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Powerful interior-point methods (IPM) based commercial solvers, such as Gurobi and Mosek, have been hugely successful in solving large-scale linear programming (LP) problems. The high efficiency of these solvers depends critically on the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-20 Xudong Li , Defeng Sun , Kim-Chuan Toh

We propose, analyze, and test new robust iterative solvers for systems of linear algebraic equations arising from the space-time finite element discretization of reduced optimality systems defining the approximate solution of hyperbolic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-08 Ulrich Langer , Richard Löscher , Olaf Steinbach , Huidong Yang

In today's uncertain and competitive market, where enterprises are subjected to increasingly shortened product life-cycles and frequent volume changes, reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) applications play a significant role in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-02 Carlos Alberto Barrera-Diaz , Amir Nourmohammdi , Henrik Smedberg , Tehseen Aslam , Amos H. C. Ng

In the current paper, we present an optimization system solving multi objective production scheduling problems (MOOPPS). The identification of Pareto optimal alternatives or at least a close approximation of them is possible by a set of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2008-09-08 Martin Josef Geiger

Local Process Model (LPM) discovery is focused on the mining of a set of process models where each model describes the behavior represented in the event log only partially, i.e. subsets of possible events are taken into account to create…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-12-20 Niek Tax , Natalia Sidorova , Wil M. P. van der Aalst , Reinder Haakma

This paper aims to predict optimal solutions for combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) via machine learning (ML). To find high-quality solutions efficiently, existing work uses a ML prediction of the optimal solution to guide heuristic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-30 Yunzhuang Shen , Yuan Sun , Xiaodong Li , Andrew Eberhard , Andreas Ernst

We consider the least squares regression problem, penalized with a combination of the $\ell_{0}$ and squared $\ell_{2}$ penalty functions (a.k.a. $\ell_0 \ell_2$ regularization). Recent work shows that the resulting estimators are of key…

Computation · Statistics 2021-04-16 Hussein Hazimeh , Rahul Mazumder , Ali Saab

The dynamic behavior of jointed assemblies exhibiting friction nonlinearities features amplitude-dependent dissipation and stiffness. To develop numerical simulations for predictive and design purposes, macro-scale High Fidelity Models…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-04-27 Ahmed Amr Morsy , Mariella Kast , Paolo Tiso

Multi-agent path finding (MAPF) is the problem of finding collision-free paths for a team of agents to reach their goal locations. State-of-the-art classical MAPF solvers typically employ heuristic search to find solutions for hundreds of…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-04-01 Rishi Veerapaneni , Qian Wang , Kevin Ren , Arthur Jakobsson , Jiaoyang Li , Maxim Likhachev

We present a solver for Mixed Integer Programs (MIP) developed for the MIP competition 2022. Given the 10 minutes bound on the computational time established by the rules of the competition, our method focuses on finding a feasible solution…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Warley Almeida Silva , Federico Bobbio , Flore Caye , Defeng Liu , Justine Pepin , Carl Perreault-Lafleur , William St-Arnaud

Topology Optimization seeks to find the best design that satisfies a set of constraints while maximizing system performance. Traditional iterative optimization methods like SIMP can be computationally expensive and get stuck in local…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-20 Giorgio Giannone , Faez Ahmed

Multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs) are ubiquitous in real-world applications, presenting a complex challenge of balancing multiple conflicting objectives. Traditional evolutionary algorithms (EAs), though effective, often rely on…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Yuxiao Huang , Shenghao Wu , Wenjie Zhang , Jibin Wu , Liang Feng , Kay Chen Tan

Many optimization problems admit a number of local optima, among which there is the global optimum. For these problems, various heuristic optimization methods have been proposed. Comparing the results of these solvers requires the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-02-18 Gianfranco Chicco , Andrea Mazza

Recent advances in multimodal large reasoning models (MLRMs) have substantially improved their ability to solve complex textual and visual tasks. However, these models tend to overthink on simple problems, producing unnecessarily lengthy…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Shuang Chen , Yue Guo , Yimeng Ye , Shijue Huang , Wenbo Hu , Haoxi Li , Manyuan Zhang , Jiayu Chen , Song Guo , Nanyun Peng

The large-scale analysis task of deciphering gravitational wave signals in the LISA data stream will be difficult, requiring a large amount of computational resources and extensive development of computational methods. Its high…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-12 Michael L. Katz , Nikolaos Karnesis , Natalia Korsakova , Jonathan R. Gair , Nikolaos Stergioulas

Hybrid metaheuristics are powerful techniques for solving difficult optimization problems that exploit the strengths of different approaches in a single implementation. For algorithm designers, however, creating hybrid metaheuristic…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Christian Camacho-Villalón , Marco Dorigo , Thomas Stützle

Ising machines (IM) are physics-inspired alternatives to von Neumann architectures for solving hard optimization tasks. By mapping binary variables to coupled Ising spins, IMs can naturally solve unconstrained combinatorial optimization…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Corentin Delacour

The remarkable performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) highly relies on crafted prompts. However, manual prompt engineering is a laborious process, creating a core bottleneck for practical application of LLMs. This phenomenon has led to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-21 Qing Zhang , Bing Xu , Xudong Zhang , Yifan Shi , Yang Li , Chen Zhang , Yik Chung Wu , Ngai Wong , Yijie Chen , Hong Dai , Xiansen Chen , Mian Zhang

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into optimization has created a powerful synergy, opening exciting research opportunities. This paper investigates how LLMs can enhance existing optimization algorithms. Using their…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Camilo Chacón Sartori , Christian Blum

We consider the multi-item inventory lot-sizing problem with supplier selection. The problem consists of determining an optimal purchasing plan in order to satisfy dynamic deterministic demands for multiple items over a finite planning…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-22 Leopoldo E. Cárdenas-Barrón , Rafael A. Melo , Marcio C. Santos