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We propose a MINRES-based Newton-type algorithm for solving unconstrained nonconvex optimization problems. Our approach uses the minimal residual method (MINRES), a well-known solver for indefinite symmetric linear systems, to compute…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Hanfeng Zeng , Yang Liu , Wenqing Ouyang , Andre Milzarek

This paper explores two recent methods for learning rate optimisation in stochastic gradient descent: D-Adaptation (arXiv:2301.07733) and probabilistic line search (arXiv:1502.02846). These approaches aim to alleviate the burden of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Max McGuinness

This paper considers the fixed point problem for a nonexpansive mapping on a real Hilbert space and proposes novel line search fixed point algorithms to accelerate the search. The termination conditions for the line search are based on the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-09-21 Hideaki Iiduka

We propose approximately exact line search (AELS), which uses only function evaluations to select a step size within a constant fraction of the exact line search minimizer of a unimodal objective. We bound the number of iterations and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-13 Sara Fridovich-Keil , Benjamin Recht

In this paper, we propose a globally convergent method for solving constrained nonlinear systems. The method combines an efficient Newton conditional gradient method with a derivative-free and nonmonotone linesearch strategy. The global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-06-06 M. L. N. Gonçalves , F. R. Oliveira

Second-order methods are emerging as promising alternatives to standard first-order optimizers such as gradient descent and ADAM for training neural networks. Though the advantages of including curvature information in computing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Conor Rowan

We consider solving equality-constrained nonlinear, nonconvex optimization problems. This class of problems appears widely in a variety of applications in machine learning and engineering, ranging from constrained deep neural networks, to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-31 Ilgee Hong , Sen Na , Michael W. Mahoney , Mladen Kolar

In this paper, a new variant of accelerated gradient descent is proposed. The pro-posed method does not require any information about the objective function, usesexact line search for the practical accelerations of convergence, converges…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-14 Yurii Nesterov , Alexander Gasnikov , Sergey Guminov , Pavel Dvurechensky

This paper presents a novel coordinate descent algorithm leveraging a combination of one-directional line search and gradient information for parameter updates for a squared error loss function. Each parameter undergoes updates determined…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-05 Yen-Che Hsiao , Abhishek Dutta

In this paper, we propose a Newton method for unconstrained set optimization problems to find its weakly minimal solutions with respect to lower set-less ordering. The objective function of the problem under consideration is given by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-01 Debdas Ghosh , Anshika , Qamrul Hasan Ansari , Xiaopeng Zhao

A zero-finding technique for solving nonlinear equations more efficiently than they usually are with traditional iterative methods in which the order of convergence is improved is presented. The key idea in deriving this procedure is to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-06-07 Miquel Grau-Sánchez , José Luis Díaz-Barrero

In deterministic optimization, line searches are a standard tool ensuring stability and efficiency. Where only stochastic gradients are available, no direct equivalent has so far been formulated, because uncertain gradients do not allow for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-07-03 Maren Mahsereci , Philipp Hennig

In deterministic optimization, line searches are a standard tool ensuring stability and efficiency. Where only stochastic gradients are available, no direct equivalent has so far been formulated, because uncertain gradients do not allow for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-01-19 Maren Mahsereci , Philipp Hennig

This paper considers sufficient descent Riemannian conjugate gradient methods with line search algorithms. We propose two kinds of sufficient descent nonlinear conjugate gradient methods and prove these methods satisfy the sufficient…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-28 Hiroyuki Sakai , Hideaki Iiduka

Finding roots of equations is at the heart of most computational science. A well-known and widely used iterative algorithm is the Newton's method. However, its convergence depends heavily on the initial guess, with poor choices often…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-09 Ankush Aggarwal , Sanjay Pant

Nonlinearity continuation method, applied to boundary value problems for steady-state Richards equation, gradually approaches the solution through a series of intermediate problems. Originally, the Newton method with simple line search…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-27 Denis Anuprienko

Deep learning involves a difficult non-convex optimization problem, which is often solved by stochastic gradient (SG) methods. While SG is usually effective, it may not be robust in some situations. Recently, Newton methods have been…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-11-16 Chien-Chih Wang , Kent Loong Tan , Chih-Jen Lin

Many practical optimization problems involve objective function values that are corrupted by unavoidable numerical errors. In smooth nonconvex optimization, quasi-Newton methods combined with line search are widely used due to their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-12 Hiroki Hamaguchi , Naoki Marumo , Akiko Takeda

This paper is about line search for the generalized alternating projections (GAP) method. This method is a generalization of the von Neumann alternating projections method, where instead of performing alternating projections, relaxed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-21 Mattias Fält , Pontus Giselsson

A fundamental challenge in deep learning is that the optimal step sizes for update steps of stochastic gradient descent are unknown. In traditional optimization, line searches are used to determine good step sizes, however, in deep…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-05 Maximus Mutschler , Andreas Zell