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Pareto optimization via evolutionary multi-objective algorithms has been shown to efficiently solve constrained monotone submodular functions. Traditionally when solving multiple problems, the algorithm is run for each problem separately.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Liam Wigney , Frank Neumann

We consider the problem of finding a local minimum of a binary quadratic function, and show by an elementary construction that every descending local search algorithm takes exponential time in the worst case.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-16 Dávid Papp

We consider the following natural generalization of Binary Search: in a given undirected, positively weighted graph, one vertex is a target. The algorithm's task is to identify the target by adaptively querying vertices. In response to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-01 Ehsan Emamjomeh-Zadeh , David Kempe , Vikrant Singhal

Algorithms with (machine-learned) predictions is a powerful framework for combining traditional worst-case algorithms with modern machine learning. However, the vast majority of work in this space assumes that the prediction itself is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Michael Dinitz , Sungjin Im , Thomas Lavastida , Benjamin Moseley , Aidin Niaparast , Sergei Vassilvitskii

Tasks in multi-task learning often correlate, conflict, or even compete with each other. As a result, a single solution that is optimal for all tasks rarely exists. Recent papers introduced the concept of Pareto optimality to this field and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-28 Pingchuan Ma , Tao Du , Wojciech Matusik

This paper introduces a problem in which the state of a system needs to be determined through costly tests of its components by a limited number of testing units and before a given deadline. We also consider a closely related search problem…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-01-15 Alessandro Agnetis , Ben Hermans , Roel Leus , Salim Rostami

In multidisciplinary optimization the designer needs to find solution to optimization problems which include a number of usually contradicting criteria. Such a problem is mathematically related to the field of nonlinear vector optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 S. V. Utyuzhnikov , P. Fantini , M. D. Guenov

Learning Bayesian networks is often cast as an optimization problem, where the computational task is to find a structure that maximizes a statistically motivated score. By and large, existing learning tools address this optimization problem…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-01-30 Nir Friedman , Iftach Nachman , Dana Pe'er

One of the most animated themes of multidimensional persistence is the comparison between invariants. The matching distance between persistent Betti numbers functions (or rank invariants), is among the most studied metrics in this context,…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2024-07-09 Patrizio Frosini , Eloy Mósig García , Nicola Quercioli , Francesca Tombari

Problems defined on binary decision spaces have been intensively studied in the theory of multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs). In contrast, no mathematical runtime analyses exist so far for MOEAs dealing with decision variables…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Mingfeng Li , Zheng Cheng , Weijie Zheng , Benjamin Doerr

In this work, we propose integral global optimality conditions for multiobjective problems not necessarily differentiable. The integral characterization, already known for single objective problems, are extended to multiobjective problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Everton J. Silva , Elizabeth W. Karas , Lucelina B. Santos

Multi-objective optimization (MOO) is a prevalent challenge for Deep Learning, however, there exists no scalable MOO solution for truly deep neural networks. Prior work either demand optimizing a new network for every point on the Pareto…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-15 Michael Ruchte , Josif Grabocka

It is desirable in many multi-objective machine learning applications, such as multi-task learning with conflicting objectives and multi-objective reinforcement learning, to find a Pareto solution that can match a given preference of a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-19 Xiaoyuan Zhang , Xi Lin , Qingfu Zhang

Many existing branch and bound algorithms for multiobjective optimization problems require a significant computational cost to approximate the entire Pareto optimal solution set. In this paper, we propose a new branch and bound algorithm…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-20 Weitian Wu , Xinmin Yang

We study a multiobjective variational problem on time scales. For this problem, necessary and sufficient conditions for weak local Pareto optimality are given. We also prove a necessary optimality condition for the isoperimetric problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-09-18 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

Binary search finds a given element in a sorted array with an optimal number of $\log n$ queries. However, binary search fails even when the array is only slightly disordered or access to its elements is subject to errors. We study the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-02-21 Yann Disser , Stefan Kratsch

Multi-objective Bayesian optimization aims to find the Pareto front of trade-offs between a set of expensive objectives while collecting as few samples as possible. In some cases, it is possible to evaluate the objectives separately, and a…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-03-04 Jack M. Buckingham , Sebastian Rojas Gonzalez , Juergen Branke

Large Language Models (LLMs) are demonstrating rapid improvements on complex reasoning benchmarks, particularly when allowed to utilize intermediate reasoning steps before converging on a final solution. However, current literature often…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-01-01 Ákos Prucs , Márton Csutora , Mátyás Antal , Márk Marosi

We study a multi-objective scheduling problem on two dedicated processors. The aim is to minimize simultaneously the makespan, the total tardiness and the total completion time. This NP-hard problem requires the use of well-adapted methods.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-05 Adel Kacem , Abdelaziz Dammak

We study the worst-case complexity of a non-monotone line search framework that covers a wide variety of known techniques published in the literature. In this framework, the non-monotonicity is controlled by a sequence of nonnegative…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Geovani N. Grapiglia , Ekkehard W. Sachs