Universidad Pontificia Comillas
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Optimization Techniques (Doctorate Program in Power Systems or in Engineering Systems Modeling, year 2017-18)

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Life itself is a matter of OR

The current table reflects in a realistic way the course development during the several sessions. It allows the student to know in advance what is going to happen in each session in order to prepare the subject and to organize its work adequately.


Date
Theory
Additional readings
Applications

Sep 11, 17

Extract of the syllabus of the subject. Additional bibliography.
Hand out of the class notes and web page for slides.

Algebraic modeling languages.


Sep 18, 17

LINEAR PROGRAMMING.
MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING.

Graphical simplex method. Algebraic simplex. Tabular form. Primal-dual interior point method. Branch and bound. Duality. Preprocessing. Branch and cut.

Mathematical Programming Glossary

Linear Programming FAQ (2005)

2015 Linear Programming Software Survey

COmputational INfrastructure for Operations Research Projects

GOOD OPTIMIZATION MODELING PRACTICES with GAMS (All You Wanted to Know About Practical Optimization but Were Afraid to Ask) June 2022

GOOD OPTIMIZATION MODELING PRACTICES with Pyomo (All You Wanted to Know About Practical Optimization but Were Afraid to Ask) June 2022


Sep 25, 17
NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING (NLP).
Definition of nonlinear programs and standard optimization techniques
Convexity, Lagrangian, KKT conditions
Illustrative examples

Nonlinear Programming FAQ (2007)

1998 Nonlinear Programming Software Survey


Oct 2, 17
COMPLEMENTARITY PROBLEMS (CPs) AND EQUILIBRIUM MODELING
Mixed complementarity problem, Relation between CPs and KKT.
Game Theory and definition of equilibria. Illustrative examples (e.g. Cournot).
Optimization Cases

Oct 9, 17
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS WITH EQUILIBRIUM CONSTRAINTS (MPECs)
Definition of MPECs. Hierarchical optimization problems.
Illustrative Examples (e.g. Stackelberg).

Oct 16, 17
MPECS AND DIFFERENT SOLUTION APPROACHES
Formulation as NLP, MPEC (with complementarity part), conversion to MIP.
Illustrative Examples.

Oct 23, 17
EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS WITH EQUILIBRIUM CONSTRAINTS (EPECs)
Definition of EPECs. Solution Methods.
Illustrative Examples.

Oct 30, 17
STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION.
Generation expansion planning case study. Manufacturing case study. Decision tree and scenario tree.

A. Ramos, A. Alonso-Ayuso, G. Pérez (eds.) Optimización bajo Incertidumbre Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid, España 2008 ISBN 8484682516

Red Temática de Optimización bajo Incertidumbre (ReTOBI)

Stochastic Programming Resources

Stochastic Optimization Cases

Nov 6, 17

Two-stage and multistage linear optimization. Hydrothermal coordination problem case study

GOOD OPTIMIZATION MODELING PRACTICES with GAMS (All You Wanted to Know About Practical Optimization but Were Afraid to Ask) June 2022

GOOD OPTIMIZATION MODELING PRACTICES with Pyomo (All You Wanted to Know About Practical Optimization but Were Afraid to Ask) June 2022

Stochastic Programming (SP) with GAMS

StarNet Lite Models


Nov 13, 17
DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES.
Benders decomposition. Fixed cost transportation problem.
G. Hechme-Doukopoulos, S. Brignol-Charousset, J. Malick, C. Lemaréchal The short-term electricity production management problem at EDF Optima (84) 2-7 Oct 2010 Benders decomposition. GAMS code

Nov 20, 17

Nested Benders decomposition.


Nov 27, 17
Danztig-Wolfe decomposition. Lagrangian relaxation. Fixed cost transportation problem. Unit commitment solved by LR Danztig-Wolfe decomposition. GAMS code
Lagrangean relaxation. GAMS code

Dec 4, 17
SCENARIO TREE
Characterization. Generation

Dec 11, 17

Intermediate student presentations


Dec 18, 17
Final student presentations