1 INTRODUCTION

2 BACKGROUND

3 SURROGATE OBJECTIVES FOR AUC MAXIMIZATION

4 FULL BATCH BASED METHODS - THE FIRST AGE

5 ONLINE AUC MAXIMIZATION - THE SECOND AGE

6 STOCHASTIC AUC MAXIMIZATION - THE THIRD AGE

7 DEEP AUC MAXIMIZATION (DAM): THE FOURTH AGE

8 OTHER ISSUES FOR DAM AND OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE WORK

9 CONCLUSIONS