Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications: Selected Contributions from the MOPTA 2010 Conference (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics Book 21)

This volume contains a selection of contributions that were presented at the Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications Conference (MOPTA) held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on August 18-20, 2010. The conference brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners, working on both theoretical and practical aspects of continuous or discrete optimization. Topics presented included algorithms for solving convex, network, mixed-integer, nonlinear, and global optimization problems, and addressed the application of optimization techniques in finance, logistics, health, and other important fields. The contributions contained in this volume represent a sample of these topics and applications and illustrate the broad diversity of ideas discussed at the meeting. This volume contains a selection of contributions that were presented at the Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications Conference (MOPTA) held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on July 30-August 1, 2012. The conference brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners, working on both theoretical and practical aspects of continuous or discrete optimization. Topics presented included algorithms for solving convex, network, mixed-integer, nonlinear, and global optimization problems, and addressed the application of optimization techniques in finance, logistics, health, and other important fields. The contributions contained in this volume represent a sample of these topics and applications and illustrate the broad diversity of ideas discussed at the meeting-- Front Matter....Pages i-vii Obtaining Tighter Relaxations of Mathematical Programs with Complementarity Constraints....Pages 1-23 Distributed Optimization in Networking: Recent Advances in Combinatorial and Robust Formulations....Pages 25-52 Fast First-Order Algorithms for Packing–Covering Semidefinite Programs....Pages 53-66 On the Tendency Toward Convexity of the Vector Sum of Sets....Pages 67-76 Multiobjective Optimization via Parametric Optimization: Models, Algorithms, and Applications....Pages 77-119 Annotation This text contains a selection of contributions that were presented at the Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications Conference (MOPTA) held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on August 18-20, 2010. Topics presented included algorithms for solving convex, network, and global optimisation problems