Real Algebraic Geometry and Optimization

From SIAG-AG

[edit] Description.

The minisymposium presents recent developments in the interplay of real algebraic geometry and optimization. Topics include positive polynomials, sums of squares, sums of non-negative circuits, semidefinite and geometric programming, polynomial optimization, signomial optimization, growth of polynomial functions, symmetries, and spectrahedra.

[edit] Organizers.

Thorsten Theobald (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Timo de Wolff (Texas A&M University)

[edit] Speakers.

Amir Ali Ahmadi (Princeton)

Tomas Bajbar (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Lynn Chua (UC Berkeley)

Venkat Chandrasekaran (Caltech)

Mareike Dressler (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Robert Hildebrand (IBM Watson, Yorktown Heights)

Igor Klep (Auckland)

Mario Kummer (MPI Leipzig)

Annie Raymond (U Washington)

Thorsten Theobald (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Timo de Wolff (Texas A&M)