Chance-constrained optimization under limited distributional information: A review of reformulations based on sampling and distributional robustness

S Küçükyavuz, R Jiang - EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 2022 - Elsevier
Chance-constrained programming (CCP) is one of the most difficult classes of optimization
problems that has attracted the attention of researchers since the 1950s. In this survey, we …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic data-driven model predictive control using gaussian processes

E Bradford, L Imsland, D Zhang… - Computers & Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) is one of the few control methods that can
handle multivariable nonlinear control systems with constraints. Gaussian processes (GPs) …

Solving chance-constrained problems via a smooth sample-based nonlinear approximation

A Peña-Ordieres, JR Luedtke, A Wächter - SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2020 - SIAM
We introduce a new method for solving nonlinear continuous optimization problems with
chance constraints. Our method is based on a reformulation of the probabilistic constraint as …

[PDF][PDF] Chance-constrained optimization: A review of mixed-integer conic formulations and applications

S Küçükyavuz, R Jiang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.08746, 2021 - researchgate.net
Chance-constrained programming (CCP) is one of the most difficult classes of optimization
problems that has attracted the attention of researchers since the 1950s. In this survey, we …

Chance constrained optimization of elliptic PDE systems with a smoothing convex approximation

A Geletu, A Hoffmann, P Schmidt, P Li - … : Control, Optimisation and …, 2020 - esaim-cocv.org
In this paper, we consider chance constrained optimization of elliptic partial differential
equation (CCPDE) systems with random parameters and constrained state variables. We …

Optimization under rare chance constraints

S Tong, A Subramanyam, V Rao - SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2022 - SIAM
Chance constraints provide a principled framework to mitigate the risk of high-impact
extreme events by modifying the controllable properties of a system. The low probability and …

Second-order optimality conditions and improved convergence results for regularization methods for cardinality-constrained optimization problems

M Bucher, A Schwartz - Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2018 - Springer
We consider nonlinear optimization problems with cardinality constraints. Based on a
continuous reformulation, we introduce second-order necessary and sufficient optimality …

Solving joint chance constrained problems using regularization and Benders' decomposition

L Adam, M Branda, H Heitsch, R Henrion - Annals of Operations Research, 2020 - Springer
We consider stochastic programs with joint chance constraints with discrete random
distribution. We reformulate the problem by adding auxiliary variables. Since the resulting …

A stochastic approximation method for approximating the efficient frontier of chance-constrained nonlinear programs

R Kannan, JR Luedtke - Mathematical Programming Computation, 2021 - Springer
We propose a stochastic approximation method for approximating the efficient frontier of
chance-constrained nonlinear programs. Our approach is based on a bi-objective viewpoint …

Probability maximization via Minkowski functionals: convex representations and tractable resolution

IE Bardakci, A Jalilzadeh, C Lagoa… - Mathematical …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we consider the maximizing of the probability P ζ∣ ζ∈ K (x) over a closed and
convex set X, a special case of the chance-constrained optimization problem. Suppose K …