Operations Research Transactions ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 1-12.doi: 10.15960/j.cnki.issn.1007-6093.2019.04.001

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From numerical optimization method to learning optimization method

GUO Tiande, HAN Congying*   

  1. School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2019-11-13 Published:2019-12-04

Abstract: The traditional optimization method based on the gradient solver is mainly the numerical optimization method. It is an iterative solution method combining analytical and numerical calculation and is an optimization method based on fixed mode. The iterative process of the numerical optimization algorithm is essentially the process of nonlinear transformation of the iterative point, which is realized by a series of directions and steps. For every instance of optimization problem, the whole algorithm needs to be executed from the beginning to the end, and the computational complexity is fixed. Once the algorithm is programmed, the efficiency (accuracy and complexity) of the algorithm is fixed. With the development of artificial intelligence, especially deep learning, learning methods have made great success in some fields, such as image recognition (especially face recognition, license plate recognition, handwritting recognition, etc.), network attack prevention, natural language processing, automatic driving, finance, medical treatment, etc. This paper studies the traditional numerical optimization method and intelligent optimization method from a new perspective, analyzes their characteristics respectively. Then we not only propose the learning optimization method but also put forward the design idea of learning optimization method. Finally, we take combinatorial optimization as an example to explain the design principle of this kind of method.

Key words: artificial intelligence, deep learning, numerical optimization, learning optimization

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