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In this paper, we introduce a practical GPU-enhanced matrix-free first-order method for solving large-scale conic programming problems, which we refer to as PDCS, standing for the Primal-Dual Conic Programming Solver. Problems that it…
We present PDLP, a practical first-order method for linear programming (LP) that can solve to the high levels of accuracy that are expected in traditional LP applications. In addition, it can scale to very large problems because its core…
Quadratic programming (QP) is a fundamental optimization model with wide-ranging applications in decision-making and machine learning, yet efficiently solving large-scale instances remains a major computational challenge. Building upon the…
The rapid progress in GPU computing has revolutionized many fields, yet its potential in mathematical programming, such as linear programming (LP), has only recently begun to be realized. This survey aims to provide a comprehensive overview…
We consider a linear iterative solver for large scale linearly constrained quadratic minimization problems that arise, for example, in optimization with PDEs. By a primal-dual projection (PDP) iteration, which can be interpreted and…
We present PDLP, a practical first-order method for linear programming (LP) designed to solve large-scale LP problems. PDLP is based on the primal-dual hybrid gradient (PDHG) method applied to the minimax formulation of LP. PDLP…
We introduce a first order method for solving very large convex cone programs. The method uses an operator splitting method, the alternating directions method of multipliers, to solve the homogeneous self-dual embedding, an equivalent…
A recent GPU implementation of the Restarted Primal-Dual Hybrid Gradient Method for Linear Programming was proposed in Lu and Yang (2023). Its computational results demonstrate the significant computational advantages of the GPU-based…
Linear constrained convex programming has many practical applications, including support vector machine and machine learning portfolio problems. We propose the randomized primal-dual coordinate (RPDC) method, a randomized coordinate…
In this paper we provide a detailed analysis of the iteration complexity of dual first order methods for solving conic convex problems. When it is difficult to project on the primal feasible set described by convex constraints, we use the…
We give a continuous perspective on the Inertial Corrected Primal-Dual Proximal Splitting (IC-PDPS) proposed by Valkonen ({\it SIAM J. Optim.}, 30(2): 1391--1420, 2020) for solving saddle-point problems. The algorithm possesses nonergodic…
In this paper we consider the problem of distributed nonlinear optimisation of a separable convex cost function over a graph subject to cone constraints. We show how to generalise, using convex analysis, monotone operator theory and…
Optimization methods are at the core of many problems in signal/image processing, computer vision, and machine learning. For a long time, it has been recognized that looking at the dual of an optimization problem may drastically simplify…
Large-scale linear programs (LPs) arise in many decision systems, including ranking, allocation, and matching problems that must be solved repeatedly at massive scale. Prior work such as ECLIPSE and LinkedIn's open-source DuaLip showed that…
The primal-dual splitting algorithm (PDSA) by Chambolle and Pock is efficient for solving structured convex optimization problems. It adopts an extrapolation step and achieves convergence under certain step size condition. Chang and Yang…
First-order conic optimization solvers are sensitive to problem conditioning and typically perform poorly in the face of ill-conditioned problem data. To mitigate this, we propose an approach to preconditioning--the hypersphere…
We propose a novel methodology for solving a two-stage adjustable robust convex optimisation problem with a general (proximable) convex objective function and constraints defined by sum-of-squares (SOS) convex polynomials. These problems…
The linear primal-dual hybrid gradient (PDHG) method is a first-order method that splits convex optimization problems with saddle-point structure into smaller subproblems. Unlike those obtained in most splitting methods, these subproblems…
This paper presents a customized second-order cone programming (SOCP) solver tailored for embedded real-time optimization, which frequently arises in modern guidance and control (G&C) applications. The solver employs a practically efficient…
The possibilities of exploiting the special structure of d.c. programs, which consist of optimizing the difference of convex functions, are currently more or less limited to variants of the DCA proposed by Pham Dinh Tao and Le Thi Hoai An…