Fernandes, Florbela P.Costa, Maria F.P.Fernandes, Edite M.G.P.2010-01-292010-01-292009Fernandes, Florbela P.; Costa, Maria F.P.; Fernandes, Edite M. G. P. (2009). Overview on Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming Problems. In Numerical analysis and applied mathematics: proceedings of the AIP International Conference. Crete, Greece. vol.1168, p.1374-1377. ISBN 978-0-7354-0708-4978-0-7354-0708-4http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1565Many optimization problems involve integer and continuous variables that can be modeled as mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems. This has led to a wide range of applications, in particular in some engineering areas. Here, we provide a brief overview on MINLP, and present a simple idea for a future nonconvex MINLP solution technique.engMixed-integer nonlinearBranch-and-boundOuter-approximationconference object