Black-box optimization weather intervention method supports future disaster mitigation

In recent years, the frequency of weather-related natural disasters—cyclones, torrential rains, floods—has increased as a consequence of global warming. These disasters cause billions of dollars in ...
IEEE

A Tutorial on the CVX System for Modeling and Solving Convex Optimization Problems

Abstract: In many areas of knowledge, situations in which we have to model and solve optimization problems are recurrent. Among the mathematical theories that support the solution of such problems, ...
techxplore

Smarter optimization model could cut bridge and building materials by up to 90%

In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of those materials were truly necessary to build houses, buildings and bridges?
IEEE

Multiobjective Combinatorial Optimization Using a Single Deep Reinforcement Learning Model

Abstract: This article proposes utilizing a single deep reinforcement learning model to solve combinatorial multiobjective optimization problems. We use the well-known multiobjective traveling ...
Psychology Today

Optimization, From the Locker Room to the Boardroom

I am a sucker for a great sports analogy. In fact, my PhD thesis was literally titled From the Locker Room to the Boardroom, and to this day, Al Pacino's epic 'Game of Inches' speech from Any Given ...