Risk-Averse Optimization and Control

Theory and Methods
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-57987-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 451 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 867 g

Reihe: Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering

This book offers a comprehensive presentation of the theory and methods of risk-averse optimization and control. Problems of this type arise in finance, energy production and distribution, supply chain management, medicine, and many other areas, where not only the average performance of a stochastic system is essential, but also high-impact and low-probability events must be taken into account. The book is a self-contained presentation of the utility theory, the theory of measures of risk, including systemic and dynamic measures of risk, and their use in optimization and control models. It also covers stochastic dominance relations and their application as constraints in optimization models. Optimality conditions for problems with nondifferentiable and nonconvex functions and operators involving risk measures and stochastic dominance relations are discussed. Much attention is paid to multi-stage risk-averse optimization problems and to risk-averse Markov decision problems.



Specialized algorithms for solving risk-averse optimization and control problems are presented and analyzed: stochastic subgradient methods for risk optimization, decomposition methods for dynamic problems, event cut and dual methods for stochastic dominance constraints, and policy iteration methods for control problems.



The target audience is researchers and graduate students in the areas of mathematics, business analytics, insurance and finance, engineering, and computer science. The theoretical considerations are illustrated with examples, which make the book useful material for advanced courses in the area.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dentcheva, Darinka

Ruszczy¿ski, Andrzej

Ruszczynski, Andrzej

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Optimierung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Elements of the Utility Theory.- Measures of Risk.- Optimization of Measures of Risk.- Dynamic Risk Optimization.- Optimization with Stochastic Dominance Constraints.- Multivariate and Sequential Stochastic Orders.- Numerical Methods for Problems with Stochastic Dominance Constraints.- Risk-Averse Control of Markov Systems.