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The proximal point method (PPM) is a fundamental method in optimization that is often used as a building block for designing optimization algorithms. In this work, we use the PPM method to provide conceptually simple derivations along with…

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Gradient Descent (GD) is a ubiquitous algorithm for finding the optimal solution to an optimization problem. For reduced computational complexity, the optimal solution $\mathrm{x^*}$ of the optimization problem must be attained in a minimum…

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Numerous real-world applications of uncertain multiobjective optimization problems (UMOPs) can be found in science, engineering, business, and management. To handle the solution of uncertain optimization problems, robust optimization is a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Shubham Kumar , Nihar Kumar Mahatoa , Debdas Ghosh

In this paper, we study the stochastic gradient descent (SGD) method for the nonconvex nonsmooth optimization, and propose an accelerated SGD method by combining the variance reduction technique with Nesterov's extrapolation technique.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-18 Feihu Huang , Songcan Chen

This paper proposes a new steepest gradient descent method for solving nonconvex finite minimax problems using non-monotone adaptive step sizes and providing proof of convergence results in cases of the nonconvex, quasiconvex, and…

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This paper delves into the investigation of a distributed aggregative optimization problem within a network. In this scenario, each agent possesses its own local cost function, which relies not only on the local state variable but also on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Jiaxu Liu , Song Chen , Shengze Cai , Chao Xu , Jian Chu

We present a proximal gradient method for solving convex multiobjective optimization problems, where each objective function is the sum of two convex functions, with one assumed to be continuously differentiable. The algorithm incorporates…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-18 Yunier Bello-Cruz , J. G. Melo , L. F. Prudente , R. V. G. Serra

In this technical note, we are concerned with the problem of solving variational inequalities with improved convergence rates. Motivated by Nesterov's accelerated gradient method for convex optimization, we propose a Nesterov's accelerated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-21 Shaolin Tan , Jinhu Lu

Several new accelerated methods in minimax optimization and fixed-point iterations have recently been discovered, and, interestingly, they rely on a mechanism distinct from Nesterov's momentum-based acceleration. In this work, we show that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-19 TaeHo Yoon , Ernest K. Ryu

This paper proposes a Riemannian Multiobjective Proximal Gradient Method (RMPGM) for composite optimization problems on manifolds. Unlike scalarization-based approaches, the proposed framework directly handles vector-valued objectives and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Kangming Chen

We present a unifying framework for adapting the update direction in gradient-based iterative optimization methods. As natural special cases we re-derive classical momentum and Nesterov's accelerated gradient method, lending a new intuitive…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-07-12 Aleksandar Botev , Guy Lever , David Barber

In this paper, we generalize the well-known Nesterov's accelerated gradient (AG) method, originally designed for convex smooth optimization, to solve nonconvex and possibly stochastic optimization problems. We demonstrate that by properly…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Saeed Ghadimi , Guanghui Lan

Motivated by broad applications in machine learning, we study the popular accelerated stochastic gradient descent (ASGD) algorithm for solving (possibly nonconvex) optimization problems. We characterize the finite-time performance of this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-20 Thinh T. Doan , Lam M. Nguyen , Nhan H. Pham , Justin Romberg

We analyze the convergence rate of the monotone accelerated proximal gradient method, which can be used to solve structured convex composite optimization problems. A linear convergence rate is established when the smooth part of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-16 Zepeng Wang , Juan Peypouquet

Multi-objective gradient methods are becoming the standard for solving multi-objective problems. Among others, they show promising results in developing multi-objective recommender systems with both correlated and conflicting objectives.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-02 Blagoj Mitrevski , Milena Filipovic , Diego Antognini , Emma Lejal Glaude , Boi Faltings , Claudiu Musat

This article introduces the multi-objective adaptive order Caputo fractional gradient descent (MOAOCFGD) algorithm for solving unconstrained multi-objective problems. The proposed method performs equally well for both smooth and non-smooth…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-11 Barsha Shaw , Md Abu Talhamainuddin Ansary

Gradient restarting has been shown to improve the numerical performance of accelerated gradient methods. This paper provides a mathematical analysis to understand these advantages. First, we establish global linear convergence guarantees…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-28 Chenglong Bao , Liang Chen , Jiahong Li , Zuowei Shen

The optimized gradient method (OGM) provides a factor-$\sqrt{2}$ speedup upon Nesterov's celebrated accelerated gradient method in the convex (but non-strongly convex) setup. However, this improved acceleration mechanism has not been well…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Chanwoo Park , Jisun Park , Ernest K. Ryu

In a Hilbert space setting $\mathcal H$, given $\Phi: \mathcal H \to \mathbb R$ a convex continuously differentiable function, and $\alpha$ a positive parameter, we consider the inertial system with Asymptotic Vanishing Damping…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-06-20 Hedy Attouch , Zaki Chbani , Hassan Riahi

Nesterov's accelerated gradient (AG) method for minimizing a smooth strongly convex function $f$ is known to reduce $f({\bf x}_k)-f({\bf x}^*)$ by a factor of $\epsilon\in(0,1)$ after $k=O(\sqrt{L/\ell}\log(1/\epsilon))$ iterations, where…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-11 Sahar Karimi , Stephen Vavasis