A sequential parametric convex approximation method with applications to nonconvex truss topology design problems

By Amir Beck, Aharon Ben-Tal, Luba Tetruashvili. Journal of Global Optimization, 2010

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A Minorization-Maximization Method for Optimizing Sum Rate in the Downlink of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems (2015, methodology): “Under the different name of sequential convex programming a parametric approach has been proposed in [18].”
Variations and extension of the convex–concave procedure (2016, background): “Also in structural engineering there is sequential parametric convex approximation (Beck et al, 2010).”
Full-Duplex Communication for ISAC: Joint Beamforming and Power Optimization (2022, methodology): “After solving (42), we update ¯Q ( j ) , Ψ ( j ) , and { Φ a k } Kk =1 . point By iteratively solving (42) until convergence, KKT of (35) is obtained [34].”
On the Total Energy Efficiency of Cell-Free Massive MIMO (2017, methodology): “Although, there is no guarantee that SCA-based method can yield an optimal solution in theory, our numerical results show that Algorithm 1 indeed converges to an optimal solution for small size networks in most cases.”
Parallel and Distributed Methods for Constrained Nonconvex Optimization—Part I: Theory (2016, background): “Moreover, the solution of the subproblems is computable in closed form by each BS.”