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In this note, we present a derivative-free trust-region (TR) algorithm for reliability based optimization (RBO) problems. The proposed algorithm consists of solving a set of subproblems, in which simple surrogate models of the reliability…
Although widely adopted, existing approaches for fine-tuning pre-trained language models have been shown to be unstable across hyper-parameter settings, motivating recent work on trust region methods. In this paper, we present a simplified…
When minimizing a multiobjective optimization problem (MOP) using multiobjective gradient descent methods, the imbalances among objective functions often decelerate the convergence. In response to this challenge, we propose two types of the…
We present a trust-region-based adaptive finite-element algorithm for numerically solving a class of nonsmooth PDE-constrained optimization problems that includes problems with sparsifying regularizers and convex constraints. In particular,…
Binary trust-region steepest descent (BTR) and combinatorial integral approximation (CIA) are two recently investigated approaches for the solution of optimization problems with distributed binary-/discrete-valued variables (control…
Adaptive regularized framework using cubics has emerged as an alternative to line-search and trust-region algorithms for smooth nonconvex optimization, with an optimal complexity amongst second-order methods. In this paper, we propose and…
In this article, we consider solvers for large-scale trust-region subproblems when the quadratic model is defined by a limited-memory symmetric rank-one (L-SR1) quasi-Newton matrix. We propose a solver that exploits the compact…
Computing approximate Karush--Kuhn--Tucker (KKT) points for constrained nonconvex programs is a fundamental problem in mathematical programming. Interior-point trust-region (IPTR) methods are particularly attractive for such problems…
We investigate the problem of parameter selection for the scaled trust-region Newton (STRN) algorithm in solving bound-constrained nonlinear equations. Numerical experiments were performed on a large number of test problems to find the best…
A solution algorithm for a special class of optimal control problems subject to an ordinary differential equation is proposed. The controls possess a continuous-or-off structure and are priced by a convex function. Additionally, a total…
Trust Region Bayesian Optimization (TuRBO) is an effective strategy for alleviating the curse of dimensionality in high-dimensional black-box optimization. However, inappropriate lengthscale design can cause the local Gaussian process (GP)…
Optimization with matrix gradient orthogonalization has recently demonstrated impressive results in the training of deep neural networks (Jordan et al., 2024; Liu et al., 2025). In this paper, we provide a theoretical analysis of this…
Trust Region Policy Optimization (TRPO) is an iterative method that simultaneously maximizes a surrogate objective and enforces a trust region constraint over consecutive policies in each iteration. The combination of the surrogate…
A method is proposed for solving equality constrained nonlinear optimization problems involving twice continuously differentiable functions. The method employs a trust funnel approach consisting of two phases: a first phase to locate an…
Optimization of expensive computer models with the help of Gaussian process emulators in now commonplace. However, when several (competing) objectives are considered, choosing an appropriate sampling strategy remains an open question. We…
This work introduces a new method to efficiently solve optimization problems constrained by partial differential equations (PDEs) with uncertain coefficients. The method leverages two sources of inexactness that trade accuracy for speed:…
Selecting an effective step-size is a fundamental challenge in first-order optimization, especially for problems with non-Euclidean geometries. This paper presents a novel adaptive step-size strategy for optimization algorithms that rely on…
The mini-batch versions of StochAstic Recursive grAdient algoritHm and Semi-Stochastic Gradient Descent method, employed the random Barzilai-Borwein step sizes (shorted as MB-SARAH-RBB and mS2GD-RBB), have surged into prominence through…
In this paper, we develop and analyze sub-sampled trust-region methods for solving finite-sum optimization problems. These methods employ subsampling strategies to approximate the gradient and Hessian of the objective function,…
Bayesian optimization is a class of global optimization techniques. In Bayesian optimization, the underlying objective function is modeled as a realization of a Gaussian process. Although the Gaussian process assumption implies a random…