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We consider a stochastic differential game in the context of forward-backward stochastic differential equations, where one player implements an impulse control while the opponent controls the system continuously. Utilizing the notion of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-20 Magnus Perninge

We explore the approximation of feedback control of integro-differential equations containing a fractional Laplacian term. To obtain feedback control for the state variable of this nonlocal equation we use the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-19 Alessandro Alla , Marta D'Elia , Christian Glusa , Hugo Oliveira

We consider piecewise-deterministic optimal control problems in which the environment randomly switches among several deterministic modes, and the goal is to optimize the expected cost up to the termination while taking the likelihood of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-12-31 Zhengdi Shen , Alexander Vladimirsky

We study policy iteration (PI) for deterministic infinite-horizon discounted optimal control problems, whose value function is characterized by a stationary Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equation. At the PDE level, PI is fundamentally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Namkyeong Cho , Yeoneung Kim

We propose a novel numerical approach for nonlocal diffusion equations [8] with integrable kernels, based on the relationship between the backward Kolmogorov equation and backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs) driven by L\`{e}vy…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-28 Guannan Zhang , Weidong Zhao , Clayton Webster , Max Gunzburger

We consider a stochastic impulse control problem that is motivated by applications such as the optimal exploitation of a natural resource. In particular, we consider a stochastic system whose uncontrolled state dynamics are modelled by a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-27 Zhesheng Liu , Mihail Zervos

In this paper, we study the following nonlinear backward stochastic integral partial differential equation with jumps \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{split} -d V(t,x) =&\displaystyle\inf_{u\in U}\bigg\{H(t,x,u, DV(t,x),D \Phi(t,x), D^2…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-10 Qingxin Meng , Yuchao Dong , Yang Shen , Shanjian Tang

In this paper we investigate a kind of optimal control problem of coupled forward-backward stochastic system with jumps whose cost functional is defined through a coupled forward-backward stochastic differential equation with Brownian…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-09-15 Qian Lin

This paper is concerned with the convergence rate of policy iteration for (deterministic) optimal control problems in continuous time. To overcome the problem of ill-posedness due to lack of regularity, we consider a semi-discrete scheme by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-11 Wenpin Tang , Hung Vinh Tran , Yuming Paul Zhang

We consider an optimal control problem for piecewise deterministic Markov processes (PDMPs) on a bounded state space. The control problem under study is very general: a pair of controls acts continuously on the deterministic flow and on the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Elena Bandini

We consider fully nonlinear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations associated to diffusion control problems involving a finite set-valued (or switching) control and possibly a continuum-valued control. We construct a lower complexity…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-11 Marianne Akian , Eric Fodjo

This paper deals with numerical solutions of maximizing expected utility from terminal wealth under a non-bankruptcy constraint. The wealth process is subject to shocks produced by a general marked point process. The problem of the agent is…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2010-09-06 Mohamed Mnif

This paper mainly investigates reflected stochastic recursive control problems governed by jump-diffusion dynamics. The system's state evolution is described by a stochastic differential equation driven by both Brownian motion and Poisson…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-15 Lu Liu , Qingmeng Wei

We consider the approximation of some optimal control problems for the Navier-Stokes equation via a Dynamic Programming approach. These control problems arise in many industrial applications and are very challenging from the numerical point…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-07-18 Maurizio Falcone , Gerhard Kirsten , Luca Saluzzi

An optimal control problem is considered for a stochastic differential equation containing a state-dependent regime switching, with a recursive cost functional. Due to the non-exponential discounting in the cost functional, the problem is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-29 Hongwei Mei , Jiongmin Yong

The study of optimal control problems under uncertainty plays an important role in scientific numerical simulations. This class of optimization problems is strongly utilized in engineering, biology and finance. In this paper, a stochastic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-06 Caroline Geiersbach , Teresa Scarinci

This paper shows how to find lower bounds on, and sometimes solve globally, a large class of nonlinear optimal control problems with impulsive controls using semi-definite programming (SDP). This is done by relaxing an optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-10-18 Mathieu Claeys , Denis Arzelier , Didier Henrion , Jean-Bernard Lasserre

This paper studies stochastic control problems motivated by optimal consumption with wealth benchmark tracking. The benchmark process is modeled by a combination of a geometric Brownian motion and a running maximum process, indicating its…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-26 Lijun Bo , Yijie Huang , Xiang Yu

This paper presents a numerical method to calculate the value function for a general discounted impulse control problem for piecewise deterministic Markov processes. Our approach is based on a quantization technique for the underlying…

Probability · Mathematics 2011-08-31 Benoîte de Saporta , François Dufour

In this manuscript we consider a class optimal control problem for stochastic differential delay equations. First, we rewrite the problem in a suitable infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Then, using the dynamic programming approach, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-20 Filippo de Feo , Salvatore Federico , Andrzej Święch