Global Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction: First International Workshop on Global Constraint Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction, COCOS 2002, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France, October 2002. Revised Selected Papers

Nikolaos V. Sahinidis (auth.), Christian Bliek, Christophe Jermann, Arnold Neumaier (eds.)3540204636

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Workshop on Global Constraints Optimization and Costraint Satisfaction, COCOS 2002, held in Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France in October 2002.

The 15 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers address current issues in global optimization, mathematical programming, and constraint programming; they are grouped in topical sections on optimization, constraint satisfaction, and benchmarking.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
Global Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction: The Branch-and-Reduce Approach….Pages 1-16
GlobSol: History, Composition, and Advice on Use….Pages 17-31
LaGO – An Object Oriented Library for Solving MINLPs….Pages 32-42
Solving Global Optimization Problems over Polynomials with GloptiPoly 2.1….Pages 43-58
Rigorous Error Bounds for the Optimal Value of Linear Programming Problems….Pages 59-70
Minimal and Maximal Real Roots of Parametric Polynomials Using Interval Analysis….Pages 71-86
D.C. Programming for Solving a Class of Global Optimization Problems via Reformulation by Exact Penalty….Pages 87-101
Symbolic-Interval Heuristic for Bound-Constrained Minimization….Pages 102-110
A Global Constrained Optimization Algorithm for Engine Calibration….Pages 111-122
Numerical Behavior of a Stabilized SQP Method for Degenerate NLP Problems….Pages 123-141
A New Method for the Global Solution of Large Systems of Continuous Constraints….Pages 142-156
Consistency Techniques for the Localization of a Satellite….Pages 157-170
Computing Interval Parameter Bounds from Fallible Measurements Using Overdetermined (Tall) Systems of Nonlinear Equations….Pages 171-177
Maintaining Global Hull Consistency with Local Search for Continuous CSPs….Pages 178-193
Numerical Constraint Satisfaction Problems with Non-isolated Solutions….Pages 194-210
Benchmarking Global Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction Codes….Pages 211-222
Quality Assurance and Global Optimization….Pages 223-238
Back Matter….Pages –