Semidefinite Optimization: Geometry, Algebra and Applications

From SIAG-AG

This session will aim to highlight recent developments in semidefinite optimization with a focus on topics such as positive semidefinite lifts of convex sets, positive semidefinite rank, structure and complexity of spectrahedra, algebraic structures and applications.

• Speakers:
  • Greg Blekherman (Georgia Tech)
  • Joao Gouveia (Universidade de Coimbra)
  • Kai Kellner (Goethe University)
  • Pablo Parrilo (MIT)
  • Elina Robeva (UC Berkeley)
  • Rainer Sinn (Georgia Tech)
  • Anthony Man-Cho So (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Annie Raymond (University of Washington)