Stochastic Algorithms For Optimization
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Stochastic Optimization
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Author : Stanislav Uryasev
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2001-05-31
Stochastic Optimization written by Stanislav Uryasev and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Stochastic programming is the study of procedures for decision making under the presence of uncertainties and risks. Stochastic programming approaches have been successfully used in a number of areas such as energy and production planning, telecommunications, and transportation. Recently, the practical experience gained in stochastic programming has been expanded to a much larger spectrum of applications including financial modeling, risk management, and probabilistic risk analysis. Major topics in this volume include: (1) advances in theory and implementation of stochastic programming algorithms; (2) sensitivity analysis of stochastic systems; (3) stochastic programming applications and other related topics. Audience: Researchers and academies working in optimization, computer modeling, operations research and financial engineering. The book is appropriate as supplementary reading in courses on optimization and financial engineering.
Convergences Of Stochastic Optimization Algorithms
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Convergences Of Stochastic Optimization Algorithms written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled |onvergences of Stochastic Optimization Algorithms|submitted by Lee Kwok Shing for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in August, 1997 A stochastic algorithm is one of the approaches to solve the optimization problem. With the inspiration from the nature, researchers invent different stochastic algorithms for optimization. These include the Genetic Algorithm which analogies to the genetics from the biology, the Evolution Strategies which borrows the concept of evolution as well as the Simulated Annealing which simulates the annealing process from solid state physics. Even though these algorithms originate from different area, they share many similarities. In this thesis, a general model of the stochastic algorithm for optimization is proposed. Usually, the stochastic optimization algorithm composes the candidate generation a well as the selection procedures. However, unlike the deterministic algorithm, the randomness is added to the procedures. Mathematical model of the general stochastic optimization algorithm is given based on the probability distribution of the candidate in the population. Convergence is an important property of the stochastic optimization process which guarantees the algorithm is able to find the optimum. However, not all the instances of the general stochastic algorithm converge. Therefore to ensure the convergence of an stochastic algorithm, certain conditions are added to the general framework. Moreover, in practice, the optimum is not know a priori so that the convergence measure is required. A very simple stochastic algorithm for optimization is used to illustrate the uses of the general framework. Unlike other well-known stochastic algorithms, this simple algorithm requires neither the sophisticated candidate generation procedure nor complicated parameters changing schedule. However, this algorithm converges though its performance is not guaranteed.
Stochastic Algorithms For Optimization
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Author : Jin-Cheng Wang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Stochastic Algorithms For Optimization written by Jin-Cheng Wang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
Stochastic Global Optimization
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Author : Anatoly Zhigljavsky
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-11-20
Stochastic Global Optimization written by Anatoly Zhigljavsky and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-20 with Mathematics categories.
This book aims to cover major methodological and theoretical developments in the ?eld of stochastic global optimization. This ?eld includes global random search and methods based on probabilistic assumptions about the objective function. We discuss the basic ideas lying behind the main algorithmic schemes, formulate the most essential algorithms and outline the ways of their theor- ical investigation. We try to be mathematically precise and sound but at the same time we do not often delve deep into the mathematical detail, referring instead to the corresponding literature. We often do not consider the most g- eral assumptions, preferring instead simplicity of arguments. For example, we only consider continuous ?nite dimensional optimization despite the fact that some of the methods can easily be modi?ed for discrete or in?nite-dimensional optimization problems. The authors’ interests and the availability of good surveys on particular topics have in uenced the choice of material in the book. For example, there are excellent surveys on simulated annealing (both on theoretical and - plementation aspects of this method) and evolutionary algorithms (including genetic algorithms). We thus devote much less attention to these topics than they merit, concentrating instead on the issues which are not that well d- umented in literature. We also spend more time discussing the most recent ideas which have been proposed in the last few years.
Stochastic Processes
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Author : Kaddour Najim
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2004-07-01
Stochastic Processes written by Kaddour Najim and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-01 with Mathematics categories.
A 'stochastic' process is a 'random' or 'conjectural' process, and this book is concerned with applied probability and statistics. Whilst maintaining the mathematical rigour this subject requires, it addresses topics of interest to engineers, such as problems in modelling, control, reliability maintenance, data analysis and engineering involvement with insurance.This book deals with the tools and techniques used in the stochastic process – estimation, optimisation and recursive logarithms – in a form accessible to engineers and which can also be applied to Matlab. Amongst the themes covered in the chapters are mathematical expectation arising from increasing information patterns, the estimation of probability distribution, the treatment of distribution of real random phenomena (in engineering, economics, biology and medicine etc), and expectation maximisation. The latter part of the book considers optimization algorithms, which can be used, for example, to help in the better utilization of resources, and stochastic approximation algorithms, which can provide prototype models in many practical applications.*An engineering approach to applied probabilities and statistics *Presents examples related to practical engineering applications, such as reliability, randomness and use of resources*Readers with varying interests and mathematical backgrounds will find this book accessible
Stochastic Optimization Methods
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Author : Kurt Marti
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2005-12-05
Stochastic Optimization Methods written by Kurt Marti and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Optimization problems arising in practice involve random parameters. For the computation of robust optimal solutions, i.e., optimal solutions being insensitive with respect to random parameter variations, deterministic substitute problems are needed. Based on the distribution of the random data, and using decision theoretical concepts, optimization problems under stochastic uncertainty are converted into deterministic substitute problems. Due to the occurring probabilities and expectations, approximative solution techniques must be applied. Deterministic and stochastic approximation methods and their analytical properties are provided: Taylor expansion, regression and response surface methods, probability inequalities, First Order Reliability Methods, convex approximation/deterministic descent directions/efficient points, stochastic approximation methods, differentiation of probability and mean value functions. Convergence results of the resulting iterative solution procedures are given.
First Order And Stochastic Optimization Methods For Machine Learning
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Author : Guanghui Lan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-05-15
First Order And Stochastic Optimization Methods For Machine Learning written by Guanghui Lan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-15 with Mathematics categories.
This book covers not only foundational materials but also the most recent progresses made during the past few years on the area of machine learning algorithms. In spite of the intensive research and development in this area, there does not exist a systematic treatment to introduce the fundamental concepts and recent progresses on machine learning algorithms, especially on those based on stochastic optimization methods, randomized algorithms, nonconvex optimization, distributed and online learning, and projection free methods. This book will benefit the broad audience in the area of machine learning, artificial intelligence and mathematical programming community by presenting these recent developments in a tutorial style, starting from the basic building blocks to the most carefully designed and complicated algorithms for machine learning.
Stochastic Algorithms Foundations And Applications
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Author : Andreas Albrecht
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-11-20
Stochastic Algorithms Foundations And Applications written by Andreas Albrecht and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-20 with Mathematics categories.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms: Foundations and Applications, SAGA 2003, held in Hatfield, UK in September 2003. The 12 revised full papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. Among the topics addressed are ant colony optimization, randomized algorithms for the intersection problem, local search for constraint satisfaction problems, randomized local search and combinatorial optimization, simulated annealing, probabilistic global search, network communication complexity, open shop scheduling, aircraft routing, traffic control, randomized straight-line programs, and stochastic automata and probabilistic transformations.
Stochastic Optimization
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Author : Johannes Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-11-07
Stochastic Optimization written by Johannes Schneider and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-07 with Computers categories.
This book addresses stochastic optimization procedures in a broad manner. The first part offers an overview of relevant optimization philosophies; the second deals with benchmark problems in depth, by applying a selection of optimization procedures. Written primarily with scientists and students from the physical and engineering sciences in mind, this book addresses a larger community of all who wish to learn about stochastic optimization techniques and how to use them.
Stochastic Recursive Algorithms For Optimization
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Author : S. Bhatnagar
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-08-12
Stochastic Recursive Algorithms For Optimization written by S. Bhatnagar and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Stochastic Recursive Algorithms for Optimization presents algorithms for constrained and unconstrained optimization and for reinforcement learning. Efficient perturbation approaches form a thread unifying all the algorithms considered. Simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation and smooth fractional estimators for gradient- and Hessian-based methods are presented. These algorithms: • are easily implemented; • do not require an explicit system model; and • work with real or simulated data. Chapters on their application in service systems, vehicular traffic control and communications networks illustrate this point. The book is self-contained with necessary mathematical results placed in an appendix. The text provides easy-to-use, off-the-shelf algorithms that are given detailed mathematical treatment so the material presented will be of significant interest to practitioners, academic researchers and graduate students alike. The breadth of applications makes the book appropriate for reader from similarly diverse backgrounds: workers in relevant areas of computer science, control engineering, management science, applied mathematics, industrial engineering and operations research will find the content of value.