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48 results for integer constraints

End-to-end pipeline for data-driven decision making in mixed-integer optimization.

problem Data-driven decision making in mixed-integer optimization with uncertainty.
method Exploiting mixed-integer optimization-representability of machine learning methods, characterizing decision trust regions, and ensembling multiple models.
result Framework generates high-quality prescriptions and controls model robustness.

MVRSM optimizes expensive functions with mixed variables, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.

problem Minimizing expensive functions with mixed continuous and integer variables.
method Mixed-Variable ReLU-based Surrogate Modelling (MVRSM) using rectified linear units.
result MVRSM outperforms state-of-the-art methods on synthetic and real-life benchmarks.

In this paper we investigate discrete time trading under integer constraints, that is, we assume that the offered goods or shares are traded in integer quantities instead of the usual real quantity assumption. For finite probability spaces and rational asset prices this has little effect on the core of the theory of no…

2017-08-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This dissertation uses ILP to learn Bayesian network structures efficiently.

problem Learning the structure of Bayesian networks from data.
method Integer Linear Programming formulation with cluster constraints and cutting planes.
result The approach finds feasible solutions for Bayesian network structures efficiently.

Proposes a method to learn both constraints and objective functions from data.

problem Data-driven inverse optimization for mixed-integer linear programs (MILPs).
method Two-stage approach: first learns constraints, then estimates objective-function weights conditioned on learned constraints.
result Proposes and validates a method for learning both objective functions and constraints from data.

Paper presents a framework to automatically discover constraints from data.

problem Discovering constraints from data for structured output prediction.
method Formulates structured output prediction as ILP, mines constraints by estimating polytopes of feasible set.
result Successfully identifies feasible sets and constraints for various tasks.

The paper tackles online resource allocation with uncertain coefficients and chance constraints.

problem Online stochastic resource allocation problem with chance constraints.
method Linearization and primal-dual algorithms with heuristic corrections.
result Optimality gap and constraint violation are on the order of √n.

Optimizes intervention design for causal discovery using integer programming.

problem Identifying causal structures from observational data due to confounding variables.
method Uses integer programming to design minimal intervention sets for causal structure identifiability.
result Provides exact and modular solutions adaptable to various experimental settings and constraints.

Scoring systems are linear classification models that only require users to add, subtract and multiply a few small numbers in order to make a prediction. These models are in widespread use by the medical community, but are difficult to learn from data because they need to be accurate and sparse, have coprime integer co…

2015-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Study integrates reliability constraints into generation planning models.

problem Challenges in integrating reliability constraints with generation planning models.
method Leverages a weighted oblique decision tree (WODT) technique to embed reliability verification constraints.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in achieving reliable and optimal planning solutions.

ExDAG solves DAG learning problems with low structural Hamming distance.

problem Learning DAGs with low structural Hamming distance under identifiability assumptions.
method Mixed-integer quadratic programming (MIQP) with branch-and-bound-and-cut algorithm and lazy constraints.
result ExDAG guarantees global convergence and provides a real-time quality assessment.

Study extends contact cosmetic surgeries to non-trivial Legendrian knots in L-spaces.

problem Contact cosmetic surgeries for Legendrian knots in L-spaces.
method Adapting techniques from S3 to L-spaces, incorporating Heegaard Floer theory constraints.
result Contact cosmetic surgery conjecture holds for non-trivial Legendrian knots, except for Lagrangian slice knots.

New conic quadratic formulations improve outlier detection in regression models.

problem Detecting outliers in regression models with corrupted data.
method Deriving stronger second-order conic relaxations without big-M constraints.
result Proposed formulations are significantly faster than existing methods.

We propose to prune a random forest (RF) for resource-constrained prediction. We first construct a RF and then prune it to optimize expected feature cost & accuracy. We pose pruning RFs as a novel 0-1 integer program with linear constraints that encourages feature re-use. We establish total unimodularity of the constra…

2016-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

ExDBN learns dynamic Bayesian networks using mixed-integer programming.

problem Learning dynamic causal relationships from time series data.
method Score-based learning algorithm using mixed-integer quadratic programming with branch-and-cut method.
result The proposed method produces more accurate results than state-of-the-art approaches.

We study the problem of instance segmentation in biological images with crowded and compact cells. We formulate this task as an integer program where variables correspond to cells and constraints enforce that cells do not overlap. To solve this integer program, we propose a column generation formulation where the prici…

2017-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Low-rank approximations of data matrices are an important dimensionality reduction tool in machine learning and regression analysis. We consider the case of categorical variables, where it can be formulated as the problem of finding low-rank approximations to Boolean matrices. In this paper we give what is to the best …

2018-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper designs optimal ECOCs using IP for robust multiclass classification.

problem Designing robust ECOCs for multiclass classification.
method Integer Programming formulation to minimize codebooks with desirable error-correcting properties, leveraging graph-theoretic structure and edge clique covers.
result IP-generated codebooks achieve high nominal and robust adversarial accuracy.

Optimizes risk assessment tools using mixed-integer programming.

problem Challenges in healthcare risk assessment due to label scarcity and asymmetric misclassification costs.
method Jointly optimizes scoring weights and category thresholds via mixed-integer programming (MIP).
result Prevents label-scarce category collapse and achieves more accurate risk categorization.

This paper constructs a function on Gromov-Hausdorff limits of 2-surfaces with curvature constraints.

problem Understanding geometric properties of limits of surfaces with curvature constraints.
method Construction of an integer-valued function on the limit space.
result Existence and classification of functions on Gromov-Hausdorff limits of 2-surfaces.

We propose a mixed integer programming (MIP) model and iterative algorithms based on topological orders to solve optimization problems with acyclic constraints on a directed graph. The proposed MIP model has a significantly lower number of constraints compared to popular MIP models based on cycle elimination constraint…

2017-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The study finds a continuous map achieving minmax area under Legendrian constraints.

problem Finding minmax areas under Legendrian constraints in 5D Sasakian manifolds.
method Continuous conformal Legendrian map with bounded multiplicity satisfying a weak Hamiltonian Minimal Equation.
result Continuous map achieving minmax area with bounded multiplicity.

Proposes a novel SVM model for binary classification with different misclassification costs.

problem Real-world classification problems with varying misclassification costs.
method Incorporates performance constraints in SVM formulation to seek a hyperplane with maximal margin and misclassification rates below given thresholds.
result The proposed model gives users control over misclassification rates in one class at the expense of the other.

Optimizes trading trajectories for large portfolios quickly.

problem Optimizing trading trajectories for large portfolios with constraints.
method Simulated bifurcation algorithm applied to portfolio optimization.
result First numerical results confirm SB algorithm's power for portfolio optimization.

This paper proposes new search algorithms for counterfactual explanations based upon mixed integer programming. We are concerned with complex data in which variables may take any value from a contiguous range or an additional set of discrete states. We propose a novel set of constraints that we refer to as a "mixed pol…

2019-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive IP approach optimizes intervention design for causal graph recovery.

problem Designing efficient interventions to recover causal relationships from data.
method Iterative integer programming approach for optimizing information gain.
result Adaptive IP approach achieves full causal graph recovery with fewer interventions.

Transformers improve solving mixed-integer programs, especially CLSP.

problem Solving Capacitated Lot Sizing Problem (CLSP) with mixed-integer programming.
method Employing transformer models to predict binary variables in CLSP.
result Transformer model outperforms CPLEX and LSTM in solving CLSP.

A hybrid algorithm combines optimization and enumeration for symbolic regression.

problem Finding any function from a set of operators without prior specification.
method Mixed-integer nonlinear optimization with explicit enumeration and constraints.
result The hybrid algorithm is competitive with state-of-the-art methods.

The paper classifies affine hypersurfaces with symplectic structures and constraints on their curvature.

problem Characterizing affine hypersurfaces with symplectic structures and curvature constraints.
method Analyzing hypersurfaces with non-degenerate second fundamental forms and almost symplectic structures.
result The rank of the shape operator is at most one under certain conditions on the almost symplectic form.

Unified framework designs LK structures using integer twists on non-manifold meshes.

problem Binary twisting limits topological possibilities and structural behaviors.
method Generalizes twist formulation to arbitrary integer labels for non-manifold meshes.
result Integer twists enable full connectivity and dynamic folding/articulation.

We study constrained clustering, where constraints guide the clustering process. In existing works, two categories of constraints have been widely explored, namely pairwise and cardinality constraints. Pairwise constraints enforce the cluster labels of two instances to be the same (must-link constraints) or different (…

2019-07-24abs ↗pdf ↗

This work analyzes machine learning for Lagrangian Relaxation in MILP.

problem Improving efficiency in solving large-scale MILP problems.
method Data-driven Algorithm Design approach to learn Lagrangian multipliers.
result Stochastic Gradient Ascent achieves the minimax optimal rate for learning multipliers.

Paper tackles BNSL with IP, improving quality of solutions.

problem Bayesian Network Structure Learning (BNSL) with IP formulations.
method Inexact column generation using difference-of-submodular optimization.
result Improved solutions quality compared to state-of-the-art approaches.

Risk scores are simple classification models that let users make quick risk predictions by adding and subtracting a few small numbers. These models are widely used in medicine and criminal justice, but are difficult to learn from data because they need to be calibrated, sparse, use small integer coefficients, and obey …

2016-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

CPP solves chance constrained optimization problems with a framework that combines samples and quantile lemma.

problem Chance constrained optimization problems with constraints on random variables.
method CPP framework using samples and quantile lemma to transform into deterministic problem.
result CPP provides a posteriori guarantees on constraint satisfaction and can handle different types of chance constraints.