Robert Weismantel: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2015

Name Prof. Dr. Robert Weismantel
Field27
Address
Institut für Operations Research
ETH Zürich, HG G 21.5
Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 632 48 15
E-mailrobert.weismantel@ifor.math.ethz.ch
URLhttps://math.ethz.ch/ifor/groups/weismantel_group/robert-weismantel.html
DepartmentMathematics
RelationshipFull Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
401-3901-00LMathematical Optimization Information 11 credits4V + 2UR. Weismantel
AbstractMathematical treatment of diverse optimization techniques.
ObjectiveAdvanced optimization theory and algorithms.
Content1. Linear optimization: The geometry of linear programming, the simplex method for solving linear programming problems, Farkas' Lemma and infeasibility certificates, duality theory of linear programming.

2. Nonlinear optimization: Lagrange relaxation techniques, Newton method and gradient schemes for convex optimization.

3. Integer optimization: Ties between linear and integer optimization, total unimodularity, complexity theory, cutting plane theory.

4. Combinatorial optimization: Network flow problems, structural results and algorithms for matroids, matchings and, more generally, independence systems.
401-5900-00LOptimization Seminar Information 0 credits1KR. Weismantel, R. Zenklusen
AbstractLectures on current topics in optimization
ObjectiveExpose graduate students to ongoing research acitivites (including applications) in the domain of otimization.
ContentThis seminar is a forum for researchers interested in optimization theory and its applications. Speakers are expected to stimulate discussions on theoretical and applied aspects of optimization and related subjects. The focus is on efficient algorithms for continuous and discrete optimization problems, complexity analysis of algorithms and associated decision problems, approximation algorithms, mathematical modeling and solution procedures for real-world optimization problems in science, engineering, industries, public sectors etc.