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Bregman distance regularization for nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

Zeinab Mashreghi  and
Mostafa Nasri
Zeinab Mashreghi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada e-mail: z.mashreghi@uwinnipeg.ca
Mostafa Nasri*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada e-mail: z.mashreghi@uwinnipeg.ca
*
e-mail: m.nasri@uwinnipeg.ca
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Abstract

Solving a nonsmooth and nonconvex minimization problem can be approached as finding a zero of a set-valued operator. With this perspective, we propose a novel Majorizer–Minimizer technique to find a local minimizer of a nonsmooth and nonconvex function and establish its convergence. Our approach leverages Bregman distances to generalize the classical quadratic regularization. By doing so, we generate a family of regularized problems that encompasses quadratic regularization as a special case. To further demonstrate the effectiveness of our method, we apply it on a lasso regression model, showcasing its performance.

Keywords

Bregman distancelasso regression modellocal minimizernonconvex optimizationnonsmooth optimization

MSC classification

Primary: 90C26: Nonconvex programming, global optimization

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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , June 2024 , pp. 415 - 424
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Canadian Mathematical Society

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