NSF Focused Research Group Grant (2008-2011)

Semidefinite Optimization and Convex Algebraic Geometry

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Forthcoming book in SIAM-MOS Optimization Series



  • Mar 13, 2009: DIAMANT Seminar Day: Applications of semidefinite programming
  • Mar 19, 2009: 2nd Southern California Optimization Day
  • Mar 27-29, 2009: AMS special session on Concrete Aspects of Real Positive Polynomials, UIUC
  • May 1-3, 2009: Texas Algebraic Geometry Seminar
  • May 10-11, 2009: FRG Group Meeting, MIT
  • May 11, 2009: Bernd Sturmfels: MIT Applied Math Colloquium
  • Aug 23-29, 2009: 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming
  • Sep 21-25, 2009: Workshop on Convex algebraic geometry, optimization and applications, AIM, Palo Alto
  • Oct 11-14, 2009: Informs Annual Meeting 2009 San Diego.
  • Nov 22-28, 2009: Oberwolfach Seminar: New Trends in Algorithms for Real Algebraic Geometry
  • Feb 14-19, 2010: Banff workshop on Convex Algebraic Geometry
  • March 22-25, 2010: Tutorial Workshop: Linear Matrix Inequalities and Polynomial Optimization San Diego.
  • May 23-29, 2010: Oberwolfach Seminar: Semidefinite Optimization: Theory, Algorithms and Applications
  • May 31-Jun 4, 2010 Algebraic Optimization and Semidefinite Programming, CWI Amsterdam
  • Fall 2010: Modern Trends in Optimization and Its Application, IPAM, Los Angeles
  • Jan 15-Jun 15, 2011: Algebraic Geometry with a view toward applications, Sweden
  • May 30-Jun 3, 2011: MEGA 2011 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Problem set from Bernd Sturmfels

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