
SIAM Conference on Optimization (OP26)
The Call for Participation is scheduled to be posted here in late August 2025
About The Conference
Included Themes
Foundational Themes:
- Conic and linear optimization
- Derivative-free optimization
- Game theory and equilibrium problems
- Geometric perspectives in optimization
- Graphs and network optimization
- Integer optimization
- Nonlinear optimization
- PDE-constrained optimization
- Polynomial and global optimization
- Stochastic and robust optimization
- Variational inequalities and nonsmooth optimization
Application Themes:
- Optimization in data science
- Optimization in health care
- Optimization in energy
- Optimization in control systems
- Optimization in quantum computing
- Optimization in science and engineering
- Optimization in machine learning/AI
Co-Chairs
Miguel Anjos
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Gabriele Eichfelder
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Luis Nunes Vicente
Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Organizing Committee
Heinz Bauschke
University of British Columbia, Canada
Ana Luisa Custodio
New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Santanu Subhas Dey
Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.
SU.S.n R. Hunter
Purdue University, U.S.
Monique Laurent
CWI and Tilburg University, Netherlands
Laura Palagi
Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Andrea Raith
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Chen Xiaojun
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Wotao Yin
Alibaba Group US/DAMO Academy, U.S.
Alain B. Zemkoho
University of Southampton, UK
Local Organizing Committee
Lars Schewe, co-chair
University of Edinburgh, UK
Miguel Anjos, co-chair
University of Edinburgh, UK
Merve Bodur
University of Edinburgh, UK
Jacek Gondzio
University of Edinburgh, UK
Andreas Grothey
University of Edinburgh, UK
Akshay Gupte
University of Edinburgh, UK
Sergio Garcia Quiles
University of Edinburgh, UK
John Pearson
University of Edinburgh, UK
Audrey Repetti
Heriot-Watt University, UK
Kit Searle
University of Edinburgh, UK
Alper E. Yildirim
University of Edinburgh, UK
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