Welcome
to the Optimization Group in the
University of Wisconsin Computer
Sciences Department!
Our group's
research and teaching includes
- algorithms
for optimization problems;
- theory
of optimization;
- application
of optimization techniques to practical problems and to other
areas of research;
- software
for optimization.
In solving
optimization problems, we aim to find the values of the variables
in a system that optimize the performance of that system (in the
sense of maximizing or minimizing some mathematical function),
while satisfying certain constraints that are imposed by the nature
of the problem (where the constraints are also defined by mathematical
functions). Closely related to optimization problems are equilibrium
problems where, rather than an objective function, there is a
set of conditions that require different parts of the system to
be in balance. These broad definitions encompass an enormous range
of applications.
Click here for
some sample applications of optimization.
