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Model predictive control problems for constrained hybrid systems are usually cast as mixed-integer optimization problems (MIP). However, commercial MIP solvers are designed to run on desktop computing platforms and are not suited for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-02-05 Damian Frick , Angelos Georghiou , Juan L. Jerez , Alexander Domahidi , Manfred Morari

We propose and analyze a numerical method to solve an elliptic transmission problem in full space. The method consists of a variational formulation involving standard boundary integral operators on the coupling interface and an ultra-weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-16 Norbert Heuer , Michael Karkulik

A method is devised for numerically solving a class of finite-horizon optimal control problems subject to cascade linear discrete-time dynamics. It is assumed that the linear state and input inequality constraints, and the quadratic measure…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-13 Michael Cantoni , Farhad Farokhi , Eric C. Kerrigan , Iman Shames

This paper describes a new approach on optimization of constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) by means of substituting sub-CSPs with locally consistent regular membership constraints. The purpose of this approach is to reduce the number of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-08-19 Sven Löffler , Ke Liu , Petra Hofstedt

We present an optimize-then-discretize framework for solving linear-quadratic optimal control problems (OCP) governed by time-inhomogeneous ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Our method employs a modified overlapping Schwarz…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Hongli Zhao , Mihai Anitescu , Sen Na

Solving stochastic optimal control problems with quadratic control costs can be viewed as approximating a target path space measure, e.g. via gradient-based optimization. In practice, however, this optimization is challenging in particular…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Denis Blessing , Julius Berner , Lorenz Richter , Carles Domingo-Enrich , Yuanqi Du , Arash Vahdat , Gerhard Neumann

Two key challenges in optimal control include efficiently solving high-dimensional problems and handling optimal control problems with state-dependent running costs. In this paper, we consider a class of optimal control problems whose…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-16 Paula Chen , Jérôme Darbon , Tingwei Meng

Linear Complementarity Problems (LCPs) with sufficient matrices form an important subclass of LCPs, and it remains a significant open question whether problems in this class can be solved in polynomial time. Kojima, Megiddo, Noma, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Marianna E. -Nagy , László A. Végh

We study integer linear programs (ILP) of the form $\min\{c^\top x\ \vert\ Ax=b,l\le x\le u,x\in\mathbb Z^n\}$ and analyze their parameterized complexity with respect to their distance to the generalized matching problem, following the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Alexandra Lassota , Koen Ligthart

The Asymmetric Traveling Salesperson Path Problem (ATSPP) is one where, given an asymmetric metric space $(V,d)$ with specified vertices s and t, the goal is to find an s-t path of minimum length that passes through all the vertices in V.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-01-07 Zachary Friggstad , Anupam Gupta , Mohit Singh

This paper introduces a framework to capture previously intractable optimization constraints and transform them to a mixed-integer linear program, through the use of neural networks. We encode the feasible space of optimization problems…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-15 Ilgiz Murzakhanov , Andreas Venzke , George S. Misyris , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

Nonlinear (deterministic and stochastic) optimal control problems are often solved on embedded devices using first-order numerical optimisation methods. The gradient computation accounts for a significant part of the computation cost per…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Jie Lin , Ruairi Moran , Pantelis Sopasakis

In a column-restricted covering integer program (CCIP), all the non-zero entries of any column of the constraint matrix are equal. Such programs capture capacitated versions of covering problems. In this paper, we study the approximability…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-05-18 Deeparnab Chakrabarty , Elyot Grant , Jochen Koenemann

In practice, non-specialized interior point algorithms often cannot utilize the massively parallel compute resources offered by modern many- and multi-core compute platforms. However, efficient distributed solution techniques are required,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Nils-Christian Kempke , Daniel Rehfeldt , Thorsten Koch

This thesis explores algorithmic applications and limitations of convex relaxation hierarchies for approximating some discrete and continuous optimization problems. - We show a dichotomy of approximability of constraint satisfaction…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-09-01 Mrinalkanti Ghosh

The Densest Subgraph Problem (DSP) is widely used to identify community structures and patterns in networks such as bioinformatics and social networks. While solvable in polynomial time, traditional exact algorithms face computational and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Dorit S. Hochbaum , Ayleen Irribarra-Cortés , Olivier Goldschmidt , Roberto Asín-Achá

This paper examines the computational complexity of the \emph{Core Identification Problem} (CIP) in one-sided matching markets governed by the Top Trading Cycles (TTC) algorithm. The central contribution is a formal complexity separation:…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Irene Aldridge

We introduce the tensor numerical method for solution of the $d$-dimensional optimal control problems with fractional Laplacian type operators in constraints discretized on large $n^{\otimes d}$ tensor-product Cartesian grids. The approach…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-27 Gennadij Heidel , Venera Khoromskaia , Boris N. Khoromskij , Volker Schulz

This paper presents a convex optimization-based method for finding the globally optimal solutions of a class of mixed-integer non-convex optimal control problems. We consider problems that are non-convex in the input norm, which is a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-20 Danylo Malyuta , Michael Szmuk , Behcet Acikmese

In this paper we study an optimal control problem (OCP) associated to a linear elliptic equation {on a bounded domain $\Omega$}. The matrix-valued coefficients A of such systems is our control taken in L2 which in particular may comprise…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-06-12 Thierry Horsin , Peter I. Kogut