3 papers
math.OC2026
Model Predictive Path Integral Control as Preconditioned Gradient Descent
Mahyar Fazlyab, Sina Sharifi, Jiarui Wang
Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) control is a widely used sampling-based method for trajectory optimization, yet its convergence properties remain only partially understood. T…
math.OC2025
Anytime-Feasible First-Order Optimization via Safe Sequential QCQP
Jiarui Wang, Mahyar Fazlyab
This paper presents the Safe Sequential Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming (SS-QCQP) algorithm, a first-order method for smooth inequality-constrained nonconvex optimi…
cs.NE2024
ReEvo: Large Language Models as Hyper-Heuristics with Reflective Evolution
Haoran Ye, Jiarui Wang, Zhiguang Cao +5
The omnipresence of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) compels domain experts to engage in trial-and-error heuristic design. The long-standing endeavor of design au…