"""
Optimization algorithms for Biogeme
:author: Michel Bierlaire
:date: Mon Dec 21 10:24:24 2020
"""
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import logging
import numpy as np
import scipy.optimize as sc
from biogeme_optimization.bounds import Bounds
from biogeme_optimization.linesearch import newton_linesearch, bfgs_linesearch
from biogeme_optimization.trust_region import newton_trust_region, bfgs_trust_region
from biogeme_optimization.simple_bounds import simple_bounds_newton_algorithm
import biogeme.exceptions as excep
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
[docs]def scipy(fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on the scipy
minimize function.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the beta parameters
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and upper bounds
for each free parameter
:type bounds: list(tuple)
:param variable_names: names of the variables. Ignored
here. Included to comply with the syntax.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine. See the `scipy`_ documentation.
.. _`scipy`: https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/optimize.html
:type parameters: dict(string:float or string)
:return: x, messages
- x is the solution generated by the algorithm,
- messages is a dictionary describing several information
about the algorithm
:rtype: numpay.array, dict(str:object)
"""
def f_and_grad(x):
fct.set_variables(x)
function_data = fct.f_g()
return function_data.function, function_data.gradient
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: scipy')
# Absolute tolerance
absgtol = 1.0e-7
opts = {'ftol': np.finfo(np.float64).eps, 'gtol': absgtol}
if parameters is not None:
opts = {**opts, **parameters}
if 'gtol' in opts.keys():
logger.info(f'Minimize with tol {opts["gtol"]}')
results = sc.minimize(f_and_grad, initBetas, bounds=bounds, jac=True, options=opts)
messages = {
'Algorithm': 'scipy.optimize',
'Cause of termination': results.message,
'Number of iterations': results.nit,
'Number of function evaluations': results.nfev,
}
return results.x, messages
[docs]def newton_linesearch_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None
):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on Newton method.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and
upper bounds for each free parameter. Note that
this algorithm does not support bound constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that
threshold, the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 100).
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: tuple x, nit, nfev, message, where
- x is the solution found,
- messages is a dictionary reporting various aspects
related to the run of the algorithm.
:rtype: numpy.array, dict(str:object)
:raises biogeme.exceptions.BiogemeError: if bounds are imposed on
the variables.
"""
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: Newton with line search [LS-newton]')
for ell, u in bounds:
if ell is not None or u is not None:
errorMsg = (
'This algorithm does not handle bound constraints. '
'Remove the bounds, or select another algorithm.'
)
raise excep.BiogemeError(errorMsg)
maxiter = 100
if parameters is not None:
if 'maxiter' in parameters:
maxiter = parameters['maxiter']
logger.info('** Optimization: Newton with linesearch')
return newton_linesearch(
the_function=fct, starting_point=initBetas, maxiter=maxiter
)
[docs]def newton_trust_region_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None
):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on Newton method with TR.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell, u) containing the lower and
upper bounds for each free parameter. Note that
this algorithm does not support bound constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that threshold,
the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 100).
- dogleg: if True, the trust region subproblem is solved using
the Dogleg method. If False, it is solved using the
truncated conjugate gradient method (default: False).
- radius: the initial radius of the truat region (default: 1.0).
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: tuple x, messages, where
- x is the solution found,
- messages is a dictionary reporting various aspects
related to the run of the algorithm.
:rtype: numpy.array, dict(str:object)
:raises biogeme.exceptions.BiogemeError: if bounds are imposed on
the variables.
"""
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: Newton with trust region [TR-newton]')
for ell, u in bounds:
if ell is not None or u is not None:
errorMsg = (
'This algorithm does not handle bound constraints. '
'Remove the bounds, or select another algorithm.'
)
raise excep.BiogemeError(errorMsg)
maxiter = 100
apply_dogleg = False
radius = 1.0
if parameters is not None:
if 'maxiter' in parameters:
maxiter = parameters['maxiter']
if 'dogleg' in parameters:
apply_dogleg = parameters['dogleg']
if 'radius' in parameters:
radius = parameters['radius']
logger.info('** Optimization: Newton with trust region')
return newton_trust_region(
the_function=fct,
starting_point=initBetas,
use_dogleg=apply_dogleg,
maxiter=maxiter,
initial_radius=radius,
)
[docs]def bfgs_linesearch_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None
):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on BFGS
quasi-Newton method with LS.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and
upper bounds for each free parameter. Note that
this algorithm does not support bound constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that
threshold, the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 100).
- | initBfgs: the positive definite matrix that initalizes the
BFGS updates. If None, the identity matrix is
used. Default: None.
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: tuple x, messages, where
- x is the solution found,
- messages is a dictionary reporting various aspects
related to the run of the algorithm.
:rtype: numpy.array, dict(str:object)
:raises biogeme.exceptions.BiogemeError: if bounds are imposed on
the variables.
"""
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: BFGS with line search [LS-BFGS]')
for ell, u in bounds:
if ell is not None or u is not None:
errorMsg = (
'This algorithm does not handle bound constraints. '
'Remove the bounds, or select another algorithm.'
)
raise excep.BiogemeError(errorMsg)
maxiter = 100
init_bfgs = None
if parameters is not None:
if 'maxiter' in parameters:
maxiter = parameters['maxiter']
if 'initBfgs' in parameters:
init_bfgs = parameters['initBfgs']
logger.info('** Optimization: BFGS with line search')
return bfgs_linesearch(
the_function=fct, starting_point=initBetas, init_bfgs=init_bfgs, maxiter=maxiter
)
[docs]def bfgs_trust_region_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None
):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on Newton method with TR.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and
upper bounds for each free parameter. Note that
this algorithm does not support bound constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that
threshold, the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 100).
- dogleg: if True, the trust region subproblem is solved using
the Dogleg method. If False, it is solved using the
truncated conjugate gradient method (default: False).
- radius: the initial radius of the truat region (default: 1.0).
- initBfgs: the positive definite matrix that initalizes the
BFGS updates. If None, the identity matrix is
used. Default: None.
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: tuple x, messages, where
- x is the solution found,
- messages is a dictionary reporting various aspects
related to the run of the algorithm.
:rtype: numpy.array, dict(str:object)
:raises biogeme.exceptions.BiogemeError: if bounds are imposed on
the variables.
"""
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: BFGS with trust region [TR-BFGS]')
for ell, u in bounds:
if ell is not None or u is not None:
errorMsg = (
'This algorithm does not handle bound constraints. '
'Remove the bounds, or select another algorithm.'
)
raise excep.BiogemeError(errorMsg)
maxiter = 100
apply_dogleg = False
radius = 1.0
init_bfgs = None
if parameters is not None:
if 'maxiter' in parameters:
maxiter = parameters['maxiter']
if 'dogleg' in parameters:
apply_dogleg = parameters['dogleg']
if 'radius' in parameters:
radius = parameters['radius']
if 'initBfgs' in parameters:
init_bfgs = parameters['initBfgs']
logger.info('** Optimization: BFGS with trust region')
return bfgs_trust_region(
the_function=fct,
starting_point=initBetas,
init_bfgs=init_bfgs,
use_dogleg=apply_dogleg,
maxiter=maxiter,
initial_radius=radius,
)
[docs]def simple_bounds_newton_algorithm_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None
):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on variants of Newton
method with simple bounds.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and upper
bounds for each free
parameter. Note that this algorithm does not support bound
constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that threshold,
the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- steptol: the algorithm stops when the relative change in x
is below this threshold. Basically, if p significant digits
of x are needed, steptol should be set to 1.0e-p. Default:
:math:`10^{-5}`
- cgtolerance: when the norm of the residual is below that
threshold, the conjugate gradient algorithm has reached
convergence (default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- proportionAnalyticalHessian: proportion (between 0 and 1) of
iterations when the analytical Hessian is calculated (default: 1).
- infeasibleConjugateGradient: if True, the conjugate gradient
algorithm may generate infeasible solutiona until
termination. The result will then be projected on the
feasible domain. If False, the algorithm stops as soon as
an infeasible iterate is generated (default: False).
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 1000).
- radius: the initial radius of the trust region (default: 1.0).
- eta1: threshold for failed iterations (default: 0.01).
- eta2: threshold for very successful iteration (default 0.9).
- enlargingFactor: factor used to enlarge the trust region
during very successful iterations (default 10).
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: x, messages
- x is the solution generated by the algorithm,
- messages is a dictionary describing information about the lagorithm
:rtype: numpay.array, dict(str:object)
"""
logger.info(
'Optimization algorithm: hybrid Newton/BFGS with simple bounds [simple_bounds]'
)
cgtol = np.finfo(np.float64).eps ** 0.3333
maxiter = 1000
radius = 1.0
eta1 = 0.1
eta2 = 0.9
proportionTrueHessian = 1.0
enlargingFactor = 2
# We replace the default value by user defined value, if any.
if parameters is not None:
if 'cgtolerance' in parameters:
cgtol = parameters['cgtolerance']
if 'maxiter' in parameters:
maxiter = parameters['maxiter']
if 'radius' in parameters:
radius = parameters['radius']
if 'eta1' in parameters:
eta1 = parameters['eta1']
if 'eta2' in parameters:
eta2 = parameters['eta2']
if 'enlargingFactor' in parameters:
enlargingFactor = parameters['enlargingFactor']
if 'proportionAnalyticalHessian' in parameters:
proportionTrueHessian = parameters['proportionAnalyticalHessian']
if proportionTrueHessian == 1.0:
logger.info('** Optimization: Newton with trust region for simple bounds')
elif proportionTrueHessian == 0.0:
logger.info('** Optimization: BFGS with trust region for simple bounds')
else:
logger.info(
f'** Optimization: Hybrid Newton '
f'{100*proportionTrueHessian}%/BFGS '
f'with trust region for simple bounds'
)
return simple_bounds_newton_algorithm(
the_function=fct,
bounds=Bounds(bounds),
starting_point=initBetas,
variable_names=variable_names,
proportion_analytical_hessian=proportionTrueHessian,
first_radius=radius,
cgtol=cgtol,
maxiter=maxiter,
eta1=eta1,
eta2=eta2,
enlarging_factor=enlargingFactor,
)
[docs]def bio_newton(fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on Newton's method with simple
bounds.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and upper
bounds for each free
parameter. Note that this algorithm does not support bound
constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that threshold,
the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- steptol: the algorithm stops when the relative change in x
is below this threshold. Basically, if p significant digits
of x are needed, steptol should be set to 1.0e-p. Default:
:math:`10^{-5}`
- cgtolerance: when the norm of the residual is below that
threshold, the conjugate gradient algorithm has reached
convergence (default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- infeasibleConjugateGradient: if True, the conjugate
gradient algorithm may generate until termination. The
result will then be projected on the feasible domain. If
False, the algorithm stops as soon as an infeasible iterate
is generated (default: False).
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 1000).
- radius: the initial radius of the truat region (default: 1.0).
- eta1: threshold for failed iterations (default: 0.01).
- eta2: threshold for very successful iteration (default 0.9).
- enlargingFactor: factor used to enlarge the trust region
during very successful iterations (default 10).
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: x, messages
- x is the solution generated by the algorithm,
- messages is a dictionary describing information about the lagorithm
:rtype: numpay.array, dict(str:object)
"""
logger.info(
'Optimization algorithm: Newton with simple bounds [simple_bounds_newton].'
)
if parameters is None:
parameters = {'proportionAnalyticalHessian': 1}
else:
parameters['proportionAnalyticalHessian'] = 1
return simple_bounds_newton_algorithm_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters
)
[docs]def bio_bfgs(fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters=None):
"""Optimization interface for Biogeme, based on BFGS quasi-Newton
method with simple bounds.
:param fct: object to calculate the objective function and its derivatives.
:type fct: algorithms.functionToMinimize
:param initBetas: initial value of the parameters.
:type initBetas: numpy.array
:param bounds: list of tuples (ell,u) containing the lower and upper
bounds for each free
parameter. Note that this algorithm does not support bound
constraints.
Therefore, all the bounds must be None.
:type bounds: list(tuples)
:param variable_names: names of the variables.
:type variable_names: list(str)
:param parameters: dict of parameters to be transmitted to the
optimization routine:
- tolerance: when the relative gradient is below that threshold,
the algorithm has reached convergence
(default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- steptol: the algorithm stops when the relative change in x
is below this threshold. Basically, if p significant digits
of x are needed, steptol should be set to 1.0e-p. Default:
:math:`10^{-5}`
- cgtolerance: when the norm of the residual is below that
threshold, the conjugate gradient algorithm has reached
convergence (default: :math:`\\varepsilon^{\\frac{1}{3}}`);
- infeasibleConjugateGradient: if True, the conjugate
gradient algorithm may generate until termination. The
result will then be projected on the feasible domain. If
False, the algorithm stops as soon as an infeasible iterate
is generated (default: False).
- maxiter: the maximum number of iterations (default: 1000).
- radius: the initial radius of the truat region (default: 1.0).
- eta1: threshold for failed iterations (default: 0.01).
- eta2: threshold for very successful iteration (default 0.9).
- enlargingFactor: factor used to enlarge the trust region
during very successful iterations (default 10).
:type parameters: dict(string:float or int)
:return: x, messages
- x is the solution generated by the algorithm,
- messages is a dictionary describing information about the algorithm
:rtype: numpay.array, dict(str:object)
"""
logger.info('Optimization algorithm: BFGS with simple bounds [simple_bounds_BFGS].')
if parameters is None:
parameters = {'proportionAnalyticalHessian': 0}
else:
parameters['proportionAnalyticalHessian'] = 0
return simple_bounds_newton_algorithm_for_biogeme(
fct, initBetas, bounds, variable_names, parameters
)
algorithms = {
'scipy': scipy,
'LS-newton': newton_linesearch_for_biogeme,
'TR-newton': newton_trust_region_for_biogeme,
'LS-BFGS': bfgs_linesearch_for_biogeme,
'TR-BFGS': bfgs_trust_region_for_biogeme,
'simple_bounds': simple_bounds_newton_algorithm_for_biogeme,
'simple_bounds_newton': bio_newton,
'simple_bounds_BFGS': bio_bfgs,
}