Arvind Raghunathan
- Phone: 617-621-7502
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Position:
Research / Technical Staff
Senior Principal Research Scientist -
Education:
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 -
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Biography
Arvind's research focuses on algorithms for optimization of large-scale nonlinear and mixed integer nonlinear programs with applications in power grid, transportation systems and model-based control of processes. He previously worked at the United Technologies Research Center for 7 years developing optimization algorithms for aerospace, elevator, energy systems and security businesses.
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Recent News & Events
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NEWS Arvind Raghunathan's publication is Featured Article in the current issue of the INFORMS Journal on Computing Date: April 1, 2022
Where: INFORMS Journal on Computing (https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ijoc)
MERL Contact: Arvind Raghunathan
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, OptimizationBrief- Arvind Raghunathan co-authored a publication titled "JANOS: An Integrated Predictive and Prescriptive Modeling Framework" which has been chosen as a Featured Article in the current issue of the INFORMS Journal on Computing. The article was co-authored with Prof. David Bergman, a collaborator of MERL and Teng Huang, a former MERL intern, among others.
The paper describes a new software tool, JANOS, that integrates predictive modeling and discrete optimization to assist decision making. Specifically, the proposed solver takes as input user-specified pretrained predictive models and formulates optimization models directly over those predictive models by embedding them within an optimization model through linear transformations.
- Arvind Raghunathan co-authored a publication titled "JANOS: An Integrated Predictive and Prescriptive Modeling Framework" which has been chosen as a Featured Article in the current issue of the INFORMS Journal on Computing. The article was co-authored with Prof. David Bergman, a collaborator of MERL and Teng Huang, a former MERL intern, among others.
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NEWS Arvind Raghunathan delivers Optimization and Systems Theory seminar at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Date: March 10, 2022
Where: Department of Mathematics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
MERL Contact: Arvind Raghunathan
Research Area: OptimizationBrief- Arvind Raghunathan will present the Optimization and System Theorem seminar in the Department of Mathematics at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The title of the talk is Recursive McCormick Linearizations of Multilinear Programs: Minimum Size Formulations.
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MERL Publications
- , "Robust Pivoting: Exploiting Frictional Stability Using Bilevel Optimization", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022, May 2022.BibTeX TR2022-045 PDF
- @inproceedings{Shirai2022may,
- author = {Shirai, Yuki and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
- title = {Robust Pivoting: Exploiting Frictional Stability Using Bilevel Optimization},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022},
- year = 2022,
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-045}
- }
- , "PYROBOCOP: Python-based Robotic Control & Optimization Package for Manipulation", arXiv, March 2022.BibTeX
- @article{Raghunathan2022mar,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego},
- title = {PYROBOCOP: Python-based Robotic Control & Optimization Package for Manipulation},
- journal = {arXiv},
- year = 2022,
- month = mar
- }
- , "Chance-Constrained Optimization in Contact-Rich Systems for Robust Manipulation", arXiv, March 2022.BibTeX
- @article{Shirai2022mar,
- author = {Shirai, Yuki and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
- title = {Chance-Constrained Optimization in Contact-Rich Systems for Robust Manipulation},
- journal = {arXiv},
- year = 2022,
- month = mar
- }
- , "SDP-quality bounds via convex quadratic relaxations for global optimization of mixed-integer quadratic programs", Mathematical Programming B, December 2021.BibTeX TR2022-001 PDF
- @article{Nohra2021dec,
- author = {Nohra, Carlos J. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Sahinidis, Nikolaos V.},
- title = {SDP-quality bounds via convex quadratic relaxations for global optimization of mixed-integer quadratic programs},
- journal = {Mathematical Programming B},
- year = 2021,
- month = dec,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-001}
- }
- , "Homogeneous Formulation of Convex Quadratic Programs for Infeasibility Detection", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9682847, December 2021, pp. 968-973.BibTeX TR2021-150 PDF
- @inproceedings{Raghunathan2021dec2,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind},
- title = {Homogeneous Formulation of Convex Quadratic Programs for Infeasibility Detection},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
- year = 2021,
- pages = {968--973},
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9682847},
- issn = {2576-2370},
- isbn = {978-1-6654-3659-5},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-150}
- }
- , "Robust Pivoting: Exploiting Frictional Stability Using Bilevel Optimization", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022, May 2022.
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Other Publications
- , "Global Optimization of Nonlinear Network Design", SIAM Journal on Optimization, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 268-295, 2013.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2013global,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U},
- title = {Global Optimization of Nonlinear Network Design},
- journal = {SIAM Journal on Optimization},
- year = 2013,
- volume = 23,
- number = 1,
- pages = {268--295},
- publisher = {Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics}
- }
- , "A distributed anytime algorithm for maximizing occupant comfort", American Control Conference (ACC), 2012, pp. 1059-1066.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{raghunathan2012distributed,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Krishnamurthy, Sudha},
- title = {A distributed anytime algorithm for maximizing occupant comfort},
- booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
- year = 2012,
- pages = {1059--1066},
- organization = {IEEE}
- }
- , "Parametric Characterization of Multimodal Distributions with Non-Gaussian Modes", IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW), 2011, pp. 286-292.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{tewari2011parametric,
- author = {Tewari, Ashutosh and Giering, Michael J and Raghunathan, Arvind},
- title = {Parametric Characterization of Multimodal Distributions with Non-Gaussian Modes},
- booktitle = {IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW)},
- year = 2011,
- pages = {286--292},
- organization = {IEEE}
- }
- , "Transfer operator method for control in fluid flows", Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, held jointly with the 28th Chinese Control Conference (CDC/CCC), 2009, pp. 1806-1811.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{vaidya2009transfer,
- author = {Vaidya, Umesh and Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar and Raghunathan, Arvind},
- title = {Transfer operator method for control in fluid flows},
- booktitle = {Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, held jointly with the 28th Chinese Control Conference (CDC/CCC)},
- year = 2009,
- pages = {1806--1811},
- organization = {IEEE}
- }
- , "Lyapunov measure and control of periodic orbit", IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2008, pp. 48-53.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{diwadkar2008lyapunov,
- author = {Diwadkar, A and Vaidya, U and Raghunathan, AU},
- title = {Lyapunov measure and control of periodic orbit},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT)},
- year = 2008,
- pages = {48--53},
- organization = {IEEE}
- }
- , "Optimal stabilization using Lyapunov measure", American Control Conference (ACC), 2008, pp. 1746-1751.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{raghunathan2008optimal,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Vaidya, Umesh},
- title = {Optimal stabilization using Lyapunov measure},
- booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
- year = 2008,
- pages = {1746--1751},
- organization = {IEEE}
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- , "MILP and NLP techniques for centralized trajectory planning of multiple unmanned air vehicles", American Control Conference (ACC), 2006.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{borrelli2006milp,
- author = {Borrelli, Francesco and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
- title = {MILP and NLP techniques for centralized trajectory planning of multiple unmanned air vehicles},
- booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
- year = 2006,
- organization = {IEEE}
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- , "Parameter estimation in metabolic flux balance models for batch fermentation - Formulation & Solution using Differential Variational Inequalities (DVIs)", Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 148, No. 1, pp. 251-270, 2006.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2006parameter,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Perez-Correa, J Ricardo and Agosin, Eduardo and Biegler, Lorenz T},
- title = {Parameter estimation in metabolic flux balance models for batch fermentation - Formulation & Solution using Differential Variational Inequalities (DVIs)},
- journal = {Annals of Operations Research},
- year = 2006,
- volume = 148,
- number = 1,
- pages = {251--270},
- publisher = {Springer}
- }
- , "An interior point method for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)", SIAM Journal on Optimization, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 720-750, 2005.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2005interior,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
- title = {An interior point method for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)},
- journal = {SIAM Journal on Optimization},
- year = 2005,
- volume = 15,
- number = 3,
- pages = {720--750},
- publisher = {Philadelphia, Pa.: The Society, c1991-}
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- , "Dynamic optimization strategies for three-dimensional conflict resolution of multiple aircraft", Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 586-594, 2004.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2004dynamic,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Gopal, Vipin and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Biegler, Lorenz T and Samad, Tariq},
- title = {Dynamic optimization strategies for three-dimensional conflict resolution of multiple aircraft},
- journal = {Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics},
- year = 2004,
- volume = 27,
- number = 4,
- pages = {586--594},
- publisher = {American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics}
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- , "An MPEC formulation for dynamic optimization of distillation operations", Computers & chemical engineering, Vol. 28, No. 10, pp. 2037-2052, 2004.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2004mpec,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Soledad Diaz, M and Biegler, Lorenz T},
- title = {An MPEC formulation for dynamic optimization of distillation operations},
- journal = {Computers & chemical engineering},
- year = 2004,
- volume = 28,
- number = 10,
- pages = {2037--2052},
- publisher = {Elsevier}
- }
- , "A comparison between mixed integer programming and nonlinear programming techniques for 3d conflict resolution of multiple aircraft," Tech. Rep., Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 2003.BibTeX
- @Techreport{borrelli2003comparison,
- author = {Borrelli, F and Subramanian, D and Raghunathan, AU and Biegler, LT and Samad, T},
- title = {A comparison between mixed integer programming and nonlinear programming techniques for 3d conflict resolution of multiple aircraft},
- institution = {Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota},
- year = 2003,
- address = {Minnesota, Minneapolis}
- }
- , "3D conflict resolution of multiple aircraft via dynamic optimization", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit (AIAA), 2003.BibTeX
- @Inproceedings{raghunathan20033d,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Gopal, Vipin and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Biegler, Lorenz T and Samad, Tariq},
- title = {3D conflict resolution of multiple aircraft via dynamic optimization},
- booktitle = {AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit (AIAA)},
- year = 2003
- }
- , "Data reconciliation and parameter estimation in flux-balance analysis", Biotechnology and bioengineering, Vol. 84, No. 6, pp. 700-709, 2003.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2003data,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Perez-Correa, J Ricardo and Bieger, Lorenz T},
- title = {Data reconciliation and parameter estimation in flux-balance analysis},
- journal = {Biotechnology and bioengineering},
- year = 2003,
- volume = 84,
- number = 6,
- pages = {700--709},
- publisher = {Wiley Online Library}
- }
- , "Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) in process engineering", Computers & chemical engineering, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 1381-1392, 2003.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2003mathematical,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
- title = {Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) in process engineering},
- journal = {Computers & chemical engineering},
- year = 2003,
- volume = 27,
- number = 10,
- pages = {1381--1392},
- publisher = {Elsevier}
- }
- , "Barrier methods for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)," Tech. Rep., Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2002.BibTeX
- @Techreport{raghunathan2002barrier,
- author = {Raghunathan, A and Biegler, LT},
- title = {Barrier methods for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)},
- institution = {Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering},
- year = 2002
- }
- , "MPEC formulations and algorithms in process engineering", Computers and Chemical Engineering, Vol. 27, pp. 1381-1392, 2002.BibTeX
- @Article{raghunathan2002mpec,
- author = {Raghunathan, A and Biegler, LT},
- title = {MPEC formulations and algorithms in process engineering},
- journal = {Computers and Chemical Engineering},
- year = 2002,
- volume = 27,
- pages = {1381--1392}
- }
- , "Global Optimization of Nonlinear Network Design", SIAM Journal on Optimization, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 268-295, 2013.
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MERL Issued Patents
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Title: "System and Method for Scheduling Multiple Modes of Transport with Incomplete Information"
Inventors: Serra, Thiago; Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David
Patent No.: 11,085,781
Issue Date: Aug 10, 2021 -
Title: "System and Method for Scheduling Electric Generators using Decision Diagrams"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David; Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
Patent No.: 10,969,750
Issue Date: Apr 6, 2021 -
Title: "Systems and Methods for Resource Allocation for Management Systems"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David; Sahinidis, Nikolaos V
Patent No.: 10,362,139
Issue Date: Jul 23, 2019 -
Title: "Decentralized Control of Electricity Passing through Electrical Grid"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U
Patent No.: 10,243,361
Issue Date: Mar 26, 2019 -
Title: "Optimizing Operations of Multiple Air-Conditioning Units"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.
Patent No.: 10,161,649
Issue Date: Dec 25, 2018 -
Title: "System and Method for Group Elevator Scheduling Based on Submodular Optimization"
Inventors: Nikovski, Daniel N.; Raghunathan, Arvind U; Ramalingam, Srikumar
Patent No.: 10,118,796
Issue Date: Nov 6, 2018 -
Title: "Optimal Parameter Selection and Acceleration in ADMM for Multi-stage Stochastic Convex Quadratic Programs"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Di Cairano, Stefano
Patent No.: 9,760,534
Issue Date: Sep 12, 2017 -
Title: "Method for Solving Quadratic Programs for Convex Sets with Linear Equalities by an Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers with Optimized Step Sizes"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Di Cairano, Stefano
Patent No.: 9,753,892
Issue Date: Sep 5, 2017 -
Title: "Method for Determining Object Poses Using Weighted Features"
Inventors: Tuzel, Oncel; Liu, Ming-Yu; Taguchi, Yuichi; Raghunathan, Arvind U
Patent No.: 9,280,827
Issue Date: Mar 8, 2016 -
Title: "System and Method for Optimal Power Flow Analysis"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.; Gopalakrishnan, Ajit
Patent No.: 9,280,744
Issue Date: Mar 8, 2016 -
Title: "Method for Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Power Networks"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Gopalakrishnan, Ajit; Nikovski, Daniel N.
Patent No.: 9,184,589
Issue Date: Nov 10, 2015 -
Title: "Method for Globally Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Networks"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.
Patent No.: 9,093,842
Issue Date: Jul 28, 2015 -
Title: "System and Method for Optimizing Energy Consumption in Railway Systems with Energy Storage Devices"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Xu, Yunwen; Wada, Toshihiro; Ueda, Kenji; Takahashi, Satoru
Patent No.: 8,983,690
Issue Date: Mar 17, 2015 -
Title: "System and Method for Optimizing Energy Consumption in Railway Systems"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Wada, Toshihiro; Ueda, Kenji; Takahashi, Satoru
Patent No.: 8,831,801
Issue Date: Sep 9, 2014 -
Title: "Method for Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Power Networks"
Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U
Patent No.: 8,756,556
Issue Date: Jun 17, 2014
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Title: "System and Method for Scheduling Multiple Modes of Transport with Incomplete Information"
