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We consider approximation algorithms for packing integer programs (PIPs) of the form $\max\{\langle c, x\rangle : Ax \le b, x \in \{0,1\}^n\}$ where $c$, $A$, and $b$ are nonnegative. We let $W = \min_{i,j} b_i / A_{i,j}$ denote the width…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-02-26 Chandra Chekuri , Kent Quanrud , Manuel R. Torres

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-13 Apoorva Narula , Santanu S. Dey , Yao Xie

Combinatorial optimisation problems framed as mixed integer linear programmes (MILPs) are ubiquitous across a range of real-world applications. The canonical branch-and-bound algorithm seeks to exactly solve MILPs by constructing a search…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-16 Christopher W. F. Parsonson , Alexandre Laterre , Thomas D. Barrett

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming remains a complex and time-consuming process, requiring manual selection of stimulation parameters to achieve therapeutic effects while minimizing adverse side-effects. This study explores…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-12 Anna Franziska Frigge , Alexander Medvedev

We study the problem of scheduling $n$ independent moldable tasks on $m$ processors that arises in large-scale parallel computations. When tasks are monotonic, the best known result is a $(\frac{3}{2}+\epsilon)$-approximation algorithm for…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-03-30 Xiaohu Wu , Patrick Loiseau

We present a Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP) approach in order to model the nonlinear problem of minimizing the tire noise. We first take more industrial constraints into account than in a former work of the authors. Then, we associate…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-09-14 Matthias Becker , Nicolas Ginoux , Sebastien Martin , Zsuzsanna Roka

In this paper we provide a computation algorithm to get a global solution for the maximum rank correlation estimator using the mixed integer programming (MIP) approach. We construct a new constrained optimization problem by transforming all…

Econometrics · Economics 2022-08-11 Youngki Shin , Zvezdomir Todorov

Efficient branching policies are essential for accelerating Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solvers. Their design has long relied on hand-crafted heuristics, and now machine learning has emerged as a promising paradigm to automate…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Zhinan Hou , Xingchen Li , Yankai Zhang , Tianxun Li , Keyou You

Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) is one of the most widely used modeling techniques for combinatorial optimization problems. In many applications, a similar MIP model is solved on a regular basis, maintaining remarkable similarities in model…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Jian-Ya Ding , Chao Zhang , Lei Shen , Shengyin Li , Bing Wang , Yinghui Xu , Le Song

We study the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular set function subject to linear packing constraints. An instance of this problem consists of a matrix $A \in [0,1]^{m \times n}$, a vector $b \in [1,\infty)^m$, and a monotone…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-05-01 Yossi Azar , Iftah Gamzu

We present an ideal mixed-integer programming (MIP) formulation for a rectified linear unit (ReLU) appearing in a trained neural network. Our formulation requires a single binary variable and no additional continuous variables beyond the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-04 Ross Anderson , Joey Huchette , Christian Tjandraatmadja , Juan Pablo Vielma

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-06 Sahar Tahernejad , Ted K. Ralphs

Optimization problems are pervasive across various sectors, from manufacturing and distribution to healthcare. However, most such problems are still solved heuristically by hand rather than optimally by state-of-the-art solvers, as the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Ali AhmadiTeshnizi , Wenzhi Gao , Madeleine Udell

Recent advances in mathematical programming have made Mixed Integer Optimization a competitive alternative to popular regularization methods for selecting features in regression problems. The approach exhibits unquestionable foundational…

Methodology · Statistics 2019-10-01 Ana Kenney , Francesca Chiaromonte , Giovanni Felici

Integer Linear Programming (ILP) serves as a versatile framework for modeling a wide range of combinatorial optimization problems, typically addressed by sophisticated exact solvers or heuristics. While learning-based approaches have…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Kyuil Sim , Sanghyeok Choi , Jinkyoo Park

Optimizing Large Language Model (LLM) performance requires well-crafted prompts, but manual prompt engineering is labor-intensive and often ineffective. Automated prompt optimization techniques address this challenge but the majority of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Ximing Dong , Shaowei Wang , Dayi Lin , Ahmed E. Hassan

Scheduling multiple products with limited resources and varying demands remain a critical challenge for many industries. This work presents mixed integer programs (MIPs) that solve the Economic Lot Sizing Problem (ELSP) and other Dynamic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-07 Wolfgang Garn

Planning the maintenance of nuclear power plants is a complex optimization problem, involving a joint optimization of maintenance dates, fuel constraints and power production decisions. This paper investigates Mixed Integer Linear…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-09-08 Nicolas Dupin , El-Ghazali Talbi

The use of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) models to represent neural networks with Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) activations has become increasingly widespread in the last decade. This has enabled the use of MILP technology to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-01 Fabian Badilla , Marcos Goycoolea , Gonzalo Muñoz , Thiago Serra

We study the structure of solutions to linear programming formulations for the traveling salesperson problem (TSP). We perform a detailed analysis of the support of the subtour elimination linear programming relaxation, which leads to…

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