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We present and analyze an away-step Frank-Wolfe method for the convex optimization problem ${\min}_{x\in\mathcal{X}} \; f(\mathsf{A} x) + \langle{c},{x}\rangle$, where $f$ is a $\theta$-logarithmically-homogeneous self-concordant barrier,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-30 Renbo Zhao

We consider convex optimization problems which are widely used as convex relaxations for low-rank matrix recovery problems. In particular, in several important problems, such as phase retrieval and robust PCA, the underlying assumption in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Dan Garber

This paper focuses on convex constrained optimization problems, where the solution is subject to a convex inequality constraint. In particular, we aim at challenging problems for which both projection into the constrained domain and a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-06-13 Tianbao Yang , Qihang Lin , Lijun Zhang

As a projection-free algorithm, Frank-Wolfe (FW) method, also known as conditional gradient, has recently received considerable attention in the machine learning community. In this dissertation, we study several topics on the FW variants…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-11 Mingrui Zhang

We propose Frank--Wolfe (FW) algorithms with an adaptive Bregman step-size strategy for smooth adaptable (also called: relatively smooth) (weakly-) convex functions. This means that the gradient of the objective function is not necessarily…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Shota Takahashi , Sebastian Pokutta , Akiko Takeda

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in the machine learning community for variants of a sparse greedy approximation procedure for concave optimization known as {the Frank-Wolfe (FW) method}. In particular, this procedure has been…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-10-27 Hector Allende , Emanuele Frandi , Ricardo Nanculef , Claudio Sartori

We propose an enhanced zeroth-order stochastic Frank-Wolfe framework to address constrained finite-sum optimization problems, a structure prevalent in large-scale machine-learning applications. Our method introduces a novel double variance…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-24 Haishan Ye , Yinghui Huang , Hao Di , Xiangyu Chang

In this paper, we consider approximate Frank-Wolfe (FW) algorithms to solve convex optimization problems over graph-structured support sets where the linear minimization oracle (LMO) cannot be efficiently obtained in general. We first…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-20 Baojian Zhou , Yifan Sun

This paper presents a subgradient-based algorithm for constrained nonsmooth convex optimization that does not require projections onto the feasible set. While the well-established Frank-Wolfe algorithm and its variants already avoid…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Kamiar Asgari , Michael J. Neely

The Frank-Wolfe (FW) optimization algorithm has lately re-gained popularity thanks in particular to its ability to nicely handle the structured constraints appearing in machine learning applications. However, its convergence rate is known…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-11-19 Simon Lacoste-Julien , Martin Jaggi

In this paper, we comparatively analyze the Bures-Wasserstein (BW) geometry with the popular Affine-Invariant (AI) geometry for Riemannian optimization on the symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrix manifold. Our study begins with an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-02 Andi Han , Bamdev Mishra , Pratik Jawanpuria , Junbin Gao

We develop a Frank-Wolfe algorithm with corrective steps, generalizing previous algorithms including blended conditional gradients, blended pairwise conditional gradients, and fully-corrective Frank-Wolfe. For this, we prove tight…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-21 Jannis Halbey , Seta Rakotomandimby , Mathieu Besançon , Sébastien Designolle , Sebastian Pokutta

We extend the Frank-Wolfe (FW) optimization algorithm to solve constrained smooth convex-concave saddle point (SP) problems. Remarkably, the method only requires access to linear minimization oracles. Leveraging recent advances in FW…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-07 Gauthier Gidel , Tony Jebara , Simon Lacoste-Julien

We consider optimization problems in which the goal is find a $k$-dimensional subspace of $\mathbb{R}^n$, $k<<n$, which minimizes a convex and smooth loss. Such problems generalize the fundamental task of principal component analysis (PCA)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-27 Dan Garber , Ron Fisher

We present and analyze a new generalized Frank-Wolfe method for the composite optimization problem $(P):{\min}_{x\in\mathbb{R}^n}\; f(\mathsf{A} x) + h(x)$, where $f$ is a $\theta$-logarithmically-homogeneous self-concordant barrier,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-07 Renbo Zhao , Robert M. Freund

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

We give a simple and natural method for computing approximately optimal solutions for minimizing a convex function $f$ over a convex set $K$ given by a separation oracle. Our method utilizes the Frank--Wolfe algorithm over the cone of valid…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-14 Daniel Dadush , Christopher Hojny , Sophie Huiberts , Stefan Weltge

We study the Frank-Wolfe algorithm for constrained optimization problems with relatively smooth objectives. Building upon our previous work, we propose a fully adaptive variant of the Frank-Wolfe method that dynamically adjusts the step…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-27 A. A. Vyguzov , F. S. Stonyakin

We present an exact algorithm for mean-risk optimization subject to a budget constraint, where decision variables may be continuous or integer. The risk is measured by the covariance matrix and weighted by an arbitrary monotone function,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-08 Christoph Buchheim , Marianna De Santis , Francesco Rinaldi , Long Trieu

We consider variants of the classical Frank-Wolfe algorithm for constrained smooth convex minimization, that instead of access to the standard oracle for minimizing a linear function over the feasible set, have access to an oracle that can…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-10 Dan Garber , Noam Wolf