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It is well-known that by adding integrality constraints to the semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxation of the max-cut problem, the resulting integer semidefinite program is an exact formulation of the problem. In this paper we show…
Mixed-integer nonlinear optimization (MINLP) comprises a large class of problems that are challenging to solve and exhibit a wide range of structures. The Boscia framework Hendrych et al. (2025b) focuses on convex MINLP where the…
We propose an approach based on quadratic approximations for solving general Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) problems. Specifically, our approach entails the global approximation of the epigraphs of constraint functions by means…
Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) is a foundational tool for complex decision-making problems. However, the NP-hard nature of MILP presents a significant computational challenge, motivating the development of machine learning-based…
Minimum distance constraints (minDCs) appear in many geometric optimization problems. They pose major challenges for mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) due to their reverse-convexity. We develop new algorithms for tightening…
We present a new mixed-integer programming (MIP) approach for offline multiple change-point detection by casting the problem as a globally optimal piecewise linear (PWL) fitting problem. Our main contribution is a family of strengthened MIP…
Symmetries in mixed-integer (nonlinear) programs (MINLP), if not handled appropriately, are known to negatively impact the performance of (spatial) branch-and-bound algorithms. Usually one thus tries to remove symmetries from the problem…
Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) is a pillar of mathematical optimization that offers a powerful modeling language for a wide range of applications. During the past decades, enormous algorithmic progress has been made in solving…
This paper presents a novel approach to the joint optimization of job scheduling and data allocation in grid computing environments. We formulate this joint optimization problem as a mixed integer quadratically constrained program. To…
Machine learning components commonly appear in larger decision-making pipelines; however, the model training process typically focuses only on a loss that measures accuracy between predicted values and ground truth values. Decision-focused…
In this paper, we consider the network slicing problem which attempts to map multiple customized virtual network requests (also called services) to a common shared network infrastructure and allocate network resources to meet diverse…
Discrete black-box optimization problems are challenging for model-based optimization (MBO) algorithms, such as Bayesian optimization, due to the size of the search space and the need to satisfy combinatorial constraints. In particular,…
Mixed-integer programming (MIP) technology offers a generic way of formulating and solving combinatorial optimization problems. While generally reliable, state-of-the-art MIP solvers base many crucial decisions on hand-crafted heuristics,…
Despite the success of branch-and-cut methods for solving mixed integer bilevel linear optimization problems (MIBLPs) in practice, there are still gaps in both the theory and practice surrounding these methods. In the first part of this…
While globally optimal solutions to many convex programs can be computed efficiently in polynomial time, this is, in general, not possible for nonconvex optimization problems. Therefore, locally optimal approaches or other efficient…
We develop a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) approach for the classical Heilbronn triangle problem, demonstrating the capability of modern global optimization solvers to tackle challenging combinatorial geometry problems. A…
The automatic configuration of Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP) optimizers has become increasingly critical as the large number of configurations can significantly affect solver performance. Yet the lack of standardized evaluation frameworks…
Augmentation methods for mixed-integer (linear) programs are a class of primal solution approaches in which a current iterate is augmented to a better solution or proved optimal. It is well known that the performance of these methods, i.e.,…
Solving mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLPs) typically relies on constructing relaxations that are easier to tackle than the original problem. Recently, global parabolic (PARA) relaxations were introduced, featuring separable quadratic…
In this paper, we mainly study one class of mixed-integer nonlinear programming problems (MINLPs) with vector conic constraint in Banach spaces. Duality theory of convex vector optimization problems applied to this class of MINLPs is deeply…