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999 papers in math.OC · page 2

  1. cs.LG 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Spectral clipping achieves optimal rate for heavy-tailed SGD

    Gradient Clipping Beyond Vector Norms: A Spectral Approach for Matrix-Valued Parameters

    Alexander Yukhimchuk +3

  2. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Proximal limited-memory quasi-Newton converges globally for nonconvex problems

    Proximal Limited-Memory Quasi-Newton Methods for Nonsmooth Nonconvex Optimization

    Alberto De Marchi +2

  3. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Neumann boundary data observe waves on gas giant metrics

    Boundary observability for gas giant metrics

    Antti Kykk\"anen +3

  4. cs.LG 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Strong duality holds for weakly communicating average-reward CMDPs

    Learning Weakly Communicating Average-Reward CMDPs: Strong Duality and Improved Regret

    Beomhan Baek +2

  5. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    HS-Jacobian lets Adam train neural nets with linear constraints

    Efficient and provably convergent end-to-end training of deep neural networks with linear constraints

    Yancheng Yuan +2

  6. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Barrier smoothing yields O(K^{-2/3}) stationarity for constrained bilevel opt

    A Barrier-Metric First-Order Method for Linearly Constrained Bilevel Optimization

    Paul Grigas +1

  7. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    DNN relaxation exact for random quadratics with high probability

    Exactness of the DNN Relaxation for Random Standard Quadratic Programs

    Xin Chen

  8. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Schrödinger bridge solves sub-Riemannian optimal transport

    From Schrodinger Bridge to Optimal Transport over Sub-Riemannian Manifolds

    Bahman Gharesifard +2

  9. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Certificate establishes exact worst-case rate for gradient descent when N >= 3

    The Grimmer-Shu-Wang Certificate and the Drori-Teboulle Minimax Nonnegative Constant-Stepsize Bound for N >= 3

    Lixing Zhang

  10. math.OC 2026-05-12 reviewed
    Reputation learning closes loop on Byzantine consensus

    Byzantine-Resilient Consensus via Active Reputation Learning

    Changxin Liu +3

  11. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Gauss-Newton whitens errors to outperform Newton

    Error whitening: Why Gauss-Newton outperforms Newton

    Brian Wetton +3

  12. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Quotient symmetry fixes distributional average-reward RL

    Quotient-Categorical Representations for Bellman-Compatible Average-Reward Distributional Reinforcement Learning

    Abolfazl Hashemi +3

  13. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Mirror descent computes exact barycenters for discrete and continuous measures

    A Unified Approach for Computing Wasserstein Barycenters of Discrete and Continuous Measures

    Changbo Zhu +2

  14. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Random spectra match Muon on GPT-2 training

    Muon is Not That Special: Random or Inverted Spectra Work Just as Well

    Alex Massucco +8

  15. math.NA 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Separable estimators tighten relaxations beyond McCormick

    Relaxation via Separable Estimators: Arithmetic and Implementation

    Beno\^it Chachuat +3

  16. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Projected JSR can be strictly smaller than γ for deflated Q-VI

    Switching-Geometry Analysis of Deflated Q-Value Iteration

    Donghwan Lee

  17. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Single network solves optimal transport via proximal fixed points

    Fixed-Point Neural Optimal Transport without Implicit Differentiation

    Eric Gelphman +3

  18. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Gradient descent reaches only global minima in wide shallow nets

    On the global convergence of gradient descent for wide shallow models with bounded nonlinearities

    Clarice Poon +2

  19. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Decentralized MPC with safe sets guarantees multi-agent collision avoidance

    Decentralized Contingency MPC based on Safe Sets for Nonlinear Multi-agent Collision Avoidance

    Georg Schildbach +1

  20. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Exponential bound proven for LCP sufficient-matrix handicaps

    Handicap reduction for linear complementarity problems

    L\'aszl\'o A. V\'egh +1

  21. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Natural policy gradient equals smoothed policy iteration

    Natural Policy Gradient as Doubly Smoothed Policy Iteration: A Bellman-Operator Framework

    Phalguni Nanda +1

  22. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Closed-form spectral formulas estimate density ratios from moments

    A Spectral Framework for Closed-Form Relative Density Estimation

    Francis Bach (SIERRA)

  23. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    New moves link all incomplete tournament schedules

    Novel neighborhood structures for incomplete round robin sports tournaments

    David Van Bulck +2

  24. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Frank-Wolfe lower bound matches upper bound on p-uniformly convex sets

    Curvature-Dependent Lower Bounds for Frank-Wolfe

    Christophe Roux +2

  25. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Riemannian L-BFGS handles Euclidean bounds on manifolds

    A Riemannian quasi-Newton algorithm for optimization with Euclidean bounds

    Mateusz Baran +2

  26. math.CO 2026-05-11 reviewed
    LP methods give exact set tolerances for MST

    Computation of Set Tolerances with Applications to the Minimum Spanning Tree Problem

    Dmitrii Panasenko +1

  27. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    8/3 approximation for matroid-constrained randomized vertex-cover interdiction

    Randomized Max-Vertex-Cover Interdiction with Matroid Constraints

    Changjun Wang +1

  28. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Backstepping observer stabilizes error in blood flow cascade models

    Observer Design for a Class of ODE -- Continuum-PDE Cascade Systems Inspired by a Control-Theoretic Model of Large-Scale Arterial Networks of Blood Flow

    Jukka-Pekka Humaloja +1

  29. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Bound certifies any learned controller for unknown linear systems

    A PAC-Bayes Approach for Controlling Unknown Linear Discrete-time Systems

    Jingge Zhu +3

  30. eess.SY 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Youla-Kucera adds channels for cascaded MPC and offset-free control

    Hierarchical 2-degree-of-freedom control combining Youla-Kucera parameterization and model predictive control

    Hans Henrik Niemann +2

  31. cs.AI 2026-05-11 reviewed
    LLM writes branching rules that speed up MILP solvers

    LLM4Branch: Large Language Model for Discovering Efficient Branching Policies of Integer Programs

    Keyou You +4

  32. cs.NI 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Attention fuses LEO measurements for spectrum cartography

    Learning-Based Spectrum Cartography in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks: An Overview

    Chee Wei Tan +2

  33. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    PowerStep matches Adam on Transformers with half the optimizer memory

    PowerStep: Memory-Efficient Adaptive Optimization via $\ell_p$-Norm Steepest Descent

    Dengdong Fan +3

  34. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Signature method gives sublinear regret for path-dependent bandits

    Signature Approach for Contextual Bandits with Nonlinear and Path-dependent Rewards

    Grace He +2

  35. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    BROS matches exact bilevel convergence while cutting peak memory by up to 45%

    BROS: Bias-Corrected Randomized Subspaces for Memory-Efficient Single-Loop Bilevel Optimization

    Boao Kong +3

  36. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Randomized subspaces match exact bilevel convergence rate

    BROS: Bias-Corrected Randomized Subspaces for Memory-Efficient Single-Loop Bilevel Optimization

    Boao Kong +3

  37. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    XP algorithms and W[1]-hardness classify stationarity testing for PA functions in fixed d

    Parameterized Complexity of Stationarity Testing for Piecewise-Affine Functions and Shallow CNN Losses

    Yuhan Ye

  38. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Phased algorithm achieves d sqrt(T) regret for sparse linear bandits

    Learning to Sparsify Stochastic Linear Bandits

    Carla Fabiana Chiasserini +4

  39. math.OC 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Transformation stabilizes ODE-wave cascade with boundary disturbances

    Stabilization for a Cascaded ODE-Wave Equation with Boundary Nonlinear Disturbances

    Lan-Xi Tang +1

  40. cs.AI 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Same-optimizer solutions form connected sets in wide ReLU nets

    Optimizer-Induced Mode Connectivity: From AdamW to Muon

    Erica Zhang +4

  41. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Chebyshev center selects PINN update directions

    Chebyshev Center-Based Direction Selection for Multi-Objective Optimization and Training PINNs

    Dabeen Lee +3

  42. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Order-gap measure gives stopping rule for adaptive learning

    Consolidation-Expansion Operator Mechanics:A Unified Framework for Adaptive Learning

    Debashis Guha

  43. cs.LG 2026-05-11 reviewed
    Order-gap tracks distance to settled state in learning systems

    Consolidation-Expansion Operator Mechanics:A Unified Framework for Adaptive Learning

    Debashis Guha

  44. eess.SY 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Backward LPs yield optimal recommendations to strategic agents

    Action Recommendations for Sequentially Rational Strategic Agents

    Ashutosh Nayyar +1

  45. cs.LG 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Vector measurements speed up Bayesian optimization

    Bayesian Optimization with Structured Measurements: A Vector-Valued RKHS Framework

    Colin N. Jones +1

  46. eess.SY 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Probabilistic sets let Gaussian processes safely explore nonlinear systems

    Safe Exploration for Nonlinear Processes Using Online Gaussian Process Learning

    Hamid Reza Feyzmahdavian +4

  47. math.OC 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Power law model splits Muon and SignSGD into three phases

    Phases of Muon: When Muon Eclipses SignSGD

    Atish Agarwala +5

  48. math.OC 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Certificates isolate Koopman regression failures by layer

    Diagnostic Certificates of Data Quality and Regression Identifiability for Koopman Identification

    Yue Wu

  49. stat.ML 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Mean-field SVGD converges in L2 at explicit polynomial rates

    Quantitative Local Convergence of Mean-Field Stein Variational Gradient Flow

    L\'ena\"ic Chizat +3

  50. math.OC 2026-05-10 reviewed
    Mobile multiplicative control steers quasilinear parabolic equations to rest

    Controllability of quasilinear parabolic equations under multiplicative mobile controls

    Lingyang Liu