Andrew R. Conn, IBM Research Center, USA: Challenging Problems in Optimization
Yu-Hong Dai, Chinese Academy of Science, China: Penalty Methods
Iain Duff, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UK: Numerical Linear Algebra
Giovanni Fasano, University of Venice Ca Foscari, Italy: Conjugate Gradient Methods
David M. Gay, AMPL Optimization Inc., USA: AMPLE for Optimization
Michael Hintermuller, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany: PDE and Optimization
Nezam Mahdavi-Amiri, Sharif University of Technology, Iran: Algorithms for Constrained Computations
Hans D. Mittelmann, Arizona State University, USA: Software Optimization
Dominique Orban, Ecole Polytechnique de Montereal, Canada: Nonlinear Optimization
Amiya K. Pani, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India: Numerical Methods for PDE
Florian A. Potra, University of Maryland, USA: Numerical Optimization
Cornelis Roos, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands: Constrained Optimization with Modeling
Ekkehard W. Sachs, University of Trier, Germany: Control and Optimization with application to PDE
Michael Saunders, Stanford University, USA: Conjugate Gradient for System of Equations
Philippe L. Toint, University of Namur, Belgium: Nonlinear Optimization
Maria Teresa Vespucci, Bergamo University, Italy: Challenging Problems in Optimization
Mehiddin Al-Baali, Sultan Qaboos University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Muscat, Oman.
Lucio Grandinetti, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica, Modellistica, Elettronica e Sistemistica, Calabria University, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.
Anton Purnama, Sultan Qaboos University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Muscat, Oman.
This volume contains 13 selected keynote papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Optimization. Held every three years at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman, this conference highlights novel and advanced applications of recent research in numerical analysis and optimization. Each peer-reviewed chapter featured in this book reports on developments in key fields, such as numerical analysis, numerical optimization, numerical linear algebra, numerical differential equations, optimal control, approximation theory, applied mathematics, derivative-free optimization methods, programming models, and challenging applications that frequently arise in statistics, econometrics, finance, physics, medicine, biology, engineering and industry. Any graduate student or researched wishing to know the latest research in the field will be interested in this volume.
This book is dedicated to the late Professors Mike JD Powell and Roger Fletcher, who were the pioneers and leading figures in the mathematics of nonlinear optimization.