New Algorithmic Paradigms in Optimization, June 16-July 4, 2008

Place: FIM, ETH Zurich (First and Third Week) and Monte Verita , Ascona (Second Week)

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 
 

June 16

June 17

June 18

June 19

June 20

WEEK1

Morning

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Activity

Tutorial 3

Tutorial 4

Afternoon

Exercise 1

Exercise 2           Research Talk -1

Exercise 3           Research Talk 0

Exercise 4

 

June 23

June 24

June 25

June 26

June 27

WEEK2

Morning

Tutorials 5, 6, 7

Tutorials 8,9,10

Research Talks 3,4,5

Tutorials 11,12,13

Research Talks 7,8,9

Afternoon

Exercises 5,6,7

Research Talk 1

Exercises 8,9,10

Research Talk 2

Activity

Exercises 11,12,13

Research Talk 6

Research Talks 10,11,12 (optional)

 

June 30

July 1

July 2

July 3

July 4

WEEK3

Morning

Tutorial 14

Tutorial 15

 

Tutorial 16 (optional)

Tutorial 17 (optional)

Afternoon

Exercise 14

Exercise 15

 

Exercise16 (optional)

Exercise 17(optional)

Last Updated: November 28, 2007

Lecturers and Speakers

Tutorial and Exercise

Lecturer

Research Talk

Speaker

1

Robert Weismantel

-1

Jiri Matousek

2

Santosh Vempala

0

 

3

Thomas Baeck and Eckart Zitzler

1

Jean B. Lasserre

4

Jean B. Lasserre

2

Santosh Vempala

5

Alexander Barvinok

3

Arkadi Nemirovski

6

Sanjeev Arora

4

Alexander Barvinok

7

Yurii Nesterov

5

Friedrich Eisenbrand

8

Arkadi Nemirovski

6

Amin Coja-Oghlan

9

Friedrich Eisenbrand

7

David Shmoys

10

 

8

Yurii Nesterov

11

 

9

Robert Weismantel

12

Laszlo Lovasz

10

Baeck/Zitzler

13

Angelika Steger

11

Sanjeev Arora

14

David Shmoys

12

Laszlo Lovasz

15

Amin Coja-Oghlan

   

16

     

17

     
   

Last Updated: January 25, 2008

Lengths of Participation

    Invited Speakers: Arora (II or III), Barvinok (III), Baeck (I), Lasserre (I), Lovasz (III), Nesterov (I), Coja-Oghlan (II),

    Nemirovski (II), Shmoys (II),Vempala (I), Weismantel (I) .

    Note: Option I means the weeks 1+2, Option II the weeks 2+3 and Option III the week 2 only.

Simultaneous Leisure Events of Interest

     Euro 2008 Soccer Games : June 17 in Zurich (Tuesday),  Semifinals on June 25-26 (Wed-Thu), Final on June 29 (Sun).

     Ascona Jazz Festival 2008 : June 26 (Thursday) - July 6 (Sunday).