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We consider optimal control problems for systems governed by mean-field stochastic differential equations, where the control enters both the drift and the diffusion coefficient. We study the relaxed model, in which admissible controls are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-02-02 Khaled Bahlali , Meriem Mezerdi , Brahim Mezerdi

We present an approach to handle Dirichlet type nonlocal boundary conditions for nonlocal diffusion models with a finite range of nonlocal interactions. Our approach utilizes a linear extrapolation of prescribed boundary data. A novelty is,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-08-27 Hwi Lee , Qiang Du

This paper derives an optimal control strategy for a simple stochastic dynamical system with constant drift and an additive control input. Motivated by the example of a physical system with an unexpected change in its dynamics, we take the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-09 Daniel Gurevich , Debdipta Goswami , Charles L. Fefferman , Clarence W. Rowley

In this paper, we study an optimal control problem for a coupled non-linear system of reaction-diffusion equations with degenerate diffusion, consisting of two partial differential equations representing the density of cells and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-11 Georges Chamoun , Mazen Saad , Toni Sayah , Sarah Serhal

We investigate optimal control problems governed by the elliptic partial differential equation $-\Delta u=f$ subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions on a given domain $\Omega$. The control variable in this setting is the right-hand side…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Giuseppe Buttazzo , Juan Casado-Díaz , Faustino Maestre

This paper is concerned with optimal control problems for systems governed by mean-field stochastic differential equation, in which the control enters both the drift and the diffusion coefficient. We prove that the relaxed state process,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-02-03 Khaled Bahlali , Meriem Mezerdi , Brahim Mezerdi

In this paper we present explicit bounds for optimal control in a Lagrange problem without end-point constraints. The approach we use is due to Gamkrelidze and is based on the equivalence of the Lagrange problem and a time-optimal problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-03 Miguel Oliveira , Georgi Smirnov

This paper considers the problem of designing time-dependent, real-time control policies for controllable nonlinear diffusion processes, with the goal of obtaining maximally-informative observations about parameters of interest. More…

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In this paper we consider non convex control problems of stochastic differential equations driven by relaxed controls. We present existence of optimal controls and then develop necessary conditions of optimality. We cover both continuous…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-15 Nasir U. Ahmed , Charalambos D. Charalambous

Simulating the conditioned dynamics of diffusion processes, given their initial and terminal states, is an important but challenging problem in the sciences. The difficulty is particularly pronounced for rare events, for which the…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-04-23 Samuel Howard , Nikolas Nüsken , Jakiw Pidstrigach

In this paper, a class of semilinear fractional elliptic equations associated to the spectral fractional Dirichlet Laplace operator is considered. We establish the existence of optimal solutions as well as a minimum principle of Pontryagin…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-28 Cyrille Kenne , Gisèle Mophou , Mahamadi Warma

We consider a problem of optimal distribution of conductivities in a system governed by a non-local diffusion law. The problem stems from applications in optimal design and more specifically topology optimization. We propose a novel…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-14 Anton Evgrafov , Jose C Bellido

We prove sharp estimates for the decay in time of solutions to a rather general class of non-local in time subdiffusion equations on a bounded domain subject to a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. Important special cases are the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-02 Vicente Vergara , Rico Zacher

We study a class of optimal control problems governed by nonlinear stochastic equations of monotone type under certain coercivity and linear growth conditions. We give first order necessary conditions of optimality. A stochastic Pontryagin…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-24 Ioana Ciotir , Nicolas Forcadel , Piero Visconti , Hasnaa Zidani

Optimal control of nonlinear acoustic waves is relevant in many medical ultrasound technologies, ranging from cancer therapy to targeted drug delivery, where it can help guide the precise deposition of acoustic energy. In this work, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-20 Vanja Nikolić , Belkacem Said-Houari

We study a bilinear OCP for an evolution equation governed by the fractional Laplacian of order $0 < s < 1$, incorporating a nonlocal time component modeled by an integral kernel. After establishing well-posedness of the problem, we analyze…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-16 Jasarat Gasimov , Nazim Mahmudov

In this paper, we develop a theoretical framework for nonlinear stochastic optimal control problems with optimal stopping by establishing a density-based deterministic representation of the underlying diffusion. For state-independent…

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In this paper we study an optimal shape design problem for the first eigenvalue of the fractional $p-$laplacian with mixed boundary conditions. The optimization variable is the set where the Dirichlet condition is imposed (that is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-15 Julian Fernandez Bonder , Julio D. Rossi , Juan F. Spedaletti

The optimal control of problems that are constrained by partial differential equations with uncertainties and with uncertain controls is addressed. The Lagrangian that defines the problem is postulated in terms of stochastic functions, with…

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