Selected publications

- h-index (Scopus): 17
- Erdös number: 4 (1. A. Jagota, 2. M. Pelillo, 3. I. Bomze)

[35] The semiproximal SVM approach for multiple instance learning: a kernel-based computational study. Optimization Letters, 18(2), pp. 635–649, 2024 (in cooperation with M. Avolio).
[34] Maximum-margin polyhedral separation for binary multiple instance learning. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 11, article 100070, 2023 (in coperation with A. Astorino and M. Avolio).
[33] On detection of diabetic retinopathy via multiple instance learning. Proceedings of the 27st International Database Engineered Applications Symposium - IDEAS 2023, ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 170-176, 2023 (in cooperation with M. Avolio, E. Vocaturo and E. Zumpano).
[32] Partitional clustering via successive transportation problems. Operations Research Letters, 51(1), pp. 40-46, 2023 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, M. Avolio, A. Canino and T. Crupi).
[31] A Lagrangian heuristics for balancing the average weighted completion times of two classes of jobs in a single-machine scheduling problem. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 10, article 100032, 2022 (in cooperation with M. Avolio).
[30] A heuristic approach for multiple instance learning by linear separation. Soft Computing, 26, pp. 3361–3368, 2022 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso, W. Khalaf and E. Vocaturo).
[29] A maximum-margin multisphere approach for binary multiple instance learning. European Journal of Operational Research, 299(2), pp. 642-652, 2022 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and M. Avolio).
[28] Viral pneumonia images classification by multiple instance learning: preliminary results. Proceedings of the 25th International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium - IDEAS 2021, ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 292-296, 2021 (in cooperation with M. Avolio, E. Vocaturo and E. Zumpano).
[27] A semiproximal support vector machine approach for binary multiple instance learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 32(8), pp. 3566-3577, 2021 (in cooperation with M. Avolio).
[26] Spherical separation with infinitely far center. Soft Computing, 24, pp. 17751-17759, 2020 (in cooperation with A. Astorino).
[25] A subset-sum type formulation of a two-agent single-machine scheduling problem. Information Processing Letters, 155, article 105886, 2020 (in cooperation with M. Avolio).
[24] Melanoma detection by means of multiple instance learning. Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 12(1), pp. 24-31, 2020 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, P. Veltri and E. Vocaturo).
[23] SVM-based multiple instance classification via DC optimization. Algorithms, 12(12), article 249, 2019 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, G. Giallombardo and G. Miglionico).
[22] A Lagrangian relaxation approach for binary multiple instance classification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 30(9), pp. 2662-2671, 2019 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and M. Gaudioso).
[21] A multiple instance learning algorithm for color images classification. Proceedings of the 22nd International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium - IDEAS 2018, ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 262-266, 2018 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, M. Gaudioso and E. Vocaturo).
[20] On a recent algorithm for multiple instance learning. Preliminary applications in image classification. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), pp. 1615-1619, 2017 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, P. Veltri and E. Vocaturo).
[19] Robust spherical separation. Optimization, 66(6), pp. 925-938, 2017 (in cooperation with A. Astorino, I. Bomze and M. Gaudioso).
[18] Nonlinear programming for classification problems in machine learning . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1776, Art. n. 040004, 2016 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and M. Gaudioso).
[17] The proximal trajectory algorithm in SVM cross validation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 27(5), pp. 966-977, 2016 (in cooperation with A. Astorino).
[16] Semisupervised spherical separation. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 39(20), pp. 6351-6358, 2015 (in cooperation with A. Astorino).
[15] A partially inexact bundle method for convex semi-infinite minmax problems. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 21(1-3), pp. 172-180, 2015 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso, G. Giallombardo and G. Miglionico).
[14] Support vector machine polyhedral separability in semisupervised learning. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 164(3), pp. 1039-1050, 2015 (in cooperation with A. Astorino).
[13] A splitting bundle approach for nonsmooth nonconvex minimization. Optimization, 64(5), pp. 1131-1151, 2015 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso and E.A. Nurminski).
[12] A nonmonotone proximal bundle method with (potentially) continuous step decisions. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 23(3), pp. 1784-1809, 2013 (in cooperation with A. Frangioni, A. Astorino and E. Gorgone).
[11] Margin maximization in spherical separation. Computational Optimization and Applications, 53(2), pp. 301-322, 2012 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and M. Gaudioso).
[10] DC models for spherical separation. Journal of Global Optimization, 48(4), pp. 657-669, 2010 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and M. Gaudioso).
[9] Non-smoothness in classification problems. Optimization Methods and Software, 23(5), pp. 675-688, 2008 (in cooperation with A. Astorino and E. Gorgone).
[8] Nonsmooth optimization techniques for semisupervised classification. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 29(12), pp. 2135-2142, 2007 (in cooperation with A. Astorino).
[7] A bundle modification strategy for convex minimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 180(1), pp. 38-47, 2007 (in cooperation with A.V. Demyanov and G. Miglionico).
[6] Integrated shipment dispatching and packing problems: a case study. Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms, 6(1), pp. 77-85, 2007 (in cooperation with A. Attanasio, G. Ghiani and C. Triki).
[5] Tuning strategy for the proximity parameter in convex minimization. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 130(1), pp. 95-112, 2006 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso).
[4] Minimizing nonconvex nonsmooth functions via cutting planes and proximity control. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 14(3), pp. 743-756, 2004 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso and G. Giallombardo).
[3] A DC piecewise affine model and bundling technique in nonconvex nonsmooth minimization. Optimization Methods and Software, 19(1), pp. 89-102, 2004 (in cooperation with M. Gaudioso and G. Giallombardo).
[2] On the performance of switching BFGS/SR1 algorithms for unconstrained optimization. Optimization Methods and Software, 19(2), pp. 153-164, 2004 (in cooperation with M. Al-Baali and R. Musmanno).
[1] A three-stage load balancing model in a manufacturing company. Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 25(1), pp. 177-187, 2004 (in cooperation with A. Grieco, R. Musmanno and M. Ramundo).