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In the \textsc{2-Dimensional Knapsack} problem (2DK) we are given a square knapsack and a collection of $n$ rectangular items with integer sizes and profits. Our goal is to find the most profitable subset of items that can be packed…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-03-19 Waldo Gálvez , Fabrizio Grandoni , Arindam Khan , Diego Ramírez-Romero , Andreas Wiese

Uncertain optimization problems with decision dependent information discovery allow the decision maker to control the timing of information discovery, in contrast to the classic multistage setting where uncertain parameters are revealed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-09 Rosario Paradiso , Angelos Georghiou , Said Dabia , Denise Tönissen

In this paper we propose a scalarization proximal point method to solve multiobjective unconstrained minimization problems with locally Lipschitz and quasiconvex vector functions. We prove, under natural assumptions, that the sequence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-07-28 H. C. F. Apolinário , E. A. Papa Quiroz , P. R. Oliveira

We study a cardinality-constrained optimization problem with nonnegative variables in this paper. This problem is often encountered in practice. Firstly we study some properties on the optimal solutions of this optimization problem under…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-04 Zhongyi Jiang , Baiyi Wu , Qiying Hu

We study the three-dimensional Knapsack (3DK) problem, in which we are given a set of axis-aligned cuboids with associated profits and an axis-aligned cube knapsack. The objective is to find a non-overlapping axis-aligned packing (by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Klaus Jansen , Debajyoti Kar , Arindam Khan , K. V. N. Sreenivas , Malte Tutas

We consider the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular function subject to a knapsack constraint. Our main contribution is an algorithm that achieves a nearly-optimal, $1 - 1/e - \epsilon$ approximation, using…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Alina Ene , Huy L. Nguyen

In this paper the following selection problem is discussed. A set of $n$ items is given and we wish to choose a subset of exactly $p$ items of the minimum total cost. This problem is a special case of 0-1 knapsack in which all the item…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-15 Adam Kasperski , Pawel Zielinski

In this paper, we present two tensor network quantum-inspired algorithms to solve the knapsack and the shortest path problems, and enables to solve some of its variations. These methods provide an exact equation which returns the optimal…

In this paper, we solve a maximization problem where the objective function is quadratic and the constraints set is the reachable values set of a stable discrete-time affine system. This problem is equivalent to solve an infinite number of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-04 Assalé Adjé

Branch and bound methods which are based on the principle "divide and conquer" are a well established solution approach in single-objective integer programming. In multi-objective optimization branch and bound algorithms are increasingly…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-08 Julius Bauß , Sophie N. Parragh , Michael Stiglmayr

The goal of multi-objective optimization is to understand optimal trade-offs between competing objective functions by finding the Pareto front, i.e., the set of all Pareto optimal solutions, where no objective can be improved without…

An ongoing aim of research in multiobjective Bayesian optimization is to extend its applicability to a large number of objectives. While coping with a limited budget of evaluations, recovering the set of optimal compromise solutions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-04 Mickaël Binois , Victor Picheny , Patrick Taillandier , Abderrahmane Habbal

An algorithm is proposed, analyzed, and tested experimentally for solving stochastic optimization problems in which the decision variables are constrained to satisfy equations defined by deterministic, smooth, and nonlinear functions. It is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-09 Frank E. Curtis , Daniel P. Robinson , Baoyu Zhou

We investigate the problem of computing a minimum set of solutions that approximates within a specified accuracy $\epsilon$ the Pareto curve of a multiobjective optimization problem. We show that for a broad class of bi-objective problems…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2008-05-20 Ilias Diakonikolas , Mihalis Yannakakis

We investigate approximation algorithms for several fundamental optimization problems on geometric packing. The geometric objects considered are very generic, namely $d$-dimensional convex fat objects. Our main contribution is a versatile…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-01-03 Vítor Gomes Chagas , Elisa Dell'Arriva , Flávio Keidi Miyazawa

We outline a new approach for solving optimization problems which enforce triangle inequalities on output variables. We refer to this as metric-constrained optimization, and give several examples where problems of this form arise in machine…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-06-06 Nate Veldt , David Gleich , Anthony Wirth , James Saunderson

Sequential decision-making problems with multiple objectives arise naturally in practice and pose unique challenges for research in decision-theoretic planning and learning, which has largely focused on single-objective settings. This…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-02-05 Diederik Marijn Roijers , Peter Vamplew , Shimon Whiteson , Richard Dazeley

Binary optimization, a representative subclass of discrete optimization, plays an important role in mathematical optimization and has various applications in computer vision and machine learning. Usually, binary optimization problems are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-18 Huan Xiong , Mengyang Yu , Li Liu , Fan Zhu , Fumin Shen , Ling Shao

Constrained submodular function maximization has been used in subset selection problems such as selection of most informative sensor locations. While these models have been quite popular, the solutions Constrained submodular function…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-10-15 Alfredo Torrico , Mohit Singh , Sebastian Pokutta , Nika Haghtalab , Joseph , Naor , Nima Anari

Bilevel linear programming (LP) is one of the simplest classes of bilevel optimization problems, yet it is known to be NP-hard in general. Specifically, determining whether the optimal objective value of a bilevel LP is at least as good as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Nagisa Sugishita , Margarida Carvalho