Seminar
Geometry and Topology of Optimization
6 June 2022
Start time
3:00 pm
PovoZero - Via Sommarive 14, Povo (Trento)
Seminar Room "-1"
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Target audience:
University community
UniTrento students
Attendance:
Free
Contact person:
prof. Marco Andreatta
Contact details:
dept.math@unitn.it
+39 04 61/281508-1625-1701-3898-1980
Speaker:
Laurentiu Maxim (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Abstract
I will discuss concrete applications of algebraic geometry and topology to optimization problems. I will focus on two main topics: (a) Euclidean distance optimization, with applications to the multiview conjecture from computer vision, and, (b) maximum likelihood estimation, with an eye towards the Huh-Sturmfels involution conjecture in likelihood geometry. (Joint work with J. Rodriguez, B. Wang and L. Wu.)