An EP theorem for dual linear complementarity problem

The linear complementarity problem (LCP) belongs to the class of NP-complete problems. Therefore we can not expect a polynomial time solution method for LCPs without requiring some special property of the matrix of the problem. We show that the dual LCP can be solved in polynomial time if the matrix is row sufficient, moreover in … Read more

MIR Closures of Polyhedral Sets

We study the mixed-integer rounding (MIR) closures of polyhedral sets. The MIR closure of a polyhedral set is equal to its split closure and the associated separation problem is NP-hard. We describe a mixed-integer programming (MIP) model with linear constraints and a non-linear objective for separating an arbitrary point from the MIR closure of a … Read more

Jamming communication networks under complete uncertainty

This paper describes a problem of interdicting/jamming wireless communication networks in uncertain environments. Jamming communication networks is an important problem with many applications, but has received relatively little attention in the literature. Most of the work on network interdiction is focused on preventing jamming and analyzing network vulnerabilities. Here, we consider the case where there … Read more

One Class Nonsmooth Dyscrete Step Control Problem

In this paper a survey and refinement of its recent results in the discrete optimal control theory are presented. The step control problem depending on a parameter is investigated. No smoothness of the cost function is assumed and new versions of the discrete maximum principle for the step control problem are derived Citationsubmited to the … Read more

Separation of convex polyhedral sets with uncertain data

This paper is a contribution to the interval analysis and separability of convex sets. Separation is a familiar principle and is often used not only in optimization theory, but in many economic applications as well. In real problems input data are usually not known exactly. For the purpose of this paper we assume that data … Read more

Lattice based extended formulations for integer linear equality systems

We study different extended formulations for the set $X =\{x\in\mathbb{Z}^n \mid Ax = Ax^0\}$ in order to tackle the feasibility problem for the set $X_+=X \cap \mathbb{Z}^n_+$. Here the goal is not to find an improved polyhedral relaxation of conv$(X_+)$, but rather to reformulate in such a way that the new variables introduced provide good … Read more

A conic duality Frank–Wolfe type theorem via exact penalization in quadratic optimization

The famous Frank–Wolfe theorem ensures attainability of the optimal value for quadratic objective functions over a (possibly unbounded) polyhedron if the feasible values are bounded. This theorem does not hold in general for conic programs where linear constraints are replaced by more general convex constraints like positive-semidefiniteness or copositivity conditions, despite the fact that the … Read more

Solving the uncapacitated facility location problem with semi-Lagrangian relaxation

The semi-Lagrangian Relaxation (SLR) method has been introduced in Beltran et al. (2006) to solve the p-median problem. In this paper we apply the method to the Uncapacitated Facility Location (UFL) problem. We perform computational experiments on two main collections of UFL problems with unknown optimal values. On one collection, we manage to solve to … Read more

Efficient Formulations for the Multi-Floor Facility Layout Problem with Elevators

The block layout problem for a multi-floor facility is an important sub class of the facility layout problem with practical applications when the price of land is high or when a compact building allows for more efficient environmental control. Several alternative formulations for the block layout problem of a multi-floor facility are presented, where the … Read more

A Lifted Linear Programming Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Mixed Integer Conic Quadratic Programs

This paper develops a linear programming based branch-and-bound algorithm for mixed integer conic quadratic programs. The algorithm is based on a higher dimensional or lifted polyhedral relaxation of conic quadratic constraints introduced by Ben-Tal and Nemirovski. The algorithm is different from other linear programming based branch-and-bound algorithms for mixed integer nonlinear programs in that, it … Read more