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Sequential quadratic programming and sequential convex programming efficiently solve nonlinear programs (NLPs) by linearizing inner nonlinearities while preserving the outer convex structure. This paper introduces a sequential mixed-integer…

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Determining the maximum demand a water distribution network can satisfy is crucial for ensuring reliable supply and planning network expansion. This problem, typically formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP), is…

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Nonconvex mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLPs) represent a challenging class of optimization problems that often arise in engineering and scientific applications. Because of nonconvexities, these programs are typically solved with…

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Solving mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLPs) typically relies on constructing relaxations that are easier to tackle than the original problem. Recently, global parabolic (PARA) relaxations were introduced, featuring separable quadratic…

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We propose an approach based on quadratic approximations for solving general Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) problems. Specifically, our approach entails the global approximation of the epigraphs of constraint functions by means…

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In this paper, we describe a comprehensive algorithmic framework for solving mixed integer bilevel linear optimization problems (MIBLPs) using a generalized branch-and-cut approach. The framework presented merges features from existing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-20 Sahar Tahernejad , Ted K. Ralphs , Scott T. DeNegre

Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) is one of the most widely used modeling techniques for combinatorial optimization problems. In many applications, a similar MIP model is solved on a regular basis, maintaining remarkable similarities in model…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Jian-Ya Ding , Chao Zhang , Lei Shen , Shengyin Li , Bing Wang , Yinghui Xu , Le Song

We propose an algorithm for generating explicit solutions of multiparametric mixed-integer convex programs to within a given suboptimality tolerance. The algorithm is applicable to a very general class of optimization problems, but is most…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-12 Danylo Malyuta , Behcet Acikmese

Given a nonlinear, univariate, bounded, and differentiable function $f(x)$, this article develops a sequence of Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) and Linear Programming (LP) relaxations that converge to the graph of $f(x)$ and its…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-30 Kaarthik Sundar , Sujeevraja Sanjeevi , Harsha Nagarajan

Mixed integer convex and nonlinear programs, MICP and MINLP, are expressive but require long solving times. Recent work that combines data-driven methods on solver heuristics has shown potential to overcome this issue allowing for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Xuan Lin , Gabriel I. Fernandez , Dennis W. Hong

This paper presents a solver-friendly logic-based mixed-integer nonlinear programming model (LB-MINLP) to solve economic dispatch (ED) problems considering disjoint operating zones and valve-point effects. A simultaneous consideration of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-15 Mahdi Pourakbari-Kasmaei , Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad , Jose Roberto Sanches Mantovani

Minimum distance constraints (minDCs) appear in many geometric optimization problems. They pose major challenges for mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) due to their reverse-convexity. We develop new algorithms for tightening…

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This paper proposes a joint decomposition method that combines La- grangian decomposition and generalized Benders decomposition, to efficiently solve multiscenario nonconvex mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems to global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-22 Emmanuel Ogbe , Xiang Li

A linear program with linear complementarity constraints (LPCC) requires the minimization of a linear objective over a set of linear constraints together with additional linear complementarity constraints. This class has emerged as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-09 Bin Yu , John E. Mitchell , Jong-Shi Pang

High-level decision-making for dynamical systems often involves performance and safety specifications that are activated or deactivated depending on conditions related to the system state and commands. Such decision-making problems can be…

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We consider the central role of improving directions in solution methods for mixed integer bilevel linear optimization problems (MIBLPs). Current state-of-the-art methods for solving MIBLPs employ the branch-and-cut framework originally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Federico Battista , Ted K. Ralphs

We present a technique for producing valid dual bounds for nonconvex quadratic optimization problems. The approach leverages an elegant piecewise linear approximation for univariate quadratic functions due to Yarotsky, formulating this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Ben Beach , Robert Hildebrand , Joey Huchette

Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) is a pillar of mathematical optimization that offers a powerful modeling language for a wide range of applications. During the past decades, enormous algorithmic progress has been made in solving…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-09 Lara Scavuzzo , Karen Aardal , Andrea Lodi , Neil Yorke-Smith

In this paper we solve mixed-integer linear programs (MILPs) via distributed asynchronous saddle point computation. This work is motivated by the MILPs being able to model problems in multi-agent autonomy, such as task assignment problems…

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