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Multi-objective combinatorial optimization seeks Pareto-optimal solutions over exponentially large discrete spaces, yet existing methods sacrifice generality, scalability, or theoretical guarantees. We reformulate it as an online learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Esha Singh , Dongxia Wu , Chien-Yi Yang , Tajana Rosing , Rose Yu , Yi-An Ma

This paper deals with the multiobjective version of the optimal spanning tree problem. More precisely, we are interested in determining the optimal spanning tree according to an Ordered Weighted Average (OWA) of its objective values. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-11-02 Lucie Galand , Olivier Spanjaard

In this paper, we demonstrate a formulation for optimizing coupled submodular maximization problems with provable sub-optimality bounds. In robotics applications, it is quite common that optimization problems are coupled with one another…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-19 Jun Liu , Ryan K. Williams

In a matroid secretary problem, one is presented with a sequence of objects of various weights in a random order, and must choose irrevocably to accept or reject each item. There is a further constraint that the set of items selected must…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2013-01-22 David Harris , Manish Purohit

In this paper, we deal with two ingredients that, as far as we know, have not been combined until now: multiobjective optimization and discrete convex analysis. First, we show that the entire Pareto optimal value set can be obtained in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Ellen H. Fukuda , Satoru Iwata , Itsuki Nakagawa

In this paper, we introduce a new functional point of view on bilevel optimization problems for machine learning, where the inner objective is minimized over a function space. These types of problems are most often solved by using methods…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2024-12-10 Ieva Petrulionyte , Julien Mairal , Michael Arbel

A natural way to deal with multiple, partially conflicting objectives is turning all the objectives but one into budget constraints. Some classical polynomial-time optimization problems, such as spanning tree and forest, shortest path,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2010-02-11 Fabrizio Grandoni , Rico Zenklusen

In multi-objective optimization, a single decision vector must balance the trade-offs between many objectives. Solutions achieving an optimal trade-off are said to be Pareto optimal: these are decision vectors for which improving any one…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-07 Abhishek Roy , Geelon So , Yi-An Ma

Generally, multi-objective optimisation problems are solved exactly or approximated by solving a series of scalarisations, for example by dichotomic search. In this paper, we take a different approach and attempt to compute the set of all…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-28 Oliver Bachtler , Felix Fritz , Stefan Ruzika

Research in explorable uncertainty addresses combinatorial optimization problems where there is partial information about the values of numeric input parameters, and exact values of these parameters can be determined by performing costly…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Haya Diwan , Lisa Hellerstein , Nicole Megow , Jens Schlöter

In this work, we study the problem of monotone non-submodular maximization with partition matroid constraint. Although a generalization of this problem has been studied in literature, our work focuses on leveraging properties of partition…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-05-02 Lan N. Nguyen , My T. Thai

Multimarginal Optimal Transport (MOT) is the problem of linear programming over joint probability distributions with fixed marginals. A key issue in many applications is the complexity of solving MOT: the linear program has exponential size…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-16 Jason M. Altschuler , Enric Boix-Adsera

Optimization problems involving mixed variables (i.e., variables of numerical and categorical nature) can be challenging to solve, especially in the presence of mixed-variable constraints. Moreover, when the objective function is the result…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-12 Mengjia Zhu , Alberto Bemporad

Querying complex models for precise information (e.g. traffic models, database systems, large ML models) often entails intense computations and results in long response times. Thus, weaker models which give imprecise results quickly can be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Franziska Eberle , Felix Hommelsheim , Alexander Lindermayr , Zhenwei Liu , Nicole Megow , Jens Schlöter

In this paper, we propose two algorithms for solving convex optimization problems with linear ascending constraints. When the objective function is separable, we propose a dual method which terminates in a finite number of iterations. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-09-26 Zizhuo Wang

We consider the uniform parallel machines scheduling problem in the context of optimistic bilevel optimization, where two speed options are considered. In this scenario, the leader aims to minimize the weighted number of tardy jobs, while…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-06 Quentin Schau , Olivier Ploton , Vincent T'kindt , Han Hoogeveen , Federico Della Croce , Jippe Hoogeveen

Multi-objective optimization involving Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problems arises in various domains. A fundamental challenge in this context is the effective balancing of multiple objectives, each potentially…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Loong Kuan Lee , Thore Gerlach , Nico Piatkowski

This paper proposes a new algorithm for solving constrained global optimization problems where both the objective function and constraints are one-dimensional non-differentiable multiextremal Lipschitz functions. Multiextremal constraints…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-07-27 Yaroslav D. Sergeyev

This paper considers a recoverable robust single-machine scheduling problem under polyhedral uncertainty with the objective of minimising the total flow time. In this setting, a decision-maker must determine a first-stage schedule subject…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-08 Matthew Bold , Marc Goerigk

In the resource allocation problem (RAP), the goal is to divide a given amount of resource over a set of activities while minimizing the cost of this allocation and possibly satisfying constraints on allocations to subsets of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Martijn H. H. Schoot Uiterkamp , Marco E. T. Gerards , Johann L. Hurink