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Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-07-27 Yaroslav D. Sergeyev

High-order finite difference methods are efficient, easy to program, scales well in multiple dimensions and can be modified locally for various reasons (such as shock treatment for example). The main drawback have been the complicated and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-17 Magnus Svärd , Jan Nordström

We develop a block minimum residual (MINRES) algorithm for symmetric indefinite matrices. This version is built upon the band Lanczos method that generates one basis vector of the block Krylov subspace per iteration rather than a whole…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-01 Kirk M. Soodhalter

We explain an algorithm that approximately but efficiently assesses particular parity-check error-correcting codes of large, but finite, blocklength. This algorithm is based on the ``renormalization-group'' approach from physics: the idea…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Jonathan Yedidia , Jean-Philippe Bouchaud

We propose a variational technique to optimize for generalized barycentric coordinates that offers additional control compared to existing models. Prior work represents barycentric coordinates using meshes or closed-form formulae, in…

Graphics · Computer Science 2023-10-09 Ana Dodik , Oded Stein , Vincent Sitzmann , Justin Solomon

Inspired by regularization techniques in statistics and machine learning, we study complementary composite minimization in the stochastic setting. This problem corresponds to the minimization of the sum of a (weakly) smooth function endowed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Alexandre d'Aspremont , Cristóbal Guzmán , Clément Lezane

While nowadays most gradient-based optimization methods focus on exploring the high-dimensional geometric features, the random error accumulated in a stochastic version of any algorithm implementation has not been stressed yet. In this…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-14 Tong Yang , Long Sha , Pengyu Hong

In this work we show that randomized (block) coordinate descent methods can be accelerated by parallelization when applied to the problem of minimizing the sum of a partially separable smooth convex function and a simple separable convex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-11-27 Peter Richtárik , Martin Takáč

In this paper we propose a randomized primal-dual proximal block coordinate updating framework for a general multi-block convex optimization model with coupled objective function and linear constraints. Assuming mere convexity, we establish…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-25 Xiang Gao , Yangyang Xu , Shuzhong Zhang

Multi-objective optimization is central to many engineering and machine learning applications, where multiple objectives must be optimized in balance. While multi-gradient based optimization methods combine these objectives in each step,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Trang H. Tran , Luis Nunes Vicente

Novel coordinate descent (CD) methods are proposed for minimizing nonconvex functions consisting of three terms: (i) a continuously differentiable term, (ii) a simple convex term, and (iii) a concave and continuous term. First, by extending…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-09-15 Qi Deng , Chenghao Lan

We consider hierarchical variational inequality problems, or more generally, variational inequalities defined over the set of zeros of a monotone operator. This framework includes convex optimization over equilibrium constraints and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-07 Daniel Cortild , Meggie Marschner , Mathias Staudigl

The J-orthogonal matrix, also referred to as the hyperbolic orthogonal matrix, is a class of special orthogonal matrix in hyperbolic space, notable for its advantageous properties. These matrices are integral to optimization under…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Di He , Ganzhao Yuan , Xiao Wang , Pengxiang Xu

In this paper, we consider smooth convex optimization problems with simple constraints and inexactness in the oracle information such as value, partial or directional derivatives of the objective function. We introduce a unifying framework,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-17 Pavel Dvurechensky , Alexander Gasnikov , Alexander Tiurin , Vladimir Zholobov

We study a class of nonconvex nonsmooth optimization problems in which the objective is a sum of two functions: One function is the average of a large number of differentiable functions, while the other function is proper, lower…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-12 Duy-Nhat Phan , Sedi Bartz , Nilabja Guha , Hung M. Phan

Minimizing finite sums of functions is a central problem in optimization, arising in numerous practical applications. Such problems are commonly addressed using first-order optimization methods. However, these procedures cannot be used in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Marco Rando , Cheik Traoré , Cesare Molinari , Lorenzo Rosasco , Silvia Villa

Composite minimization involves a collection of functions which are aggregated in a nonsmooth manner. It covers, as a particular case, smooth approximation of minimax games, minimization of max-type functions, and simple composite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Yassine Nabou , Ion Necoara

In this technical note, we are concerned with the problem of solving variational inequalities with improved convergence rates. Motivated by Nesterov's accelerated gradient method for convex optimization, we propose a Nesterov's accelerated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-21 Shaolin Tan , Jinhu Lu

We address composite optimization problems, which consist in minimizing the sum of a smooth and a merely lower semicontinuous function, without any convexity assumptions. Numerical solutions of these problems can be obtained by proximal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Alberto De Marchi

We study (constrained) nonconvex (composite) optimization problems where the decision variables vector can be split into blocks of variables. Random block projection is a popular technique to handle this kind of problem for its remarkable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-17 Zhan Yu , Daniel W. C. Ho