Isaac Siwale

Isaac Siwale
Zenith Genetica Ltd

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Introduction
I am the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Genetica Ltd. The company’s research is ‘application-driven’ and is focussed on ideating, developing and implementing optimization and machine learning methods using evolutionary computation technology. The current product-line comprises an optimization and equation solver called GENO, and a machine learning algorithm called EAGLE—the second generation of the GENO solver is available at www.tomopt.com. The launch of EAGLE is imminent.

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This paper offers a new proof of Fisher’s invariance theorem. The proof is based on the definition of a likelihood function and it employs known results from probability and optimization, coupled with some elementary geometry of quadratic functions.
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This paper comprises a collection of some basic concepts of statistical estimation theory obtained from various sources and presented in summary fashion; it makes no original contribution to the subject—its purpose is merely to act as a supplement to the Decentralized Parameter Estimation paper [15] that presents a proprietary numerical estimator c...
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This paper presents a reformulation that is a natural by-product of the 'variable endogenization' process for equality-constrained programs. The method results in a partial relaxation of the constraints which in turn confers some computational advantages. A fully-annotated example illustrates the technique and presents some comparative numerical re...
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This paper presents a method for finding global optima to constrained nonlinear programs via slack variables. The method only applies if all functions involved are of class C 1 but without any further qualification on the types of constraints allowed; it proceeds by reformulating the given program into a bi-objective program that is then solved for...
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This paper presents a relatively “unfettered” practical method for finding global optima to constrained nonlinear programs. The method reformulates the given program into a bi-objective mixed-integer program that is then solved for the Nash equilibrium solution. Two numerical examples are provided to showcase the efficacy of the method—the solution...
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This paper presents a statistical modelling procedure that applies to several scenarios. The regression model is based on the Box-Cox transform, and the associated numerical estimator is a decentralized computational scheme in which the estimation task is shared between an evolutionary algorithm and an ordinary least-squares (OLS) program—the evolu...
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This paper presents four optimization models for solving nonlinear equation systems. The models accommodate both over-specified and under-specified systems. A variable endogenization technique that improves efficiency is introduced, and a basic comparative study shows that the optimization methods presented are very effective.
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This paper is on practical solutions to the multi-objective optimization problem; it advocates for single-point solutions either of the Nash equilibrium or the Tchebycheff compromise type, depending on whether one can reasonably ascribe competition or cooperation to the problem at hand. A transform method that greatly simplifies implementation of t...
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This paper is on the portfolio optimization problem for which two generic models are presented in the context of a proprietary solver called GENO: the first is a pseudo-dynamic model with a single state variable that is meant for the single holding-period case; the second is a truly dynamic model with several state variables that applies to both si...
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This document present the results of some numerical experiments whose aim was to assess the efficacy of GENO on equation systems that may generically be stated as C(x) = 0, where C is vector comprising numeric functions ci(x) which may or may not be nonlinear. The examples are practical problems emanating from a wide variety of applied science and...
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This document presents the results of some numerical experiments whose aim was to assess the efficacy of GENO on static and dynamic programs. The numerical examples cover a wide range of problem-types, and a variety of solutions. Most of the examples have been attempted previously by others using various techniques. The emphasis in this study is on...