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Packing and covering linear programs (PC-LPs) form an important class of linear programs (LPs) across computer science, operations research, and optimization. In 1993, Luby and Nisan constructed an iterative algorithm for approximately…
Quantum error-correcting codes protect fragile quantum information by encoding it redundantly, but identifying codes that perform well in practice with minimal overhead remains difficult due to the combinatorial search space and the high…
Bilevel optimization has garnered significant attention in the machine learning community recently, particularly regarding the development of efficient numerical methods. While substantial progress has been made in developing efficient…
This paper demonstrates a mathematically correct and computationally powerful method for solving 3D topology optimization problems. This method is based on canonical duality theory (CDT) developed by Gao in nonconvex mechanics and global…
We propose a novel optimization scheme designed to find optimally correctable subspace codes for a known quantum noise channel. To each candidate subspace code we first associate a universal recovery map, as if the code was perfectly…
Topology optimization facilitates the automated design of high-performance structures across various engineering fields but, if unconstrained, often produces designs that are complex and difficult to manufacture. A key attribute of the…
Recently, an intriguing class of non-convex optimization problems has emerged in the context of learning directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). These problems involve minimizing a given loss or score function, subject to a non-convex continuous…
Monotonicity is a simple yet significant qualitative characteristic. We consider the problem of segmenting an array in up to K segments. We want segments to be as monotonic as possible and to alternate signs. We propose a quality metric for…
This paper presents a density-based topology optimization approach to design structures under self-weight load. Such loads change their magnitude and/or location as the topology optimization advances and pose several unique challenges,…
Stochastic Bilevel optimization usually involves minimizing an upper-level (UL) function that is dependent on the arg-min of a strongly-convex lower-level (LL) function. Several algorithms utilize Neumann series to approximate certain…
The stochastic knapsack problem is the stochastic variant of the classical knapsack problem in which the algorithm designer is given a a knapsack with a given capacity and a collection of items where each item is associated with a profit…
Decades of research on the 0-1 knapsack problem led to very efficient algorithms that are able to quickly solve large problem instances to optimality. This prompted researchers to also investigate whether relatively small problem instances…
This paper presents a highly efficient method to obtain high-resolution, near-optimal 3D topologies optimized for minimum compliance on a standard PC. Using an implicit geometry description we derive a single-scale interpretation of optimal…
We introduce a novel hybrid quantum-classical variational optimization method for unconstrained binary combinatorial optimization problems on gate-model quantum computers, integrating a custom variational ansatz, staged feedback-based dual…
Optimal control of obstacle problems arises in a wide range of applications and is computationally challenging due to its nonsmoothness, nonlinearity, and bilevel structure. Classical numerical approaches rely on mesh-based discretization…
The graph partitioning problem is a well-known NP-hard problem. In this paper, we formulate a 0-1 quadratic integer programming model for the graph partitioning problem with vertex weight constraints and fixed vertex constraints, and…
Generating overtaking trajectories in high-speed scenarios is typically addressed through hierarchical planning, which often suffers from local optima due to single initial solutions and low computational efficiency during numerical…