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We study the problem of Trajectory Optimization (TO) for a general class of stiff and constrained dynamic systems. We establish a set of mild assumptions, under which we show that TO converges numerically stably to a locally optimal and…

This paper introduces a novel surrogate modeling framework for aerodynamic applications based on Neural Fields. The proposed approach, MARIO (Modulated Aerodynamic Resolution Invariant Operator), addresses non parametric geometric…

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AC optimal power flow (ACOPF) is foundational yet computationally expensive in power grid operations, driving learning-based surrogates for large-scale grid analysis. These surrogates, however, often fail to generalize across network…

The high computational cost of kinetic solvers such as DSMC remains a major challenge in rarefied flow simulations. This work presents a unified framework combining deep neural networks and neural operators to accelerate kinetic and hybrid…

Optimization over trained machine learning models has applications including: verification, minimizing neural acquisition functions, and integrating a trained surrogate into a larger decision-making problem. This paper formulates and solves…

In this work we introduce the stochastic nonlinear constrained derivative-free optimization method (S)NOWPAC (Stochastic Nonlinear Optimization With Path-Augmented Constraints). The method extends the derivative-free optimizer NOWPAC to be…

The Linear Assignment Problem (LAP) is a fundamental combinatorial optimization task with applications ranging from computer vision to logistics. Classical exact solvers such as the Hungarian and Jonker-Volgenant (LAPJV) algorithms…

Many scientific and technological problems are related to optimization. Among them, black-box optimization in high-dimensional space is particularly challenging. Recent neural network-based black-box optimization studies have shown…

Machine learning, which can generate extremely fast and highly accurate black-box surrogate models, is increasingly being applied to a variety of AC power flow problems. Rigorously verifying the accuracy of the resulting black-box models,…

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Gradient-free optimization methods, such as surrogate based optimization (SBO) methods, and genetic (GAs), or evolutionary (EAs) algorithms have gained popularity in the field of constrained optimization of expensive black-box functions.…

Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is a valuable tool for power system operators, but it is a difficult problem to solve for large systems. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, especially Neural Networks-based (NN) optimization proxies, have emerged as…

In this paper, we develop unrolled neural networks to solve constrained optimization problems, offering accelerated, learnable counterparts to dual ascent (DA) algorithms. Our framework, termed constrained dual unrolling (CDU), comprises…

Subsurface flow problems usually involve some degree of uncertainty. Consequently, uncertainty quantification is commonly necessary for subsurface flow prediction. In this work, we propose a methodology for efficient uncertainty…