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We consider a sketched implementation of the finite element method for elliptic partial differential equations on high-dimensional models. Motivated by applications in real-time simulation and prediction we propose an algorithm that…

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The aim of this work is to present a model reduction technique in the framework of optimal control problems for partial differential equations. We combine two approaches used for reducing the computational cost of the mathematical numerical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-09 Ivan Prusak , Monica Nonino , Davide Torlo , Francesco Ballarin , Gianluigi Rozza

We present DFO-GN, a derivative-free version of the Gauss-Newton method for solving nonlinear least-squares problems. As is common in derivative-free optimization, DFO-GN uses interpolation of function values to build a model of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-31 Coralia Cartis , Lindon Roberts

The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is designed to determine optimum and near optimum solutions of quadratic (and higher order) unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO or HUBO) problems, which in turn accurately model…

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Recently, remarkable progress has been made in large-scale pre-trained model tuning, and inference efficiency is becoming more crucial for practical deployment. Early exiting in conjunction with multi-stage predictors, when cooperated with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-06 Liwei Luo , Shuaitengyuan Li , Dongwei Ren , Qilong Wang , Pengfei Zhu , Qinghua Hu

Combinatorial optimization is considered a promising class of problems in which quantum computers can show significant advantages. However, problems of practical relevance typically have more variables than current or foreseeable quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Mathias Schmid , Naeimeh Mohseni , Michael J. Hartmann

We study the problem of policy synthesis for uncertain partially observable Markov decision processes (uPOMDPs). The transition probability function of uPOMDPs is only known to belong to a so-called uncertainty set, for instance in the form…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-24 Marnix Suilen , Nils Jansen , Murat Cubuktepe , Ufuk Topcu

We study the problem of learning a function that maps context observations (input) to parameters of a submodular function (output). Our motivating case study is a specific type of vehicle routing problem, in which a team of Unmanned Ground…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Guangyao Shi , Pratap Tokekar

The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) is a highly promising variational quantum algorithm that aims to solve combinatorial optimization problems that are classically intractable. This comprehensive review offers an overview…

A novel derivative-free algorithm, optimization by moving ridge functions (OMoRF), for unconstrained and bound-constrained optimization is presented. This algorithm couples trust region methodologies with output-based dimension reduction to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-01-07 James C. Gross , Geoffrey T. Parks

A sequential quadratic optimization algorithm for minimizing an objective function defined by an expectation subject to nonlinear inequality and equality constraints is proposed, analyzed, and tested. The context of interest is when it is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-01 Frank E. Curtis , Daniel P. Robinson , Baoyu Zhou

Modeling open quantum dynamics without full knowledge of the system Hamiltonian or noise model is a key challenge in quantum control and quantum state estimation. We introduce an Augmented Quantum Neural Ordinary Differential Equation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-10 Shahid Qamar , Rana Imran Mushtaq , Bo Li , Ho-Kin Tang

We develop a mesh-free, derivative-free, matrix-free, and highly parallel localized stochastic method for high-dimensional semilinear parabolic PDEs. The efficiency of the proposed method is built upon four essential components: (i) a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Shuixin Fang , Changtao Sheng , Bihao Su , Tao Zhou

The paper develops a novel design optimization framework and associated computational techniques for staged deployment optimization of complex systems under operational uncertainties. It proposes a local scenario discretization method that…

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This study proposes a novel structural optimization framework based on quantum variational circuits, in which the multiplier acting on the cross-sectional area of each rod in a truss structure as an updater is used as a design variable.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-25 Junsen Xiao , Naruethep Sukulthanasorn , Reika Nomura , Shuji Moriguchi , Kenjiro Terada

Variational Quantum optimization algorithms, such as the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) or the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA), are among the most studied quantum algorithms. In our work, we evaluate and improve an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-24 David Winderl , Nicola Franco , Jeanette Miriam Lorenz

In this work we propose two Hermite-type optimization methods, Hermite least squares and Hermite BOBYQA, specialized for the case that some partial derivatives of the objective function are available and others are not. The main objective…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-04-12 Mona Fuhrländer , Sebastian Schöps

We provide first the functional analysis background required for reduced order modeling and present the underlying concepts of reduced basis model reduction. The projection-based model reduction framework under affinity assumptions,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-30 Gianluigi Rozza , Martin Hess , Giovanni Stabile , Marco Tezzele , Francesco Ballarin

Variational quantum algorithms are a promising hybrid framework for solving chemistry and physics problems with broad applicability to optimization as well. They are particularly well suited for noisy intermediate scale quantum (NISQ)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-18 Lucas Slattery , Benjamin Villalonga , Bryan K. Clark