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Transcript
Optimization in Julia Philip I. Thomas, philipithomas.com
Goal Give an understanding of how to formulate and express
an optimization problem in JuMP (Julia for Mathematical Programming)
About Me • philipithomas.com • Engineer, OpenDNS • Education -
Systems Engineering and Physics • For fun - Workforce Scheduling
Agenda • Optimization and Operations Research • Julia • JuliaOpt
• Examples
Optimization and OR
Optimization Minimize or maximize a function subject to constraints. •
Linear Programming • Nonlinear Programming • Dynamic Programming • Constraint Programming
Minimize x Subject to x >= 0
Minimize x Subject to x >= 0 Min 0
Minimize x - y Subject to x <= 0 y
>= -4 x - 2y = -2
Minimize x - y Subject to x <= 0 y
>= -4 x - 2y = -2 Substitute x - y = -2 + y Min -6 (x = -2, y = 4)
Minimize -2x - 3y - 3z Subject to 3x +
2y + z = 10 3x + 5y +3z = 15 x, y, z > 0 Source: Wikipedia
Minimize -2x - 3y - 3z Subject to 3x +
2y + z = 10 3x + 5y +3z = 15 x, y, z > 0 Min -130/7 Source: Wikipedia
Simplex Algorithm Source: Wikipedia
Minimize -2x - 3y - 3z Subject to 3x +
2y + z = 10 3x + 5y +3z = 15 x, y, z > 0 x, y, z ∈ Z
Minimize -2x - 3y - 3z^2 Subject to 3x +
2y + z = 10 3x + 5y +3z = 15 x, y, z > 0
Minimize -2x - 3y*z Subject to 3x + 2y +
z = 10 3x + 5y +3z = 15 x, y, z > 0
Complexity Notation • Nondeterministic-Polynomial Time • Some of the hardest
problems in computer science
Operations Research Optimization and Applied Mathematics in Business • Military
• Workforce scheduling • Routing • Factories • Sports Games
Julia
None
About Julia • Fast • JIT Compiler • Dynamic Dispatch
• Package Manager • Parallel and Distributed • Call C and Python functions • Open Source (JuliaLang.org)
http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/julia/
JuMP
Julia for Mathematical Programming • Modeling language written in Julia
• Supports a variety of solvers • LP, IP, Convex Programming, Constraint Programming
Solvers • Commercial / Open Source • Parallelism / Stability
Source: JuliaOpt.org
Why JuMP • High-Level • Portable • Extensible
Examples
Examples Online github.com/philipithomas/jump-examples Need Julia with JuMP package and CBC
Solver.
macklemore.jl We’re going to the thriftshop and need 99 cents.
Coins are heavy - minimize the mass needed to carry 99 cents. Source: ProjectEuler.net
sudoku.jl Constraint Satisfaction - Not Optimization http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/today.shtml
salesman.jl https://forio.com/app/showcase/route-optimizer/
Scheduling • 20 employees • not available all the time
• varying demand throughout a day • some part time, some full time • minimum shift length, maximum shift length • time between shifts
Conclusion
Agenda • Optimization and OR • Julia • JuliaOpt •
Applications
Goal Give an understanding of how to formulate and express
an optimization problem in JuMP (Julia for Mathematical Programming)
Further Reading • In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics
at the Limits of Computation by William Cook • Data Smart (Chapter 4) by John Foreman • Intro to Operations Research by Hillier
Optimization in Julia Philip I. Thomas, philipithomas.com