Online Optimization with Predictions and Switching Costs: Fast Algorithms and the Fundamental Limit

Yingying Li, Guannan Qu, Na Li

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Abstract

This article considers online optimization with a finite prediction window of cost functions and additional switching costs on the decisions. We study the fundamental limits of dynamic regret of any online algorithm for both the with-prediction and the no-prediction cases. Besides, we propose two gradient-based online algorithms: Receding horizon gradient descent (RHGD) and receding horizon accelerated gradient (RHAG); and provide their regret upper bounds. RHAG's regret upper bound is close to the lower bound, indicating the tightness of our lower bound and that our RHAG is near-optimal. Finally, we conduct numerical experiments to complement the theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4761-4768
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume66
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Online optimization
  • optimization
  • optimization algorithms
  • time varying systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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