We consider the problem of optimizing a high-dimensional convex function using stochastic
zeroth-order queries. Under sparsity assumptions on the gradients or function values, we …

Electric and electromagnetic fields can promote far-from-equilibrium chemical reactions,
phase transformations, and microstructural evolution. On the one hand, both direct electric …

Field‐assisted processing techniques can enhance the kinetics of powder synthesis,
accelerate sintering processes, and drive phase transformations at significantly lower …

We consider the problem of minimizing a high-dimensional objective function, which may
include a regularization term, using only (possibly noisy) evaluations of the function. Such …

We derive computationally tractable methods to select a small subset of experiment settings
from a large pool of given design points. The primary focus is on linear regression models …

We consider the problem of global optimization with noisy zeroth order oracles—a well-
motivated problem useful for various applications ranging from hyper-parameter tuning for …

The promise of using electromagnetic (EM) fields for low temperature materials synthesis is
limited by our ability to structurally characterize these materials, which are often …

The continuum-armed bandits problem involves optimizing an unknown objective function
given an oracle that evaluates the function at a query point. In the most well-studied case …

High electrocatalytic activity and conductivity are two unshakable objectives for the counter
electrode used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Cobalt sulfide (CoS) has been …

We consider the problem of global optimization of an unknown non-convex smooth function
with noisy zeroth-order feedback. We propose a local minimax framework to study the …