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In this paper, an optimization problem for the monotone mean-variance(MMV) criterion is considered in the perspective of the insurance company. The MMV criterion is an amended version of the classical mean-variance(MV) criterion which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-05 Bohan Li , Junyi Guo , Linlin Tian

In this article, a class of optimal control problems of differential equations with delays are investigated for which the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations are nonlinear partial differential equations with delays. This type…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-07-16 Jianjun Zhou

This article proposes a numerical scheme for computing the evolution of vehicular traffic on a road network over a finite time horizon. The traffic dynamics on each link is modeled by the Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) partial differential equation…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-02-14 Yanning Li , Christian G. Claudel , Benedetto Piccoli , Daniel B. Work

We address the Merton problem of maximizing the expected utility of terminal wealth using techniques from variational analysis. Under a general continuous semimartingale market model with stochastic parameters, we obtain a characterization…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2020-03-20 Ali Al-Aradi , Sebastian Jaimungal

In the Dynamic Programming approach to optimal control problems a crucial role is played by the value function that is characterized as the unique viscosity solution of a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation. It is well known that this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-19 Luca Saluzzi , Alessandro Alla , Maurizio Falcone

In this paper we formulate and solve an optimal problem for Stochastic process with a regime absorbing state. The solution for this problem is obtained through a system of partial differential equations. The method is applied to obtain an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-03 yaacov Kopeliovich

In this paper, we study a stochastic optimal control problem under degenerate G-expectation. By using implied partition method, we show that the approximation result for admissible controls still hold. Based on this result, we prove that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-19 Xiaojuan Li

To tackle the difficulties faced by both stochastic dynamic programming and scenario tree methods, we present some variational approach for numerical solution of stochastic optimal control problems. We consider two different interpretations…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-07-28 Pierre Carpentier , Guy Cohen , Anes Dallagi

This report concerns the inverse problem of estimating a spacially dependent coefficient of a partial differential equation from observations of the solution at the boundary. Such a problem can be formulated as an optimal control problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2008-09-23 Jesper Carlsson

Optimal control problems driven by evolutionary partial differential equations arise in many industrial applications and their numerical solution is known to be a challenging problem. One approach to obtain an optimal feedback control is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-16 Gerhard Kirsten , Luca Saluzzi

We consider an optimal control on networks in the spirit of the works of Achdou et al. (2013) and Imbert et al. (2013). The main new feature is that there are entry (or exit) costs at the edges of the network leading to a possible…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-30 Manh-Khang Dao

This paper studies an optimal dividend problem with a drawdown constraint in a Brownian motion model, requiring the dividend payout rate to remain above a fixed proportion of its historical maximum. This leads to a path-dependent stochastic…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2026-01-08 Chonghu Guan , Jiacheng Fan , Zuo Quan Xu

Two key challenges in optimal control include efficiently solving high-dimensional problems and handling optimal control problems with state-dependent running costs. In this paper, we consider a class of optimal control problems whose…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-16 Paula Chen , Jérôme Darbon , Tingwei Meng

We address two major challenges in scientific machine learning (SciML): interpretability and computational efficiency. We increase the interpretability of certain learning processes by establishing a new theoretical connection between…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-08 Paula Chen , Tingwei Meng , Zongren Zou , Jérôme Darbon , George Em Karniadakis

When randomness in demand affects the sales of a product, retailers use dynamic pricing strategies to maximize their profits. In this article, we formulate the pricing problem as a continuous-time stochastic optimal control problem and find…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-13 Asbjørn Nilsen Riseth

In this paper, we address a coordination problem for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in mixed traffic settings with human-driven vehicles (HDVs). The main objective is to have a safe and optimal crossing order for vehicles…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-23 Muhammad Faris , Mario Zanon , Paolo Falcone

This paper studies the time-inconsistent MV optimal stopping problem via a game-theoretic approach to find equilibrium strategies. To overcome the mathematical intractability of direct equilibrium analysis, we propose a vanishing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-29 Yuchao Dong , Harry Zheng

The aim of this work is to develop a deep learning method for solving high-dimensional stochastic control problems based on the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equation and physics-informed learning. Our approach is to parameterize the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-23 Zhe Jiao , Wantao Jia , Weiqiu Zhu

This paper examines a continuous time intertemporal consumption and portfolio choice problem with a stochastic differential utility preference of Epstein-Zin type for a robust investor, who worries about model misspecification and seeks…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-09 Jiangyan Pu , Qi Zhang

We consider stochastic impulse control problems when the impulses cost functions are arbitrary. We use the dynamic programming principle and viscosity solutions approach to show that the value function is a unique viscosity solution for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-17 Brahim El Asri , Sehail Mazid