• DocumentCode
    1622859
  • Title

    Optimization over discrete sets via SPSA

  • Author

    Gerencsér, László ; Hill, Stacy D. ; Vago, Zsuzsanna

  • Author_Institution
    Comput. & Autom. Inst., Hungarian Acad. of Sci., Budapest, Hungary
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    466
  • Abstract
    A fixed gain version of the SPSA (simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation) method (J.C. Spall, 1992) for function minimization is developed and the error process is characterized. The new procedure is applicable to optimization problems over 𝒵p ., the grid of points in ℛp with integer components. Simulation results and a closely related application, a resource allocation problem, is also described
  • Keywords
    minimisation; resource allocation; search problems; set theory; simulation; stochastic processes; SPSA; discrete sets; error process; fixed gain version; function minimization; integer components; optimization problems; resource allocation problem; simulation results; simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation; Automation; Computer errors; Convergence; Cost function; Laboratories; Minimization methods; Noise measurement; Physics computing; Resource management; Stochastic processes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5780-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.1999.823111
  • Filename
    823111