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SMC
2010
IEEE
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A Modified Invasive Weed Optimization Algorithm for training of feed- forward Neural Networks
— Invasive Weed Optimization Algorithm IWO) is an ecologically inspired metaheuristic that mimics the process of weeds colonization and distribution and is capable of solving mul...
Ritwik Giri, Aritra Chowdhury, Arnob Ghosh, Swagat...
SIAMJO
2010
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The Lifted Newton Method and Its Application in Optimization
Abstract. We present a new “lifting” approach for the solution of nonlinear optimization problems (NLPs) that have objective and constraint functions with intermediate variable...
Jan Albersmeyer, Moritz Diehl
MP
2002
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A decomposition procedure based on approximate Newton directions
The efficient solution of large-scale linear and nonlinear optimization problems may require exploiting any special structure in them in an efficient manner. We describe and analy...
Antonio J. Conejo, Francisco J. Nogales, Francisco...
CCE
2004
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Continuous reformulations of discrete-continuous optimization problems
This paper treats the solution of nonlinear optimization problems involving discrete decision variables, also known as generalized disjunctive programming (GDP) or mixed-integer n...
Oliver Stein, Jan Oldenburg, Wolfgang Marquardt
TEC
2008
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Particle Swarm Optimization: Basic Concepts, Variants and Applications in Power Systems
Many areas in power systems require solving one or more nonlinear optimization problems. While analytical methods might suffer from slow convergence and the curse of dimensionality...
Y. del Valle, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Salman Mo...