Variable Bregman Majorization-Minimization algorithms for nonconvex nonsmooth optimization, with application to Poisson imaging

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Main Authors: Adly, Maxence, Chazottes, Alix, Chouzenoux, Emilie, Pesquet, Jean-Christophe, Sureau, Florent
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author Adly, Maxence
Chazottes, Alix
Chouzenoux, Emilie
Pesquet, Jean-Christophe
Sureau, Florent
author_facet Adly, Maxence
Chazottes, Alix
Chouzenoux, Emilie
Pesquet, Jean-Christophe
Sureau, Florent
contents In this work, we introduce a unifying Bregman-based majorization-minimization (MM) framework for solving nonconvex nonsmooth optimization problems. The proposed approach leverages Bregman divergences, possibly varying across iterations, to construct tailored surrogate functions that majorize the objective. We establish the convergence of the iterates of the resulting variable Bregman MM algorithm to critical points under the Kurdyka-Lojasiewicz property, relaxing standard assumptions such as the Lipschitz smoothness of the nonconvex objective function. We derive a constructive methodology to build a broad class of variable Bregman majorants with tractable minimizers. Our study encapsulates various existing majorization techniques, in particular those derived for Poisson data fidelity terms in imaging inverse problems. Numerical experiments on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) image reconstruction with a nonconvex regularizer showcase the practical feasibility of the proposed scheme.
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spellingShingle Variable Bregman Majorization-Minimization algorithms for nonconvex nonsmooth optimization, with application to Poisson imaging
Adly, Maxence
Chazottes, Alix
Chouzenoux, Emilie
Pesquet, Jean-Christophe
Sureau, Florent
Optimization and Control
In this work, we introduce a unifying Bregman-based majorization-minimization (MM) framework for solving nonconvex nonsmooth optimization problems. The proposed approach leverages Bregman divergences, possibly varying across iterations, to construct tailored surrogate functions that majorize the objective. We establish the convergence of the iterates of the resulting variable Bregman MM algorithm to critical points under the Kurdyka-Lojasiewicz property, relaxing standard assumptions such as the Lipschitz smoothness of the nonconvex objective function. We derive a constructive methodology to build a broad class of variable Bregman majorants with tractable minimizers. Our study encapsulates various existing majorization techniques, in particular those derived for Poisson data fidelity terms in imaging inverse problems. Numerical experiments on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) image reconstruction with a nonconvex regularizer showcase the practical feasibility of the proposed scheme.
title Variable Bregman Majorization-Minimization algorithms for nonconvex nonsmooth optimization, with application to Poisson imaging
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12829