Examples
portfolio optimization
• variables: amounts invested in different assets
• constraints: budget, max./min. investment per asset, minimum return
• objective: overall risk or return variance
device sizing in electronic circuits
• variables: device widths and lengths
• constraints: manufacturing limits, timing requirements, maximum area
• objective: power consum pti on
data fitting
• variables: model parameters
• constraints: prior information, parameter l i mi ts
• objective: measure of misfit or prediction er ror
Introduction 1–3