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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Mehiddin Al-Baali
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, June 28\, 2018\, at 16:00 c.t. Prof. Mehiddin Al-Baali\, Department of Mathematics and Statistics\, Sultan Qaboos University\, Muscat\, Oman will present his recent work entitled  \nOn the Damped Technique\, Self-Scaling and their Combination when Introduced to the Broyden Family of Methods for Unconstrained Optimization \nRecently\, we have extended the damped-technique in the modified BFGS method of Powell for constrained optimization to the Broyden family of quasi-Newton methods for unconstrained optimization. Appropriate choices for the damped parameter will be suggested to improve the performance of a restricted class of quasi-Newton methods and enforce convergence of many divergent methods. These properties will be illustrated when applied to a simple quadratic function as well as to a set of standard test problems. It will be shown that the proposed damped choices improve the performance of most quasi-Newton methods substantially (or significantly) in several cases. We will also illustrate the useful features of the self-scaling technique for quasi-Newton methods  and its combination with the above damped technique.  \n. \nThe presentation will take place in HS 9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-mehiddin-al-baali/
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="RTG ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:ALOP@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180605T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180612T100000
DTSTAMP:20180605T112959Z
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SUMMARY:Short Course on Parallel Optimization Methods for Time Dependent Problems
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Matthias Heinkenschloss with the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics\, Rice University in Houston\, Texas is offering a short course on Parallel Optimization Methods for Time Dependent Problems at Trier University on behalf of the Research Training Group on Algorithmic Optimization.  \nThe course will consist of three lectures\, with the tentative lecture schedule to follow soon. \nThe lectures will take place on the following dates and times: \nTuesday\, June 5\, 2018 at 8:30 c.t. in HS 10 \nThursday\, June 7\, 2018 at 8:30 c.t. in HS 9 \nTuesday\, June 12\, 2018 at 8:30 c.t. in HS10 \nPlease refer back to this page for more information as it becomes available. \n 
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/short-course-on-parallel-optimization-methods-for-time-dependent-problems/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Short Course
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180514T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180514T180000
DTSTAMP:20180509T114804Z
CREATED:20180427T124603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T114804Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Partha Lahiri
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 14\, 2018\, at 16:00\,  Prof. Partha Lahiri of the University of Maryland College Park will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled “Big data in official statistics.” \nAbstract:  The demand for various socio-economic\, transportation\, and health statistics for small geographical areas is steadily increasing at a time when survey agencies are desperately looking for ways to reduce costs to meet fixed budgetary requirements.  In the current survey environment\, the application of standard sample survey methods for small areas\, which require a large sample\, is generally not feasible when considering the costs.    One of the key factors that lead to the success of small area estimation (SAE) methodology is the availability of strong auxiliary variables.  The accessibility of big data from different sources is now bringing new opportunities for statisticians to develop innovative SAE methods.  In this talk\, I will provide an outline of how SAE methods can be adapted to incorporate big data in improving local area statistics.  Then I will discuss my recent collaboration with my UMD colleagues — Professor Cinzia Cirillo of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, and Professor Joseph JaJa of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS).  Finally\, as an example from our different collaborative research projects\, I will explain how SAE can help solve a seemingly different problem of predicting in real-time traffic by exploiting rich vehicle probe big data. \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E51.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-partha-lahiri/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180526
DTSTAMP:20180322T151240Z
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SUMMARY:Research collaboration with Prof. Dr. Boris Khoromskij and Dr. Venera Khoromskaia
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. Boris Khoromskij and Dr. Verena Khoromskaia of the Max-Planck-Institute für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften are scheduled to visit the RTG ALOP in May 2018 to discuss their recent research. \nPlease check back for further details as they become available.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/research-collaboration-with-prof-dr-boris-khoromskij-and-dr-venera-khoromskaia/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Scientific Research Collaboration
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180507T160000
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Kerstin Lux
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 7\, 2018\, at 16:00\, Kerstin Lux of Universität Mannheim will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present her recent work entitled “Optimal inflow control in supply systems with uncertain demands.” \nAbstract: \nWe are concerned with optimal control strategies subject to uncertain demands. They\nhave a broad range of applications. Taking uncertainty into account becomes more and\nmore important in many areas. In the context of supply chain management\, a need\nfor control strategies taking these uncertainties into account naturally arises when it\ncomes to production planning. Deviations from the demand actually realized need to\nbe compensated\, which might be very costly and should be avoided. To this end\, we\nconsider different approaches to control the produced amount at a given time to meet\nthe stochastic demand in an optimal way. Supply chains are represented by transport\nequations and stochastic differential equations are used to model the uncertain demand.\nFinally\, the approaches will be compared in a numerical simulation study. \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-kerstin-lux/
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180416T160000
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Michael Günther
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 16\, 2018\, at 16:00 Prof. Michael Günther of Bergische Universität Wuppertal will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nEffiziente numerische Simulation multiphysikalischer Systeme \nMultiphysikalische Systeme werden oft durch Modelle beschrieben\, die DAE-Netzwerkmodelle mit partiellen Differentialgleichungen über geeignete Randbedingungen und Quellterme koppeln. Nach Semidiskretisierung im Ort hat man es dann mit großen\, gekoppelten DAE-Sytemen zu tun. In diesem Vortrag werden verschiedene Ansätze zu deren effizienter numerischer Simulation besprochen: Multirate-Verfahren und dynamsche Iteration. \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-michael-gunther/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180305
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SUMMARY:Prof. Juan Vera and Olga Kuryatnikova of Tilburg University to visit in March
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Juan Vera and Olga Kuryatnikova of Tilburg University are scheduled to visit the Research Training Group ALOP in March for research collaboration. \n  \nDuring their visit\, they will speak on the following topics: \n  \nCopositive certificates of non-negativity (Prof. Juan Vera) \nAbstract: \nSum-of-squares (sos) certificates of non-negativity\, such as Putinar’s Positivstellensatz\, have been used to obtain powerful numerical techniques to solve polynomial optimization (PO) problems. Using such certificates\, hierarchies of semidefinite relaxations are obtained for PO. Usually the use of sos-certificates requires compactness or stronger assumptions on the feasible set\, limiting the range of applications. \nWe show that under suitable conditions on the polynomial h(x) and the set S\, the non-negativity of a polynomial over the set  {x in S: h(x) = 0} can be certified in terms of the non-negative polynomials on S even if the set S is unbounded. Moreover\, a characterization of the pairs (S\, h) for which  such type of non-negativity certificate exists is provided in terms of an appropriate condition on S and h. Moreover\, the non-negativity certificate presented here readily allows the use of copositive polynomials (as opposed to the more common use of sos). In particular it encompasses the results of Burer and Pena-Vera-Zuluaga for representation of polynomial optimization problems as copositive ones. \n  \nApproximating the cone of copositive kernels with application to the kissing number problem. (Olga Kuryatnikova) \nAbstract: \nRecent research has shown how to generalize copositive formulations of the stable set problem in finite graphs to infinite graphs. This allows to express the kissing number problem\, i.e.\, finding the maximum number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can simultaneously touch another unit sphere\, as an optimization problem over copositive kernels. We generalize two existing approximations to the cone of copositive matrices to obtain approximations to the cone of copositive kernels. \nUsing the latter approximations\, we construct a hierarchy of upper bounds on the kissing number. As a side result\, we characterize positive definite functions invariant under automorphisms of the sphere fixing a given set of points. The presentation will be self-contained. \n  \nThe presentations will take place on Monday March 5 at 10:30 c.t. in E 51.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/prof-juan-vera-and-olga-kuryatnikova-of-tilburg-university-to-visit-in-march/
LOCATION:Trier University\, E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Scientific Research Collaboration
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180304
DTSTAMP:20180305T085427Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP held its second retreat in Daun
DESCRIPTION:In order to further the individual research projects and improve the team building process\, the Research Training Group Algorithmic Optimization (ALOP) spent three days at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun. In addition to individual presentations by the PhD Students\, the event included in depth discussions on scientific and organizational aspects. \nFurthermore\, the RTG enjoyed a hike and an informative evening program which served to cultivate the pleasant team environment.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-held-its-second-retreat-in-daun/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180304
DTSTAMP:20180131T160745Z
CREATED:20180131T160745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T160745Z
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SUMMARY:Retreat in Daun
DESCRIPTION:The Research Training Group plans its second retreat in Daun on the weekend of March 1 through March 3\, 2018. The researchers will present their work during this retreat\, followed by discussions and feedback from their advisors and fellow PhD students. Several team building events will also take place to complete the program.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/retreat-in-daun/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180228T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180228T160000
DTSTAMP:20180227T085608Z
CREATED:20180227T085608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T085608Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Mathematical Texts in English
DESCRIPTION:The Research Training Group on Algorithmic Optimization is offering a one-day workshop entitled \nWriting Mathematical Texts in English (instructor: Prof. Mirjam Dür) \non Wednesday\, February 28\, 2018 from 9:30 – 16:00 in E 51. \n 
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/writing-mathematical-texts-in-english/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180226T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180226T180000
DTSTAMP:20180216T094706Z
CREATED:20180131T161505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180216T094706Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Dr. Geovani Grapiglia
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. Geovani Grapiglia of the Universidade Federal do Parana in Curitiba\, PR\, Brasil will visit with the students of the RTG ALOP to discuss his research as well as speak during our colloquium on the topic of \nImproved Optimization Methods for Image Registration Problems \n \n Abstract: In many applications\, multiple images of the same subject are obtained at different moments in time and under different conditions. The goal is to identify changes in the subject over time. For a fair comparison\, the images need to be aligned in order to overlap the common features. Image Registration is the problem to find the transformation of images leading to the best overlapping. The mathematical modelling of this type of problem often results in large-scale unconstrained optimization problems to solve. The usual approach is to apply Gauss-Newton Method with Armijo line-search embedded in a multi-level coarse-to-fine scheme\, where the solution of the coarse level is used to generate the initial point for the fine level. In this talk\, two alternative approaches will be discussed\, including the use of L-BFGS and subspace techniques. \n  \nThe Colloquium talk with take place in HS 9 at 16:00 c.t.  Please join us for coffee at 15:45 in E 10. \nWe are very pleased to welcome him in Trier!
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/prof-dr-geovani-grapiglia-to-visit-with-rtg-alop/
LOCATION:Trier University\, E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Scientific Research Collaboration
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180206T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180206T120000
DTSTAMP:20171120T071726Z
CREATED:20171017T122334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T071726Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP- Colloquium with Prof. Fredi Troeltzsch
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, February 6\, 2018\, at 12:00  Prof. Fredi Tröltzsch of TU Berlin will present his recent work entitled  \nOptimal and Feedback Control of some Reaction-Diffusion Equations \nThe optimal control of some systems of nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations is considered including several important equations of mathematical physics. In particular\, equations are covered that develop traveling wave fronts\, spiral waves\, scroll rings\, or propagating spot solutions. Well-posedness of the system\, differentiability of the control-to-state mapping\, and optimality conditions of first and second order are briefly sketched. In particular\, the case of sparse optimal control is addressed. A novel application of pointwise state constraints is presented that prevent a propagating spot from hitting the boundary of the spatial domain. Finally\, the optimization of time-delays in local and nonlocal Pyragas type feedback control is discussed. Various numerical examples illustrate a great diversity of geometrical patterns and their control. \nThe presentation will take place in E51. \nPlease join us for coffee at 11:45 in E51.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-fredi-troeltzsch/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180122T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180122T180000
DTSTAMP:20171213T084948Z
CREATED:20171011T122606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171213T084948Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Andrea Walther
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 22\, 2018\, at 16:00 Prof. Andrea Walther of Paderborn University will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present her recent work entitled: \nRecent progress in the optimization of piecewise smooth functions \nIn a previous paper\, we derived first and second order convexity conditions for a large class  of piecewise smooth functions. \nIn that analysis based on piecewise linearization\, a key assumption was the Linear Independence Kink Qualification (LIKQ)\, a generalization of the Linear Independence Constraint Qualification (LICQ) known from smooth nonlinear optimization. In this talk\, we discuss recent results for the optimization of this class of functions. \nThis includes that even without any kink qualifications\, local optimality of the nonlinear objective always requires local optimality of its piecewise linearization\, and strict minimality of the latter is in fact equivalent to strong local minimality of the former.  Moreover\, we analyse convergence rates for an optimization algorithm based on successive piecewise linearization. Numerical results illustrate the theoretical findings. \n  \nThis is joint work with Andreas Griewank\, Yachay Tech\, Ecuador \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-andrea-walther/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171204T180000
DTSTAMP:20171121T134423Z
CREATED:20171011T120302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T134423Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Ekaterina Kostina
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, December 4\, 2017\, at 16:00 Prof. Ekaterina Kostina of Heidelberg University will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present her recent work entitled \n  \nOptimization-Based Model Validation – a Mathematical Technology of High Impact \nValidated dependable mathematical models are of ever growing importance in science and engineering\, and today also driven by a serious demand of the industry. Apart from providing scientific insight into complex nonlinear processes\, mathematical models are fundamental for process simulation\, optimization and control. In this context the new paradigmatic concept of “digital twins” may be worth mentioning\, which is becoming more and more attractive among researchers from different industrial companies\, and is advocated by NASA\, GE\, Siemens and others. Its idea is that every new system\, product or a physical or economical process should be accompanied by a “digital twin”\, which comprises an ensemble of mathematical models and algorithms. This collection of models\, analysis and solution algorithms – a virtual avatar or virtual double – would ideally accompany the process from the “origin” through its life time\, “grow” together with this process\, and be used among others to analyze data\, predict malfunctioning and perform optimal operation. However\, the application of mathematical models for the simulation\, and even more for the optimization and control of complex engineering processes requires their thorough validation and calibration by parameter and state estimation based on process data\, which should preferably be obtained by optimized experiments\, and optimized measurement designs.  For the latter\, very efficient numerical methods for the complex non-standard optimal control problem of optimal experimental design for dynamic processes were developed\, which have proven to be a powerful mathematical instrument/technology of high economic impact in industrial practice. \n  \nThe talk will address new developments in optimization methods for validation and calibration of models\, in particular the design of robust optimal experiments based on a second order sensitivity analysis of parameter estimates and design of optimal experiments for PDE models. \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-ekaterina-kostina-heidelberg-university/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171120T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171120T180000
DTSTAMP:20171108T134015Z
CREATED:20171026T112133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171108T134015Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. John Pearson
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 20\, 2017\, at 16:00  Prof. John Pearson of School of Mathematics\, The University of Edinburgh will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nFour Perspectives on Preconditioning PDE-Constrained Optimization Problems \nAbstract: \nPDE-constrained optimization problems have a wide range of applications across numerical mathematics and applied science\, so it is important to develop fast and feasible methods to solve such problems. We employ preconditioned iterative methods to tackle the large and sparse matrix systems that arise from their discretization\, and consider a range of issues related to these solvers. In particular\, we discuss applications of reaction-diffusion control problems in mathematical biology\, strategies for handling additional box constraints on the PDE variables\, approaches for problems involving fractional derivatives\, and deferred correction methods for time-dependent problems. \nThe presentation will take place in HS9 \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-john-pearson/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171106T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171106T180000
DTSTAMP:20170921T104931Z
CREATED:20170912T120726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T104931Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. Boris N. Khoromskij
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 6\, 2017\,  Prof. Dr. Boris Khoromskij from the Max-Planck-Institute für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nTensor numerical methods for multi-dimensional PDE’s and in data modeling \non Monday\, November 6\, 2017 at 17:00.   \nThe presentation will take place in HS9.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-boris-n-khoromskij/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171106T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171106T170000
DTSTAMP:20170921T104958Z
CREATED:20170912T121756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T104958Z
UID:1447-1509984000-1509987600@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Dr. Venera Khoromskaia
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Verena Khoromskaia of the Max-Planck-Institute für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present her recent work entitled \nTensor numerical methods in computational quantum chemistry \non Monday\, November 6\, 2017 at 16:00.  \nWe will meet for coffee prior to her presentation at 15:45 in room E10. The presentation will take place in HS9.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-dr-venera-khoromskaia/
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171023T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171023T180000
DTSTAMP:20171013T104735Z
CREATED:20171011T115612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T104735Z
UID:1504-1508774400-1508781600@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP-Colloquium with Prof. MK (Mapundi) Banda
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 23\, 2017\, at 16:00 Prof. MK (Mapundi) Banda of the University of Pretoria will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nOptimal Control\, Stabilization and Parameter Identification for evolution models \nEvolution models governed by the time-dependent partial differential equations will be considered. In this talk\, we will present some ideas on optimal control\, boundary stabilization and parameter identification for a selection of such models.  For instance\, boundary information will be used to stabilise or to identify parameters of the models.  The first part of the presentation will discuss numerical optimal control and stabilisation of hyperbolic conservation laws.  The second part will discuss how boundary measurements can be used to simultaneously identify a coefficient and an initial condition of a parabolic partial differential equation using an identification algorithm.  Numerical algorithms will be discussed and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms will also be demonstrated. \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-prof-mk-mapundi-banda-university-of-pretoria/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170908T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170908T120000
DTSTAMP:20170620T094938Z
CREATED:20170426T141532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170620T094938Z
UID:1246-1504864800-1504872000@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. Tim Kelley
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 8\, 2017\, Prof. Tim Kelley of North Carolina State University  will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \n  \nAnderson Acceleration \n  \nAbstract: \n  \nWe will discuss recent results on the local convergence of Anderson Acceleration. This is an algorithm for accelerating the convergence of fixed point or Picard iteration. In this talk we will discuss the first convergence results for the method\, illustrate the results with an application to radiative transport\, discuss issues with multi-physics coupling\, and list a few open questions \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 9:45 in E10. \n  \n 
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-tim-kelley/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170901
DTSTAMP:20180409T145705Z
CREATED:20170209T095940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T145705Z
UID:1035-1503878400-1504223999@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:Autumn School: Optimization in Machine Learning and Data Science
DESCRIPTION:Large parts of the new economy rely on data science and the application of machine learning. For handling these modern computational and statistical problems\, optimization algorithms are of utmost importance. The typically large data sets involved in this context urge for new optimization techniques. \nTherefore\, we are delighted to announce Julian Hall\,  Tamara G. Kolda\, Stephen Wright as speakers at the upcoming ALOP Autumn School entitled “Optimization in Machine Learning and Data Science.” \nRepresenting three top class authorities in their respective fields of research\, reaching from optimization of signal and image processing over large scale linear programming problems to tensor decomposition and many more\, they will be sharing their experience and knowledge on theory and application of optimization algorithms. \nAutumn School 2017 Program (click for download) \nRegistration is closed \nInformation on scheduled Speakers:  \n  \nJulian Hall\, The University of Edinburgh –   \nHis research interests are the development of algorithmic and computational techniques for solving large scale linear programming (LP) problems using the revised simplex method on both serial and parallel computers. Consequential research interest is the application of these techniques in other areas of computation optimization and linear algebra. \nMr. Hall plans on talking about high performance simplex which will naturally lead into high performance numerical computation. He will look at computational issues in interior point methods and the applicability of “modern” first order methods to the solution of LP problems\, as well as talk about one of his current research topics. \n  \n Tamara G. Kolda\, Sandia National Laboratories –   \nHer research interests are computational algorithm design and development\, including linear and multi-linear algebra\, tensor decomposition\, tensor eigenvalues\, graph algorithms\, machine learning\, network science\, derivative-free optimization\, computational optimization\, distributed and parallel computing. \nMs. Kolda will talk about “Optimization Approaches for Fitting the Canonical Tensor Decomposition.” More specifically\, she will speak about \n\nthe theory and background of the CP decomposition\nstandard approaches such as alternating least squares and all-at-once optimization\nhandling missing data\npractical approaches to choosing the rank\nalternative objective functions for other statistical models/assumptions\nTime permitting\, she may also talk about HPC\, data structures\, parallelization\n\n  \nStephen J. Wright\, University of Wisconsin-Madison \n \nHis research interests are in continuous optimization algorithms and their applications. He works on devising algorithms for fundamental problems in continuous optimization (with practical relevance) and in understanding their theoretical properties. He also enjoys working with domain scientists and engineers in such areas as data analysis and machine learning\, machine learning\, process control\, and computer architecture to solve problems in these areas using formulation and solution techniques from optimization. \nMr. Wright will cover the background of fundamental algorithmic approaches that are relevant to data analysis problems. Topics will include the following: \n– first-order (gradient) methods for smooth unconstrained   minimization. \n    Steepest descent\, accelerated gradient and other momentum methods. \n– minimization of objectives with “simple” regularization terms using \n    forward-backward/prox-linear methods. \n– stochastic gradient and subgradient methods for minimizing convex objectives with “summation” form. \n– second-order methods for smooth (convex and nonconvex) objectives.  Newton’s method and methods that explicitly use \n   negative curvature information. \nWe will also give a survey of current use of optimization methodology in data analysis. \n  \nOrganizers:  \n  \nJan Pablo Burgard\, Ralf Münnich\, Ekkehard Sachs\, Volker Schulz\, Sven de Vries  \nSchedule\, Location and Travel Information:  \n  \nFeel free to download a copy of the schedule here:  Autumn School 2017 Program \nThe workshop is scheduled to begin on Monday\, August 28 at 9:00 am and end on Thursday\, August 31 in the afternoon.\n The workshop will take place in Building E located on Campus I at Trier University. \n For travel tips on how to get to Trier\, please check  here;\n Instructions on how to find Campus I are located here. \n \n  \nHotel Room Reservations \nWe have a reserved a hotel room contingent at the Altstadt Hotel\, Am Porta Nigra Platz\, 54292 Trier. Please contact them directly to make your reservations referencing the AUTUMN SCHOOL 2017. \nThe contingent will be available for reservation until August 1\, 2017\, or until all available rooms have been booked. \nRegistration information: \nThere will be a registration fee of 70 €. Detailed payment information will be communicated upon registration. \nQualified participants may be eligible for a stipend to assist with travel expenses. In order to be considered for the stipend\, please submit a CV (which should include the names and contact information of two professional references) along with a one-page letter of motivation before June 15\, 2017. \nRegistration is closed
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/autumn-school-optimization-in-machine-learning-and-data-science/
LOCATION:Trier University\, E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170626T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170626T180000
DTSTAMP:20170619T104934Z
CREATED:20170323T103244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170619T104934Z
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SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Dr. Giorgio Ferrari
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, June 26 2017\,  Dr. Giorgio Ferrari with Bielefeld University will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled  \nOn the Optimal Management of Public Debt: a Singular Stochastic Control Problem \n  \nConsider the problem of a government that wants to reduce the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio of a country. The government aims at choosing a debt reduction policy which minimises the total expected cost of having debt\, plus the total expected cost of interventions on the debt ratio. We model this problem as a singular stochastic control problem over an infinite time-horizon. In a general not necessarily Markovian framework\, we first show by probabilistic arguments that the optimal debt reduction policy can be expressed in terms of the optimal stopping rule of an auxiliary optimal stopping problem. We then exploit such link to characterise the optimal control in a two-dimensional Markovian setting in which the state variables are the level of the debt-to-GDP ratio and the current inflation rate of the country. The latter follows uncontrolled Ornstein-Uhlenbeck dynamics and affects the growth rate of the debt ratio. We show that it is optimal for the government to adopt a policy that keeps the debt-to-GDP ratio under an inflation-dependent ceiling. This curve is given in terms of the solution of a nonlinear integral equation arising in the study of a fully two-dimensional optimal stopping problem. \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS9. \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-giorgio-ferrari/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170612T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170612T180000
DTSTAMP:20170608T140235Z
CREATED:20170607T115606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170608T140235Z
UID:1316-1497283200-1497290400@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. Gabriel Wittum
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, June 12\, 2017\,  Prof. Gabriel Wittum of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology  will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nSimulation of Neuronal Signal Processing \nThe crucial feature of neuronal ensembles is their high complexity and variability. This makes modelling and computation very difficult\, in particular for detailed models based on first principles. The problem starts with modelling geometry\, which has to extract the essential features from those highly complex and variable phenotypes and at the same time has to take in to account the stochastic variability. Moreover\, models of the highly complex processes which are living on these geometries are far from being well established\, since those are highly complex too and couple on a hierarchy of scales in space and time. Simulating such systems always puts the whole approach to test\, including modeling\, numerical methods and software implementations. In combination with validation based on experimental data\, all components have to be enhanced to reach a reliable solving strategy. \nTo handle problems of this complexity\, new mathematical methods and software tools are required. In recent years\, new approaches such as parallel adaptive multigrid methods and corresponding software tools have been developed allowing to treat problems of huge complexity. In the lecture we present a three dimensional model for the simulation of signal processing in neurons. Part of this approach is a method to reconstruct the geometric structure of neurons from data measured by 2-photon microscopy. Being able to reconstruct neural geometries and network connectivities from measured data is the basis of understanding coding of motoric perceptions and long term plasticity which is one of the main topics of neuroscience. Other issues are compartment models and upscaling.   \nThis presentation will take place in HS 9 \nPlease join us for coffee at 15:45 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-gabriel-wittum/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170609T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170609T120000
DTSTAMP:20170428T121722Z
CREATED:20170323T102447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170428T121722Z
UID:1108-1497004200-1497009600@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. Lorenz T. (Larry) Biegler
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 9 2017\,  Prof. Lorenz T. (Larry) Biegler\,  will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work.  \nLorenz T. (Larry) Biegler is currently the Head and Bayer University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests lie in computer aided process engineering (CAPE) and include flowsheet optimization\, optimization of systems of differential and algebraic equations\, reactor network synthesis and algorithms for constrained\, nonlinear process control. Projects in these areas include analysis and development of nonlinear programming algorithms\, optimization software design and application to real-world chemical processes and energy systems. He has authored or co-authored over 400 archival publications and two textbooks\, edited nine technical books and given numerous invited presentations at national and international conferences. \n  \nNonlinear Programming Properties and Formulations for Nonlinear and Economic Model Predictive Control \n  \nNonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) is a powerful approach for on-line optimization of nonlinear\, dynamic systems. This talk explores nonlinear programming (NLPs) formulations that ensure the stability and robustness of NMPC strategies.  In particular\, NLPs that satisfy familiar second order and regularity conditions have solutions that are continuous and differentiable with respect to perturbations of the problem data\, and are important prerequisites for nominal and ISS stability of NMPC controllers. Moreover\, ensuring these properties is not difficult through reformulation of the NLP subproblem and addition of exact penalty and barrier terms.  This framework is also essential for the extension of NMPC to sensitivity-based NMPC and economic NMPC\, thus leading to efficient\, on-line optimization strategies that guarantee stable and robust performance. The results of this analysis have been implemented within an optimization modeling platform and are demonstrated on challenging case studies drawn from chemical processes. \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS 10. \nWe will meet for coffee at 10:00 in E10.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-lorenz-t-larry-biegler/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170529T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170529T180000
DTSTAMP:20170518T142057Z
CREATED:20170206T104751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170518T142057Z
UID:1029-1496073600-1496080800@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. François Glineur
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 29\, 2017\,  Prof. François Glineur from the Université catholique de Louvain will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \nPerformance estimation of first-order methods for composite convex optimization \nComposite convex optimization consists in the minimization of a convex objective function equal to the sum of several convex functions with different properties\, for example a smooth term and a nonsmooth term. We consider a large class of first-order methods designed to solve such composite problems\, which rely on specific oracles for each term. We show that the worst-case performance of each of those methods can be computed exactly by solving a semidefinite optimization problem\, which also produces an explicit problem instance for which this worst-case is attained. \nThe performance estimation methodology was born in the original work of Drori and Teboulle in 2014\, which introduced a semidefinite relaxation to study the behaviour of first-order optimization algorithms for smooth unconstrained convex optimization. In this talk\, we present a framework that produces exact convergence bounds for fixed-step linear first-order methods applied to general composite convex optimization. These methods include classical and accelerated gradient methods (including constrained and proximal variants)\, conditional gradient and subgradient methods\, and also allow inexact gradient computations. \nIn particular\, our approach allows us to derive exact convergence rates for the proximal gradient method in function value\, gradient residual norm and distance to the solution\, backed by independently-checkable analytical proofs. We also use numerical computations to obtain worst-case rates for several well-known methods including accelerated gradient and the conditional gradient method\, improving on the best published rates. We conclude with a quick overview of a MATLAB toolbox implementing our framework\, called PESTO (Performance Estimation Toolbox)\, available from https://github.com/AdrienTaylor/Performance-Estimation-Toolbox \nThis is a joint work with Adrien B. Taylor and Julien M. Hendrickx\, Université catholique de Louvain\, Belgium \n  \nThe presentation will take place in HS 9.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-francois-glineur/
LOCATION:Trier University\, E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170515T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170515T180000
DTSTAMP:20170427T082452Z
CREATED:20170403T131431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T082452Z
UID:1158-1494864000-1494871200@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. Andreas Frommer
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 15 2017\,   Prof. Andreas Frommer of Bergische Universität Wuppertal will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work entitled \n  \nMatrix functions – computation and convergence for Krylov subspace based methods  \nAbstract: f(A)b\, the action of the function f of a matrix A on a vector b\, is required in many applications\, for example in exponential integrators\, where f = exp or in lattice QCD where f(z) = z-α; α ϵ (0\, 1). Typically\, A is large and sparse\, so computing f(A) directly is not possible\, but subspace techniques allow to approximate f(A)b. In this talk will address issues related to the computation and to theconvergence analysis for Krylov subspace based methods. The outstanding problem in computation is how to obtain a stable restart procedure\, and we show how this can be achieved when f can be adequately represented by a contour integral. On the analytical side\, we present convergence results when f is a Stieltjes function and A is symmetric and positive denite and\, with appropriate modications\, when A is just positive denite but not necessarily symmetric. Finally\, we will address generalizations to the block case\, i.e. when several vectors b are to be treated simultaneously. \nThe presentation will take place in HS 9 \nWe will meet over coffee in E10 at 15:45
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-frommer/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170424T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170424T180000
DTSTAMP:20170405T080437Z
CREATED:20170327T121707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T080437Z
UID:1120-1493049600-1493056800@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Prof. Florian Jarre
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 24\, 2017\,  Prof. Florian Jarre from the Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present his recent work “The Max-Cut-Polytop” \nAbstractThe max-cut-polytope arises from a simple reformulation of the problem of finding the maximum cut in a graph with given edge weights. Unfortunately\, the exact pre-presentation of the cut polytope is not tractable unless NP = Co-NP.We discuss two different representations and inner and outer nonlinear approximations of the max-cut polytope leading to the anticipation that solving the max-cut-problem should be easy. (It is not!)This talk is not about a paper but rather about some open questions and possible topics of – rather difficult – future research. \nThe presentation will take place in HS 9. \nPlease join us for coffee in E10 at 15:45
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-prof-dr-florian-jarre-universitat-dusseldorf/
LOCATION:Trier University E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170419T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170419T180000
DTSTAMP:20170405T080536Z
CREATED:20170120T093648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T080536Z
UID:1001-1492617600-1492624800@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Colloquium with Dr. Marta D'Elia
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 19\, 2017\,  Dr. Marta D’Elia from the Computer Science Research Institute at Sandia National Laboratories will join the ALOP-Colloquium and present her recent work entitled  \nA coupling strategy for nonlocal and local models with applications to static peridynamics and classical elasticity \nABSTRACT: The use of nonlocal models in science and engineering applications has been steadily increasing over the past decade. The ability of nonlocal theories to accurately capture effects that are difficult or impossible to represent by local Partial Differential Equation (PDE) models motivates and drives the interest in this type of simulations. However\, the improved accuracy of nonlocal models comes at the price of a significant increase in computational costs compared to\, e.g.\, traditional PDEs. In particular\, a complete nonlocal simulation remains computationally untenable for many science and engineering applications. As a result\, it is important to develop local-to-nonlocal coupling strategies\, which aim to combine the accuracy of nonlocal models with the computational efficiency of PDEs. The basic idea is to use the more efficient PDE model everywhere except in those parts of the domain that require the improved accuracy of the nonlocal model.  We develop and analyze an optimization-based method for the coupling of nonlocal and local problems in the context of nonlocal elasticity. The approach formulates the coupling as a control problem where the states are the solutions of the nonlocal and local equations\, the objective is to minimize their mismatch on the overlap of the nonlocal and local domains\, and the controls are virtual volume constraints and boundary conditions. We prove that the resulting optimization problem is well-posed and discuss its implementation using Sandia’s agile software components toolkit.  Numerical results for nonlocal diffusion in three-dimensions illustrate key properties of the optimization-based coupling method; these numerical tests provide the groundwork for the development of efficient and effective engineering analysis tools. As an application\, we present results for the coupling of static peridynamics and classical elasticity. \nThe presentation will take place in HS 8. \nPlease join us for coffee in E10 at 15:45
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-colloquium-with-marta-delia/
LOCATION:Trier University\, E Building\, Universitätsring 15\, Trier\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170325
DTSTAMP:20170314T102859Z
CREATED:20161117T110643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170314T102859Z
UID:863-1490140800-1490399999@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Workshop: Stochastic Models and Control
DESCRIPTION:The workshop will bring together leading experts and researchers from different areas of stochastic control and optimization. Like the preceding successful workshops in this series\, held in Wittenberg (2009)\, Bad Herrenalb/Karlsruhe (2011)\, Berlin (2013)\, and Kaiserslautern (2015)\, the 2017 meeting aims to provide a stimulating environment for discussions of recent developments\, and a platform for presentations of current research in our field.
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/alop-workshop-stochastic-models-and-control/
LOCATION:Nells Park Hotel\, Dasbachstraße 12\, Trier\, 54292\, Germany
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170323
DTSTAMP:20170313T122333Z
CREATED:20160614T070319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170313T122333Z
UID:350-1489968000-1490227199@alop.uni-trier.de
SUMMARY:ALOP Workshop: Women in Optimization
DESCRIPTION:Der Workshop “Women in Optimization” findet vom 20. – 22. März 2017 an der Universität Trier statt.   \nDieser Workshop richtet sich an Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen\, Doktorandinnen und Studentinnen der Mathematik mit dem Schwerpunkt Optimierung. Das Ziel des Workshops liegt sowohl in der fachlichen Weiterbildung als auch in der Vernetzung innerhalb der Optimierungscommunity. In Fachvorträgen geladener Referentinnen möchten wir zum einen ein möglichst breites fachliches Spektrum der mathematischen Optimierung und der damit verbundenen Numerik präsentieren. Zum anderen möchten wir den Teilnehmerinnen verschiedene Karrieremodelle vorstellen\, deren Tätigkeitsbereich mit der mathematischen Optimierung in Verbindung steht. Neben den Vorträgen bietet der Workshop viel Raum für wissenschaftliche Diskussionen und Erfahrungsaustausch. Im Rahmen von Postersessions wird den Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen die Möglichkeit zur aktiven Teilnahme gegeben. \nProgramm: \nDas Programmheft ist hier verfügbar. Jede Teilnehmerin erhält bei der Registrierug ein gedrucktes Exemplar. \nWorkshopsprache: \nDeutsch \nFachliche Schwerpunkte: \n\nDiskrete Optimierung\nGemischt-ganzzahlige Optimierung\nLineare-/nichtlineare Optimierung\nOptimalsteuerung\nInverse Optimalsteuerung\nOptimierung mit partiellen Differentialgleichungen\nParameterschätzung/Versuchsplanung\nStochastische Optimierung\nAngewandte Optimierung und Optimalsteuerung\nNumerik\n\n Nicht-fachliche Schwerpunkte: \n\nKarriereplanung\nBeruf und Familie\nNetworking\n\n Vortragende:    Vorträge können nur auf Einladung der Organisatorinnen erfolgen\, es ist nicht möglich\, selbst einen Vortrag anzumelden.  Alle Teilnehmerinnen haben jedoch die Möglichkeit\, ihre Arbeit in einem Poster vorzustellen.  \nFolgende Vortragende konnten bisher gewonnen werden: \nLuise Blank (Universität Regensburg) Debora Clever (ABB AG\, Forschungszentrum Ladenburg)Gabriele Eichfelder (Technische Universität Ilmenau)  Christina Jager-Zlotowski (eufom University of Economics & Management Luxemburg)Frauke Liers (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) Ira Neitzel (Universität Bonn)  Sabine Pickenhain (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg) Elena Resmerita (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt) Birgit Rudloff (Wirtschafts Universität Wien) Anita Schöbel (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)  Carola Schönlieb (University of Cambridge) Sonja Steffensen (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen)  Christiane Tammer (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) Carolin Trouet (Lufthansa Systems)   \nOrganisatorinnen: \nLuise Blank\, Universität Regensburg \nDebora Clever\, ABB AG\, Forschungszentrum Ladenburg \nMirjam Dür\, Universität Trier \nBarbara Kaltenbacher\, Universität Klagenfurt \nKatja Mombauer\, Universität Heidelberg \nSonja Steffensen\, RWTH Universität Aachen \nAndrea Walther\, Universität Paderborn \n  \nAnmeldung: Die Anmeldefrist ist jetzt abgelaufen. \nHotel: \nIm Hotel Deutscher Hof haben wir Einzelzimmer vom 19.3. – 22.3.2017 als Abrufkontingent unter dem Stichwort “Women in Optimization” einrichten lassen.  Diese Zimmer können bis zum 17.2.2017 unter der Tel. Nr. 0651-97780 oder per E-Mail: info@hotel-deutscher-hof.de  reserviert werden. \nZeitplan\, Veranstaltungsort und Anreise: \nDer Workshop beginnt am Montag\, dem 20.3.2017 morgens und endet am Mittoch\, dem 22.3.2017 mittags.Der Workshop findet im E Gebäude am Campus I der Universität Trier statt.  Tipps zur Anreise nach Trier finden Sie hier;Tipps zur Anfahrt zum Campus I finden Sie hier. \nGeschichte: \nWomen in Optimization 2015 (Heidelberg) \n 
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/women-in-optimization/
LOCATION:Trier University – E-Building – HS 9\, Universität Trier Gebäude E\, Trier\, Rhineland-Palatinate\, 54296\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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SUMMARY:DFG-AIMS Workshop
DESCRIPTION:DFG-AIMS Workshop on Shape optimization\, homogenization and control\n  \nTime: March 13-16\, 2017 Location: AIMS Sénégal\, Mbour\, Sénégal.\n  \n  \nSupported by  and  \n  \n  \n  \nOrganizers: \n\nVolker Schulz (Trier University)\nDiaraf Seck (Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar\, Sénégal)\n\n  \nLocal organization comittee: \n\nProf. Dr. Diaraf Seck\, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)\, Dakar\, Sénégal\nProf. Dr. Mouhamed Moustapha Fall\, Professor of the Humboldt Chair (AIMS Sénégal)\nProf. Dr. Idrissa Ly\, Shape optimization\, UCAD\, Dakar\, Sénégal:\nProf. Dr. Babacar Mbaye Ndiaye\, Optimization and Operation Research\, UCAD\, Sénégal\nProf. Dr. Aissa Wade \, Geometry (Academic Director of AIMS Sénégal)\nProf. Dr Salimata Gueye Diagne \, Optimization and Operation Research\, UCAD\, Sénégal\n\n  \n  \nProgram outline (more details coming soon): \n  \n\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 13 2017  \n\n\n\n\n08:00 \n\n\nDeparture from Hotel Royal Saly to AIMS-Centre\, Mbour \n\n\n\n\n08:45-09:00 \n\nOpening Remarks\n\n\n\n09:00-09:45 \n\nMouhamed Moustapha Fall: Interfaces arising in longrange interactions\n\n\n\n09:45-10:30 \n\nMichel Delfour: Shape and topological derivatives via one sided differentiation of Lagrangian functionals\n\n\n\n10:30-11:00 \n\ncoffee break\n\n\n\n11:00-11:45 \n\nDiaraf Seck: Optimal Shapes in hydro and morphodynamic equations\n\n\n\n11:45-12:30 \n\nMartin Rumpf: Multi-Scale and Risk-Averse Stochastic Shape Optimization\n\n\n\n12:30-13:00 \n\nDFG presentation on funding opportunities\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\nlunch break\n\n\n\n14:30-15:15 \n\nVolker Schulz: Higher order methods for shape optimization\n\n\n\n15:15-16:00 \n\nCoumba Diallo: Michell truss : topological optimization and Numerical solutions\n\n\n\n16:00-16:30 \n\n\ncoffee break \n\n\n\n\n16:30-17:15 \n\nIbrahima Faye: Models of sand transport equations: A mathematical and numerical study\n\n\n\n17:15-18:00 \n\nLuise Blank: A diffuse interface approach for topology optimization and a global convergent solver\n\n\n\n18:00 \n\nReturn to Hotel Royal Saly (dinner)\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 14 2017  \n\n\n\n\n08:30 \n\nDeparture from Hotel Royal Saly to AIMS-Centre\, Mbour\n\n\n\n09:30-10:15 \n\nMartin Berggren: On the use of filters and morphological operators for topology optimization of microwave devices\n\n\n\n10:15-11:00 \n\nMamadou Sango: Homogenization of stochastic semi linear parabolic equations in perforated domains\n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 \n\ncoffee break\n\n\n\n11:30-12:15 \n\nHubert Nnang: Two-scale convergence: obviousness of the choice of test functions? Not always\n\n\n\n12:15-13:00 \n\nMichael Hintermüller: Optimal Control of Nonsmooth Phase-Field Models\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\nlunch break\n\n\n\n14:30-15:15 \n\nAndrea Walther: Employing Algorithmic Differentiation for shape optimization and nonsmooth optimization\n\n\n\n15:15-16:00 \n\nAlassane Sy: Pollutant transfer in porous media\n\n\n\n16:00-16:30 \n\ncoffee break\n\n\n\n16:30-17:15 \n\nMapundi Banda: Numerical Boundary stabilization and optimal control for networked flow\n\n\n\n17:15-18:00 \n\nEkaterina Kostina: Optimization Methods for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Non-Stationary Partial Differential Equations\n\n\n\n18:00 \n\nReturn to Hotel Royal Saly (dinner)\n\n\n \nConference Dinner in the evening\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 15 2017  \n\n\n\n\n08:30 \n\nDeparture from Hotel Royal Saly to AIMS-Centre\, Mbour\n\n\n\n09:30-10:15 \n\nGünter Leugering: Challenges in Optimal Control Problems for Gas and Fluid Flow in Networks of Pipes and Canals: From Modeling to Industrial Applications\n\n\n\n10:15-11:00 \n\nIdrissa Ly: The first eigenvalue for the p-Laplacian operator\n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 \n\ncoffee break\n\n\n\n11:30-12:15 \n\nJean Louis Woukeng: Multiscale Analysis – Bridging Scales in Mathematical Modelling and Simulation\n\n\n\n12:15-13:00 \n\nMario Ohlberger: Online enrichement for localized reduced order methods in optimization and control\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\nlunch break\n\n\n\n14:30-18:00 \n\nExcursion to a wild life park near Mbour\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 16 2017  \n\n\n\n\n08:00 \n\nDeparture from Hotel Royal Saly to AIMS-Centre\, Mbour\n\n\n\n09:00-09:45 \n\nSergio Conti: Optimization of microstructural shape in Magnetic-Shape-Memory Composites\n\n\n\n09:45-10:30 \n\nMariama Diakhaby: Interface identification problem between two non-miscible fluids\n\n\n\n10:30-12:00 \n\nPoster Blitz\, afterwards Coffee Break along with Poster session\n\n\n\n12:00-12:30 \n\n\nYR-presentation: Mouhamadou A. M. T. Baldé. Title: Numerical simulation for a coupled system: the case of shallow water and a morphodynamic equation. \n\n\n\n\n12:30-13:00 \n\n\nYR-presentation: Mouhamadou Alpha Diallo Title: Integrodifferential equations: controllability and existence of a optimal control. \n\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\nLunch Break\n\n\n\n14:30-15:00 \n\n\nYR-presentation: EL Hadji Abodulaye Thiam Title: Hardy-Sobolev inequality with singularity a curve. \n\n\n\n\n15:00-15:30 \n\n\nYR-presentation: Ignace Aristid Minlend Title: Serrin’s overdetermined Problem on the Sphere. \n\n\n\n\n15:30-16:00 \n\ncoffee break\n\n\n\n16:00-16:30 \n\nfinal discussion\n\n\n\n16:30 \n\nDeparture\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAccomodation: Hotel Royal Saly\, Route Saly-Ngaparou\, Mbour\, Senegal For more travel information see the personal invitation or contact Ms. Alida Höbener \n  \n  \n-> List of participating researchers
URL:https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/dfg-aims-workshop/
LOCATION:Hotel Royal Saly\, Route Saly-Ngaparou\, Mbour\, Senegal
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Research Training Group ALOP at Trier University":MAILTO:OptimizationDays@uni-trier.de
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