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We consider the problem of multivariate regression in a setting where the relevant predictors could be shared among different responses. We propose an algorithm which decomposes the coefficient matrix into the product of a long matrix and a…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-03-02 Milad Kharratzadeh , Mark Coates

This work features the optimization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor using 2D nonlinear simulations in an Isogeometric Analysis framework. The rotor and stator designs are optimized for both geometric parameters and surface shapes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Michael Wiesheu , Theodor Komann , Melina Merkel , Sebastian Schöps , Stefan Ulbrich , Idoia Cortes Garcia

We present a target field approach to analytically design magnetic fields using permanent magnets. We assume that their magnetisation is bound to a two-dimensional surface and is composed of a complete basis of surface modes. By posing the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-05-24 Peter J. Hobson , Chris Morley , Alister Davis , Thomas Smith , Mark Fromhold

Sparse inverse covariance selection is a fundamental problem for analyzing dependencies in high dimensional data. However, such a problem is difficult to solve since it is NP-hard. Existing solutions are primarily based on convex…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-04-05 Ganzhao Yuan , Haoxian Tan , Wei-Shi Zheng

This work addresses the issue of large covariance matrix estimation in high-dimensional statistical analysis. Recently, improved iterative algorithms with positive-definite guarantee have been developed. However, these algorithms cannot be…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-29 Fei Wen , Yuan Yang , Peilin Liu , Robert C. Qiu

We address the non-convex optimisation problem of finding a sparse matrix on the Stiefel manifold (matrices with mutually orthogonal columns of unit length) that maximises (or minimises) a quadratic objective function. Optimisation problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-04 Florian Bernard , Daniel Cremers , Johan Thunberg

In ill-posed dynamic inverse problems expected spatial features and temporal correlation between frames can be leveraged to improve the quality of the computed solution, in particular when the available data are limited and the…

We advocate an optimization procedure for variable density sampling in the context of compressed sensing. In this perspective, we introduce a minimization problem for the coherence between the sparsity and sensing bases, whose solution…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-09-29 Gilles Puy , Pierre Vandergheynst , Yves Wiaux

We propose a penalized likelihood framework for estimating multiple precision matrices from different classes. Most existing methods either incorporate no information on relationships between the precision matrices, or require this…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-03-03 Bradley S. Price , Aaron J. Molstad , Ben Sherwood

We propose a general formulation of nonconvex and nonsmooth sparse optimization problems with convex set constraint, which can take into account most existing types of nonconvex sparsity-inducing terms, bringing strong applicability to a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-23 Hao Wang , Fan Zhang , Yuanming Shi , Yaohua Hu

The research in parallel machine scheduling in combinatorial optimization suggests that the desirable parallel efficiency could be achieved when the jobs are sorted in the non-increasing order of processing times. In this paper, we find…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-02-15 Lei Wang , Heng Liang , Fengshan Bai , Yan Huo

Estimating covariance matrices with high-dimensional complex data presents significant challenges, particularly concerning positive definiteness, sparsity, and numerical stability. Existing robust sparse estimators often fail to guarantee…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-12-30 Shaoxin Wang , Ziyun Ma

A method is demonstrated to optimize a stellarator's geometry to eliminate magnetic islands and achieve other desired physics properties at the same time. For many physics quantities that have been used in stellarator optimization,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-09-22 Matt Landreman , Bharat Medasani , Caoxiang Zhu

This work focuses on the robust optimization of a permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machine while considering a driving cycle. The robustification is obtained by considering uncertainties of different origins. Firstly, there are geometrical…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-02-19 L. A. M. D'Angelo , Z. Bontinck , S. Schöps , H. De Gersem

The cone of positive-semidefinite (PSD) matrices is fundamental in convex optimization, and we extend this notion to tensors, defining PSD tensors, which correspond to separable quantum states. We study the convex optimization problem over…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-10 Liding Xu , Ye-Chao Liu , Sebastian Pokutta

We develop and analyze stochastic optimization algorithms for problems in which the expected loss is strongly convex, and the optimum is (approximately) sparse. Previous approaches are able to exploit only one of these two structures,…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2012-07-19 Alekh Agarwal , Sahand Negahban , Martin J. Wainwright

The usage of permanent magnets to shape the confining magnetic field of a stellarator has the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for non-planar coils. As a proof-of-concept for this idea, we have developed a procedure for designing…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-11-17 K. C. Hammond , C. Zhu , K. Corrigan , D. A. Gates , R. Lown , R. Mercurio , T. M. Qian , M. C. Zarnstorff

We explore algorithms and limitations for sparse optimization problems such as sparse linear regression and robust linear regression. The goal of the sparse linear regression problem is to identify a small number of key features, while the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Eric Price , Sandeep Silwal , Samson Zhou

We study a general class of convex submodular optimization problems with indicator variables. Many applications such as the problem of inferring Markov random fields (MRFs) with a sparsity or robustness prior can be naturally modeled in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Andres Gomez , Shaoning Han

A linear inverse problem is proposed that requires the determination of multiple unknown signal vectors. Each unknown vector passes through a different system matrix and the results are added to yield a single observation vector. Given the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2010-09-03 Adam C. Zelinski , Vivek K Goyal , Elfar Adalsteinsson