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We propose a higher-order method for solving non-smooth optimization problems on manifolds. In order to obtain superlinear convergence, we apply a Riemannian Semi-smooth Newton method to a non-smooth non-linear primal-dual optimality system…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-17 Willem Diepeveen , Jan Lellmann

Optimization with orthogonality constraints frequently arises in various fields such as machine learning. Riemannian optimization offers a powerful framework for solving these problems by equipping the constraint set with a Riemannian…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Andi Han , Pierre-Louis Poirion , Akiko Takeda

In recent years, the proximal gradient method and its variants have been generalized to Riemannian manifolds for solving optimization problems with an additively separable structure, i.e., $f + h$, where $f$ is continuously differentiable,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Wutao Si , P. -A. Absil , Wen Huang , Rujun Jiang , Simon Vary

Optimization under the symplecticity constraint is an approach for solving various problems in quantum physics and scientific computing. Building on the results that this optimization problem can be transformed into an unconstrained problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-21 Bin Gao , Nguyen Thanh Son , Tatjana Stykel

This paper studies large-scale optimization problems on Riemannian manifolds whose objective function is a finite sum of negative log-probability losses. Such problems arise in various machine learning and signal processing applications. By…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-07-18 Jiang Hu , Ruicheng Ao , Anthony Man-Cho So , Minghan Yang , Zaiwen Wen

Recently, a Riemannian proximal Newton method has been developed for optimizing problems in the form of $\min_{x\in\mathcal{M}} f(x) + \mu \|x\|_1$, where $\mathcal{M}$ is a compact embedded submanifold and $f(x)$ is smooth. Although this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Wen Huang , Wutao Si

We propose an extremely versatile approach to address a large family of matrix nearness problems, possibly with additional linear constraints. Our method is based on splitting a matrix nearness problem into two nested optimization problems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-14 Miryam Gnazzo , Vanni Noferini , Lauri Nyman , Federico Poloni

We study a Newton-like method for the minimization of an objective function that is the sum of a smooth convex function and an l-1 regularization term. This method, which is sometimes referred to in the literature as a proximal Newton…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-09-16 Richard H. Byrd , Jorge Nocedal , Figen Oztoprak

We propose a regularized Hessian-free Newton-type method for minimizing smooth convex functions with Lipschitz continuous Hessians. The algorithm constructs an approximate Hessian by finite differences and selects the regularization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Leandro Farias Maia , Antonio Victor B. Nascimento , Paulo Sergio M. Santos , Gilson N. Silva

This paper addresses the optimization problem of minimizing non-convex continuous functions, which is relevant in the context of high-dimensional machine learning applications characterized by over-parametrization. We analyze a randomized…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Jim Zhao , Aurelien Lucchi , Nikita Doikov

In this paper, we propose a first second-order scheme based on arbitrary non-Euclidean norms, incorporated by Bregman distances. They are introduced directly in the Newton iterate with regularization parameter proportional to the square…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-07 Nikita Doikov , Yurii Nesterov

In the present paper, in order to fnd a singularity of a vector field defined on Riemannian manifolds, we present a new globalization strategy of Newton method and establish its global convergence with superlinear rate. In particular, this…

In probabilistic modeling, parameter estimation is commonly formulated as a minimization problem on a parameter manifold. Optimization in such spaces requires geometry-aware methods that respect the underlying information structure. While…

Computation · Statistics 2025-11-17 Derun Zhou , Keisuke Yano , Mahito Sugiyama

We extend the classical primal-dual interior point method from the Euclidean setting to the Riemannian one. Our method, named the Riemannian interior point method, is for solving Riemannian constrained optimization problems. We establish…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-06 Zhijian Lai , Akiko Yoshise

Newton's method is the most widespread high-order method, demanding the gradient and the Hessian of the objective function. However, one of the main disadvantages of Newtons method is its lack of global convergence and high iteration cost.…

In this paper, a restricted memory quasi-Newton bundle method for minimizing a locally Lipschitz continuous function over a Riemannian manifold is proposed. The curvature information of the objective function is approximated by applying a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-04 Chunming Tang , Shajie Xing , Wen Huang , Jinbao Jian

The paper proposes and justifies a new algorithm of the proximal Newton type to solve a broad class of nonsmooth composite convex optimization problems without strong convexity assumptions. Based on advanced notions and techniques of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Boris S. Mordukhovich , Xiaoming Yuan , Shangzhi Zeng , Jin Zhang

This paper focuses on the minimization of a sum of a twice continuously differentiable function $f$ and a nonsmooth convex function. An inexact regularized proximal Newton method is proposed by an approximation to the Hessian of $f$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-09 Ruyu Liu , Shaohua Pan , Yuqia Wu , Xiaoqi Yang

Matrix-valued optimization tasks, including those involving symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrices, arise in a wide range of applications in machine learning, data science and statistics. Classically, such problems are solved via…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Andrew Cheng , Melanie Weber

An adaptive regularization strategy for stabilizing Newton-like iterations on a coarse mesh is developed in the context of adaptive finite element methods for nonlinear PDE. Existence, uniqueness and approximation properties are known for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-01-27 Sara Pollock