Advances in Polynomial Optimization

Polynomial optimization has a wide range of practical applications in fields such as optimal control, energy and water networks, facility location, management science, and finance. It also generalizes relevant optimization problems thoroughly studied in the literature, such as mixed-binary linear op...

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Autor: González Rodríguez, Brais
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/29918
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29918
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::12 Matemáticas::1207 Investigación operativa::120711 Programación no lineal
Materias::Investigación::12 Matemáticas::1207 Investigación operativa::120709 Programación lineal
Materias::Investigación::12 Matemáticas::1209 Estadística::120903 Análisis de datos
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Sumario:Polynomial optimization has a wide range of practical applications in fields such as optimal control, energy and water networks, facility location, management science, and finance. It also generalizes relevant optimization problems thoroughly studied in the literature, such as mixed-binary linear optimization, quadratic optimization, and complementarity problems. As finding globally optimal solutions is an extremely challenging task, the development of efficient techniques for solving polynomial optimization problems is of particular relevance. In this thesis we provide a detailed study of different techniques to solve this kind of problems and we introduce some nobel approaches in this field, including the use of statistical learning techniques. Furthermore, we also present a practical application of polynomial optimization to finance and more specifically, portfolio design.