A force-driven generative grammar rule is proposed as a design exploration method for planar networks in static equilibrium within non-convex domains. The aim is to enrich the catalog of unconventional structural typologies. Empty or partial networks in eq ...
We present new results concerning the approximation of the total variation, ∫Ω∣∇u∣, of a function u by non-local, non-convex functionals of the form $$ \Lambda_\delta u = \int_{\Omega} \int_{\Omega} \frac{\delta \varphi \big( |u(x) - ...
While phi-divergences have been extensively studied in convex analysis, their use in optimization problems often remains challenging. In this regard, one of the main shortcomings of existing methods is that the minimization of phi-divergences is usually pe ...
We propose a way to estimate the value function of a convex proximal minimization problem. The scheme constructs a convex set within which the optimizer resides and iteratively refines the set every time that the value function is sampled, namely every tim ...
We develop a primal-dual convex minimization framework to solve a class of stochastic convex three-composite problem with a linear operator. We consider the cases where the problem is both convex and strongly convex and analyze the convergence of the propo ...
We investigate how probability tools can be useful to study representations of non-amenable groups. A suitable notion of "probabilistic subgroup" is proposed for locally compact groups, and is valuable to induction of representations. Nonamenable groups ad ...
We present new results concerning the approximation of the total variation, integral(Omega)vertical bar del u vertical bar, of a function u by non-local, non-convex functionals of the form Lambda delta(u) = integral(Omega)integral(Omega)delta phi(vertical ...
Generalized linear models, where a random vector x is observed through a noisy, possibly nonlinear, function of a linear transform z = A x, arise in a range of applications in nonlinear filtering and regression. Approximate message passing (AMP) methods, b ...
Given a finite n-element set X, a family of subsets F subset of 2(X) is said to separate X if any two elements of X are separated by at least one member of F. It is shown that if vertical bar F vertical bar > 2(n-1), then one can select vertical bar log n ...
