• Instructor: Xiaohui Xie
• Meeting information: TT 3:30-4:50pm Room: ICS 180
• Office hours: TT after class

• multivariate calculus and linear algebra

This course will focus on formulating and solving convex optimization problems arising in engineering and science. Topics include: convex analysis, linear and quadratic programming, semidefinite programming, optimality conditions, duality theory, interior-point methods, subgradient methods, convex relaxation.

• Convex Optimization by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe, available online
• Convex Analysis Rockafellar (suppl reference)

• Introduction
• Convex Sets
• Convex Functions] * [[http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/optimization_problems.pdf | Optimization Problems
• Optimality Conditions
• Duality
• Unconstrained minimization
• Equality constrained minimization
• Interior-point methods
• Introduction to Semidefinite Programming (SDP)
• SDP

Modeling and application

• Stochastic subgradient methods
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• Multitask feature learning
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• Beamforming Optimization of MIMO Interference Network

• Color Constancy http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/approximation.pdf Approximation and fitting] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/struct_var_detection.pdf Detecting genetic variation using fused Lasso] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/Load_balancing_ConvOpt.pdf Load balancing on a heterogeneous cluster] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/graph_isomorphism.pdf Detecting graph isomorphism] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/Load_balancing_ConvOpt.pdf Load balancing on a heterogeneous cluster] ** http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/Modeling_Marketing_Promotion_Choices.pdf Modeling marketing promotion choices]

** http://www.ics.uci.edu/~xhx/courses/ConvexOpt/projects/PatrickFlynn.pdf Conjugate gradient method]

* Final exam: Mar 15, 4:00-6:00pm (Bring one examination blue book!) * Final project due: Mar 18, 5pm, hard copy in Bren Hall 4058

* Convex sets: 2.1, 2.9, 2.12, 2.15, 2.23, 2.24, 2.33 (from the textbook)

* Convex functions: 3.2, 3.15, 3.16, 3.36, 3.42

* Convex problems; 4.1, 4.65

* Duality: 5.1, 5.13, 5.38, 5.42