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Inexact Restoration via random models for unconstrained noisy optimization

Optimization and Control 2026-02-24 v3

Abstract

We study the Inexact Restoration framework with random models for minimizing functions whose evaluation is subject to errors. We propose a constrained formulation that includes well-known stochastic problems and an algorithm applicable when the evaluation of both the function and its gradient is random and a specified accuracy of such evaluations is guaranteed with sufficiently high probability. The proposed algorithm combines the Inexact Restoration framework with a trust-region methodology based on random first-order models. We analyse the properties of the algorithm and provide the expected number of iterations performed to reach an approximate first-order optimality point. Numerical experiments show that the proposed algorithm compares well with a state-of-the-art competitor.

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@article{arxiv.2402.12069,
  title  = {Inexact Restoration via random models for unconstrained noisy optimization},
  author = {Benedetta Morini and Simone Rebegoldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.12069},
  year   = {2026}
}
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