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In this paper we propose a corrected semi-proximal ADMM (alternating direction method of multipliers) for the general $p$-block $(p\!\ge 3)$ convex optimization problems with linear constraints, aiming to resolve the dilemma that almost all…
This dissertation explores block decomposable methods for large-scale optimization problems. It focuses on alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) schemes and block coordinate descent (BCD) methods. Specifically, it introduces a…
When sum-of-squares (SOS) programs are recast as semidefinite programs (SDPs) using the standard monomial basis, the constraint matrices in the SDP possess a structural property that we call \emph{partial orthogonality}. In this paper, we…
For a symmetric positive semidefinite linear system of equations $\mathcal{Q} {\bf x} = {\bf b}$, where ${\bf x} = (x_1,\ldots,x_s)$ is partitioned into $s$ blocks, with $s \geq 2$, we show that each cycle of the classical block symmetric…
Semidefinite programs (SDPs) can be solved in polynomial time by interior point methods. However, when the dimension of the problem gets large, interior point methods become impractical in terms of both computational time and memory…
Inexact alternating direction multiplier methods (ADMMs) are developed for solving general separable convex optimization problems with a linear constraint and with an objective that is the sum of smooth and nonsmooth terms. The approach…
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We consider solving high-order semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxations of nonconvex polynomial optimization problems (POPs) that often admit degenerate rank-one optimal solutions. Instead of solving the SDP alone, we propose a new…
We design inexact proximal augmented Lagrangian based decomposition methods for convex composite programming problems with dual block-angular structures. Our methods are particularly well suited for convex quadratic programming problems…
In this two-part work, we propose an algorithmic framework for solving non-convex problems whose objective function is the sum of a number of smooth component functions plus a convex (possibly non-smooth) or/and smooth (possibly non-convex)…
This paper involves the innovative development of a symmetric Gauss-Seidel ADMM algorithm to solve the H-infinity guaranteed cost control problem. In the presence of parametric uncertainties, the H-infinity guaranteed cost control problem…
Transform Invariant Low-Rank Textures, referred to as TILT, can accurately and robustly extract textural or geometric information in a 3D from user-specified windows in 2D in spite of significant corruptions and warping. It was discovered…
In this paper, we propose an algorithmic framework, dubbed inertial alternating direction methods of multipliers (iADMM), for solving a class of nonconvex nonsmooth multiblock composite optimization problems with linear constraints. Our…
The nonconvex and nonsmooth finite-sum optimization problem with linear constraint has attracted much attention in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer, and mathematics, due to its wide applications in machine learning and the…
In this paper, a stochastic alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is proposed for a class of nonsmooth composite and stochastic convex optimization problems in Hilbert space, motivated by optimization problems constrained by…
Multi-block separable convex problems recently received considerable attention. This class of optimization problems minimizes a separable convex objective function with linear constraints. The algorithmic challenges come from the fact that…
This paper introduces an efficient first-order method based on the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) to solve semidefinite programs (SDPs) arising from sum-of-squares (SOS) programming. We exploit the sparsity of the…
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We propose an efficient first-order method, based on the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM), to solve the homogeneous self-dual embedding problem for a primal-dual pair of semidefinite programs (SDPs) with chordal sparsity.…
Convex quadratic programs (QPs) constitute a fundamental computational primitive across diverse domains including financial optimization, control systems, and machine learning. The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) has…