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We show that (i) any constrained polynomial optimization problem (POP) has an equivalent formulation on a variety contained in an Euclidean sphere and (ii) the resulting semidefinite relaxations in the moment-SOS hierarchy have the constant…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-20 Ngoc Hoang Anh Mai , Victor Magron , Jean-Bernard Lasserre

We present a fast algorithm to solve nesting problems based on a semi-discrete representation of both the 2D non-convex pieces and the strip. The pieces and the strip are represented by a set of equidistant vertical line segments. The…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-08-27 Sahar Chehrazad , Dirk Roose , Tony Wauters

This paper deals with the non-convex power system state estimation (PSSE) problem, which plays a central role in the monitoring and operation of electric power networks. Given a set of noisy measurements, PSSE aims at estimating the vector…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-04-04 Yu Zhang , Ramtin Madani , Javad Lavaei

The Lasserre hierarchy of semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxations is an effective scheme for finding computationally feasible SDP approximations of polynomial optimization over compact semi-algebraic sets. In this paper, we show that,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-06-28 V. Jeyakumar , T. S. Pham , G. Li

In theory, hierarchies of semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxations based on sum of squares (SOS) polynomials have been shown to provide arbitrarily close approximations for a general polynomial optimization problem (POP). However, due to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-31 Xiaolong Kuang , Bissan Ghaddar , Joe Naoum-Sawaya , Luis F. Zuluaga

Robustness certification against bounded input noise or adversarial perturbations is increasingly important for deployment recurrent neural networks (RNNs) in safety-critical control applications. To address this challenge, we present…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-23 Paul Hamelbeck , Johannes Schiffer

We consider linear network error correction (LNEC) coding when errors may occur on edges of a communication network of which the topology is known. In this paper, we first revisit and explore the framework of LNEC coding, and then unify two…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Xuan Guang , Raymond W. Yeung

Loop closure detection (LCD) is an indispensable part of simultaneous localization and mapping systems (SLAM); it enables robots to produce a consistent map by recognizing previously visited places. When robots operate over extended…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-04-18 Dongdong Bai , Chaoqun Wang , Bo Zhang , Xiaodong Yi , Xuejun Yang

Many problems of systems control theory boil down to solving polynomial equations, polynomial inequalities or polyomial differential equations. Recent advances in convex optimization and real algebraic geometry can be combined to generate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-09-13 Didier Henrion

In recent years, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has gained traction for solving the NP-hard traveling salesman problem (TSP). However, limited attention has been given to the close-enough TSP (CETSP), primarily due to the challenge…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Mingfeng Fan , Jiaqi Cheng , Yaoxin Wu , Yifeng Zhang , Yibin Yang , Guohua Wu , Guillaume Sartoretti

Minimization of the nuclear norm is often used as a surrogate, convex relaxation, for finding the minimum rank completion (recovery) of a partial matrix. The minimum nuclear norm problem can be solved as a trace minimization semidefinite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-16 Shimeng Huang , Henry Wolkowicz

We present the first algorithm to efficiently compute certifiably optimal solutions to range-aided simultaneous localization and mapping (RA-SLAM) problems. Robotic navigation systems increasingly incorporate point-to-point ranging sensors,…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated strong capabilities in various natural language processing tasks; however, their application to graph-related problems remains limited, primarily due to scalability constraints and the absence…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-08 Hyun Lee , Chris Yi , Maminur Islam , B. D. S. Aritra

In this paper, we consider signal detection algorithms in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) decode-forward (DF) relay channel with one source, one relay, and one destination. The existing suboptimal near maximum likelihood (NML)…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-07-26 Xianglan Jin , Hyoung-Nam Kim

Visualizing graphs using virtual physical models is probably the most heavily used technique for drawing graphs in practice. There are many algorithms that are efficient and produce high-quality layouts. If one requires that the layout also…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2013-09-09 Emden R. Gansner , Yifan Hu , Shankar Krishnan

The Survivable Network Design problem (SNDP) is a well-studied problem, motivated by the design of networks that are robust to faults under the assumption that any subset of edges up to a specific number can fail. We consider non-uniform…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Chandra Chekuri , Rhea Jain

Quadratically constrained quadratic programs (QCQPs) are a fundamental class of optimization problems well-known to be NP-hard in general. In this paper we study conditions under which the standard semidefinite program (SDP) relaxation of a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-17 Alex L. Wang , Fatma Kilinc-Karzan

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a recent paradigm in telecommunication networks that disentangles data and control planes and brings more flexibility and efficiency to the network as a result. The Controller Placement (CP) problem in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Reza Soleymanifar , Carolyn Beck

Bilevel hyperparameter optimization has received growing attention thanks to the fast development of machine learning. Due to the tremendous size of data sets, the scale of bilevel hyperparameter optimization problem could be extremely…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-27 Yixin Wang , Qingna Li , Liwei Zhang