3 papers
cs.LG2026
Second-Order, First-Class: A Composable Stack for Curvature-Aware Training
Mikalai Korbit, Mario Zanon
Second-order methods promise improved stability and faster convergence, yet they remain underused due to implementation overhead, tuning brittleness, and the lack of composable API…
math.OC2026
On Two-Player Scalar Discrete-Time Linear Quadratic Games
Chiara Cavalagli, Alberto Bemporad, Mario Zanon
For the characterization of Feedback Nash Equilibria (FNE) in linear quadratic games, this paper provides a detailed analysis of the discrete-time discounted coupled best-response…
eess.SY2025
Learning the MPC objective function from human preferences
Pablo Krupa, Hasna El Hasnaouy, Mario Zanon +1
In Model Predictive Control (MPC), the objective function plays a central role in determining the closed-loop behavior of the system, and must therefore be designed to achieve the…