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# Full-low evaluation methods for derivative-free optimization

@inproceedings{Berahas2021FulllowEM,
title={Full-low evaluation methods for derivative-free optimization},
author={Albert S. Berahas and Oumaima Sohab and Lu{\'i}s Nunes Vicente},
year={2021}
}
• Published 2021
• Mathematics
We propose a new class of rigorous methods for derivative-free optimization with the aim of delivering efficient and robust numerical performance for functions of all types, from smooth to non-smooth, and under different noise regimes. To this end, we have developed Full-Low Evaluation methods, organized around two main types of iterations. The first iteration type is expensive in function evaluations, but exhibits good performance in the smooth and non-noisy cases. For the theory, we consider… Expand

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