Summer Graduate School
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- Grigoriy Blekherman
- Matthias Koeppe (University of California, Davis)
- Matthias Köppe
- Jiawang Nie (University of California)
- Shmuel Onn
The workshop consists of four parts of lectures and corresponding tutorials and computer experimentation with computer software in the area.
Week 1 -- Schedule Week 1 (PDF)
The first part (Jiawang Nie, University of California, San Diego) introduces the basic theory of semidefinite programming, which includes convex sets and linear matrix inequalities, duality theory, optimality conditions, and applications such as in control and optimization. We will also introduce how to use the existing software for solving semidefinite programming problems.
Lecture Notes Week 1 Nie (PDF), Homework Assigments Week 1 (PDF)
The second part (Greg Blekherman, Virginia Tech) introduces positive polynomials, sum of squares, basic real algebraic geometry, and its connections to semidefinite programming. The applications will also be covered. Existing software will be introduced.
Lecture Notes Week 1 Blekherman (PDF)
Week 2 -- Schedule Week 2 (PDF)
The third part (Shmuel Onn, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology) concentrates on primal methods of integer linear and nonlinear optimization, such as the theory of test sets, in particular the recent advances in Graver basis methods.
The fourth part (Matthias Köppe, University of California, Davis) is on tools from the geometry of numbers, with a focus on rational generating function techniques for integer programming. We introduce lattices, the LLL algorithm, Lenstra's algorithm for integer programming in fixed dimension, Barvinok's theory of short rational generating functions, and the summation method for polynomial integer programming.
Lecture Notes Week 2 Koeppe (PDF)
Teaching assistants: Cynthia Vinzant, University of California, Berkeley and Amitabh Basu, University of California, Davis
Bibliography (PDF)
Bibliography 2 (PDF)
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MSRI has preferred rates at the Rose Garden Inn, depending on room availability. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show the MSRI rate on all room types available.
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MSRI has preferred rates of $110 - $140 at the Berkeley Lab Guest House, depending on room availability. Reservations may be made by calling 510-495-8000 or directly on their website. Select “I am an individual traveler affiliated with MSRI”.
Additional lodging options may be found on our short term housing page.
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