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In this work, we are concerned with the worst case complexity analysis of "a posteriori" methods for unconstrained multi-objective optimization problems where objective function values can only be obtained by querying a black box. We…
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We propose a novel early-terminating mesh refinement strategy using an integrated residual method to solve dynamic feasibility problems. As a generalization of direct collocation, the integrated residual method is used to approximate an…
This paper presents a modified general viscosity iterative process designed to solve variational inclusion and fixed point problems involving multi-valued quasi-nonexpansive and demi-contractive operators. The modified iterative process…
In this work, we consider methods for solving large-scale optimization problems with a possibly nonsmooth objective function. The key idea is to first specify a class of optimization algorithms using a generic iterative scheme involving…
Sparse recovery algorithms are of utmost importance for estimation processes in wireless communications. However, communication systems such as massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems are rapidly growing in dimension, which…
We study the D-optimal Data Fusion (DDF) problem, which aims to select new data points, given an existing Fisher information matrix, so as to maximize the logarithm of the determinant of the overall Fisher information matrix. We show that…
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Diffusion probabilistic models (DPMs) are a key component in modern generative models. DPM-solvers have achieved reduced latency and enhanced quality significantly, but have posed challenges to find the exact inverse (i.e., finding the…
We propose an implicit iterative algorithm for an exact penalty method arising from inequality constrained optimization problems. A rapidly convergent fixed point method is developed for a regularized penalty functional. The applicability…
A wide range of applications arising in machine learning and signal processing can be cast as convex optimization problems. These problems are often ill-posed, i.e., the optimal solution lacks a desired property such as uniqueness or…
Loss functions and sample mining strategies are essential components in deep metric learning algorithms. However, the existing loss function or mining strategy often necessitate the incorporation of additional hyperparameters, notably the…
One of the most popular and important first-order iterations that provides optimal complexity of the classical proximal gradient method (PGM) is the "Fast Iterative Shrinkage/Thresholding Algorithm" (FISTA). In this paper, two inexact…
We consider single and multiobjective simulation-based optimization problems. Simulation-based optimization has traditionally used both model-based and search-based methods, often in isolation. Model-based methods include trust region…
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