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We introduce disciplined biconvex programming (DBCP), a modeling framework for specifying and solving biconvex optimization problems. Biconvex optimization problems arise in various applications, including machine learning, signal…

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Deep learning methods have achieved great success in solving partial differential equations (PDEs), where the loss is often defined as an integral. The accuracy and efficiency of these algorithms depend greatly on the quadrature method. We…

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Quadratically constrained quadratic programming (QCQP) has long been recognized as a computationally challenging problem, particularly in large-scale or high-dimensional settings where solving it directly becomes intractable. The complexity…

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This paper presents a customized second-order cone programming (SOCP) solver tailored for embedded real-time optimization, which frequently arises in modern guidance and control (G&C) applications. The solver employs a practically efficient…

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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…

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This study focuses on the numerical discretization methods for the continuous-time discounted linear-quadratic optimal control problem (LQ-OCP) with time delays. By assuming piecewise constant inputs, we formulate the discrete system…

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We introduce an extension of Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming (SDDP) to solve stochastic convex dynamic programming equations. This extension applies when some or all primal and dual subproblems to be solved along the forward and…

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The optimization problem of sparse and low-rank matrix recovery is considered, which involves a least squares problem with a rank constraint and a cardinality constraint. To overcome the challenges posed by these constraints, an asymptotic…

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In this paper, we propose a new sequential quadratic semidefinite programming (SQSDP) method for solving degenerate nonlinear semidefinite programs (NSDPs), in which we produce iteration points by solving a sequence of stabilized quadratic…

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For general quadratically-constrained quadratic programming (QCQP), we propose a parabolic relaxation described with convex quadratic constraints. An interesting property of the parabolic relaxation is that the original non-convex feasible…

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Despite the numerous uses of semidefinite programming (SDP) and its universal solvability via interior point methods (IPMs), it is rarely applied to practical large-scale problems. This mainly owes to the computational cost of IPMs that…

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In this paper, a class of optimization problems with nonlinear inequality constraints is discussed. Based on the ideas of sequential quadratic programming algorithm and the method of strongly sub-feasible directions, a new superlinearly…

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Partial differential equations (PDEs) are fundamental across numerous scientific fields. As these problems scale to high dimensions, classical numerical schemes introduce severe computational bottlenecks, known as the curse of…

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Quadratic programming (QP) forms a crucial foundation in optimization, encompassing a broad spectrum of domains and serving as the basis for more advanced algorithms. Consequently, as the scale and complexity of modern applications continue…

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The paper deals with stochastic difference-of-convex functions (DC) programs, that is, optimization problems whose the cost function is a sum of a lower semicontinuous DC function and the expectation of a stochastic DC function with respect…

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