Applied Mathematics Colloquium by Michael Saunders: Algorithms for Constrained Optimization: The Benefits of General-Purpose Software
Speaker: , Research Professor Emeritus, ICME and Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Title: Algorithms for Constrained Optimization: The Benefits of General-purpose Software
Abstract:
We review the history of numerical optimization at Stanford University and describe some unexpected applications of optimization software within aerospace, signal analysis, systems biology, eco-
nomics, radiotherapy, . . . .
Sometimes general-purpose software leads to new applications. Sometimes new applications lead to new algorithms (which we implement with general-purpose software).
Applied Mathematics Colloquium