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Fast Iterative Methods in Optimization

Iterative methods have been greatly influential in continuous optimization. In fact, almost all algorithms in that field are iterative in nature. Recently, a confluence of ideas from optimization and theoretical computer science has led to...

Continuous Methods for Discrete Optimization: From Convex Relaxations, to Iterative Schemes, and Back

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Width-independent Iterative Algorithms for Packing and Covering Programs

Lorenzo Orecchia, Boston University
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/lorenzo-orrechia-10-02-17
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Slime Molds and Sparse Recovery

Nisheeth Vishnoi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/nisheeth-vishnoi-10-02-17
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Michael Cohen and ell_p Regression

Yin-Tat Lee, University of Washington
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/yin-tat-lee-10-02-17
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Chordal Graphs and Sparse Semidefinite Optimization

Lieven Vandenberghe, UCLA
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/lieven-vandenberghe-10-02-17
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On the Optimization Landscape of Matrix and Tensor Decomposition Problems

Tengyu Ma, Princeton University
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/tengyu-ma-10-2-17
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The State of Contemporary Computing Substrates for Optimization Methods

Ben Recht, UC Berkeley
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/ben-recht-10-03-17
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Let's Make Block Coordinate Descent Go Fast

Mark Schmidt, University of British Columbia
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/mark-schmidt-10-03-17
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Stochastic, Second-order Black-box Optimization for Step Functions

Katya Scheinberg, Lehigh University
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/katya-scheinberg-10-03-17
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Algorithmic Tools for Smooth Nonconvex Optimization

Steve Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/steve-wright-10-03-17
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