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Combinatorial optimization can be described as the problem of finding a feasible subset that maximizes a objective function. The paper discusses combinatorial optimization problems, where for each dimension the set of feasible subsets is…

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We discuss non-Euclidean deterministic and stochastic algorithms for optimization problems with strongly and uniformly convex objectives. We provide accuracy bounds for the performance of these algorithms and design methods which are…

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Real-world combinatorial optimization problems are often stochastic and dynamic. Therefore, it is essential to make optimal and reliable decisions with a holistic approach. In this paper, we consider the dynamic chance-constrained knapsack…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Hirad Assimi , Oscar Harper , Yue Xie , Aneta Neumann , Frank Neumann

Bilevel optimization reveals the inner structure of otherwise oblique optimization problems, such as hyperparameter tuning, neural architecture search, and meta-learning. A common goal in bilevel optimization is to minimize a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-29 Lesi Chen , Jing Xu , Jingzhao Zhang

In this article, we investigate the multi-parametric matroid problem. The weights of the elements of the matroid's ground set depend linearly on an arbitrary but fixed number of parameters, each of which is taken from a real interval. The…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-13 Nils Hausbrandt , Stefan Ruzika

We study structured optimization problems with polynomial objective function and polynomial equality constraints. The structure comes from a multi-grading on the polynomial ring in several variables. For fixed multi-degrees we determine the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-09-23 Kemal Rose

The paper deals with finite-state Markov decision processes (MDPs) with integer weights assigned to each state-action pair. New algorithms are presented to classify end components according to their limiting behavior with respect to the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Christel Baier , Nathalie Bertrand , Clemens Dubslaff , Daniel Gburek , Ocan Sankur

We study the problem of maximizing a non-negative monotone submodular objective $f$ subject to the intersection of $k$ arbitrary matroid constraints. The natural greedy algorithm guarantees $(k+1)$-approximation for this problem, and the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Moran Feldman , Justin Ward

For solving constrained multicriteria problems, we introduce the multiobjective barrier method (MBM), which extends the scalar-valued internal penalty method. This multiobjective version of the classical method also requires a penalty…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-02 Ellen H. Fukuda , L. M. Grana Drummond , Fernanda M. P. Raupp

We analyze the bit complexity of efficient algorithms for fundamental optimization problems, such as linear regression, $p$-norm regression, and linear programming (LP). State-of-the-art algorithms are iterative, and in terms of the number…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Mehrdad Ghadiri , Richard Peng , Santosh S. Vempala

We consider cost constrained versions of the minimum spanning tree problem and the assignment problem. We assume edge weights are independent copies of a continuous random variable $Z$ that satisfies $F(x)=\Pr(Z\leq x)\approx x^\alpha$ as…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Alan Frieze , Tomasz Tkocz

We introduce a new class of inverse optimization problems in which an input solution is given together with $k$ linear weight functions, and the goal is to modify the weights by the same deviation vector $p$ so that the input solution…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-01-11 Kristóf Bérczi , Lydia Mirabel Mendoza-Cadena , Kitti Varga

Evolutionary multi-objective algorithms have successfully been used in the context of Pareto optimization where a given constraint is relaxed into an additional objective. In this paper, we explore the use of 3-objective formulations for…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-04-19 Frank Neumann , Carsten Witt

In this work, we further develop multigoal-oriented a posteriori error estimation with two objectives in mind. First, we formulate goal-oriented mesh adaptivity for multiple functionals of interest for nonlinear problems in which both the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-05 B. Endtmayer , U. Langer , T. Wick

This paper is concerned with the value function approach to multiobjective bilevel optimization which exploits a lower level frontier-type mapping in order to replace the hierarchical model of two interdependent multiobjective optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-30 Daniel Hoff , Patrick Mehlitz

This paper considers a general convex constrained problem setting where functions are not assumed to be differentiable nor Lipschitz continuous. Our motivation is in finding a simple first-order method for solving a wide range of convex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-19 Michael R. Metel , Akiko Takeda

The reliability redundancy allocation problem (RRAP) is a well-known tool in system design, development, and management. The RRAP is always modeled as a nonlinear mixed-integer non-deterministic polynomial-time hardness (NP-hard) problem.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-06-18 Wei-Chang Yeh

Bender et al. (SPAA 2013) have proposed a theoretical framework for testing in contexts where safety mistakes must be avoided. Testing in such a context is made by machines that need to be often calibrated. Given that calibration costs, it…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-05 Eric Angel , Evripidis Bampis , Vincent Chau , Vassilis Zissimopoulos

The primary focus of this paper is on designing an inexact first-order algorithm for solving constrained nonlinear optimization problems. By controlling the inexactness of the subproblem solution, we can significantly reduce the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-19 Hao Wang , Fan Zhang , Jiashan Wang , Yuyang Rong

We consider multidimensional optimization problems in the framework of tropical mathematics. The problems are formulated to minimize a nonlinear objective function that is defined on vectors over an idempotent semifield and calculated by…

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