BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jong-Shi Pang (University of Southern California) DTSTART:20200914T133000Z DTEND:20200914T143000Z DTSTAMP:20260423T021004Z UID:OWOS/17 DESCRIPTION:Title: Th e Era of "Non"-Optimization Problems\nby Jong-Shi Pang (University of Southern California) as part of One World Optimization seminar\n\n\nAbstra ct\nThis talk presents a systematic discussion of our comprehensive effort s in the study of modern “non”-optimization problems from the combined perspectives of motivation\, theory\, and algorithms. The study is docum ented in a forthcoming 700-page research monograph with the title: “Mode rn Nonconvex Nondifferentiable Optimization”\, jointly authored by the s peaker and Dr. Ying Cui at the University of Minnesota. Beginning with a 1 00-page of prerequisite mathematics and optimization background\, the mono graph introduces the combined paradigm of structured learning and computat ional optimization\, with illustrations drawn from contemporary problems i n statistical estimation\, operations research\, optimization\, and their diverse subfields. The goal of this monograph is multi-fold: \na) place th e foundational and algorithmic treatment of nonconvexity and nondifferenti ability on a rigorous footing\, focusing in particular on problems where t hese two features are coupled\; \nb) provide the basic concepts and powerf ul tools of nonsmooth analysis for this purpose\; \nc) present a host of s urrogation algorithms with convergence guarantees for computing stationary solutions of the appropriate kind\; \nd) understand the roles of these co mputed solutions in the context of the source problems\, and \ne) set a fo rward path for advanced research and to reach out to extended problems suc h as nonconvex noncooperative games\, nonconvex stochastic programs\, and robustification of nonconvex problems.\nIn short\, our efforts aim to put in action the monumental treatise of Rockafellar and Wets on Variational A nalysis\, open it up for practical applications\, and cement its sustained contributions in the era of “non”-optimization problems.\n\nthe addre ss and password of the zoom room of the seminar are sent by e-mail on the mailinglist of the seminar one day before each talk\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/OWOS/17/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR