Search for dissertations about: "optimization methods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1237 swedish dissertations containing the words optimization methods.

  2. 1. Production scheduling and shipment planning at oil refineries : optimization based methods

    Author : Jan A. Persson; Bjørn Nygreen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In the oil refinery industry, companies need to have a high utilization of production, storage, and transportation resources to be competitive. This can only be achieved by proper planning The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the development of optimization models and solution methods that support the scheduling and planning at refinery companies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Simultaneous Topology and Material Optimization of Composite Structures under Uncertainty

    Author : Dženan Hozić; Carl-Johan Thore; François-Xavier Irisarri; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Optimization; Composite Structures; Topology Optimization; Multi-material Optimization; Material Uncertainty; Robust Optimization; Composite Structure Optimization; Design Optimization; Composite Material;

    Abstract : Composite materials are known to have superior stiffness and strength properties per unit weight compared to metallic materials. These properties and the ability to tailor the mechanical properties of composites is the main motivation for choosing composite materials for structural components. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization : Eigendecomposition-Based Methods

    Author : Fred Mayambala; Torbjörn Larsson; Elina Rönnberg; Juma Kasozi; Ann-Brith Strömberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Modern portfolio theory is about determining how to distribute capital among available securities such that, for a given level of risk, the expected return is maximized, or for a given level of return, the associated risk is minimized. In the pioneering work of Markowitz in 1952, variance was used as a measure of risk, which gave rise to the wellknown mean-variance portfolio optimization model. READ MORE

  6. 4. Scalable Optimization Methods for Machine Learning : Acceleration, Adaptivity and Structured Non-Convexity

    Author : Vien Van Mai; Mikael Johansson; John Duchi; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Large-scale optimization; Anderson acceleration; first-order methods; stochastic optimization; momentum; gradient clipping; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at developing efficient optimization algorithms for solving large-scale machine learning problems. To cope with the increasing scale and complexity of such models, we focus on first-order and stochastic methods in which updates are carried out using only (noisy) information about function values and (sub)gradients. READ MORE

  7. 5. Structure exploiting optimization methods for model predictive control

    Author : Emil Klintberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Multi-stage robust MPC; Optimization methods.; Model Predictive Control; Distributed optimization;

    Abstract : This thesis considers optimization methods for Model Predictive Control (MPC). MPC is the preferred control technique in a growing set of applications due to its flexibility and to the natural way in which constraints can be incorporated in the control policy. READ MORE