Program for stream Derivative-free Optimization

TC-10: Recent Progresses in Derivative-free Optimization
Stream: Derivative-free Optimization
Room: H0.12
Chair(s): Ana Luisa Custodio

• A merit function approach for evolution strategies to handle constrained optimization problems.
  Youssef Diouane
• A global optimization algorithm for constrained black-box problems
  Phillipe Sampaio, Philippe L. Toint
• Derivative-free optimization for a noisy optimization problem in fisheries science
  Ute Schaarschmidt, Trond Steihaug
• Calibration of parameters in Dynamic Energy Budget models using Direct-Search methods
  Ana Luisa Custodio, Jéssica Morais, Gonçalo Marques

TD-10: Surrogate Optimization: Methods and Applications
Stream: Derivative-free Optimization
Room: H0.12
Chair(s): Delphine Sinoquet

• Bayesian optimization in effective dimensions via kernel-based sensitivity indices
  Adrien Spagnol, Rodolphe Le Riche, Sébastien Da Veiga
• Calibration of noisy black-box functions
  Benjamin Marteau, Lindon Roberts, Coralia Cartis
• Mixed global optimization by algorithms composition: an empirical study with a focus on Bayesian approaches
  Rodolphe Le Riche, Marie-Liesse Cauwet, Olivier Roustant
• Derivative Free Optimization with mixed discrete and continuous variables : motivations and limitations of the current methods
  Miguel Munoz Zuniga, Delphine Sinoquet

WA-10: Derivative-free Optimization: Methods and Applications in Industrial Problems
Stream: Derivative-free Optimization
Room: H0.12
Chair(s): Riccardo Pellegrini, Matteo Diez

• Parallel Hybrid Multiobjective Derivative-Free Optimization for Machine Learning
  Steven Gardner, Oleg Golovidov, Joshua Griffin, Patrick Koch
• High-end parametric models for faster simulation-driven design
  Hedi Boettcher, Stefan Harries
• Dense versus Sparse Initializations for Deterministic Particle Swarm Optimization in Applications
  Giovanni Fasano, Matteo Diez, Andrea Serani, Riccardo Gusso, Emilio Fortunato Campana, Cecilia Leotardi
• Derivative-free line-search algorithm for variable-accuracy optimization
  Riccardo Pellegrini, Giampaolo Liuzzi, Stefano Lucidi, Francesco Rinaldi, Andrea Serani, Danny D'Agostino, Matteo Diez

WC-10: Recent Progress in Randomized Derivative-free Optimization
Stream: Derivative-free Optimization
Room: H0.12
Chair(s): Anne Auger, Cheikh Toure

• Covariance Matrix Adaptation for Metropolis-Hastings
  Alexandre Chotard
• Variance Reduced Methods in Derivative Free Optimization
  Sebastian Stich
• Recent Advances in Large-Scale Derivative Free Optimization
  Tobias Glasmachers
• Penalized Hypervolume Improvement for Multiobjective Problems: COMO-CMA-ES and the Sofomore framework
  Cheikh Toure

WD-10: Global Derivative-free Optimization and Applications in Multi-fidelity Problems
Stream: Derivative-free Optimization
Room: H0.12
Chair(s): Christine Shoemaker

• Continuous Bionic Optimization in Engineering Applications
  Rolf Steinbuch
• Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithms for Multifidelity Constrained Optimization
  Mark Abramson
• DYCORS RBF Global Optimization Surrogate Much More Efficient than Gaussian Process-EI
  Christine Shoemaker, Jin Yi
• A Two-layer Radial Basis Function Surrogate and Dynamic Coordinate Search Algorithm for Computationally-expensive Global Optimization Problems with Multi-fidelity Models
  Jin Yi, Christine Shoemaker