Seminar in Operations Research -- M.Sc. -- 0365.4563.01

Lecturer: Prof. Marc Teboulle ( teboulle@post.tau.ac.il )
Office: Schreiber Bldg. 227, Phone: 8896
School of Mathematical Sciences
Tel-Aviv University

Time and Place: First meeting, Wed. 14--16PM, Schreiber-Room 209

Spring Semester, 2020

The seminar is for Master Students. Topics will include theoretical, algorithmic and applied papers and will be adapted to the interest and background of the audience.

Intended Audience and Prerequisites

This seminar will provide an opportunity to strengthen and extend knowledge in various aspects of OR. This semester the focus will be on continuous optimization: theory, algorithms and application and engineering sciences. It is particularly suitable for mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering students.

Students with no previous knowledge or exposure in any optimization courses should contact me to see if they can register to the seminar.

Course requirements and Grading

Each student will be assigned adequate material, including a research paper and will be required to prepare a lecture based on the material asssigned. The grade will be based on the presentation and the discussion that follows it.