• 1034c - Mini-Workshop: Exploiting Symmetry in Optimization 

      [OWR-2010-38] (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      The feasible regions of mathematical optimization models quite often exhibit a high degree of symmetry. In recent years, several groups of researchers have independently worked on algorithmic approaches to exploit such ...
    • 1923 - Mixed-integer Nonlinear Optimization: a hatchery for modern mathematics 

      [OWR-2019-26] (2019) - (02 Jun - 08 Jun 2019)
      The second MFO Oberwolfach Workshop on Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) took place between 2nd and 8th June 2019. MINLP refers to one of the hardest Mathematical Programming (MP) problem classes, involving both ...
    • 1543 - Mixed-integer Nonlinear Optimization: A Hatchery for Modern Mathematics 

      [OWR-2015-46] (2015) - (18 Oct - 24 Oct 2015)
      The aim of this workshop was fostering the growth of new mathematical ideas arising from mixed-integer nonlinear optimization. In this regard, the workshop has been a resounding success. It has covered a very diverse ...
    • 2333 - Mixed-integer Nonlinear Optimization: A Hatchery for Modern Mathematics 

      [OWR-2023-35] (2023) - (13 Aug - 18 Aug 2023)
      Mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) is concerned with finding optimal solutions to mathematical formulations of optimization problems combining discrete and nonlinear phenomena. The scientific program was ...
    • 1834 - New Directions in Stochastic Optimisation 

      [OWR-2018-38] (2018) - (19 Aug - 25 Aug 2018)
      Recent work in stochastic programming draws on interaction with Algebraic and Combinatorial Models, Numerical Analysis of PDEs, Risk Analysis, Mathematical Equilibrium, Minimax, and Stochastic Games. For the first time ...
    • 1305 - Numerical Methods for PDE Constrained Optimization with Uncertain Data 

      [OWR-2013-4] (2013) - (27 Jan - 02 Feb 2013)
      Optimization problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) arise in many applications in the form of optimal control, optimal design, or parameter identification problems. In most applications, parameters in ...
    • 0905 - Numerical Techniques for Optimization Problems with PDE Constraints 

      [OWR-2009-4] (2009) - (25 Jan - 31 Jan 2009)
      The development, analysis and implementation of efficient and robust numerical techniques for optimization problems associated with partial differential equations (PDEs) is of utmost importance for the optimal control of ...
    • On Dykstra’s Algorithm with Bregman Projections 

      [OWP-2024-04] Pinto, Pedro; Pischke, Nicholas (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2024-04-16)
      We provide quantitative results on the asymptotic behavior of Dykstra’s algorithm with Bregman projections, a combination of the well-known Dykstra’s algorithm and the method of cyclic Bregman projections, designed to find ...
    • 0502 - Optimization and Applications 

      [OWR-2005-2] (2005) - (09 Jan - 15 Jan 2005)
      Proceedings of a workshop devoted to optimization problems, their theory and resolution, and above all applications of them. The topics covered existence and stability of solutions; design, analysis, development and ...
    • 1733 - Proof Complexity and Beyond 

      [OWR-2017-37] (2017) - (13 Aug - 19 Aug 2017)
      Proof complexity is a multi-disciplinary intellectual endeavor that addresses questions of the general form “how difficult is it to prove certain mathematical facts?” The current workshop focused on recent advances in our ...
    • 0645 - Qualitative Assumptions and Regularization in High-Dimensional Statistics 

      [OWR-2006-49] (2006) - (05 Nov - 11 Nov 2006)
      Important and exciting developments are currently underway in nonparametric statistics involving inter-play between qualitative constraints, penalization, and regularization methods. Some of these developments are taking ...
    • A real algebra perspective on multivariate tight wavelet frames 

      [OWP-2012-11] Charina, Maria; Putinar, Mihai; Scheiderer, Claus; Stöckler, Joachim (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2012-08-13)
      Recent results from real algebraic geometry and the theory of polynomial optimization are related in a new framework to the existence question of multivariate tight wavelet frames whose generators have at least one vanishing ...
    • 2010 - Real Algebraic Geometry with a View Toward Hyperbolic Programming and Free Probability 

      [OWR-2020-12] (2020) - (01 Mar - 07 Mar 2020)
      Continuing the tradition initiated in the MFO workshops held in 2014 and 2017, this workshop was dedicated to the newest developments in real algebraic geometry and polynomial optimization, with a particular emphasis on ...
    • 2311 - Real Algebraic Geometry with a View toward Koopman Operator Methods 

      [OWR-2023-14] (2023) - (12 Mar - 17 Mar 2023)
      This workshop was dedicated to the newest developments in real algebraic geometry and their interaction with convex optimization and operator theory. A particular effort was invested in exploring the interrelations with ...
    • 1710 - Real Algebraic Geometry With a View Toward Moment Problems and Optimization 

      [OWR-2017-14] (2017) - (05 Mar - 11 Mar 2017)
      Continuing the tradition initiated in MFO workshop held in 2014, the aim of this workshop was to foster the interaction between real algebraic geometry, operator theory, optimization, and algorithms for systems control. A ...
    • 1415 - Real Algebraic Geometry With A View Toward Systems Control and Free Positivity 

      [OWR-2014-17] (2014) - (06 Apr - 12 Apr 2014)
      New interactions between real algebraic geometry, convex optimization and free non-commutative geometry have recently emerged, and have been the subject of numerous international meetings. The aim of the workshop was to ...
    • 1309 - Structured Function Systems and Applications 

      [OWR-2013-11] (2013) - (24 Feb - 02 Mar 2013)
      Quite a few independent investigations have been devoted recently to the analysis and construction of structured function systems such as e.g. wavelet frames with compact support, Gabor frames, refinable functions in the ...
    • Weak-duality based adaptive finite element methods for PDE-constrained optimization with pointwise gradient state-constraints 

      [OWP-2010-15] Hintermüller, Michael; Hinze, Michael; Hoppe, Ronald H. W. (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2010)
      Adaptive finite element methods for optimization problems for second order linear elliptic partial di erential equations subject to pointwise constraints on the $\ell^2$-norm of the gradient of the state are considered. ...