GRADIENT_DESCENT - Gradient descent using the forward backward algorithm

Program code:

function [sol, info] = gradient_descent(x_0,F, param)
%GRADIENT_DESCENT Gradient descent using the forward backward algorithm
%   Usage: sol = gradient_descent(x_0,F, param);
%          sol = gradient_descent(x_0,F);
%          [sol,info] = gradient_descent(...);
%
%   Input parameters:
%         x_0   : Starting point of the algorithm
%         F     : Functions to be minimized
%         param : Optional parameter
%   Output parameters:
%         sol   : Solution
%         info  : Cell array of functions
%
%   GRADIENT_DESCENT solves:
%
%      sol = argmin sum_i f_i(x)     for x belong to R^N
%
%   where x are the optimization variables.
%
%   F is a cell array of structure object. Each structure represent one
%   function to be minimized. They all contains a field F{ii}.eval that
%   is a implicite function to evaluate the corresponding function and a
%   field F{ii}.grad that is another implicite function to compute the
%   gradient of the function. Please, specify also, the Lipschitz constant
%   of the gradient in F{ii}.beta.
%
%             
%   See also:  forward_backward generalized_forward_backward
%
%   Url: https://epfl-lts2.github.io/unlocbox-html/doc/solver/gradient_descent.html

% Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Nathanael Perraudin.
% This file is part of UNLOCBOX version 1.7.4
%
% This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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%
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% Author: Nathanael Perraudin
% Date: 1 nov 2012
% Tesing: test_solver


param.algo = 'GRADIENT_DESCENT';

if ~iscell(F)
    F = {F};
end

[sol, info] = solvep(x_0,F{1:end},param);

end


% function [sol, info,objective] = gradient_descent(x_0,f, param)
% %GRADIENT_DESCENT Gradient descent using the forward backward algorithm
% %   Usage: sol = gradient_descent(x_0,f, param);
% %          sol = gradient_descent(x_0,f);
% %          [sol,info,objective] = gradient_descent(...);
% %
% %   Input parameters:
% %         x_0   : Starting point of the algorithm
% %         f    : First function to minimize
% %         param : Optional parameter
% %   Output parameters:
% %         sol   : Solution
% %         info : Structure summarizing informations at convergence
% %         objective: vector (evaluation of the objective function)
% %
% %   `gradient_descent` solves:
% %
% %   .. sol = argmin f(x)     for x belong to R^N
% %
% %   .. math::  sol = arg \min_x f(x) \hspace{1cm} for \hspace{1cm}  x\in R^N
% %
% %   where *x* is the variable.
% %
% %   * *x_0* is the starting point.
% %
% %   * *f* is a structure representing a convex function, with a  $\beta$ 
% %     Lipschitz  continuous gradient. Inside the structure, there
% %     have to be the gradient of the function that can be called by *f.grad* 
% %     and the function itself that can be called by *f.eval*.
% %
% %   * *param* a Matlab structure containing the following fields:
% %
% %     General parameters:
% %
% %     * *param.gamma* : is the step size. Watch out, this parameter is bounded. It should
% %       be below $1/\beta$ (*f2* is $\beta$ Lipchitz continuous). By default, it's $10e-1$
% %
% %     * *param.tol* : is stop criterion for the loop. The algorithm stops if
% %
% %       ..  (  n(t) - n(t-1) )  / n(t) < tol,
% %      
% %       .. math:: \frac{  n(t) - n(t-1) }{ n(t)} < tol,
% %
% %       where  $n(t) = f(x)$ is the objective function at iteration *t*
% %       by default, `tol=10e-4`.
% %
% %     * *param.method* : is the method used to solve the problem. It can be 'FISTA' or
% %       'ISTA'. By default, it's 'FISTA'. 
% %
% %     * *param.lambda*: is the weight of the update term in ISTA method. By default 1.
% %       This should be between 0 and 1. It's set to 1 for FISTA.
% %
% %     * *param.maxit* : is the maximum number of iteration. By default, it is 200.
% % 
% %     * *param.verbose* : 0 no log, 1 print main steps, 2 print all steps.
% %
% %     * *param.abs_tol* : If activated, this stopping critterion is the
% %       objectiv function smaller than *param.tol*. By default 0.
% %
% %
% %   info is a Matlab structure containing the following fields:
% %
% %   * *info.algo* : Algorithm used
% %
% %   * *info.iter* : Number of iteration
% %
% %   * *info.time* : Time of exectution of the function in sec.
% %
% %   * *info.final_eval* : Final evaluation of the objectivs functions
% %
% %   * *info.crit* : Stopping critterion used 
% %
% %   * *info.rel_norm* : Relative norm at convergence 
% %
% %             
% %   See also:  forward_backward generalized_forward_backward
% %
% %   Demos: demo_gradient_descent
% %
% %   References: beck2009fast
% 
% 
% % Author: Nathanael Perraudin
% % Date: 1 nov 2012
% 
% % Start the time counter
% t1 = tic;
% 
% % Optional input arguments
% if nargin<3, param=struct; end
% 
% if ~isfield(param, 'gamma'), param.gamma = 1; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'tol'), param.tol=10e-4 ; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'maxit'), param.maxit=200; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'verbose'), param.verbose=1 ; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'lambda'), param.lambda=1 ; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'method'), param.method='FISTA' ; end
% if ~isfield(param, 'abs_tol'), param.abs_tol=0 ; end
% 
% if nargin<2 
%     error(' Not enought input argument! Please specify a function to minimise')
% end
% 
% % test the evaluate function
% [f] = test_eval(f);
% 
% % Initialization
% 
% [~,rel_norm,prev_norm,iter,objective,crit] = convergence_test(f.eval(x_0));
%     
% if param.verbose>=1, 
%     if strcmp(param.method,'ISTA'),
%         fprintf('Algorithm selected: ISTA\n');
%         
%     else
%         fprintf('Algorithm selected: FISTA\n');
% 
%     end
% end
% % ISTA
% x_n = x_0;
% 
% %FISTA
% u_n=x_0;
% sol=x_0;
% tn=1;
% 
% % Main loop
% while 1
%     
%     %
%     if param.verbose >= 2
%         fprintf('Iteration %i:\n', iter);
%     end
%     
%     if strcmp(param.method,'ISTA'),
%         % ISTA algorithm
%         y_n=x_n-param.gamma*f.grad(x_n);
%         sol=x_n+param.lambda*(y_n-x_n);
%         x_n=sol; % updates
%     else
%         % FISTA algorithm
%         x_n=u_n-param.gamma*f.grad(u_n);
%         tn1=(1+sqrt(1+4*tn^2))/2;
%         u_n=x_n+(tn-1)/tn1*(x_n-sol);
%         %updates
%         sol=x_n;
%         tn=tn1;
%     end
%     
%     % Global stopping criterion
%     curr_norm = f.eval(sol)+eps;  
%     [stop,rel_norm,prev_norm,iter,objective,crit] = convergence_test(curr_norm,prev_norm,iter,objective,param);
%     [x_n,param] = post_process(sol, iter, curr_norm, prev_norm, objective, param);
%     
%     if param.verbose >= 2
%         fprintf('  ||f|| = %e, rel_norm = %e\n', ...
%             curr_norm, rel_norm);
%     end
% 
%     if stop
%        break; 
%     end
%     
% end
% 
% % Log
% if param.verbose>=1
%     % Print norm
%     fprintf('\n Solution found:\n');
%     fprintf(' Final relative norm: %e\n', rel_norm );
%     fprintf(' Final norm: %e\n', curr_norm );
%     
%     
%     % Stopping criterion
%     fprintf(' %i iterations\n', iter);
%     fprintf(' Stopping criterion: %s \n\n', crit);
%     
% end
% 
% info.algo=mfilename;
% info.iter=iter;
% info.final_eval=curr_norm;
% info.crit=crit;
% info.time=toc(t1);
% info.rel_norm=rel_norm;
% 
% end