This course space end date is set to 15.12.2021 Search Courses: ELEC-E5422
Introduction to the course that intends to answer the question what you should expect from the course and what you shouldn't.
Basics fact of linear algebra and matrix computations used throughout the course of convex optimization.
subspace, affine set, convex set, convex cone
simple examples and properties
combination and hulls
ellipsoids, polyhedra, norm balls
affine and projective transformations
separating hyperplanes
generalized inequalities
convex functions, epigraph
simple examples, elementary properties
more examples, more properties
Jensen's inequality
quasiconvex, quasiconcave functions
log-convex and log-concave functions
K-convexity
abstract form problem
standard form problem
convex optimization problem
standard form with generalized inequalities
mulitcriterion optimization
restriction and relaxation
• linear programming
• examples and applications
• linear fractional programming
• quadratic optimization problems
• (quadratically constrained) quadratic
programming
• Semidefinite programming
• applications
CVX is a modeling system for disciplined convex programming. It will be explained how to use it.
· terminology
· general descent method
· line search types
· gradient method
· steepest descent method
· Newton's method
brief history of SUMT & IP methods
· logarithmic barrier function
· central path
· basic SUMT
Lecture on Sept. 15, 2021
Lecture on Sept. 22, 2021
Lecture on Sept. 29, 2021
Because the Aalto network was down during the lecture, the beginning of the lecture was lost.
Lecture on Oct. 6, 2021
Homework 1: Convex Sets
Lecture on Oct. 13, 2021
Lecture on Oct. 20, 2021
Lecture on Oct. 27, 2021
Homework 2: Convex Functions
Lecture on Nov. 3, 2021
Lecture on Nov. 10, 2021
Homework 3: Optimization Problems
Lecture on Nov. 17 2021
Lecture on Nov. 24 2021
Lecture on Dec. 1, 2021
Homework 1 Solutions of analytic problems
Homework 2 Solutions of analytic problems
Homework 3 Solutions of analytic problems
Exam over zoom
Beginning of the exam on Dec. 15