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SUMMARY:CIS - "Get to know your neighbors" Seminar series - Prof. Nicolas 
 Boumal
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Nicolas Boumel\nTitle: Pulling the thread of geometry an
 d symmetry to unravel (bits of) benign non-convexity\n\n\nAbstract:\nWe ro
 utinely model engineering tasks as optimization problems. These come in va
 rious forms. Some we know how to solve\; some we know we cannot. Of partic
 ular interest are those problems it appears we can solve\, yet we do not k
 now for sure: our theory fails us. Can we use such models in critical appl
 ications where mistakes have consequences?\nIn continuous optimization\, t
 he known frontier of tractability is mostly defined by convexity. Yet\, in
  recent years we have discovered many non-convex problems it appears we ca
 n solve. I will describe some of their frequent traits\, specifically thro
 ugh geometry and symmetry. Understanding these traits may help us push the
  known frontier\, effectively enabling us to use richer modelling tools wi
 th confidence.\n\n\nBio:Nicolas Boumal joined the Institute of Mathematics
  at EPFL in July 2020 as an assistant professor. He studies non-convex opt
 imization\, numerical analysis and statistical estimation. He is the autho
 r of a popular Riemannian optimization toolbox called Manopt\, and of a bo
 ok on this topic.\n\n \nThe CIS seminar will take place live on Zoom: htt
 ps://epfl.zoom.us/j/87579137338  \nPlease connect to your zoom account us
 ing your "@epfl.ch" address\, as this live event is only open to the EPFL 
 community\n\n \nMonday\, March 29th\, 2021 from 3:15 to 4:15 pm\n\n\nNB: 
 Video recordings of the seminars will be made available on our website and
  published on our social media pages
LOCATION:Zoom https://epfl.zoom.us/j/87579137338 https://epfl.zoom.us/j/87
 579137338
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