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The linear equations that arise in interior methods for constrained optimization are sparse symmetric indefinite and become extremely ill-conditioned as the interior method converges. These linear systems present a challenge for existing…

Solving sparse linear systems from discretized PDEs is challenging. Direct solvers have in many cases quadratic complexity (depending on geometry), while iterative solvers require problem dependent preconditioners to be robust and…

As integrated circuits become increasingly complex, the demand for efficient and accurate simulation solvers continues to rise. Traditional solvers often struggle with large-scale sparse systems, leading to prolonged simulation times and…

Sparse linear system solvers ($Ax=b$) are critical computational kernels in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), underpinning vital simulations for modern IC and system design. Applications like power integrity verification and…

Generally, discretization of partial differential equations (PDEs) creates a sequence of linear systems $A_k x_k = b_k, k = 0, 1, 2, ..., N$ with well-known and structured sparsity patterns. Preconditioners are often necessary to achieve…

A hierarchical solver is proposed for solving sparse ill-conditioned linear systems in parallel. The solver is based on a modification of the LoRaSp method, but employs a deferred-compression technique, which provably reduces the…

In this paper we propose a set of guidelines to select a solver for the solution of nonlinear programming problems. With this in mind, we present a comparison of the convergence performances of commonly used solvers for both unconstrained…

A linear inverse problem is proposed that requires the determination of multiple unknown signal vectors. Each unknown vector passes through a different system matrix and the results are added to yield a single observation vector. Given the…

This paper presents the first results to combine two theoretically sound methods (spectral projection and multigrid methods) together to attack ill-conditioned linear systems. Our preliminary results show that the proposed algorithm applied…

Computational equilibrium finding in large zero-sum extensive-form imperfect-information games has led to significant recent AI breakthroughs. The fastest algorithms for the problem are new forms of counterfactual regret minimization [Brown…

Linear solvers for large and sparse systems are a key element of scientific applications, and their efficient implementation is necessary to harness the computational power of current computers. Algebraic MultiGrid (AMG) preconditioners are…

Scaling hyperparameter optimisation to very large datasets remains an open problem in the Gaussian process community. This paper focuses on iterative methods, which use linear system solvers, like conjugate gradients, alternating…

Large sparse symmetric linear systems appear in several branches of science and engineering thanks to the widespread use of the finite element method (FEM). The fastest sparse linear solvers available implement hybrid iterative methods.…

Linear solvers are major computational bottlenecks in a wide range of decision support and optimization computations. The challenges become even more pronounced on heterogeneous hardware, where traditional sparse numerical linear algebra…

Interior point methods (IPMs) are a common approach for solving linear programs (LPs) with strong theoretical guarantees and solid empirical performance. The time complexity of these methods is dominated by the cost of solving a linear…

Despite hundreds of papers on preconditioned linear systems of equations, there remains a significant lack of comprehensive performance benchmarks comparing various preconditioners for solving symmetric positive definite (SPD) systems. In…

We consider the solution of systems of linear algebraic equations (SLAEs) with an ill-conditioned or degenerate exact matrix and an approximate right-hand side. An approach to solving such a problem is proposed and justified, which makes it…

We conducted an extensive computational experiment, lasting multiple CPU-years, to optimally select parameters for two important classes of algorithms for finding sparse solutions of underdetermined systems of linear equations. We make the…

The numerical simulation of structural mechanics applications via finite elements usually requires the solution of large-size and ill-conditioned linear systems, especially when accurate results are sought for derived variables interpolated…

Sparse linear system solvers are computationally expensive kernels that lie at the heart of numerous applications. This paper proposes a flexible preconditioning framework to substantially reduce the time and energy requirements of this…