Mathematical Sciences: Nonsmooth Analysis and Approximation Methods in Optimization and Control

首席研究员将研究几个问题， 控制理论，优化，非光滑分析， 及其应用。 有效的定性和数字 研究和解决非线性复杂问题的方法 将开发优化和控制。 最优控制问题是有用的数学模型 在工程和运营管理的许多领域。 通过 更好地了解它们的结构和性质， 洞察力将导致改进的数值优化算法。

The principal investigator will work on several problems in the areas of control theory, optimaization, nonsmooth analysis, and their applications. Effective qualitative and numerical methods for studying and solving complex problems in nonlinear optimization and control will be developed. Optimal control problems are useful as mathematical models in many areas of engineering and operations management. By better understanding their structure and properties, the gained insight will lead to improved numerical optimaization algorithms.