Title:  Nonlinear Optimization at the National Labs

Abstract:  We review a range of challenging DOE applications in design and control that are formulated as nonlinear optimization problems, ranging from the modeling of gas and electricity networks, over the design of new materials, to the analysis of complex data. We show how research into new algorithms and solution techniques enables DOE scientists to solve these applications.

Speaker:  Sven Leffer, Mathematics and Computer Science, Argonne National Laboratory

Bio:  Sven Leyffer joined the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne in 2002, where he is now a senior computational mathematician. Sven is a SIAM Fellow, and a senior fellow of the University of Chicago/Argonne Computation Institute. Leyffer obtained his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Dundee, Scotland, and held postdoctoral research positions at Dundee, Argonne, and Northwestern University.

Presenter Website: https://wiki.mcs.anl.gov/leyffer/

Host: Jose Castillo (CSRC) and the Sustainable Horizons Institute CRLC Virtual Seminar Series