions if s.sid == sid), None)
+            if sess and sess.events:
+                agg[sess.events[0].product_idx] += q
+        return float(np.dot(prices, agg))
+
+    def _compute_coi_window(self, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> COIWindow:
+        if not self._last_sessions:
+            zeros = np.zeros(self.n, dtype=float)
+            return COIWindow(policy=0.0, agent=0.0, leak=0.0, survival_ratio=0.0,
+                             policy_by_product=zeros, agent_by_product=zeros, demand_weights=zeros)
+        return compute_coi_window(self._last_sessions, self.costs, demand_mapping=demand)
+
+    def _objective(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> float:
+        """Robust objective: R(p,d) - lambda * COI_leak."""
+        profit = self._revenue_under_demand(prices, demand) - float(np.sum(self.costs))
+        self._last_coi = self._compute_coi_window(demand)
+        return profit - self.lambda_coi * self._last_coi.leak
+
+    def compute_prices(self, demand: Dict[str, float] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Compute next prices via heuristic margin adjustment based on alpha estimate."""
+        self._alpha_est = self._estimate_alpha_from_sessions()
+        margin_scale = 1.0 - 0.5 * self._alpha_est  # defensive pricing under high contamination
+        margins = (self.refs - self.costs) * margin_scale
+        noise = self.rng.normal(0, 0.02, self.n) * self.costs
+        prices = np.clip(self.costs + margins + noise, self.costs * 1.02, self.refs * 1.3)
+        self.limbo.add_update("prices", prices)
+        return prices
+
+    def observe_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray, alpha_true: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50) -> Dict[str, float]:
+        sessions, demand_map = put_prices_to_market(prices, costs=self.costs, alpha=alpha_true,
+                                                    n_sessions=n_sessions, seed=int(self.rng.integers(0, 10000)))
+        self._last_sessions = sessions
+        self._sessions.extend(sessions)
+        self.limbo.add_update("demand", demand_map)
+        return demand_map
+
+    def step(self, alpha_true: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, Dict[str, float], float, COIWindow]:
+        demand_hist = self.limbo.get_demand_history()
+        prices = self.compute_prices(demand_hist[-1] if demand_hist else None)
+        demand = self.observe_demand(prices, alpha_true, n_sessions)
+        reward = self._objective(prices, demand)
+        return prices, demand, reward, self._last_coi or self._compute_coi_window(demand)
+
+    def run(self, n_steps: int = 100, alpha_true: float = 0.2) -> Dict:
+        traj = {"prices": [], "demand": [], "rewards": [], "alpha_est": [], "alpha_true": alpha_true,
+                "coi_policy": [], "coi_agent": [], "coi_leak": [], "coi_survival": []}
+        for _ in range(n_steps):
+            p, d, r, coi = self.step(alpha_true)
+            traj["prices"].append(p); traj["demand"].append(d); traj["rewards"].append(r)
+            traj["alpha_est"].append(self._alpha_est)
+            traj["coi_policy"].append(coi.policy); traj["coi_agent"].append(coi.agent)
+            traj["coi_leak"].append(coi.leak); traj["coi_survival"].append(coi.survival_ratio)
+        return traj
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys = System(n_products=5, seed=42)
+    traj = sys.run(n_steps=20, alpha_true=0.25)
+    print(f"avg reward: {np.mean(traj['rewards']):.2f}, final alpha_hat: {traj['alpha_est'][-1]:.3f}, "
+          f"COI_policy: {np.mean(traj['coi_policy']):.3f}, COI_agent: {np.mean(traj['coi_agent']):.3f}, leak: {np.mean(traj['coi_leak']):.3f}")
+
+    prices = np.array([20.0, 35.0, 50.0, 25.0, 40.0])
+    costs = np.array([15.0, 28.0, 40.0, 18.0, 30.0])
+    sessions, demand = put_prices_to_market(prices, costs=costs, alpha=0.3, n_sessions=20, seed=123)
+    print(f'sessions: {len(sessions)}, agents: {sum(1 for s in sessions if s.actor=="A")}')
+
+    for n in [1, 5, 10, 50, 100]:
+        # theoretical: erosion = 1 - 2/(N+1) for uniform order statistic
+        print(f'N={n:3d} agents -> COI erosion: {1.0 - 2.0/(n+1):.3f}')
+
+    events = [Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.1), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.5), Event('cart', 0, 20.0, 1.0), Event('purchase', 0, 20.0, 2.0)]
+    print(f'human-like session alpha_hat: {estimate_alpha(Session(sid="test", events=events, actor="H")):.3f}')
+
+    events_a = [Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.1), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.2), Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.3), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.4)]
+    print(f'agent-like session alpha_hat: {estimate_alpha(Session(sid="test2", events=events_a, actor="A")):.3f}')

sim/case/thesis_simplified/simplified_env.py

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+"""Gymnasium-compatible RL environment for thesis pricing system.
+
+Wraps simplified.System with standard Gym interface for training pricing policies.
+Supports multiple reward modes and contamination scenarios.
+
+Action: price multipliers [0.5, 1.5] applied to reference prices
+Observation: [prices, demand_agg, alpha_est, margins, position_proxy]
+Reward: configurable objective (revenue, profit, robust, coi-aware)
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Dict, Tuple
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    import gymnasium as gym
+    from gymnasium import spaces
+    HAS_GYM = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_GYM = False
+
+from .simplified import System, Session, Event, Limbo, put_prices_to_market, compute_demand, estimate_alpha
+from .coi import COIWindow, compute_coi_window, coi_erosion
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EnvConfig:
+    n_products: int = 5
+    max_steps: int = 200
+    sessions_per_step: int = 30
+    alpha_true: float = 0.2
+    alpha_drift: float = 0.0
+    alpha_bounds: Tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.6)
+    lambda_coi: float = 0.5
+    lambda_vol: float = 0.1
+    reward_mode: str = "robust"  # revenue | profit | robust | coi_aware
+    normalize_reward: bool = True
+    seed: int | None = 42
+
+
+def aggregate_purchases(sessions: list[Session], n_products: int, costs: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, float, float]:
+    """Aggregate purchases from sessions, returns (counts, revenue, cost)."""
+    purchases = np.zeros(n_products, dtype=float)
+    revenue, cost = 0.0, 0.0
+    for sess in sessions:
+        for e in sess.events:
+            if e.action == "purchase" and 0 <= e.product_idx < n_products:
+                purchases[e.product_idx] += 1.0
+                revenue += float(e.price_seen)
+                cost += float(costs[e.product_idx])
+    return purchases, revenue, cost
+
+
+class PricingEnv(gym.Env if HAS_GYM else object):
+    """RL environment for dynamic pricing under agent contamination.
+
+    Platform sets prices p_t, market responds with mixture demand Q(p) = (1-alpha)*D_H + alpha*D_A.
+    Agent estimates contamination alpha_hat from behavioral signals.
+    Reward balances profit vs COI leakage.
+    """
+    metadata = {"render_modes": ["human", "ansi"]}
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: EnvConfig | None = None):
+        if not HAS_GYM:
+            raise ImportError("gymnasium required")
+        self.cfg = cfg or EnvConfig()
+        self.n = self.cfg.n_products
+        self._sys: System | None = None
+        self._t = 0
+        self._alpha = self.cfg.alpha_true
+        self._last_prices: np.ndarray | None = None
+        self._last_demand: Dict[str, float] | None = None
+        self._episode_rewards: list[float] = []
+        self._demand_agg = np.zeros(self.n)
+
+        self.action_space = spaces.Box(low=0.5, high=1.5, shape=(self.n,), dtype=np.float32)
+        obs_dim = self.n + self.n + 1 + 1 + self.n + 1  # prices + demand + alpha_hat + alpha + margins + t
+        self.observation_space = spaces.Box(low=-np.inf, high=np.inf, shape=(obs_dim,), dtype=np.float32)
+
+    def _build_obs(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        if self._sys is None:
+            return np.zeros(self.observation_space.shape[0], dtype=np.float32)
+        prices = self._last_prices if self._last_prices is not None else self._sys.refs
+        return np.concatenate([
+            prices / (self._sys.refs + 1e-6),
+            self._demand_agg / (np.sum(self._demand_agg) + 1e-6),
+            [self._sys.alpha, self._alpha],
+            (prices - self._sys.costs) / (self._sys.costs + 1e-6),
+            [self._t / self.cfg.max_steps],
+        ]).astype(np.float32)
+
+    def _compute_reward(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> float:
+        cfg, sys = self.cfg, self._sys
+        if sys is None:
+            return 0.0
+
+        # aggregate demand per product
+        agg = np.zeros(self.n)
+        for sid, q in demand.items():
+            sess = next((s for s in sys._sessions if s.sid == sid), None)
+            if sess and sess.events:
+                agg[sess.events[0].product_idx] += q
+        self._demand_agg = agg
+
+        _, revenue, cost = aggregate_purchases(sys._last_sessions, self.n, sys.costs)
+        profit = revenue - cost
+
+        vol_penalty = 0.0
+        if self._last_prices is not None:
+            vol_penalty = cfg.lambda_vol * float(np.mean(np.abs(prices - self._last_prices) / (sys.refs + 1e-6)))
+
+        coi = compute_coi_window(sys._last_sessions, sys.costs, demand_mapping=demand)
+        leak = float(coi.leak)
+
+        reward_fns = {
+            "revenue": lambda: revenue,
+            "profit": lambda: profit,
+            "robust": lambda: profit - cfg.lambda_coi * leak - vol_penalty,
+            "coi_aware": lambda: profit - cfg.lambda_coi * (1 + 2 * sys.alpha) * leak - vol_penalty,
+        }
+        r = reward_fns.get(cfg.reward_mode, lambda: profit)()
+        return float(r / (float(np.sum(sys.refs)) + 1e-6)) if cfg.normalize_reward else float(r)
+
+    def reset(self, seed: int | None = None, options: dict | None = None) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, dict]:
+        seed = seed if seed is not None else self.cfg.seed
+        self._sys = System(n_products=self.n, lambda_coi=self.cfg.lambda_coi, seed=seed)
+        self._t, self._alpha = 0, self.cfg.alpha_true
+        self._last_prices, self._last_demand = None, None
+        self._episode_rewards, self._demand_agg = [], np.zeros(self.n)
+        return self._build_obs(), {"alpha_true": self._alpha, "alpha_est": self._sys.alpha,
+                                   "costs": self._sys.costs.copy(), "refs": self._sys.refs.copy()}
+
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, float, bool, bool, dict]:
+        if self._sys is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("call reset() first")
+
+        action = np.clip(action, 0.5, 1.5)
+        prices = np.clip(self._sys.refs * action.astype(np.float64), self._sys.costs * 1.01, self._sys.refs * 2.0)
+        demand = self._sys.observe_demand(prices, alpha_true=self._alpha, n_sessions=self.cfg.sessions_per_step)
+        self._sys.limbo.add_update("prices", prices)
+        self._sys._alpha_est = self._sys._estimate_alpha_from_sessions()
+
+        reward = self._compute_reward(prices, demand)
+        self._episode_rewards.append(reward)
+        self._last_prices, self._last_demand = prices.copy(), demand
+        self._t += 1
+
+        # compute info metrics using shared helper
+        purchases, revenue, cost = aggregate_purchases(self._sys._last_sessions, self.n, self._sys.costs)
+        n_agents = int(self._alpha * self.cfg.sessions_per_step)
+        coi = compute_coi_window(self._sys._last_sessions, self._sys.costs, demand_mapping=demand)
+
+        info = {
+            "alpha_true": self._alpha, "alpha_est": self._sys.alpha,
+            "alpha_error": abs(self._alpha - self._sys.alpha),
+            "revenue": float(revenue), "profit": float(revenue - cost), "cost": float(cost),
+            "n_purchases": int(np.sum(purchases)),
+            "avg_margin": float(np.mean((prices - self._sys.costs) / self._sys.costs)),
+            "n_sessions": len(demand), "n_agents": n_agents, "price_std": float(np.std(prices)),
+            "coi_erosion": coi_erosion(coi.policy, coi.agent),
+            "coi_policy": float(coi.policy), "coi_agent": float(coi.agent),
+            "coi_leakage": float(coi.leak), "coi_survival": float(coi.survival_ratio),
+            "cumulative_reward": sum(self._episode_rewards), "step": self._t,
+        }
+        return self._build_obs(), reward, self._t >= self.cfg.max_steps, False, info
+
+    def render(self, mode: str = "human") -> str | None:
+        if self._sys is None or self._last_prices is None:
+            return None
+        out = f"t={self._t}/{self.cfg.max_steps} | alpha_true={self._alpha:.3f} alpha_hat={self._sys.alpha:.3f} | " \
+              f"prices: {self._last_prices.round(1)} | demand: {self._demand_agg.round(2)} | " \
+              f"reward: {self._episode_rewards[-1] if self._episode_rewards else 0:.3f}"
+        if mode == "human":
+            print(out)
+        return out
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+
+class ContaminationSweepEnv(PricingEnv):
+    """Environment that sweeps through contamination levels during training."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: EnvConfig | None = None, alpha_schedule: list[float] | None = None):
+        super().__init__(cfg)
+        self._schedule = alpha_schedule or [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5]
+        self._schedule_idx = 0
+
+    def reset(self, seed: int | None = None, options: dict | None = None) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, dict]:
+        if options and options.get("advance_schedule", False):
+            self._schedule_idx = (self._schedule_idx + 1) % len(self._schedule)
+        self.cfg.alpha_true = self._schedule[self._schedule_idx]
+        return super().reset(seed, options)
+
+
+class AdversarialEnv(PricingEnv):
+    """Environment with adversarial contamination dynamics.
+
+    Contamination increases when prices are predictable (agents exploit).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: EnvConfig | None = None, exploitation_rate: float = 0.02):
+        super().__init__(cfg)
+        self._exploit_rate = exploitation_rate
+        self._price_history: list[np.ndarray] = []
+
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, float, bool, bool, dict]:
+        obs, reward, term, trunc, info = super().step(action)
+        if self._last_prices is not None:
+            self._price_history.append(self._last_prices.copy())
+        predictability = 0.0
+        if len(self._price_history) > 10:
+            predictability = 1.0 / (float(np.std(self._price_history[-10:])) + 0.1)
+            self._alpha = np.clip(self._alpha + self._exploit_rate * predictability * self._sys.rng.random(), *self.cfg.alpha_bounds)
+        info["predictability"] = predictability
+        return obs, reward, term, trunc, info
+
+    def reset(self, seed: int | None = None, options: dict | None = None) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, dict]:
+        self._price_history = []
+        return super().reset(seed, options)
+
+
+def make_env(cfg: EnvConfig | None = None, env_type: str = "standard") -> PricingEnv:
+    return {"sweep": ContaminationSweepEnv, "adversarial": AdversarialEnv}.get(env_type, PricingEnv)(cfg)
+
+
+# baseline policies
+fixed_price_policy = lambda refs, margin=0.0: np.ones(len(refs), dtype=np.float32) * (1.0 + margin)
+random_policy = lambda n, rng=None: (rng or np.random.default_rng()).uniform(0.7, 1.3, n).astype(np.float32)
+adaptive_policy = lambda obs, n, base=0.1: np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * (1.0 + base * (1.0 - 0.4 * obs[2 * n]))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    cfg = EnvConfig(n_products=100, max_steps=100, alpha_true=0.25, reward_mode="robust")
+    env = make_env(cfg)
+    obs, info = env.reset()
+    print(f"initial: alpha={info['alpha_true']:.2f}")
+
+    total_reward = 0.0
+    for t in range(cfg.max_steps):
+        action = adaptive_policy(obs, cfg.n_products)
+        obs, reward, done, _, info = env.step(action)
+        total_reward += reward
+        if t % 10 == 0:
+            env.render()
+        if done:
+            break
+
+    print(f"\ntotal reward: {total_reward:.2f}, final alpha_hat: {info['alpha_est']:.3f}")

sim/case/thesis_simplified/summarize.py

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+"""Summarize TensorBoard logs into comparison tables."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import json
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from collections import defaultdict
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import pandas as pd
+
+try:
+    from tensorboard.backend.event_processing.event_accumulator import EventAccumulator
+    HAS_TB = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_TB = False
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RunInfo:
+    algo: str
+    alpha: float
+    reward_mode: str
+    path: Path
+
+
+def parse_run_name(name: str) -> RunInfo | None:
+    """Extract algo, alpha, reward_mode from run directory name."""
+    # patterns: ppo_a0.20_robust, cmp_fixed_a0.20, sac_a0.90_robust
+    m = re.match(r'(cmp_)?(\w+)_a([\d.]+)_?(\w+)?', name)
+    if not m:
+        return None
+    prefix, algo, alpha, mode = m.groups()
+    return RunInfo(algo=algo, alpha=float(alpha), reward_mode=mode or 'robust', path=Path())
+
+
+def load_tb_scalars(log_dir: Path, tags: list[str], reduce: str = 'last') -> dict[str, float]:
+    """Load scalar values from TensorBoard event files."""
+    if not HAS_TB:
+        return {}
+    ea = EventAccumulator(str(log_dir))
+    ea.Reload()
+    results = {}
+    for tag in tags:
+        if tag in ea.Tags().get('scalars', []):
+            events = ea.Scalars(tag)
+            if not events:
+                continue
+            vals = [e.value for e in events]
+            if reduce == 'last':
+                results[tag] = vals[-1]
+            elif reduce == 'mean':
+                results[tag] = sum(vals) / len(vals)
+            elif reduce == 'max':
+                results[tag] = max(vals)
+            elif reduce == 'min':
+                results[tag] = min(vals)
+    return results
+
+
+def load_json_results(log_dir: Path) -> dict[str, float]:
+    """Load metrics from results.json if available."""
+    results_file = log_dir / 'results.json'
+    if results_file.exists():
+        with open(results_file) as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    return {}
+
+
+def discover_runs(base_dir: Path) -> list[RunInfo]:
+    """Find all experiment runs in base directory."""
+    runs = []
+    for d in base_dir.iterdir():
+        if not d.is_dir():
+            continue
+        info = parse_run_name(d.name)
+        if info:
+            info.path = d
+            runs.append(info)
+    return runs
+
+
+def build_tables(runs: list[RunInfo], metrics: list[str], reduce: str = 'last') -> dict[str, dict[str, pd.DataFrame]]:
+    """Build pivot tables: reward_mode -> metric -> DataFrame[alpha x algo]."""
+    # collect data: {reward_mode: {metric: {(alpha, algo): value}}}
+    data = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(dict))
+
+    tb_tags = [f'economics/{m}' if m in ['revenue', 'profit', 'margin'] else f'coi/{m}' if m in ['erosion', 'leakage'] else f'alpha/{m}' for m in metrics]
+    tag_map = dict(zip(tb_tags, metrics))
+
+    for run in runs:
+        # try json first (final eval metrics)
+        jm = load_json_results(run.path)
+        tb = load_tb_scalars(run.path, tb_tags, reduce)
+
+        for tag, metric in tag_map.items():
+            val = None
+            json_key = f'{metric}_mean' if metric != 'reward' else 'reward_mean'
+            if json_key in jm:
+                val = jm[json_key]
+            elif tag in tb:
+                val = tb[tag]
+            if val is not None:
+                data[run.reward_mode][metric][(run.alpha, run.algo)] = val
+
+    # convert to DataFrames
+    tables = {}
+    for mode, metrics_data in data.items():
+        tables[mode] = {}
+        for metric, vals in metrics_data.items():
+            if not vals:
+                continue
+            alphas = sorted(set(a for a, _ in vals.keys()))
+            algos = sorted(set(al for _, al in vals.keys()))
+            df = pd.DataFrame(index=alphas, columns=algos, dtype=float)
+            for (a, al), v in vals.items():
+                df.loc[a, al] = v
+            df.index.name = 'alpha'
+            tables[mode][metric] = df
+    return tables
+
+
+def format_table(df: pd.DataFrame, fmt: str = '.3f') -> str:
+    """Format DataFrame as markdown table."""
+    return df.to_markdown(floatfmt=fmt)
+
+
+def summarize(base_dir: str = 'sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs',
+              metrics: list[str] | None = None,
+              reduce: str = 'last',
+              output: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    """Generate summary tables from experiment runs."""
+    base = Path(base_dir)
+    metrics = metrics or ['revenue', 'profit', 'margin', 'erosion', 'leakage']
+
+    runs = discover_runs(base)
+    if not runs:
+        print(f"No runs found in {base}")
+        return {}
+
+    print(f"Found {len(runs)} runs")
+    tables = build_tables(runs, metrics, reduce)
+
+    lines = []
+    for mode, metric_tables in sorted(tables.items()):
+        lines.append(f"\n# Reward Mode: {mode}\n")
+        for metric, df in sorted(metric_tables.items()):
+            lines.append(f"\n## {metric}\n")
+            lines.append(format_table(df))
+            lines.append("")
+
+    report = '\n'.join(lines)
+    print(report)
+
+    if output:
+        Path(output).write_text(report)
+        print(f"\nSaved to {output}")
+
+    return tables
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import argparse
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    p.add_argument('--dir', default='sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs')
+    p.add_argument('--metrics', nargs='+', default=['revenue', 'profit', 'margin', 'erosion', 'leakage'])
+    p.add_argument('--reduce', default='last', choices=['last', 'mean', 'max', 'min'])
+    p.add_argument('--output', '-o', help='save markdown to file')
+    args = p.parse_args()
+    summarize(args.dir, args.metrics, args.reduce, args.output)

sim/case/thesis_simplified/train.py

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+"""RL training for thesis pricing system with thesis-aligned metrics.
+
+Trains pricing policies using stable-baselines3 with TensorBoard logging.
+Tracks COI erosion, alpha estimation error, and economic KPIs per thesis formulation.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import argparse
+import json
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor, as_completed
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Callable, Any
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    from stable_baselines3 import PPO, SAC, A2C
+    from stable_baselines3.common.callbacks import BaseCallback, EvalCallback
+    from stable_baselines3.common.vec_env import DummyVecEnv
+    from stable_baselines3.common.monitor import Monitor
+    HAS_SB3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_SB3 = False
+
+try:
+    from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
+    HAS_TB = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_TB = False
+
+from .simplified_env import PricingEnv, EnvConfig, make_env, adaptive_policy, fixed_price_policy, random_policy
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EpisodeMetrics:
+    reward: float = 0.0
+    revenue: float = 0.0
+    profit: float = 0.0
+    coi_erosion: float = 0.0
+    coi_leakage: float = 0.0
+    alpha_error: float = 0.0
+    avg_margin: float = 0.0
+    n_agents: int = 0
+    steps: int = 0
+
+    def accumulate(self, info: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        self.steps += 1
+        self.reward += info.get('reward', 0)
+        self.revenue += info.get('revenue', 0)
+        self.profit += info.get('profit', 0)
+        self.coi_erosion += info.get('coi_erosion', 0)
+        self.coi_leakage += info.get('coi_leakage', 0)
+        self.alpha_error += abs(info.get('alpha_true', 0) - info.get('alpha_est', 0))
+        self.avg_margin += info.get('avg_margin', 0)
+        self.n_agents += info.get('n_agents', 0)
+
+    def normalized(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
+        s = max(self.steps, 1)
+        return {k: getattr(self, k) / s for k in ['revenue', 'profit', 'coi_erosion', 'coi_leakage', 'alpha_error', 'avg_margin', 'n_agents']}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ExperimentConfig:
+    algo: str = "ppo"
+    total_timesteps: int = 100_000
+    n_envs: int = 4
+    eval_freq: int = 5000
+    n_eval_episodes: int = 10
+    log_dir: str = "sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs"
+    seed: int = 42
+    n_products: int = 10
+    max_steps: int = 200
+    alpha_true: float = 0.2
+    reward_mode: str = "robust"
+    experiment_name: str | None = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if self.experiment_name is None:
+            self.experiment_name = f"{self.algo}_a{self.alpha_true:.2f}_{self.reward_mode}"
+
+
+class Policy:
+    """Unified policy interface for baselines and trained models."""
+
+    def __init__(self, policy_fn: Callable[[np.ndarray, int], np.ndarray], name: str):
+        self._fn, self.name = policy_fn, name
+
+    def predict(self, obs: np.ndarray, deterministic: bool = True) -> tuple[np.ndarray, None]:
+        return self._fn(obs, (len(obs) - 3) // 3), None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def fixed(margin: float = 0.15) -> "Policy":
+        return Policy(lambda obs, n: fixed_price_policy(np.ones(n), margin), f"fixed_{margin:.2f}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def adaptive(base_margin: float = 0.15) -> "Policy":
+        return Policy(lambda obs, n: adaptive_policy(obs, n, base_margin), f"adaptive_{base_margin:.2f}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def random() -> "Policy":
+        return Policy(lambda obs, n: random_policy(n), "random")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def myopic(greed: float = 0.3) -> "Policy":
+        def _fn(obs: np.ndarray, n: int) -> np.ndarray:
+            demand_norm = obs[n:2*n] if len(obs) > 2*n else np.ones(n) * 0.5
+            return np.ones(n, dtype=np.float32) * np.clip(1.0 + greed * (1 + np.mean(demand_norm)), 0.5, 1.5)
+        return Policy(_fn, f"myopic_{greed:.1f}")
+
+
+def log_metrics(writer: SummaryWriter | None, metrics: Dict[str, float], prefix: str, step: int) -> None:
+    if writer is None:
+        return
+    for k, v in metrics.items():
+        writer.add_scalar(f'{prefix}/{k}', v, step)
+
+
+class MetricsCallback(BaseCallback):
+    def __init__(self, writer: SummaryWriter | None, verbose: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(verbose)
+        self._writer = writer
+
+    def _on_step(self) -> bool:
+        if self._writer is None:
+            return True
+        for info in self.locals.get('infos', []):
+            t = self.num_timesteps
+            self._writer.add_scalar('economics/revenue', info.get('revenue', 0), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('economics/profit', info.get('profit', 0), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('economics/margin', info.get('avg_margin', 0), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('coi/erosion', info.get('coi_erosion', 0), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('coi/leakage', info.get('coi_leakage', 0), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('alpha/estimation_error', abs(info.get('alpha_true', 0) - info.get('alpha_est', 0)), t)
+            self._writer.add_scalar('agents/count', info.get('n_agents', 0), t)
+        return True
+
+
+def make_vec_env(cfg: ExperimentConfig, n_envs: int = 1) -> DummyVecEnv:
+    def _make():
+        return Monitor(make_env(EnvConfig(n_products=cfg.n_products, max_steps=cfg.max_steps,
+                                          alpha_true=cfg.alpha_true, reward_mode=cfg.reward_mode, seed=cfg.seed)))
+    return DummyVecEnv([_make for _ in range(n_envs)])
+
+
+def run_episodes(policy: Policy | Any, env: PricingEnv, n_episodes: int) -> List[EpisodeMetrics]:
+    """Run policy for n episodes and collect metrics."""
+    metrics = []
+    for _ in range(n_episodes):
+        obs, _ = env.reset()
+        ep, done = EpisodeMetrics(), False
+        while not done:
+            action, _ = policy.predict(obs, deterministic=True)
+            obs, reward, term, trunc, info = env.step(action)
+            done = term or trunc
+            ep.accumulate(info)
+            ep.reward += reward
+        metrics.append(ep)
+    return metrics
+
+
+def evaluate_policy(policy: Policy | Any, cfg: ExperimentConfig, n_episodes: int = 20) -> Dict[str, float]:
+    env = make_env(EnvConfig(n_products=cfg.n_products, max_steps=cfg.max_steps,
+                             alpha_true=cfg.alpha_true, reward_mode=cfg.reward_mode, seed=cfg.seed + 999))
+    metrics = run_episodes(policy, env, n_episodes)
+    return {
+        'reward_mean': np.mean([m.reward for m in metrics]), 'reward_std': np.std([m.reward for m in metrics]),
+        **{f'{k}_mean': np.mean([m.normalized()[k] for m in metrics])
+           for k in ['revenue', 'profit', 'coi_erosion', 'coi_leakage', 'alpha_error', 'avg_margin']},
+    }
+
+
+def run_baseline(policy: Policy, vec_env: DummyVecEnv, total_steps: int, writer: SummaryWriter | None):
+    obs, n_envs = vec_env.reset(), vec_env.num_envs
+    ep_rewards = np.zeros(n_envs)
+
+    for step in range(0, total_steps, n_envs):
+        actions = np.array([policy.predict(obs[i])[0] for i in range(n_envs)])
+        obs, rewards, dones, infos = vec_env.step(actions)
+        ep_rewards += rewards
+        for i, info in enumerate(infos):
+            if writer:
+                writer.add_scalar('economics/revenue', info.get('revenue', 0), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('economics/profit', info.get('profit', 0), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('economics/margin', info.get('avg_margin', 0), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('coi/erosion', info.get('coi_erosion', 0), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('coi/leakage', info.get('coi_leakage', 0), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('alpha/estimation_error', abs(info.get('alpha_true', 0) - info.get('alpha_est', 0)), step)
+                writer.add_scalar('agents/count', info.get('n_agents', 0), step)
+            if dones[i]:
+                if writer:
+                    writer.add_scalar('rollout/ep_reward', ep_rewards[i], step)
+                ep_rewards[i] = 0
+
+
+def train(cfg: ExperimentConfig) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    is_baseline = cfg.algo.lower() in ["fixed", "adaptive", "random", "myopic"]
+    if not HAS_SB3 and not is_baseline:
+        raise ImportError("stable-baselines3 required: pip install stable-baselines3[extra]")
+
+    log_path = Path(cfg.log_dir) / cfg.experiment_name
+    log_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(log_path / "config.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(asdict(cfg), f, indent=2)
+
+    writer = SummaryWriter(log_path) if HAS_TB else None
+    train_env, eval_env = make_vec_env(cfg, cfg.n_envs), make_vec_env(cfg, 1)
+
+    if is_baseline:
+        policy = {"fixed": Policy.fixed, "adaptive": Policy.adaptive, "random": Policy.random, "myopic": Policy.myopic}[cfg.algo.lower()]()
+        run_baseline(policy, train_env, cfg.total_timesteps, writer)
+        final_metrics = evaluate_policy(policy, cfg)
+    else:
+        algo_cls = {"ppo": PPO, "sac": SAC, "a2c": A2C}[cfg.algo.lower()]
+        common = dict(verbose=1, seed=cfg.seed, tensorboard_log=str(log_path), device="auto")
+        model = {
+            "ppo": lambda: PPO("MlpPolicy", train_env, learning_rate=3e-4, n_steps=2048, batch_size=64, n_epochs=10, gamma=0.99, gae_lambda=0.95, clip_range=0.2, ent_coef=0.01, **common),
+            "sac": lambda: SAC("MlpPolicy", train_env, learning_rate=1e-4, buffer_size=50_000, batch_size=512, tau=0.02, gamma=0.99, learning_starts=1000, ent_coef="auto_0.1", train_freq=4, **common),
+            "a2c": lambda: A2C("MlpPolicy", train_env, learning_rate=7e-4, n_steps=5, gamma=0.99, **common),
+        }[cfg.algo.lower()]()
+
+        cb = MetricsCallback(writer)
+        eval_cb = EvalCallback(eval_env, best_model_save_path=str(log_path / "best"), log_path=str(log_path),
+                               eval_freq=cfg.eval_freq, n_eval_episodes=cfg.n_eval_episodes, deterministic=True)
+        model.learn(cfg.total_timesteps, callback=[cb, eval_cb], progress_bar=True)
+        model.save(log_path / "final_model")
+        policy = model
+        final_metrics = evaluate_policy(model, cfg)
+
+    if writer:
+        log_metrics(writer, final_metrics, 'final', cfg.total_timesteps)
+        writer.close()
+
+    train_env.close(); eval_env.close()
+    with open(log_path / "results.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(final_metrics, f, indent=2)
+    return {"path": str(log_path), "metrics": final_metrics}
+
+
+def _train_alpha(args: tuple) -> tuple[str, Dict]:
+    """Worker for parallel sweep - must be top-level for pickling."""
+    cfg_dict, alpha = args
+    cfg_dict["alpha_true"] = alpha
+    cfg_dict["experiment_name"] = f"{cfg_dict['algo']}_a{alpha:.2f}_{cfg_dict['reward_mode']}"
+    sweep_cfg = ExperimentConfig(**cfg_dict)
+    print(f"[alpha={alpha:.2f}] starting")
+    metrics = train(sweep_cfg)["metrics"]
+    print(f"[alpha={alpha:.2f}] done")
+    return f"alpha_{alpha:.2f}", metrics
+
+
+def run_sweep(cfg: ExperimentConfig, alphas: List[float] | None = None, max_workers: int | None = None) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
+    alphas = alphas or [0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9]
+    cfg_dict = asdict(cfg)
+
+    if max_workers == 1:  # sequential fallback
+        results = dict(_train_alpha((cfg_dict.copy(), a)) for a in alphas)
+    else:
+        with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as pool:
+            futures = {pool.submit(_train_alpha, (cfg_dict.copy(), a)): a for a in alphas}
+            results = {}
+            for fut in as_completed(futures):
+                key, metrics = fut.result()
+                results[key] = metrics
+
+    summary_path = Path(cfg.log_dir) / f"sweep_{cfg.algo}_{cfg.reward_mode}.json"
+    with open(summary_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"\nSweep results saved to {summary_path}")
+    return results
+
+
+def _train_policy(args: tuple) -> tuple[str, Dict]:
+    """Worker for parallel policy comparison."""
+    cfg_dict, algo = args
+    cfg_dict["algo"] = algo
+    cfg_dict["experiment_name"] = f"cmp_{algo}_a{cfg_dict['alpha_true']:.2f}"
+    cmp_cfg = ExperimentConfig(**cfg_dict)
+    print(f"[{algo}] starting")
+    metrics = train(cmp_cfg)["metrics"]
+    print(f"[{algo}] done")
+    return algo, metrics
+
+
+def compare_policies(cfg: ExperimentConfig, policies: List[str] | None = None, max_workers: int | None = None) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
+    policies = policies or ["fixed", "adaptive", "myopic", "random"]
+    cfg_dict = asdict(cfg)
+
+    if max_workers == 1:
+        results = dict(_train_policy((cfg_dict.copy(), p)) for p in policies)
+    else:
+        with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as pool:
+            futures = {pool.submit(_train_policy, (cfg_dict.copy(), p)): p for p in policies}
+            results = {}
+            for fut in as_completed(futures):
+                algo, metrics = fut.result()
+                results[algo] = metrics
+
+    cmp_path = Path(cfg.log_dir) / f"compare_a{cfg.alpha_true:.2f}.json"
+    with open(cmp_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"\nComparison saved to {cmp_path}")
+    for algo, m in results.items():
+        print(f"  {algo:12s}: reward={m['reward_mean']:.2f} coi_erosion={m['coi_erosion_mean']:.4f} alpha_err={m['alpha_error_mean']:.4f}")
+    return results
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Train RL pricing policies")
+    parser.add_argument("--algo", default="ppo", choices=["ppo", "sac", "a2c", "fixed", "adaptive", "random", "myopic"])
+    parser.add_argument("--steps", type=int, default=100_000)
+    parser.add_argument("--alpha", type=float, default=0.2)
+    parser.add_argument("--reward-mode", default="robust", choices=["revenue", "profit", "robust", "coi_aware"])
+    parser.add_argument("--n-products", type=int, default=10)
+    parser.add_argument("--n-envs", type=int, default=4)
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42)
+    parser.add_argument("--log-dir", default="sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs")
+    parser.add_argument("--sweep", action="store_true", help="run contamination sweep")
+    parser.add_argument("--compare", action="store_true", help="compare all baselines")
+    parser.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=None, help="max parallel workers for sweep (None=auto, 1=sequential)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    cfg = ExperimentConfig(algo=args.algo, total_timesteps=args.steps, alpha_true=args.alpha,
+                           reward_mode=args.reward_mode, n_products=args.n_products,
+                           n_envs=args.n_envs, seed=args.seed, log_dir=args.log_dir)
+
+    if args.sweep:
+        run_sweep(cfg, max_workers=args.workers)
+    elif args.compare:
+        compare_policies(cfg, max_workers=args.workers)
+    else:
+        result = train(cfg)
+        print(f"\nTraining complete: {result['path']}")
+        print(f"Metrics: {json.dumps(result['metrics'], indent=2)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

sim/rl/behavior_loader/loader.py

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+import os
+import json
+from pydantic import BaseModel as Base
+
+class PayloadModel(Base):
+    sessionId: str
+    experimentId: str | None
+    eventName: str
+    page: str | None
+    productId: str | None
+    metadata: dict
+    storeMode: str
+    userAgent: str
+    ts: str
+
+class ValueModel(Base):
+    payload: PayloadModel
+    encoding: str
+    isPayloadNull: bool
+    schemaId: int
+    size: int
+
+class InteractionModel(Base):
+    partitionID: int
+    offset: int
+    timestamp: int
+    compression: str
+    isTransactional: bool
+    headers: list
+    key: dict
+    value: ValueModel
+
+def _is_admin(page: str | None) -> bool:
+    return page is not None and page.startswith("/admin/")
+
+class Loader:
+    def __init__(self, src_dir: str):
+        self.src_dir = src_dir
+        self.entries = os.listdir(src_dir)
+        if not self.entries: raise ValueError("empty directory")
+        self.data = self._load_sessions()
+
+    def _load_sessions(self) -> dict:
+        sessions = {}
+        for entry in self.entries:
+            with open(f"{self.src_dir}/{entry}/int.json") as f:
+                raw = json.load(f)
+            ints = [InteractionModel(**i) for i in raw]
+            sessions[entry] = [i for i in ints if not _is_admin(i.value.payload.page)]
+        return sessions
+
+    def get_data(self) -> dict:
+        return self.data
+
+    def get_entries(self) -> tuple[list[str], int]:
+        return self.entries, len(self.entries)
+
+class AgentLoader(Loader):
+    def _load_sessions(self) -> dict:
+        sessions = {}
+        for entry in self.entries:
+            with open(f"{self.src_dir}/{entry}/int.json") as f:
+                raw = json.load(f)
+            ints = [PayloadModel(**i) for i in raw]
+            sessions[entry] = [i for i in ints if not _is_admin(i.page)]
+        return sessions
+
+class JointLoader:
+    def __init__(self, human_dir: str, agent_dir: str):
+        self.human_loader = Loader(human_dir)
+        self.agent_loader = AgentLoader(agent_dir)
+        self.data = self._merge()
+        self.entries = list(self.data.keys())
+
+    def _merge(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            **{f"human_{sid}": [e.value.payload for e in evts]
+               for sid, evts in self.human_loader.get_data().items()},
+            **{f"agent_{sid}": evts
+               for sid, evts in self.agent_loader.get_data().items()}
+        }
+
+    def get_data(self) -> dict:
+        return self.data
+
+    def get_entries(self) -> tuple[list[str], int]:
+        return self.entries, len(self.entries)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    agent_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/agents/collected_data/"
+    human_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/collected_data/"
+
+    for name, cls, path in [("agent", AgentLoader, agent_dir),
+                             ("human", Loader, human_dir),
+                             ("joint", lambda d: JointLoader(human_dir, d), agent_dir)]:
+        ldr = cls(path) if name != "joint" else cls(agent_dir)
+        print(f"Loaded {len(ldr.get_entries()[0])} {name} sessions")

sim/rl/behavior_loader/models.py

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+try:
+    from loader import Loader, AgentLoader, JointLoader
+except ImportError:
+    from sim.rl.behavior_loader.loader import Loader, AgentLoader, JointLoader
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Set
+import numpy as np
+import graphviz
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# import lib utilities for optional use - models keep their own _state_repr for backwards compat
+# with the specific event structure (evt.value.payload)
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / 'lib'))
+try:
+    from lib.state import make_state_repr as lib_make_state_repr
+    from lib.features import transition_histogram as lib_transition_histogram
+except ImportError:
+    lib_make_state_repr = None
+    lib_transition_histogram = None
+
+
+class BehaviorModel:
+    def __init__(self, src_dir: str, loader_cls=Loader):
+        self.loader = loader_cls(src_dir)
+        self.data = self.loader.get_data()
+        self.entries, self.num_entries = self.loader.get_entries()
+        self.mdp = None
+
+    def _state_repr(self, evt) -> str:
+        p = evt.value.payload
+        return f"{p.page or 'unk'}|{p.productId or 'none'}|{p.eventName}"
+
+    def _sort_key(self, evt):
+        return evt.timestamp
+
+    def _extract_sessions(self) -> List[List[str]]:
+        trajs = []
+        for evts in self.data.values():
+            if len(evts) < 2: continue
+            states = [self._state_repr(e) for e in sorted(evts, key=self._sort_key)]
+            trajs.append(states)
+        return trajs
+
+    def _calc_transitions(self, trajs: List[List[str]]) -> Tuple[Dict, Set]:
+        trans, states = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(int)), set()
+        for traj in trajs:
+            for s, s_next in zip(traj, traj[1:]):
+                trans[s][s_next] += 1
+                states.update([s, s_next])
+        return trans, states
+
+    def _calc_rewards(self, trajs: List[List[str]]) -> Dict:
+        rwd = defaultdict(list)
+        for traj in trajs:
+            n = len(traj)
+            for i, s in enumerate(traj):
+                rwd[s].append(i / n)
+        return rwd
+
+    def _normalize_trans(self, cnts: Dict) -> Dict:
+        return {s: {s_n: cnt/sum(nxt.values()) for s_n, cnt in nxt.items()}
+                for s, nxt in cnts.items()}
+
+    def build_MDP(self) -> Dict:
+        trajs = self._extract_sessions()
+        trans_cnt, states = self._calc_transitions(trajs)
+        trans_prob = self._normalize_trans(trans_cnt)
+        state_rwd = self._calc_rewards(trajs)
+
+        self.mdp = {
+            'states': sorted(states),
+            'num_states': len(states),
+            'transitions': trans_prob,
+            'state_values': {s: np.mean(r) for s, r in state_rwd.items()},
+            'state_rewards': state_rwd,
+            'trans_counts': trans_cnt,
+        }
+        return self.mdp
+
+    def transition_prob(self, s: str, s_next: str) -> float:
+        if not self.mdp: raise ValueError("build MDP first")
+        return self.mdp['transitions'].get(s, {}).get(s_next, 0.0)
+
+    def state_value(self, s: str) -> float:
+        if not self.mdp: raise ValueError("build MDP first")
+        return self.mdp['state_values'].get(s, 0.0)
+
+    def sample_traj(self, start: str, max_len: int = 50) -> List[str]:
+        if not self.mdp: raise ValueError("build MDP first")
+        path, curr = [start], start
+        for _ in range(max_len):
+            nxt = self.mdp['transitions'].get(curr, {})
+            if not nxt: break
+            curr = np.random.choice(list(nxt.keys()), p=list(nxt.values()))
+            path.append(curr)
+        return path
+
+    def extract_trajectory_features(self, events: List, max_trans_dim: int = 50) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Convert trajectory to feature vector using MDP structure for contrastive learning"""
+        if not self.mdp:
+            self.build_MDP()
+
+        states = [self._state_repr(e) for e in sorted(events, key=self._sort_key)]
+        features = []
+
+        # transition histogram over MDP state space
+        trans_counts = defaultdict(int)
+        for s, s_next in zip(states, states[1:]):
+            trans_counts[(s, s_next)] += 1
+        all_trans = [(s, t) for s in self.mdp['states'] for t in self.mdp['transitions'].get(s, {}).keys()]
+        trans_vec = [trans_counts.get(tr, 0) for tr in all_trans[:max_trans_dim]]
+        trans_vec = trans_vec + [0] * (max_trans_dim - len(trans_vec))  # pad
+        total_trans = sum(trans_counts.values()) or 1
+        features.extend([v / total_trans for v in trans_vec])
+
+        # state coverage ratio
+        visited = set(states)
+        features.append(len(visited) / max(self.mdp['num_states'], 1))
+
+        # temporal entropy of transitions
+        if len(states) > 1:
+            trans_probs = [self.transition_prob(s, s_n) for s, s_n in zip(states, states[1:])]
+            entropy = -sum(p * np.log(p + 1e-10) for p in trans_probs if p > 0)
+            features.append(entropy / max(len(states), 1))
+        else:
+            features.append(0.0)
+
+        # trajectory length and unique state count
+        features.append(len(states))
+        features.append(len(visited))
+
+        # state value statistics along trajectory
+        vals = [self.state_value(s) for s in states]
+        if vals:
+            features.extend([np.mean(vals), np.std(vals), np.min(vals), np.max(vals)])
+        else:
+            features.extend([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0])
+
+        return np.array(features, dtype=np.float32)
+
+
+class AgentBehaviorModel(BehaviorModel):
+    def __init__(self, src_dir: str):
+        super().__init__(src_dir, AgentLoader)
+
+    def _state_repr(self, evt) -> str:
+        return f"{evt.page or 'unk'}|{evt.productId or 'none'}|{evt.eventName}"
+
+    def _sort_key(self, evt):
+        return evt.ts
+
+class JointBehaviorModel(BehaviorModel):
+    def __init__(self, human_dir: str, agent_dir: str):
+        self.loader = JointLoader(human_dir, agent_dir)
+        self.data = self.loader.get_data()
+        self.entries, self.num_entries = self.loader.get_entries()
+        self.mdp = None
+
+    def _state_repr(self, evt) -> str:
+        return f"{evt.page or 'unk'}|{evt.productId or 'none'}|{evt.eventName}"
+
+    def _sort_key(self, evt):
+        return evt.ts
+
+def aggregate_event_transitions(mdp: Dict) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]:
+    evt_trans = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(float))
+    for s, trans in mdp['transitions'].items():
+        src = s.split('|')[2]
+        for s_next, prob in trans.items():
+            dst = s_next.split('|')[2]
+            evt_trans[src][dst] += prob
+
+    for src in evt_trans:
+        total = sum(evt_trans[src].values())
+        if total > 0:
+            evt_trans[src] = {dst: p/total for dst, p in evt_trans[src].items()}
+    return dict(evt_trans)
+
+def visualize_mdp(model: BehaviorModel, threshold: float = 0.05, output: str = "mdp_graph",
+                  fmt: str = "svg", view: bool = False, export_dot: bool = False):
+    if not model.mdp: raise ValueError("build MDP first")
+
+    evt_trans = aggregate_event_transitions(model.mdp)
+    g = graphviz.Digraph(format=fmt)
+    g.attr(rankdir='LR', size='30')
+    g.attr('node', shape='circle', width='1', height='1')
+
+    events = set(evt_trans.keys()) | {e for trans in evt_trans.values() for e in trans.keys()}
+    for evt in events:
+        g.node(evt)
+
+    for src, dsts in evt_trans.items():
+        for dst, prob in dsts.items():
+            if prob > threshold:
+                g.edge(src, dst, label=f'{prob:.2f}')
+
+    g.render(output, view=view, cleanup=True)
+    print(f"Saved MDP graph to {output}.{fmt}")
+
+    if export_dot:
+        with open(f"{output}.dot", 'w') as f:
+            f.write(g.source)
+        print(f"Exported DOT source to {output}.dot")
+
+    return g
+
+def kl_divergence(p: Dict[str, float], q: Dict[str, float]) -> float:
+    eps = 1e-10
+    # p + log(p / q) summed over all keys in P
+    return sum((p[k] + eps) * np.log((p[k] + eps) / (q.get(k, 0.0) + eps)) for k in p)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    base_dir = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments"
+    human_dir, agent_dir = f"{base_dir}/collected_data/", f"{base_dir}/agents/collected_data/"
+
+    human_model = BehaviorModel(human_dir)
+    human_mdp = human_model.build_MDP()
+    print(f"Built MDP: {human_mdp['num_states']} states, "
+          f"{sum(len(t) for t in human_mdp['transitions'].values())} transitions")
+    if not human_mdp['states']:
+        exit("No states found")
+    visualize_mdp(human_model, threshold=0.05, output="human_mdp_viz", fmt="pdf", export_dot=True)
+
+    agent_model = AgentBehaviorModel(agent_dir)
+    agent_mdp = agent_model.build_MDP()
+
+    print(f"AGENT... Built MDP: {agent_mdp['num_states']} states, "
+          f"{sum(len(t) for t in agent_mdp['transitions'].values())} transitions")
+    if not agent_mdp['states']:
+        exit("No states found")
+    visualize_mdp(agent_model, threshold=0.05, output="agent_mdp_viz", fmt="pdf", export_dot=True)
+
+    human_evt = aggregate_event_transitions(human_mdp)
+    agent_evt = aggregate_event_transitions(agent_mdp)
+
+    common = set(human_evt.keys()) & set(agent_evt.keys())
+
+    if not common:
+        exit("No common event types for KL divergence analysis")
+
+    kl_divs = sorted([(e, kl_divergence(human_evt[e], agent_evt[e])) for e in common],
+                     key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
+
+    print(f"Average KL divergence: {np.mean([kl for _, kl in kl_divs]):.4f}")
+    print("\nMost divergent event types:")
+    for evt, kl in kl_divs:
+        print(f"  {evt}: {kl:.4f}")
+
+    print("\n=== Joint Model (Human + Agent Combined) ===")
+    joint_model = JointBehaviorModel(human_dir, agent_dir)
+    joint_mdp = joint_model.build_MDP()
+    print(f"Built joint MDP: {joint_mdp['num_states']} states, "
+          f"{sum(len(t) for t in joint_mdp['transitions'].values())} transitions")
+    if joint_mdp['states']:
+        visualize_mdp(joint_model, threshold=0.05, output="joint_mdp_viz", fmt="pdf", export_dot=True)

sim/rl/engine.py

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+from os import kill
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import Dict, Any
+from sim.rl.environment import BusinessLogicConstraints
+
+"""
+An angine by default should have its own demand estimation mechanism from the observed observations whihc are the computer feature.
+From these features we then follow the researc hstructure of q -> p with a testable and must be updatable mechanism.
+"""
+
+class BasePricingEngine(ABC):
+    """base interface for all pricing engines"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        self.c = constraints
+        self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+        self.step_count = 0
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        """compute new prices given current state and observation from environment
+
+        args:
+            current_prices: current price vector [N]
+            observation: dict containing 'price', 'demand', and possibly interaction data
+
+        returns:
+            new_prices: updated price vector [N]
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def update(self, observation: Dict[str, Any], reward: float, done: bool, info: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Default no-op update. Engines can override as needed."""
+        self.last_observation = observation
+        self.last_reward = reward
+        self.last_info = info
+
+
+
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """reset engine state for new episode"""
+        self.step_count = 0
+
+
+class WildPricingEngine(BasePricingEngine):
+    """production-like pricing using online elasticity estimation via EWMA regression"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(constraints, seed)
+        # per-product unit costs (unknown to customers; known to platform)
+        self.unit_cost = self.rng.uniform(8.0, 40.0, size=self.c.product_catalogue_size).astype(np.float32)
+        # online elasticity estimate (start moderately elastic)
+        self.e_hat = np.full((self.c.product_catalogue_size,), -1.3, dtype=np.float32)
+        # EWMA state for log-log regression
+        self.mu_logp = np.zeros(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.mu_logq = np.zeros(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.cov_pq  = np.zeros(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.var_p   = np.ones(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        # knobs typical in production
+        self.lr = 0.08
+        self.ewma = 0.05
+        self.eps_explore = 0.03
+        self.explore_scale = 0.03
+
+    def _safe_elasticity(self, e: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        return np.clip(e, -5.0, -1.05)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        super().reset()
+        self.e_hat = np.full((self.c.product_catelogue_size,), -1.3, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.mu_logp = np.zeros(self.c.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.mu_logq = np.zeros(self.c.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.cov_pq = np.zeros(self.c.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        self.var_p = np.ones(self.c.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.step_count += 1
+        # extract demand signal (from env observation) as proxy for sales
+        demand = observation.get('demand', np.zeros(self.c.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32))
+        return self._update_from_demand(current_prices, demand)
+
+    def _update_from_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray, sold: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        # log transforms (add 1 to handle zeros)
+        logp = np.log(np.clip(prices, 1e-3, None)).astype(np.float32)
+        logq = np.log(sold + 1.0).astype(np.float32)
+        # EWMA moments for per-product regression: logq ≈ a + e*logp
+        a = self.ewma
+        dp = logp - self.mu_logp
+        dq = logq - self.mu_logq
+        self.mu_logp = (1 - a) * self.mu_logp + a * logp
+        self.mu_logq = (1 - a) * self.mu_logq + a * logq
+        self.cov_pq = (1 - a) * self.cov_pq + a * (dp * dq)
+        self.var_p = (1 - a) * self.var_p + a * (dp * dp + 1e-6)
+        e_new = self.cov_pq / (self.var_p + 1e-6)
+        self.e_hat = self._safe_elasticity(0.9 * self.e_hat + 0.1 * e_new)
+        # profit-optimal price for isoelastic demand (if e < -1)
+        e = self.e_hat
+        p_star = self.unit_cost * (e / (e + 1.0))
+        # smooth toward p_star
+        new_prices = (1 - self.lr) * prices + self.lr * p_star
+        # exploration (small random perturbations)
+        if self.rng.random() < self.eps_explore:
+            noise = self.rng.normal(0.0, self.explore_scale, size=new_prices.shape).astype(np.float32)
+            new_prices = new_prices * (1.0 + noise)
+        # apply business guardrails (max change + bounds)
+        max_adj = self.c.max_price_adjustment
+        ratio = np.clip(new_prices / (prices + 1e-6), 1 - max_adj, 1 + max_adj)
+        new_prices = prices * ratio
+        new_prices = np.clip(new_prices, self.c.system_min_price, self.c.system_max_price).astype(np.float32)
+        return new_prices
+
+
+class StaticPricingEngine(BasePricingEngine):
+    """baseline: fixed prices throughout episode"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(constraints, seed)
+        self.fixed_prices = None
+
+    def reset(self):
+        super().reset()
+        self.fixed_prices = None
+
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.step_count += 1
+        if self.fixed_prices is None:
+            self.fixed_prices = current_prices.copy()
+        return self.fixed_prices.copy()
+
+
+class SimpleDemandEngine(BasePricingEngine):
+    """demand-driven pricing: increase price when demand rises, decrease when it falls"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(constraints, seed)
+        self.prev_demand = None
+        self.lr = 0.05
+
+    def reset(self):
+        super().reset()
+        self.prev_demand = None
+
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.step_count += 1
+        demand = _extract_demand(observation, self.c.product_catalogue_size)
+        if self.prev_demand is None:
+            self.prev_demand = demand.copy()
+            return current_prices.copy()
+        # simple rule: if demand increases, raise price; if decreases, lower price
+        delta_d = demand - self.prev_demand
+        price_adj = self.lr * np.sign(delta_d) * np.abs(delta_d) / (np.abs(self.prev_demand) + 1.0)
+        new_prices = current_prices * (1.0 + price_adj)
+        self.prev_demand = demand.copy()
+        # apply constraints
+        max_adj = self.c.max_price_adjustment
+        ratio = np.clip(new_prices / (current_prices + 1e-6), 1 - max_adj, 1 + max_adj)
+        new_prices = current_prices * ratio
+        return np.clip(new_prices, self.c.system_min_price, self.c.system_max_price).astype(np.float32)
+
+
+class RandomWalkEngine(BasePricingEngine):
+    """random walk pricing with mean reversion"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(constraints, seed)
+        self.target_price = None
+        self.volatility = 0.02
+
+    def reset(self):
+        super().reset()
+        self.target_price = None
+
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.step_count += 1
+        if self.target_price is None:
+            self.target_price = current_prices.copy()
+        # random walk with mean reversion toward target
+        noise = self.rng.normal(0.0, self.volatility, size=current_prices.shape).astype(np.float32)
+        reversion = 0.01 * (self.target_price - current_prices)
+        new_prices = current_prices * (1.0 + noise) + reversion
+        # apply constraints
+        max_adj = self.c.max_price_adjustment
+        ratio = np.clip(new_prices / (current_prices + 1e-6), 1 - max_adj, 1 + max_adj)
+        new_prices = current_prices * ratio
+        return np.clip(new_prices, self.c.system_min_price, self.c.system_max_price).astype(np.float32)
+
+
+class ThompsonSamplingEngine(BasePricingEngine):
+    """bayesian bandit approach per product treating price as discrete action"""
+    def __init__(self, constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, seed: int = 0):
+        super().__init__(constraints, seed)
+        self.n_price_levels = 5
+        self.alpha = np.ones((self.c.product_catalogue_size, self.n_price_levels), dtype=np.float32)
+        self.beta = np.ones((self.c.product_catalogue_size, self.n_price_levels), dtype=np.float32)
+        self.price_grid = None
+        self.last_actions = None
+
+    def reset(self):
+        super().reset()
+        self.alpha = np.ones((self.c.product_catalogue_size, self.n_price_levels), dtype=np.float32)
+        self.beta = np.ones((self.c.product_catalogue_size, self.n_price_levels), dtype=np.float32)
+        self.price_grid = None
+        self.last_actions = None
+
+    def compute_prices(self, current_prices: np.ndarray, observation: Dict[str, Any]) -> np.ndarray:
+        self.step_count += 1
+        if self.price_grid is None:
+            # define price grid per product
+            lo = current_prices * 0.7
+            hi = current_prices * 1.3
+            self.price_grid = np.linspace(lo, hi, self.n_price_levels).T
+        demand = _extract_demand(observation, self.c.product_catalogue_size)
+        # update beliefs based on last action
+        if self.last_actions is not None:
+            for i in range(self.c.product_catalogue_size):
+                a = self.last_actions[i]
+                reward = demand[i]
+                if reward > 0.5:
+                    self.alpha[i, a] += reward
+                else:
+                    self.beta[i, a] += 1.0
+        # thompson sampling: sample from posterior, pick best
+        new_prices = np.zeros(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
+        actions = np.zeros(self.c.product_catalogue_size, dtype=int)
+        for i in range(self.c.product_catalogue_size):
+            theta = self.rng.beta(self.alpha[i], self.beta[i]).astype(np.float32)
+            actions[i] = int(np.argmax(theta))
+            new_prices[i] = self.price_grid[i, actions[i]]
+        self.last_actions = actions
+        return np.clip(new_prices, self.c.system_min_price, self.c.system_max_price).astype(np.float32)
+
+
+def _extract_demand(observation: Dict[str, Any], n: int) -> np.ndarray:
+    if "elasticity" in observation and isinstance(observation["elasticity"], dict):
+        d = observation["elasticity"].get("demand")
+        if d is not None:
+            return np.asarray(d, dtype=np.float32)
+    d = observation.get("demand")
+    if d is not None:
+        return np.asarray(d, dtype=np.float32)
+    return np.zeros(n, dtype=np.float32)

sim/rl/environment.py

@@ -1,451 +1,244 @@
-import gymnasium as gym
+from __future__ import annotations
-from gymnasium import spaces
+
-import numpy as np
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-import pandas as pd
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Dict, Any, List
 
-# "learner"  agent learning to optimize pricing
+import numpy as np
-# "agent"  part of environment creating demand signals that learner processes
+
+try:
+    import gymnasium as gym
+    from gymnasium import spaces
+except ImportError as e:
+    raise ImportError("sim.rl.environment requires gymnasium") from e
+
+from sim.case.thesis_simplified.coi import COIWindow, coi_erosion, compute_coi_window
+from sim.case.thesis_simplified.separability import estimate_alpha as estimate_session_alpha
+from sim.case.thesis_simplified.simplified import Limbo, Session, put_prices_to_market
+from sim.rl.thesis_core import aggregate_demand_by_product, aggregate_purchases, constrain_prices
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class BusinessLogicConstraints:
+    product_catalogue_size: int = 100
+    max_steps: int = 2000
+    sessions_per_step: int = 250
 
-@dataclass
-class BusinessLogicConstraints():
-    max_price_adjustment: float = 0.30
     system_max_price: float = 500.0
     system_min_price: float = 1.0
-    product_catelogue_size: int = 100
+    max_price_adjustment: float = 0.30
-    episode_length: int = 200
+    min_margin_pct: float = 0.05
-    sessions_per_step: int = 250
+
-    agent_share: float = 0.25
+    agent_share: float = 0.2
-    agent_recon_multiplier: float = 6.0
+    alpha_drift: float = 0.0
-    agent_purchase_probability: float = 0.20
+    alpha_bounds: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.8)
+
     coi_strength: float = 0.25
-    coi_threshold: float = 4.0
-    coi_sigmoid_temp: float = 1.25
-    base_human_demand: float = 0.08
-    base_agent_demand: float = 0.05
-    human_price_elasticity: float = -1.2
-    agent_price_elasticity: float = -0.6
-    w_agent_loss: float = 1.0
     w_volatility: float = 5.0
     w_estimation_error: float = 0.25
+
     seed: int = 7
 
 
-def _sigmoid(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+def make_env(constraints: Optional[BusinessLogicConstraints] = None) -> "PHANTOMEnv":
-    return 1.0 / (1.0 + np.exp(-x))
+    return PHANTOMEnv(constraints=constraints or BusinessLogicConstraints())
-
-
-def simple_agent_detector(session_df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.Series:
-    # baseline heuristic: high velocity + low conversion
-    v = session_df.get("interaction_velocity", pd.Series(0.0, index=session_df.index))
-    cr = session_df.get("conversion_rate", pd.Series(0.0, index=session_df.index))
-    total = session_df.get("total_interactions", pd.Series(0, index=session_df.index))
-    return (total >= 12) & (v >= 0.20) & (cr <= 0.01)
-
-
-class CommercePlatform:
-    def __init__(self, product_catelogue_size: int, max_price: float, min_price: float,
-                 constraints: BusinessLogicConstraints, agent_detector: Optional[Callable[[pd.DataFrame], pd.Series]] = None,
-                 use_defense: bool = False):
-        self.product_catelogue_size = product_catelogue_size
-        self.max_price = max_price
-        self.min_price = min_price
-        self.constraints = constraints
-        self.use_defense = use_defense
-        self.agent_detector = agent_detector
-        self.simulation_history: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-        self._rng = np.random.default_rng(constraints.seed)
-        self._popularity = self._rng.lognormal(mean=0.0, sigma=0.6, size=self.product_catelogue_size)
-        self._popularity = self._popularity / (self._popularity.mean() + 1e-12)
-        self._last_interaction_df: pd.DataFrame = pd.DataFrame()
-
-    def setup_true_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray) -> Dict[str, np.ndarray]:
-        # ground truth purchase propensities
-        p = np.clip(prices, self.min_price, self.max_price)
-        pn = p / self.max_price
-        human_prob = self.constraints.base_human_demand * (pn ** self.constraints.human_price_elasticity)
-        agent_prob = self.constraints.base_agent_demand * (pn ** self.constraints.agent_price_elasticity)
-        return {
-            "human_purchase_prob": np.clip(human_prob * self._popularity, 0.0, 0.95),
-            "agent_purchase_prob": np.clip(agent_prob * self._popularity, 0.0, 0.95)
-        }
-
-    def _session_markup_multiplier(self, signal_score: float) -> float:
-        # session-based COI markup based on demand signal expression
-        x = (signal_score - self.constraints.coi_threshold) / max(self.constraints.coi_sigmoid_temp, 1e-6)
-        return 1.0 + self.constraints.coi_strength * float(_sigmoid(np.array([x]))[0])
-
-    def _simulate_sessions(self, base_prices: np.ndarray) -> pd.DataFrame:
-        demand = self.setup_true_demand(base_prices)
-        human_pprob = demand["human_purchase_prob"]
-        agent_pprob = demand["agent_purchase_prob"]
-        events: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-        T = self.constraints.sessions_per_step
-        n_agent_sessions = int(round(T * self.constraints.agent_share))
-        n_human_sessions = T - n_agent_sessions
-
-        # human sessions: normal browse with possible purchase
-        for s in range(n_human_sessions):
-            session_id = f"h_{len(events)}_{s}"
-            k = int(self._rng.integers(1, 4))
-            prod_ids = self._rng.choice(self.product_catelogue_size, size=k, replace=False)
-            t = 0.0
-            inter_times = self._rng.gamma(shape=2.0, scale=3.0, size=3 * k)
-            signal_score = 0.0
-            purchased_any = False
-
-            for i, pid in enumerate(prod_ids):
-                t += float(inter_times[i])
-                price_shown = float(base_prices[pid])
-                events.append({
-                    "session_id": session_id, "actor": "human", "agent_id": None, "product_id": int(pid),
-                    "action": "view", "t": t, "price_shown": price_shown, "is_purchase": 0,
-                    "price_paid": 0.0, "oracle_price_paid": 0.0, "signal_score": 0.0,
-                })
-                signal_score += 1.0
-
-                if self._rng.random() < 0.35:
-                    t += float(inter_times[i + k])
-                    events.append({
-                        "session_id": session_id, "actor": "human", "agent_id": None, "product_id": int(pid),
-                        "action": "cart", "t": t, "price_shown": price_shown, "is_purchase": 0,
-                        "price_paid": 0.0, "oracle_price_paid": 0.0, "signal_score": 0.0,
-                    })
-                    signal_score += 2.0
-
-                if (not purchased_any) and (self._rng.random() < float(human_pprob[pid])):
-                    t += float(inter_times[i + 2 * k])
-                    mult = self._session_markup_multiplier(signal_score)
-                    price_paid = float(np.clip(base_prices[pid] * mult, self.min_price, self.max_price))
-                    events.append({
-                        "session_id": session_id, "actor": "human", "agent_id": None, "product_id": int(pid),
-                        "action": "purchase", "t": t, "price_shown": float(base_prices[pid]), "is_purchase": 1,
-                        "price_paid": price_paid, "oracle_price_paid": price_paid, "signal_score": signal_score,
-                    })
-                    purchased_any = True
-
-        # agent sessions: split recon/purchase to circumvent COI
-        n_agent_ids = max(1, n_agent_sessions // 2)
-        for a in range(n_agent_ids):
-            agent_id = f"a_{a}"
-            recon_session_id = f"{agent_id}_recon"
-            t = 0.0
-            n_views = int(self._rng.poisson(lam=8) * self.constraints.agent_recon_multiplier) + 5
-            inter_times = self._rng.gamma(shape=2.0, scale=0.6, size=max(n_views, 1))
-            prod_ids = self._rng.integers(0, self.product_catelogue_size, size=n_views)
-            recon_signal = 0.0
-
-            for i, pid in enumerate(prod_ids):
-                t += float(inter_times[i])
-                events.append({
-                    "session_id": recon_session_id, "actor": "agent", "agent_id": agent_id, "product_id": int(pid),
-                    "action": "view", "t": t, "price_shown": float(base_prices[pid]), "is_purchase": 0,
-                    "price_paid": 0.0, "oracle_price_paid": 0.0, "signal_score": 0.0,
-                })
-                recon_signal += 1.0
-
-            # clean purchase session with minimal interactions
-            if self._rng.random() < self.constraints.agent_purchase_probability:
-                purchase_session_id = f"{agent_id}_clean"
-                pid = int(self._rng.integers(0, self.product_catelogue_size))
-                t2 = 0.0
-                clean_signal = 0.0
-                t2 += float(self._rng.gamma(shape=2.0, scale=0.7))
-                events.append({
-                    "session_id": purchase_session_id, "actor": "agent", "agent_id": agent_id, "product_id": pid,
-                    "action": "view", "t": t2, "price_shown": float(base_prices[pid]), "is_purchase": 0,
-                    "price_paid": 0.0, "oracle_price_paid": 0.0, "signal_score": 0.0,
-                })
-                clean_signal += 1.0
-
-                if self._rng.random() < float(agent_pprob[pid]):
-                    t2 += float(self._rng.gamma(shape=2.0, scale=0.7))
-                    obs_mult = self._session_markup_multiplier(clean_signal)
-                    obs_paid = float(np.clip(base_prices[pid] * obs_mult, self.min_price, self.max_price))
-                    oracle_mult = self._session_markup_multiplier(recon_signal)  # oracle links recon->purchase
-                    oracle_paid = float(np.clip(base_prices[pid] * oracle_mult, self.min_price, self.max_price))
-                    events.append({
-                        "session_id": purchase_session_id, "actor": "agent", "agent_id": agent_id, "product_id": pid,
-                        "action": "purchase", "t": t2, "price_shown": float(base_prices[pid]), "is_purchase": 1,
-                        "price_paid": obs_paid, "oracle_price_paid": oracle_paid, "signal_score": clean_signal,
-                    })
-
-        return pd.DataFrame(events)
-
-    def compute_interaction_features(self, interaction_df: pd.DataFrame) -> Dict[str, float]:
-        if interaction_df.empty:
-            return {"mean_sale_price": 0.0, "look_to_book": 0.0}
-        purchases = interaction_df[interaction_df["action"] == "purchase"]
-        mean_sale_price = float(purchases["price_paid"].mean()) if not purchases.empty else 0.0
-        views = float((interaction_df["action"] == "view").sum())
-        buys = float((interaction_df["action"] == "purchase").sum())
-        return {"mean_sale_price": mean_sale_price, "look_to_book": float(views / (buys + 1e-6))}
-
-    def _session_feature_table(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
-        if df.empty:
-            return pd.DataFrame()
-        g = df.groupby("session_id", sort=False)
-        session_duration = g["t"].max() - g["t"].min()
-        total_interactions = g.size()
-        avg_time_between = g["t"].apply(lambda x: float(np.diff(np.sort(x.to_numpy())).mean()) if len(x) > 1 else 0.0)
-        interaction_velocity = total_interactions / (session_duration + 1e-6)
-        views = g.apply(lambda x: int((x["action"] == "view").sum()), include_groups=False)
-        cart_adds = g.apply(lambda x: int((x["action"] == "cart").sum()), include_groups=False)
-        purchases = g.apply(lambda x: int((x["action"] == "purchase").sum()), include_groups=False)
-        conversion_rate = purchases / (views + 1e-6)
-        is_agent = g["actor"].apply(lambda s: bool((s == "agent").any()), include_groups=False)
-
-        return pd.DataFrame({
-            "session_duration_sec": session_duration.astype(float),
-            "avg_time_between_events": avg_time_between.astype(float),
-            "total_interactions": total_interactions.astype(int),
-            "interaction_velocity": interaction_velocity.astype(float),
-            "item_views": views.astype(int),
-            "cart_adds": cart_adds.astype(int),
-            "purchases": purchases.astype(int),
-            "conversion_rate": conversion_rate.astype(float),
-            "is_agent": is_agent.astype(bool),
-        }).reset_index()
-
-    def demand_estimate(self, interaction_df: pd.DataFrame, exclude_sessions: Optional[pd.Series] = None) -> np.ndarray:
-        # proxy demand from weighted interaction events
-        if interaction_df.empty:
-            return np.zeros(self.product_catelogue_size, dtype=np.float32)
-        df = interaction_df
-        if exclude_sessions is not None:
-            bad_sessions = set(exclude_sessions.loc[exclude_sessions].index)
-            df = df[~df["session_id"].isin(bad_sessions)]
-        weights = {"view": 0.15, "cart": 0.75, "purchase": 2.5}
-        w = df["action"].map(weights).fillna(0.0).to_numpy(dtype=float)
-        prod = df["product_id"].to_numpy(dtype=int)
-        q_hat = np.zeros(self.product_catelogue_size, dtype=float)
-        np.add.at(q_hat, prod, w)
-        return q_hat.astype(np.float32)
-
-    def run_pricing_simulation(self, prices: np.ndarray) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        interaction_df = self._simulate_sessions(prices)
-        self._last_interaction_df = interaction_df
-        session_df = self._session_feature_table(interaction_df)
-
-        predicted_agent_sessions = None
-        if (self.use_defense and self.agent_detector is not None and not session_df.empty):
-            predicted_agent_sessions = self.agent_detector(session_df.set_index("session_id"))
-
-        q_hat_naive = self.demand_estimate(interaction_df, exclude_sessions=None)
-        q_hat_defended = self.demand_estimate(interaction_df, exclude_sessions=predicted_agent_sessions) \
-            if predicted_agent_sessions is not None else q_hat_naive.copy()
-
-        true_human = np.zeros(self.product_catelogue_size, dtype=float)
-        true_agent = np.zeros(self.product_catelogue_size, dtype=float)
-        if not interaction_df.empty:
-            purchases = interaction_df[interaction_df["action"] == "purchase"]
-            if not purchases.empty:
-                for _, r in purchases.iterrows():
-                    if r["actor"] == "human":
-                        true_human[int(r["product_id"])] += 1.0
-                    else:
-                        true_agent[int(r["product_id"])] += 1.0
-
-        revenue_observed = float(interaction_df["price_paid"].sum()) if not interaction_df.empty else 0.0
-        revenue_oracle = float(interaction_df["oracle_price_paid"].sum()) if not interaction_df.empty else 0.0
-        agent_loss = max(0.0, revenue_oracle - revenue_observed)
-
-        eps = 1e-6
-        internal_error_naive = np.abs(true_human - q_hat_naive) / (true_human + eps)
-        internal_error_def = np.abs(true_human - q_hat_defended) / (true_human + eps)
-        interaction_features = self.compute_interaction_features(interaction_df)
-
-        summary = {
-            "prices": prices.copy(),
-            "interaction_df": interaction_df,
-            "session_df": session_df,
-            "q_hat_naive": q_hat_naive,
-            "q_hat_defended": q_hat_defended,
-            "true_human_demand": true_human.astype(np.float32),
-            "true_agent_purchases": true_agent.astype(np.float32),
-            "internal_error_naive": internal_error_naive.astype(np.float32),
-            "internal_error_defended": internal_error_def.astype(np.float32),
-            "interaction_features": interaction_features,
-            "revenue_observed": revenue_observed,
-            "revenue_oracle": revenue_oracle,
-            "agent_loss": agent_loss,
-            "predicted_agent_sessions": predicted_agent_sessions,
-        }
-        self.simulation_history.append(summary)
-        return summary
-
-    def get_interaction_data(self) -> np.ndarray:
-        if self._last_interaction_df.empty:
-            return np.array([], dtype=object)
-        return self._last_interaction_df.to_dict(orient="records")
 
 
 class PHANTOMEnv(gym.Env):
-    metadata = {"render_modes": []}
+    metadata = {"render_modes": ["human", "ansi"]}
 
-    def __init__(self, use_defense: bool = False):
+    def __init__(self, constraints: Optional[BusinessLogicConstraints] = None):
         super().__init__()
-        self.constraints = BusinessLogicConstraints()
+        self.c = constraints or BusinessLogicConstraints()
-        self.action_space = spaces.Box(low=-self.constraints.max_price_adjustment,
+        self.n = int(self.c.product_catalogue_size)
-                                       high=self.constraints.max_price_adjustment,
+
-                                       shape=(self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), dtype=np.float32)
+        self._rng = np.random.default_rng(self.c.seed)
-        self.observation_space = spaces.Dict({
+        self._t = 0
-            "elasticity": spaces.Dict({
+        self._alpha_true = float(self.c.agent_share)
+        self._alpha_hat = float(self.c.agent_share)
+        self._costs = np.zeros(self.n, dtype=np.float32)
+        self._refs = np.zeros(self.n, dtype=np.float32)
+        self._prices: Optional[np.ndarray] = None
+        self._last_sessions: list[Session] = []
+        self._last_coi: COIWindow | None = None
+        self._limbo = Limbo()
+
+        self.action_space = spaces.Box(
+            low=np.full((self.n,), self.c.system_min_price, dtype=np.float32),
+            high=np.full((self.n,), self.c.system_max_price, dtype=np.float32),
+            dtype=np.float32,
+        )
+        self.observation_space = spaces.Dict(
+            {
+                "elasticity": spaces.Dict(
+                    {
                         "price": spaces.Box(
-                    low=np.full((self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), self.constraints.system_min_price, dtype=np.float32),
+                            low=np.full((self.n,), self.c.system_min_price, dtype=np.float32),
-                    high=np.full((self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), self.constraints.system_max_price, dtype=np.float32),
+                            high=np.full((self.n,), self.c.system_max_price, dtype=np.float32),
-                    dtype=np.float32),
+                            dtype=np.float32,
+                        ),
                         "demand": spaces.Box(
-                    low=np.zeros((self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), dtype=np.float32),
+                            low=np.zeros((self.n,), dtype=np.float32),
-                    high=np.full((self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), 1e6, dtype=np.float32),
+                            high=np.full((self.n,), 1e9, dtype=np.float32),
-                    dtype=np.float32),
+                            dtype=np.float32,
-            })
+                        ),
-        })
+                    }
-        self.commerce_platform = CommercePlatform(
+                ),
-            product_catelogue_size=self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,
+                "market": spaces.Dict(
-            max_price=self.constraints.system_max_price,
+                    {
-            min_price=self.constraints.system_min_price,
+                        "alpha_hat": spaces.Box(low=0.0, high=1.0, shape=(1,), dtype=np.float32),
-            constraints=self.constraints,
+                        "revenue_rate": spaces.Box(low=0.0, high=1e12, shape=(1,), dtype=np.float32),
-            agent_detector=simple_agent_detector,
+                        "conversion_rate": spaces.Box(low=0.0, high=1.0, shape=(1,), dtype=np.float32),
-            use_defense=use_defense)
+                        "price_volatility": spaces.Box(low=0.0, high=1.0, shape=(1,), dtype=np.float32),
-        self._rng = np.random.default_rng(self.constraints.seed)
+                    }
-        self.t = 0
+                ),
-        self._prev_prices: Optional[np.ndarray] = None
+                "cost": spaces.Box(
-        self.state: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+                    low=np.zeros((self.n,), dtype=np.float32),
+                    high=np.full((self.n,), self.c.system_max_price, dtype=np.float32),
+                    dtype=np.float32,
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+
+    def _reset_catalogue(self) -> None:
+        self._costs = self._rng.uniform(15.0, 60.0, size=self.n).astype(np.float32)
+        margins = self._rng.uniform(0.2, 0.6, size=self.n).astype(np.float32)
+        self._refs = (self._costs * (1.0 + margins)).astype(np.float32)
+        self._prices = self._refs.copy()
+
+    def _observe_market(
+        self, prices: np.ndarray
+    ) -> tuple[list[Session], Dict[str, float], np.ndarray, np.ndarray, float, float, int]:
+        sessions, demand_map = put_prices_to_market(
+            prices,
+            costs=self._costs,
+            alpha=self._alpha_true,
+            n_sessions=int(self.c.sessions_per_step),
+            seed=int(self._rng.integers(0, 2**31 - 1)),
+        )
+        demand_by_product = aggregate_demand_by_product(sessions, demand_map, self.n)
+        purchases, revenue, cost, n_agents = aggregate_purchases(sessions, self._costs, self.n)
+        conversion = float(np.sum(purchases) / max(len(sessions), 1))
+        return sessions, demand_map, demand_by_product, purchases, revenue, cost, n_agents
+
+    def _update_alpha_hat(self, sessions: list[Session]) -> float:
+        scores = [estimate_session_alpha(s) for s in sessions if s.events]
+        if not scores:
+            return self._alpha_hat
+        alpha_step = float(np.mean(scores))
+        self._alpha_hat = 0.8 * self._alpha_hat + 0.2 * alpha_step
+        self._alpha_hat = float(np.clip(self._alpha_hat, 0.0, 1.0))
+        return self._alpha_hat
+
+    def _reward(self, prices: np.ndarray, revenue: float, cost: float, volatility: float) -> float:
+        profit = float(revenue - cost)
+        coi_leak = float(self._last_coi.leak) if self._last_coi else 0.0
+        alpha_err = abs(self._alpha_hat - self._alpha_true)
+        return profit - self.c.coi_strength * coi_leak - self.c.w_volatility * volatility - self.c.w_estimation_error * alpha_err
+
+    def _build_obs(
+        self,
+        prices: np.ndarray,
+        demand_by_product: np.ndarray,
+        revenue: float,
+        conversion: float,
+        volatility: float,
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "elasticity": {"price": prices.astype(np.float32), "demand": demand_by_product.astype(np.float32)},
+            "market": {
+                "alpha_hat": np.array([self._alpha_hat], dtype=np.float32),
+                "revenue_rate": np.array([revenue], dtype=np.float32),
+                "conversion_rate": np.array([conversion], dtype=np.float32),
+                "price_volatility": np.array([volatility], dtype=np.float32),
+            },
+            "cost": self._costs.astype(np.float32),
+        }
 
     def reset(self, seed: Optional[int] = None, options: Optional[dict] = None):
         super().reset(seed=seed)
         if seed is not None:
             self._rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
-            self.commerce_platform._rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+        self._t = 0
-        self.t = 0
+        self._alpha_true = float(np.clip(self.c.agent_share, *self.c.alpha_bounds))
-        init_prices = self._rng.uniform(low=60.0, high=140.0, size=(self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,)).astype(np.float32)
+        self._alpha_hat = float(self.c.agent_share)
-        self._prev_prices = init_prices.copy()
+        self._reset_catalogue()
-        self.state = {
+        self._limbo = Limbo()
-            "elasticity": {
+        self._last_sessions = []
-                "price": init_prices,
+        self._last_coi = None
-                "demand": np.zeros((self.constraints.product_catelogue_size,), dtype=np.float32),
-            }
-        }
-        return self.state, {}
 
-    def step(self, action: np.ndarray):
+        prices = self._prices if self._prices is not None else np.zeros(self.n, dtype=np.float32)
-        self.t += 1
+        obs = self._build_obs(prices, np.zeros(self.n, dtype=np.float32), 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
-        base_prices = self.state["elasticity"]["price"].astype(np.float32)
+        return obs, {"alpha_true": self._alpha_true}
-        new_prices = np.clip(base_prices * (1.0 + action.astype(np.float32)),
-                           self.constraints.system_min_price,
-                           self.constraints.system_max_price).astype(np.float32)
-        result = self.commerce_platform.run_pricing_simulation(new_prices)
 
-        if self.commerce_platform.use_defense:
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], float, bool, bool, Dict[str, Any]]:
-            demand_est = result["q_hat_defended"]
+        if self._prices is None:
-            internal_err = result["internal_error_defended"]
+            raise RuntimeError("reset() must be called before step()")
-        else:
-            demand_est = result["q_hat_naive"]
-            internal_err = result["internal_error_naive"]
 
-        self.state["elasticity"]["price"] = new_prices
+        prev = self._prices
-        self.state["elasticity"]["demand"] = demand_est
+        prices = constrain_prices(
+            prev,
+            np.asarray(action, dtype=np.float32),
+            costs=self._costs,
+            min_price=float(self.c.system_min_price),
+            max_price=float(self.c.system_max_price),
+            max_adjustment=float(self.c.max_price_adjustment),
+            min_margin_pct=float(self.c.min_margin_pct),
+        )
+        self._prices = prices
+        self._limbo.add_update("prices", prices)
 
-        volatility = 0.0 if self._prev_prices is None else \
+        sessions, demand_map, demand_by_product, purchases, revenue, cost, n_agents = self._observe_market(prices)
-            float(np.mean(np.abs((new_prices - self._prev_prices) / (self._prev_prices + 1e-6))))
+        self._last_sessions = sessions
-        self._prev_prices = new_prices.copy()
+        self._limbo.add_update("demand", demand_map)
 
-        revenue_observed = float(result["revenue_observed"])
+        self._update_alpha_hat(self._last_sessions)
-        agent_loss = float(result["agent_loss"])
+        self._last_coi = compute_coi_window(self._last_sessions, self._costs, demand_mapping=demand_map)
-        err_mean = float(np.mean(internal_err))
 
-        reward = (revenue_observed
+        self._alpha_true = float(np.clip(self._alpha_true + self.c.alpha_drift, *self.c.alpha_bounds))
-                 - self.constraints.w_agent_loss * agent_loss
+        volatility = float(np.std((prices - prev) / (prev + 1e-6)))
-                 - self.constraints.w_volatility * volatility
+        reward = float(self._reward(prices, revenue, cost, volatility))
-                 - self.constraints.w_estimation_error * err_mean)
+        conversion = float(np.sum(purchases) / max(len(self._last_sessions), 1))
 
-        terminated = self.t >= self.constraints.episode_length
+        self._t += 1
+        terminated = self._t >= int(self.c.max_steps)
+
+        obs = self._build_obs(prices, demand_by_product, revenue, conversion, min(volatility, 1.0))
         info = {
-            "t": self.t,
+            "step": self._t,
-            "revenue_observed": revenue_observed,
+            "reward": reward,
-            "revenue_oracle": float(result["revenue_oracle"]),
+            "revenue": float(revenue),
-            "agent_loss": agent_loss,
+            "profit": float(revenue - cost),
-            "ux_volatility": volatility,
+            "n_sessions": int(self.c.sessions_per_step),
-            "mean_internal_error": err_mean,
+            "n_agents": int(n_agents),
-            "look_to_book": float(result["interaction_features"].get("look_to_book", 0.0)),
+            "alpha_true": float(self._alpha_true),
-            "mean_sale_price": float(result["interaction_features"].get("mean_sale_price", 0.0)),
+            "alpha_hat": float(self._alpha_hat),
-            "true_human_purchases_total": float(np.sum(result["true_human_demand"])),
+            "alpha_error": float(abs(self._alpha_hat - self._alpha_true)),
-            "true_agent_purchases_total": float(np.sum(result["true_agent_purchases"])),
+            "price_std": float(np.std(prices)),
+            "price_volatility": float(volatility),
         }
-        return self.state, float(reward), terminated, False, info
+        if self._last_coi is not None:
+            info.update(
+                {
+                    "coi_policy": float(self._last_coi.policy),
+                    "coi_agent": float(self._last_coi.agent),
+                    "coi_leakage": float(self._last_coi.leak),
+                    "coi_survival": float(self._last_coi.survival_ratio),
+                    "coi_erosion": float(coi_erosion(self._last_coi.policy, self._last_coi.agent)),
+                }
+            )
+        return obs, reward, terminated, False, info
 
+    def render(self, mode: str = "human") -> str | None:
+        if self._prices is None:
+            return None
+        out = (
+            f"t={self._t}/{self.c.max_steps} "
+            f"alpha_true={self._alpha_true:.3f} alpha_hat={self._alpha_hat:.3f} "
+            f"price_std={float(np.std(self._prices)):.2f}"
+        )
+        if mode == "human":
+            print(out)
+        return out
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+    def close(self) -> None:
-    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+        return
-    from collections import defaultdict
-
-    runs = {}
-    for use_defense in (False, True):
-        env = PHANTOMEnv(use_defense=use_defense)
-        obs, _ = env.reset(seed=42)
-        metrics = defaultdict(list)
-        total_reward = 0.0
-        done = False
-
-        while not done:
-            action = env.action_space.sample()
-            obs, reward, done, _, info = env.step(action)
-            total_reward += reward
-            p_mean = float(np.mean(obs["elasticity"]["price"]))
-            q_mean = float(np.mean(obs["elasticity"]["demand"]))
-            p_std = float(np.std(obs["elasticity"]["price"]))
-
-            metrics['t'].append(info['t'])
-            metrics['price_mean'].append(p_mean)
-            metrics['price_std'].append(p_std)
-            metrics['demand_mean'].append(q_mean)
-            metrics['revenue_observed'].append(info['revenue_observed'])
-            metrics['revenue_oracle'].append(info['revenue_oracle'])
-            metrics['agent_loss'].append(info['agent_loss'])
-            metrics['ux_volatility'].append(info['ux_volatility'])
-            metrics['look_to_book'].append(info['look_to_book'])
-            metrics['reward'].append(reward)
-            metrics['human_purchases'].append(info['true_human_purchases_total'])
-            metrics['agent_purchases'].append(info['true_agent_purchases_total'])
-
-            if info['t'] % 20 == 0 or done:
-                print(f"defense={'ON ' if use_defense else 'OFF'} t={info['t']:03d} p={p_mean:6.2f}±{p_std:4.2f} "
-                      f"q={q_mean:6.2f} rev={info['revenue_observed']:7.2f} oracle={info['revenue_oracle']:7.2f} "
-                      f"loss={info['agent_loss']:6.2f} ux={info['ux_volatility']:.3f} "
-                      f"ltb={info['look_to_book']:5.2f} r={reward:7.2f}")
-
-        runs[use_defense] = metrics
-        print(f"defense={'ON ' if use_defense else 'OFF'} total_reward={total_reward:.2f}\n")
-
-    fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 3, figsize=(15, 12))
-    fig.suptitle('PHANTOM Environment: Defense OFF vs ON', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
-
-    plot_configs = [
-        ('price_mean', 'Mean Price', 'Price'),
-        ('demand_mean', 'Mean Demand Estimate', 'Demand'),
-        ('revenue_observed', 'Revenue (Observed)', 'Revenue'),
-        ('agent_loss', 'Agent Loss (Oracle - Observed)', 'Loss'),
-        ('ux_volatility', 'UX Volatility (Price Change)', 'Volatility'),
-        ('look_to_book', 'Look-to-Book Ratio', 'Ratio'),
-        ('reward', 'Step Reward', 'Reward'),
-        ('human_purchases', 'Human Purchases', 'Count'),
-        ('agent_purchases', 'Agent Purchases', 'Count'),
-    ]
-
-    for idx, (key, title, ylabel) in enumerate(plot_configs):
-        ax = axes[idx // 3, idx % 3]
-        for use_defense, label, color in [(False, 'No Defense', 'red'), (True, 'With Defense', 'blue')]:
-            m = runs[use_defense]
-            ax.plot(m['t'], m[key], label=label, color=color, alpha=0.7, linewidth=1.5)
-        ax.set_xlabel('Step')
-        ax.set_ylabel(ylabel)
-        ax.set_title(title, fontsize=10, fontweight='bold')
-        ax.legend(loc='best', fontsize=8)
-        ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
-
-    plt.tight_layout()
-    plt.savefig('phantom_env_comparison.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
-    print("Plot saved to phantom_env_comparison.png")
-    plt.show()

sim/rl/jax_core/__init__.py

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+"""JAX-accelerated simulation core for PHANTOM environment."""
+from .transitions import TransitionData, compile_transitions, fallback_transitions, JAX_AVAILABLE
+from .simulation import SessionBatch, SimResult, sample_sessions, compute_metrics
+from .features import session_features, compute_session_transitions
+from .separability import compute_divergences, estimate_alpha_batch
+
+__all__ = [
+    "JAX_AVAILABLE", "TransitionData", "compile_transitions", "fallback_transitions",
+    "SessionBatch", "SimResult", "sample_sessions", "compute_metrics",
+    "session_features", "compute_session_transitions", "compute_divergences", "estimate_alpha_batch",
+]

sim/rl/jax_core/features.py

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+"""Vectorized session feature extraction."""
+import numpy as np
+from .transitions import N_STATES, PURCHASE_IDX, CART_IDX
+from .simulation import SessionBatch
+
+try:
+    import jax.numpy as jnp
+    from jax import jit
+    JAX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    jnp, JAX_AVAILABLE = np, False
+    def jit(f): return f
+
+@jit
+def extract_features(states, dwells, lengths):
+    """Extract per-session features. Returns (n_sess, 9) array."""
+    n, max_len = states.shape
+    mask = jnp.arange(max_len)[None,:] < lengths[:,None]
+    duration = jnp.sum(dwells * mask, axis=1)
+    total = lengths.astype(jnp.float32)
+    count = lambda idx: jnp.sum((states == idx) & mask, axis=1).astype(jnp.float32)
+    views, learn, carts, purchases = count(1), count(2), count(3), count(4)
+    velocity = total / (duration + 1e-6)
+    conversion = purchases / (views + 1e-6)
+    avg_dwell = duration / (total + 1e-6)
+    return jnp.stack([duration, avg_dwell, total, velocity, views, carts, purchases, learn, conversion], axis=1)
+
+def session_features(batch: SessionBatch) -> np.ndarray:
+    if JAX_AVAILABLE:
+        return np.asarray(extract_features(jnp.array(batch.states), jnp.array(batch.dwells), jnp.array(batch.lengths)))
+    # numpy fallback
+    n, max_len = batch.states.shape
+    mask = np.arange(max_len)[None,:] < batch.lengths[:,None]
+    duration = np.sum(batch.dwells * mask, axis=1)
+    total = batch.lengths.astype(np.float32)
+    count = lambda idx: np.sum((batch.states == idx) & mask, axis=1).astype(np.float32)
+    views, learn, carts, purchases = count(1), count(2), count(3), count(4)
+    return np.stack([duration, duration/(total+1e-6), total, total/(duration+1e-6), views, carts, purchases, learn, purchases/(views+1e-6)], axis=1)
+
+@jit
+def session_transitions(states, lengths, n_states=N_STATES):
+    """Compute empirical transition counts per session. Returns (n_sess, n_states, n_states)."""
+    n, max_len = states.shape
+    mask = jnp.arange(max_len - 1)[None,:] < (lengths[:,None] - 1)
+    src, dst = states[:, :-1], states[:, 1:]
+    # handle -1 padding by clamping to valid range
+    src_c, dst_c = jnp.clip(src, 0, n_states-1), jnp.clip(dst, 0, n_states-1)
+    valid = mask & (src >= 0) & (dst >= 0)
+    def per_session(i):
+        s, d, v = src_c[i], dst_c[i], valid[i]
+        trans = (jnp.eye(n_states)[s,:,None] * jnp.eye(n_states)[d,None,:]).sum(0) * v[:,None,None]
+        return trans.sum(0)
+    # vmap not ideal here, use manual loop for clarity
+    trans = jnp.stack([per_session(i) for i in range(n)])
+    row_sums = trans.sum(axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    return trans / (row_sums + 1e-10)
+
+def compute_session_transitions(batch: SessionBatch) -> np.ndarray:
+    if JAX_AVAILABLE:
+        return np.asarray(session_transitions(jnp.array(batch.states), jnp.array(batch.lengths)))
+    # numpy fallback
+    n, max_len = batch.states.shape
+    trans = np.zeros((n, N_STATES, N_STATES), dtype=np.float32)
+    for i in range(n):
+        for t in range(batch.lengths[i] - 1):
+            s, d = batch.states[i, t], batch.states[i, t+1]
+            if s >= 0 and d >= 0: trans[i, s, d] += 1
+    row_sums = trans.sum(axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    return trans / (row_sums + 1e-10)

sim/rl/jax_core/separability.py

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+"""Vectorized KL divergence for separability scoring."""
+import numpy as np
+from typing import Tuple
+
+try:
+    import jax.numpy as jnp
+    from jax import jit
+    JAX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    jnp, JAX_AVAILABLE = np, False
+    def jit(f): return f
+
+@jit
+def batch_kl(P, Q_human, Q_agent, eps=1e-10):
+    """Compute KL(P||Q) for batched P. P:(n,s,s), Q:(s,s). Returns (delta_h, delta_a) each (n,)."""
+    p = P + eps
+    p = p / p.sum(axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    qh, qa = Q_human[None] + eps, Q_agent[None] + eps
+    delta_h = jnp.sum(p * jnp.log(p / qh), axis=(1, 2))
+    delta_a = jnp.sum(p * jnp.log(p / qa), axis=(1, 2))
+    return delta_h, delta_a
+
+def compute_divergences(session_trans: np.ndarray, ref_human: np.ndarray, ref_agent: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
+    """Compute KL divergence of each session from human/agent prototypes."""
+    if JAX_AVAILABLE:
+        dh, da = batch_kl(jnp.array(session_trans), jnp.array(ref_human), jnp.array(ref_agent))
+        return np.asarray(dh), np.asarray(da)
+    # numpy fallback
+    eps = 1e-10
+    p = session_trans + eps
+    p = p / p.sum(axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    qh, qa = ref_human[None] + eps, ref_agent[None] + eps
+    delta_h = np.sum(p * np.log(p / qh), axis=(1, 2))
+    delta_a = np.sum(p * np.log(p / qa), axis=(1, 2))
+    return delta_h, delta_a
+
+def estimate_alpha_batch(prob_agent: np.ndarray, delta_h: np.ndarray, delta_a: np.ndarray, temp: float = 1.0) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Vectorized alpha estimation from classifier probs and divergences."""
+    mass = delta_h + delta_a
+    ratio = np.where(mass > 1e-8, delta_a / mass, 0.5)
+    blended = 0.5 * prob_agent + 0.5 * ratio
+    if temp <= 0: return np.clip(blended, 0.0, 1.0)
+    return np.clip(1.0 / (1.0 + np.exp(-temp * (blended - 0.5))), 0.0, 1.0)

sim/rl/jax_core/simulation.py

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+"""Vectorized Markov chain session sampling with JAX."""
+from typing import NamedTuple, Tuple
+import numpy as np
+from functools import partial
+
+try:
+    import jax, jax.numpy as jnp
+    from jax import lax
+    JAX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    JAX_AVAILABLE = False
+
+from .transitions import TransitionData, N_STATES, TERM_IDX, PURCHASE_IDX, CART_IDX
+
+class SessionBatch(NamedTuple):
+    states: np.ndarray      # (n_sess, max_len) state indices, -1=padding
+    dwells: np.ndarray      # (n_sess, max_len) dwell times
+    products: np.ndarray    # (n_sess,) product index per session
+    actors: np.ndarray      # (n_sess,) 0=human, 1=agent
+    lengths: np.ndarray     # (n_sess,) actual session length
+
+class SimResult(NamedTuple):
+    demand_human: np.ndarray
+    demand_agent: np.ndarray
+    revenue: float
+    revenue_oracle: float
+    agent_loss: float
+    coi: float
+    look_to_book: float
+    mean_sale_price: float
+    n_human_purchases: int
+    n_agent_purchases: int
+    sessions: SessionBatch
+
+if JAX_AVAILABLE:
+    @partial(jax.jit, static_argnums=(5,6,7))
+    def _sample_sessions_jax(key, T_human, T_agent, dwell_human, dwell_agent, n_human, n_agent, max_steps):
+        n = n_human + n_agent
+        k1, k2, k3, k4 = jax.random.split(key, 4)
+        actors = jnp.concatenate([jnp.zeros(n_human, dtype=jnp.int32), jnp.ones(n_agent, dtype=jnp.int32)])
+        T = jnp.where(actors[:,None,None]==0, T_human[None], T_agent[None])  # (n,6,6)
+        dwell_p = jnp.where(actors[:,None,None]==0, dwell_human[None], dwell_agent[None])  # (n,6,2)
+
+        def step(carry, _):
+            s, active, k = carry
+            k, k1, k2 = jax.random.split(k, 3)
+            probs = T[jnp.arange(n), s]  # (n,6)
+            nxt = jax.random.categorical(k1, jnp.log(probs + 1e-10))
+            nxt = jnp.where(active, nxt, -1)
+            shape = dwell_p[jnp.arange(n), s, 0]
+            scale = dwell_p[jnp.arange(n), s, 1]
+            dwell = jnp.maximum(0.3, jax.random.gamma(k2, shape) * scale)
+            still = active & (nxt != TERM_IDX) & (nxt >= 0)
+            return (nxt, still, k), (nxt, dwell)
+
+        init = (jnp.zeros(n, dtype=jnp.int32), jnp.ones(n, dtype=jnp.bool_), k3)
+        _, (states, dwells) = lax.scan(step, init, None, length=max_steps)
+        states, dwells = states.T, dwells.T  # (n, max_steps)
+        is_term = (states == -1) | (states == TERM_IDX)
+        lengths = jnp.argmax(is_term, axis=1) + 1
+        lengths = jnp.where(jnp.any(is_term, axis=1), lengths, max_steps)
+        return states, dwells, actors, lengths
+
+def sample_sessions(key, trans: TransitionData, n_human: int, n_agent: int, n_products: int, max_steps: int = 40) -> SessionBatch:
+    if JAX_AVAILABLE:
+        k1, k2 = jax.random.split(key)
+        states, dwells, actors, lengths = _sample_sessions_jax(k1, trans.human_T, trans.agent_T, trans.human_dwell, trans.agent_dwell, n_human, n_agent, max_steps)
+        products = jax.random.randint(k2, (n_human + n_agent,), 0, n_products)
+        return SessionBatch(np.asarray(states), np.asarray(dwells), np.asarray(products), np.asarray(actors), np.asarray(lengths))
+    # numpy fallback
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(int(key[0]) if hasattr(key, '__getitem__') else 42)
+    n = n_human + n_agent
+    actors = np.concatenate([np.zeros(n_human, dtype=np.int32), np.ones(n_agent, dtype=np.int32)])
+    products = rng.integers(0, n_products, size=n)
+    states, dwells = np.full((n, max_steps), -1, dtype=np.int32), np.zeros((n, max_steps), dtype=np.float32)
+    lengths = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.int32)
+    for i in range(n):
+        T = trans.human_T if actors[i] == 0 else trans.agent_T
+        dp = trans.human_dwell if actors[i] == 0 else trans.agent_dwell
+        s, t = 0, 0
+        while t < max_steps and s != TERM_IDX:
+            states[i, t] = s
+            dwells[i, t] = max(0.3, rng.gamma(dp[s, 0], dp[s, 1]))
+            s = rng.choice(N_STATES, p=T[s])
+            t += 1
+        lengths[i] = t
+    return SessionBatch(states, dwells, products, actors, lengths)
+
+def compute_metrics(batch: SessionBatch, prices: np.ndarray, unit_cost: np.ndarray, base_price: np.ndarray) -> SimResult:
+    purchased = np.any(batch.states == PURCHASE_IDX, axis=1)
+    human_mask, agent_mask = batch.actors == 0, batch.actors == 1
+    human_purch, agent_purch = purchased & human_mask, purchased & agent_mask
+    demand_h = np.bincount(batch.products[human_purch], minlength=len(prices)).astype(np.float32)
+    demand_a = np.bincount(batch.products[agent_purch], minlength=len(prices)).astype(np.float32)
+    # revenue and oracle
+    purch_products = batch.products[purchased]
+    revenue = float(np.sum(prices[purch_products]))
+    revenue_oracle = float(np.sum(base_price[purch_products]))
+    # agent loss: base_price - price_paid for agent purchases (agents gaming the system)
+    agent_products = batch.products[agent_purch]
+    agent_loss = float(np.sum(base_price[agent_products] - prices[agent_products]))
+    # COI: margin - expected_premium*0.5 for human purchases
+    human_products = batch.products[human_purch]
+    if len(human_products) > 0:
+        margin = float(np.mean(prices[human_products] - unit_cost[human_products]))
+        premium = float(np.mean(base_price[human_products] - prices[human_products]))
+        coi = max(0.0, margin - premium * 0.5)
+    else:
+        coi = 0.0
+    # look to book: views / purchases
+    views = float(np.sum(batch.states == 1))  # view_item_page = index 1
+    n_purch = int(purchased.sum())
+    look_to_book = views / (n_purch + 1e-6)
+    mean_sale = float(np.mean(prices[purch_products])) if n_purch > 0 else 0.0
+    return SimResult(demand_h, demand_a, revenue, revenue_oracle, agent_loss, coi, look_to_book, mean_sale,
+                     int(human_purch.sum()), int(agent_purch.sum()), batch)

sim/rl/jax_core/transitions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""Dense transition matrices for JAX Markov chain sampling."""
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    import jax.numpy as jnp
+    JAX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    jnp, JAX_AVAILABLE = np, False
+
+STATES = ["session_start", "view_item_page", "learn_more_about_item", "add_item_to_cart", "purchase_complete", "session_end"]
+S2I = {s: i for i, s in enumerate(STATES)}
+N_STATES, TERM_IDX, PURCHASE_IDX, CART_IDX = len(STATES), 5, 4, 3
+
+@dataclass
+class TransitionData:
+    human_T: np.ndarray   # (6,6) transition probs
+    agent_T: np.ndarray   # (6,6)
+    human_dwell: np.ndarray  # (6,2) shape,scale
+    agent_dwell: np.ndarray  # (6,2)
+
+    def to_jax(self):
+        if not JAX_AVAILABLE: return self
+        return TransitionData(*[jnp.array(x) for x in [self.human_T, self.agent_T, self.human_dwell, self.agent_dwell]])
+
+def dict_to_dense(d):
+    m = np.zeros((N_STATES, N_STATES), dtype=np.float32)
+    for src, dsts in d.items():
+        if (i := S2I.get(src)) is not None:
+            for dst, p in dsts.items():
+                if (j := S2I.get(dst)) is not None: m[i,j] = p
+    m /= np.maximum(m.sum(1, keepdims=True), 1e-8)
+    m[TERM_IDX] = 0; m[TERM_IDX, TERM_IDX] = 1.0
+    return m
+
+def compile_transitions(human_profile, agent_profile):
+    def dwell_arr(params): return np.array([[params.get(s, (2.0, 1.0)) for s in STATES]], dtype=np.float32).reshape(N_STATES, 2)
+    return TransitionData(dict_to_dense(human_profile.transitions), dict_to_dense(agent_profile.transitions),
+                          dwell_arr(human_profile.dwell_params), dwell_arr(agent_profile.dwell_params))
+
+def fallback_transitions():
+    H = {"session_start": {"view_item_page": .85, "session_end": .15}, "view_item_page": {"learn_more_about_item": .4, "add_item_to_cart": .3, "view_item_page": .2, "session_end": .1},
+         "learn_more_about_item": {"add_item_to_cart": .5, "view_item_page": .3, "session_end": .2}, "add_item_to_cart": {"purchase_complete": .6, "view_item_page": .25, "session_end": .15}, "purchase_complete": {"session_end": 1.0}}
+    A = {"session_start": {"view_item_page": .9, "session_end": .1}, "view_item_page": {"learn_more_about_item": .5, "add_item_to_cart": .25, "view_item_page": .15, "session_end": .1},
+         "learn_more_about_item": {"add_item_to_cart": .4, "view_item_page": .4, "session_end": .2}, "add_item_to_cart": {"purchase_complete": .5, "view_item_page": .3, "session_end": .2}, "purchase_complete": {"session_end": 1.0}}
+    dwell = np.full((N_STATES, 2), [2.0, 1.0], dtype=np.float32)
+    return TransitionData(dict_to_dense(H), dict_to_dense(A), dwell.copy(), dwell.copy())

sim/rl/train.py

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import numpy as np
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Type, Optional
+import pickle
+from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
+from sim.rl.environment import PHANTOMEnv, BusinessLogicConstraints
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    from sim.rl.engine import (BasePricingEngine, WildPricingEngine, StaticPricingEngine,
+                       SimpleDemandEngine, RandomWalkEngine, ThompsonSamplingEngine)
+except ImportError as e:
+    BasePricingEngine = None  # engines not required for basic usage
+    print(e)
+
+
+"""
+Target training loop:
+have base prices p0 from env reset and run the env step, collect reward and metrics
+pass this to the pricing engine which computes the price action to take based on previous reward by learning
+the new action gets passed to the step
+so we alternate, step -> reward -> engine (produces price delta) -> step with price delta -> reward
+to make sure the reinforcement learning inside the engine can learn we need to have trajectory of prices
+CURRENT SOLUTION BELOW does not implement correct learning or updates.
+"""
+
+class EngineTrainer:
+    """wrapper to run pricing engines through episodes and collect metrics"""
+    def __init__(self, engine, env: PHANTOMEnv, tb_writer: Optional[SummaryWriter] = None):
+        self.engine = engine
+        self.env = env
+        self.episode_metrics = []
+        self.tb_writer = tb_writer
+        self.global_step = 0
+
+    def train(self, n_episodes: int, seed: int = 42):
+        for ep in range(n_episodes):
+            obs, _ = self.env.reset(seed=seed + ep)
+            self.engine.reset()
+            done = False
+            prev_prices = obs["elasticity"]["price"]
+            episode_reward = 0.0
+            last_info: Dict[str, float] = {}
+            while not done:
+                action_prices = self.engine.compute_prices(prev_prices, obs)
+                obs, reward, done, _, info = self.env.step(action_prices)
+                self.engine.update(obs, reward, done, info)
+                episode_reward += reward
+                prev_prices = obs["elasticity"]["price"]
+                last_info = info
+                if self.tb_writer:
+                    self.tb_writer.add_scalar("reward/step", reward, self.global_step)
+                    if "coi" in info:
+                        self.tb_writer.add_scalar("diagnostics/coi", info["coi"], self.global_step)
+                    if "alpha_hat" in info:
+                        self.tb_writer.add_scalar("diagnostics/alpha_hat", info["alpha_hat"], self.global_step)
+                self.global_step += 1
+            last_info = dict(last_info)
+            last_info.update({"episode_reward": episode_reward, "episode": ep})
+            self.episode_metrics.append(last_info)
+            if self.tb_writer:
+                self.tb_writer.add_scalar("reward/episode", episode_reward, ep)
+        return self
+
+    def run_episode(self, seed: int = 42) -> Dict:
+        """run single evaluation episode and return metrics"""
+        obs, _ = self.env.reset(seed=seed)
+        self.engine.reset()
+        total_reward = 0.0
+        prev_prices = obs["elasticity"]["price"]
+        ep_metrics = {'total_reward': 0.0}
+        done = False
+        while not done:
+            action_prices = self.engine.compute_prices(prev_prices, obs)
+            obs, reward, done, _, info = self.env.step(action_prices)
+            total_reward += reward
+            for k, v in info.items():
+                ep_metrics[k] = v
+            prev_prices = obs["elasticity"]["price"]
+        ep_metrics['total_reward'] = total_reward
+        return ep_metrics
+
+    def evaluate(self, n_episodes: int = 10, seed: int = 100) -> Dict:
+        """evaluate trained engine"""
+        results = {k: [] for k in ['total_reward', 'revenue_observed', 'revenue_oracle',
+                                   'agent_loss', 'ux_volatility', 'look_to_book']}
+        for ep in range(n_episodes):
+            metrics = self.run_episode(seed=seed + ep)
+            for k in results:
+                results[k].append(metrics.get(k, 0.0))
+        return {k: (np.mean(v), np.std(v)) for k, v in results.items()}
+
+
+def make_env():
+    return PHANTOMEnv(constraints=BusinessLogicConstraints())
+
+
+def train_engine(engine_cls, env: PHANTOMEnv, n_episodes: int, seed: int = 42,
+                tb_writer: Optional[SummaryWriter] = None) -> EngineTrainer:
+    constraints = env.constraints
+    engine = engine_cls(constraints=constraints, seed=seed)
+    trainer = EngineTrainer(engine, env, tb_writer=tb_writer)
+    trainer.train(n_episodes, seed=seed)
+    return trainer
+
+
+def save_trainer(trainer: EngineTrainer, path: Path):
+    """save engine state and metrics"""
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(path, 'wb') as f:
+        pickle.dump({'engine': trainer.engine, 'metrics': trainer.episode_metrics}, f)
+    logger.info(f"Saved trainer to {path}")
+
+
+def load_trainer(path: Path, env: PHANTOMEnv, tb_writer: Optional[SummaryWriter] = None) -> EngineTrainer:
+    """load saved engine"""
+    with open(path, 'rb') as f:
+        data = pickle.load(f)
+    trainer = EngineTrainer(data['engine'], env, tb_writer=tb_writer)
+    trainer.episode_metrics = data['metrics']
+    return trainer
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if BasePricingEngine is None:
+        logger.error("Engines not available, cannot run training")
+        exit(1)
+
+    base_dir = Path("./sim/rl/runs")
+    base_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    engines = {
+        "Wild": WildPricingEngine,
+        "Static": StaticPricingEngine,
+        "RandomWalk": RandomWalkEngine,
+        "ThompsonSampling": ThompsonSamplingEngine,
+    }
+    n_train_episodes = 50
+    n_eval_episodes = 10
+    seed = 42
+
+    logger.info(f"Training config: {n_train_episodes} episodes per engine")
+
+    trained_trainers = {}
+
+    for engine_name, engine_cls in engines.items():
+        run_name = engine_name
+        log_dir = base_dir / run_name
+        log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        logger.info(f"Training {engine_name}")
+        logger.info(f"Log directory: {log_dir}")
+
+        env = make_env()
+        tb_writer = SummaryWriter(log_dir=str(log_dir))
+        trainer = train_engine(engine_cls, env, n_train_episodes, seed, tb_writer=tb_writer)
+        tb_writer.close()
+
+        save_path = log_dir / "trainer.pkl"
+        save_trainer(trainer, save_path)
+
+        trained_trainers[run_name] = (trainer, env)
+
+    logger.info("Starting evaluation")
+
+    for run_name, (trainer, env) in trained_trainers.items():
+        logger.info(f"Evaluating {run_name}")
+        results = trainer.evaluate(n_episodes=n_eval_episodes, seed=seed + 1000)
+        for metric, (mean, std) in results.items():
+            logger.info(f"  {metric:20s}: {mean:10.2f} ± {std:6.2f}")
+
+    logger.info(f"Results saved to: {base_dir}")

sim/strong_learner/data.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import os
+import requests
+try:
+    import py7zr  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
+    py7zr = None
+import pandas as pd
+from typing import Generator
+try:
+    from sim.rl.behavior_loader.loader import PayloadModel, ValueModel, InteractionModel, Loader
+except ImportError:
+    from loader import PayloadModel, ValueModel, InteractionModel, Loader
+
+class YooChooseLoader(Loader):
+    URL = "https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/yc-rdata/yoochoose-data.7z"
+    CLICK_COLS = ['session_id', 'ts', 'item_id', 'category']
+    BUY_COLS = ['session_id', 'ts', 'item_id', 'price', 'quantity']
+
+    def __init__(self, root_dir: str = "data/yoochoose", chunk_size: int = 500_000, max_sessions: int = 1000):
+        self.root = root_dir
+        self.chunk_size = chunk_size
+        self.max_sessions = max_sessions
+        self.click_path = f"{root_dir}/yoochoose-clicks.dat"
+        self.buy_path = f"{root_dir}/yoochoose-buys.dat"
+        if not os.path.exists(self.click_path): self._setup()
+        self.data = self._load_sessions(max_sessions)
+        self.entries = list(self.data.keys())
+
+    def _setup(self):
+        if py7zr is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("py7zr is required to unpack YooChoose dataset. Install py7zr first.")
+        os.makedirs(self.root, exist_ok=True)
+        zip_path = f"{self.root}/temp.7z"
+        with requests.get(self.URL, stream=True) as r:
+            with open(zip_path, 'wb') as f:
+                for chunk in r.iter_content(8192):
+                    f.write(chunk)
+        with py7zr.SevenZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as z:
+            z.extractall(self.root)
+        os.remove(zip_path)
+
+    def _make_interaction(self, sid: str, ts: str, item_id: str, event: str, page: str, meta: dict) -> InteractionModel:
+        payload = PayloadModel(
+            sessionId=sid, experimentId=None, eventName=event,
+            page=page, productId=item_id, metadata=meta,
+            storeMode="yoochoose", userAgent="dataset", ts=ts
+        )
+        return InteractionModel(
+            partitionID=0, offset=0, timestamp=0, compression="",
+            isTransactional=False, headers=[], key={},
+            value=ValueModel(payload=payload, encoding="json", isPayloadNull=False, schemaId=1, size=0)
+        )
+
+    def _parse_category(self, cat) -> str:
+        if pd.isna(cat) or cat == "0": return "unknown"
+        if cat == "S": return "special_offer"
+        try:
+            n = int(cat)
+            return f"category_{n}" if 1 <= n <= 12 else f"brand_{n}"
+        except: return str(cat)
+
+    def stream_clicks(self) -> Generator[InteractionModel, None, None]:
+        with pd.read_csv(self.click_path, names=self.CLICK_COLS, chunksize=self.chunk_size, header=None) as reader:
+            for chunk in reader:
+                for r in chunk.itertuples(index=False):
+                    yield self._make_interaction(
+                        str(r.session_id), r.ts, str(r.item_id),
+                        "view_item_page", self._parse_category(r.category), {}
+                    )
+
+    def stream_buys(self) -> Generator[InteractionModel, None, None]:
+        with pd.read_csv(self.buy_path, names=self.BUY_COLS, chunksize=self.chunk_size, header=None) as reader:
+            for chunk in reader:
+                for r in chunk.itertuples(index=False):
+                    yield self._make_interaction(
+                        str(r.session_id), r.ts, str(r.item_id),
+                        "purchase_complete", "/checkout", {"price": r.price, "quantity": r.quantity}
+                    )
+
+    def stream(self) -> Generator[InteractionModel, None, None]:
+        yield from self.stream_clicks()
+        yield from self.stream_buys()
+
+    def _load_sessions(self, max_sessions: int | None = None) -> dict:
+        sessions = {}
+        for interaction in self.stream():
+            sid = interaction.value.payload.sessionId
+            if sid not in sessions:
+                if max_sessions and len(sessions) >= max_sessions: continue
+                sessions[sid] = []
+            sessions[sid].append(interaction)
+        for sid in sessions: sessions[sid].sort(key=lambda x: x.value.payload.ts)
+        return sessions
+
+    def get_data(self) -> dict:
+        return self.data
+
+    def get_entries(self) -> tuple[list[str], int]:
+        return self.entries, len(self.entries)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    loader = YooChooseLoader(max_sessions=100)
+    views, purchases = 0, 0
+    for sid, evts in loader.get_data().items():
+        for e in evts:
+            if e.value.payload.eventName == "view_item_page": views += 1
+            elif e.value.payload.eventName == "purchase_complete": purchases += 1
+    print(f"Loaded {len(loader.entries)} sessions: {views} view_item_page, {purchases} purchase_complete")

tests/e2e/.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+WEB_URL=http://localhost:3000
+BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5000
+PRICING_PROVIDER_URL=http://localhost:5001
+AIRFLOW_URL=http://localhost:8085
+AIRFLOW_USER=admin
+AIRFLOW_PASS=admin
+HEADLESS=true

tests/e2e/helpers/airflow.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const AIRFLOW_URL = process.env.AIRFLOW_URL || 'http://localhost:8085';
+const AUTH = 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(`${process.env.AIRFLOW_USER || 'admin'}:${process.env.AIRFLOW_PASS || 'admin'}`).toString('base64');
+
+const req = (path: string, opts: any = {}) => {
+  const headers = { Authorization: AUTH, ...opts.headers };
+  return fetch(`${AIRFLOW_URL}${path}`, { ...opts, headers });
+};
+
+export const triggerDag = async (dagId: string, conf = {}) => {
+  const r = await req(`/api/v1/dags/${dagId}/dagRuns`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ conf }),
+  });
+  if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`Trigger DAG failed: ${r.status}`);
+  return (await r.json()).dag_run_id;
+};
+
+export const getDagStatus = async (dagId: string, runId: string) => {
+  const r = await req(`/api/v1/dags/${dagId}/dagRuns/${runId}`);
+  if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`Get status failed: ${r.status}`);
+  return (await r.json()).state;
+};
+
+export const cancelDag = async (dagId: string, runId: string) => {
+  const r = await req(`/api/v1/dags/${dagId}/dagRuns/${runId}`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ state: 'failed' }),
+  });
+  if (!r.ok) console.warn(`Failed to cancel DAG ${runId}: ${r.status}`);
+};
+
+export const waitForDag = async (dagId: string, runId: string, maxMs = 30000, pollMs = 1000) => {
+  const t0 = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - t0 < maxMs) {
+    const state = await getDagStatus(dagId, runId);
+    if (state === 'success') return;
+    if (state === 'failed') throw new Error(`DAG ${runId} failed`);
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, pollMs));
+  }
+  await cancelDag(dagId, runId);
+  throw new Error(`DAG ${runId} timeout`);
+};
+
+export const runDag = async (dagId: string, conf = {}, maxMs = 60000) => {
+  const runId = await triggerDag(dagId, conf);
+  await waitForDag(dagId, runId, maxMs);
+};
+
+export const runSessionPricing = (mode = 'hotel') =>
+  runDag('session_pricing_pipeline', { store_mode: mode, session_limit: 10 }, 90000);
+
+export const runSurgePricing = (mode = 'hotel', highThresh = 10, lowThresh = 2) =>
+  runDag('surge_pricing_pipeline', {
+    store_mode: mode,
+    high_threshold: highThresh,
+    low_threshold: lowThresh,
+    surge_multiplier: 1.2,
+    discount_multiplier: 0.9
+  }, 90000);

tests/e2e/helpers/kafka.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ interface InteractionEvent {
 const dumpKafkaTopic = async (backendUrl: string, topic: string) => {
   const resp = await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/kafka/dump?topic=${topic}`);
   if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`Kafka dump failed: ${resp.status}`);
-  const { messages = [] } = await resp.json();
+  const { data = [] } = await resp.json();
-  return messages as any[];
+  return data as any[];
 };
 
 export const waitForInteractionEvent = async (

tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
   fullyParallel: true,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   retries: 0,
-  workers: 5,
+  workers: 1,
   reporter: 'list',
   use: {
     baseURL: process.env.WEB_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
     trace: 'retain-on-failure',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
   },
-  timeout: 60000,
+  timeout: 180000,
   expect: {
     timeout: 10000,
   },

tests/e2e/scenarios/session-aware.spec.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   addToCart,
 } from '../helpers/interactions';
 import { getSessionEvents } from '../helpers/kafka';
+import { runSessionPricing } from '../helpers/airflow';
 
 test.describe('SessionAwarePricer E2E', () => {
   const STORE_TYPE = 'hotel';
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ test.describe('SessionAwarePricer E2E', () => {
     await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
 
     const productId2 = await humanLikeViewProduct(page, STORE_TYPE);
+
+    await runSessionPricing(STORE_TYPE);
+
     const secondPrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);
     expect(await verifySessionConsistency(page, sessionId)).toBeTruthy();
 
@@ -40,11 +44,13 @@ test.describe('SessionAwarePricer E2E', () => {
     await rapidViewProductViaFlow(page, 8, 100, STORE_TYPE);
     expect(await verifySessionConsistency(page, sessionId)).toBeTruthy();
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(2500);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
 
     const events = await getSessionEvents(backendUrl, sessionId);
     expect(events.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(8);
 
+    await runSessionPricing(STORE_TYPE);
+
     await page.goto(`/products/${productId}`);
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     const agentPrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);
@@ -59,14 +65,12 @@ test.describe('SessionAwarePricer E2E', () => {
     const productId = await viewProductViaFlow(page, STORE_TYPE);
     const baselinePrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);
 
-    const startTime = Date.now();
     await rapidViewProductViaFlow(page, 10, 80, STORE_TYPE);
-    const duration = (Date.now() - startTime) / 1000;
 
-    const eventsPerSec = 10 / duration;
+    const events = await getSessionEvents(backendUrl, sessionId);
-    expect(eventsPerSec).toBeGreaterThan(2.0);
+    expect(events.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+    await runSessionPricing(STORE_TYPE);
 
     await page.goto(`/products/${productId}`);
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
@@ -105,8 +109,11 @@ test.describe('SessionAwarePricer E2E', () => {
 
     await rapidViewProductViaFlow(page, 2, 150, STORE_TYPE);
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
     await humanLikeViewProduct(page, STORE_TYPE);
+
+    await runSessionPricing(STORE_TYPE);
+
     const finalPrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);
 
     expect(Math.abs(finalPrice - baselinePrice) / baselinePrice).toBeLessThan(0.3);

tests/e2e/scenarios/surge-pricing.spec.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   verifySessionConsistency,
 } from '../helpers/interactions';
 import { waitForInteractionEvent, countProductViews } from '../helpers/kafka';
+import { runSurgePricing } from '../helpers/airflow';
 
 test.describe('SimpleSurgePricer E2E', () => {
   const STORE_TYPE = 'hotel';
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ test.describe('SimpleSurgePricer E2E', () => {
 
     await rapidViewProductViaFlow(page, 5, 200, STORE_TYPE);
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
 
     const evt = await waitForInteractionEvent(backendUrl, sessionId, 'view_item_page');
     expect(evt).not.toBeNull();
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ test.describe('SimpleSurgePricer E2E', () => {
     const viewCount = await countProductViews(backendUrl, productId);
     expect(viewCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(5);
 
+    await runSurgePricing(STORE_TYPE, 3, 1);
+
     await page.goto(`/products/${productId}`);
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     const surgedPrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);
@@ -72,7 +75,9 @@ test.describe('SimpleSurgePricer E2E', () => {
 
     await rapidViewProductViaFlow(page, 5, 150, STORE_TYPE);
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    await runSurgePricing(STORE_TYPE, 3, 1);
 
     await page.goto(`/products/${productId}`);
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ test.describe('SimpleSurgePricer E2E', () => {
 
     await page.waitForTimeout(12000);
 
+    await runSurgePricing(STORE_TYPE, 3, 1);
+
     await page.goto(`/products/${productId}`);
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     const decayedPrice = await getPriceFromDOM(page);

web/src/app/api/pricing/route.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
     const providerUrl = process.env.PRICING_PROVIDER_URL || 'http://localhost:5001';
     try {
         const queryParams = new URLSearchParams();
+        // THIS is our entry point into the dynamic pricing where we reference the context of the sesion and experiment and ask for a price to assign to the trajectory which is expressed
+        // The whole pipeline gets triggered from here.
         if (sessionId) queryParams.append('sessionId', sessionId);
         if (experimentId) queryParams.append('experimentId', experimentId);
 
@@ -55,11 +57,11 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
         price = Math.round(randomBase * 100) / 100;
     }
 
-    // log price to kafka for elasticity computation
+    // log price to kafka asynchronously (non-blocking)
     if (sessionId) {
         const backendUrl = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:5000';
-        try {
+        // fire and forget - don't await to avoid blocking response
-            await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/kafka/price-log`, {
+        fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/kafka/price-log`, {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
             body: JSON.stringify({
@@ -70,10 +72,11 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
                 storeMode,
                 ts: timestamp,
             }),
-            });
+        }).catch(err => {
-        } catch (err) {
+            if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
                 console.error('[price-log-error]', err);
             }
+        });
     }
 
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {

web/src/app/cart/page.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export default function CartPage() {
                     {itemCount > 0 && (
                         <button
                             onClick={clearCart}
-                            className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:underline"
+                            className="text-sm hover:underline"
+                            style={{ color: 'var(--accent-warning)' }}
                         >
                             Clear cart
                         </button>
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default function CartPage() {
                 {itemCount === 0 ? (
                     <div className="text-center py-12">
                         <p className="text-gray-500 mb-4">Your cart is empty</p>
-                        <a href="/" className="text-blue-600 hover:underline">Browse our selection</a>
+                        <a href="/" className="hover:underline" style={{ color: 'var(--text-accent)' }}>Browse our selection</a>
                     </div>
                 ) : (
                     <>
@@ -54,15 +55,11 @@ export default function CartPage() {
                                 >
                                     <div className="flex-1">
                                         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
-                                            <span className="px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium rounded bg-blue-100 text-blue-800">
-                                                {item.type}
-                                            </span>
                                             <h3 className="font-semibold">{item.name}</h3>
                                         </div>
 
                                         {item.type === 'hotel' && (
                                             <div className="text-sm text-gray-600">
-                                                <p>{String(item.metadata.roomType)}</p>
                                                 <p>{String(item.metadata.checkIn)} - {String(item.metadata.checkOut)}</p>
                                                 <p>{String(item.metadata.nights)} night{Number(item.metadata.nights) > 1 ? 's' : ''}</p>
                                             </div>
@@ -81,7 +78,8 @@ export default function CartPage() {
                                         <p className="text-xl font-bold mb-2">${item.price}</p>
                                         <button
                                             onClick={() => handleRemove(item.id, item.type)}
-                                            className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:underline"
+                                            className="text-sm hover:underline"
+                                            style={{ color: 'var(--accent-warning)' }}
                                         >
                                             Remove
                                         </button>
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ export default function CartPage() {
                                     dispatchInteraction('checkout_start', undefined, { total, itemCount });
                                     window.location.href = '/checkout';
                                 }}
-                                className="w-full py-3 bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white rounded-lg font-medium transition-colors"
+                                className="btn-primary w-full"
                             >
                                 Proceed to Checkout
                             </button>

web/src/app/globals.css

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   --bg-secondary: #f5f5f5;
   --text-primary: #333333;
   --text-secondary: #666666;
+  --accent-primary: #007aff;
+  --accent-primary-hover: #0051d5;
+  --accent-primary-light: #e6f2ff;
   --spacing-sm: 8px;
   --spacing-md: 16px;
   --spacing-lg: 32px;

web/src/app/layout.tsx

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
 });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "Create Next App",
+  title: "Travel Booking Platform",
-  description: "Generated by create next app",
+  description: "Book flights and hotels with dynamic pricing",
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({

web/src/app/page.tsx

@@ -1,65 +1,5 @@
-import Image from "next/image";
+import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 export default function Home() {
-  return (
+  redirect('/hotel');
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-zinc-50 font-sans dark:bg-black">
-      <main className="flex min-h-screen w-full max-w-3xl flex-col items-center justify-between py-32 px-16 bg-white dark:bg-black sm:items-start">
-        <Image
-          className="dark:invert"
-          src="/next.svg"
-          alt="Next.js logo"
-          width={100}
-          height={20}
-          priority
-        />
-        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-6 text-center sm:items-start sm:text-left">
-          <h1 className="max-w-xs text-3xl font-semibold leading-10 tracking-tight text-black dark:text-zinc-50">
-            To get started, edit the page.tsx file.
-          </h1>
-          <p className="max-w-md text-lg leading-8 text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400">
-            Looking for a starting point or more instructions? Head over to{" "}
-            <a
-              href="https://vercel.com/templates?framework=next.js&utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
-              className="font-medium text-zinc-950 dark:text-zinc-50"
-            >
-              Templates
-            </a>{" "}
-            or the{" "}
-            <a
-              href="https://nextjs.org/learn?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
-              className="font-medium text-zinc-950 dark:text-zinc-50"
-            >
-              Learning
-            </a>{" "}
-            center.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 text-base font-medium sm:flex-row">
-          <a
-            className="flex h-12 w-full items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-foreground px-5 text-background transition-colors hover:bg-[#383838] dark:hover:bg-[#ccc] md:w-[158px]"
-            href="https://vercel.com/new?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            <Image
-              className="dark:invert"
-              src="/vercel.svg"
-              alt="Vercel logomark"
-              width={16}
-              height={16}
-            />
-            Deploy Now
-          </a>
-          <a
-            className="flex h-12 w-full items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid border-black/[.08] px-5 transition-colors hover:border-transparent hover:bg-black/[.04] dark:border-white/[.145] dark:hover:bg-[#1a1a1a] md:w-[158px]"
-            href="https://nextjs.org/docs?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=appdir-template-tw&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            Documentation
-          </a>
-        </div>
-      </main>
-    </div>
-  );
 }

web/src/components/feats/hotel/HotelCard.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { EventName } from '@/lib/events';
 import type { Hotel } from '@/lib/hotel-utils';
+import { getHotelImageUrl } from '@/lib/hotel-utils';
 import { useHoverTracking } from '@/hooks/useHoverTracking';
 import PriceDisplay from '@/components/ui/PriceDisplay';
 
@@ -47,8 +48,6 @@ export default function HotelCard({ hotel }: { hotel: Hotel }) {
         window.location.href = `/hotel/products/${hotel.id}`;
     };
 
-    const imageUrl = `https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551882547-ff40c63fe5fa?w=400&h=300&fit=crop`;
-
     return (
         <div
             className="hotel-card cursor-pointer"
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ export default function HotelCard({ hotel }: { hotel: Hotel }) {
         >
             <div className="hotel-image relative overflow-hidden">
                 <img
-                    src={imageUrl}
+                    src={getHotelImageUrl(hotel.id, { w: 400, h: 300 })}
                     alt={hotel.name}
                     className="w-full h-full object-cover"
                     onError={(e) => {

web/src/components/feats/hotel/HotelDetails.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import type { Hotel } from '@/lib/hotel-utils';
+import { getHotelImageUrl } from '@/lib/hotel-utils';
 import PriceDisplay from '@/components/ui/PriceDisplay';
 
 interface HotelDetailsProps {
@@ -43,13 +44,11 @@ const PriceTotalDisplay = ({ productId, nights }: { productId: string; nights: n
 };
 
 export default function HotelDetails({ product, onAddToCart, addedToCart }: HotelDetailsProps) {
-  const imageUrl = `https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1566073771259-6a8506099945?w=800&h=600&fit=crop`;
-
   return (
     <div className="w-full flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-12 py-8">
       <div className="w-full lg:w-1/2 rounded-lg aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden shrink-0">
         <img
-          src={imageUrl}
+          src={getHotelImageUrl(product.id, { w: 800, h: 600 })}
           alt={product.name}
           className="w-full h-full object-cover"
           onError={(e) => {

web/src/components/ui/Navigation.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const NavLink = ({ href, children }: { href: string; children: React.ReactNode }
       href={href}
       className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md transition-colors ${
         isActive
-          ? 'bg-[var(--accent-primary)] font-semibold'
+          ? 'bg-[var(--accent-primary)] text-white font-semibold'
           : 'hover:bg-[var(--accent-primary-light)] text-[var(--text-primary)]'
       }`}
     >

web/src/lib/airline-utils.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface Flight {
   availability: number;
 }
 
-const EPOCH = new Date(0);
+import { dateToDaysFromToday, dateToIndex, todayIndex } from './date-utils';
 
 export const transformProduct = (p: AirlineProduct): Flight => {
   const { id, flight_type, date_index, metadata, availability } = p;
@@ -52,24 +52,4 @@ export const transformProduct = (p: AirlineProduct): Flight => {
   };
 };
 
-// convert date string to days from today
+export { dateToDaysFromToday, dateToIndex, todayIndex };
-export const dateToDaysFromToday = (dateStr: string): number => {
-  const target = new Date(dateStr);
-  target.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  const today = new Date();
-  today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  return Math.floor((target.getTime() - today.getTime()) / 86400000);
-};
-
-// convert date string to date_index (days since epoch)
-export const dateToIndex = (dateStr: string): number => {
-  const d = new Date(dateStr);
-  return Math.floor((d.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / 86400000);
-};
-
-// get current date_index
-export const todayIndex = (): number => {
-  const now = new Date();
-  now.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  return Math.floor((now.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / 86400000);
-};

web/src/lib/date-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const EPOCH = new Date(0);
+const MS_PER_DAY = 86400000;
+
+export const dateToDaysFromToday = (dateStr: string): number => {
+  const target = new Date(dateStr);
+  target.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  const today = new Date();
+  today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  return Math.floor((target.getTime() - today.getTime()) / MS_PER_DAY);
+};
+
+export const dateToIndex = (dateStr: string): number => {
+  const d = new Date(dateStr);
+  return Math.floor((d.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / MS_PER_DAY);
+};
+
+export const todayIndex = (): number => {
+  const now = new Date();
+  now.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  return Math.floor((now.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / MS_PER_DAY);
+};
+
+export { EPOCH, MS_PER_DAY };

web/src/lib/hotel-utils.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export interface Hotel {
   nights: number;
 }
 
-const EPOCH = new Date(0);
+import { EPOCH, MS_PER_DAY, dateToDaysFromToday, dateToIndex, todayIndex } from './date-utils';
 
 export const transformProduct = (p: HotelProduct): Hotel => {
   const { id, room_type, date_index, metadata } = p;
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ export const transformProduct = (p: HotelProduct): Hotel => {
     // legacy: treat as offset from today
     const today = new Date();
     today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    checkIn = new Date(today.getTime() + date_index * 86400000);
+    checkIn = new Date(today.getTime() + date_index * MS_PER_DAY);
   } else {
     // proper: days since epoch
-    checkIn = new Date(EPOCH.getTime() + date_index * 86400000);
+    checkIn = new Date(EPOCH.getTime() + date_index * MS_PER_DAY);
   }
 
   const nights = 1;
-  const checkOut = new Date(checkIn.getTime() + nights * 86400000);
+  const checkOut = new Date(checkIn.getTime() + nights * MS_PER_DAY);
 
   const formatOpts: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {
     month: 'short',
@@ -65,24 +65,34 @@ export const transformProduct = (p: HotelProduct): Hotel => {
   };
 };
 
-// convert date string to days from today
+const hotelImagePool = [
-export const dateToDaysFromToday = (dateStr: string): number => {
+  'photo-1566073771259-6a8506099945',
-  const target = new Date(dateStr);
+  'photo-1551882547-ff40c63fe5fa',
-  target.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  'photo-1590490360182-c33d57733427',
-  const today = new Date();
+  'photo-1582719478250-c89cae4dc85b',
-  today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  'photo-1596701062351-8c2c14d1fdd0',
-  return Math.floor((target.getTime() - today.getTime()) / 86400000);
+  'photo-1631049307264-da0ec9d70304',
+  'photo-1578683010236-d716f9a3f461',
+  'photo-1540518614846-7eded433c457',
+  'photo-1505693416388-ac5ce068fe85',
+  'photo-1522771739844-6a9f6d5f14af',
+  'photo-1562438668-bcf0ca6578f0',
+  'photo-1595576508898-0ad5c879a061',
+];
+
+const hashString = (s: string): number => {
+  let h = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+    h = ((h << 5) - h) + s.charCodeAt(i);
+    h = h & h;
+  }
+  return Math.abs(h);
 };
 
-// convert date string to date_index (days since epoch)
+export const getHotelImageUrl = (hotelId: string, size: { w: number; h: number } = { w: 400, h: 300 }): string => {
-export const dateToIndex = (dateStr: string): number => {
+  const idx = hashString(hotelId) % hotelImagePool.length;
-  const d = new Date(dateStr);
+  const photoId = hotelImagePool[idx];
-  return Math.floor((d.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / 86400000);
+  return `https://images.unsplash.com/${photoId}?w=${size.w}&h=${size.h}&fit=crop`;
 };
 
-// get current date_index
+export { dateToDaysFromToday, dateToIndex, todayIndex };
-export const todayIndex = (): number => {
-  const now = new Date();
-  now.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  return Math.floor((now.getTime() - EPOCH.getTime()) / 86400000);
-};