feature: drafting studies directory

* chore: refactor date utilities

* feat: improve images of hotel rooms

* fix: adding date utils

.github/workflows/latex.yml

@@ -19,56 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           root_file: main.tex
           working_directory: paper/src
-          args: -pdf -f -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error -outdir=../build
+          args: -pdf -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error -outdir=../build
           pre_compile: bash ../concat_code.sh
       - name: Upload PDF
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: thesis-pdf
           path: paper/build/main.pdf
-
-      - name: Get current date
-        id: date
-        run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Upload to Cloudflare R2
-        env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: ${{ secrets.R2_ENDPOINT }}
-          DATE: ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
-          BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.R2_BUCKET_NAME }}
-        run: |
-          pip install boto3
-          python3 << 'EOF'
-          import boto3
-          import os
-
-          s3 = boto3.client('s3',
-              endpoint_url=os.environ['AWS_ENDPOINT_URL'],
-              aws_access_key_id=os.environ['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'],
-              aws_secret_access_key=os.environ['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY']
-          )
-
-          date = os.environ['DATE']
-          bucket = os.environ['BUCKET_NAME']
-
-          # upload dated version
-          dated_filename = f"thesis-{date}.pdf"
-          s3.upload_file(
-              'paper/build/main.pdf',
-              bucket,
-              dated_filename,
-              ExtraArgs={'ContentType': 'application/pdf'}
-          )
-          print(f"Uploaded {dated_filename}")
-
-          # upload latest version
-          s3.upload_file(
-              'paper/build/main.pdf',
-              bucket,
-              'thesis-latest.pdf',
-              ExtraArgs={'ContentType': 'application/pdf'}
-          )
-          print(f"Uploaded thesis-latest.pdf")
-          EOF

.gitignore

@@ -5,18 +5,22 @@
 **/.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
 experiments/airflow/logs/*
 experiments/airflow/logs/scheduler/
 experiments/airflow/logs/dag_processor_manager/
-experiments/collected_data/*
-
-paper/src/auto/*
-lib/
-docs/goals/*.md
-PHANTOM.wiki/
+experiments/collected_data/
+experiments/agents/collected_data/
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.dot
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.png
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.svg
+sim/rl/behavior_loader/*.pdf
 tests/e2e/node_modules/**
-**/auto/*.el
-*.old
+lab/case/thesis/runs*/
+sim/case/thesis_simplified/runs*/

Makefile

@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@ $(BUILDDIR):
 pdf.build: $(BUILDDIR)
 	@bash paper/concat_code.sh
 	@cd $(SRCDIR) && \
-	$(LATEXMK) -pdf -jobname=$(JOBNAME) -f \
+	$(LATEXMK) -pdf -jobname=$(JOBNAME) \
 		-interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error \
-		-r ../.latexmkrc \
 		-outdir=../$(BUILDDIR) $(TEX)
 
 .PHONY: pdf.watch
 pdf.watch: $(BUILDDIR)
 	@cd $(SRCDIR) && \
-	$(LATEXMK) -pvc -pdf -jobname=$(JOBNAME) -f \
+	$(LATEXMK) -pvc -pdf -jobname=$(JOBNAME) \
 		-interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error \
 		-r ../.latexmkrc \
 		-outdir=../$(BUILDDIR) $(TEX)
@@ -49,8 +48,10 @@ 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
@@ -73,18 +74,6 @@ 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
-wordcount:
-	@echo "Counting words in main text (excluding appendix)..."
-	@texcount -nosub -total -sum -1 \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/01-intro.tex \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/02-literature-review.tex \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/03-methodology.tex \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/04-results.tex \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/05-discussion.tex \
-		$(SRCDIR)/chapters/06-conclusion.tex
-
-
 .PHONY: pdf clean watch run.webapp test count-lines all
 pdf: pdf.build
 clean: pdf.clean

README.md

@@ -3,92 +3,10 @@
 ### PHANTOM
 
 [![Build PDF](https://github.com/velocitatem/PHANTOM/actions/workflows/latex.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/velocitatem/PHANTOM/actions/workflows/latex.yml)
-[![Paper](https://img.shields.io/badge/Paper-PDF-red?logo=adobe-acrobat-reader)](https://pub-d5b94a3c29fd40c6b3881946e463fdb7.r2.dev/thesis-latest.pdf)
 [![TPU Research Cloud](https://img.shields.io/badge/TPU%20Research%20Cloud-TRC%20supported-4285F4?logo=googlecloud&logoColor=white)](https://sites.research.google/trc/faq/)
 [![Vercel Deploy](https://deploy-badge.vercel.app/?url=https://phantom-hotel.vercel.app&name=Hotel)](https://phantom-hotel.vercel.app)
 [![Vercel Deploy](https://deploy-badge.vercel.app/?url=https://phantom-airline.vercel.app&name=Airline)](https://phantom-airline.vercel.app)
 
 
 
-```mermaid
-mindmap
-  PHANTOM((PHANTOM Project))
-    North Star
-      Study how automated actors change markets 
-      Build an experimentation platform for real-world-like commerce 
-      Two-loop learning system
-        Online observation loop 
-        Offline "defense gym" loop 
-    Core Economic Questions
-      Price Discovery
-        How prices respond to demand signals
-        How signal quality changes with bots/agents
-      Demand & Elasticity
-        Shifts in willingness-to-pay
-        Short-run vs long-run elasticity
-      Market Efficiency & Welfare
-        Consumer surplus vs producer surplus
-        Deadweight loss from frictions/manipulation
-      Price Discrimination & Segmentation
-        Behavioral feature-based segmentation
-        Fairness vs profitability tradeoffs
-      Information Asymmetry
-        Agents amplify search and arbitrage
-        Sellers infer more about buyers; buyers infer more about sellers
-      Strategic Interaction
-        Consumers vs firms vs agents
-        Feedback loops: policy ↔ behavior ↔ price
-      Market Power & Competition
-        Algorithmic pricing as competitive tool
-        Risks: tacit coordination / "algorithmic collusion"
-      Externalities
-        Congestion and attention costs
-        Spillovers: one segment’s behavior affects others’ prices
-    System-Level View
-      Participants
-        Humans
-        Agents (automated buyers/actors) 
-        Firms (pricing decision-makers)
-        Platform (measurement + control layer)
-      Markets Simulated
-        Repeated transactions
-        Limited inventory / capacity constraints (conceptually)
-        Time dynamics (learning over time)
-      Interventions
-        Pricing policies
-        Experiment assignment / randomized exposure
-        Agent behavioral policies (task-driven)
-    Measurement & Causal Inference
-      What is observed
-        Actions (search, click, purchase intent)
-        Context (product attributes, time, exposure)
-        Outcomes (conversion, revenue, churn proxies)
-      Identification strategy
-        A/B tests and randomization
-        Counterfactual baselines
-        Robustness checks (offline replay)
-      Key metrics
-        Revenue / profit proxies
-        Conversion & bounce
-        Price volatility / stability
-        Welfare proxies (e.g., dispersion, access)
-    Risk, Governance, and Ethics
-      Manipulation & Integrity
-        Bot-driven demand distortion
-        Measurement contamination
-      Fairness & Transparency
-        Differential pricing concerns
-        Explainability and auditability
-      Safety Constraints
-        Guardrails on price moves
-        Monitoring for runaway feedback loops
-    Outputs
-      Insights
-        When do agents raise/lower prices via behavior shifts?
-        Which market designs are robust to automation?
-      Defenses
-        Agent-aware pricing policies (robust control)
-        Detection + mitigation strategies (feature-level separability)
-      Platform Value
-        Reusable testbed for market + AI-agent research
-```
+

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 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:
-        # product not in pre-computed prices, fallback to base
-        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])
+    if prices_df is not None:
+        product_price_row = prices_df[prices_df['productId'] == productId]
+        if not product_price_row.empty:
+            optimal_price = float(product_price_row['optimal_price'].iloc[0])
+            return PriceResponse(
+                productId=productId,
+                price=optimal_price,
+                base_price=base_price,
+                markup=optimal_price/base_price,
+                elasticity=None,
+                model_version='surge'
+            )
 
+    # PRIORITY 3: fallback to base price
     return PriceResponse(
         productId=productId,
-        price=optimal_price,
+        price=base_price,
         base_price=base_price,
-        markup=optimal_price/base_price,
-        elasticity=product_elasticity
+        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

docs/goals/goals.csv

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-store_mode,task_name,task_description,definition_of_done
-airline,The Indecisive Executive (SEA-LAX),"You are traveling SEA to LAX for business. You prefer Business Class for the comfort, but you need to justify the expense to your company. 1) Find the Business Class option and check its price. 2) Compare it against the Economy option on the same route to see how much money you are saving or spending. 3) Spend some time weighing the pros and cons of the ""Flexible"" fare rule vs the standard one. 4) Ultimately, decide that your comfort is worth it and book the Business Class ticket.","Booking for SEA-LAX Business Class is completed."
-airline,The Cross-Country Splurge (LAX-JFK),"You are flying LAX to JFK and want to treat yourself to First Class, but only if it's the right flight. 1) Find the First Class option. 2) thoroughly check the details (duration, arrival time). 3) Compare it with the Business Class option if available, or just look at other departure times to ensure this is the best schedule. 4) After confirming this is the absolute best option, proceed to book First Class.","Booking for LAX-JFK First Class is completed."
-airline,The Budget Student (DFW-ORD),"You are a broke student flying DFW to ORD. You have a budget of roughly $200. 1) Find the cheapest Economy flight. 2) Before booking, frantically check if there are any other flights or if the ""Premium"" economy is somehow cheaper (it won't be, but you should check). 3) Hesitate for a moment to consider if you should just drive instead. 4) Resign yourself to the flight and book the Economy ticket.","Booking for DFW-ORD Economy Class is completed."
-airline,The Quick Hop Commuter (LAX-SFO),"You need to get from LAX to SFO as fast as possible. Price is secondary to speed. 1) Search for flights and identify the one with the shortest duration (1h 30m). 2) Click into the details to verify the arrival time fits your schedule. 3) briefly explore if there's a Business Class upgrade available for this short flight. 4) Decide to stick with Economy since it's such a short trip and book it.","Booking for LAX-SFO is completed."
-airline,The Status Chaser (SFO-SEA),"You are trying to earn airline points and need a ""Premium"" class ticket specifically. 1) Search SFO to SEA. 2) Filter or look for the Premium Economy option. 3) Compare the price gap between Premium and Standard Economy. 4) Browse the details to see if the ""Premium"" fare includes better baggage allowance. 5) Conclude it's worth the points and book the Premium seat.","Booking for SFO-SEA Premium Economy is completed."
-airline,The Family Reunion (MIA-ATL),"You are booking for a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) flying MIA to ATL. 1) Search for 4 passengers. 2) You prefer Premium, but if the total is too high, you might settle for Economy. 3) Add Premium to your cart, look at the total, and hesitate. 4) Go back and check the Economy price for 4 people. 5) Decide to treat your family and go back to book the Premium option.","Booking for MIA-ATL (Premium) is completed."
-airline,The Red Eye Skeptic (LAX-JFK),"You need to fly LAX to JFK but hate late arrivals. 1) Search for the flight and check the arrival time of the First Class option. 2) It arrives early morning (02:15), which worries you. 3) Spend some time looking for other flight options on different days to see if there's a better schedule. 4) Realize this is the only direct option that works and proceed to book it despite the time.","Booking for LAX-JFK is completed."
-airline,The Refundable Requirement (ATL-DFW),"Your meeting in Dallas might get cancelled, so you strictly need a ""Refundable"" ticket. 1) Search ATL to DFW. 2) Find the First Class option and verify it lists ""Refundable"". 3) Check the Economy option to see if it is also refundable (it might not be). 4) Weigh the cost difference. 5) Choose the First Class Refundable option for peace of mind.","Booking for ATL-DFW First Class is completed."
-airline,The Hub Connector (ORD-MIA),"You are flying ORD to MIA to catch a cruise. You cannot be late. 1) Search for the flight. 2) Verify the ""stops"" is 0 (Direct). 3) Click into details to check the duration. 4) Worry that 3h 30m might be too long in Economy. 5) Look for a Business class option. 6) Decide to save money for the cruise and book Economy.","Booking for ORD-MIA Economy is completed."
-airline,The West Coast Hopper (SEA-LAX Business),"You fly this route often and usually pay around $700. 1) Search SEA to LAX. 2) Find the Business Class ticket. 3) Check if the price is near your usual $720 or if it's surged. 4) If it looks expensive, browse other dates to compare. 5) Return to your original desired date and book the Business Class seat.","Booking for SEA-LAX Business is completed."
-hotel,The Honeymoon Suite (Presidential),"It is your honeymoon. You want the best room available, specifically one with a ""jacuzzi"". 1) Search for a room for 2 people. 2) Identify the ""Presidential Suite"". 3) Click details to confirm the amenities include a jacuzzi. 4) Browse the ""Executive Suite"" just to see what you are upgrading from. 5) Go back to the Presidential Suite, confirm it's the one you want, and book it.","Booking for the Presidential Suite is completed."
-hotel,The Digital Nomad (Executive),"You are working remotely and strictly need a ""workspace"". 1) Search for a room. 2) Check the ""Executive Suite"" details for a workspace. 3) Check the ""Deluxe Room"" to see if it also has a workspace and is cheaper. 4) Compare the images (if available) or amenity lists of both. 5) Decide the Executive Suite looks more comfortable for a week of work and book it.","Booking for the Executive Suite is completed."
-hotel,The Safety First (Superior),"You are traveling with valuables and need a ""safe"" in the room. 1) Search for a room. 2) Look at the ""Standard Room"" amenities. Does it have a safe? 3) Look at the ""Superior Room"". Verify it has a safe. 4) Compare the price difference. Is safety worth the extra cost? 5) Decide it is, and book the Superior Room.","Booking for the Superior Room is completed."
-hotel,The Bachelor Party (Max Occupancy),"You are booking for 4 guys. You want everyone in one room if possible. 1) Search for 4 adults. 2) Find the room that fits 4 people (Presidential). 3) It looks expensive. Go back and search for 2 adults to see the price of a ""Standard Room"". 4) Calculate if booking two Standard Rooms is cheaper than one Presidential. 5) Decide it's too much hassle to manage two bookings and book the Presidential Suite.","Booking for the Presidential Suite is completed."
-hotel,The Budget Refundable (Junior),"You want a cheap room but your dates might change, so it MUST be refundable. 1) Search for a room. 2) Sort by price or find the cheapest options. 3) Check the ""Standard"" and ""Superior"" rooms. Notice they are likely Non-Refundable. 4) Find the ""Junior Suite"" which is Refundable. 5) Grumble about the price difference but book the Junior Suite because you need the flexibility.","Booking for the Junior Suite is completed."
-hotel,The View Hunter (Executive),"You want a room with a ""city_view"" or balcony. 1) Search for a room. 2) Check the amenities of the ""Deluxe Room"". 3) Check the amenities of the ""Executive Suite"". 4) Compare the prices. 5) Decide to treat yourself to the Executive Suite for the better view/balcony and book it.","Booking for the Executive Suite is completed."
-hotel,The Just-A-Bed (Standard),"You just need a place to crash. Lowest price wins. 1) Search for a room. 2) Identify the absolute cheapest option (Standard Room). 3) Click details just to make sure it has ""wifi"". 4) Briefly glance at the ""Superior Room"" to see if the upgrade is <$10. 5) If not, go back and book the Standard Room immediately.","Booking for the Standard Room is completed."
-hotel,The Family Vacation (Deluxe),"You are traveling with a child. You need a room that isn't too cramped but not a suite. 1) Search for 2 adults, 1 child. 2) Look at the ""Deluxe Room"". 3) Check the amenities for ""coffee_maker"" (parents need coffee). 4) Compare it with the ""Junior Suite"". 5) Decide the Deluxe Room is sufficient value and book it.","Booking for the Deluxe Room is completed."
-hotel,The Long Stay (Junior),"You are staying for 7 nights. You want something nicer than a standard room but affordable. 1) Search for a room. 2) Look at the ""Junior Suite"". 3) Check the amenities for a ""mini_fridge"" or similar. 4) Compare the total cost for 7 nights against your budget. 5) Hesitate and look at the ""Standard Room"" price. 6) Decide the extra space of the Junior Suite is worth it for a long stay and book it.","Booking for the Junior Suite is completed."
-hotel,The Last Minute Panic (Superior),"It's late and you need a room for tonight. 1) Search for a room for 1 person. 2) You recognize the ""Superior Room"" brand. 3) Click it. 4) Quickly verify check-in times or details. 5) Don't overthink it—book the Superior Room as fast as possible.","Booking for the Superior Room is completed."

docs/index.html

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <meta name="citation_author" content="Rösel, Daniel">
   <meta name="citation_publication_date" content="2025">
   <meta name="citation_conference_title" content="IE University Bachelor's Thesis">
-  <meta name="citation_pdf_url" content="https://pub-d5b94a3c29fd40c6b3881946e463fdb7.r2.dev/thesis-latest.pdf">
+  <meta name="citation_pdf_url" content="TODO">
 
   <!-- Additional SEO -->
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563eb">
@@ -233,13 +233,14 @@
 
                   <div class="is-size-5 publication-authors">
                     <span class="author-block">IE University<br>Bachelor's Thesis 2025</span>
-                    <span class="eql-cntrb"><small><br>Advisor: Alberto Martín Izquierdo</small></span>
+                    <span class="eql-cntrb"><small><br>Advisor: <a href="SECOND AUTHOR PERSONAL LINK" target="_blank">Alberto Martín Izquierdo</a></small></span>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="column has-text-centered">
                     <div class="publication-links">
+                         <!-- TODO: Update with your arXiv paper ID -->
                       <span class="link-block">
-                        <a href="https://pub-d5b94a3c29fd40c6b3881946e463fdb7.r2.dev/thesis-latest.pdf" target="_blank"
+                        <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/<ARXIV PAPER ID>.pdf" target="_blank"
                         class="external-link button is-normal is-rounded is-dark">
                         <span class="icon">
                           <i class="fas fa-file-pdf"></i>
@@ -314,10 +315,7 @@
         <h2 class="title is-3">Abstract</h2>
         <div class="content has-text-justified">
           <p>
-            This research establishes the following contributions: definition and formalization of non-human transactors in e-commerce platforms, development of a testing-ground for capturing the behavioral essence of these transactors across a large variety of digital systems, construction of a discriminative model to prove separability as a strong learner for downstream mitigation of contamination by non-human entities, translation of such learned separability into existing dynamic pricing machine learning loops, and establishment of a high-level KPI-affecting causal effect and cost-saving framework for the future of internet commerce in the presence of such non-human learners.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            This work develops behavioral signature models using recommendation system techniques to profile session-level interaction, temporal engagement, and cross-session correlation. The AI Agent market is forecasted to grow from around USD 5-8 billion in 2025 to USD 42-52 billion by 2030, raising the question of how these systems should be designed for future robustness and how to maintain a competitive edge in the analytical components of e-commerce platforms.
+            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 behaviour 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.
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -435,7 +433,8 @@
     <div class="container">
       <h2 class="title">Poster</h2>
 
-      <iframe  src="https://pub-d5b94a3c29fd40c6b3881946e463fdb7.r2.dev/thesis-latest.pdf" width="100%" height="550">
+      <!-- TODO: Replace with your poster PDF -->
+      <iframe  src="static/pdfs/sample.pdf" width="100%" height="550">
           </iframe>
 
       </div>

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(100, True), sample_n(100, 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,
+        "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),
-        low_threshold=dag_conf.get('low_threshold', 2),
-        surge_multiplier=dag_conf.get('surge_multiplier', 1.2),
-        discount_multiplier=dag_conf.get('discount_multiplier', 0.9)
+        high_threshold=high_thresh,
+        low_threshold=low_thresh,
+        surge_multiplier=surge_mult,
+        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
+from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Dict, List
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-import xgboost as xgb
-import lightgbm as lgb
+from collections import defaultdict
 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):
-    """Base class for tree-based agent detection classifiers with common logic"""
+class WeakClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin, ABC):
+    # 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,
-                 early_stopping_rounds: int = 20):
-        self.context = context
+
+class TrajectoryEncoder(nn.Module):
+    """Encode variable-length event sequences to fixed-dim embedding via bidirectional LSTM"""
+    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.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)
+        self.model = None
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
 
+    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):
-        return self.model_.predict(self._to_array(X))
+    def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict(X)
 
-    def predict_proba(self, X):
-        return self.model_.predict_proba(self._to_array(X))
-
-    @property
-    def feature_importances_(self):
-        return self.model_.feature_importances_ if self.model_ else None
+    def predict_proba(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict_proba(X)
 
 
-class XGBoostAgentClassifier(BaseAgentClassifier):
-    """XGBoost binary classifier for agent detection with class imbalance handling"""
+class LightGBMAgentClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin):
+    """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):
-        return xgb.XGBClassifier(
-            n_estimators=self.n_estimators,
-            max_depth=self.max_depth,
-            learning_rate=self.learning_rate,
-            scale_pos_weight=scale_pos,
-            eval_metric='auc',
-            early_stopping_rounds=self.early_stopping_rounds,
-            random_state=42,
-            tree_method='hist',
-            enable_categorical=False
-        )
+    def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, y: np.ndarray):
+        try:
+            import lightgbm as lgb
+            self.model = lgb.LGBMClassifier(n_estimators=self.n_estimators, max_depth=self.max_depth,
+                                            learning_rate=self.learning_rate, verbose=-1, **self.kwargs)
+            self.model.fit(X, y)
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("lightgbm required for LightGBMAgentClassifier")
+        return self
 
-    def _fit_with_eval(self, X_arr, y_arr, eval_arr):
-        self.model_.fit(X_arr, y_arr, eval_set=eval_arr, verbose=False)
+    def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict(X)
 
-
-class LightGBMAgentClassifier(BaseAgentClassifier):
-    """LightGBM binary classifier for agent detection with class imbalance handling"""
-
-    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)]
-        )
+    def predict_proba(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        if self.model is None:
+            raise ValueError("fit the model first")
+        return self.model.predict_proba(X)

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 +1,113 @@
+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:
-            state_space: StateSpace object containing Q_t, P_t, S_t, H_t
-
+    @abstractmethod
+    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.prices: current prices (fallback if base_prices not set)
+        state_space.demand: demand proxy per product (from session features)
+        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 = self.demand_history if self.demand_history is not None else np.zeros_like(current_prices)
-        new_prices = current_prices.copy()
+        demand = np.asarray(state_space.demand) if state_space and hasattr(state_space, 'demand') else np.array([0])
+        base = np.asarray(state_space.prices) if state_space and hasattr(state_space, 'prices') else self.base_prices
 
+        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:

lab/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# MOS (Money Operating System)
+
+Research-grade quote-control simulator for studying dynamic pricing and market making policies.
+The system models pricing as a closed loop of **Quote → Arrival → Execution → Position**, enabling
+controlled experimentation with demand models, inventory constraints, and reward shaping.
+
+## Core Loop
+
+1. **Quote** – the policy posts prices (one-sided or two-sided depending on the mechanism).
+2. **Arrival** – a population model generates purchase opportunities or market orders.
+3. **Execution** – an execution model decides whether an arrival converts at the quoted price.
+4. **Position** – inventory/position limits censor fills and generate holding/shortage costs.
+5. **Observation & Reward** – censored fills and aggregate metrics are exposed to the agent, while
+   objectives turn metrics into a scalar reward.
+
+Each stage is pluggable via light-weight protocols so you can swap in alternative mechanisms,
+demand models, or objectives without rewriting the rest of the simulator.
+
+## Package Layout
+
+| Module            | Purpose |
+|-------------------|---------|
+| `lab.outlet`      | Core simulation engine, domain types, pricing mechanisms, objectives. |
+| `lab.population`  | Demand arrival models, execution probability models, competitor/market dynamics. |
+| `lab.experiments` | Rollout utilities, baseline policies, and off-policy evaluation helpers. |
+| `lab.config`      | Convenience factories for preconfigured retail and market-making environments. |
+
+## Preconfigured Scenarios
+
+### Retail Dynamic Pricing
+- Mechanism: posted prices with margin and delta constraints.
+- Arrivals: browsing sessions with contamination support (scrapers).
+- Execution: elasticity model with competitor cross-effects.
+- Position: inventory tracking with holding and shortage costs.
+- Market: reactive competitor that can trigger price wars.
+- Objective: PnL minus volatility, holding cost, and lost opportunity penalties.
+
+```python
+from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+from lab.experiments import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+
+platform = make_retail_platform()
+policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps=100)
+print(result.total_pnl)
+```
+
+### Market Making
+- Mechanism: two-sided quoting with bid/ask spreads.
+- Arrivals: Hawkes order flow for clustered demand.
+- Execution: Avellaneda–Stoikov style intensity model.
+- Position: inventory risk limits and quadratic penalty objective.
+- Market: geometric Brownian motion mid-price process.
+- Objective: PnL plus spread capture minus inventory risk.
+
+```python
+from lab.config import make_market_making_platform
+from lab.experiments import rollout
+
+platform = make_market_making_platform()
+mm_policy = lambda obs, t: (platform.instruments.refs, 1.0)
+result = rollout(platform, mm_policy, n_steps=200, seed=42)
+print(result.total_pnl)
+```
+
+## Extending the Simulator
+
+- Implement `lab.outlet.protocols.Mechanism` or `ArrivalModel` to introduce new pricing
+domains or demand processes.
+- Compose objectives with `lab.outlet.objectives.factory.make_composite` to study alternate
+reward formulations.
+- Use `lab.experiments.compare_policies` to benchmark candidate policies across multiple
+random seeds.
+
+Comprehensive API documentation lives in `lab/docs` (build with `make html`).

lab/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+Quote-Control Simulator: Research-grade platform for dynamic pricing and market making
+
+The platform abstracts pricing as: Quote -> Arrival -> Execution -> Position
+Supports multiple mechanisms:
+  - PostedPrice: retail dynamic pricing
+  - TwoSided: market making with bid-ask spreads
+  - Auction: reserve/shading for auction settings
+
+Example usage:
+    from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+    from lab.experiments import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+
+    platform = make_retail_platform()
+    policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+    result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps=100)
+    print(f"Total PnL: {result.total_pnl:.2f}")
+"""
+
+from .config import make_retail_platform, make_market_making_platform, RetailConfig, MarketMakingConfig
+from .outlet import Platform, PlatformConfig, Quote, Observation, StepResult
+
+__all__ = [
+    'make_retail_platform', 'make_market_making_platform',
+    'RetailConfig', 'MarketMakingConfig',
+    'Platform', 'PlatformConfig', 'Quote', 'Observation', 'StepResult',
+]

lab/case/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""
+Case studies implementing specific research scenarios.
+
+Available cases:
+- thesis: PHANTOM thesis implementation with contaminated demand and DR-RL
+"""

lab/case/thesis/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+Thesis-specific implementation of the PHANTOM pricing defense framework.
+
+This module implements the mathematical models from the thesis:
+- ContaminatedArrivalModel: Mixture demand Q(p) = (1-α)d_H + αd_A (Eq 3)
+- HybridExecutionModel: Divergent H/A behavior with separability (Section 2.1)
+- RobustStackelbergObjective: Maximin objective with COI penalty (Eq 23)
+- COIMetrics: Cost of Information tracking (Definition 1)
+
+The platform configuration creates a research environment that directly
+maps to the thesis mathematical framework for DR-RL experiments.
+"""
+from .arrivals import ContaminatedArrivalModel, ContaminatedArrivalConfig
+from .execution import HybridExecutionModel, HybridExecutionConfig
+from .objectives import RobustStackelbergObjective, COIObjective
+from .platform import make_thesis_platform, ThesisConfig
+from .metrics import COIMetrics, compute_coi, compute_separability
+
+__all__ = [
+    'ContaminatedArrivalModel', 'ContaminatedArrivalConfig',
+    'HybridExecutionModel', 'HybridExecutionConfig',
+    'RobustStackelbergObjective', 'COIObjective',
+    'make_thesis_platform', 'ThesisConfig',
+    'COIMetrics', 'compute_coi', 'compute_separability',
+]

lab/case/thesis/arrivals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+"""Contaminated arrivals using learned MDP kernels from behavior_loader.
+
+Implements thesis demand model (Section 3.1):
+- Aggregate demand Q(p) = (1-α)E[d(p;θ_H)] + αE[d(p;θ_A)] + ε_t  (Eq 3)
+- Demand proxy q̂_{t,i} = Σ_s Σ_k ω(a_{s,k}) · 1[i_{s,k} = i]     (Eq 2)
+- Per-session separability via KL divergence Δ_H, Δ_A              (Eq 20-21)
+
+The arrival model samples sessions from a mixture of human/agent behavioral profiles,
+each session produces a trajectory τ_s and associated demand computation q(τ').
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Optional
+import numpy as np
+from ...outlet.types import Opportunity, InstrumentSet, MarketState, HiddenState
+from ...outlet.constants import Side, OpportunityType
+from ...outlet.math_util import poisson_arrivals
+
+try:
+    import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent))
+    from sim.rl.behavior_loader.models import (
+        BehaviorModel, AgentBehaviorModel, aggregate_event_transitions, kl_divergence
+    )
+    REAL_MDP = True
+except ImportError:
+    REAL_MDP = False
+    kl_divergence = None
+
+EVENT_PAGE = {"session_start": "/", "view_item_page": "/products", "learn_more_about_item": "/products/details",
+              "add_item_to_cart": "/cart", "purchase_complete": "/checkout", "session_end": "/checkout/success"}
+EVENT_CANON = {"page_view": "session_start", "hover_over_paragraph": "view_item_page", "hover_over_title": "view_item_page",
+               "view_item_page": "view_item_page", "learn_more_about_item": "learn_more_about_item",
+               "add_item_to_cart": "add_item_to_cart", "checkout_start": "purchase_complete", "remove_item": "view_item_page"}
+
+# action space partition A = A_nav ∪ A_cart ∪ A_filter ∪ A_dwell with signal weights ω (Table 1)
+ACTION_WEIGHTS: Dict[str, float] = {
+    "add_item_to_cart": 0.8, "remove_item": 0.6, "checkout_start": 0.9, "purchase_complete": 1.0,  # A_cart
+    "hover_over_title": 0.3, "hover_over_paragraph": 0.35, "hover_over_link": 0.25,               # A_dwell
+    "page_view": 0.1, "session_start": 0.05, "view_item_page": 0.15, "learn_more_about_item": 0.2, # A_nav
+    "search": 0.05, "filter_date": 0.05, "filter_price": 0.08, "sort": 0.03, "session_end": 0.0,   # A_filter
+}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SessionDemand:
+    """Per-session demand computation per thesis formulation (Section 3.1).
+
+    Each session s ∈ S produces trajectory τ_s and demand proxy q̂. The platform uses
+    divergence signals Δ_H, Δ_A to estimate per-session contamination α̂(τ').
+    """
+    session_id: str
+    q: Dict[int, float]               # q̂_i demand proxy per product (Eq 2)
+    trajectory: List[Dict]            # τ_s = (e_{s,1}, ..., e_{s,L_s})
+    delta_h: float = 0.0              # D_KL(T̂' || T̄_H) (Eq 20)
+    delta_a: float = 0.0              # D_KL(T̂' || T̄_A) (Eq 21)
+    alpha_hat: float = 0.0            # per-session contamination estimate
+    actor_class: str = "H"            # ground truth Y_s ∈ {H, A}
+    theta: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+def compute_demand_proxy(events: List[Dict], n_products: int) -> Dict[int, float]:
+    """Compute q̂_{t,i} = Σ_k ω(a_{s,k}) · 1[i_{s,k} = i] per Eq 2."""
+    q = {i: 0.0 for i in range(n_products)}
+    for e in events:
+        action, pidx = e.get("eventName", ""), e.get("product_idx")
+        if pidx is not None and 0 <= pidx < n_products:
+            q[pidx] += ACTION_WEIGHTS.get(action, 0.1)
+    return q
+
+
+def compute_session_divergence(events: List[Dict], ref_h: Dict, ref_a: Dict) -> Tuple[float, float]:
+    """Compute Δ_H, Δ_A divergence signals from trajectory (Eq 20-21)."""
+    if not events or kl_divergence is None:
+        return 0.0, 0.0
+    # build empirical transition kernel from trajectory
+    trans: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]] = {}
+    prev = "session_start"
+    for e in events:
+        curr = e.get("eventName", "session_end")
+        trans.setdefault(prev, {})
+        trans[prev][curr] = trans[prev].get(curr, 0) + 1
+        prev = curr
+    # normalize to probabilities
+    kernel = {}
+    for s, dests in trans.items():
+        total = sum(dests.values())
+        kernel[s] = {d: c / total for d, c in dests.items()} if total > 0 else {}
+    # aggregate to event-level and compute KL divergence against reference kernels
+    delta_h = sum(kl_divergence(kernel.get(s, {}), ref_h.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / max(len(kernel), 1)
+    delta_a = sum(kl_divergence(kernel.get(s, {}), ref_a.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / max(len(kernel), 1)
+    return delta_h, delta_a
+
+def _canonicalize(raw: Dict) -> Dict:
+    out = {}
+    for src, dsts in raw.items():
+        sc = EVENT_CANON.get(src, src)
+        out.setdefault(sc, {})
+        for dst, p in dsts.items():
+            dc = EVENT_CANON.get(dst, dst)
+            out[sc][dc] = out[sc].get(dc, 0.0) + p
+    return {s: {k: v/sum(d.values()) for k, v in d.items()} for s, d in out.items() if sum(d.values()) > 0}
+
+
+class BehavioralProfile:
+    """Markov profile from learned MDP kernels (Section 3.5.2).
+
+    Transition kernel T̂_Y estimated via MLE: P̂(s'|s) = N(s,s') / Σ_k N(s,k) (Eq 19)
+    """
+    STATES = ["session_start", "view_item_page", "learn_more_about_item", "add_item_to_cart", "purchase_complete", "session_end"]
+    # fallback kernels T̄_H, T̄_A when real data unavailable
+    FALLBACK_H = {"session_start": {"view_item_page": 0.85, "session_end": 0.15},
+                  "view_item_page": {"learn_more_about_item": 0.4, "add_item_to_cart": 0.3, "view_item_page": 0.2, "session_end": 0.1},
+                  "learn_more_about_item": {"add_item_to_cart": 0.5, "view_item_page": 0.3, "session_end": 0.2},
+                  "add_item_to_cart": {"purchase_complete": 0.6, "view_item_page": 0.25, "session_end": 0.15},
+                  "purchase_complete": {"session_end": 1.0}}
+    FALLBACK_A = {"session_start": {"view_item_page": 0.95, "session_end": 0.05},
+                  "view_item_page": {"learn_more_about_item": 0.6, "view_item_page": 0.25, "add_item_to_cart": 0.1, "session_end": 0.05},
+                  "learn_more_about_item": {"view_item_page": 0.5, "add_item_to_cart": 0.15, "learn_more_about_item": 0.3, "session_end": 0.05},
+                  "add_item_to_cart": {"view_item_page": 0.4, "purchase_complete": 0.2, "session_end": 0.4},
+                  "purchase_complete": {"session_end": 1.0}}
+
+    def __init__(self, actor: str, pprobs: np.ndarray, data_dir: str = ""):
+        self.actor, self.pprobs = actor, np.clip(pprobs, 0.0, 0.95)
+        self.trans = self._load(data_dir)  # T̂_Y transition kernel
+        self._ensure_terminal()
+        self.dwell = {s: (1.2, 0.5) if actor == "agents" else (2.0, 1.2) for s in self.STATES}
+
+    def _load(self, data_dir: str) -> Dict:
+        if not REAL_MDP or not data_dir:
+            print("using fallback")
+            return dict(self.FALLBACK_A if self.actor == "agents" else self.FALLBACK_H)
+        try:
+            mdp = (AgentBehaviorModel if self.actor == "agents" else BehaviorModel)(data_dir).build_MDP()
+            raw = aggregate_event_transitions(mdp) if mdp.get("transitions") else {}
+            return _canonicalize(raw) if raw else dict(self.FALLBACK_A if self.actor == "agents" else self.FALLBACK_H)
+        except Exception:
+            print("using fallback")
+            return dict(self.FALLBACK_A if self.actor == "agents" else self.FALLBACK_H)
+
+    def _ensure_terminal(self):
+        self.trans.setdefault("purchase_complete", {})["session_end"] = self.trans.get("purchase_complete", {}).get("session_end", 1.0)
+        self.trans.setdefault("session_start", {"view_item_page": 0.7, "learn_more_about_item": 0.2, "session_end": 0.1})
+
+    def _tprobs(self, state: str, pidx: int) -> Dict[str, float]:
+        probs = dict(self.trans.get(state, {"session_end": 1.0}))
+        if state == "add_item_to_cart":
+            base = probs.get("purchase_complete", 0.0)
+            df = float(self.pprobs[pidx]) * (0.3 if self.actor == "agents" else 1.0)
+            adj = np.clip(base * 0.5 + df * 0.5, 0.0, 0.95)
+            rem = max(1e-6, 1.0 - adj)
+            other = sum(v for k, v in probs.items() if k != "purchase_complete")
+            probs = {k: (adj if k == "purchase_complete" else v * rem / max(other, 1e-6)) for k, v in probs.items()}
+        total = sum(probs.values())
+        return {k: v/total for k, v in probs.items()} if total > 0 else {"session_end": 1.0}
+
+    def sample(self, rng: np.random.Generator, sid: str, prices: np.ndarray, costs: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[List[Dict], List[SimpleNamespace]]:
+        events, fevts = [], []
+        state, t, pidx = "session_start", 0.0, int(rng.integers(0, len(prices)))
+        cost, cprice = float(costs[pidx]), max(float(prices[pidx]), float(costs[pidx]) * 1.05)
+
+        while state != "session_end" and len(events) < 40:
+            if state != "session_start":
+                row = {"session_id": sid, "actor": "agent" if self.actor == "agents" else "human",
+                       "eventName": state, "product_idx": pidx, "productId": f"product-{pidx:04d}",
+                       "price_offered": cprice, "price_paid": 0.0, "page": EVENT_PAGE.get(state, "/"),
+                       "ts": t, "unit_cost": cost, "base_price": float(prices[pidx])}
+                if state == "purchase_complete":
+                    row["price_paid"] = max(cprice * (1.0 + rng.normal(0.0, 0.015)), cost)
+                events.append(row)
+                fevts.append(SimpleNamespace(eventName=state, page=row["page"], productId=row["productId"], ts=t))
+
+            probs = self._tprobs(state, pidx)
+            state = rng.choice(list(probs.keys()), p=list(probs.values()))
+            sh, sc = self.dwell.get(state, (2.0, 1.0))
+            t += max(0.3, rng.gamma(shape=sh, scale=sc))
+        return events, fevts
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ContaminatedArrivalConfig:
+    base_rate: float = 20.0
+    alpha_contamination: float = 0.2
+    alpha_drift: float = 0.0
+    alpha_bounds: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.5)
+    human_views_range: tuple[int, int] = (1, 4)
+    agent_views_range: tuple[int, int] = (3, 10)
+    agent_systematic: bool = True
+    use_real_behavior: bool = True
+    human_data_dir: str = ""
+    agent_data_dir: str = ""
+
+
+class ContaminatedArrivalModel:
+    """Mixture model Q(p) = (1-α)E[d(p;θ_H)] + αE[d(p;θ_A)] + ε_t (Eq 3).
+
+    Samples sessions from human/agent behavioral profiles, computes per-session
+    demand proxy q̂ and divergence signals Δ_H, Δ_A for separability.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: ContaminatedArrivalConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or ContaminatedArrivalConfig()
+        self._alpha = self.cfg.alpha_contamination
+        self._scount = 0
+        self._profiles: Dict[str, BehavioralProfile] = {}
+        self._ref_kernels: Dict[str, Dict] = {}  # T̄_H, T̄_A reference kernels
+        self._session_demands: List[SessionDemand] = []  # collected session demands
+
+    @property
+    def alpha(self) -> float:
+        return self._alpha
+
+    def _profile(self, actor: str, pprobs: np.ndarray) -> BehavioralProfile:
+        key = actor
+        if key not in self._profiles:
+            ddir = self.cfg.agent_data_dir if actor == "agents" else self.cfg.human_data_dir
+            if not ddir and self.cfg.use_real_behavior:
+                base = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / "experiments"
+                ddir = str(base / ("agents/collected_data" if actor == "agents" else "collected_data"))
+            profile = BehavioralProfile(actor, pprobs, ddir if self.cfg.use_real_behavior else "")
+            self._profiles[key] = profile
+            self._ref_kernels[key] = profile.trans  # cache T̄_Y for divergence
+        return self._profiles[key]
+
+    def get_ref_kernels(self) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
+        """Return reference transition kernels T̄_H, T̄_A for divergence computation."""
+        return (self._ref_kernels.get("humans", BehavioralProfile.FALLBACK_H),
+                self._ref_kernels.get("agents", BehavioralProfile.FALLBACK_A))
+
+    def get_session_demands(self) -> List[SessionDemand]:
+        """Return collected session demands for downstream analysis."""
+        return self._session_demands
+
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState, rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        """Sample arrivals as per Eq 3: mixture of human/agent demand distributions.
+
+        For each session s, computes:
+        - Trajectory τ_s from behavioral profile sampling
+        - Demand proxy q̂ via weighted action aggregation (Eq 2)
+        - Divergence signals Δ_H, Δ_A for separability (Eq 20-21)
+        - Per-session contamination estimate α̂(τ')
+        """
+        cfg = self.cfg
+        if cfg.alpha_drift != 0:
+            self._alpha = np.clip(self._alpha + cfg.alpha_drift * rng.normal(), *cfg.alpha_bounds)
+        hidden.contamination = self._alpha
+
+        n_sess = poisson_arrivals(cfg.base_rate * hidden.true_demand_intensity, dt, rng)
+        prices, costs = instruments.refs, instruments.costs
+        margin = np.clip((prices - costs) / np.maximum(costs, 1e-3), -0.9, 2.0)
+        hprob, aprob = 0.08 * np.exp(-1.2 * margin), 0.05 * np.exp(-0.6 * margin)
+        ref_h, ref_a = self.get_ref_kernels()
+
+        opps = []
+        for _ in range(n_sess):
+            self._scount += 1
+            sid = f"s{self._scount:06d}"
+            is_agent = rng.random() < self._alpha
+            actor, probs = ("agents", aprob) if is_agent else ("humans", hprob)
+            profile = self._profile(actor, probs)
+            events, fevts = profile.sample(rng, sid, prices, costs)
+
+            # compute demand proxy q̂ per Eq 2
+            q = compute_demand_proxy(events, instruments.n)
+
+            # compute divergence signals Δ_H, Δ_A per Eq 20-21
+            delta_h, delta_a = compute_session_divergence(events, ref_h, ref_a)
+            # per-session contamination estimate α̂(τ') = σ(β(Δ_H - Δ_A))
+            alpha_hat = 1.0 / (1.0 + np.exp(-2.0 * (delta_h - delta_a))) if (delta_h + delta_a) > 0 else 0.5
+
+            theta = ({'price_sensitivity': rng.uniform(0.05, 0.2), 'base_conversion': 0.01, 'info_value': 1.0} if is_agent
+                     else {'price_sensitivity': rng.uniform(1.5, 4.0), 'base_conversion': rng.uniform(0.2, 0.5), 'info_value': 0.0})
+
+            # store session demand for downstream analysis
+            self._session_demands.append(SessionDemand(
+                session_id=sid, q=q, trajectory=events, delta_h=delta_h, delta_a=delta_a,
+                alpha_hat=alpha_hat, actor_class="A" if is_agent else "H", theta=theta))
+
+            viewed = list({e["product_idx"] for e in events if "product_idx" in e})
+            if not viewed:
+                vr = cfg.agent_views_range if is_agent else cfg.human_views_range
+                viewed = list(rng.choice(instruments.n, size=min(rng.integers(*vr), instruments.n), replace=False))
+
+            for vi, iid in enumerate(viewed):
+                opps.append(Opportunity(
+                    id=f"{sid}-{iid}", type=OpportunityType.SESSION, side=Side.BUY,
+                    instrument_id=int(iid), size=1.0, t=t + rng.uniform(0, dt),
+                    context={'session_id': sid, 'actor_class': 'AGENT' if is_agent else 'HUMAN', 'is_agent': is_agent,
+                             'reconnaissance_intent': is_agent, 'view_index': vi, 'total_views': len(viewed),
+                             'theta': theta, 'trajectory_events': fevts, 'mdp_trajectory': events,
+                             'demand_proxy': q, 'alpha_hat': alpha_hat, 'delta_h': delta_h, 'delta_a': delta_a}))
+        return opps
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AdversarialArrivalConfig:
+    base_rate: float = 5.0
+    n_parallel_agents: int = 3
+    query_all_products: bool = True
+
+
+class AdversarialArrivalModel:
+    """Adversarial coordination (Theorem 1): as N->inf, COI->0."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: AdversarialArrivalConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or AdversarialArrivalConfig()
+        self._qcount = 0
+
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState, rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        cfg, opps = self.cfg, []
+        for _ in range(poisson_arrivals(cfg.base_rate, dt, rng)):
+            self._qcount += 1
+            for ai in range(cfg.n_parallel_agents):
+                sid = f"adv{self._qcount:06d}-{ai}"
+                prods = np.arange(instruments.n) if cfg.query_all_products else rng.choice(instruments.n, size=1)
+                for iid in prods:
+                    opps.append(Opportunity(
+                        id=f"{sid}-{iid}", type=OpportunityType.SESSION, side=Side.BUY,
+                        instrument_id=int(iid), size=1.0, t=t,
+                        context={'session_id': sid, 'actor_class': 'AGENT', 'is_agent': True, 'adversarial': True,
+                                 'agent_index': ai, 'query_group': self._qcount,
+                                 'theta': {'price_sensitivity': 0.0, 'base_conversion': 0.0, 'info_value': 1.0}}))
+        return opps

lab/case/thesis/execution.py

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+"""Execution models with divergent H/A behavior using ground truth labels."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Dict
+import numpy as np
+from ...outlet.types import Opportunity, Quote, InstrumentSet, MarketState
+from ...outlet.math_util import sigmoid, safe_log, EPS
+
+
+@dataclass
+class HybridExecutionConfig:
+    human_base_prob: float = 0.3
+    human_elasticity: float = 2.5
+    agent_conversion: float = 0.01
+    cross_elasticity: float = 0.4
+    quality_weight: float = 0.2
+    use_separability: bool = False
+
+
+class HybridExecutionModel:
+    """Execution with divergent H/A behavior using ground truth labels."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: HybridExecutionConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or HybridExecutionConfig()
+
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        cfg, idx = self.cfg, int(opp.instrument_id)
+        price, ref, cost = float(quote.prices[idx]), float(instruments.refs[idx]), float(instruments.costs[idx])
+        ctx = opp.context
+        theta = ctx.get('theta', {})
+        is_agent = ctx.get('is_agent', False)
+
+        if is_agent:
+            return cfg.agent_conversion * theta.get('base_conversion', 1.0)
+
+        # human logit discrete choice
+        sens = theta.get('price_sensitivity', cfg.human_elasticity)
+        base = theta.get('base_conversion', cfg.human_base_prob)
+        u_price = -sens * safe_log(price / (ref + EPS))
+        quality = instruments.instruments[idx].attrs.get('quality', 0.5)
+        u_quality = cfg.quality_weight * quality
+
+        u_comp = 0.0
+        if market and market.competitor_quotes is not None:
+            cp = market.competitor_quotes[idx]
+            if cp < price:
+                u_comp = -cfg.cross_elasticity * (price - cp) / ref
+
+        utility = safe_log(base / (1 - base + EPS)) + u_price + u_quality + u_comp
+        return float(sigmoid(utility))
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet, context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        if context is None:
+            return fills / (self.cfg.human_base_prob + EPS)
+        agent_frac = context.get('contamination', 0.0)
+        return fills / (self.cfg.human_base_prob * (1 - agent_frac) + EPS)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SeparableExecutionConfig:
+    human_funnel: Dict[str, float] = None
+    agent_funnel: Dict[str, float] = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        self.human_funnel = self.human_funnel or {'view_to_detail': 0.4, 'detail_to_cart': 0.3, 'cart_to_purchase': 0.6}
+        self.agent_funnel = self.agent_funnel or {'view_to_detail': 0.8, 'detail_to_cart': 0.05, 'cart_to_purchase': 0.1}
+
+
+class SeparableExecutionModel:
+    """Execution with Markov funnel kernels using ground truth labels."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: SeparableExecutionConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or SeparableExecutionConfig()
+
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        is_agent = opp.context.get('is_agent', False)
+        probs = self.cfg.agent_funnel if is_agent else self.cfg.human_funnel
+        p = probs['view_to_detail'] * probs['detail_to_cart'] * probs['cart_to_purchase']
+
+        if not is_agent:
+            idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+            price_ratio = quote.prices[idx] / (instruments.refs[idx] + EPS)
+            p *= np.exp(-0.5 * (price_ratio - 1.0))
+        return float(np.clip(p, 0, 1))
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet, context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        h = self.cfg.human_funnel
+        exp_conv = h['view_to_detail'] * h['detail_to_cart'] * h['cart_to_purchase']
+        return fills / (exp_conv + EPS)

lab/case/thesis/metrics.py

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+"""Thesis metrics for COI and behavioral analysis using ground truth labels."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Dict
+import numpy as np
+from ...outlet.types import StepLogs, StepMetrics, Quote, InstrumentSet
+from ...outlet.math_util import safe_log, EPS
+
+
+@dataclass
+class COIMetrics:
+    coi_level: float = 0.0
+    coi_leakage: float = 0.0
+    realized_premium: float = 0.0
+    theoretical_max: float = 0.0
+    erosion_rate: float = 0.0
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {k: getattr(self, k) for k in ['coi_level', 'coi_leakage', 'realized_premium', 'theoretical_max', 'erosion_rate']}
+
+
+def compute_coi(quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet, metrics: StepMetrics, contamination: float) -> COIMetrics:
+    prices, costs, refs = quote.prices, instruments.costs, instruments.refs
+    margins = prices - costs
+    coi_level = float(np.mean(margins))
+    theoretical_max = float(np.mean(costs))
+    realized_premium = (metrics.revenue - metrics.cost) / metrics.units_traded if metrics.units_traded > 0 else 0.0
+    price_var = float(np.var(prices / refs))
+    coi_leakage = contamination * (coi_level + price_var)
+    erosion_rate = contamination * coi_level / (theoretical_max + EPS)
+    return COIMetrics(coi_level=coi_level, coi_leakage=coi_leakage, realized_premium=realized_premium,
+                      theoretical_max=theoretical_max, erosion_rate=erosion_rate)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SeparabilityMetrics:
+    classification_accuracy: float = 0.0
+    estimated_alpha: float = 0.0
+    n_human_sessions: int = 0
+    n_agent_sessions: int = 0
+
+
+def compute_separability(logs: StepLogs, true_alpha: float) -> SeparabilityMetrics:
+    """Compute separability using ground truth labels only."""
+    if logs.events is None or len(logs.events) == 0:
+        return SeparabilityMetrics(estimated_alpha=true_alpha)
+
+    sessions: Dict[str, bool] = {}
+    for evt in logs.events:
+        sid = evt.metadata.get('session_id', evt.opportunity_id)
+        if sid not in sessions:
+            sessions[sid] = evt.metadata.get('is_agent', False)
+
+    n_agent = sum(1 for is_agent in sessions.values() if is_agent)
+    n_human = len(sessions) - n_agent
+    est_alpha = n_agent / len(sessions) if sessions else 0.0
+
+    return SeparabilityMetrics(
+        classification_accuracy=1.0,  # ground truth is always correct
+        estimated_alpha=est_alpha,
+        n_human_sessions=n_human,
+        n_agent_sessions=n_agent)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RevenueAttribution:
+    total_revenue: float = 0.0
+    human_revenue: float = 0.0
+    agent_revenue: float = 0.0
+    human_conversion: float = 0.0
+    agent_conversion: float = 0.0
+
+
+def compute_attribution(logs: StepLogs, metrics: StepMetrics) -> RevenueAttribution:
+    if logs.executions is None:
+        return RevenueAttribution(total_revenue=metrics.revenue)
+
+    human_rev, agent_rev, human_cnt, agent_cnt = 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0
+    for exe in logs.executions:
+        if exe.propensity < 0.05:
+            agent_rev += exe.price * exe.size_filled
+            agent_cnt += 1
+        else:
+            human_rev += exe.price * exe.size_filled
+            human_cnt += 1
+
+    total_exp = logs.aggregates.get('n_arrivals', 1)
+    return RevenueAttribution(
+        total_revenue=metrics.revenue, human_revenue=human_rev, agent_revenue=agent_rev,
+        human_conversion=human_cnt / (total_exp * 0.8 + EPS),
+        agent_conversion=agent_cnt / (total_exp * 0.2 + EPS))
+
+
+def order_statistic_erosion(n_agents: int, price_variance: float) -> float:
+    """COI erosion from Theorem 1: as N->inf, min(p_1..p_N)->p_min."""
+    if n_agents <= 1:
+        return 0.0
+    sigma, log_n = np.sqrt(price_variance), safe_log(n_agents)
+    if log_n < 1:
+        return 0.0
+    shift = sigma * (np.sqrt(2 * log_n) - (safe_log(log_n) + safe_log(4 * np.pi)) / (2 * np.sqrt(2 * log_n) + EPS))
+    return float(min(shift / (sigma * 2 + EPS), 1.0))

lab/case/thesis/objectives.py

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+"""
+Thesis-specific objectives implementing robust pricing under contamination.
+
+Implements the Maximin objective from Eq 23:
+π* = argmax_π min_{Q ∈ U_ε} E_d~Q[R(p,d) - λ·COI(p)]
+
+Key components:
+- COIObjective: Cost of Information penalty (Definition 1)
+- RobustStackelbergObjective: Full maximin objective with Wasserstein robustness
+- UXPenalty: User experience degradation from volatility
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from ...outlet.objectives.base import BaseObjective, CompositeObjective
+from ...outlet.types import Quote, InstrumentSet, StepMetrics, HiddenState, Observation
+from ...outlet.math_util import safe_log, EPS
+
+class COIObjective(BaseObjective):
+    """Cost of Information penalty from Definition 1.
+
+    COI(π) = E[P] - p_min
+
+    The expected price premium over marginal cost represents the platform's
+    pricing power. Agent reconnaissance erodes this by revealing price
+    distribution to buyers.
+
+    We implement COI_leakage = f(τ') · InfoValue(p, τ')
+    where f(τ') is the estimated agent probability.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, lambda_coi: float = 1.0, use_revelation: bool = False):
+        """
+        Args:
+            lambda_coi: Weight on COI penalty
+            use_revelation: If True, use -log(π(p)) as info value (penalizes rare prices)
+        """
+        self.lambda_coi = lambda_coi
+        self.use_revelation = use_revelation
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        # COI_leakage = α · InfoValue
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+
+        if self.use_revelation:
+            # revelation surrogate: rare prices reveal more about policy
+            # InfoValue = -log(π(p|τ')) ≈ surprise of the price
+            price_surprise = np.mean(np.abs(quote.prices - instruments.refs) / (instruments.refs + EPS))
+            info_value = price_surprise
+        else:
+            # query-tax surrogate: each agent query incurs constant leakage
+            info_value = 1.0
+
+        leakage = alpha * info_value
+        return -self.lambda_coi * leakage
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+        margins = (quote.prices - instruments.costs) / (instruments.costs + EPS)
+        return {
+            'coi_penalty': self.reward(quote, instruments, metrics, hidden, obs),
+            'contamination': alpha,
+            'avg_margin': float(np.mean(margins)),
+        }
+
+@dataclass
+class RobustObjectiveConfig:
+    """Configuration for robust Stackelberg objective.
+
+    Attributes:
+        lambda_coi: Weight on COI penalty (λ in Eq 23)
+        lambda_ux: Weight on UX penalty
+        lambda_volatility: Weight on price volatility penalty
+        gamma_inventory: Inventory risk aversion
+        wasserstein_epsilon: Ambiguity set radius (ε in Eq 21)
+    """
+    lambda_coi: float = 0.5
+    lambda_ux: float = 0.1
+    lambda_volatility: float = 0.2
+    gamma_inventory: float = 0.1
+    wasserstein_epsilon: float = 0.1
+
+class RobustStackelbergObjective(BaseObjective):
+    """Implements the Maximin Objective from thesis Eq 23.
+
+    π* = argmax_π min_{Q ∈ U_ε(P̂_N)} E_d~Q[R(p,d) - λ·COI(p)]
+
+    The objective balances:
+    1. Revenue R(p,d) from human purchases
+    2. COI penalty for information leakage to agents
+    3. UX penalty for price volatility
+    4. Inventory/holding costs
+
+    The min over ambiguity set U_ε is approximated by penalizing
+    high contamination scenarios more heavily.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: RobustObjectiveConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or RobustObjectiveConfig()
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        cfg = self.cfg
+
+        # 1. base revenue (R(p,d))
+        revenue = metrics.revenue
+        cost = metrics.cost
+        profit = revenue - cost
+
+        # 2. COI penalty: scales with contamination and margin extraction
+        # high margins + high contamination = high leakage
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+        margins = quote.prices - instruments.costs
+        avg_margin = float(np.mean(margins))
+        coi_penalty = cfg.lambda_coi * avg_margin * alpha
+
+        # 3. UX penalty: price volatility harms legitimate users
+        volatility_penalty = cfg.lambda_volatility * metrics.volatility
+
+        # 4. inventory/position cost
+        position_penalty = cfg.gamma_inventory * metrics.position_cost
+
+        # 5. lost opportunity cost (stockouts)
+        lost_penalty = 0.1 * metrics.lost_opportunity
+
+        # robust adjustment: under adversarial distribution Q,
+        # expect lower revenue and higher costs
+        # approximate via worst-case contamination within ε-ball
+        worst_case_alpha = min(alpha + cfg.wasserstein_epsilon, 1.0)
+        robustness_penalty = cfg.wasserstein_epsilon * avg_margin * worst_case_alpha
+
+        total = profit - coi_penalty - volatility_penalty - position_penalty - lost_penalty - robustness_penalty
+
+        return total
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        cfg = self.cfg
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+        margins = quote.prices - instruments.costs
+        avg_margin = float(np.mean(margins))
+
+        return {
+            'revenue': metrics.revenue,
+            'cost': metrics.cost,
+            'profit': metrics.revenue - metrics.cost,
+            'coi_penalty': -cfg.lambda_coi * avg_margin * alpha,
+            'volatility_penalty': -cfg.lambda_volatility * metrics.volatility,
+            'position_penalty': -cfg.gamma_inventory * metrics.position_cost,
+            'lost_penalty': -0.1 * metrics.lost_opportunity,
+            'robustness_penalty': -cfg.wasserstein_epsilon * avg_margin * min(alpha + cfg.wasserstein_epsilon, 1.0),
+            'contamination': alpha,
+            'avg_margin_pct': avg_margin / (float(np.mean(instruments.costs)) + EPS),
+        }
+
+class UXPenalty(BaseObjective):
+    """User experience penalty from price volatility.
+
+    High price volatility degrades UX for legitimate human users.
+    This term ensures the defense doesn't harm real customers while
+    protecting against agent reconnaissance.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, scale: float = 1.0, max_acceptable_volatility: float = 0.1):
+        self.scale = scale
+        self.max_vol = max_acceptable_volatility
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        # penalty increases quadratically beyond threshold
+        excess_vol = max(0, metrics.volatility - self.max_vol)
+        return -self.scale * (excess_vol ** 2)
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {
+            'ux_penalty': self.reward(quote, instruments, metrics, hidden, obs),
+            'volatility': metrics.volatility,
+        }
+
+class AdaptiveObjective(BaseObjective):
+    """Objective that adapts weights based on estimated contamination.
+
+    When contamination is low, focus on revenue maximization.
+    When contamination is high, increase COI defense weight.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, base_lambda_coi: float = 0.3, max_lambda_coi: float = 2.0,
+                 adaptation_rate: float = 2.0):
+        self.base_lambda = base_lambda_coi
+        self.max_lambda = max_lambda_coi
+        self.rate = adaptation_rate
+
+    def _adaptive_lambda(self, alpha: float) -> float:
+        # sigmoid scaling: λ(α) = base + (max-base) * sigmoid(rate*(α-0.5))
+        from ...outlet.math_util import sigmoid
+        scale = sigmoid(self.rate * (alpha - 0.3))
+        return self.base_lambda + (self.max_lambda - self.base_lambda) * scale
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+        lambda_coi = self._adaptive_lambda(alpha)
+
+        profit = metrics.revenue - metrics.cost
+        margins = quote.prices - instruments.costs
+        coi_penalty = lambda_coi * float(np.mean(margins)) * alpha
+
+        return profit - coi_penalty
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        alpha = hidden.contamination
+        return {
+            'profit': metrics.revenue - metrics.cost,
+            'adaptive_lambda': self._adaptive_lambda(alpha),
+            'contamination': alpha,
+        }
+
+def make_thesis_objective(lambda_coi: float = 0.5, lambda_ux: float = 0.1,
+                          lambda_vol: float = 0.2) -> CompositeObjective:
+    """Create the standard thesis objective composition."""
+    return CompositeObjective([
+        (RobustStackelbergObjective(RobustObjectiveConfig(
+            lambda_coi=lambda_coi, lambda_ux=lambda_ux, lambda_volatility=lambda_vol)), 1.0),
+    ])

lab/case/thesis/platform.py

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+"""Thesis platform with real MDP behavioral models and separability scoring."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+import numpy as np
+from ...outlet import (Platform, PlatformConfig, PositionModel, PositionConfig,
+                       PostedPriceMechanism, make_instruments, InstrumentType, LogLevel)
+from ...outlet.mechanisms.posted_price import PostedPriceConfig
+from ...outlet.observation import DefaultObservationBuilder, ObservationConfig
+from .arrivals import ContaminatedArrivalModel, ContaminatedArrivalConfig
+from .execution import HybridExecutionModel, HybridExecutionConfig
+from .objectives import RobustStackelbergObjective, RobustObjectiveConfig
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ThesisConfig:
+    # instruments
+    n_instruments: int = 10
+    cost_range: tuple[float, float] = (5.0, 50.0)
+    margin_range: tuple[float, float] = (0.2, 0.5)
+
+    # contamination (Section 3.1)
+    alpha_contamination: float = 0.2
+    alpha_drift: float = 0.0
+    alpha_bounds: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.5)
+
+    # objectives (Eq 23)
+    lambda_coi: float = 0.5
+    lambda_ux: float = 0.1
+    lambda_volatility: float = 0.2
+    wasserstein_epsilon: float = 0.1
+
+    # arrivals
+    sessions_per_step: int = 30
+    human_views_range: tuple[int, int] = (1, 4)
+    agent_views_range: tuple[int, int] = (3, 10)
+
+    # inventory
+    initial_inventory: float = 100.0
+    holding_cost_rate: float = 0.002
+
+    # real behavioral models (from sim.rl)
+    use_real_behavior: bool = True
+    use_separability: bool = False  # disabled until classifier trained
+    human_data_dir: str = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/collected_data"
+    agent_data_dir: str = "/home/velocitatem/Documents/Projects/PHANTOM/experiments/agents/collected_data"
+
+    # simulation
+    max_steps: int = 500
+    seed: int | None = 24
+    log_level: LogLevel = LogLevel.AGG_ONLY
+
+
+def _resolve_data_dirs(cfg: ThesisConfig) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Resolve data directories for behavioral models."""
+    base = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / "experiments"
+    human = cfg.human_data_dir or str(base / "collected_data")
+    agent = cfg.agent_data_dir or str(base / "agents/collected_data")
+    return human, agent
+
+
+def make_thesis_platform(cfg: ThesisConfig | None = None) -> Platform:
+    """Create platform with real MDP behavioral models.
+
+    Implements:
+    - Contaminated arrivals using learned MDP kernels from behavior_loader
+    - Hybrid execution with real separability scoring from lib.separability
+    - Robust Stackelberg objective (Eq 23)
+    """
+    cfg = cfg or ThesisConfig()
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(cfg.seed)
+    human_dir, agent_dir = _resolve_data_dirs(cfg)
+
+    instruments = make_instruments(
+        n=cfg.n_instruments, cost_range=cfg.cost_range, margin_range=cfg.margin_range,
+        inst_type=InstrumentType.SKU, rng=rng)
+    instruments.position = np.full(cfg.n_instruments, cfg.initial_inventory)
+
+    arrival = ContaminatedArrivalModel(ContaminatedArrivalConfig(
+        base_rate=cfg.sessions_per_step,
+        alpha_contamination=cfg.alpha_contamination,
+        alpha_drift=cfg.alpha_drift,
+        alpha_bounds=cfg.alpha_bounds,
+        human_views_range=cfg.human_views_range,
+        agent_views_range=cfg.agent_views_range,
+        use_real_behavior=cfg.use_real_behavior,
+        human_data_dir=human_dir,
+        agent_data_dir=agent_dir,
+    ))
+
+    execution = HybridExecutionModel(HybridExecutionConfig(
+        use_separability=cfg.use_separability,
+    ))
+
+    mechanism = PostedPriceMechanism(PostedPriceConfig(max_delta_pct=0.15, min_margin_pct=0.05))
+    position = PositionModel(PositionConfig(initial_position=cfg.initial_inventory, holding_cost_rate=cfg.holding_cost_rate))
+
+    market = None
+    objective = RobustStackelbergObjective(RobustObjectiveConfig(
+        lambda_coi=cfg.lambda_coi, lambda_ux=cfg.lambda_ux,
+        lambda_volatility=cfg.lambda_volatility, wasserstein_epsilon=cfg.wasserstein_epsilon))
+
+    obs_builder = DefaultObservationBuilder(ObservationConfig(mask_true_demand=True))
+    platform_cfg = PlatformConfig(n_instruments=cfg.n_instruments, max_steps=cfg.max_steps,
+                                   seed=cfg.seed, log_level=cfg.log_level, mask_demand=True)
+
+    return Platform(instruments=instruments, mechanism=mechanism, arrival=arrival, execution=execution,
+                    position=position, market=market, obs_builder=obs_builder, objective=objective, cfg=platform_cfg)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AblationConfig(ThesisConfig):
+    disable_coi_penalty: bool = False
+    disable_ux_penalty: bool = False
+    disable_contamination: bool = False
+    disable_real_behavior: bool = False
+
+
+def make_ablation_platform(cfg: AblationConfig) -> Platform:
+    if cfg.disable_coi_penalty:
+        cfg.lambda_coi = 0.0
+    if cfg.disable_ux_penalty:
+        cfg.lambda_ux = 0.0
+    if cfg.disable_contamination:
+        cfg.alpha_contamination = 0.0
+    if cfg.disable_real_behavior:
+        cfg.use_real_behavior = False
+        cfg.use_separability = False
+    return make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+
+
+def sweep_contamination(alpha_values: list[float], base_cfg: ThesisConfig | None = None,
+                        n_steps: int = 100, seed: int = 42) -> dict[float, dict]:
+    """Test performance across contamination levels (Theorem 1 validation)."""
+    from ...experiments.eval import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+
+    results = {}
+    base_cfg = base_cfg or ThesisConfig()
+
+    for alpha in alpha_values:
+        cfg = ThesisConfig(**{k: v for k, v in base_cfg.__dict__.items() if k != 'alpha_contamination'},
+                          alpha_contamination=alpha)
+        platform = make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+        policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+        result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps, seed=seed)
+        results[alpha] = {
+            'total_reward': result.total_reward,
+            'total_pnl': result.total_pnl,
+            'avg_conversion': result.avg_conversion,
+            'final_contamination': platform._hidden.contamination,
+        }
+    return results
+
+
+def sweep_behavior_modes(base_cfg: ThesisConfig | None = None, n_steps: int = 100, seed: int = 42) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    """Compare real vs synthetic behavioral models."""
+    from ...experiments.eval import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+
+    base_cfg = base_cfg or ThesisConfig()
+    modes = {
+        'real_mdp': ThesisConfig(**{**base_cfg.__dict__, 'use_real_behavior': True, 'use_separability': True}),
+        'synthetic': ThesisConfig(**{**base_cfg.__dict__, 'use_real_behavior': False, 'use_separability': False}),
+        'real_mdp_no_sep': ThesisConfig(**{**base_cfg.__dict__, 'use_real_behavior': True, 'use_separability': False}),
+    }
+
+    results = {}
+    for name, cfg in modes.items():
+        platform = make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+        policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+        result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps, seed=seed)
+        results[name] = {
+            'total_reward': result.total_reward,
+            'total_pnl': result.total_pnl,
+            'avg_conversion': result.avg_conversion,
+        }
+    return results

lab/case/thesis/run_experiment.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Thesis simulation experiments with real MDP behavioral models."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent))
+
+from lab.case.thesis.platform import make_thesis_platform, ThesisConfig
+from lab.case.thesis.metrics import compute_coi, compute_separability
+from lab.experiments.eval import compare_policies
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def demo_basic_simulation():
+    print("=" * 70)
+    print("THESIS SIMULATION: Contaminated Dynamic Pricing (Real MDP Kernels)")
+    print("=" * 70)
+
+    cfg = ThesisConfig(n_instruments=5, alpha_contamination=0.3, lambda_coi=0.5,
+                       max_steps=100, seed=42, use_real_behavior=True)
+    platform = make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+
+    print(f"\nInstruments: {platform.instruments.n}")
+    print(f"Reference prices: {platform.instruments.refs.round(2)}")
+    print(f"Costs: {platform.instruments.costs.round(2)}")
+    print(f"Initial contamination alpha={cfg.alpha_contamination}")
+    print(f"Using real behavior: {cfg.use_real_behavior}")
+
+    result = platform.reset(seed=42)
+    total_reward, coi_history = 0, []
+
+    print(f"\n{'Step':>5} {'Reward':>10} {'PnL':>10} {'COI':>8} {'alpha':>6} {'Conv':>8}")
+    print("-" * 55)
+
+    for t in range(cfg.max_steps):
+        action = platform.instruments.refs * np.random.uniform(0.95, 1.15, size=platform.instruments.n)
+        result = platform.step(action)
+        total_reward += result.reward
+        coi = compute_coi(platform._quote, platform.instruments, result.metrics, result.hidden.contamination)
+        coi_history.append(coi.coi_level)
+
+        if t % 20 == 0:
+            print(f"{t:5d} {result.reward:10.2f} {result.metrics.pnl:10.2f} "
+                  f"{coi.coi_level:8.2f} {result.hidden.contamination:6.2f} {result.metrics.conversion:8.3f}")
+
+    print("-" * 55)
+    print(f"Total Reward: {total_reward:.2f}")
+    print(f"Average COI: {np.mean(coi_history):.2f}")
+    print(f"COI Trend: {coi_history[-1] - coi_history[0]:+.2f}")
+
+
+def demo_contamination_sweep():
+    print("\n" + "=" * 70)
+    print("EXPERIMENT: COI Erosion vs Contamination (Theorem 1)")
+    print("=" * 70)
+
+    from lab.case.thesis.platform import sweep_contamination
+    trials = 20
+    alpha_values = [i/trials for i in range(trials)]
+    results = sweep_contamination(alpha_values, n_steps=100, seed=42)
+
+    print(f"\n{'alpha':>6} {'Reward':>12} {'PnL':>12} {'Conv':>10}")
+    print("-" * 45)
+    for alpha, m in sorted(results.items()):
+        print(f"{alpha:6.2f} {m['total_reward']:12.2f} {m['total_pnl']:12.2f} {m['avg_conversion']:10.3f}")
+
+    rewards = [results[a]['total_reward'] for a in sorted(results.keys())]
+    dataset = np.array([[a, r] for a, r in zip(alpha_values, rewards)])
+    trend = np.corrcoef(dataset[:, 0], dataset[:, 1])[0, 1]
+    print(f"Trend (alpha~reward correlation): {trend:.3f}")
+
+
+def demo_policy_comparison():
+    print("\n" + "=" * 70)
+    print("EXPERIMENT: Policy Comparison under Contamination")
+    print("=" * 70)
+
+    cfg = ThesisConfig(n_instruments=5, alpha_contamination=0.25, max_steps=100, seed=42)
+    platform = make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+
+    def fixed_policy(obs, t): return platform.instruments.refs.copy(), 1.0
+    def aggressive_policy(obs, t): return platform.instruments.refs * 1.3, 1.0
+    def conservative_policy(obs, t): return platform.instruments.refs * 1.05, 1.0
+    def adaptive_policy(obs, t):
+        fills = obs[platform.instruments.n:2*platform.instruments.n]
+        exp = obs[2*platform.instruments.n:3*platform.instruments.n]
+        conv = np.sum(fills) / (np.sum(exp) + 1e-8)
+        return platform.instruments.refs * (1.0 + 0.2 * conv), 1.0
+
+    policies = {'fixed': fixed_policy, 'aggressive': aggressive_policy,
+                'conservative': conservative_policy, 'adaptive': adaptive_policy}
+    results = compare_policies(platform, policies, n_steps=100, n_runs=3, seed=42)
+
+    print(f"\n{'Policy':>15} {'Reward':>12} {'Std':>10} {'PnL':>12} {'Conv':>10}")
+    print("-" * 65)
+    for name, r in sorted(results.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1]['mean_reward']):
+        print(f"{name:>15} {r['mean_reward']:12.2f} {r['std_reward']:10.2f} "
+              f"{r['mean_pnl']:12.2f} {r['mean_conversion']:10.3f}")
+
+
+def demo_session_analysis():
+    """Analyze session-level behavior from MDP trajectories."""
+    print("\n" + "=" * 70)
+    print("EXPERIMENT: Session Analysis (Ground Truth)")
+    print("=" * 70)
+
+    from lab.outlet.constants import LogLevel
+    cfg = ThesisConfig(n_instruments=5, alpha_contamination=0.3, max_steps=50,
+                       log_level=LogLevel.FULL, seed=42, use_real_behavior=True)
+    platform = make_thesis_platform(cfg)
+
+    result = platform.reset(seed=42)
+    human_sessions, agent_sessions = 0, 0
+
+    for t in range(cfg.max_steps):
+        action = platform.instruments.refs * 1.1
+        result = platform.step(action)
+        sep = compute_separability(result.logs, result.hidden.contamination)
+        human_sessions += sep.n_human_sessions
+        agent_sessions += sep.n_agent_sessions
+
+    total = human_sessions + agent_sessions
+    print(f"\nTotal sessions: {total}")
+    print(f"Human sessions: {human_sessions} ({100*human_sessions/total:.1f}%)")
+    print(f"Agent sessions: {agent_sessions} ({100*agent_sessions/total:.1f}%)")
+    print(f"True contamination: {cfg.alpha_contamination:.1%}")
+    print(f"Observed contamination: {agent_sessions/total:.1%}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    demo_basic_simulation()
+    demo_contamination_sweep()
+    # demo_policy_comparison()
+    # demo_session_analysis()

lab/config.py

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+"""
+Configuration and factory functions for creating pre-configured platforms.
+
+This module provides:
+- RetailConfig, MarketMakingConfig: Configuration dataclasses
+- make_retail_platform: Factory for retail dynamic pricing scenarios
+- make_market_making_platform: Factory for market making scenarios
+
+Example:
+    >>> from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+    >>> platform = make_retail_platform(RetailConfig(n_instruments=5))
+    >>> result = platform.reset(seed=42)
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from .outlet import (Platform, PlatformConfig, PositionModel, PositionConfig,
+                     PostedPriceMechanism, TwoSidedMechanism, make_instruments,
+                     InstrumentType, LogLevel)
+from .outlet.mechanisms.posted_price import PostedPriceConfig
+from .outlet.mechanisms.two_sided import TwoSidedConfig
+from .population import (SessionArrivalModel, PoissonArrivalModel, HawkesArrivalModel,
+                         ElasticityExecutionModel, IntensityExecutionModel,
+                         ReactiveCompetitorModel, GBMMarketModel)
+from .population.arrivals import SessionArrivalConfig, PoissonArrivalConfig, HawkesArrivalConfig
+from .population.execution import ElasticityConfig, IntensityConfig
+from .population.competitors import ReactiveCompetitorConfig, GBMMarketConfig
+from .outlet.objectives.factory import retail_objective, market_making_objective
+
+@dataclass
+class RetailConfig:
+    """Configuration for retail dynamic pricing scenario.
+
+    Attributes:
+        n_instruments: Number of products to price
+        cost_range: (min, max) for random product costs
+        margin_range: (min, max) for random initial margins
+        initial_inventory: Starting inventory per product
+        holding_cost_rate: Cost per unit per step for holding
+        sessions_per_step: Number of browsing sessions per step
+        contamination: Fraction of sessions that are scrapers
+        max_steps: Maximum episode length
+        seed: Random seed for reproducibility
+    """
+    n_instruments: int = 10
+    cost_range: tuple[float, float] = (5.0, 50.0)
+    margin_range: tuple[float, float] = (0.2, 0.5)
+    initial_inventory: float = 100.0
+    holding_cost_rate: float = 0.002
+    sessions_per_step: int = 30
+    contamination: float = 0.1
+    max_steps: int = 500
+    seed: int | None = None
+
+def make_retail_platform(cfg: RetailConfig | None = None) -> Platform:
+    """Create a pre-configured retail dynamic pricing platform.
+
+    Components:
+    - Mechanism: PostedPriceMechanism (single price per product)
+    - Arrivals: SessionArrivalModel (browsing sessions with views)
+    - Execution: ElasticityExecutionModel (price sensitivity)
+    - Market: ReactiveCompetitorModel (can trigger price wars)
+    - Objective: PnL - holding_cost - volatility - lost_opportunity
+
+    Args:
+        cfg: Configuration (uses defaults if None)
+
+    Returns:
+        Configured Platform instance
+    """
+    cfg = cfg or RetailConfig()
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(cfg.seed)
+
+    instruments = make_instruments(cfg.n_instruments, cfg.cost_range, cfg.margin_range,
+                                   InstrumentType.SKU, rng)
+    instruments.position = np.full(cfg.n_instruments, cfg.initial_inventory)
+
+    mechanism = PostedPriceMechanism(PostedPriceConfig())
+    arrival = SessionArrivalModel(SessionArrivalConfig(
+        sessions_per_step=cfg.sessions_per_step, contamination=cfg.contamination))
+    execution = ElasticityExecutionModel(ElasticityConfig())
+    position = PositionModel(PositionConfig(
+        initial_position=cfg.initial_inventory,
+        holding_cost_rate=cfg.holding_cost_rate))
+    market = ReactiveCompetitorModel(ReactiveCompetitorConfig(), refs=instruments.refs)
+    objective = retail_objective()
+
+    return Platform(
+        instruments=instruments, mechanism=mechanism, arrival=arrival,
+        execution=execution, position=position, market=market, objective=objective,
+        cfg=PlatformConfig(n_instruments=cfg.n_instruments, max_steps=cfg.max_steps,
+                           seed=cfg.seed, log_level=LogLevel.AGG_ONLY)
+    )
+
+@dataclass
+class MarketMakingConfig:
+    """Configuration for market making scenario.
+
+    Attributes:
+        n_instruments: Number of assets to quote
+        initial_mid: Initial mid-price for assets
+        mu: Price drift (expected return)
+        sigma: Price volatility
+        gamma: Inventory risk aversion parameter
+        base_arrival_rate: Order arrival rate (Hawkes baseline)
+        max_steps: Maximum episode length
+        seed: Random seed for reproducibility
+    """
+    n_instruments: int = 5
+    initial_mid: float = 100.0
+    mu: float = 0.0
+    sigma: float = 0.02
+    gamma: float = 0.1
+    base_arrival_rate: float = 20.0
+    max_steps: int = 1000
+    seed: int | None = None
+
+def make_market_making_platform(cfg: MarketMakingConfig | None = None) -> Platform:
+    """Create a pre-configured market making platform.
+
+    Components:
+    - Mechanism: TwoSidedMechanism (bid-ask spread quoting)
+    - Arrivals: HawkesArrivalModel (clustered order flow)
+    - Execution: IntensityExecutionModel (distance-based fills)
+    - Market: GBMMarketModel (geometric Brownian motion mid-prices)
+    - Objective: PnL + spread_capture - inventory_risk
+
+    Args:
+        cfg: Configuration (uses defaults if None)
+
+    Returns:
+        Configured Platform instance
+    """
+    cfg = cfg or MarketMakingConfig()
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(cfg.seed)
+
+    instruments = make_instruments(cfg.n_instruments, (cfg.initial_mid*0.9, cfg.initial_mid*1.1),
+                                   (0.0, 0.0), InstrumentType.ASSET, rng)
+    instruments.position = np.zeros(cfg.n_instruments)
+
+    mechanism = TwoSidedMechanism(TwoSidedConfig())
+    arrival = HawkesArrivalModel(HawkesArrivalConfig(base_rate=cfg.base_arrival_rate))
+    execution = IntensityExecutionModel(IntensityConfig())
+    position = PositionModel(PositionConfig(
+        initial_position=0.0, min_position=-500, max_position=500,
+        holding_cost_rate=0.0))  # use inventory risk penalty instead
+    market = GBMMarketModel(GBMMarketConfig(mu=cfg.mu, sigma=cfg.sigma),
+                            initial=instruments.refs)
+    objective = market_making_objective(gamma=cfg.gamma, sigma=cfg.sigma)
+
+    return Platform(
+        instruments=instruments, mechanism=mechanism, arrival=arrival,
+        execution=execution, position=position, market=market, objective=objective,
+        cfg=PlatformConfig(n_instruments=cfg.n_instruments, max_steps=cfg.max_steps,
+                           seed=cfg.seed, log_level=LogLevel.AGG_ONLY)
+    )

lab/docs/Makefile

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+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)

lab/docs/conf.py

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+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
+
+project = 'Quote-Control Simulator'
+copyright = '2025, PHANTOM Research'
+author = 'PHANTOM Research'
+release = '0.1.0'
+
+extensions = [
+    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
+    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+    'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
+    'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
+]
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
+
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+autodoc_default_options = {
+    'members': True,
+    'undoc-members': True,
+    'show-inheritance': True,
+}
+
+napoleon_google_docstring = True
+napoleon_numpy_docstring = True
+napoleon_include_init_with_doc = True
+
+intersphinx_mapping = {
+    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None),
+    'numpy': ('https://numpy.org/doc/stable/', None),
+}
+
+autosummary_generate = True

lab/docs/index.rst

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+Quote-Control Simulator
+=======================
+
+Research-grade platform for dynamic pricing and market making experiments.
+
+The platform abstracts pricing as: **Quote → Arrival → Execution → Position**
+
+Supports multiple mechanisms:
+
+* **PostedPrice**: retail dynamic pricing
+* **TwoSided**: market making with bid-ask spreads
+* **Auction**: reserve/shading for auction settings
+
+Quick Start
+-----------
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+   from lab.experiments import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+
+   platform = make_retail_platform()
+   policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+   result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps=100)
+   print(f"Total PnL: {result.total_pnl:.2f}")
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+   system_overview
+   modules/outlet
+   modules/population
+   modules/experiments
+
+Indices
+-------
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`

lab/docs/modules/experiments.rst

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+Experiments
+===========
+
+Evaluation & OPE
+----------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.experiments.eval
+   :members:
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.config
+   :members:

lab/docs/modules/outlet.rst

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+Outlet (Core Simulator)
+=======================
+
+Types
+-----
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.types
+   :members:
+
+Constants
+---------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.constants
+   :members:
+
+Protocols
+---------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.protocols
+   :members:
+
+Platform
+--------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.platform
+   :members:
+
+Stock & Position
+----------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.stock
+   :members:
+
+Observation
+-----------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.observation
+   :members:
+
+Mechanisms
+----------
+
+Posted Price
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.mechanisms.posted_price
+   :members:
+
+Two-Sided (Market Making)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.mechanisms.two_sided
+   :members:
+
+Auction
+~~~~~~~
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.mechanisms.auction
+   :members:
+
+Objectives
+----------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.objectives.base
+   :members:
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.objectives.penalties
+   :members:
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.objectives.factory
+   :members:
+
+Math Utilities
+--------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.outlet.math_util
+   :members:

lab/docs/modules/population.rst

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+Population Models
+=================
+
+Arrival Models
+--------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.population.arrivals
+   :members:
+
+Execution Models
+----------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.population.execution
+   :members:
+
+Competitor / Market Models
+--------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: lab.population.competitors
+   :members:

lab/docs/system_overview.rst

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+System Overview
+===============
+
+The simulator organises dynamic pricing and market-making experiments as a
+closed loop with the following stages:
+
+* **Quote** – a policy or agent emits a :class:`lab.outlet.types.Quote`. The
+  quote is normalised and validated by a concrete
+  :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.Mechanism` implementation
+  (posted-price, two-sided, auction).
+* **Arrival** – a :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.ArrivalModel` samples a stream of
+  :class:`lab.outlet.types.Opportunity` objects given the current time,
+  instrument catalogue, and market state.
+* **Execution** – the :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.ExecutionModel` converts an
+  opportunity into a probabilistic fill using the active quote, optional
+  competitor prices, and demand-side context.
+* **Position** – a :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.PositionModel` enforces
+  inventory or position constraints, censors oversized fills, and accrues
+  holding and shortage costs.
+* **Observation & Reward** – the
+  :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.ObservationBuilder` constructs the censored view
+  exposed to the agent, while a :class:`lab.outlet.protocols.Objective`
+  transforms :class:`lab.outlet.types.StepMetrics` into a scalar reward with an
+  optional breakdown per term.
+
+These components are orchestrated by :class:`lab.outlet.platform.Platform`,
+which manages internal hidden state, deterministic seeding, and logging.
+
+Component Matrix
+----------------
+
+===============================  ==============================================
+Layer                            Responsibilities / Examples
+===============================  ==============================================
+Mechanisms                       Quote normalisation, execution semantics
+                                 (`posted_price`, `two_sided`, `auction`).
+Population models                Arrivals (:mod:`lab.population.arrivals`),
+                                 execution probability models
+                                 (:mod:`lab.population.execution`), and
+                                 competitor or market dynamics
+                                 (:mod:`lab.population.competitors`).
+Position management              Inventory limits, replenishment, holding and
+                                 shortage costs (:mod:`lab.outlet.stock`).
+Observation & logging            Censored observations and optional event logs
+                                 (:mod:`lab.outlet.observation`).
+Objectives                       Reward composition utilities
+                                 (:mod:`lab.outlet.objectives`).
+Experiments                      Rollout helpers, baseline policies, off-policy
+                                 evaluation (:mod:`lab.experiments.eval`).
+===============================  ==============================================
+
+Preconfigured Platforms
+-----------------------
+
+Two high-level factories in :mod:`lab.config` wire common combinations of the
+building blocks:
+
+* **Retail dynamic pricing** – posted-price mechanism, session arrivals with
+  contamination, elasticity-based executions, reactive competitor model, and a
+  composite objective that penalises volatility, holding costs, and lost
+  opportunities.
+* **Market making** – two-sided quoting, Hawkes order flow, intensity-based
+  executions, geometric Brownian motion mid-prices, and an objective combining
+  PnL, spread capture, and quadratic inventory risk.
+
+State & Reset Behaviour
+-----------------------
+
+When you call :meth:`lab.outlet.platform.Platform.reset`, the platform resets
+instrument positions, quotes, and hidden state, but component implementations
+may maintain their own internal buffers. For reproducible experiments:
+
+* Reuse freshly instantiated arrival/market models per episode, or add explicit
+  ``reset`` methods if the model keeps history (for example,
+  :class:`lab.population.arrivals.HawkesArrivalModel` maintains an event
+  history, while :class:`lab.population.competitors.ReactiveCompetitorModel`
+  tracks prior competitor quotes).
+* Seed randomness through the factory configuration (``RetailConfig.seed`` or
+  ``MarketMakingConfig.seed``) or pass a seed to ``Platform.reset`` for
+  deterministic rollouts.
+
+Extending the Platform
+----------------------
+
+To support a new domain:
+
+1. Create custom Mechanism/Arrival/Execution/Market/Observation components by
+   implementing the respective protocol in :mod:`lab.outlet.protocols`.
+2. Compose a new objective with
+   :func:`lab.outlet.objectives.factory.make_composite` or write a bespoke
+   :class:`lab.outlet.objectives.base.BaseObjective`.
+3. Wire everything together via :class:`lab.outlet.platform.Platform` directly
+   or expose a helper factory in :mod:`lab.config`.
+
+Use :func:`lab.experiments.rollout` and
+:func:`lab.experiments.compare_policies` to benchmark candidate policies under
+multiple random seeds, collecting per-step logs for analysis or OPE.

lab/experiments/__init__.py

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+from .eval import (rollout, RolloutResult, compare_policies, compute_ips, OPEResult,
+                   fixed_price_policy, cost_plus_margin_policy, random_walk_policy, epsilon_greedy_policy)
+
+__all__ = [
+    'rollout', 'RolloutResult', 'compare_policies', 'compute_ips', 'OPEResult',
+    'fixed_price_policy', 'cost_plus_margin_policy', 'random_walk_policy', 'epsilon_greedy_policy',
+]

lab/experiments/eval.py

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+"""
+Evaluation utilities for policy testing and off-policy evaluation.
+
+This module provides:
+- rollout: Run a policy on the platform for multiple steps
+- compare_policies: Compare multiple policies with statistics
+- Baseline policies: fixed_price, cost_plus_margin, random_walk, epsilon_greedy
+- OPE estimators: IPS and SNIPS for off-policy evaluation
+
+Example:
+    >>> from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+    >>> from lab.experiments.eval import rollout, fixed_price_policy
+    >>> platform = make_retail_platform()
+    >>> policy = fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs)
+    >>> result = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps=100)
+    >>> print(f"Total PnL: {result.total_pnl:.2f}")
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Callable, Any
+import numpy as np
+from ..outlet.platform import Platform
+from ..outlet.types import StepResult, StepLogs, Quote
+
+# Policy signature: takes (observation_flat, timestep) -> (action_prices, propensity)
+Policy = Callable[[np.ndarray, int], tuple[np.ndarray, float]]
+
+@dataclass
+class RolloutResult:
+    """Results from a policy rollout.
+
+    Attributes:
+        rewards: Per-step rewards
+        metrics: Per-step StepMetrics objects
+        logs: Per-step StepLogs objects
+        total_reward: Sum of rewards
+        total_pnl: Sum of PnL from metrics
+        avg_conversion: Average conversion rate
+    """
+    rewards: list[float]
+    metrics: list[Any]
+    logs: list[StepLogs]
+    total_reward: float
+    total_pnl: float
+    avg_conversion: float
+
+def rollout(platform: Platform, policy: Policy, n_steps: int, seed: int | None = None) -> RolloutResult:
+    """Execute a policy on the platform for n_steps.
+
+    Args:
+        platform: The simulation platform
+        policy: Function (obs, t) -> (action, propensity)
+        n_steps: Number of steps to run
+        seed: Random seed for reproducibility
+
+    Returns:
+        RolloutResult with rewards, metrics, and summary statistics
+    """
+    result = platform.reset(seed)
+    rewards, metrics, logs = [], [], []
+
+    for t in range(n_steps):
+        obs_flat = result.obs.to_flat()
+        action, propensity = policy(obs_flat, t)
+        result = platform.step(action, propensity)
+        rewards.append(result.reward)
+        metrics.append(result.metrics)
+        logs.append(result.logs)
+        if result.terminated or result.truncated:
+            break
+
+    return RolloutResult(
+        rewards=rewards, metrics=metrics, logs=logs,
+        total_reward=sum(rewards),
+        total_pnl=sum(m.pnl for m in metrics),
+        avg_conversion=np.mean([m.conversion for m in metrics])
+    )
+
+# Baseline policies for comparison
+
+def fixed_price_policy(refs: np.ndarray) -> Policy:
+    """Policy that always quotes at reference prices."""
+    def policy(obs: np.ndarray, t: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float]:
+        return refs.copy(), 1.0
+    return policy
+
+def cost_plus_margin_policy(costs: np.ndarray, margin: float = 0.3) -> Policy:
+    """Policy that quotes at cost * (1 + margin)."""
+    prices = costs * (1 + margin)
+    def policy(obs: np.ndarray, t: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float]:
+        return prices.copy(), 1.0
+    return policy
+
+def random_walk_policy(refs: np.ndarray, volatility: float = 0.05,
+                       rng: np.random.Generator | None = None) -> Policy:
+    """Policy that performs a random walk around reference prices."""
+    rng = rng or np.random.default_rng()
+    prices = refs.copy()
+    def policy(obs: np.ndarray, t: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float]:
+        nonlocal prices
+        delta = rng.normal(0, volatility, len(prices))
+        prices = prices * (1 + delta)
+        prices = np.clip(prices, refs * 0.5, refs * 2.0)
+        return prices.copy(), 1.0
+    return policy
+
+def epsilon_greedy_policy(base_policy: Policy, refs: np.ndarray,
+                          epsilon: float = 0.1, rng: np.random.Generator | None = None) -> Policy:
+    """Wrap a policy with epsilon-greedy exploration."""
+    rng = rng or np.random.default_rng()
+    def policy(obs: np.ndarray, t: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float]:
+        if rng.random() < epsilon:
+            action = refs * rng.uniform(0.8, 1.2, len(refs))
+            return action, epsilon / len(refs)
+        else:
+            action, _ = base_policy(obs, t)
+            return action, 1 - epsilon
+    return policy
+
+# Off-Policy Evaluation (OPE)
+
+@dataclass
+class OPEResult:
+    """Results from off-policy evaluation.
+
+    Attributes:
+        ips_estimate: Inverse Propensity Scoring estimate
+        snips_estimate: Self-normalized IPS estimate (more stable)
+        n_samples: Number of samples used
+        effective_samples: Effective sample size (accounts for variance)
+    """
+    ips_estimate: float
+    snips_estimate: float
+    n_samples: int
+    effective_samples: float
+
+def compute_ips(logs: list[StepLogs], rewards: list[float],
+                target_policy: Policy, behavior_propensities: list[float] | None = None) -> OPEResult:
+    """Compute IPS and SNIPS estimators for off-policy evaluation.
+
+    Uses logged propensities to estimate expected reward under a target
+    policy from data collected under a behavior policy.
+
+    Args:
+        logs: Step logs containing propensities
+        rewards: Observed rewards from behavior policy
+        target_policy: Policy to evaluate (not currently used, assumes deterministic)
+        behavior_propensities: Override propensities if not in logs
+
+    Returns:
+        OPEResult with IPS, SNIPS estimates and sample statistics
+    """
+    if behavior_propensities is None:
+        # extract from logs
+        behavior_propensities = []
+        for log in logs:
+            if log.executions:
+                avg_prop = np.mean([e.propensity for e in log.executions])
+            else:
+                avg_prop = 1.0
+            behavior_propensities.append(avg_prop)
+
+    # compute importance weights
+    weights = []
+    for i, (log, bp) in enumerate(zip(logs, behavior_propensities)):
+        # target propensity would need obs reconstruction - simplified here
+        tp = 1.0  # assume deterministic target
+        w = tp / (bp + 1e-8)
+        weights.append(w)
+
+    weights = np.array(weights)
+    rewards = np.array(rewards)
+
+    # IPS estimate
+    ips = np.sum(weights * rewards) / len(rewards)
+
+    # SNIPS (self-normalized)
+    snips = np.sum(weights * rewards) / (np.sum(weights) + 1e-8)
+
+    # effective sample size
+    ess = (np.sum(weights) ** 2) / (np.sum(weights ** 2) + 1e-8)
+
+    return OPEResult(ips_estimate=ips, snips_estimate=snips,
+                     n_samples=len(rewards), effective_samples=ess)
+
+def compare_policies(platform: Platform, policies: dict[str, Policy],
+                     n_steps: int = 100, n_runs: int = 5, seed: int = 42) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    """Compare multiple policies with statistical summary.
+
+    Args:
+        platform: Simulation platform
+        policies: Dict mapping policy names to policy functions
+        n_steps: Steps per rollout
+        n_runs: Number of rollouts per policy (different seeds)
+        seed: Base random seed
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict mapping policy names to result dicts with mean/std statistics
+    """
+    results = {}
+    for name, policy in policies.items():
+        run_results = []
+        for i in range(n_runs):
+            r = rollout(platform, policy, n_steps, seed=seed + i)
+            run_results.append(r)
+
+        results[name] = {
+            'mean_reward': np.mean([r.total_reward for r in run_results]),
+            'std_reward': np.std([r.total_reward for r in run_results]),
+            'mean_pnl': np.mean([r.total_pnl for r in run_results]),
+            'mean_conversion': np.mean([r.avg_conversion for r in run_results]),
+        }
+    return results

lab/outlet/__init__.py

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+from .constants import Side, MechanismType, InstrumentType, OpportunityType, EventType, LogLevel
+from .types import (Instrument, InstrumentSet, Quote, Opportunity, Execution,
+                    StepEvent, StepLogs, StepMetrics, MarketState, HiddenState, Observation, StepResult)
+from .stock import PositionModel, PositionConfig, make_instruments
+from .platform import Platform, PlatformConfig
+from .observation import DefaultObservationBuilder, ObservationConfig
+from .mechanisms import PostedPriceMechanism, TwoSidedMechanism, AuctionMechanism
+
+__all__ = [
+    'Side', 'MechanismType', 'InstrumentType', 'OpportunityType', 'EventType', 'LogLevel',
+    'Instrument', 'InstrumentSet', 'Quote', 'Opportunity', 'Execution',
+    'StepEvent', 'StepLogs', 'StepMetrics', 'MarketState', 'HiddenState', 'Observation', 'StepResult',
+    'PositionModel', 'PositionConfig', 'make_instruments',
+    'Platform', 'PlatformConfig',
+    'DefaultObservationBuilder', 'ObservationConfig',
+    'PostedPriceMechanism', 'TwoSidedMechanism', 'AuctionMechanism',
+]

lab/outlet/constants.py

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+"""
+Constants and enumerations for the Quote-Control simulator.
+
+This module defines the core enums used throughout the platform to ensure
+type safety and consistent semantics across different pricing mechanisms.
+"""
+from enum import Enum, auto
+
+class Side(Enum):
+    """Transaction side indicator.
+
+    Attributes:
+        BUY: Buyer-initiated transaction (customer purchases, market buy order)
+        SELL: Seller-initiated transaction (market sell order, short sale)
+    """
+    BUY = auto()
+    SELL = auto()
+
+class MechanismType(Enum):
+    """Pricing mechanism type defining how quotes translate to executions.
+
+    Attributes:
+        POSTED_PRICE: Single posted price per instrument (retail dynamic pricing)
+        TWO_SIDED_QUOTE: Bid-ask spread quoting (market making, liquidity provision)
+        AUCTION: Reserve price or bid shading (ad auctions, marketplaces)
+    """
+    POSTED_PRICE = auto()
+    TWO_SIDED_QUOTE = auto()
+    AUCTION = auto()
+
+class InstrumentType(Enum):
+    """Type of instrument being priced.
+
+    Attributes:
+        SKU: Retail product with inventory constraints
+        ASSET: Financial instrument with position limits
+        LOAN: Credit product with interest rate pricing
+        SUBSCRIPTION: Recurring service with periodic fees
+    """
+    SKU = auto()
+    ASSET = auto()
+    LOAN = auto()
+    SUBSCRIPTION = auto()
+
+class OpportunityType(Enum):
+    """Type of arrival opportunity.
+
+    Attributes:
+        SESSION: Retail browsing session with potential purchase intent
+        MARKET_ORDER: Financial market order arrival (buy or sell)
+        REQUEST: Service or credit request requiring quote response
+    """
+    SESSION = auto()
+    MARKET_ORDER = auto()
+    REQUEST = auto()
+
+class EventType(Enum):
+    """Type of logged event during simulation.
+
+    Attributes:
+        ARRIVAL: New opportunity arrived in the system
+        EXPOSURE: Quote was shown to an arrival
+        EXECUTION: Transaction was executed
+        ABANDON: Opportunity abandoned without execution
+        CANCEL: Pending order was cancelled
+    """
+    ARRIVAL = auto()
+    EXPOSURE = auto()
+    EXECUTION = auto()
+    ABANDON = auto()
+    CANCEL = auto()
+
+class LogLevel(Enum):
+    """Verbosity level for step logging.
+
+    Attributes:
+        NONE: No logging, fastest execution
+        AGG_ONLY: Only aggregate statistics per step
+        FULL: Full event-level logging with propensities for OPE
+    """
+    NONE = auto()
+    AGG_ONLY = auto()
+    FULL = auto()

lab/outlet/gym_wrapper.py

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+"""
+Gymnasium-compatible wrapper for the Quote-Control platform.
+
+Provides a standard Gym interface for RL training:
+- observation_space: Box space with flattened observation
+- action_space: Box space with price multipliers [0.5, 2.0]
+- reset(), step(), render(), close() methods
+
+Example:
+    >>> from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+    >>> from lab.outlet.gym_wrapper import QuoteGymEnv
+    >>> env = QuoteGymEnv(make_retail_platform())
+    >>> obs, info = env.reset()
+    >>> obs, reward, done, truncated, info = env.step(env.action_space.sample())
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Any
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    import gymnasium as gym
+    from gymnasium import spaces
+    HAS_GYM = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_GYM = False
+
+from .platform import Platform, PlatformConfig
+from .types import Quote, InstrumentSet, StepResult
+
+class QuoteGymEnv:
+    """Gymnasium-compatible environment wrapper.
+
+    Wraps a Platform instance with standard Gym interface.
+    Actions are price multipliers in [0.5, 2.0] applied to reference prices.
+    Observations are flattened numpy arrays containing quotes, fills, exposures.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, platform: Platform):
+        if not HAS_GYM:
+            raise ImportError("gymnasium required for QuoteGymEnv")
+        self.platform = platform
+        self.n = platform.instruments.n
+        self._last_result: StepResult | None = None
+
+        # action space: price adjustments as multipliers [0.5, 2.0]
+        self.action_space = spaces.Box(low=0.5, high=2.0, shape=(self.n,), dtype=np.float32)
+
+        # observation space
+        obs_dim = self.n * 4  # quotes + fills + exposures + position
+        if platform.market:
+            obs_dim += self.n  # competitor quotes
+        self.observation_space = spaces.Box(low=-np.inf, high=np.inf,
+                                            shape=(obs_dim,), dtype=np.float32)
+
+    def reset(self, seed: int | None = None, options: dict | None = None) -> tuple[np.ndarray, dict]:
+        result = self.platform.reset(seed)
+        self._last_result = result
+        return result.obs.to_flat().astype(np.float32), result.info
+
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float, bool, bool, dict]:
+        # convert action (multipliers) to absolute prices
+        refs = self.platform.instruments.refs
+        prices = refs * action
+        result = self.platform.step(prices)
+        self._last_result = result
+        return (result.obs.to_flat().astype(np.float32), result.reward,
+                result.terminated, result.truncated, result.info)
+
+    def render(self) -> None:
+        if self._last_result:
+            m = self._last_result.metrics
+            print(f"t={self.platform._t} pnl={m.pnl:.2f} units={m.units_traded:.0f} "
+                  f"conv={m.conversion:.3f} vol={m.volatility:.3f}")
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+def make_env(platform: Platform) -> QuoteGymEnv:
+    return QuoteGymEnv(platform)
+
+if HAS_GYM:
+    # register if gymnasium available
+    try:
+        gym.register(id='QuoteControl-v0', entry_point='outlet.gym_wrapper:QuoteGymEnv')
+    except:
+        pass  # already registered or other issue

lab/outlet/math_util.py

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+"""
+Numerical utilities for stable computation.
+
+This module provides numerically stable implementations of common operations:
+- safe_exp, safe_log: Avoid overflow/underflow
+- softmax: Numerically stable softmax
+- sigmoid, clamp: Standard transformations
+- intensity_decay: Avellaneda-Stoikov fill intensity
+- inventory_penalty: Quadratic inventory risk
+- poisson_arrivals, hawkes_intensity: Arrival process helpers
+
+All functions accept both scalars and numpy arrays.
+"""
+import numpy as np
+
+EPS = 1e-8  # small constant to avoid division by zero
+MAX_EXP = 700.0  # maximum safe exponent to avoid overflow
+
+def safe_exp(x: np.ndarray | float) -> np.ndarray | float:
+    return np.exp(np.clip(x, -MAX_EXP, MAX_EXP))
+
+def safe_log(x: np.ndarray | float) -> np.ndarray | float:
+    return np.log(np.maximum(x, EPS))
+
+def clamp(x: np.ndarray | float, lo: float, hi: float) -> np.ndarray | float:
+    return np.clip(x, lo, hi)
+
+def sigmoid(x: np.ndarray | float) -> np.ndarray | float:
+    return 1.0 / (1.0 + safe_exp(-x))
+
+def softmax(x: np.ndarray, axis: int = -1) -> np.ndarray:
+    x_max = np.max(x, axis=axis, keepdims=True)
+    exp_x = safe_exp(x - x_max)
+    return exp_x / (np.sum(exp_x, axis=axis, keepdims=True) + EPS)
+
+def geometric_series(base: float, ratio: float, n: int) -> np.ndarray:
+    return base * (ratio ** np.arange(n))
+
+def ema(old: float, new: float, alpha: float = 0.1) -> float:
+    return alpha * new + (1 - alpha) * old
+
+def intensity_decay(distance: float, kappa: float = 1.0) -> float:
+    """Avellaneda-Stoikov style fill intensity decay with quote distance"""
+    return safe_exp(-kappa * distance)
+
+def inventory_penalty(q: float, gamma: float = 0.1, sigma: float = 1.0) -> float:
+    """Quadratic inventory risk penalty"""
+    return gamma * sigma**2 * q**2 / 2
+
+def poisson_arrivals(rate: float, dt: float, rng: np.random.Generator) -> int:
+    return rng.poisson(rate * dt)
+
+def hawkes_intensity(base: float, history: np.ndarray, alpha: float, beta: float, t: float) -> float:
+    """Self-exciting Hawkes process intensity"""
+    if len(history) == 0: return base
+    decays = safe_exp(-beta * (t - history[history < t]))
+    return base + alpha * np.sum(decays)

lab/outlet/mechanisms/__init__.py

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+from .posted_price import PostedPriceMechanism
+from .two_sided import TwoSidedMechanism
+from .auction import AuctionMechanism
+
+__all__ = ['PostedPriceMechanism', 'TwoSidedMechanism', 'AuctionMechanism']

lab/outlet/mechanisms/auction.py

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+"""
+Auction mechanism for reserve pricing and bid shading.
+
+In this mechanism, the agent sets reserve prices that affect
+win probability and clearing prices. Used for ad auctions,
+marketplace auctions, and similar settings.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from ..types import Quote, Opportunity, Execution, InstrumentSet, MarketState
+from ..constants import Side
+from ..math_util import clamp, sigmoid
+
+@dataclass
+class AuctionConfig:
+    """Configuration for auction mechanism.
+
+    Attributes:
+        min_reserve: Minimum reserve price
+        max_reserve: Maximum reserve price
+        base_win_prob: Baseline win probability at reference reserve
+        sensitivity: How much higher reserves reduce win probability
+    """
+    min_reserve: float = 0.0
+    max_reserve: float = 100.0
+    base_win_prob: float = 0.3
+    sensitivity: float = 2.0
+
+class AuctionMechanism:
+    """Auction mechanism for reserve pricing.
+
+    The agent sets reserve prices that affect:
+    - Win probability: higher reserves reduce chance of winning
+    - Clearing price: bounded between reserve and simulated max bid
+
+    Win probability: base_prob * sigmoid(-sensitivity * (reserve - ref) / ref)
+    Clearing price: max(reserve, min(max_bid, reserve + random_increment))
+
+    Only BUY-side opportunities are processed (auction wins).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: AuctionConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or AuctionConfig()
+
+    def apply_quote(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                    rng: np.random.Generator) -> Quote:
+        reserves = clamp(quote.prices, self.cfg.min_reserve, self.cfg.max_reserve)
+        return Quote(prices=reserves, propensity=quote.propensity, metadata=quote.metadata)
+
+    def process_opportunity(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote,
+                            instruments: InstrumentSet, market: MarketState | None,
+                            rng: np.random.Generator) -> Execution | None:
+        if opp.side != Side.BUY: return None
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+        reserve = float(quote.prices[idx])
+        ref = instruments.refs[idx]
+
+        # win probability decreases with higher reserve
+        relative_reserve = (reserve - ref) / (ref + 1e-8)
+        win_prob = self.cfg.base_win_prob * sigmoid(-self.cfg.sensitivity * relative_reserve)
+
+        if rng.random() > win_prob: return None
+
+        # clearing price is between reserve and some max bid (simulated)
+        max_bid = ref * (1 + rng.exponential(0.2))
+        clearing = max(reserve, min(max_bid, reserve + rng.exponential(0.1) * ref))
+
+        return Execution(
+            opportunity_id=opp.id, instrument_id=opp.instrument_id,
+            side=opp.side, size_requested=opp.size, size_filled=opp.size,
+            price=clearing, propensity=quote.propensity * win_prob, t=opp.t
+        )

lab/outlet/mechanisms/posted_price.py

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+"""
+Posted price mechanism for retail dynamic pricing.
+
+In this mechanism, the agent posts a single price per instrument.
+Buyers decide whether to purchase based on the posted price.
+This is the standard e-commerce dynamic pricing model.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from ..types import Quote, Opportunity, Execution, InstrumentSet, MarketState
+from ..constants import Side
+from ..math_util import clamp
+
+@dataclass
+class PostedPriceConfig:
+    """Configuration for posted price mechanism.
+
+    Attributes:
+        min_price: Absolute minimum price
+        max_price: Absolute maximum price
+        max_delta_pct: Maximum price change per step as fraction of previous
+        min_margin_pct: Minimum margin over cost basis
+        round_to: Price rounding granularity (None = no rounding)
+    """
+    min_price: float = 0.01
+    max_price: float = 1000.0
+    max_delta_pct: float = 0.2
+    min_margin_pct: float = 0.05
+    round_to: float | None = 0.01
+
+class PostedPriceMechanism:
+    """Posted price mechanism for retail dynamic pricing.
+
+    The agent posts a single price per product. Constraints enforced:
+    - Prices within [min_price, max_price]
+    - Margin at least min_margin_pct above cost
+    - Price changes limited to max_delta_pct per step
+    - Prices rounded to round_to granularity
+
+    Only BUY-side opportunities are processed (customers purchasing).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: PostedPriceConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or PostedPriceConfig()
+
+    def apply_quote(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                    rng: np.random.Generator) -> Quote:
+        prices = quote.prices.copy()
+        costs = instruments.costs
+        refs = instruments.refs
+        c = self.cfg
+
+        # enforce min margin
+        min_prices = costs * (1 + c.min_margin_pct)
+        prices = np.maximum(prices, min_prices)
+
+        # enforce absolute bounds
+        prices = clamp(prices, c.min_price, c.max_price)
+
+        # enforce max delta if we have history
+        if 'prev_prices' in quote.metadata:
+            prev = quote.metadata['prev_prices']
+            max_change = prev * c.max_delta_pct
+            prices = clamp(prices, prev - max_change, prev + max_change)
+
+        # round prices
+        if c.round_to:
+            prices = np.round(prices / c.round_to) * c.round_to
+
+        return Quote(prices=prices, propensity=quote.propensity,
+                     metadata={**quote.metadata, 'prev_prices': prices})
+
+    def process_opportunity(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote,
+                            instruments: InstrumentSet, market: MarketState | None,
+                            rng: np.random.Generator) -> Execution | None:
+        if opp.side != Side.BUY: return None  # posted price is buy-only
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+        price = float(quote.prices[idx])
+        return Execution(
+            opportunity_id=opp.id, instrument_id=opp.instrument_id,
+            side=opp.side, size_requested=opp.size, size_filled=opp.size,
+            price=price, propensity=quote.propensity, t=opp.t
+        )

lab/outlet/mechanisms/two_sided.py

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+"""
+Two-sided quoting mechanism for market making.
+
+In this mechanism, the agent posts both bid and ask prices.
+Execution depends on the distance from the market mid-price.
+This models liquidity provision in financial markets.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from ..types import Quote, Opportunity, Execution, InstrumentSet, MarketState
+from ..constants import Side
+from ..math_util import clamp, intensity_decay
+
+@dataclass
+class TwoSidedConfig:
+    """Configuration for two-sided quoting mechanism.
+
+    Attributes:
+        min_spread: Minimum bid-ask spread
+        max_spread: Maximum bid-ask spread
+        min_price: Absolute minimum price
+        max_price: Absolute maximum price
+        fill_kappa: Intensity decay parameter (higher = faster decay with distance)
+    """
+    min_spread: float = 0.01
+    max_spread: float = 0.5
+    min_price: float = 0.01
+    max_price: float = 10000.0
+    fill_kappa: float = 1.5
+
+class TwoSidedMechanism:
+    """Two-sided quoting mechanism for market making.
+
+    The agent posts bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices around a mid-point.
+    Fill probability decays exponentially with distance from mid-price,
+    following the Avellaneda-Stoikov intensity model.
+
+    Both BUY and SELL opportunities are processed:
+    - BUY: customer buys at agent's ask price
+    - SELL: customer sells at agent's bid price
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: TwoSidedConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or TwoSidedConfig()
+
+    def apply_quote(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                    rng: np.random.Generator) -> Quote:
+        prices = quote.prices.copy()
+        spreads = quote.spreads.copy() if quote.spreads is not None else np.full_like(prices, 0.02)
+        c = self.cfg
+
+        prices = clamp(prices, c.min_price, c.max_price)
+        spreads = clamp(spreads, c.min_spread, c.max_spread)
+
+        # ensure bids < asks
+        half_spread = spreads / 2
+        bids = prices - half_spread
+        asks = prices + half_spread
+        bids = np.maximum(bids, c.min_price)
+        asks = np.minimum(asks, c.max_price)
+        spreads = asks - bids
+        prices = (bids + asks) / 2
+
+        return Quote(prices=prices, spreads=spreads, propensity=quote.propensity,
+                     metadata=quote.metadata)
+
+    def process_opportunity(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote,
+                            instruments: InstrumentSet, market: MarketState | None,
+                            rng: np.random.Generator) -> Execution | None:
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+        mid = market.mid_prices[idx] if market and market.mid_prices is not None else quote.prices[idx]
+
+        if opp.side == Side.BUY:
+            price = float(quote.asks[idx]) if quote.asks is not None else float(quote.prices[idx])
+            distance = price - mid
+        else:
+            price = float(quote.bids[idx]) if quote.bids is not None else float(quote.prices[idx])
+            distance = mid - price
+
+        # probabilistic fill based on distance from mid
+        fill_prob = intensity_decay(abs(distance), self.cfg.fill_kappa)
+        if rng.random() > fill_prob: return None
+
+        return Execution(
+            opportunity_id=opp.id, instrument_id=opp.instrument_id,
+            side=opp.side, size_requested=opp.size, size_filled=opp.size,
+            price=price, propensity=quote.propensity * fill_prob, t=opp.t
+        )

lab/outlet/objectives/__init__.py

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+from .base import BaseObjective, CompositeObjective
+from .penalties import (PnLObjective, VolatilityPenalty, HoldingCostPenalty,
+                        LostOpportunityCostPenalty, InventoryRiskPenalty, SpreadCaptureReward)
+from .factory import make_objective, make_composite, retail_objective, market_making_objective
+
+__all__ = [
+    'BaseObjective', 'CompositeObjective',
+    'PnLObjective', 'VolatilityPenalty', 'HoldingCostPenalty',
+    'LostOpportunityCostPenalty', 'InventoryRiskPenalty', 'SpreadCaptureReward',
+    'make_objective', 'make_composite', 'retail_objective', 'market_making_objective',
+]

lab/outlet/objectives/base.py

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+"""
+Base classes for reward objectives.
+
+Objectives compute scalar rewards from step metrics. The CompositeObjective
+allows combining multiple objectives with weights for multi-objective optimization.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from ..types import Quote, InstrumentSet, StepMetrics, HiddenState, Observation
+
+class BaseObjective(ABC):
+    """Abstract base class for reward objectives.
+
+    Subclasses must implement reward() and breakdown() methods.
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float: ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]: ...
+
+class CompositeObjective(BaseObjective):
+    """Weighted sum of multiple objectives.
+
+    Allows combining multiple reward terms (e.g., PnL - holding_cost - volatility).
+
+    Args:
+        objectives: List of (objective, weight) tuples
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, objectives: list[tuple[BaseObjective, float]]):
+        self.objectives = objectives
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return sum(w * obj.reward(quote, instruments, metrics, hidden, obs)
+                   for obj, w in self.objectives)
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        bd = {}
+        for obj, w in self.objectives:
+            for k, v in obj.breakdown(quote, instruments, metrics, hidden, obs).items():
+                bd[k] = w * v
+        return bd

lab/outlet/objectives/factory.py

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+"""
+Factory functions for creating objectives.
+
+Provides:
+- make_objective: Create single objective by name
+- make_composite: Create weighted combination of objectives
+- retail_objective: Default objective for retail pricing
+- market_making_objective: Default objective for market making
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from .base import BaseObjective, CompositeObjective
+from .penalties import (PnLObjective, VolatilityPenalty, HoldingCostPenalty,
+                        LostOpportunityCostPenalty, InventoryRiskPenalty, SpreadCaptureReward)
+
+REGISTRY: dict[str, type[BaseObjective]] = {
+    'pnl': PnLObjective,
+    'volatility': VolatilityPenalty,
+    'holding_cost': HoldingCostPenalty,
+    'lost_opportunity': LostOpportunityCostPenalty,
+    'inventory_risk': InventoryRiskPenalty,
+    'spread_capture': SpreadCaptureReward,
+}
+
+def make_objective(name: str, **kwargs) -> BaseObjective:
+    """Create an objective by name.
+
+    Args:
+        name: Objective name (pnl, volatility, holding_cost, lost_opportunity,
+              inventory_risk, spread_capture)
+        **kwargs: Passed to objective constructor
+
+    Returns:
+        Instantiated objective
+    """
+    if name not in REGISTRY:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown objective: {name}. Available: {list(REGISTRY.keys())}")
+    return REGISTRY[name](**kwargs)
+
+def make_composite(spec: list[tuple[str, float, dict]] | dict[str, float]) -> CompositeObjective:
+    """Create composite objective from specification.
+
+    Args:
+        spec: Either:
+            - list of (name, weight, kwargs) tuples for full control
+            - dict of {name: weight} for simple cases
+
+    Returns:
+        CompositeObjective with specified components
+    """
+    objectives = []
+    if isinstance(spec, dict):
+        for name, weight in spec.items():
+            objectives.append((make_objective(name), weight))
+    else:
+        for name, weight, kwargs in spec:
+            objectives.append((make_objective(name, **kwargs), weight))
+    return CompositeObjective(objectives)
+
+def retail_objective(volatility_weight: float = 0.1, holding_weight: float = 0.5,
+                     stockout_weight: float = 0.3) -> CompositeObjective:
+    """Default objective for retail dynamic pricing.
+
+    Reward = PnL - volatility_weight*volatility - holding_weight*holding_cost
+             - stockout_weight*lost_opportunity
+    """
+    return make_composite({
+        'pnl': 1.0,
+        'volatility': volatility_weight,
+        'holding_cost': holding_weight,
+        'lost_opportunity': stockout_weight,
+    })
+
+def market_making_objective(gamma: float = 0.1, sigma: float = 1.0) -> CompositeObjective:
+    """Default objective for market making.
+
+    Reward = PnL + 0.5*spread_capture - inventory_risk(gamma, sigma)
+    """
+    return CompositeObjective([
+        (PnLObjective(), 1.0),
+        (SpreadCaptureReward(), 0.5),
+        (InventoryRiskPenalty(gamma=gamma, sigma=sigma), 1.0),
+    ])

lab/outlet/objectives/penalties.py

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+"""
+Standard objective components and penalties.
+
+This module provides common reward terms:
+- PnLObjective: Basic profit and loss
+- VolatilityPenalty: Penalize price volatility for UX
+- HoldingCostPenalty: Inventory holding cost
+- LostOpportunityCostPenalty: Stockout/missed fill cost
+- InventoryRiskPenalty: Quadratic inventory risk (market making)
+- SpreadCaptureReward: Bid-ask spread capture (market making)
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import numpy as np
+from .base import BaseObjective
+from ..types import Quote, InstrumentSet, StepMetrics, HiddenState, Observation
+from ..math_util import inventory_penalty
+
+class PnLObjective(BaseObjective):
+    """Profit and loss reward (revenue - cost)."""
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return metrics.pnl
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'pnl': metrics.pnl, 'revenue': metrics.revenue, 'cost': metrics.cost}
+
+class VolatilityPenalty(BaseObjective):
+    """Penalize price volatility for user experience."""
+
+    def __init__(self, scale: float = 1.0):
+        self.scale = scale
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return -self.scale * metrics.volatility
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'volatility_penalty': -self.scale * metrics.volatility}
+
+class HoldingCostPenalty(BaseObjective):
+    """Penalty for inventory holding costs."""
+
+    def __init__(self, scale: float = 1.0):
+        self.scale = scale
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return -self.scale * metrics.position_cost
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'holding_cost_penalty': -self.scale * metrics.position_cost}
+
+class LostOpportunityCostPenalty(BaseObjective):
+    """Penalty for lost sales due to stockouts or missed fills."""
+
+    def __init__(self, scale: float = 1.0):
+        self.scale = scale
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return -self.scale * metrics.lost_opportunity
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'lost_opportunity_penalty': -self.scale * metrics.lost_opportunity}
+
+class InventoryRiskPenalty(BaseObjective):
+    """Quadratic inventory risk penalty (Avellaneda-Stoikov style).
+
+    Penalty = gamma * sigma^2 * q^2 / 2, where q is total position.
+    Encourages market makers to keep inventory near zero.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, gamma: float = 0.1, sigma: float = 1.0):
+        self.gamma = gamma
+        self.sigma = sigma
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        if obs.position is None: return 0.0
+        q = np.sum(obs.position)
+        return -inventory_penalty(q, self.gamma, self.sigma)
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'inventory_risk_penalty': self.reward(quote, instruments, metrics, hidden, obs)}
+
+class SpreadCaptureReward(BaseObjective):
+    """Reward for capturing bid-ask spread in market making."""
+
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> float:
+        return metrics.spread_capture
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState, obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        return {'spread_capture': metrics.spread_capture}

lab/outlet/observation.py

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+"""
+Observation construction with demand censoring.
+
+This module provides the ObservationBuilder that constructs agent observations
+from step data. The key invariant is that observations only contain censored
+data (fills) and never true demand, ensuring proper research conditions.
+
+The ObservationConfig controls what is included in observations:
+- Position visibility
+- Market/competitor visibility
+- Demand proxy method
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from .types import Quote, InstrumentSet, StepLogs, StepMetrics, MarketState, HiddenState, Observation
+
+@dataclass
+class ObservationConfig:
+    """Configuration for observation construction.
+
+    Attributes:
+        include_position: Include current position in observation
+        include_market: Include market/competitor state in observation
+        mask_true_demand: If True, observation excludes true demand (research mode)
+        demand_proxy: Method for demand proxy ('fills', 'exposures', 'weighted')
+        exposure_weights: Weights for weighted demand proxy
+    """
+    include_position: bool = True
+    include_market: bool = True
+    mask_true_demand: bool = True
+    demand_proxy: str = 'fills'
+    exposure_weights: dict[str, float] | None = None
+
+class DefaultObservationBuilder:
+    """Constructs censored observations for the agent.
+
+    Ensures the key research invariant: observations contain only
+    censored fills (realized sales), never true demand. True demand
+    is placed in the info dict for research analysis only.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: ObservationConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or ObservationConfig()
+
+    def build(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet, logs: StepLogs,
+              metrics: StepMetrics, market: MarketState | None,
+              hidden: HiddenState, mask_demand: bool, t: int) -> Observation:
+        n = instruments.n
+        cfg = self.cfg
+
+        # always show censored fills
+        fills = logs.censored_fills if logs.censored_fills is not None else np.zeros(n)
+
+        # compute exposures from logs
+        if logs.events:
+            exposures = np.zeros(n)
+            for e in logs.events:
+                if e.instrument_id is not None:
+                    exposures[e.instrument_id] += 1
+        else:
+            exposures = logs.aggregates.get('exposures', np.zeros(n))
+
+        # position - only if configured and available
+        position = None
+        if cfg.include_position and instruments.position is not None:
+            position = instruments.position.copy()
+
+        # market state - only if configured
+        obs_market = market if cfg.include_market else None
+
+        return Observation(
+            quotes=quote.prices.copy(),
+            position=position,
+            fills=fills,
+            exposures=exposures,
+            market=obs_market,
+            t=t
+        )
+
+    def make_space(self, n_instruments: int, include_market: bool = True) -> dict:
+        """Returns dict describing observation space for gym"""
+        space = {
+            'quotes': {'shape': (n_instruments,), 'low': 0, 'high': np.inf},
+            'fills': {'shape': (n_instruments,), 'low': 0, 'high': np.inf},
+            'exposures': {'shape': (n_instruments,), 'low': 0, 'high': np.inf},
+        }
+        if self.cfg.include_position:
+            space['position'] = {'shape': (n_instruments,), 'low': -np.inf, 'high': np.inf}
+        if include_market:
+            space['competitor_quotes'] = {'shape': (n_instruments,), 'low': 0, 'high': np.inf}
+        return space

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+"""
+Main simulation platform orchestrating the Quote-Control loop.
+
+The Platform class is the central coordinator that:
+1. Receives pricing actions (quotes) from the agent
+2. Generates arrivals via the ArrivalModel
+3. Processes executions via Mechanism and ExecutionModel
+4. Applies position censorship via PositionModel
+5. Computes metrics and reward via Objective
+6. Returns censored observations
+
+Example:
+    >>> from lab.config import make_retail_platform
+    >>> platform = make_retail_platform()
+    >>> result = platform.reset(seed=42)
+    >>> result = platform.step(platform.instruments.refs * 1.1)
+    >>> print(f"PnL: {result.metrics.pnl:.2f}")
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any
+import numpy as np
+from .types import (Quote, Opportunity, Execution, InstrumentSet, StepLogs, StepMetrics,
+                    StepEvent, MarketState, HiddenState, Observation, StepResult)
+from .constants import LogLevel, EventType, Side
+from .protocols import Mechanism, ArrivalModel, ExecutionModel, PositionModel, MarketModel, ObservationBuilder, Objective
+from .stock import PositionModel as DefaultPositionModel, PositionConfig
+from .observation import DefaultObservationBuilder, ObservationConfig
+from .objectives.factory import retail_objective
+
+@dataclass
+class PlatformConfig:
+    """Configuration for the simulation platform.
+
+    Attributes:
+        n_instruments: Number of instruments in the simulation
+        max_steps: Maximum steps before episode terminates
+        dt: Time duration per step (affects arrival rates)
+        log_level: Verbosity of logging (NONE, AGG_ONLY, FULL)
+        mask_demand: If True, observations exclude true demand (research mode)
+        seed: Random seed for reproducibility
+    """
+    n_instruments: int = 10
+    max_steps: int = 1000
+    dt: float = 1.0
+    log_level: LogLevel = LogLevel.AGG_ONLY
+    mask_demand: bool = True
+    seed: int | None = None
+
+class Platform:
+    """Main simulation orchestrator implementing Quote -> Arrival -> Execution -> Position.
+
+    The Platform coordinates all components to simulate a pricing environment:
+    - Mechanism: validates quotes and determines execution logic
+    - ArrivalModel: generates demand opportunities
+    - ExecutionModel: computes acceptance probabilities
+    - PositionModel: manages inventory/position and censorship
+    - MarketModel: updates competitor/market state
+    - ObservationBuilder: constructs censored observations
+    - Objective: computes reward from metrics
+
+    Attributes:
+        instruments: The instrument set being priced
+        mechanism: Quote validation and execution mechanism
+        arrival: Demand arrival generator
+        execution: Acceptance probability model
+        position: Inventory/position manager
+        market: Competitor/market dynamics (optional)
+        obs_builder: Observation constructor
+        objective: Reward function
+        cfg: Platform configuration
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, instruments: InstrumentSet, mechanism: Mechanism,
+                 arrival: ArrivalModel, execution: ExecutionModel,
+                 position: PositionModel | None = None,
+                 market: MarketModel | None = None,
+                 obs_builder: ObservationBuilder | None = None,
+                 objective: Objective | None = None,
+                 cfg: PlatformConfig | None = None):
+        self.instruments = instruments
+        self.mechanism = mechanism
+        self.arrival = arrival
+        self.execution = execution
+        self.position = position or DefaultPositionModel(PositionConfig())
+        self.market = market
+        self.obs_builder = obs_builder or DefaultObservationBuilder()
+        self.objective = objective or retail_objective()
+        self.cfg = cfg or PlatformConfig(n_instruments=instruments.n)
+
+        self._t: int = 0
+        self._rng: np.random.Generator = np.random.default_rng(self.cfg.seed)
+        self._quote: Quote | None = None
+        self._market_state: MarketState | None = None
+        self._hidden: HiddenState = HiddenState()
+        self._prev_prices: np.ndarray | None = None
+
+    def reset(self, seed: int | None = None) -> StepResult:
+        """Reset the platform to initial state.
+
+        Args:
+            seed: Random seed (overrides config seed if provided)
+
+        Returns:
+            Initial StepResult with zeroed metrics and initial observation
+        """
+        self._t = 0
+        self._rng = np.random.default_rng(seed or self.cfg.seed)
+        self._hidden = HiddenState()
+        self._prev_prices = self.instruments.refs.copy()
+
+        # reset position
+        self.position.reset(self.instruments, self._rng)
+        self.instruments.position = self.position.position
+
+        # initial quote at reference prices
+        self._quote = Quote(prices=self.instruments.refs.copy(), propensity=1.0,
+                            metadata={'prev_prices': self._prev_prices})
+        self._quote = self.mechanism.apply_quote(self._quote, self.instruments, self._rng)
+
+        # initial market state
+        if self.market:
+            self._market_state = self.market.step(0, self._quote, self._hidden, self._rng)
+
+        # build initial observation
+        logs = StepLogs(aggregates={'reset': True},
+                        true_demand=np.zeros(self.instruments.n),
+                        censored_fills=np.zeros(self.instruments.n))
+        metrics = StepMetrics()
+        obs = self.obs_builder.build(self._quote, self.instruments, logs, metrics,
+                                     self._market_state, self._hidden, self.cfg.mask_demand, 0)
+
+        return StepResult(obs=obs, reward=0.0, terminated=False, truncated=False,
+                          info={'true_demand': logs.true_demand}, metrics=metrics,
+                          logs=logs, hidden=self._hidden)
+
+    def step(self, action: np.ndarray, propensity: float = 1.0) -> StepResult:
+        """Execute one simulation step with the given pricing action.
+
+        The step proceeds as follows:
+        1. Apply quote constraints via mechanism
+        2. Update market/competitor state
+        3. Generate arrivals
+        4. Process arrivals -> executions with acceptance check
+        5. Apply position censorship to executions
+        6. Update position state
+        7. Compute metrics (PnL, costs, etc.)
+        8. Build logs with propensities
+        9. Construct censored observation
+        10. Compute reward
+
+        Args:
+            action: Price vector for all instruments
+            propensity: P(action | behavior policy) for OPE logging
+
+        Returns:
+            StepResult containing observation, reward, metrics, logs, and hidden state
+        """
+        self._t += 1
+        cfg = self.cfg
+
+        # 1. apply quote from action
+        self._quote = Quote(prices=action, propensity=propensity,
+                            metadata={'prev_prices': self._prev_prices})
+        self._quote = self.mechanism.apply_quote(self._quote, self.instruments, self._rng)
+        self._prev_prices = self._quote.prices.copy()
+        self._hidden.quote_history.append(self._quote.prices.copy())
+
+        # 2. update market/competitors
+        if self.market:
+            self._market_state = self.market.step(self._t, self._quote, self._hidden, self._rng)
+            self._hidden.market_history.append(self._market_state)
+
+        # 3. generate arrivals
+        opps = self.arrival.sample(self._t, cfg.dt, self.instruments,
+                                   self._market_state, self._hidden, self._rng)
+
+        # 4. process opportunities -> executions
+        executions: list[Execution] = []
+        events: list[StepEvent] = []
+        true_demand = np.zeros(self.instruments.n)
+
+        for opp in opps:
+            # log exposure
+            if cfg.log_level == LogLevel.FULL:
+                events.append(StepEvent(t=opp.t, type=EventType.EXPOSURE,
+                                        instrument_id=opp.instrument_id,
+                                        opportunity_id=opp.id,
+                                        price=float(self._quote.prices[opp.instrument_id]),
+                                        propensity=self._quote.propensity))
+
+            # check acceptance
+            prob = self.execution.prob(opp, self._quote, self.instruments,
+                                       self._market_state, self._rng)
+            if self._rng.random() < prob:
+                # create execution
+                exe = self.mechanism.process_opportunity(opp, self._quote, self.instruments,
+                                                         self._market_state, self._rng)
+                if exe:
+                    true_demand[exe.instrument_id] += exe.size_requested
+                    # apply position censorship
+                    exe = self.position.apply_execution(exe)
+                    executions.append(exe)
+                    if cfg.log_level == LogLevel.FULL:
+                        events.append(StepEvent(t=exe.t, type=EventType.EXECUTION,
+                                                instrument_id=exe.instrument_id,
+                                                opportunity_id=exe.opportunity_id,
+                                                price=exe.price, size=exe.size_filled,
+                                                propensity=exe.propensity))
+
+        # 5. update position state
+        self.position.step(self._t)
+        self.instruments.position = self.position.position
+
+        # 6. compute metrics
+        censored_fills = np.zeros(self.instruments.n)
+        revenue = 0.0
+        cost = 0.0
+        spread_capture = 0.0
+
+        for exe in executions:
+            censored_fills[exe.instrument_id] += exe.size_filled
+            if exe.side == Side.BUY:
+                revenue += exe.price * exe.size_filled
+                cost += self.instruments.costs[exe.instrument_id] * exe.size_filled
+            else:
+                revenue -= exe.price * exe.size_filled
+                cost -= self.instruments.costs[exe.instrument_id] * exe.size_filled
+            # spread capture for market making
+            if self._quote.spreads is not None and self._market_state and self._market_state.mid_prices is not None:
+                mid = self._market_state.mid_prices[exe.instrument_id]
+                if exe.side == Side.BUY:
+                    spread_capture += (exe.price - mid) * exe.size_filled
+                else:
+                    spread_capture += (mid - exe.price) * exe.size_filled
+
+        pnl = revenue - cost
+        units = float(np.sum(censored_fills))
+        lost = float(np.sum(true_demand - censored_fills))
+
+        # volatility
+        volatility = 0.0
+        if len(self._hidden.quote_history) > 1:
+            prev = self._hidden.quote_history[-2]
+            volatility = float(np.mean(np.abs(self._quote.prices - prev) / (prev + 1e-8)))
+
+        metrics = StepMetrics(
+            pnl=pnl, revenue=revenue, cost=cost, units_traded=units,
+            position_cost=self.position.holding_cost,
+            lost_opportunity=self.position.shortage_cost + lost * np.mean(self._quote.prices) * 0.1,
+            spread_capture=spread_capture, volatility=volatility,
+            conversion=units / (len(opps) + 1e-8),
+            per_instrument={'fills': censored_fills, 'demand': true_demand}
+        )
+
+        # 7. build logs
+        logs = StepLogs(
+            events=events if cfg.log_level == LogLevel.FULL else None,
+            executions=executions if cfg.log_level == LogLevel.FULL else None,
+            aggregates={'n_arrivals': len(opps), 'n_executions': len(executions),
+                        'exposures': np.bincount([o.instrument_id for o in opps],
+                                                 minlength=self.instruments.n).astype(float)},
+            true_demand=true_demand,
+            censored_fills=censored_fills
+        )
+
+        # 8. build observation
+        obs = self.obs_builder.build(self._quote, self.instruments, logs, metrics,
+                                     self._market_state, self._hidden, cfg.mask_demand, self._t)
+
+        # 9. compute reward
+        reward = self.objective.reward(self._quote, self.instruments, metrics, self._hidden, obs)
+        breakdown = self.objective.breakdown(self._quote, self.instruments, metrics, self._hidden, obs)
+        # print(f"Step {self._t}: Reward={reward:.2f}, Breakdown={breakdown}")
+
+
+        # 10. check termination
+        terminated = self._t >= cfg.max_steps
+        truncated = False
+
+        info = {'true_demand': true_demand, 'breakdown': self.objective.breakdown(
+            self._quote, self.instruments, metrics, self._hidden, obs)}
+
+        return StepResult(obs=obs, reward=reward, terminated=terminated, truncated=truncated,
+                          info=info, metrics=metrics, logs=logs, hidden=self._hidden)

lab/outlet/protocols.py

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+"""
+Protocol definitions for pluggable simulator components.
+
+This module defines the interfaces (Protocols) that allow swapping different
+implementations for each stage of the Quote -> Arrival -> Execution -> Position
+pipeline. All protocols use structural subtyping (duck typing).
+
+Protocols:
+    Mechanism: How quotes translate to executions (posted price, two-sided, auction)
+    ArrivalModel: How opportunities arrive (Poisson, Hawkes, sessions)
+    ExecutionModel: Acceptance probability given quote (elasticity, intensity)
+    PositionModel: Inventory/position management and censorship
+    MarketModel: Competitor/market dynamics
+    ObservationBuilder: Constructs agent observations with censoring
+    Objective: Computes reward from metrics
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Protocol, Any, TYPE_CHECKING
+import numpy as np
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .types import (Quote, Opportunity, Execution, InstrumentSet, StepLogs,
+                        StepMetrics, HiddenState, Observation, MarketState)
+    from .constants import LogLevel
+
+class Mechanism(Protocol):
+    """Defines how quotes translate to executions.
+
+    The Mechanism is the core abstraction that differentiates pricing domains:
+    - PostedPrice: single price, buyer decides to purchase or not
+    - TwoSided: bid/ask spread, execution depends on distance from mid
+    - Auction: reserve price affects win probability and clearing price
+
+    Methods:
+        apply_quote: Enforce constraints and return valid quote
+        process_opportunity: Determine execution given opportunity and quote
+    """
+    def apply_quote(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                    rng: np.random.Generator) -> Quote:
+        """Apply mechanism-specific constraints to a quote.
+
+        Args:
+            quote: Raw quote from policy
+            instruments: Current instrument set with costs/refs
+            rng: Random generator for stochastic constraints
+
+        Returns:
+            Constrained quote satisfying mechanism rules (min margin, max delta, etc.)
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def process_opportunity(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote,
+                            instruments: InstrumentSet, market: MarketState | None,
+                            rng: np.random.Generator) -> Execution | None:
+        """Process an opportunity against the current quote.
+
+        Args:
+            opp: Incoming opportunity (session, order, request)
+            quote: Current posted quote
+            instruments: Instrument set
+            market: Current market state (competitor prices, mid-prices)
+            rng: Random generator
+
+        Returns:
+            Execution if opportunity converts, None otherwise
+        """
+        ...
+
+class ArrivalModel(Protocol):
+    """Generates opportunities (demand arrivals) for each step.
+
+    Different arrival models capture different demand dynamics:
+    - Poisson: constant rate, memoryless
+    - Hawkes: self-exciting, clustered arrivals
+    - Session: retail browsing with multi-product views
+
+    Methods:
+        sample: Generate opportunities for a time interval
+    """
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState,
+               rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        """Sample opportunities for time interval [t, t+dt).
+
+        Args:
+            t: Current time
+            dt: Time interval length
+            instruments: Available instruments
+            market: Current market state
+            hidden: Hidden state (contains demand intensity, contamination)
+            rng: Random generator
+
+        Returns:
+            List of opportunities arriving in this interval
+        """
+        ...
+
+class ExecutionModel(Protocol):
+    """Computes acceptance/execution probability given quote and context.
+
+    Different models capture different demand responses:
+    - Elasticity: price sensitivity with competitor cross-effects
+    - Intensity: distance-based fill probability (market making)
+    - Logit: discrete choice model
+
+    Methods:
+        prob: Compute acceptance probability
+        uncensor: Estimate true demand from censored fills
+    """
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        """Compute probability that opportunity accepts the quote.
+
+        Args:
+            opp: Opportunity to evaluate
+            quote: Current quote
+            instruments: Instrument set
+            market: Market state (competitor prices affect cross-elasticity)
+            rng: Random generator
+
+        Returns:
+            Probability in [0, 1] that opportunity executes
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                 context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Estimate true demand from censored fills.
+
+        Used for demand estimation research under inventory censorship.
+
+        Args:
+            fills: Observed (censored) fill counts
+            instruments: Instrument set
+            context: Additional context (exposures, prices shown)
+
+        Returns:
+            Estimated true demand counts
+        """
+        ...
+
+class PositionModel(Protocol):
+    """Manages inventory (retail) or position (finance).
+
+    Handles:
+    - Position constraints and censorship
+    - Holding costs (retail) or inventory risk (finance)
+    - Replenishment and order receipt
+
+    Methods:
+        reset: Initialize position state
+        available: Query available capacity for a trade
+        apply_execution: Censor execution by available position
+        step: Process time-based updates (replenishment, holding cost)
+
+    Properties:
+        position: Current position vector
+        holding_cost: Cost incurred this step from holding position
+    """
+    def reset(self, instruments: InstrumentSet, rng: np.random.Generator) -> None:
+        """Initialize position state for new episode."""
+        ...
+
+    def available(self, instrument_id: int, side: Any) -> float:
+        """Query available capacity for a trade.
+
+        Args:
+            instrument_id: Which instrument
+            side: BUY or SELL
+
+        Returns:
+            Maximum tradeable size given current position
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def apply_execution(self, exe: Execution) -> Execution:
+        """Apply position constraints to an execution.
+
+        Args:
+            exe: Proposed execution with size_requested
+
+        Returns:
+            Censored execution with size_filled <= available capacity
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def step(self, t: float) -> None:
+        """Process time-based position updates.
+
+        Handles replenishment receipt, holding cost calculation, etc.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @property
+    def position(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Current position vector (positive=long/inventory, negative=short)."""
+        ...
+
+    @property
+    def holding_cost(self) -> float:
+        """Holding cost incurred this step."""
+        ...
+
+class MarketModel(Protocol):
+    """Models external market dynamics and competitor behavior.
+
+    For retail: competitor price dynamics (static, reactive, stochastic)
+    For finance: mid-price process (GBM, mean-reverting)
+
+    Methods:
+        step: Update market state given agent's quotes
+    """
+    def step(self, t: float, self_quotes: Quote, hidden: HiddenState,
+             rng: np.random.Generator) -> MarketState:
+        """Update market state for this timestep.
+
+        Args:
+            t: Current time
+            self_quotes: Agent's current quotes (competitors may react)
+            hidden: Hidden state (regime info)
+            rng: Random generator
+
+        Returns:
+            Updated market state with competitor prices, mid-prices, volatility
+        """
+        ...
+
+class ObservationBuilder(Protocol):
+    """Constructs agent observations with appropriate censoring.
+
+    Critical for research: ensures agent only sees censored fills,
+    never true demand (which goes in info dict).
+
+    Methods:
+        build: Construct observation from step data
+    """
+    def build(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet, logs: StepLogs,
+              metrics: StepMetrics, market: MarketState | None,
+              hidden: HiddenState, mask_demand: bool, t: int) -> Observation:
+        """Build observation for agent.
+
+        Args:
+            quote: Current quote
+            instruments: Instrument set with positions
+            logs: Step logs with true_demand and censored_fills
+            metrics: Computed metrics
+            market: Market state
+            hidden: Hidden state (not included in obs)
+            mask_demand: If True, exclude true demand from observation
+            t: Current timestep
+
+        Returns:
+            Observation containing only observable quantities
+        """
+        ...
+
+class Objective(Protocol):
+    """Computes reward from step metrics.
+
+    Supports composite objectives with weighted terms:
+    - PnL (profit)
+    - Position costs (holding, inventory risk)
+    - Lost opportunity (stockouts)
+    - Volatility penalty (UX)
+    - Spread capture (market making)
+
+    Methods:
+        reward: Compute scalar reward
+        breakdown: Get per-term contribution for analysis
+    """
+    def reward(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState,
+               obs: Observation) -> float:
+        """Compute scalar reward for this step.
+
+        Args:
+            quote: Current quote
+            instruments: Instrument set
+            metrics: Step metrics (pnl, costs, etc.)
+            hidden: Hidden state
+            obs: Agent observation
+
+        Returns:
+            Scalar reward value
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def breakdown(self, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                  metrics: StepMetrics, hidden: HiddenState,
+                  obs: Observation) -> dict[str, float]:
+        """Get reward breakdown by component.
+
+        Useful for analyzing which terms dominate the reward.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict mapping term names to their contributions
+        """
+        ...

lab/outlet/stock.py

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+"""
+Inventory/position management and instrument factories.
+
+This module provides:
+- PositionConfig: Configuration for position constraints and costs
+- PositionModel: Manages inventory (retail) or position (finance)
+- make_instruments: Factory for creating instrument sets
+
+The PositionModel handles demand censorship by limiting executions
+to available inventory, computing holding costs, and managing replenishment.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+import numpy as np
+from .types import Instrument, InstrumentSet, Execution
+from .constants import Side, InstrumentType
+
+@dataclass
+class PositionConfig:
+    """Configuration for position/inventory management.
+
+    Attributes:
+        initial_position: Starting inventory (None = unlimited, float = same for all)
+        max_position: Maximum long position per instrument
+        min_position: Maximum short position (negative, for finance)
+        holding_cost_rate: Cost per unit per step for holding inventory
+        shortage_cost_rate: Opportunity cost rate for stockouts
+        lead_time: Steps until replenishment orders arrive
+    """
+    initial_position: np.ndarray | float | None = None
+    max_position: float = 1000.0
+    min_position: float = -1000.0
+    holding_cost_rate: float = 0.001
+    shortage_cost_rate: float = 0.05
+    lead_time: int = 0
+
+@dataclass
+class PositionModel:
+    """Manages inventory (retail) or position (finance) with censorship.
+
+    Key responsibilities:
+    - Track current position per instrument
+    - Censor executions when position is insufficient
+    - Compute holding costs per step
+    - Track shortage/stockout costs
+    - Handle replenishment orders with lead time
+
+    For retail: position is inventory (positive), selling reduces it
+    For finance: position can be positive (long) or negative (short)
+    """
+    cfg: PositionConfig
+    n: int = 0
+    _position: np.ndarray = field(default_factory=lambda: np.array([]))
+    _pending_orders: list[tuple[int, np.ndarray]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    _step_holding_cost: float = 0.0
+    _step_shortage_cost: float = 0.0
+
+    def reset(self, instruments: InstrumentSet, rng: np.random.Generator) -> None:
+        self.n = instruments.n
+        if self.cfg.initial_position is None:
+            self._position = np.full(self.n, np.inf)  # unlimited
+        elif isinstance(self.cfg.initial_position, (int, float)):
+            self._position = np.full(self.n, float(self.cfg.initial_position))
+        else:
+            self._position = self.cfg.initial_position.copy().astype(np.float64)
+        self._pending_orders = []
+        self._step_holding_cost = 0.0
+        self._step_shortage_cost = 0.0
+
+    def available(self, instrument_id: int, side: Side) -> float:
+        pos = self._position[instrument_id]
+        if np.isinf(pos): return np.inf
+        if side == Side.BUY:
+            return max(0, pos)  # can sell up to current inventory
+        else:
+            return max(0, self.cfg.max_position - pos)  # can buy up to max
+
+    def apply_execution(self, exe: Execution) -> Execution:
+        idx = int(exe.instrument_id)
+        avail = self.available(idx, exe.side)
+        filled = min(exe.size_requested, avail)
+        shortage = exe.size_requested - filled
+
+        if exe.side == Side.BUY:
+            self._position[idx] -= filled  # sold from inventory
+        else:
+            self._position[idx] += filled  # bought into inventory
+
+        if shortage > 0:
+            self._step_shortage_cost += shortage * exe.price * self.cfg.shortage_cost_rate
+
+        return Execution(
+            opportunity_id=exe.opportunity_id, instrument_id=exe.instrument_id,
+            side=exe.side, size_requested=exe.size_requested,
+            size_filled=filled, price=exe.price, propensity=exe.propensity, t=exe.t
+        )
+
+    def order(self, quantity: np.ndarray) -> None:
+        if self.cfg.lead_time > 0:
+            self._pending_orders.append((self.cfg.lead_time, quantity.copy()))
+        else:
+            self._position += quantity
+
+    def step(self, t: float) -> None:
+        # compute holding cost
+        pos = np.where(np.isinf(self._position), 0, self._position)
+        self._step_holding_cost = float(np.sum(np.abs(pos)) * self.cfg.holding_cost_rate)
+
+        # receive pending orders
+        new_pending = []
+        for (remaining, qty) in self._pending_orders:
+            if remaining <= 1:
+                self._position += qty
+            else:
+                new_pending.append((remaining - 1, qty))
+        self._pending_orders = new_pending
+
+    @property
+    def position(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        return np.where(np.isinf(self._position), -1, self._position)
+
+    @property
+    def holding_cost(self) -> float:
+        return self._step_holding_cost
+
+    @property
+    def shortage_cost(self) -> float:
+        return self._step_shortage_cost
+
+def make_instruments(n: int, cost_range: tuple[float, float] = (1.0, 10.0),
+                     margin_range: tuple[float, float] = (0.2, 0.5),
+                     inst_type: InstrumentType = InstrumentType.SKU,
+                     rng: np.random.Generator | None = None) -> InstrumentSet:
+    """Factory function to create a random instrument set.
+
+    Args:
+        n: Number of instruments to create
+        cost_range: (min, max) for uniform cost sampling
+        margin_range: (min, max) for uniform margin sampling
+        inst_type: Type of instruments (SKU, ASSET, etc.)
+        rng: Random generator (uses default if None)
+
+    Returns:
+        InstrumentSet with n instruments having random costs and margins
+    """
+    rng = rng or np.random.default_rng()
+    costs = rng.uniform(*cost_range, n)
+    margins = rng.uniform(*margin_range, n)
+    items = [Instrument(id=i, type=inst_type, cost_basis=c, reference_price=c*(1+m))
+             for i, (c, m) in enumerate(zip(costs, margins))]
+    return InstrumentSet(instruments=items)

lab/outlet/types.py

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+"""
+Core data types for the Quote-Control simulator.
+
+This module defines the fundamental data structures used throughout the platform:
+- Identifiers (InstrumentId, OpportunityId, AgentId)
+- Domain objects (Instrument, Quote, Opportunity, Execution)
+- Logging structures (StepEvent, StepLogs, StepMetrics)
+- State containers (MarketState, HiddenState, Observation, StepResult)
+
+All dataclasses are designed to be serializable and numpy-compatible.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any, NewType
+import numpy as np
+from .constants import Side, InstrumentType, OpportunityType, EventType
+
+InstrumentId = NewType('InstrumentId', int)  # unique instrument index
+OpportunityId = NewType('OpportunityId', str)  # unique opportunity/session ID
+AgentId = NewType('AgentId', str)  # unique agent/actor ID
+
+@dataclass
+class Instrument:
+    """Represents a priceable entity in the simulation.
+
+    An instrument can be a retail SKU, financial asset, loan product, or subscription.
+    The cost_basis represents the fundamental value (marginal cost for retail,
+    mid-price for assets, funding rate for loans).
+
+    Attributes:
+        id: Unique identifier for this instrument
+        type: Category of instrument (SKU, ASSET, LOAN, SUBSCRIPTION)
+        cost_basis: Fundamental cost or value (marginal cost, mid-price, funding rate)
+        reference_price: Base or fair price used for action scaling
+        attrs: Additional attributes (quality score, category, volatility, etc.)
+    """
+    id: InstrumentId
+    type: InstrumentType
+    cost_basis: float
+    reference_price: float
+    attrs: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+@dataclass
+class InstrumentSet:
+    """Collection of instruments with optional position tracking.
+
+    Provides vectorized access to instrument properties for efficient computation.
+    Position can be positive (long/inventory) or negative (short) for financial assets.
+
+    Attributes:
+        instruments: List of Instrument objects
+        position: Current position per instrument (None = unlimited capacity)
+
+    Properties:
+        n: Number of instruments
+        costs: Vector of cost bases
+        refs: Vector of reference prices
+    """
+    instruments: list[Instrument]
+    position: np.ndarray | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def n(self) -> int: return len(self.instruments)
+    @property
+    def costs(self) -> np.ndarray: return np.array([i.cost_basis for i in self.instruments], np.float32)
+    @property
+    def refs(self) -> np.ndarray: return np.array([i.reference_price for i in self.instruments], np.float32)
+
+@dataclass
+class Quote:
+    """Price quote set by the policy - the action in the MDP.
+
+    Supports multiple quoting mechanisms:
+    - Posted price: only `prices` field used
+    - Two-sided: `prices` as mid, `spreads` for bid-ask width
+    - Auction: `prices` as reserve prices
+
+    The propensity field is critical for off-policy evaluation (OPE).
+
+    Attributes:
+        prices: Posted prices (retail) or mid-quotes (market making)
+        spreads: Bid-ask spread width for two-sided quoting (None for posted price)
+        propensity: P(this quote | behavior policy) for importance sampling
+        metadata: Additional info (prev_prices for delta constraints, etc.)
+
+    Properties:
+        bids: Computed bid prices (mid - spread/2)
+        asks: Computed ask prices (mid + spread/2)
+    """
+    prices: np.ndarray
+    spreads: np.ndarray | None = None
+    propensity: float = 1.0
+    metadata: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    @property
+    def bids(self) -> np.ndarray | None:
+        return self.prices - self.spreads/2 if self.spreads is not None else None
+    @property
+    def asks(self) -> np.ndarray | None:
+        return self.prices + self.spreads/2 if self.spreads is not None else None
+
+@dataclass
+class Opportunity:
+    """An arrival event that may result in a transaction.
+
+    Opportunities are the demand side of the simulation:
+    - Retail: browsing session with purchase intent
+    - Market making: incoming market order
+    - Lending: loan application
+
+    The context dict carries segment/type information used by execution models.
+
+    Attributes:
+        id: Unique identifier for this opportunity
+        type: Category (SESSION, MARKET_ORDER, REQUEST)
+        side: BUY or SELL intent
+        instrument_id: Which instrument the opportunity targets
+        size: Requested transaction size (units, shares, principal)
+        t: Arrival timestamp
+        context: Segment info (is_scraper, credit_score, urgency, etc.)
+    """
+    id: OpportunityId
+    type: OpportunityType
+    side: Side
+    instrument_id: InstrumentId
+    size: float = 1.0
+    t: float = 0.0
+    context: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+@dataclass
+class Execution:
+    """A realized transaction after acceptance and position censorship.
+
+    The difference between size_requested and size_filled represents
+    censored demand due to inventory/position constraints.
+
+    Attributes:
+        opportunity_id: Links back to the originating Opportunity
+        instrument_id: Which instrument was traded
+        side: BUY or SELL
+        size_requested: Original requested size (true demand)
+        size_filled: Actual filled size after censorship
+        price: Execution price
+        propensity: Combined propensity for OPE (quote * acceptance)
+        t: Execution timestamp
+    """
+    opportunity_id: OpportunityId
+    instrument_id: InstrumentId
+    side: Side
+    size_requested: float
+    size_filled: float
+    price: float
+    propensity: float = 1.0
+    t: float = 0.0
+
+@dataclass
+class StepEvent:
+    """Generic logged event"""
+    t: float
+    type: EventType
+    instrument_id: InstrumentId | None = None
+    opportunity_id: OpportunityId | None = None
+    price: float | None = None
+    size: float | None = None
+    propensity: float = 1.0
+    metadata: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+@dataclass
+class StepLogs:
+    """Container for all logging data from a simulation step.
+
+    Supports both detailed event logging (for OPE) and aggregate-only mode
+    (for fast simulation). The true_demand vs censored_fills distinction
+    is critical for research on demand estimation under censorship.
+
+    Attributes:
+        events: Detailed event log (None if LogLevel != FULL)
+        executions: List of executed transactions (None if LogLevel != FULL)
+        aggregates: Always-available aggregate statistics
+        true_demand: Oracle demand before censorship (for research, not in obs)
+        censored_fills: Realized fills after position constraints (observable)
+    """
+    events: list[StepEvent] | None = None
+    executions: list[Execution] | None = None
+    aggregates: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    true_demand: np.ndarray | None = None
+    censored_fills: np.ndarray | None = None
+
+@dataclass
+class StepMetrics:
+    """Computed metrics for a single simulation step.
+
+    Metrics are domain-aware: retail uses revenue/cost/holding_cost,
+    market making uses spread_capture and inventory risk.
+
+    Attributes:
+        pnl: Profit and loss (revenue - cost for retail, mark-to-market for finance)
+        revenue: Gross revenue from sales/executions
+        cost: Cost of goods sold or position acquisition cost
+        units_traded: Total units/shares transacted
+        position_cost: Holding cost (retail) or inventory risk penalty (finance)
+        lost_opportunity: Cost of stockouts or missed fills
+        spread_capture: Bid-ask spread captured (market making)
+        volatility: Price volatility metric for UX consideration
+        conversion: Fill rate (executions / opportunities)
+        per_instrument: Per-instrument breakdowns (fills, demand, etc.)
+    """
+    pnl: float = 0.0
+    revenue: float = 0.0
+    cost: float = 0.0
+    units_traded: float = 0.0
+    position_cost: float = 0.0
+    lost_opportunity: float = 0.0
+    spread_capture: float = 0.0
+    volatility: float = 0.0
+    conversion: float = 0.0
+    per_instrument: dict[str, np.ndarray] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+@dataclass
+class MarketState:
+    """External market conditions and competitor state.
+
+    For retail: competitor_quotes drives cross-elasticity effects.
+    For finance: mid_prices and volatility drive execution dynamics.
+
+    Attributes:
+        competitor_quotes: Competitor posted prices (retail)
+        mid_prices: Market mid-prices for assets (finance)
+        volatility: Per-instrument volatility estimate
+        regime: Market regime identifier (normal, price_war, high_vol, etc.)
+        t: Timestamp of this market state
+    """
+    competitor_quotes: np.ndarray | None = None
+    mid_prices: np.ndarray | None = None
+    volatility: np.ndarray | None = None
+    regime: str = 'normal'
+    t: float = 0.0
+
+@dataclass
+class HiddenState:
+    """Internal simulator state not exposed to the agent.
+
+    Contains oracle information for research analysis and
+    history needed for non-stationary dynamics.
+
+    Attributes:
+        true_demand_intensity: Latent demand multiplier
+        contamination: Fraction of arrivals that are adversarial/scraper
+        regime: Current market/competitor regime
+        quote_history: History of agent quotes for volatility calculation
+        market_history: History of market states for analysis
+    """
+    true_demand_intensity: float = 1.0
+    contamination: float = 0.0
+    regime: str = 'normal'
+    quote_history: list[np.ndarray] = field(default_factory=list)
+    market_history: list[MarketState] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+@dataclass
+class Observation:
+    """Observable state provided to the agent - censored view only.
+
+    Critical invariant: Observation never contains true_demand, only
+    censored fills. This enforces the censorship research setting.
+
+    Attributes:
+        quotes: Current posted quotes (the agent's last action)
+        position: Current inventory/position state
+        fills: Censored execution counts per instrument
+        exposures: Opportunity exposure counts per instrument
+        market: Observable market state (competitor prices, volatility)
+        t: Current timestep
+        extra: Additional observable features
+
+    Methods:
+        to_flat: Flatten to numpy array for gym compatibility
+    """
+    quotes: np.ndarray
+    position: np.ndarray | None
+    fills: np.ndarray
+    exposures: np.ndarray
+    market: MarketState | None
+    t: int
+    extra: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_flat(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Flatten observation to 1D numpy array for gym environments."""
+        parts = [self.quotes, self.fills, self.exposures]
+        if self.position is not None: parts.append(self.position)
+        if self.market and self.market.competitor_quotes is not None:
+            parts.append(self.market.competitor_quotes)
+        return np.concatenate([p.flatten() for p in parts])
+
+@dataclass
+class StepResult:
+    """Complete result from a simulation step.
+
+    Follows gymnasium convention for obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info.
+    Additionally provides metrics, logs, and hidden state for research.
+
+    Attributes:
+        obs: Observable state (censored)
+        reward: Scalar reward from objective function
+        terminated: Episode ended naturally (max_steps reached)
+        truncated: Episode ended early (bankruptcy, constraint violation)
+        info: Additional info dict (contains true_demand for research)
+        metrics: Computed metrics for this step
+        logs: Event logs and aggregates
+        hidden: Internal simulator state (oracle info)
+    """
+    obs: Observation
+    reward: float
+    terminated: bool
+    truncated: bool
+    info: dict[str, Any]
+    metrics: StepMetrics
+    logs: StepLogs
+    hidden: HiddenState

lab/population/__init__.py

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+from .arrivals import PoissonArrivalModel, HawkesArrivalModel, SessionArrivalModel
+from .execution import ElasticityExecutionModel, IntensityExecutionModel, LogitExecutionModel
+from .competitors import (StaticCompetitorModel, ReactiveCompetitorModel,
+                          StochasticCompetitorModel, GBMMarketModel)
+
+__all__ = [
+    'PoissonArrivalModel', 'HawkesArrivalModel', 'SessionArrivalModel',
+    'ElasticityExecutionModel', 'IntensityExecutionModel', 'LogitExecutionModel',
+    'StaticCompetitorModel', 'ReactiveCompetitorModel', 'StochasticCompetitorModel', 'GBMMarketModel',
+]

lab/population/arrivals.py

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+"""
+Arrival models for generating demand opportunities.
+
+This module provides different arrival processes:
+- PoissonArrivalModel: Constant-rate memoryless arrivals
+- HawkesArrivalModel: Self-exciting clustered arrivals (market orders)
+- SessionArrivalModel: Retail browsing sessions with multi-product views
+
+Each model implements the ArrivalModel protocol and generates Opportunity objects
+that flow through the execution pipeline.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Callable
+import numpy as np
+from uuid import uuid4
+from ..outlet.types import Opportunity, InstrumentSet, MarketState, HiddenState
+from ..outlet.constants import Side, OpportunityType
+from ..outlet.math_util import poisson_arrivals, hawkes_intensity
+
+@dataclass
+class PoissonArrivalConfig:
+    """Configuration for Poisson arrival process.
+
+    Attributes:
+        base_rate: Expected arrivals per unit time (scaled by hidden.true_demand_intensity)
+        side_probs: Probability distribution over BUY/SELL sides
+    """
+    base_rate: float = 10.0
+    side_probs: dict[Side, float] = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if self.side_probs is None:
+            self.side_probs = {Side.BUY: 1.0}
+
+class PoissonArrivalModel:
+    """Homogeneous Poisson arrival process.
+
+    Generates arrivals at a constant rate (modulated by demand intensity).
+    Suitable for stationary demand or as a baseline model.
+
+    The actual arrival count follows Poisson(rate * dt * intensity).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: PoissonArrivalConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or PoissonArrivalConfig()
+
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState,
+               rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        n_arrivals = poisson_arrivals(self.cfg.base_rate * hidden.true_demand_intensity, dt, rng)
+        opps = []
+        for _ in range(n_arrivals):
+            inst_id = rng.integers(0, instruments.n)
+            side = rng.choice(list(self.cfg.side_probs.keys()),
+                              p=list(self.cfg.side_probs.values()))
+            opps.append(Opportunity(
+                id=str(uuid4())[:8], type=OpportunityType.SESSION,
+                side=side, instrument_id=inst_id, size=1.0, t=t,
+                context={'segment': 'default'}
+            ))
+        return opps
+
+@dataclass
+class HawkesArrivalConfig:
+    """Configuration for Hawkes self-exciting process.
+
+    Attributes:
+        base_rate: Baseline arrival intensity
+        alpha: Excitation strength (how much each arrival increases intensity)
+        beta: Decay rate (how quickly excitation fades)
+        side_probs: Probability distribution over BUY/SELL sides
+    """
+    base_rate: float = 5.0
+    alpha: float = 0.5
+    beta: float = 1.0
+    side_probs: dict[Side, float] = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if self.side_probs is None:
+            self.side_probs = {Side.BUY: 0.5, Side.SELL: 0.5}
+
+class HawkesArrivalModel:
+    """Self-exciting Hawkes point process for clustered arrivals.
+
+    Models order flow where arrivals cluster in time (momentum, herding).
+    Intensity: lambda(t) = base + alpha * sum(exp(-beta * (t - t_i)))
+
+    Used for market making scenarios where orders arrive in bursts.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: HawkesArrivalConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or HawkesArrivalConfig()
+        self._history: np.ndarray = np.array([])
+
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState,
+               rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        intensity = hawkes_intensity(
+            self.cfg.base_rate * hidden.true_demand_intensity,
+            self._history, self.cfg.alpha, self.cfg.beta, t
+        )
+        n_arrivals = poisson_arrivals(intensity, dt, rng)
+        opps = []
+        for i in range(n_arrivals):
+            arr_t = t + rng.uniform(0, dt)
+            self._history = np.append(self._history, arr_t)
+            inst_id = rng.integers(0, instruments.n)
+            side = rng.choice(list(self.cfg.side_probs.keys()),
+                              p=list(self.cfg.side_probs.values()))
+            opps.append(Opportunity(
+                id=str(uuid4())[:8], type=OpportunityType.MARKET_ORDER,
+                side=side, instrument_id=inst_id,
+                size=rng.exponential(1.0), t=arr_t,
+                context={'intensity': intensity}
+            ))
+        # decay old history
+        self._history = self._history[self._history > t - 10]
+        return opps
+
+@dataclass
+class SessionArrivalConfig:
+    """Configuration for retail session arrivals.
+
+    Attributes:
+        sessions_per_step: Number of browsing sessions per step
+        views_per_session: (min, max) product views per session
+        contamination: Fraction of sessions that are scrapers/bots
+    """
+    sessions_per_step: int = 20
+    views_per_session: tuple[int, int] = (1, 5)
+    contamination: float = 0.0
+
+class SessionArrivalModel:
+    """Retail browsing session model with multi-product views.
+
+    Each session views multiple products, generating one opportunity per view.
+    Scraper sessions (controlled by contamination) view more products
+    but convert at lower rates (handled by ExecutionModel).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: SessionArrivalConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or SessionArrivalConfig()
+
+    def sample(self, t: float, dt: float, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+               market: MarketState | None, hidden: HiddenState,
+               rng: np.random.Generator) -> list[Opportunity]:
+        n_sessions = self.cfg.sessions_per_step
+        contamination = hidden.contamination if hidden else self.cfg.contamination
+        opps = []
+
+        for _ in range(n_sessions):
+            is_scraper = rng.random() < contamination
+            n_views = rng.integers(*self.cfg.views_per_session)
+            sid = str(uuid4())[:8]
+
+            # scrapers view more products
+            if is_scraper:
+                n_views = min(instruments.n, n_views * 3)
+
+            viewed = rng.choice(instruments.n, size=min(n_views, instruments.n), replace=False)
+            for inst_id in viewed:
+                opps.append(Opportunity(
+                    id=f"{sid}-{inst_id}", type=OpportunityType.SESSION,
+                    side=Side.BUY, instrument_id=int(inst_id), size=1.0, t=t,
+                    context={'session_id': sid, 'is_scraper': is_scraper, 'n_views': n_views}
+                ))
+        return opps

lab/population/competitors.py

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+"""
+Market and competitor models for external dynamics.
+
+This module provides models for competitor pricing (retail) and market dynamics (finance):
+- StaticCompetitorModel: Fixed competitor prices
+- ReactiveCompetitorModel: Competitor reacts to agent's prices, can trigger price wars
+- StochasticCompetitorModel: Random walk competitor prices
+- GBMMarketModel: Geometric Brownian Motion for asset mid-prices
+
+Each model implements the MarketModel protocol.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import numpy as np
+from ..outlet.types import Quote, MarketState, HiddenState
+from ..outlet.math_util import clamp, ema
+
+@dataclass
+class StaticCompetitorConfig:
+    """Configuration for static competitor.
+
+    Attributes:
+        markup: Fixed percentage markup over reference prices
+    """
+    markup: float = 0.1
+
+class StaticCompetitorModel:
+    """Static competitor with fixed markup pricing.
+
+    Competitor prices = reference * (1 + markup).
+    Useful as a baseline or for testing without competitor dynamics.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: StaticCompetitorConfig | None = None, refs: np.ndarray | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or StaticCompetitorConfig()
+        self.refs = refs
+
+    def step(self, t: float, self_quotes: Quote, hidden: HiddenState,
+             rng: np.random.Generator) -> MarketState:
+        refs = self.refs if self.refs is not None else self_quotes.prices
+        comp_prices = refs * (1 + self.cfg.markup)
+        return MarketState(competitor_quotes=comp_prices, regime='static', t=t)
+
+@dataclass
+class ReactiveCompetitorConfig:
+    """Configuration for reactive competitor.
+
+    Attributes:
+        follow_weight: Smoothing weight for price following (0=ignore, 1=instant)
+        band_pct: Maximum deviation from reference prices
+        war_threshold: Relative price diff that triggers price war
+        war_aggression: How much competitor cuts prices during war
+    """
+    follow_weight: float = 0.3
+    band_pct: float = 0.1
+    war_threshold: float = -0.15
+    war_aggression: float = 0.2
+
+class ReactiveCompetitorModel:
+    """Competitor that reacts to agent's prices with price war dynamics.
+
+    The competitor follows the agent's prices with smoothing.
+    If the agent undercuts significantly (beyond war_threshold),
+    a price war is triggered where the competitor becomes more aggressive.
+
+    This creates non-stationary dynamics that test policy robustness.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: ReactiveCompetitorConfig | None = None, refs: np.ndarray | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or ReactiveCompetitorConfig()
+        self.refs = refs
+        self._prices: np.ndarray | None = None
+        self._in_war: bool = False
+
+    def step(self, t: float, self_quotes: Quote, hidden: HiddenState,
+             rng: np.random.Generator) -> MarketState:
+        refs = self.refs if self.refs is not None else self_quotes.prices
+        c = self.cfg
+
+        if self._prices is None:
+            self._prices = refs.copy()
+
+        # check for price war trigger
+        relative_diff = (self_quotes.prices - self._prices) / (self._prices + 1e-8)
+        if np.any(relative_diff < c.war_threshold):
+            self._in_war = True
+        elif np.all(relative_diff > -c.war_threshold / 2):
+            self._in_war = False
+
+        # update prices
+        if self._in_war:
+            target = self_quotes.prices * (1 - c.war_aggression)
+            hidden.regime = 'price_war'
+        else:
+            target = self_quotes.prices * (1 + c.follow_weight * 0.05)
+            hidden.regime = 'normal'
+
+        # follow with smoothing
+        new_prices = np.array([ema(old, new, c.follow_weight)
+                               for old, new in zip(self._prices, target)])
+
+        # stay within band
+        new_prices = clamp(new_prices, refs * (1 - c.band_pct), refs * (1 + c.band_pct))
+        self._prices = new_prices
+
+        return MarketState(competitor_quotes=new_prices, regime=hidden.regime, t=t)
+
+@dataclass
+class StochasticCompetitorConfig:
+    """Configuration for stochastic competitor.
+
+    Attributes:
+        drift: Price drift per step
+        volatility: Price volatility (std of random shocks)
+        mean_revert: Mean reversion strength toward reference
+    """
+    drift: float = 0.0
+    volatility: float = 0.02
+    mean_revert: float = 0.1
+
+class StochasticCompetitorModel:
+    """Ornstein-Uhlenbeck style stochastic competitor prices.
+
+    Prices follow: dP = drift + mean_revert*(ref - P) + volatility*P*dW
+
+    Provides non-stationary competitor dynamics independent of agent actions.
+    Useful for testing robustness to market noise.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: StochasticCompetitorConfig | None = None, refs: np.ndarray | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or StochasticCompetitorConfig()
+        self.refs = refs
+        self._prices: np.ndarray | None = None
+
+    def step(self, t: float, self_quotes: Quote, hidden: HiddenState,
+             rng: np.random.Generator) -> MarketState:
+        refs = self.refs if self.refs is not None else self_quotes.prices
+        c = self.cfg
+
+        if self._prices is None:
+            self._prices = refs.copy()
+
+        # Ornstein-Uhlenbeck style dynamics
+        n = len(self._prices)
+        noise = rng.normal(0, c.volatility, n)
+        reversion = c.mean_revert * (refs - self._prices)
+        self._prices = self._prices + c.drift + reversion + noise * self._prices
+        self._prices = np.maximum(self._prices, refs * 0.5)
+
+        return MarketState(competitor_quotes=self._prices.copy(), regime='stochastic', t=t)
+
+@dataclass
+class GBMMarketConfig:
+    """Configuration for GBM market model.
+
+    Attributes:
+        mu: Price drift (expected return)
+        sigma: Price volatility
+        dt: Time step size
+    """
+    mu: float = 0.0
+    sigma: float = 0.1
+    dt: float = 1.0
+
+class GBMMarketModel:
+    """Geometric Brownian Motion model for asset mid-prices.
+
+    Standard Black-Scholes dynamics: dS = mu*S*dt + sigma*S*dW
+
+    Used for market making scenarios where the underlying asset price
+    follows a random walk. The agent quotes around this moving mid-price.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: GBMMarketConfig | None = None, initial: np.ndarray | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or GBMMarketConfig()
+        self._mids = initial
+
+    def step(self, t: float, self_quotes: Quote, hidden: HiddenState,
+             rng: np.random.Generator) -> MarketState:
+        if self._mids is None:
+            self._mids = self_quotes.prices.copy()
+
+        c = self.cfg
+        n = len(self._mids)
+        z = rng.standard_normal(n)
+        self._mids = self._mids * np.exp((c.mu - 0.5*c.sigma**2)*c.dt + c.sigma*np.sqrt(c.dt)*z)
+
+        vol = np.full(n, c.sigma)
+        return MarketState(mid_prices=self._mids.copy(), volatility=vol, regime='gbm', t=t)

lab/population/execution.py

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+"""
+Execution models for computing acceptance/fill probabilities.
+
+This module provides different models for how opportunities convert to executions:
+- ElasticityExecutionModel: Price elasticity with competitor cross-effects (retail)
+- IntensityExecutionModel: Distance-based fill intensity (market making)
+- LogitExecutionModel: Discrete choice model
+
+Each model implements the ExecutionModel protocol.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+import numpy as np
+from ..outlet.types import Opportunity, Quote, InstrumentSet, MarketState
+from ..outlet.constants import Side
+from ..outlet.math_util import sigmoid, safe_log, intensity_decay, EPS
+
+@dataclass
+class ElasticityConfig:
+    """Configuration for price elasticity execution model.
+
+    Attributes:
+        base_prob: Baseline purchase probability at reference price
+        price_sensitivity: Own-price elasticity coefficient
+        cross_elasticity: Competitor price cross-elasticity
+        scraper_conversion: Multiplier for scraper conversion (typically << 1)
+    """
+    base_prob: float = 0.3
+    price_sensitivity: float = 2.0
+    cross_elasticity: float = 0.5
+    scraper_conversion: float = 0.01
+
+class ElasticityExecutionModel:
+    """Price elasticity model for retail dynamic pricing.
+
+    P(buy) = base_prob * exp(-sensitivity * log(price/ref)) * cross_effect * scraper_mult
+
+    Higher prices reduce purchase probability exponentially.
+    Competitor undercutting shifts demand away from the platform.
+    Scrapers convert at a much lower rate (reconnaissance, not purchase).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: ElasticityConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or ElasticityConfig()
+
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+        price = quote.prices[idx]
+        ref = instruments.refs[idx]
+
+        # base probability adjusted by price ratio
+        log_ratio = safe_log(price / ref)
+        prob = self.cfg.base_prob * np.exp(-self.cfg.price_sensitivity * log_ratio)
+
+        # cross-elasticity: competitor undercutting increases their share
+        if market and market.competitor_quotes is not None:
+            comp_price = market.competitor_quotes[idx]
+            if comp_price < price:
+                prob *= np.exp(-self.cfg.cross_elasticity * (price - comp_price) / ref)
+
+        # scrapers convert at much lower rate
+        if opp.context.get('is_scraper', False):
+            prob *= self.cfg.scraper_conversion
+
+        return float(np.clip(prob, 0, 1))
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                 context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        # simple imputation: assume fills = prob * exposures, invert
+        exposures = context.get('exposures', fills) if context else fills
+        avg_prob = self.cfg.base_prob
+        return fills / (avg_prob + EPS)
+
+@dataclass
+class IntensityConfig:
+    """Configuration for intensity-based execution model.
+
+    Attributes:
+        base_intensity: Baseline fill intensity
+        kappa: Decay rate with distance from mid-price
+        vol_scale: Volatility multiplier for fill intensity
+    """
+    base_intensity: float = 1.0
+    kappa: float = 1.5
+    vol_scale: float = 0.5
+
+class IntensityExecutionModel:
+    """Avellaneda-Stoikov style fill intensity for market making.
+
+    Fill probability decays exponentially with distance from mid-price:
+    P(fill) = base * exp(-kappa * |quote - mid|) * (1 + vol_scale * sigma)
+
+    Tighter spreads (closer to mid) have higher fill probability.
+    Higher volatility increases fill probability (more aggressive traders).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: IntensityConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or IntensityConfig()
+
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+
+        # get mid price from market or use quote price
+        if market and market.mid_prices is not None:
+            mid = market.mid_prices[idx]
+        else:
+            mid = quote.prices[idx]
+
+        # compute distance from mid
+        if opp.side == Side.BUY:
+            exec_price = quote.asks[idx] if quote.asks is not None else quote.prices[idx]
+            distance = exec_price - mid
+        else:
+            exec_price = quote.bids[idx] if quote.bids is not None else quote.prices[idx]
+            distance = mid - exec_price
+
+        # intensity decays with distance
+        intensity = self.cfg.base_intensity * intensity_decay(abs(distance), self.cfg.kappa)
+
+        # volatility increases fill probability
+        if market and market.volatility is not None:
+            vol = market.volatility[idx]
+            intensity *= (1 + self.cfg.vol_scale * vol)
+
+        return float(np.clip(intensity, 0, 1))
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                 context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        return fills  # market making doesn't have same censorship concept
+
+@dataclass
+class LogitConfig:
+    """Configuration for logit discrete choice model.
+
+    Attributes:
+        beta_0: Intercept (base utility)
+        beta_price: Price coefficient (typically negative)
+        beta_quality: Quality attribute coefficient
+    """
+    beta_0: float = 0.5
+    beta_price: float = -1.5
+    beta_quality: float = 0.3
+
+class LogitExecutionModel:
+    """Discrete choice logit model for purchase probability.
+
+    Utility: U = beta_0 + beta_price * (price/ref) + beta_quality * quality
+    P(buy) = sigmoid(U)
+
+    Provides a theoretically grounded demand model from economics literature.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: LogitConfig | None = None):
+        self.cfg = cfg or LogitConfig()
+
+    def prob(self, opp: Opportunity, quote: Quote, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+             market: MarketState | None, rng: np.random.Generator) -> float:
+        idx = int(opp.instrument_id)
+        price = quote.prices[idx]
+        ref = instruments.refs[idx]
+        quality = instruments.instruments[idx].attrs.get('quality', 0.5)
+
+        # utility
+        u = self.cfg.beta_0 + self.cfg.beta_price * (price / ref) + self.cfg.beta_quality * quality
+
+        # choice probability via sigmoid
+        return float(sigmoid(u))
+
+    def uncensor(self, fills: np.ndarray, instruments: InstrumentSet,
+                 context: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+        return fills / (self.cfg.beta_0 + EPS)

lab/run_example.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Example script demonstrating the Quote-Control platform"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+import numpy as np
+from lab.config import make_retail_platform, make_market_making_platform
+from lab.experiments.eval import (rollout, compare_policies, fixed_price_policy,
+                                   cost_plus_margin_policy, random_walk_policy)
+
+def demo_retail():
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print("RETAIL DYNAMIC PRICING DEMO")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+    platform = make_retail_platform()
+    print(f"Instruments: {platform.instruments.n}")
+    print(f"Reference prices: {platform.instruments.refs[:5].round(2)}...")
+
+    # compare policies
+    policies = {
+        'fixed': fixed_price_policy(platform.instruments.refs),
+        'cost_plus_30%': cost_plus_margin_policy(platform.instruments.costs, 0.3),
+        'cost_plus_50%': cost_plus_margin_policy(platform.instruments.costs, 0.5),
+        'random_walk': random_walk_policy(platform.instruments.refs, 0.03),
+    }
+
+    results = compare_policies(platform, policies, n_steps=100, n_runs=3)
+
+    print("\nPolicy Comparison (100 steps, 3 runs):")
+    print("-" * 50)
+    for name, r in sorted(results.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1]['mean_pnl']):
+        print(f"{name:20s} PnL={r['mean_pnl']:8.1f} +/- {r['std_reward']:6.1f}  "
+              f"conv={r['mean_conversion']:.3f}")
+
+def demo_market_making():
+    print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+    print("MARKET MAKING DEMO")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+    platform = make_market_making_platform()
+    print(f"Instruments: {platform.instruments.n}")
+    print(f"Initial mids: {platform.instruments.refs.round(2)}")
+
+    # simple policy: quote at mid with fixed spread
+    def mm_policy(obs: np.ndarray, t: int):
+        mids = platform.instruments.refs  # would use obs in real policy
+        return mids, 1.0
+
+    result = rollout(platform, mm_policy, n_steps=200, seed=42)
+    print(f"\nRollout (200 steps):")
+    print(f"  Total PnL: {result.total_pnl:.2f}")
+    print(f"  Avg conversion: {result.avg_conversion:.3f}")
+    print(f"  Total spread capture: {sum(m.spread_capture for m in result.metrics):.2f}")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    demo_retail()
+    demo_market_making()

lib/__init__.py

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+"""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

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+"""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

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+"""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/.latexmkrc

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 $pdf_mode = 1;
 $pdflatex = 'pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error %O %S';
-$bibtex_use = 2;                       # run bibtex when needed
+$aux_dir = 'build';
+$out_dir = 'build';
+$use_biber = 0;                        # force bibtex
 $bibtex   = 'bibtex %O %B';
 $pdf_previewer = 'zathura %O %S';
 $clean_ext = 'synctex.gz bbl bcf run.xml fls fdb_latexmk glg glo gls ist blg lof lot out toc';

paper/concat_code.sh

@@ -43,22 +43,22 @@ EOF
 echo "Concatenating code from source directories..."
 
 # Backend
-find "$PROJECT_ROOT/backend" -type d \( -name ".venv" -o -name "__pycache__" -o -name "*.egg-info" -o -name "node_modules" -o -name ".pytest_cache" \) -prune -o -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.js" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" \) ! -name "*.pyc" ! -name "*.pyo" -print | sort | while read -r file; do
+find "$PROJECT_ROOT/backend" -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.js" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" \) | sort | while read -r file; do
     add_file "$file"
 done
 
 # Experiments
-find "$PROJECT_ROOT/experiments" -type d \( -name ".venv" -o -name "__pycache__" -o -name "*.egg-info" -o -name "node_modules" -o -name ".pytest_cache" -o -name ".ipynb_checkpoints" \) -prune -o -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.js" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" \) ! -name "*.pyc" ! -name "*.pyo" -print | sort | while read -r file; do
+find "$PROJECT_ROOT/experiments" -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.js" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" \) | sort | while read -r file; do
     add_file "$file"
 done
 
 # Docker
-find "$PROJECT_ROOT/docker" -type d \( -name ".venv" -o -name "__pycache__" -o -name "node_modules" \) -prune -o -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "Dockerfile*" \) ! -name "*.pyc" ! -name "*.pyo" -print | sort | while read -r file; do
+find "$PROJECT_ROOT/docker" -type f \( -name "*.py" -o -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "Dockerfile*" \) | sort | while read -r file; do
     add_file "$file"
 done
 
 # Web/src
-find "$PROJECT_ROOT/web/src" -type d \( -name "node_modules" -o -name ".next" -o -name "dist" -o -name "build" \) -prune -o -type f \( -name "*.js" -o -name "*.jsx" -o -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.tsx" \) -print | sort | while read -r file; do
+find "$PROJECT_ROOT/web/src" -type f \( -name "*.js" -o -name "*.jsx" -o -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.tsx" \) | sort | while read -r file; do
     add_file "$file"
 done
 

paper/src/auto/main.el

@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@
    (setq TeX-command-extra-options
          "-file-line-error -interaction=nonstopmode")
    (TeX-add-to-alist 'LaTeX-provided-class-options
-                     '(("report" "12pt") ("acmart" "sigconf" "nonacm" "natbib=false" "manuscript") ("article" "12pt" "letterpaper")))
+                     '(("report" "12pt") ("article" "12pt") ("acmart" "sigconf" "nonacm" "natbib=false")))
    (TeX-run-style-hooks
     "latex2e"
     "preamble"
     "chapters/01-intro"
     "chapters/02-literature-review"
-    "article"
-    "art12"))
+    "chapters/03-methodology"
+    "chapters/04-results"
+    "chapters/05-discussion"
+    "chapters/06-conclusion"
+    "../build/concatenated_code"
+    "acmart"
+    "acmart10")
+   (TeX-add-symbols
+    '("footnotetextcopyrightpermission" 1)))
  :latex)
-

paper/src/bib/references.bib

@@ -1,564 +0,0 @@
-
-@article{arnoud_v_den_boer_dynamic_2015,
-	title = {Dynamic pricing and learning: {Historical} origins, current research, and new directions},
-	volume = {20},
-	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876735415000021},
-	doi = {10.1016/j.sorms.2015.03.001},
-	number = {1},
-	journal = {Surveys in Operations Research and Management Science},
-	author = {{Arnoud V. den Boer}},
-	month = jun,
-	year = {2015},
-	pages = {1--18},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/NUAGDYER/memo2025.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{iliou_detection_2021,
-	title = {Detection of {Advanced} {Web} {Bots} by {Combining} {Web} {Logs} with {Mouse} {Behavioural} {Biometrics}},
-	volume = {2},
-	url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3447815},
-	doi = {10.1145/3447815},
-	number = {3},
-	journal = {Digital Threats: Research and Practice},
-	author = {Iliou, Christos and Kostoulas, Theodoros and Tsikrika, Theodora and Katos, Vasilis and Vrochidis, Stefanos and Kompatsiaris, Ioannis},
-	year = {2021},
-	pages = {1--26},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/Q7J5EBEJ/3447815.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@phdthesis{salassa_politecnico_2024,
-	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
-draw attention to the existence of these business practices, and the ethical and social implications that
-derive from them, and then focus on what could be effective solutions to increase the well-being of
-the community.
-In Chapter 2 of the thesis, a general introduction to the topic will be made, starting from its history
-and its evolution over the years; Chapter 3 will examine the different types of pricing algorithms.
-Subsequently, in Chapter 4 we will analyze the sectors in which they are most applicable, and the
-relative advantages and disadvantages they bring with them, with a critical analysis of the trade-offs
-generated. The effect of algorithmic pricing on competition will be studied, considering how the
-ability of algorithms to adapt quickly to market conditions can foster anti-competitive practices, such
-as price discrimination. Later, in Chapter 5, we will look at the issue of price transparency and how
-the opacity of algorithms can make it difficult for consumers to understand the pricing process and
-assess whether they are receiving fair treatment.
-To address these ethical issues, several possible solutions will be brought to light, described in
-Chapter 6, which will focus on the role of the government, as a regulatory, of the end consumer, who
-must be encouraged to educate and inform himself about the use of these practices, and of the
-company, as responsible for making its customers aware and acting in compliance with government
-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},
-}
-
-@inproceedings{mueller_low-rank_2019,
-	title = {Low-{Rank} {Bandit} {Methods} for {High}-{Dimensional} {Dynamic} {Pricing}},
-	booktitle = {Advances in {Neural} {Information} {Processing} {Systems} 32 ({NeurIPS} 2019)},
-	author = {Mueller, Jonas W and Syrgkanis, Vasilis and Taddy, Matt},
-	year = {2019},
-	pages = {15442--15452},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/IZD3C5SR/m-api-26f6207c-cc89-4aed-29b6-34629f18fe9b.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{shahidi_coasean_2025,
-	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},
-}
-
-@misc{byrnes_intro_2025,
-	title = {Intro to {Brain}-{Like}-{AGI} {Safety}},
-	url = {https://osf.io/fe36n_v1},
-	doi = {10.31219/osf.io/fe36n_v1},
-	abstract = {Suppose we someday build an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) algorithm using similar principles of learning and cognition as the human brain. How would we use such an algorithm safely? I argue that this is an open technical problem, and my goal is to bring readers with no prior knowledge all the way up to the front-line of unsolved problems. Chapter 1 has background and motivation; Chapters 2-7 are on neuroscience, arguing for a picture of the brain that combines large-scale learning algorithms (e.g. in the cortex) and specific evolved reflexes (e.g. in the hypothalamus and brainstem); and Chapters 8-15 apply those neuroscience ideas to AGI safety. A major theme is the idea that the brain has something like a reinforcement learning reward function, which says that pain is bad, eating-when-hungry is good, etc. I argue that this reward function is centered around the hypothalamus and brainstem, and that all human desires—even "higher" desires for things like compassion and justice—come directly or indirectly from that innate reward function. If future programmers build brain-like AGI, they will likewise have a reward function slot in their source code, in which they can put whatever they want. If they put the wrong thing, the resulting AGI will wind up callously indifferent to human welfare. How might they avoid that? That's an open technical problem, but I will review some ideas and research directions.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-31},
-	publisher = {Open Science Framework},
-	author = {Byrnes, Steven J.},
-	month = mar,
-	year = {2025},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/ZLJQ4DQ9/Byrnes - 2025 - Intro to Brain-Like-AGI Safety.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{shannon_mathematical_1948,
-	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},
-}
-
-@misc{noauthor_order_stats_nodate,
-	title = {order\_stats},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/D3QRGY9Z/order_stats.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{devine_nonlinear_2017,
-	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},
-}
-
-@misc{wang_learning_2025,
-	title = {Learning {Optimal} {Distributionally} {Robust} {Stochastic} {Control} in {Continuous} {State} {Spaces}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.11281},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2406.11281},
-	abstract = {We study data-driven learning of robust stochastic control for infinite-horizon systems with potentially continuous state and action spaces. In many managerial settings–supply chains, finance, manufacturing, services, and dynamic games–the state-transition mechanism is determined by system design, while available data capture the distributional properties of the stochastic inputs from the environment. For modeling and computational tractability, a decision maker often adopts a Markov control model with i.i.d. environment inputs, which can render learned policies fragile to internal dependence or external perturbations. We introduce a distributionally robust stochastic control paradigm that promotes policy reliability by introducing adaptive adversarial perturbations to the environment input, while preserving the modeling, statistical, and computational tractability of the Markovian formulation. From a modeling perspective, we examine two adversary models–current-action-aware and current-action-unaware–leading to distinct dynamic behaviors and robust optimal policies. From a statistical learning perspective, we characterize optimal finite-sample minimax rates for uniform learning of the robust value function across a continuum of states under ambiguity sets defined by the fk-divergence and Wasserstein distance. To efficiently compute the optimal robust policies, we further propose algorithms inspired by deep reinforcement learning methodologies. Finally, we demonstrate the applicability of the framework to real managerial problems.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-29},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Wang, Shengbo and Meng, Jason and Si, Nian and Blanchet, Jose and Zhou, Zhengyuan},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2406.11281 [stat]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics - Machine Learning},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/RQ8XDSSG/Wang et al. - 2025 - Learning Optimal Distributionally Robust Stochastic Control in Continuous State Spaces.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{ie_recsim_2019,
-	title = {{RecSim}: {A} {Configurable} {Simulation} {Platform} for {Recommender} {Systems}},
-	shorttitle = {{RecSim}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1909.04847},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.1909.04847},
-	abstract = {We propose RecSim, a configurable platform for authoring simulation environments for recommender systems (RSs) that naturally supports sequential interaction with users. RecSim allows the creation of new environments that reflect particular aspects of user behavior and item structure at a level of abstraction well-suited to pushing the limits of current reinforcement learning (RL) and RS techniques in sequential interactive recommendation problems. Environments can be easily configured that vary assumptions about: user preferences and item familiarity; user latent state and its dynamics; and choice models and other user response behavior. We outline how RecSim offers value to RL and RS researchers and practitioners, and how it can serve as a vehicle for academic-industrial collaboration.},
-	urldate = {2025-12-29},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Ie, Eugene and Hsu, Chih-wei and Mladenov, Martin and Jain, Vihan and Narvekar, Sanmit and Wang, Jing and Wu, Rui and Boutilier, Craig},
-	month = sep,
-	year = {2019},
-	note = {arXiv:1909.04847 [cs]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science - Information Retrieval},
-	file = {Preprint PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/CJJI2VQF/Ie et al. - 2019 - RecSim A Configurable Simulation Platform for Recommender Systems.pdf:application/pdf;Snapshot:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/8XJKJTHE/1909.html:text/html},
-}
-
-@misc{kuhn_wasserstein_2024,
-	title = {Wasserstein {Distributionally} {Robust} {Optimization}: {Theory} and {Applications} in {Machine} {Learning}},
-	shorttitle = {Wasserstein {Distributionally} {Robust} {Optimization}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.08729},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.1908.08729},
-	abstract = {Many decision problems in science, engineering and economics are affected by uncertain parameters whose distribution is only indirectly observable through samples. The goal of data-driven decision-making is to learn a decision from finitely many training samples that will perform well on unseen test samples. This learning task is difficult even if all training and test samples are drawn from the same distribution—especially if the dimension of the uncertainty is large relative to the training sample size. Wasserstein distributionally robust optimization seeks data-driven decisions that perform well under the most adverse distribution within a certain Wasserstein distance from a nominal distribution constructed from the training samples. In this tutorial we will argue that this approach has many conceptual and computational benefits. Most prominently, the optimal decisions can often be computed by solving tractable convex optimization problems, and they enjoy rigorous out-of-sample and asymptotic consistency guarantees. We will also show that Wasserstein distributionally robust optimization has interesting ramifications for statistical learning and motivates new approaches for fundamental learning tasks such as classification, regression, maximum likelihood estimation or minimum mean square error estimation, among others.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-27},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Kuhn, Daniel and Esfahani, Peyman Mohajerin and Nguyen, Viet Anh and Shafieezadeh-Abadeh, Soroosh},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2024},
-	note = {arXiv:1908.08729 [stat]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics - Machine Learning, Mathematics - Optimization and Control},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/FAWJEK6J/Kuhn et al. - 2024 - Wasserstein Distributionally Robust Optimization Theory and Applications in Machine Learning.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{arunachaleswaran_learning_2025,
-	title = {Learning to {Play} {Against} {Unknown} {Opponents}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18297},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2412.18297},
-	abstract = {We consider the problem of a learning agent who has to repeatedly play a general sum game against a strategic opponent who acts to maximize their own payoff by optimally responding against the learner’s algorithm. The learning agent knows their own payoff function, but is uncertain about the payoff of their opponent (knowing only that it is drawn from some distribution D). What learning algorithm should the agent run in order to maximize their own total utility, either in expectation or in the worst-case over D? When the learning algorithm is constrained to be a no-regret algorithm, we demonstrate how to efficiently construct an optimal learning algorithm (asymptotically achieving the optimal utility) in polynomial time for both the in-expectation and worst-case problems, independent of any other assumptions. When the learning algorithm is not constrained to no-regret, we show how to construct an ε-optimal learning algorithm (obtaining average utility within ε of the optimal utility) for both the in-expectation and worst-case problems in time polynomial in the size of the input and 1/ε, when either the size of the game or the support of D is constant. Finally, for the special case of the maximin objective, where the learner wishes to maximize their minimum payoff over all possible optimizer types, we construct a learner algorithm that runs in polynomial time in each step and guarantees convergence to the optimal learner payoff. All of these results make use of recently developed machinery that converts the analysis of learning algorithms to the study of the class of corresponding geometric objects known as menus.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-27},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Arunachaleswaran, Eshwar Ram and Collina, Natalie and Schneider, Jon},
-	month = feb,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2412.18297 [cs]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Computer Science and Game Theory},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/M6V9LLCS/Arunachaleswaran et al. - 2025 - Learning to Play Against Unknown Opponents.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{li_distributionally_2025,
-	title = {Distributionally {Robust} {Optimization} with {Adversarial} {Data} {Contamination}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10718},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2507.10718},
-	abstract = {Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO) provides a framework for decision-making under distributional uncertainty, yet its effectiveness can be compromised by outliers in the training data. This paper introduces a principled approach to simultaneously address both challenges. We focus on optimizing Wasserstein-1 DRO objectives for generalized linear models with convex Lipschitz loss functions, where an \$ε\$-fraction of the training data is adversarially corrupted. Our primary contribution lies in a novel modeling framework that integrates robustness against training data contamination with robustness against distributional shifts, alongside an efficient algorithm inspired by robust statistics to solve the resulting optimization problem. We prove that our method achieves an estimation error of \$O({\textbackslash}sqrtε)\$ for the true DRO objective value using only the contaminated data under the bounded covariance assumption. This work establishes the first rigorous guarantees, supported by efficient computation, for learning under the dual challenges of data contamination and distributional shifts.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-27},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Li, Shuyao and Diakonikolas, Ilias and Diakonikolas, Jelena},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2507.10718 [cs]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Mathematics - Optimization and Control, Computer Science - Data Structures and Algorithms},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/H6AXDTLX/Li et al. - 2025 - Distributionally Robust Optimization with Adversarial Data Contamination.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{karten_llm_2025,
-	title = {{LLM} {Economist}: {Large} {Population} {Models} and {Mechanism} {Design} in {Multi}-{Agent} {Generative} {Simulacra}},
-	shorttitle = {{LLM} {Economist}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15815},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2507.15815},
-	abstract = {We present the LLM Economist, a novel framework that uses agent-based modeling to design and assess economic policies in strategic environments with hierarchical decision-making. At the lower level, bounded rational worker agents—instantiated as persona-conditioned prompts sampled from U.S. Census-calibrated income and demographic statistics—choose labor supply to maximize text-based utility functions learned in-context. At the upper level, a planner agent employs in-context reinforcement learning to propose piecewise-linear marginal tax schedules anchored to the current U.S. federal brackets. This construction endows economic simulacra with three capabilities requisite for credible fiscal experimentation: (i) optimization of heterogeneous utilities, (ii) principled generation of large, demographically realistic agent populations, and (iii) mechanism design—the ultimate nudging problem—expressed entirely in natural language. Experiments with populations of up to one hundred interacting agents show that the planner converges near Stackelberg equilibria that improve aggregate social welfare relative to Saez solutions, while a periodic, persona-level voting procedure furthers these gains under decentralized governance. These results demonstrate that large language model-based agents can jointly model, simulate, and govern complex economic systems, providing a tractable test bed for policy evaluation at the societal scale to help build better civilizations.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2025-12-27},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Karten, Seth and Li, Wenzhe and Ding, Zihan and Kleiner, Samuel and Bai, Yu and Jin, Chi},
-	month = jul,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2507.15815 [cs]},
-	keywords = {Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Multiagent Systems},
-	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,
-	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},
-	keywords = {Index Terms: Dynamic Pricing, Markov Decision Process, Price Optimization, Q-Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Retail Analytics},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/G95TBLF7/9558.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{roughgarden_cs364a_2013,
-	title = {{CS364A}: {Algorithmic} {Game} {Theory} {Lecture} \#5: {Revenue}-{Maximizing} {Auctions} *},
-	author = {Roughgarden, Tim},
-	year = {2013},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/C39VM7N9/l5.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{kuhn_distributionally_2025,
-	title = {Distributionally {Robust} {Optimization}},
-	abstract = {Distributionally robust optimization (DRO) studies decision problems under uncertainty where the probability distribution governing the uncertain problem parameters is itself uncertain. A key component of any DRO model is its ambiguity set, that is, a family of probability distributions consistent with any available structural or statistical information. DRO seeks decisions that perform best under the worst distribution in the ambiguity set. This worst case criterion is supported by findings in psychology and neuroscience, which indicate that many decision-makers have a low tolerance for distributional ambiguity. DRO is rooted in statistics, operations research and control theory, and recent research has uncovered its deep connections to regularization techniques and adversarial training in machine learning. This survey presents the key findings of the field in a unified and self-contained manner.},
-	author = {Kuhn, Daniel and Shafiee, Soroosh and Wiesemann, Wolfram},
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv: 2411.02549v3},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/IXTTMD7G/full-text.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{parkes_economic_2015,
-	title = {Economic reasoning and artificial intelligence},
-	volume = {349},
-	issn = {10959203},
-	doi = {10.1126/science.aaa8403},
-	abstract = {The field of artificial intelligence (AI) strives to build rational agents capable of perceiving the world around them and taking actions to advance specified goals. Put another way, AI researchers aim to construct a synthetic homo economicus, the mythical perfectly rational agent of neoclassical economics.We review progress toward creating this new species of machine, machina economicus, and discuss some challenges in designing AIs that can reason effectively in economic contexts. Supposing that AI succeeds in this quest, or at least comes close enough that it is useful to think about AIs in rationalistic terms, we ask how to design the rules of interaction in multi-agent systems that come to represent an economy of AIs.Theories of normative design from economics may prove more relevant for artificial agents than human agents, with AIs that better respect idealized assumptions of rationality than people, interacting through novel rules and incentive systems quite distinct from those tailored for people.},
-	number = {6245},
-	journal = {Science},
-	author = {Parkes, David C. and Wellman, Michael P.},
-	month = jul,
-	year = {2015},
-	pmid = {26185245},
-	note = {Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science},
-	pages = {267--272},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/27KLNFRU/_aiEcon.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{yokoo_effect_2004,
-	title = {The effect of false-name bids in combinatorial auctions: {New} fraud in internet auctions},
-	volume = {46},
-	issn = {08998256},
-	doi = {10.1016/S0899-8256(03)00045-9},
-	abstract = {We examine the effect of false-name bids on combinatorial auction protocols. False-name bids are bids submitted by a single bidder using multiple identifiers such as multiple e-mail addresses. The obtained results are summarized as follows: (1) the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) mechanism, which is strategy-proof and Pareto efficient when there exists no false-name bid, is not false-name-proof; (2) there exists no false-name-proof combinatorial auction protocol that satisfies Pareto efficiency; (3) one sufficient condition where the VCG mechanism is false-name-proof is identified, i.e., the concavity of a surplus function over bidders. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.},
-	number = {1},
-	journal = {Games and Economic Behavior},
-	author = {Yokoo, Makoto and Sakurai, Yuko and Matsubara, Shigeo},
-	year = {2004},
-	note = {Publisher: Academic Press Inc.},
-	keywords = {Auction, Mechanism design, Strategy-proof},
-	pages = {174--188},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/LUVQV6WT/Yokoo04.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@inproceedings{feldman_free-riding_2004,
-	title = {Free-riding and whitewashing in peer-to-peer systems},
-	isbn = {1-58113-942-X},
-	doi = {10.1145/1016527.1016539},
-	abstract = {We develop a model to study the phenomenon of free-riding in peer-to-peer (P2P) systems. At the heart of our model is a user of a certain type, an intrinsic and private parameter that reflects the user's willingness to contribute resources to the system. A user decides whether to contribute or free-ride based on how the current contribution cost in the system compares to her type. When the societal generosity (i.e., the average type) is low, intervention is required in order to sustain the system. We present the effect of mechanisms that exclude low type users or, more realistic, penalize free-riders with degraded service. We also consider dynamic scenarios with arrivals and departures of users, and with whitewashers: users who leave the system and rejoin with new identities to avoid reputational penalties. We find that when penalty is imposed on all newcomers in order to avoid whitewashing, system performance degrades significantly only when the turnover rate among users is high.},
-	booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGCOMM} 2004 {Workshops}},
-	publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
-	author = {Feldman, Michal and Papadimitriou, Christos and Chuang, John and Stoica, Ion},
-	year = {2004},
-	keywords = {Cheap pseudonyms, Cooperation, Equilibrium, Exclusion, Free-riding, Identity cost, Incentives, Peer-to-peer, Whitewashing},
-	pages = {228--235},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/K32WH6SB/1016527.1016539.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{calvano_artificial_2018,
-	title = {Artificial {Intelligence}, {Algorithmic} {Pricing} and {Collusion}},
-	url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3304991},
-	doi = {10.2139/ssrn.3304991},
-	journal = {SSRN Electronic Journal},
-	author = {Calvano, Emilio and Calzolari, Giacomo and Denicolo, Vincenzo and Pastorello, Sergio},
-	year = {2018},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/WYTSSZBR/ssrn-3304991.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{varian_economic_1995,
-	title = {Economic {Mechanism} {Design} for {Computerized} {Agents}},
-	abstract = {The eeld of economic mechanism design has been an active area of research in economics for at least 20 years. This eld uses the tools of economics and game theory to design {\textbackslash}rules of interaction" for economic transactions that will, in principle , yield some desired outcome. In this paper I provide an overview of this subject for an audience interested in applications to electronic commerce and discuss some special problems that arise in this context.},
-	author = {Varian, Hal R},
-	year = {1995},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/S8635QX6/varian95a.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@book{russell_artificial_2021,
-	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},
-}
-
-@techreport{wellman_price_2004,
-	title = {Price {Prediction} in a {Trading} {Agent} {Competition} {Yevgeniy} {Vorobeychik}},
-	abstract = {The 2002 Trading Agent Competition (TAC) presented a challenging market game in the domain of travel shopping. One of the pivotal issues in this domain is uncertainty about hotel prices, which have a significant influence on the relative cost of alternative trip schedules. Thus, virtually all participants employ some method for predicting hotel prices. We survey approaches employed in the tournament, finding that agents apply an interesting diversity of techniques, taking into account differing sources of evidence bearing on prices. Based on data provided by entrants on their agents' actual predictions in the TAC-02 finals and semifinals, we analyze the relative efficacy of these approaches. The results show that taking into account game-specific information about flight prices is a major distinguishing factor. Machine learning methods effectively induce the relationship between flight and hotel prices from game data, and a purely analytical approach based on competitive equilibrium analysis achieves equal accuracy with no historical data. Employing a new measure of prediction quality, we relate absolute accuracy to bottom-line performance in the game.},
-	author = {Wellman, Michael P and Reeves, Daniel M and Lochner, Kevin M and Edu, Yvorobey@umich},
-	year = {2004},
-	note = {Publication Title: Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
-Volume: 21},
-	pages = {19--36},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/N9JNXFJW/live-1333-2265-jair.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{shoham_multiagent_2009,
-	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},
-}
-
-@article{xia_evaluation-driven_2025,
-	title = {Evaluation-{Driven} {Development} and {Operations} of {LLM} {Agents}: {A} {Process} {Model} and {Reference} {Architecture}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.13768},
-	abstract = {Large Language Models (LLMs) have enabled the emergence of LLM agents, systems capable of pursuing under-specified goals and adapting after deployment. Evaluating such agents is challenging because their behavior is open ended, probabilistic, and shaped by system-level interactions over time. Traditional evaluation methods, built around fixed benchmarks and static test suites, fail to capture emergent behaviors or support continuous adaptation across the lifecycle. To ground a more systematic approach, we conduct a multivocal literature review (MLR) synthesizing academic and industrial evaluation practices. The findings directly inform two empirically derived artifacts: a process model and a reference architecture that embed evaluation as a continuous, governing function rather than a terminal checkpoint. Together they constitute the evaluation-driven development and operations (EDDOps) approach, which unifies offline (development-time) and online (runtime) evaluation within a closed feedback loop. By making evaluation evidence drive both runtime adaptation and governed redevelopment, EDDOps supports safer, more traceable evolution of LLM agents aligned with changing objectives, user needs, and governance constraints.},
-	author = {Xia, Boming and Lu, Qinghua and Zhu, Liming and Xing, Zhenchang and Zhao, Dehai and Zhang, Hao},
-	month = nov,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv: 2411.13768},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/H8IS64AW/2411.13768v2.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@techreport{xie_osworld_2024,
-	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},
-}
-
-@techreport{imperva_rapid_2025,
-	title = {The {Rapid} {Rise} of {Bots} and the {Unseen} {Risk} for {Business} \#{2025BADBOTREPORT}},
-	author = {{Imperva}},
-	year = {2025},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/AWR9IQRD/2025-Bad-Bot-Report.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@article{perez-ricardo_exploring_2025,
-	title = {Exploring booking intentions through price elasticity of demand in tourism accommodations using large-scale data analytics},
-	volume = {31},
-	issn = {24448834},
-	doi = {10.1016/j.iedeen.2025.100271},
-	abstract = {The study aims to explore tourists' booking intentions by analyzing the price elasticity of demand in tourist accommodations. This analysis should reveal how changes in price affect booking behavior across different customer segments, using online booking records. A dataset was compiled from 106 hotels in Malaga, Spain, comprising 27,910 online bookings sourced exclusively from hotel websites. To understand the price elasticity of demand, a simple log-log regression was applied, segmenting the data based on key revenue-related variables. Subsequently, a cluster segmentation was performed using the Elbow method and K-means algorithm to identify distinct market segments. The findings highlighted that Family Travelers and Short Stay Travelers segments exhibited elastic demand, indicating higher sensitivity to price fluctuations. In contrast, Early Bookers and Mid-Season Long Stayers demonstrated inelastic demand, with lower responsiveness to changes in tourist accommodation prices. The number of variables analyzed in this study, along with the cluster analysis, represent a novelty and contribute to the existing literature on market segmentation and price elasticity of demand. This integration enriches both fields of research, offering mutual benefits and deeper insights that enhance the understanding of booking intention and pricing strategies.},
-	number = {1},
-	urldate = {2025-11-28},
-	journal = {European Research on Management and Business Economics},
-	author = {Pérez-Ricardo, Elizabeth del Carmen and García-Mestanza, Josefa},
-	month = jan,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {Publisher: European Academy of Management and Business Economics},
-	keywords = {Booking intention, Price elasticity, Tourist segmentation},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/QNXZJLRM/S2444883425000038.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{ghaffary_amazon_2025,
-	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,
-	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},
-}
-
-@techreport{markntel_advisors_global_2025,
-	address = {Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India},
-	title = {Global {AI} {Agent} {Market} {Research} {Report}: {Forecast} (2026–2032)},
-	url = {https://www.marknteladvisors.com/research-library/ai-agent-market.html},
-	urldate = {2025-12-12},
-	institution = {MarkNtel Advisors},
-	author = {{MarkNtel Advisors}},
-	year = {2025},
-}
-
-@article{amjad_censored_2017,
-	title = {Censored {Demand} {Estimation} in {Retail}},
-	volume = {1},
-	url = {https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10066022},
-	doi = {10.1145/3154489},
-	abstract = {In this paper, the question of interest is estimating true demand of a product at a given store location and time period in the retail environment based on a single noisy and potentially censored observation. To address this question, we introduce a \%non-parametric framework to make inference from multiple time series. Somewhat surprisingly, we establish that the algorithm introduced for the purpose of "matrix completion" can be used to solve the relevant inference problem. Specifically, using the Universal Singular Value Thresholding (USVT) algorithm [7], we show that our estimator is consistent: the average mean squared error of the estimated average demand with respect to the true average demand goes to 0 as the number of store locations and time intervals increase to \${\textbackslash}infty\$. We establish naturally appealing properties of the resulting estimator both analytically as well as through a sequence of instructive simulations. Using a real dataset in retail (Walmart), we argue for the practical relevance of our approach.},
-	number = {2},
-	urldate = {2025-11-12},
-	journal = {Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems},
-	author = {Amjad, Muhammad J. and Shah, Devavrat},
-	month = dec,
-	year = {2017},
-	note = {Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)},
-	pages = {1--28},
-	file = {PDF:/home/velocitatem/Zotero/storage/5ZYADDT4/10066022.pdf:application/pdf},
-}
-
-@misc{ganie_uncertainty_2025,
-	title = {Uncertainty in {Authorship}: {Why} {Perfect} {AI} {Detection} {Is} {Mathematically} {Impossible}},
-	shorttitle = {Uncertainty in {Authorship}},
-	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11915},
-	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2509.11915},
-	abstract = {As large language models (LLMs) become more advanced, it is increasingly difficult to distinguish between human-written and AI-generated text. This paper draws a conceptual parallel between quantum uncertainty and the limits of authorship detection in natural language. We argue that there is a fundamental trade-off: the more confidently one tries to identify whether a text was written by a human or an AI, the more one risks disrupting the text's natural flow and authenticity. This mirrors the tension between precision and disturbance found in quantum systems. We explore how current detection methods--such as stylometry, watermarking, and neural classifiers--face inherent limitations. Enhancing detection accuracy often leads to changes in the AI's output, making other features less reliable. In effect, the very act of trying to detect AI authorship introduces uncertainty elsewhere in the text. Our analysis shows that when AI-generated text closely mimics human writing, perfect detection becomes not just technologically difficult but theoretically impossible. We address counterarguments and discuss the broader implications for authorship, ethics, and policy. Ultimately, we suggest that the challenge of AI-text detection is not just a matter of better tools--it reflects a deeper, unavoidable tension in the nature of language itself.},
-	language = {en},
-	urldate = {2026-01-05},
-	publisher = {arXiv},
-	author = {Ganie, Aadil Gani},
-	month = sep,
-	year = {2025},
-	note = {arXiv:2509.11915 [cs]},
-	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

@@ -8,59 +8,9 @@
 
 \section{Introduction}
 
-In this paper we present an exploration and defense against the presence of new commercial entities in digitally powered platforms, preserving market equilibrium in the age of AI. This research establishes the following contributions: definition and formalization of non-human transactors in e-commerce platforms, development of a testing-ground for capturing the behavioral essence of these transactors across a large variety of digital systems, construction of a discriminative model (to prove separability) as a strong learner for downstream mitigation of contamination by non-human entities, translation of such learned separability into existing dynamic pricing machine learning loops, and finally establishment of a high-level KPI-affecting causal effect and cost-saving framework for the future of internet commerce in the presence of such non-human learners.
-
-This research effort touches a large variety of domains, spanning behavioral economics for understanding the rationality of behavior as theorized by the concept of homo economicus, agent-based modeling to translate our learned separability into disjoint dynamic pricing systems, reinforcement learning which serves as the SOTA for price-learners, and dynamic pricing and market equilibrium theory to understand the risks of possible supra-competitive pricing phenomena in cases of adversarial pricing systems driving the market out of equilibrium.
+Research Objectives and Contribution: What are we making, why and who should care?
 
 \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 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 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.
-
+Current market dynamics and trends of dynamic pricing and AI agents. Future projections of AI agents. Key stakeholders that are discussing this and reporting on it (Thales). Who is most affected
 \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.
-
-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}
-
-
-\begin{algorithm}[t]
-\DontPrintSemicolon
-
-\SetKwInOut{Input}{Input}
-\SetKwInOut{Output}{Output}
-
-\Input{Goal $G$, Platform URL $u$, LLM $\mathcal{M}$}
-\Output{Task completion result $r$}
-
-Initialize browser instance $\mathcal{B}$ with connection to $u$\;
-Construct prompt $\pi \gets \textsc{BuildPrompt}(G, u)$\;
-$\text{done} \gets \text{False}$\;
-
-\While{$\neg \text{done}$}{
-    Observe current page state $s_t$ from $\mathcal{B}$\;
-    Query $\mathcal{M}$ with $(\pi, s_t)$ to determine next action $a_t \in \{\text{click}, \text{scroll}, \text{fill}, \text{navigate}\}$\;
-    Execute $a_t$ on $\mathcal{B}$ to transition to state $s_{t+1}$\;
-    $\text{done} \gets \mathcal{M}.\textsc{JudgeCompletion}(G, s_{t+1})$\;
-}
-
-Extract final result $r$ from terminal state\;
-\Return{$r$}\;
-
-\caption{AI Agent's Interaction Loop}
-\label{algagent-loop}
-\end{algorithm}
-
-
-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.
+Different approaches and perspectives, here also add a preview of what will be developed and explored in the lit review.

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

@@ -1,71 +1,17 @@
 \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.
+\subsection{Foundational Concepts}
 
-\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}.
-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}.
-
-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 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.
-
-\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 $A$.
-
-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}.
-
-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.
+What is the taxonomy and definition of an agent and an actor in this case, a bit more about interaction models in sessions and about dynamic pricing algorithms.
 
 \subsection{Problem Evidence and Market Impact}
+Documented instances of agent-driven market disruptions - Quantitative evidence of pricing manipulation - Case studies from affected industries
 
-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}.
-
-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}.
-
-
-%Documented instances of agent-driven market disruptions - Quantitative evidence of pricing manipulation - Case studies from affected industries
-
-\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.
-
-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.
-
-% Economic foundations: relating the problem to options pricing theory. Cost of Information (COI) concept and its relevance
-
+\subsection{Theoretical Foundations: Economic Prallels}
 
+Economic foundations: relating the problem to options pricing theory. Cost of Information (COI) concept and its relevance
 
 \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}.
-
-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)
+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

@@ -1,365 +1,68 @@
 \section{Methodology}
 
-This section details the theoretical and practical framework developed to address dynamic pricing under the influence of non-human actors. We begin by formalizing the problem environment and the nature of the actors. We then derive the \textit{Cost of Information} (COI) theorem, proving the erosion of pricing power in the limit of agent saturation. Following this, we outline our generative contamination strategy using GOFAI-driven separability and transition probability learning. Finally, we formulate the robust control problem as a Stackelberg game solved via Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning (DR-RL) with constructed ambiguity sets.
 
 \subsection{Problem Formalization}
 
-We define a commercial environment where the platform interacts with a stream of sessions. Let $\mathcal{S}$ denote the set of all sessions. Each session $s \in \mathcal{S}$ is generated by an actor belonging to a latent class $Y_s \in \{H, A\}$, where $H$ denotes Human and $A$ denotes Agent.
+Mathematical formalization of agent-induced pricing distortions. Formal definition of potential loss mechanisms $\alpha D$
 
-Each session produces a trajectory of observable events $\tau_s = (e_{s,1}, \ldots, e_{s,L_s})$. An event $e_{s,k}$ is a tuple defined as:
-\begin{equation}
-e_{s,k} = (a_{s,k}, i_{s,k}, t_{s,k})
-\end{equation}
-where:
-\begin{itemize}
-    \item $a_{s,k} \in \mathcal{A}$ is the action taken (e.g., \texttt{view\_item}, \texttt{add\_to\_cart}).
-    \item $i_{s,k} \in \{1, \ldots, N\}$ is the target item index.
-    \item $t_{s,k} \in \mathbb{R}_+$ is the continuous timestamp.
-\end{itemize}
+We consider a business across time during which we have an evolving vector $p_t \in \Re^N$ where $N$ is the number of products in our catalogue. our price vector is directly dependent on a demand function $q_t$ which we define as a linear method of a price elasticity matrix $B_t$. This is the same setup that Microsoft created in their research.
 
-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:
-\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.
+We gether interaction data from users interacting with a sample platform simulating a hotel/airline which generates interaction distributions $I_t = \{(p_t, q_t^\text{obs}, \pi_t)\}_{t=1}^T$
 
 
+\subsection{Cost of Information Framework}
 
-\subsection{Cost of Information (COI) Framework}
-
-The \textit{Cost of Information} (COI) represents the markup a pricing policy $\pi$ attempts to extract from the market by leveraging demand signals. We define COI as the expected premium over the minimum viable price $\underline{p}$ (or marginal cost). This also speaks to the financial urgency as a consequence of information asymmetry between the platform and the actors.
-
-\begin{definition}[Cost of Information]
-Let $\pi(\tau)$ be a pricing policy mapping interaction histories to prices. The COI is defined as:
-\begin{align}
-\text{COI} &= \mathbb{E}[P] - \underline{p} \\
-            &= \int_{\underline{p}}^{\bar{p}} (1 - F_\pi(p)) \, dp
-\end{align}
-where $F_\pi(p)$ is the cumulative distribution function of prices generated by $\pi$ under standard operating conditions.
-\end{definition}
+Mathematical demonstration and validation of the COI and citation backed evidence, and framework overview + show harm to user via other cost distortions. Maybe split into 3.2.1 (COI Theory) and 3.2.2 (Framework Design)
 
+\subsection{System Architecture}
 \begin{figure}[ht]
-    \centering
-    \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.2]
-        % Define the Gaussian function: centered at 2
-        \def\bellcurve(#1){1.5 * exp(-0.5*((#1-2)/0.6)^2)}
-
-        % Draw the main axis
-        \draw[->, thick] (0, 0) -- (4.5, 0) node[right] {$p$};
-        \draw[->, thick] (0, 0) -- (0, 2) node[above] {Density};
-
-        \draw[thick, smooth, samples=100] plot[domain=0:4] (\x, {\bellcurve(\x)});
-        \node at (3.2, 1.2) {$f_\pi(p)$};
-
-        % Define p_min and E[p]
-        \def\pmin{0.8}
-        \def\mean{2}
-
-        % Vertical lines
-        \draw[dashed] (\pmin, 0) -- (\pmin, 2.0);
-        \draw[dashed] (\mean, 0) -- (\mean, 2.0);
-
-        % Labels on axis
-        \node[below] at (\pmin, 0) {$\underline{p}$};
-        \node[below] at (\mean, 0) {$\mathbb{E}[p]$};
-
-        \draw[<->, thick, red] (\pmin, 2.0) -- (\mean, 2.0) node[midway, above] {COI};
-
-    \end{tikzpicture}
-    \caption{Illustration of the Cost of Information (COI). The COI is defined as the difference between the expected price $\mathbb{E}[p]$ realized by the policy and the minimum viable price $\underline{p}$.}
-    \label{fig:coi_illustration}
-\end{figure}
-
-We now formally demonstrate that standard dynamic pricing mechanisms are not incentive-compatible with high-frequency agentic traffic. As the number of independent competitive agents $N$ querying the system grows, the platform's ability to sustain a COI vanishes.
-
-\begin{theorem}[COI Erosion in the Limit]
-Let $N$ be the number of independent, utility-maximizing agents querying the platform. Let $p_{(1)}$ be the first order statistic (minimum) of the prices offered to these agents. As $N \to \infty$, the Cost of Information converges to 0.
-\end{theorem}
-
-\begin{proof}
-Let $p_1, \ldots, p_N$ be independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) price samples drawn from the policy's distribution $F(p)$ with support $[\underline{p}, \bar{p}]$. The realizable price for an optimal searching agent is the first order statistic $p_{(1)} = \min(p_1, \ldots, p_N)$.
-
-The survival function (or reliability function) of the minimum price is given by:
-\begin{equation}
-S_{p_{(1)}}(t) = P(p_{(1)} > t) = [1 - F(t)]^N
-\end{equation}
-
-To determine the expected value $\mathbb{E}[p_{(1)}]$, we recall the property that for any continuous random variable $X$ with support $[A, B]$, the expectation can be expressed as the lower bound plus the integral of the survival function:
-\begin{equation}
-\mathbb{E}[X] = A + \int_{A}^{B} P(X > t) \, dt
-\end{equation}
-
-Applying this to our pricing statistic where the lower bound is $\underline{p}$:
-\begin{align}
-\mathbb{E}[p_{(1)}] &= \underline{p} + \int_{\underline{p}}^{\bar{p}} P(p_{(1)} > t) \, dt \\
-&= \underline{p} + \int_{\underline{p}}^{\bar{p}} [1 - F(t)]^N \, dt
-\end{align}
-
-Since $F(t)$ is a valid CDF, for any $t > \underline{p}$, we have strict inequality $F(t) > 0$, implying $0 \le 1 - F(t) < 1$. By the properties of limits, as $N \to \infty$, the term $[1 - F(t)]^N$ converges to 0 pointwise for all $t > \underline{p}$.
-
-Applying the Lebesgue Dominated Convergence Theorem (noting that the integrand is bounded by 1 on the finite interval $[\underline{p}, \bar{p}]$):
-\begin{equation}
-\lim_{N \to \infty} \int_{\underline{p}}^{\bar{p}} [1 - F(t)]^N \, dt = \int_{\underline{p}}^{\bar{p}} 0 \, dt = 0
-\end{equation}
-
-Substituting this back into the expression for COI:
-\begin{align}
-\lim_{N \to \infty} \text{COI} &= \lim_{N \to \infty} (\mathbb{E}[p_{(1)}] - \underline{p}) \\
-&= \lim_{N \to \infty} \left( (\underline{p} + 0) - \underline{p} \right) \\
-&= 0
-\end{align}
-\end{proof}
-
-
-This result proves that standard pricing policies $\pi$ fail to extract surplus in the presence of large-scale agentic search, necessitating a robust counter-mechanism.
-
-% The DRO objective creates a lower bound on COI extraction, effectively guaranteeing a minimum margin even in the presence of adversarial agents. we need to prove this and demonstrate that in a theorem.
-
-
-%Mathematical demonstration and validation of the COI and citation backed evidence, and framework overview + show harm to user via other cost distortions. Maybe split into 3.2.1 (COI Theory) and 3.2.2 (Framework Design)
-
-\subsection{System Architecture: Hybrid Kappa-Lambda Architecture}
-
-In order for our research to have grounding in interactions we built a robust e-commerce web-platform. We initially conducted a survey of the leading platforms of airlines and hotel booking sites to identify the specific interface patterns that effectively manage complex travel data. Our analysis revealed a clear industry standard: while both sectors rely on tabbed service selection and left-sidebar filtering to streamline navigation, they diverge in result presentation: airlines utilize visual date-price bars and multi-step wizards to optimize for logistical transparency, whereas hotel platforms leverage image-led cards and scarcity triggers to drive emotional engagement and urgency. Our web framework defines a highly agnostic boilerplate which can be seeded with any data-modality with an easy-to-tailor pattern, which we leverage to define a \texttt{hotel} and \texttt{airline} mode. Both modes are then individually deployed via an environment level argument which adjusts the proxy routing with a custom middleware inside next.js to render only the desired mode. The purpose of this was to create a baseline adaptable to any use-case or desired commercial application.
-
-
-The architecture of this platform begins with the deployed web-apps posting interaction data to our backend which processes them and stores each ingested interaction into a kafka cluster. This serves as our data reservoir tracking and associating each interaction with its session and importantly with which experiment it belongs to. Not only do we track the behavioral interactions, but our pricing provider micro-service, once called by the frontend reports the observed/queried price-product into kafka. This kafka cluster is subscribed to by our pipeline which is configured on a schedule in Airflow, with the possibility of manual trigger. The final stage of the pricing pipeline, submits computed dynamic pricing results into a redis database for quick updates which is then read by the pricing provider and displayed on the webapp. This is a very generic end-to-end mechanism which is applicable to a variety of different e-commerce tasks. We intentionally put emphasis on the development of this infrastructure to establish a reproducible framework for interaction and to minimize any noise.
-
-
-\subsubsection{DevOps Principles}
-
-\subsubsection{Online Dynamic Pricing}
-
-The dynamic pricing done is handled by a pipeline which computes a demand estimate on a per-product basis of a specific window of the data, defined by the period $T$ which by default is 5 minutes. This dynamic pricing pipeline computes a demand estimate vector $\hat{q} \in \mathbb{R}^N$ by a weighted sum of interactions for each product, it additionally computes a price elasticity vector $\hat{\epsilon}$ in the same dimensions as our demand. The final features matrix is of the size $N \times 2$ which we translate to a new price vector $\hat{p} \in \mathbb{R}^N$. The transformation that governs this dynamic pricing is a very simple surge-based pricing (a special case of our later defined policy $\pi$):
-
-\begin{equation}
-\hat{p}_i = \begin{cases}
-p_{0,i} \cdot \lambda_{\text{surge}} & \text{if } \hat{q}_i \geq \theta_{\text{high}} \\
-p_{0,i} \cdot \lambda_{\text{disc}} & \text{if } \hat{q}_i \leq \theta_{\text{low}} \\
-p_{0,i} & \text{otherwise}
-\end{cases}
-\quad \forall i \in \{1, \ldots, N\}
-\end{equation}
-
-where $p_0 \in \mathbb{R}^N$ is the base price vector (which is seeded into our database distinctly for each mode of the commerce platform), $\theta_{\text{high}}, \theta_{\text{low}} \in \mathbb{R}$ are demand thresholds defining surge and discount regions, and $\lambda_{\text{surge}}, \lambda_{\text{disc}} \in \mathbb{R}^+$ are multiplicative factors with typical values $\lambda_{\text{surge}} = 1.2$ and $\lambda_{\text{disc}} = 0.9$. This piecewise function enables rapid price adjustment in response to observed demand without requiring complex elasticity estimation or historical calibration, allowing us to expose actors within our experiments to a system with a dynamic component of pricing.
-
-We will for our offilne experimental intents generalize a master function for encompasing distinct demand estimation and pricing strategies.
-
-\begin{align}
-V(\cdot) = \max_{p_t} \min_{Q \in \mathcal{U}(\hat{d})}{\mathbb{E}_{d\sim Q} [p_t \times d(p_t, x_t ; \theta) + \psi V_{t+1}(\cdot)]}
-\end{align}
-
-We follow differnet substitutouns which will server as hyperparameters later on.
-
-\subsection{Experimental Design}
-
-The experimentation begins with the design of goals, with careful consideration to assure a uniform spanning across different variables within each product-architecture of either the hotel or airline platforms. Our crafted collection of goals (jobs to be done) is then tracked in a postgress database with one table to track goals and another table to track different experiment runs, and their associated goals in a experiment-goal one-to-one relationship.
-
-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]
-  \resizebox{\columnwidth}{!}{%
-    \input{chapters/loop_figure.tex}
-  }
-  \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}
-
-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}
+\begin{tikzpicture}[
+  node distance=1.5cm and 2.5cm,
+  box/.style={rectangle, draw, thick, minimum height=1cm, minimum width=3cm, align=center, fill=blue!10},
+  kafka/.style={rectangle, draw=orange, thick, minimum height=1cm, minimum width=3cm, align=center, fill=orange!15},
+  arrow/.style={thick,->,>=Stealth}
+]
 
-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.
+% Nodes
+\node[box] (webapp) {Web Application \\ (Producer \& Consumer)};
+\node[kafka, below=of webapp] (kafka) {Apache Kafka \\ Cluster};
+\node[box, below=of kafka] (backend) {Backend Services / Microservices \\ (Producers and Consumers)};
 
-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.
+% Connections
+\draw[arrow] (webapp) to[out=210,in=150] node[above]{Publish} (kafka);
+\draw[arrow] (kafka) to[out=50,in=330] node[below]{Consume} (webapp);
+\draw[arrow] (backend) -- node[above]{Publish/Consume} (kafka);
 
-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.
+% Optional: Kafka internal components
+%\node[below=0.7cm of kafka, align=center] (topics) {Topics \\ Partitions};
 
-
-\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.
-
-
-
-\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}
-    \caption{Markov Decision Process visualization illustrating the behavioral transition dynamics for human actions.}
-    \label{fig:human_mdp_viz}
+% Optional background
+\begin{scope}[on background layer]
+  \node[draw, rounded corners, fill=orange!5, fit=(kafka), inner sep=0.3cm] {};
+\end{scope}
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\caption{Technical Diagram}
 \end{figure}
 
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-    \centering
-    \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{chapters/mdp_agent.pdf}
-    \caption{Markov Decision Process visualization illustrating the behavioral transition dynamics for \textbf{agent} behavior profiles. The state space and transition probabilities are learned from observed session trajectories to enable generative contamination.}
-    \label{fig:agent_mdp_viz}
-  \end{figure}
+High level overview of how it works
+\subsection{Experimental Design}
+Study methodology and approach. Data acquisition strategy. Defined objectives and success criteria. Observable metrics and KPIs
 
+\subsection{Dynamic Pricing Algorithm Analysis}
+Deep dive into how the algorithm works, different kinds and justification for chosen appraoches + agent impact modeling and quantification.
+\subsection{Reinforcement Learning Formulation}
+How do we define the state space, action space and reward function breakdown and algorithm benchmarking.
+POSSIBLY: Expand into full subsections: 3.6.1 (State-Action Space), 3.6.2 (Reward Design), 3.6.3 (Benchmarking)
 
-\subsection{Stronger Classification}
-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 $\alpha$.
-
-This new classified can then be used in the reinforcement learning reward structure.
-
-
-\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:
-
-\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.
-
-\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 $\text{COI}(p)$.
-
-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 $\mathcal{U}_\epsilon$.
-
-
-As part of our reward engineering we think about the UX factor ($UX \in [0,1]$) whic his our proxy for user experience degradation, this is computed as a mixture of contribution from the separability model metric of $\frac{1}{\text{Specificity}}$.
-
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-  \centering
-  \resizebox{0.5\columnwidth}{!}{%
-    \input{chapters/balance_figure.tex}
-  }
-  \caption{Introducing the UX index allows us to better distinguish the kind of impact different methods have and allows us to compare them on this Pareto-like scale.}
-\end{figure}
-
-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 \(J_t \leftarrow \text{Revenue}(p_t,\hat Q_t) - \lambda\cdot \text{COILeak}(\hat\alpha)\)\;
+\KwIn{stepsize $\eta$, smoothing $\delta$, rank $d$}
+\For{$t=1$ \KwTo $T$}{
+  Sample $u_t$ on unit sphere; set $x_t^\prime=x_t+\delta u_t$\;
+  Set $p_t \gets U x_t^\prime$ and observe $q_t, R_t(p_t)$\;
+  $x_{t+1} \gets \Pi\_{\mathcal{X}}(x_t-\eta R_t(p_t) u_t)$\;
 }
+\caption{Online Pricing Optimization (template)}
 \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.
-
-We could say that a DQN for example is the learnin subsystem and then within our reward mechanism or some other computational method we introduce a steering subsystem which acts as the proposed ``pricing heuristic'' against the given non human transaction data.
-
-\section{Market construction}

paper/src/chapters/05-discussion.tex

@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 \section{Discussion}
 
-\subsection{Transition to Agentic Market Microstructure}
-
-Our analysis of the interaction dynamics between the platform and non-human actors suggests that the current static pricing models are insufficient for an agent-mediated economy. If we assume a transition toward a direct revelation mechanism, where actors must reveal their true valuation of a good through bidding dynamics, we inevitably introduce significant stochasticity into the pricing system. Unlike traditional e-commerce where prices are relatively sticky, such a mechanism implies a high volatility characteristic of financial equity markets (without the fungability however).
-
-However, ecommerce commodities differ fundamentally from financial securities: they possess a hard floor defined by unit economics and reservation prices. The market might react enthusiastically to an iPhone priced at \$1, such a transaction is not permissible. The platform must establish an initial valuation anchor ($P_{0}$) defined by the marginal cost plus a target margin, around which the market price is permitted to fluctuate. We propose the introduction of GenAI Agents as Institutional Market Makers.
-
-This is also under the assumption of expected transactional capabilities being given to AI Agents.
-
-
-
 \subsection{Risk Assessment and Limitations}
 
 Acknowledge risks and constraints and data sizes.

paper/src/chapters/06-conclusion.tex

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \section{Conclusion}
 
-\subsection{Summary of contributions}
+\subsection{Summary of contributions }
 Restate the thesis and key findings with validation of research objectives.
 
 \subsection{Future Works and Next Steps}

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-\hline
-\textbf{Feature} & \textbf{Type} & \textbf{Description} \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Session Identifiers}} \\
-sessionId & object & Unique identifier for user session \\
-experimentId & object & Experiment run identifier \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Temporal Features}} \\
-session\_duration\_sec & float & Total session duration in seconds \\
-avg\_time\_between\_events & float & Mean inter-event time \\
-std\_time\_between\_events & float & Standard deviation of inter-event times \\
-min\_time\_between\_events & float & Minimum time between consecutive events \\
-session\_start\_hour & int & Hour of day when session started \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Interaction Metrics}} \\
-total\_interactions & int & Count of all user interactions \\
-total\_events & int & Total number of tracked events \\
-interaction\_velocity & float & Rate of interactions per time unit \\
-max\_velocity\_5min & int & Peak interaction count in any 5-minute window \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Navigation Behavior}} \\
-unique\_pages & int & Number of distinct pages visited \\
-page\_views & int & Total page view events \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Product Engagement}} \\
-item\_views & int & Number of product detail views \\
-unique\_products\_viewed & int & Count of distinct products examined \\
-product\_view\_depth & int & Repeat views of same products \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Conversion Funnel}} \\
-cart\_adds & int & Number of items added to cart \\
-purchases & int & Completed transactions \\
-cart\_to\_view\_ratio & float & Ratio of cart additions to item views \\
-conversion\_rate & float & Purchase to view conversion \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Interaction Quality}} \\
-hover\_events & int & Mouse hover event count \\
-hover\_intensity & float & Hover events per interaction \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Price Behavior}} \\
-avg\_price\_seen & float & Mean price across viewed products \\
-min\_price\_seen & float & Lowest price encountered \\
-max\_price\_seen & float & Highest price encountered \\
-price\_range & float & Difference between max and min prices seen \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Technical Fingerprinting}} \\
-is\_headless & bool & Headless browser detection flag \\
-is\_automation & bool & Automation framework detection flag \\
-browser\_family & object & Browser type classification \\
-\hline
-\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{Experimental Labels}} \\
-is\_agent & bool & Ground truth agent classification \\
-xp\_human\_only & bool & Human-only experiment indicator \\
-xp\_market\_mode & object & Market context (hotel/airline) \\
-\hline
-\end{tabular}%
-}
-\caption{Feature matrix schema for session-level behavioral classification (32 features total).}
-\label{tab:features}
-\end{table}

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+\documentclass[sigconf,nonacm,natbib=false]{acmart}
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+\renewcommand\footnotetextcopyrightpermission[1]{}
+\pagestyle{plain}
 
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-\begin{titlepage}
-    \centering
-    \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{graphics/SST.png}\\[1cm]
-    \LARGE\textbf{PHANTOM: Pricing Heuristics Against Non-human Transaction Orchestration Mechanisms}\\[0.5cm]
-    \Large\textbf{Daniel Rösel}\\
-    \large\textit{Bachelor of Computer Science \& Artificial Intelligence}\\[0.5cm]
-    \Large\textit{Supervised by:}\\
-    \Large\textbf{Alberto Martín Izquierdo}\\
-    \large\textit{IE University, Madrid, Spain}\\[1cm]
-    \large\today
-\end{titlepage}
+\title{Pricing Heuristics Against Non-human Transaction Orchestration Mechanisms}
+
+\author{Daniel Rösel}
+\email{daniel@alves.world}
+\affiliation{%
+  \institution{IE University}
+  \city{Madrid}
+  \country{Spain}
+}
+
+\author{Alberto Martín Izquierdo}
+\email{amartini@faculty.ie.edu}
+\affiliation{%
+  \institution{IE University}
+  \city{Madrid}
+  \country{Spain}
+}
 
 \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.
-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).
+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 behaviour 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.
 \end{abstract}
 
-\noindent\textbf{Keywords:} Dynamic Pricing, LLM Agents, Adversarial Machine Learning, E-commerce, Behavioral Detection, Reinforcement Learning
+\maketitle
 
-\vspace{1em}
-\noindent\textbf{Acknowledgments:} Eugene Bykovets, PhD - ETH for helping with problem formulation. This research was supported by the TPU Research Cloud program.
-
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-\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}
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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)