Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications

This volume contains a selection of contributions that were presented at the Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications Conference (MOPTA) held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on July 30-August 1, 2012. The conference brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners, working on both theoretical and practical aspects of continuous or discrete optimization. Topics presented included algorithms for solving convex, network, mixed-integer, nonlinear, and global optimization problems, and addressed the application of optimization techniques in finance, logistics, health, and other important fields. The contributions contained in this volume represent a sample of these topics and applications and illustrate the broad diversity of ideas discussed at the meeting.

Explores new ideas in continuous and discrete optimization Brings together key researchers from different fields and backgrounds Offers an interdisciplinary look at the topic from many angles ? Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Preface.- 1. M. F. Anjos, Recent Progress in Modeling Unit Commitment Problems.- 2. M. A. Lejeune, Portfolio Optimization with Combinatorial and Downside Return Constraints.- 3. R. R. Regis, An Initialization Strategy for High-Dimensional Surrogate-Based Expensive Black Box Optimization.- 4. H. Y. Benson; U. Saglam, Smoothing and Regularization for Mixed-Integer Second-Order Cone Programming with Application in Portfolio Optimization.- 5. T. Terlaky; D. Li, The Duality between the Perceptron Algorithm and the von Neumann Algorithm.