A kernel-based stochastic approximation framework for contextual optimization

DOI10.1016/J.EJOR.2026.04.021MaRDI QIDQ7260911zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Hao Cao, Jian-Qiang Hu, Jiaqiao Hu

Publication date 9 June 2026

Published in European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EJOR.2026.04.021

zbMATH Keywords

contextual riskfinite differencekernel smoothingsimulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Operations research and management science (90Bxx)

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