This preliminary program is subject to change.

Advances In Optimization


Description:
Papers are invited in the general area of Process Systems Optimization. Application papers offering insights into the interplay between optimization theory and practice are particularly encouraged.

Sponsor:
Computers in Operations and Information Processing


Chair:
John D. Siirola
Sandia National Laboratories
Discrete Math & Complex Systems
P.O. Box 5800 MS 1326
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1326
Email: jdsiiro@sandia.gov

Co-Chair:
Carl D. Laird
Texas A&M University
Chemical Engineering
College Station, TX Email: carl.laird@tamu.edu


Papers:
A Branch and Bound Algorithm for the Solution of MIP Models Using Parallel Computing
Christos Maravelias, University of Wisconsin; Sara Zenner, University of Wisconsin
Logic-Based Outer-Approximation Algorithm for Solving Discrete-Continuous Dynamic Optimization Problems
Ruben Ruiz-Femenia, University of Alicante; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Universidad Iberoamericana; Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University
An Algorithm for Preprocessing and Tightening Generalized Disjunctive Programming Models Through the Application of Basic Steps
Francisco Trespalacios, Carnegie Mellon University; Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University
Convergence Rate of Taylor Model-Based Estimators in Global Optimization
Agustín Bompadre, California Institute of Technology; Alexander Mitsos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Benoit Chachuat, Imperial College London
An Augmented Lagrangian Approach for Parallel Solution of NLP Problems On Graphics Processing Units
Yankai Cao, Texas A&M University; Carl D. Laird, Texas A&M University
Efficient Surrogate Model Generation with Adaptive Sequential Sampling
John P. Eason, University of Tulsa; Selen Cremaschi, University of Tulsa
Simulation-Based Derivative-Free Optimization for Computationally Expensive Functions
Fani Boukouvala, Rutgers University; Marianthi Ierapetritou, Rutgers University
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