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In the industrial practice, additive manufacturing processes are often followed by post-processing operations such as subtractive machining, milling, etc. to achieve the desired surface quality and dimensional accuracy. Hence, a given part…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Christian Altenhofen , Marco Attene , Oliver Barrowclough , Michele Chiumenti , Marco Livesu , Federico Marini , Massimiliano Martinelli , Vibeke Skytt , Lorenzo Tamellini

Design-space dimensionality reduction is essential to mitigate the cost of high-fidelity simulation-based optimization, especially when dealing with high-dimensional geometric parameterizations. Traditional linear techniques, such as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-23 Andrea Serani , Giorgio Palma , Jeroen Wackers , Domenico Quagliarella , Stefano Gaggero , Matteo Diez

Convexity prior is one of the main cue for human vision and shape completion with important applications in image processing, computer vision. This paper focuses on characterization methods for convex objects and applications in image…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Shousheng Luo , Jinfeng Chen , Yunhai Xiao , Xue-Cheng Tai

We prove the convergence of the fixed-point (also called thresholding) algorithm in three optimal control problems under large volume constraints. This algorithm was introduced by C\'ea, Gioan and Michel, and is of constant use in the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Antonin Chambolle , Idriss Mazari-Fouquer , Yannick Privat

This paper is concerned with the Dirichlet eigenvalue problem for Laplace operator in a bounded domain with periodic perforation in the case of small volume. We obtain the optimal quantitative error estimates independent of the spectral…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-08-27 Zhongwei Shen , Jinping Zhuge

This work concerns the minimization of the pseudospectral abscissa of a matrix-valued function dependent on parameters analytically. The problem is motivated by robust stability and transient behavior considerations for a linear control…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-21 Nicat Aliyev , Emre Mengi

In this work, we present a novel approach for solving stochastic shape optimization problems. Our method is the extension of the classical stochastic gradient method to infinite-dimensional shape manifolds. We prove convergence of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Caroline Geiersbach , Estefania Loayza-Romero , Kathrin Welker

Vertex direction algorithms have been around for a few decades in the experimental design and mixture models literature. We briefly review this type of algorithm and describe a new member of the family: the support reduction algorithm. The…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2009-09-29 Piet Groeneboom , Geurt Jongbloed , Jon A. Wellner

The main goal of this paper is to present a series of inequalities connecting the surface area measure of a convex body and surface area measure of its projections and sections. We present a solution of a question from S. Campi, P.…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2017-08-29 Alexander Koldobsky , Christos Saroglou , Artem Zvavitch

In this paper, we investigate the concept of p-convexity for sets and functions in n-dimensional Euclidean space. We establish novel algebraic and topological results within this generalized convexity framework. Furthermore, we analyze…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Cristian Vera

This paper is concerned with stability of the ball for a class of isoperimetric problems under convexity constraint. Considering the problem of minimizing $P+\varepsilon R$ among convex subsets of $\mathbb{R}^N$ of fixed volume, where $P$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-17 Raphaël Prunier

We consider the problem of minimising the $k$-th eigenvalue of the Laplacian with some prescribed boundary condition over collections of convex domains of prescribed perimeter or diameter. It is known that these minimisation problems are…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2024-02-07 Sam Farrington

This paper makes the following original contributions. First, we develop a unifying framework for testing shape restrictions based on the Wald principle. The test has asymptotic uniform size control and is uniformly consistent. Second, we…

Econometrics · Economics 2021-08-03 Zheng Fang

With the advancement of computer technology, there is a surge of interest in effective mapping methods for objects in higher-dimensional spaces. To establish a one-to-one correspondence between objects, higher-dimensional quasi-conformal…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Daoping Zhang , Gary P. T. Choi , Jianping Zhang , Lok Ming Lui

We provide theory for computing the lower semi-continuous convex envelope of functionals of the type f(x) plus an l2 misfit, and discuss applications to various non-convex optimization problems. The latter term is a data fit term whereas f…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-12 Marcus Carlsson

We study the problem of estimating a multivariate convex function defined on a convex body in a regression setting with random design. We are interested in optimal rates of convergence under a squared global continuous $l_2$ loss in the…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2016-01-27 Qiyang Han , Jon A. Wellner

The paper is devoted to the study, characterizations, and applications of variational convexity of functions, the property that has been recently introduced by Rockafellar together with its strong counterpart. First we show that these…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-30 Pham Duy Khanh , Boris S. Mordukhovich , Vo Thanh Phat

We propose an algorithmic framework, that employs active subspace techniques, for scalable global optimization of functions with low effective dimension (also referred to as low-rank functions). This proposal replaces the original…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-01 Coralia Cartis , Xinzhu Liang , Estelle Massart , Adilet Otemissov

The optimization problem concerning the determination of the minimizer for the sum of convex functions holds significant importance in the realm of distributed and decentralized optimization. In scenarios where full knowledge of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-24 Kananart Kuwaranancharoen , Shreyas Sundaram

This work deals with shape optimization for contact mechanics. More specifically, the linear elasticity model is considered under the small deformations hypothesis, and the elastic body is assumed to be in contact (sliding or with Tresca…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Bastien Chaudet-Dumas