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Learning to Optimize with Convergence Guarantees Using Nonlinear System Theory

Martin, Andrea  
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Furieri, Luca  
2024
IEEE Control Systems Letters

The increasing reliance on numerical methods for controlling dynamical systems and training machine learning models underscores the need to devise algorithms that dependably and efficiently navigate complex optimization landscapes. Classical gradient descent methods offer strong theoretical guarantees for convex problems; however, they demand meticulous hyperparameter tuning for non-convex ones. The emerging paradigm of learning to optimize (L2O) automates the discovery of algorithms with optimized performance leveraging learning models and data - yet, it lacks a theoretical framework to analyze convergence of the learned algorithms. In this letter, we fill this gap by harnessing nonlinear system theory. Specifically, we propose an unconstrained parametrization of all convergent algorithms for smooth non-convex objective functions. Notably, our framework is directly compatible with automatic differentiation tools, ensuring convergence by design while learning to optimize.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/LCSYS.2024.3406967
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85194888875

Author(s)
Martin, Andrea  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Furieri, Luca  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2024

Published in
IEEE Control Systems Letters
Volume

8

Start page

1355

End page

1360

Subjects

Machine learning

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nonlinear optimal control

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optimization algorithms

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system theory

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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SCI-STI-GFT  
Available on Infoscience
January 21, 2025
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