Derivative-free Optimization
Derivative-Free Optimization is an optimization methodology that seeks optimal solutions without requiring derivative information of the objective function, distinguishing it from gradient-based techniques by relying solely on function evaluations.
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Derivative-free Mathematical Programming
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Cma-es (Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy)Constrained Derivative-free OptimizationDerivative-free Trust-region TheoryExploration-exploitation Trade-offInterpolation-based OptimizationMesh Adaptive Direct SearchMultiobjective Derivative-free OptimizationNoisy OptimizationOptimization Under Evaluation Budgets
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Algorithms for Minimization Without Derivatives
Richard P. Brent · Mathematics of Computation · 1974 · 2.9K citations
Algorithms for minimization without derivatives
D. Anderson · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 1974 · 1.2K citations
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King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
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Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica Antonio Ruberti, Italy
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King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Bangkok, Thailand
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Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
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Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica Antonio Ruberti
Rome, Italy
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Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
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University of Padua
Padua, Italy
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
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Bayero University Kano
Kano, Nigeria
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