PPT-CS B553: Algorithms for Optimization and Learning

Univariate optimization x f x Key Ideas Critical points Direct methods Exhaustive search Golden section search Root finding algorithms Bisection More next time Local vs global optimization. Combinatorial and Graph Algorithms. Welcome!. CS5234 Overview. Combinatorial & Graph Algorithms. http://. www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cs5234/. Instructor: . Seth Gilbert. Office: . COM2-204. Office hours: . Gradient descent. Key Concepts. Gradient descent. Line search. Convergence rates depend on scaling. Variants: discrete analogues, coordinate descent. Random restarts. Gradient direction . is orthogonal to the level sets (contours) of f,. : Algorithms . for Optimization and Learning. Global optimization. 1. Agenda: . Global Optimization. Local search, optimization. Branch and bound search. Online . search. 3. Global . Optimization. min . Linear programming, quadratic programming, sequential quadratic programming. Key ideas. Linear programming. Simplex method. Mixed-integer linear programming. Quadratic programming. Applications. Radiosurgery. Problem - a well defined task.. Sort a list of numbers.. Find a particular item in a list.. Find a winning chess move.. Algorithms. A series of precise steps, known to stop eventually, that solve a problem.. Gradient descent. Key Concepts. Gradient descent. Line search. Convergence rates depend on scaling. Variants: discrete analogues, coordinate descent. Random restarts. Gradient direction . is orthogonal to the level sets (contours) of f,. Applications. Lecture 5. : Sparse optimization. Zhu Han. University of Houston. Thanks Dr. . Shaohua. Qin’s efforts on slides. 1. Outline (chapter 4). Sparse optimization models. Classic solvers and omitted solvers (BSUM and ADMM). Ranga Rodrigo. April 6, 2014. Most of the sides are from the . Matlab. tutorial.. 1. Introduction. Global Optimization Toolbox provides methods that search for global solutions to problems that contain multiple maxima or minima. . Classification of algorithms. The DIRECT algorithm. Divided rectangles. Exploration and Exploitation as bi-objective optimization. Application to High Speed Civil Transport. Global optimization issues. Bayesian . Networks. agenda. B. ayesian networks. Chain rule for . Bayes . nets. Naïve Bayes models. Independence declarations. D-separation. Probabilistic inference queries. Purposes of . bayesian. 10 Bat Algorithms Xin-She Yang, Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms, Elsevier, 2014 The bat algorithm (BA) is a bio-inspired algorithm developed by Xin-She Yang in 2010. 10.1 Echolocation of Bats . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:. The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand Michael Kantor. CEO and Founder . Promotion Optimization Institute (POI). First Name. Last Name. Company. Title. Denny. Belcastro. Kimberly-Clark. VP Industry Affairs. Pam. Brown. Del Monte. Director, IT Governance & PMO.