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We provide a Lax-Oleinik-type representation formula for solutions of time-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi equations, posed on a network with a rather general geometry, under standard assumptions on the Hamiltonians. It depends on a given initial…
We study the convergence rate of a hierarchy of upper bounds for polynomial optimization problems, proposed by Lasserre [SIAM J. Optim. 21(3) (2011), pp. 864-885], and a related hierarchy by De Klerk, Hess and Laurent [SIAM J. Optim. 27(1),…
In order to nd a non-negative solution to a system of inequalities, the corresponding dual problem is composed, which has a suitable unity basic matrix. In such a formulation, the objective function is replaced by set of constraints based…
Optimal transport and the Wasserstein distance $\mathcal{W}_p$ have recently seen a number of applications in the fields of statistics, machine learning, data science, and the physical sciences. These applications are however severely…
In this paper, we propose and analyze an efficient Halpern-Peaceman-Rachford (HPR) algorithm for solving the Wasserstein barycenter problem (WBP) with fixed supports. While the Peaceman-Rachford (PR) splitting method itself may not be…
A discretization scheme for variable coefficient Helmholtz problems on two-dimensional domains is presented. The scheme is based on high-order spectral approximations and is designed for problems with smooth solutions. The resulting system…
In this work we focus on the problem of finding the heaviest-k and lightest-k hitters in a sliding window data stream. The most recent research endeavours have yielded an epsilon-approximate algorithm with update operations in constant time…
We present an optimization problem emerging from optimal control theory and situated at the intersection of fractional programming and linear max-min programming on polytopes. A na\"ive solution would require solving four nested, possibly…
The vertex coloring problem is a well-known NP-hard problem and has many applications in operations research and in scheduling. A conventional approach to the problem solves the k-colorability problem iteratively, decreasing k one by one.…
The main objective of this paper is to solve the optimization problem that is associated with the classification of DNA samples in PCR plates for Sanger sequencing. To achieve this goal, we design an integer linear programming model. Given…
We perform a systematic study of optimization problems in the Wasserstein spaces that are analogs of infinite horizon, deterministic control problems. We derive necessary conditions on action minimizing paths and present a sufficient…
In this work, we investigate a neural network based solver for optimal control problems (without / with box constraint) for linear and semilinear second-order elliptic problems. It utilizes a coupled system derived from the first-order…
In this short paper, we describe an efficient numerical solver for the optimal sampling problem considered in "Designing Sampling Schemes for Multi-Dimensional Data". An implementation may be found on…
We propose a method for verifying that a given feasible point for a polynomial optimization problem is globally optimal. The approach relies on the Lasserre hierarchy and the result of Lasserre regarding the importance of the convexity of…
Wasserstein distributionally robust control (WDRC) is an effective method for addressing inaccurate distribution information about disturbances in stochastic systems. It provides various salient features, such as an out-of-sample…
The delivery of bulk data is an increasingly pressing problem in modern networks. While in some cases these transfers happen in background without specific constraints in terms of delivery times, there are a number of scenarios in which the…
The composite $L_q~(0<q<1)$ minimization problem over a general polyhedron has received various applications in machine learning, wireless communications, image restoration, signal reconstruction, etc. This paper aims to provide a…
In this paper, we study the solution uniqueness of an individual feasible vector of a class of convex optimization problems involving convex piecewise affine functions and subject to general polyhedral constraints. This class of problems…
Special cases of Weber-Schafheitlin type integrals are evaluated analytically.