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This paper develops a fast numerical dual control for exploration and exploitation (DCEE) method to address auto-optimization problems in unknown environments. In auto-optimization problems, the optimal operating condition is unknown a…

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In this paper, we study the maximum principle for stochastic optimal control problems of forward-backward stochastic difference systems (FBS{\Delta}Ss). Two types of FBS{\Delta}Ss are investigated. The first one is described by a partially…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-01 Shaolin Ji , Haodong Liu

We develop a new variational formulation of the inverse Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundary. We employ optimal control framework,…

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In this paper we make a survey on the so called randomization method, a recent methodology to study stochastic optimization problems. It allows to represent the value function of an optimal control problem by a suitable backward stochastic…

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- In this paper we introduce a new method to solve fixed-delay optimal control problems which exploits numerical homotopy procedures. It is known that solving this kind of problems via indirect methods is complex and computationally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-16 Riccardo Bonalli , Bruno Hérissé , Emmanuel Trélat

This paper proposes a non-intrusive, data-driven reduced-order modeling framework for stochastic optimal control problems governed by partial differential equations. The control problem is formulated with a quadratic cost functional and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Lingling Ma , Jingyi Zhang , Qiuqi Li

We present a data-driven algorithm for efficiently computing stochastic control policies for general joint chance constrained optimal control problems. Our approach leverages the theory of kernel distribution embeddings, which allows…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-10 Adam J. Thorpe , Thomas Lew , Meeko M. K. Oishi , Marco Pavone

Solving Stefan problems via neural networks is inherently challenged by the nonlinear coupling between the solutions and the free boundary, which results in a non-convex optimization problem. To address this, this work proposes an Operator…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-26 Siyuan Lang , Zhiyue Zhang

We consider stochastic optimal control of linear dynamical systems with additive non-Gaussian disturbance. We propose a novel, sampling-free approach, based on Fourier transformations and convex optimization, to cast the stochastic optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-06 Vignesh Sivaramakrishnan , Abraham P. Vinod , Meeko M. K. Oishi

The optimal control problem for open quantum systems can be formulated as a time-dependent Lindbladian that is parameterized by a number of time-dependent control variables. Given an observable and an initial state, the goal is to tune the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-30 Wenhao He , Tongyang Li , Xiantao Li , Zecheng Li , Chunhao Wang , Ke Wang

In this paper, we study the optimal control of a discrete-time stochastic differential equation (SDE) of mean-field type, where the coefficients can depend on both a function of the law and the state of the process. We establish a new…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-05 Arzu Ahmadova , Nazim I. Mahmudov

Pronounced variability due to the growth of renewable energy sources, flexible loads, and distributed generation is challenging residential distribution systems. This context, motivates well fast, efficient, and robust reactive power…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-31 Qiuling Yang , Alireza Sadeghi , Gang Wang , Georgios B. Giannakis , Jian Sun

Feedback optimization refers to a class of methods that steer a control system to a steady state that solves an optimization problem. Despite tremendous progress on the topic, an important problem remains open: enforcing state constraints…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-11 Giannis Delimpaltadakis , Pol Mestres , Jorge Cortés , W. P. M. H. Heemels

We present an optimal control-based strategy to enhance the estimation of impulse-like disturbances in continuously monitored linear classical and quantum systems by exploiting non-equilibrium states. Using optimal estimation techniques for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-13 Kaspar Schmerling , Andreas Kugi , Andreas Deutschmann-Olek

Many physical phenomena, governed by partial differential equations (PDEs), are second order in nature. This makes sense to pose the control on the second order derivatives of the field solution, in addition to zero and first order ones, to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-10-11 Rouhollah Tavakoli

A properly designed controller can help improve the quality of experimental measurements or force a dynamical system to follow a completely new time-evolution path. Recent developments in deep reinforcement learning have made steep advances…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-02-26 Ruslan Mukhamadiarov

In the present paper an optimal control problem for a system of differential-algebraic equations (DAEs) is considered. This problem arises in the dynamic optimization of unsteady district heating networks. Based on the Carath\'eodory theory…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-11 Christian Jäkle , Lena Reichle , Stefan Volkwein

The paper addresses an optimal control problem for a perturbed sweeping process of the rate-independent hysteresis type described by a controlled "play and stop" operator with separately controlled perturbations. This problem can be reduced…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-12-01 Tan H. Cao , Boris S. Mordukhovich

Optimal control problems of forward stochastic Volterra integral equations (SVIEs) are formulated and studied. When control region is arbitrary subset of Euclidean space and control enters into the diffusion, necessary conditions of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-06 Tianxiao Wang

Discovering the governing equations of a physical system and designing an effective feedback controller remains one of the most challenging and intensive areas of ongoing research. This task demands a deep understanding of the system…

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