"""Minimal implementation of thesis pricing system. Implements the core loop: prices -> sessions -> demand -> prices with behavioral separability and robust pricing objective (Eq 23). Objects: - Session trajectories τ_s from mixture of H/A behavioral profiles - Demand proxy q̂ via weighted action aggregation (Eq 2) - COI leakage penalty for agent reconnaissance - Limbo: alternating price/demand history for trajectory analysis """ from __future__ import annotations from dataclasses import dataclass, field from typing import Dict, List, Tuple import numpy as np ACTION_WEIGHTS = {"add_to_cart": 0.8, "checkout": 0.9, "purchase": 1.0, "view": 0.15, "detail": 0.25, "hover": 0.3, "start": 0.05, "end": 0.0} TRANS_H = {"start": {"view": 0.85, "end": 0.15}, "view": {"detail": 0.4, "cart": 0.3, "view": 0.2, "end": 0.1}, "detail": {"cart": 0.5, "view": 0.3, "end": 0.2}, "cart": {"purchase": 0.6, "view": 0.25, "end": 0.15}, "purchase": {"end": 1.0}} TRANS_A = {"start": {"view": 0.95, "end": 0.05}, "view": {"detail": 0.6, "view": 0.25, "cart": 0.1, "end": 0.05}, "detail": {"view": 0.5, "cart": 0.15, "detail": 0.3, "end": 0.05}, "cart": {"view": 0.4, "purchase": 0.2, "end": 0.4}, "purchase": {"end": 1.0}} @dataclass class Event: action: str product_idx: int price_seen: float ts: float @dataclass class Session: sid: str events: List[Event] actor: str # H or A (ground truth label) theta: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict) def compute_demand(session: Session) -> float: """Compute demand proxy q̂ = Σ_k ω(a_k) for session (Eq 2).""" return sum(ACTION_WEIGHTS.get(e.action, 0.1) for e in session.events) def kl_div(p: Dict[str, float], q: Dict[str, float]) -> float: """KL divergence D_KL(p || q) for transition kernels.""" eps = 1e-10 keys = set(p.keys()) | set(q.keys()) return sum(p.get(k, eps) * np.log((p.get(k, eps) + eps) / (q.get(k, eps) + eps)) for k in keys) def build_kernel(events: List[Event]) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]: """Build empirical transition kernel from trajectory.""" trans: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]] = {} prev = "start" for e in events: curr = e.action trans.setdefault(prev, {}) trans[prev][curr] = trans[prev].get(curr, 0) + 1 prev = curr kernel = {} for s, dsts in trans.items(): total = sum(dsts.values()) kernel[s] = {d: c / total for d, c in dsts.items()} if total > 0 else {} return kernel def compute_divergence(session: Session) -> Tuple[float, float]: """Compute Δ_H, Δ_A divergence signals (Eq 20-21).""" kernel = build_kernel(session.events) delta_h = sum(kl_div(kernel.get(s, {}), TRANS_H.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / max(len(kernel), 1) delta_a = sum(kl_div(kernel.get(s, {}), TRANS_A.get(s, {})) for s in kernel) / max(len(kernel), 1) return delta_h, delta_a def estimate_alpha(session: Session, beta: float = 2.0) -> float: """Per-session contamination estimate α̂(τ') = σ(β(Δ_H - Δ_A)).""" dh, da = compute_divergence(session) return 1.0 / (1.0 + np.exp(-beta * (dh - da))) if (dh + da) > 0 else 0.5 def sample_trajectory(rng: np.random.Generator, trans: Dict, prices: np.ndarray, is_agent: bool) -> Tuple[List[Event], int]: """Sample session trajectory from behavioral kernel.""" state, t, pidx = "start", 0.0, int(rng.integers(0, len(prices))) events = [] while state != "end" and len(events) < 30: if state != "start": events.append(Event(action=state, product_idx=pidx, price_seen=float(prices[pidx]), ts=t)) probs = trans.get(state, {"end": 1.0}) state = rng.choice(list(probs.keys()), p=list(probs.values())) t += max(0.2, rng.gamma(1.5, 0.8) if is_agent else rng.gamma(2.0, 1.2)) return events, pidx def put_prices_to_market(prices: np.ndarray, alpha: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50, seed: int | None = None) -> Tuple[List[Session], Dict[str, float]]: """Generate sessions from mixture model Q(p) = (1-α)E[d_H] + αE[d_A] (Eq 3). Returns: sessions: list of Session objects with events and product attribution demand_mapping: session_id -> demand proxy q̂ """ rng = np.random.default_rng(seed) sessions, demand_mapping = [], {} for i in range(n_sessions): sid = f"s{i:04d}" is_agent = rng.random() < alpha trans = TRANS_A if is_agent else TRANS_H theta = {"price_sens": rng.uniform(0.05, 0.2), "base_conv": 0.01} if is_agent else {"price_sens": rng.uniform(1.5, 4.0), "base_conv": rng.uniform(0.2, 0.5)} events, _ = sample_trajectory(rng, trans, prices, is_agent) session = Session(sid=sid, events=events, actor="A" if is_agent else "H", theta=theta) sessions.append(session) demand_mapping[sid] = compute_demand(session) return sessions, demand_mapping @dataclass class LimboUpdate: utype: str # "prices" or "demand" data: np.ndarray | Dict[str, float] t: int class Limbo: """Historical trajectory of alternating price/demand observations.""" def __init__(self): self.history: List[LimboUpdate] = [] self._t = 0 def add_update(self, utype: str, data: np.ndarray | Dict[str, float]) -> Dict: self.history.append(LimboUpdate(utype=utype, data=data, t=self._t)) self._t += 1 return self.on_update(utype) def on_update(self, utype: str) -> Dict: """React to update: after prices -> return observed demand; after demand -> signal price update needed.""" if utype == "prices": return {"action": "observe_demand", "msg": "awaiting market response"} return {"action": "set_prices", "msg": "demand observed, update prices"} def get_prices_history(self) -> List[np.ndarray]: return [u.data for u in self.history if u.utype == "prices"] def get_demand_history(self) -> List[Dict[str, float]]: return [u.data for u in self.history if u.utype == "demand"] class System: """Main pricing system implementing robust Stackelberg objective. Manages the alternating loop: 1. Set prices p_t 2. Observe demand response Q̂(p_t) 3. Estimate contamination α from behavioral signals 4. Compute next prices via robust objective (Eq 23) """ def __init__(self, n_products: int = 10, costs: np.ndarray | None = None, lambda_coi: float = 0.5, seed: int | None = 42): self.n = n_products self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed) self.costs = costs if costs is not None else self.rng.uniform(10, 50, n_products) self.refs = self.costs * (1 + self.rng.uniform(0.2, 0.5, n_products)) # base prices with margin self.lambda_coi = lambda_coi self.limbo = Limbo() self._alpha_est = 0.2 # current contamination estimate self._sessions: List[Session] = [] @property def alpha(self) -> float: return self._alpha_est def _estimate_alpha_from_sessions(self) -> float: """Aggregate per-session α̂ estimates.""" if not self._sessions: return self._alpha_est alphas = [estimate_alpha(s) for s in self._sessions[-50:]] # use recent sessions return float(np.mean(alphas)) def _revenue_under_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> float: """Compute expected revenue R(p, d) from demand proxy.""" agg_demand = np.zeros(self.n) for sid, q in demand.items(): if self._sessions: sess = next((s for s in self._sessions if s.sid == sid), None) if sess and sess.events: pidx = sess.events[0].product_idx agg_demand[pidx] += q return float(np.dot(prices, agg_demand)) def _coi_leakage(self, prices: np.ndarray, n_agents: int = 1) -> float: """COI leakage tied to Theorem 1: erosion from order statistic collapse. As N agents query, min(p_1..p_N) → p_min and COI → 0. Leakage = erosion_rate × margin_at_risk """ price_std = float(np.std(prices)) erosion = coi_erosion(max(1, n_agents), price_std) margin_at_risk = float(np.mean(prices - self.costs)) return erosion * margin_at_risk def _objective(self, prices: np.ndarray, demand: Dict[str, float]) -> float: """Robust objective: R(p,d) - λ·COI_leak (Eq 23 simplified).""" revenue = self._revenue_under_demand(prices, demand) cost = float(np.sum(self.costs)) # fixed cost approximation profit = revenue - cost coi_penalty = self.lambda_coi * self._coi_leakage(prices) * float(np.mean(prices - self.costs)) return profit - coi_penalty def compute_prices(self, demand: Dict[str, float] | None = None) -> np.ndarray: """Compute next prices via simple gradient-like update on robust objective. In a full implementation this would be replaced by DR-RL policy output. Here we use a heuristic: adjust margins based on α estimate. """ self._alpha_est = self._estimate_alpha_from_sessions() # base margin adjustment: higher α -> lower margins (defensive pricing) margin_scale = 1.0 - 0.5 * self._alpha_est # reduce margins under high contamination margins = (self.refs - self.costs) * margin_scale # add small noise for exploration noise = self.rng.normal(0, 0.02, self.n) * self.costs prices = np.clip(self.costs + margins + noise, self.costs * 1.02, self.refs * 1.3) self.limbo.add_update("prices", prices) return prices def observe_demand(self, prices: np.ndarray, alpha_true: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50) -> Dict[str, float]: """Observe market response to prices.""" sessions, demand_map = put_prices_to_market(prices, alpha=alpha_true, n_sessions=n_sessions, seed=int(self.rng.integers(0, 10000))) self._sessions.extend(sessions) # store actual sessions for correct product attribution self.limbo.add_update("demand", demand_map) return demand_map def step(self, alpha_true: float = 0.2, n_sessions: int = 50) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, Dict[str, float], float]: """Single simulation step: prices -> demand -> reward.""" demand_hist = self.limbo.get_demand_history() prices = self.compute_prices(demand_hist[-1] if demand_hist else None) demand = self.observe_demand(prices, alpha_true, n_sessions) reward = self._objective(prices, demand) return prices, demand, reward def run(self, n_steps: int = 100, alpha_true: float = 0.2) -> Dict: """Run simulation for n_steps, return trajectory.""" trajectory = {"prices": [], "demand": [], "rewards": [], "alpha_est": [], "alpha_true": alpha_true} for _ in range(n_steps): p, d, r = self.step(alpha_true) trajectory["prices"].append(p) trajectory["demand"].append(d) trajectory["rewards"].append(r) trajectory["alpha_est"].append(self._alpha_est) return trajectory def coi_erosion(n_agents: int, price_std: float) -> float: """COI erosion from Theorem 1: as N->inf, min(p_1..p_N)->p_min.""" if n_agents <= 1: return 0.0 log_n = np.log(n_agents) shift = price_std * (np.sqrt(2 * log_n) - (np.log(log_n) + np.log(4 * np.pi)) / (2 * np.sqrt(2 * log_n) + 1e-6)) return float(min(shift / (price_std * 2 + 1e-6), 1.0)) if __name__ == "__main__": # quick demo sys = System(n_products=5, seed=42) traj = sys.run(n_steps=20, alpha_true=0.25) print(f"avg reward: {np.mean(traj['rewards']):.2f}, final α̂: {traj['alpha_est'][-1]:.3f}") prices = np.array([20.0, 35.0, 50.0, 25.0, 40.0]) sessions, demand = put_prices_to_market(prices, alpha=0.3, n_sessions=20, seed=123) print(f'sessions: {len(sessions)}, agents: {sum(1 for s in sessions if s.actor=="A")}') for n in [1, 5, 10, 50, 100]: ero = coi_erosion(n, price_std=5.0) print(f'N={n:3d} agents -> COI erosion: {ero:.3f}') # test separability events = [Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.1), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.5), Event('cart', 0, 20.0, 1.0), Event('purchase', 0, 20.0, 2.0)] sess_h = Session(sid='test', events=events, actor='H') print(f'human-like session α̂: {estimate_alpha(sess_h):.3f}') events_a = [Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.1), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.2), Event('view', 0, 20.0, 0.3), Event('detail', 0, 20.0, 0.4)] sess_a = Session(sid='test2', events=events_a, actor='A') print(f'agent-like session α̂: {estimate_alpha(sess_a):.3f}')