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We present a technique for producing valid dual bounds for nonconvex quadratic optimization problems. The approach leverages an elegant piecewise linear approximation for univariate quadratic functions due to Yarotsky, formulating this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Ben Beach , Robert Hildebrand , Joey Huchette

This paper considers the optimal control for hybrid systems whose trajectories transition between distinct subsystems when state-dependent constraints are satisfied. Though this class of systems is useful while modeling a variety of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-21 Pengcheng Zhao , Shankar Mohan , Ram Vasudevan

The Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) problem presents formidable computational challenges due to its combinatorial complexity, large-scale network dimensions, and numerous security constraints. While conventional temporal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-29 Jinxin Xiong , Linxin Yang , Yingxiao Wang , Yanting Huang , Jianghua Wu , Shunbo Lei , Akang Wang

We consider the global optimization of nonconvex quadratic programs and mixed-integer quadratic programs. We present a family of convex quadratic relaxations which are derived by convexifying nonconvex quadratic functions through…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-13 Carlos J. Nohra , Arvind U. Raghunathan , Nikolaos V. Sahinidis

Discrete Lossless Convexification (DLCvx) formulates a convex relaxation for a specific class of discrete-time non-convex optimal control problems. It establishes sufficient conditions under which the solution of the relaxed problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Dayou Luo , Fabio Spada , Behçet Açıkmeşe

This article discusses nonconforming finite element methods for convex minimization problems and systematically derives dual mixed formulations. Duality relations lead to simple error estimates that avoid an explicit treatment of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-07 Sören Bartels

We present an algorithm for robust model predictive control with consideration of uncertainty and safety constraints. Our framework considers a nonlinear dynamical system subject to disturbances from an unknown but bounded uncertainty set.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-23 Dongchan Lee , Konstantin Turitsyn , Jean-Jacques Slotine

In this work, we focus on separable convex optimization problems with linear and box constraints and compute the solution in closed-form as a function of some Lagrange multipliers that can be easily computed in a finite number of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-03-25 Antonio A. D'Amico , Luca Sanguinetti , Daniel P. Palomar

Sparse regression models are increasingly prevalent due to their ease of interpretability and superior out-of-sample performance. However, the exact model of sparse regression with an $\ell_0$ constraint restricting the support of the…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-10-20 Alper Atamturk , Andres Gomez

Composite minimization involves a collection of smooth functions which are aggregated in a nonsmooth manner. In the convex setting, we design an algorithm by linearizing each smooth component in accordance with its main curvature. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-26 Jérôme Bolte , Zheng Chen , Edouard Pauwels

We study the computation of coupled advection-diffusion-reaction equations by the Schwarz waveform relaxation method. The study starts with linear equations, and it analyzes the convergence of the computation with a Dirichlet condition, a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-05 Wenbin Dong , Hansong Tang

We propose a variant of the classical conditional gradient method for sparse inverse problems with differentiable measurement models. Such models arise in many practical problems including superresolution, time-series modeling, and matrix…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-07-07 Nicholas Boyd , Geoffrey Schiebinger , Benjamin Recht

We propose an approach based on convex relaxations for certifiably optimal robust multiview triangulation. To this end, we extend existing relaxation approaches to non-robust multiview triangulation by incorporating a truncated least…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Linus Härenstam-Nielsen , Niclas Zeller , Daniel Cremers

We propose in this paper a proximal and contraction method for solving a convex mixed variational inequality problem in a real Hilbert space. To accelerate the convergence of our proposed method, we incorporate an inertial extrapolation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Chidi Elijah Nwakpa , Austine Efut Ofem , Kalu Okam Okorie , Chinedu Izuchukwu , Chibueze Christian Okeke

This paper presents an algorithmic study of a class of covering mixed-integer linear programming problems which encompasses classic cover problems, including multidimensional knapsack, facility location and supplier selection problems. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Kobe Grobben , Phablo F. S. Moura , Hande Yaman

In this paper, we introduce a generalized dynamical unbalanced optimal transport framework by incorporating limited control input and mass dissipation, addressing limitations in conventional optimal transport for control applications. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-07 Dongjun Wu , Anders Rantzer

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in studying different ways to reformulate nonconvex optimization problems, especially those that involve binary variables. This interest surge is due to advancements in computing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-15 Rodolfo A. Quintero , Juan C. Vera , Luis F. Zuluaga

Correspondence problems are often modelled as quadratic optimization problems over permutations. Common scalable methods for approximating solutions of these NP-hard problems are the spectral relaxation for non-convex energies and the…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-05-18 Nadav Dym , Haggai Maron , Yaron Lipman

The trajectory planning problem for a swarm of multiple UAVs is known as a challenging nonconvex optimization problem, particularly due to a large number of collision avoidance constraints required for individual pairs of UAVs in the swarm.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-03 Anh Phuong Ngo , Christian Thomas , Ali Karimoddini , Hieu T. Nguyen

Based on a new atomic norm, we propose a new convex formulation for sparse matrix factorization problems in which the number of nonzero elements of the factors is assumed fixed and known. The formulation counts sparse PCA with multiple…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2014-12-05 Emile Richard , Guillaume Obozinski , Jean-Philippe Vert