Convex functions 2 Functions Approximate methods 1 Approximation algorithms 1 Approximation theory 1 Black-box optimization 1 Composite optimization 1 Convergence 1 Convex composite optimization 1 Covariance matrix 1 Derivative-free optimization 1 Design Methodology 1 Design methodology 1 Distributed algorithms 1 Distributed computer systems 1 Distributed optimization 1 Evolution strategies 1 Evolutionary algorithms 1 Linear convergence 1 Linear programming 1 Linear-programming 1 Monotonic transformation 1 Normal distribution 1 Number theory 1 Optimization 1 Optimization heuristics 1 Parallel algorithms 1 Randomized derivative free optimization 1 Stochastic algorithms 1 Stochastic systems 1