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We study the cross-entropy method (CEM) for the non-convex optimization of a continuous and parameterized objective function and introduce a differentiable variant that enables us to differentiate the output of CEM with respect to the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Brandon Amos , Denis Yarats

Most of the real-world problems are multimodal in nature that consists of multiple optimum values. Multimodal optimization is defined as the process of finding multiple global and local optima (as opposed to a single solution) of a…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Shatendra Singh , Aruna Tiwari

The balance of exploration versus exploitation (EvE) is a key issue on evolutionary computation. In this paper we will investigate how an adaptive controller aimed to perform Operator Selection can be used to dynamically manage the EvE…

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We introduce a variational algorithm to estimate the likelihood of a rare event within a nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation through the evaluation of an optimal control force. Optimization of a control force within a chosen basis…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-01-14 Avishek Das , David T. Limmer

This paper is concerned with the existence of optimal controls for backward stochastic partial differential equations with random coefficients, in which the control systems are represented in an abstract evolution form, i.e. backward…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-12-07 Qingxin Meng , Yang Shen , Peng Shi

We develop a geometrically intrinsic formulation of the arbitrary-order Virtual Element Method (VEM) on polygonal cells for the numerical solution of elliptic surface partial differential equations (PDEs). The PDE is first written in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-07 Elena Bachini , Gianmarco Manzini , Mario Putti

This paper deals with the gradient-based extremum seeking control (ESC) with actuation dynamics governed by distributed wave partial differential equations (PDEs). To achieve the control objective of real-time optimization for this class of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-07 Elisio Juvenal Muchave , Pedro Henrique Silva Coutinho , Tiago Roux Oliveira , Miroslav Krstić

This paper examines the Evolutionary programming (EP) method for optimizing PID parameters. PID is the most common type of regulator within control theory, partly because it's relatively simple and yields stable results for most…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-09-28 Adam Nyberg

We develop a novel computational framework to approximate solution operators of evolution partial differential equations (PDEs). By employing a general nonlinear reduced-order model, such as a deep neural network, to approximate the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-13 Nathan Gaby , Xiaojing Ye , Haomin Zhou

A class of evolution variational inequalities (EVIs), which comprises ordinary differential equations (ODEs) coupled with variational inequalities (VIs) associated with time-varying set-valued mappings, is proposed in this paper. We first…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-04-02 Aneel Tanwani , Bernard Brogliato , Christophe Prieur

We consider entropically regularized, semi-discrete versions of variational problems on the set of probability measures involving optimal transport as well as other terms. We prove that the solutions can be characterized by well-posed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Adrien Cances , Luca Nenna , Daniyar Omarov , Brendan Pass

We present a model predictive control (MPC) framework for linear switched evolution equations arising from a parabolic partial differential equation (PDE). First-order optimality conditions for the resulting finite-horizon optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-27 Michael Kartmann , Mattia Manucci , Benjamin Unger , Stefan Volkwein

In this paper we consider the convergence analysis of adaptive finite element method for elliptic optimal control problems with pointwise control constraints. We use variational discretization concept to discretize the control variable and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-31 Wei Gong , Ningning Yan

The paper is devoted to the study of a new class of optimal control problems for nonsmooth dynamical systems governed by nonconvex discontinuous differential inclusions of the sweeping type with involving variable time into optimization. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-05 Tan H. Cao , Boris S. Mordukhovich , Dao Nguyen , Trang Nguyen , Nguyen N. Thieu

Self-optimizing control is a strategy for selecting controlled variables, where the economic objective guides the selection and design of controlled variables, with the expectation that maintaining the controlled variables at constant…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-08 Chenchen Zhou , Shaoqi Wang , Hongxin Su , Xinhui Tang , Yi Cao , Shuang-Hua Yang

We propose a partial differential-integral equation (PDE) framework for deep neural networks (DNNs) and their associated learning problem by taking the continuum limits of both network width and depth. The proposed model captures the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Peter Markowich , Simone Portaro

In this work, we analyze Parametrized Advection-Dominated distributed Optimal Control Problems with random inputs in a Reduced Order Model (ROM) context. All the simulations are initially based on a finite element method (FEM)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-27 Fabio Zoccolan , Maria Strazzullo , Gianluigi Rozza

Solving optimal control problems for transport-dominated partial differential equations (PDEs) can become computationally expensive, especially when dealing with high-dimensional systems. To overcome this challenge, we focus on developing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Tobias Breiten , Shubhaditya Burela , Philipp Schulze

The optimization problems with simple bounds are an important class of problems. To facilitate the computation of such problems, an unconstrained-like dynamic method, motivated by the Lyapunov control principle, is proposed. This method…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-19 Sheng Zhang , Xin Du , Fang-Fang Hu , Jiang-Tao Huang

We study a class of stochastic evolution equations of jump type with random coefficients and its optimal control problem. There are three major ingredients. The first is to prove the existence and uniqueness of the solutions by continuous…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-18 Maoning Tang , Qingxin Meng