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A key trait of stochastic optimizers is that multiple runs of the same optimizer in attempting to solve the same problem can produce different results. As a result, their performance is evaluated over several repeats, or runs, on the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Moslem Noori , Elisabetta Valiante , Thomas Van Vaerenbergh , Masoud Mohseni , Ignacio Rozada

We determine optimal designs for some regression models which are frequently used for describing three-dimensional shapes. These models are based on a Fourier expansion of a function defined on the unit sphere in terms of spherical harmonic…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Holger Dette , Viatcheslav B. Melas , Andrey Pepelyshev

We consider the problem of determining an upper bound for the value of a spectral risk measure of a loss that is a general nonlinear function of two factors whose marginal distributions are known, but whose joint distribution is unknown.…

Risk Management · Quantitative Finance 2020-10-29 Mario Ghossoub , Jesse Hall , David Saunders

This paper considers the problem of computing an optimal trajectory for an autonomous system that is subject to a set of potentially conflicting rules. First, we introduce the concept of prioritized safety specifications, where each rule is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-09-28 Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn , Konstantin Slutsky , Emilio Frazzoli , Ufuk Topcu

Genetic regulatory circuits universally cope with different sources of noise that limit their ability to coordinate input and output signals. In many cases, optimal regulatory performance can be thought to correspond to configurations of…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2018-02-19 Andrea Crisanti , Andrea De Martino , Jonathan Fiorentino

The set of 2-dimensional packing problems builds an important class of optimization problems and Strip Packing together with 2-dimensional Bin Packing and 2-dimensional Knapsack is one of the most famous of these problems. Given a set of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-02-07 Klaus Jansen , Malin Rau

A ring laser is defined by its perimeter, which directly enters the conversion factor between measured Sagnac frequency and the actual rotation rate. Large ring lasers employed in geodesy and fundamental physics require stability of the…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-13 Jannik Zenner , Karl Ulrich Schreiber , Simon Stellmer

Range profiling refers to the measurement of target response along the radar slant range. It plays an important role in automatic target recognition. In this paper, we consider the design of transmit waveform to improve the range profiling…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-19 Bo Tang , Jun Liu , Hai Wang , Yihua Hu

We study a class of stochastic optimal design problems for elliptic partial differential equations in divergence form, where the coefficients represent mixtures of two conducting materials. The objective is to minimize a generalized risk…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Amal Alphonse , Petar Kunštek , Marko Vrdoljak

In the experiment of flash-radiography, the quality of acquired image strongly depends on the focal size of the x-ray source spot. A variety of techniques based on imaging of pinhole, slit and rollbar are adopted to measure the focal spot…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Yi Wang , Qin Li , Nan Chen , Jinming Cheng , Chenggang Li , Wenhua Dai , Hong Li , Quanhong Long , Jinshui Shi , Jianjun Deng

This study presents several novel approaches to improve the efficiency of a single-stage coil gun. Conventional designs typically feature a uniformly wound solenoid and a ferrite projectile. For our research, we constructed a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-11 Sophia Chen , Annie Peng , Ava Chen , Takyiu Liu

In this paper, we investigate an optimal design problem motivated by some issues arising in population dynamics. In a nutshell, we aim at determining the optimal shape of a region occupied by resources for maximizing the survival ability of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-09-08 Fabien Caubet , Thibaut Deheuvels , Yannick Privat

This paper presents an optimal control problem to analyze the efficacy of counter-terrorism tactics. We present an algorithm that efficiently combines the Minimum Principle of Pontryagin, the shooting method and the cyclic descent of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-16 L. Bayon , P. Fortuny Ayuso , P. J. Garcia-Nieto , J. M. Grau , M. M. Ruiz

The exponential distribution is applied in a very wide variety of statistical procedures. Among the most prominent applications are those in the field of life testing and reliability theory. When there are two record samples available for…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2016-09-23 Hojatollah Zakerzadeh , Ali Akbar Jafari , Mahdieh Karimi

Low-precision number formats are widely used in modern machine learning systems due to their efficiency. Accurate direction representation is key to the accuracy of vector operations. This work precisely explores the extent to which the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Bardia Zadeh , George A. Constantinides

Random Fourier features is one of the most popular techniques for scaling up kernel methods, such as kernel ridge regression. However, despite impressive empirical results, the statistical properties of random Fourier features are still not…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Haim Avron , Michael Kapralov , Cameron Musco , Christopher Musco , Ameya Velingker , Amir Zandieh

Margin has played an important role on the design and analysis of learning algorithms during the past years, mostly working with the maximization of the minimum margin. Recent years have witnessed the increasing empirical studies on the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Meng-Zhang Qian , Zheng Ai , Teng Zhang , Wei Gao

Efficient particle sorting in microfluidic systems is vital for advancements in biomedical diagnostics and industrial applications. This study numerically investigates particle migration and passive sorting in symmetric serpentine…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-16 Sayan Karmakar , Anish Pal , Sourav Sarkar , Achintya Mukhopadhyay

Experimental comparisons of performance represent an important aspect of research on optimization algorithms. In this work we present a methodology for defining the required sample sizes for designing experiments with desired statistical…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-10-16 Felipe Campelo , Fernanda Takahashi

This study introduces a new approach to optimize the geometrical parameters of pipe diffusers in centrifugal compressors for Micro Gas Turbines, tailored for a 100 kW unit. The methodology draws insights from optimized airfoil-type…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-19 Sujal Bhavsar , Santanu DE