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This study introduces a novel computational framework for Robust Topology Optimization (RTO) considering imprecise random field parameters. Unlike the worst-case approach, the present method provides upper and lower bounds for the mean and…
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The reliability of a system can be improved by the addition of redundant elements, giving rise to the well-known redundancy allocation problem (RAP). We propose a novel extension to the RAP called the Bi-Objective Integrated Design and…
Convolved Gaussian Process (CGP) is able to capture the correlations not only between inputs and outputs but also among the outputs. This allows a superior performance of using CGP than standard Gaussian Process (GP) in the modelling of…
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The multi-reference alignment (MRA) problem involves reconstructing a signal from multiple noisy observations, each transformed by a random group element. In this paper, we focus on the group \(\mathrm{SO}(2)\) of in-plane rotations and…
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Recently a continuous description of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) based on a system of stochastic differential equations was proposed by Grassi and Pareschi in arXiv:2012.05613 where the authors formally showed the link between PSO…
The problem we consider is a multi-objective optimization problem, in which the goal is to find an optimal value of a vector function representing various criteria. The aim of this work is to develop an algorithm which utilizes the trust…
Optimization is nothing but a mathematical technique which finds maxima or minima of any function of concern in some realistic region. Different optimization techniques are proposed which are competing for the best solution. Particle Swarm…
Two-fold redundant sparse arrays (TFRAs) are designed to maintain accurate direction estimation even in the event of a single sensor failure, leveraging the deliberate coarray redundancy infused into their design. Robust Minimum Redundancy…
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We seek to provide practicable approximations of the two-stage robust stochastic optimization (RSO) model when its ambiguity set is constructed with an f-divergence radius. These models are known to be numerically challenging to various…