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    (Sub-) Gradient formulae for probability functions of random inequality systems under Gaussian distribution
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2016) Ackooij, Wim van; Henrion, René
    We consider probability functions of parameter-dependent random inequality systems under Gaussian distribution. As a main result, we provide an upper estimate for the Clarke subdifferential of such probability functions without imposing compactness conditions. A constraint qualification ensuring continuous differentiability is formulated. Explicit formulae are derived from the general result in case of linear random inequality systems. In the case of a constant coefficient matrix an upper estimate for even the smaller Mordukhovich subdifferential is proven.
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    Generalized gradients for probabilistic/robust (probust) constraints
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2019) Ackooij, Wim van; Henrion, René; Pérez-Aros, Pedro
    Probability functions are a powerful modelling tool when seeking to account for uncertainty in optimization problems. In practice, such uncertainty may result from different sources for which unequal information is available. A convenient combination with ideas from robust optimization then leads to probust functions, i.e., probability functions acting on generalized semi-infinite inequality systems. In this paper we employ the powerful variational tools developed by Boris Mordukhovich to study generalized differentiation of such probust functions. We also provide explicit outer estimates of the generalized subdifferentials in terms of nominal data.