All classes and the exam last three hours fifteen minutes (and include a 15min break).
| Date | Lecturer | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 16.9.2016 | Dimo Brockhoff | Introduction to (Continuous) Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 23.9.2016 | Dimo Brockhoff | Benchmarking Blackbox Optimization Algorithms and Details on the Group Project | slides |
| Fri, 30.09.2016 | Anne Auger | Continuous Optimization I | slides |
| Fri, 7.10.2016 | Anne Auger | Gradient-Based Algorithms | slides |
| Fri, 14.10.2016 | Dimo Brockhoff | Discrete Optimization I: O-notation, Graphs, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming | slides |
| Mon, 17.10.2016 | Dimo Brockhoff | Discrete Optimization II: Dynamic Programming (cont.), branch and bound, and Heuristics | |
| Fri, 4.11.2016 | Anne Auger | Stochastic Algorithms and Derivative-free Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 20.11.2016 | Final exam |