Hybrid Offline/Online Methods for Optimization under Uncertainty.

Intro
Title Page
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
Context
Contribution
Outline
Related Work
Optimization Under Uncertainty
Robust Optimization
Stochastic Optimization and Sequential Decision Problems
Sampling and Sample Average Approximation
Two-Stage Stochastic Programming
Multistage Stochastic Programming
Stochastic Dynamic Programming
Markov Decision Processes
Towards Online Stochastic Optimization
Online Stochastic Optimization
Online Anticipatory Algorithms
Integrated Offline/Online Decision-Making in Complex Systems
Motivating Examples
Offline/Online Models
Optimization Models under Uncertainty for EMS
Distributed Generation and Virtual Power Plants
Optimization Techniques
Offline/Online Integration in Optimization under Uncertainty
Introduction
Strategic and Operational Decisions
Model Description and Motivations
Baseline Model: Formal Description
Flattened Problem
Offline Problem
Online Heuristic
Improving Offline/Online Integration Methods
ANTICIPATE
TUNING
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACTIVE
Method Comparison
Instantiating the Integrated Offline/Online Methods
Distributed Energy System: the Virtual Power Plant Case Study
Instantiating the Baseline Model
Instantiating ANTICIPATE
Instantiating TUNING
Instantiating ACKNOWLEDGE
Instantiating ACTIVE
Results for the VPP
Experimental Setup
Discussion
The Vehicle Routing Problem Case Study
Instantiating the Baseline Model
Instantiating ANTICIPATE
Instantiating TUNING
Instantiating ACKNOWLEDGE
Instantiating ACTIVE
Results for the VRP
Experimental Setup
Discussion
Trade-Offs of Online Anticipatory Algorithms
Introduction
Motivations of ``Taming" an Online Anticipatory Algorithm
Offline Information Availability.

Building Block Techniques
Probability Estimation for Scenario Sampling
Building a Contingency Table
Efficient Online Fixing Heuristic
Deriving the FIXING Heuristic
Formal Method Description
ANTICIPATE-D
CONTINGENCY
CONTINGENCY-D
Instantiating the Methods
Instantiating the Methods for the VPP Energy Problem
Instantiating the Baseline Model
The Models of Uncertainty
Instantiating ANTICIPATE
Instantiating ANTICIPATE-D
Instantiating CONTINGENCY
Instantiating CONTINGENCY-D
Results for the VPP
Experimental Setup
Discussion
The Traveling Salesman Problem Case Study
Instantiating the Baseline Model
The Models of Uncertainty
Instantiating ANTICIPATE
Results for the TSP
Experimental Setup
Discussion
Concluding Remarks &
Future Works
Bibliography.