Effective Front-Descent Algorithms with Convergence Guarantees

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Autori principali: Lapucci, Matteo, Mansueto, Pierluigi, Pucci, Davide
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author Lapucci, Matteo
Mansueto, Pierluigi
Pucci, Davide
author_facet Lapucci, Matteo
Mansueto, Pierluigi
Pucci, Davide
contents In this manuscript, we address continuous unconstrained multi-objective optimization problems and we discuss descent type methods for the reconstruction of the Pareto set. Specifically, we analyze the class of Front Descent methods, which generalizes the Front Steepest Descent algorithm allowing the employment of suitable, effective search directions (e.g., Newton, Quasi-Newton, Barzilai-Borwein). We provide a deep characterization of the behavior and the mechanisms of the algorithmic framework, and we prove that, under reasonable assumptions, standard convergence results and some complexity bounds hold for the generalized approach. Moreover, we prove that popular search directions can indeed be soundly used within the framework. Then, we provide a completely novel type of convergence results, concerning the sequence of sets produced by the procedure. In particular, iterate sets are shown to asymptotically approach stationarity for all of their points; the convergence result is accompanied by a worst-case iteration complexity bound; additionally, in finite precision settings, the sets are shown to only be enriched through exploration steps in later iterations, and suitable stopping conditions can be devised. Finally, the results from a large experimental benchmark show that the proposed class of approaches far outperforms state-of-the-art methodologies.
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spellingShingle Effective Front-Descent Algorithms with Convergence Guarantees
Lapucci, Matteo
Mansueto, Pierluigi
Pucci, Davide
Optimization and Control
90C29, 90C26, 90C30
In this manuscript, we address continuous unconstrained multi-objective optimization problems and we discuss descent type methods for the reconstruction of the Pareto set. Specifically, we analyze the class of Front Descent methods, which generalizes the Front Steepest Descent algorithm allowing the employment of suitable, effective search directions (e.g., Newton, Quasi-Newton, Barzilai-Borwein). We provide a deep characterization of the behavior and the mechanisms of the algorithmic framework, and we prove that, under reasonable assumptions, standard convergence results and some complexity bounds hold for the generalized approach. Moreover, we prove that popular search directions can indeed be soundly used within the framework. Then, we provide a completely novel type of convergence results, concerning the sequence of sets produced by the procedure. In particular, iterate sets are shown to asymptotically approach stationarity for all of their points; the convergence result is accompanied by a worst-case iteration complexity bound; additionally, in finite precision settings, the sets are shown to only be enriched through exploration steps in later iterations, and suitable stopping conditions can be devised. Finally, the results from a large experimental benchmark show that the proposed class of approaches far outperforms state-of-the-art methodologies.
title Effective Front-Descent Algorithms with Convergence Guarantees
topic Optimization and Control
90C29, 90C26, 90C30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08450