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ASC
2004
13 years 4 months ago
Solving nonconvex climate control problems: pitfalls and algorithm performances
Global optimization can be used as the main component for reliable decision support systems. In this contribution, we explore numerical solution techniques for nonconvex and nondi...
Carmen G. Moles, Julio R. Banga, Klaus Keller
CCE
2005
13 years 4 months ago
Logic-based outer approximation for globally optimal synthesis of process networks
Process network problems can be formulated as Generalized Disjunctive Programs where a logicbased representation is used to deal with the discrete and continuous decisions. A new ...
María Lorena Bergamini, Pío A. Aguir...
EOR
2007
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Parallel radial basis function methods for the global optimization of expensive functions
We introduce a master–worker framework for parallel global optimization of computationally expensive functions using response surface models. In particular, we parallelize two r...
Rommel G. Regis, Christine A. Shoemaker
INFORMATICALT
2006
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Estimation of Functional Ranges Using Standard and Inner Interval Arithmetic
New ways to estimate ranges of values of functions from standard and inner interval arithmetic have been proposed. Using the proposed ways ranges of values of mathematical test fun...
Julius Zilinskas
CORR
2010
Springer
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On the Impact of the Migration Topology on the Island Model
Parallel Global Optimization Algorithms (PGOA) provide an efficient way of dealing with hard optimization problems. One method of parallelization of GOAs that is frequently applie...
Marek Rucinski, Dario Izzo, Francesco Biscani
GECCO
2008
Springer
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A new quantum behaved particle swarm optimization
This paper presents a variant of Quantum behaved Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) named Q-QPSO for solving global optimization problems. The Q-QPSO algorithm is based on the cha...
Millie Pant, Radha Thangaraj, Ajith Abraham
CEC
2010
IEEE
13 years 5 months ago
Constrained global optimization of low-thrust interplanetary trajectories
The optimization of spacecraft trajectories can be formulated as a global optimization task. The complexity of the problem depends greatly on the problem formulation, on the spacec...
Chit Hong Yam, David Di Lorenzo, Dario Izzo
SIP
2003
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Time Domain Optimization Techniques for Blind Separation of Non-stationary Convolutive Mixed Signals
This paper aims to solve the problem of Blind Signal Separation (BSS) in a convolutive environment based on output correlation matrix diagonalization. Firstly an extension of the ...
Iain Russell, Alfred Mertins, Jiangtao Xi
DAGSTUHL
2003
13 years 6 months ago
Global Optimization in the COCONUT Project
In this article, a solver platform for global optimization is presented, as it is developed in the COCONUT project. After a short
Hermann Schichl
DAGSTUHL
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Optimal algorithms for global optimization in case of unknown Lipschitz constant
We consider the global optimization problem for d-variate Lipschitz functions which, in a certain sense, do not increase too slowly in a neighborhood of the global minimizer(s). O...
Matthias U. Horn