EUCCO2016: 4TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION
PROGRAM

Days: Monday, September 12th Tuesday, September 13th Wednesday, September 14th

Monday, September 12th

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08:45-10:15 Session 3: Plenary session
Location: AULA STUK
08:45
First order methods: Recent Developments and Applications ( abstract )
09:30
Sympletic methods and geometric concepts in optimal control ( abstract )
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:25 Session 4A: PDE Constrained Optimization
Location: 02.28
10:45
Optimal control of reaction-diffusion systems with hysteresis ( abstract )
11:10
Reduced Order Model Based Multiobjective Optimal Control of Nonlinear PDEs ( abstract )
11:35
A self-concordant interior point approach for optimal control with state constraints ( abstract )
12:00
A globally convergent method for convexly constrained optimization problems in a nonreflexive Banach space ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 4B: Model Predictive Control: Algorithms
Location: 00.85
10:45
Explicit Model Predictive Control of a Laboratory-Scale PEM Fuel Cell System ( abstract )
11:10
Model Predictive Control of Real-time Multiprocessor Systems ( abstract )
11:35
Controlled contractive sets for low-complexity constrained control ( abstract )
12:00
Anytime MPC algorithms based on relaxed barrier functions ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 4C: Linear Algebra and Optimization
Location: 01.85
10:45
BLASFEO: high-performance dense linear algebra for embedded optimization ( abstract )
11:10
A Low-Rank Approach for Bayesian Inverse Problems ( abstract )
11:35
Robust stability optimization for delay differential algebraic equations in a probabilistic framework ( abstract )
12:00
Computing Stable Null Space Operators by Gaussian Elimination ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 4D: Optimal and Robust Control
Location: 02.10
10:45
Explicit robustness margin for contractive piecewise affine control laws ( abstract )
11:10
A Sparsity Preserving Regularization Algorithm for Indefinite Quadratic Programs Arising in Direct Optimal Control ( abstract )
11:35
B-spline based analysis and control of linear parameter-varying systems ( abstract )
12:00
An inexact-Jacobian SQP method for dynamic optimization ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 4E: Automotive Control via Embedded Optimization: Engine Control
Location: 02.22
10:45
Application of Newton Projection with Proportioning Solver to Automotive ( abstract )
11:10
Optimal navigation of autonomous systems through dynamic environments ( abstract )
11:35
Piecewise Affine Modeling and Model Predictive Control of Gasoline Engines ( abstract )
12:00
Nonlinear MPC for Automotive Engine Air Path Control ( abstract )
12:25-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-14:45 Session 5: Plenary session
Location: AULA STUK
14:00
Challenging applications of topology optimization: from parts to full assemblies ( abstract )
14:45-15:15Coffee Break
15:15-17:20 Session 6A: PDE Constrained Optimization
Location: 02.28
15:15
Preconditioning for boundary control problems in incompressible fluid dynamics ( abstract )
15:40
On the global Stabilizability of the Wave Equation via Receding Horizon Control ( abstract )
16:05
Simultaneous PDE-constrained optimization in chaotic dynamics ( abstract )
16:30
Discretization of control constrained optimal control problems with higher order finite elements ( abstract )
16:55
Weighted finite element error estimates on boundary concentrated meshes with application to Dirichlet control ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 6B: First Order Methods in Model Predictive Control
Location: 00.85
15:15
New Primal-Dual Proximal Algorithms for Distributed Model Predictive Control ( abstract )
15:40
Line Search for Averaged Operator Iteration ( abstract )
16:05
On the linear convergence of operator splitting methods ( abstract )
16:30
A primal decomposition algorithm with soft coupling for distributed nonlinear optimization ( abstract )
16:55
Asynchronous Operator Splitting for MPC Applications ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 6C: Optimization Methods for Big Data and Machine Learning
Location: 01.85
15:15
The Need for Computational Tools for the European Air Traffic Network ( abstract )
15:40
On Parameter Selection of PDMM for Distributed Averaging Over a Tree Structured Graph ( abstract )
16:05
Modified Frank-Wolfe Algorithm for Enhanced Sparsity in Support Vector Machine Classifiers ( abstract )
16:30
A proximal matrix-free algorithm for large-scale unconstrained optimization ( abstract )
16:55
Algorithms for Nonnegative Matrix Factorization and PSD Factorization with Applications to Extended Formulations ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 6D: Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing
Location: 02.10
15:15
Topology optimization for staged construction with applications to additive manufacturing ( abstract )
15:40
Multiscale topology optimization for additive manufacturing: a reduction approach ( abstract )
16:05
Overhanging constraints in additive manufacturing using three different tools ( abstract )
16:30
Microstructural design using stress-based topology optimization ( abstract )
16:55
Topology optimization for additive manufacturing: a novel method for imposing a maximum overhang constraint ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 6E: Embedded Optimization, Control and Moving Horizon Estimation: Applications
Location: 02.22
15:15
Controlling Ecovat: a seasonal energy storage system, linked to the energy markets ( abstract )
15:40
MHE for Human Body Motion Capture using Inertial Sensors ( abstract )
16:05
Globally Convergent Moving Horizon State and Parameter Estimation with Application to Vibrating Cantilever Beams ( abstract )
16:30
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Reluctance Synchronous Machine ( abstract )
Tuesday, September 13th

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08:45-10:15 Session 7: Plenary session
Location: AULA STUK
08:45
Finite Element Methods for Parabolic Optimal Control Problems with Measures. ( abstract )
09:30
Object Oriented Convex Optimization with CVXPY ( abstract )
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:25 Session 8A: Computational Inverse Problems
Location: 02.28
10:45
Accelerated Compressed Sensing of streaming data ( abstract )
11:10
A globalized semismooth Newton method for generalized variational inequality problems ( abstract )
11:35
Optical flow based image sequence interpolation ( abstract )
12:00
Multi-pitch estimation using semidefinite programming ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 8B: Shape and Topology Optimization
Location: 00.85
10:45
Efficient PDE constrained shape optimization based on Steklov-Poincare type metrics ( abstract )
11:10
Automatic Generation of Shape Derivatives and Approximate Shape Hessians ( abstract )
11:35
Topology optimization in Navier--Stokes flow with a diffuse-interface approach ( abstract )
12:00
PDE constrained shape optimization using HPC algorithms ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 8C: Mixed Integer Programming in Control
Location: 01.85
10:45
Embedded Mixed-Integer Quadratic Optimization Using First-Order Methods ( abstract )
11:10
High-Speed Integer Optimal Control using Approximate Dynamic Programming ( abstract )
11:35
Mixed integer representations in control design: theoretical results and applications ( abstract )
12:00
A mixed-integer implementation of the corner cutting problem in a multi-obstacle environment ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 8D: Parametric Programming
Location: 02.10
10:45
A Predictor-Corrector Path-following algorithm for Dual-Degenerate Parametric Optimization Problems ( abstract )
11:10
Prediction-Correction Methods for Time-Varying Convex Optimization: theory, algorithms, applications ( abstract )
11:35
Sensitivity analysis of parametric programming solution. Application to PWA control laws in the presence of variable time-delay ( abstract )
12:00
A Novel Method for Exploring the Combinatorial Tree in Multi-Parametric Quadratic Programming ( abstract )
10:45-12:25 Session 8E: Automotive Control via Embedded Optimization: Vehicle Dynamics
Location: 02.22
10:45
Non-convex MPC for Vehicle Collision Avoidance ( abstract )
11:10
Vehicle Coordination at Intersections ( abstract )
11:35
Interpolation-based control for Auto-Steering systems ( abstract )
12:00
MHE-based Sensor Fusion for Aerial Navigation ( abstract )
12:25-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-14:45 Session 9: Plenary session
Location: AULA STUK
14:00
Universal Newton Method ( abstract )
14:45-15:15Coffee Break
15:15-17:20 Session 10A: Linear Algebra and Computational Optimization
Location: 02.28
15:15
Robust preconditioners for optimality systems - an infinite-dimensional perspective ( abstract )
15:40
Linear Algebra of Time-Dependent PDE-Constrained Optimization ( abstract )
16:05
Solution of Structured Saddle-Point Systems with Applications in Optimal Control ( abstract )
16:30
On semidefinite optimization in complex numbers ( abstract )
16:55
An iterative algorithm to compute the pseudospectral abscissa for structured real perturbations of a nonlinear eigenvalue problem ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 10B: Shape and Topology Optimization
Location: 00.85
15:15
Computational aspects of mixed variable formulation for optimization of skeletal structures ( abstract )
15:40
Nonlinear robust optimization using second-order approximations and an application to the shape optimization of hyperelastic load-carrying structures ( abstract )
16:05
Shape Optimization of Grid Structures by Bending Moment Minimization ( abstract )
16:30
Global discrete structural size optimization using a mixed-variable approach ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 10C: Optimization Methods for Big Data and Machine Learning
Location: 01.85
15:15
On the worst-case complexity of the gradient method with exact line search for smooth strongly convex functions ( abstract )
15:40
Newton-type operator splitting algorithms ( abstract )
16:05
Building Stochastic Optimization Algorithms with Random Monotone Operators ( abstract )
16:30
Performance estimation of first-order methods for composite convex optimization ( abstract )
16:55
Scalable algorithms for a class of low rank tensor optimization problems arising in machine learning ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 10D: Modelling Languages for Optimization and Optimal Control
Location: 02.10
15:15
Pyomo.dae: A Modeling and Automatic Discretization Framework for Dynamic Optimization Problems ( abstract )
15:40
Fast prototyping of embedded optimization algorithms on reconfigurable and heterogeneous computing platforms ( abstract )
16:05
A multipurpose, easy-to-use Model Predictive Control design and simulation code ( abstract )
16:30
CasADi 3volutions ( abstract )
16:55
muAO-MPC -- a free Python-based code generation tool for embedded predictive control ( abstract )
15:15-17:20 Session 10E: Mixed Integer Programming in Control
Location: 02.22
15:15
Combinatorial Integral Approximation and Decomposition Approaches in Mixed-Integer Optimal Control ( abstract )
15:40
Interval model identification in the frequency domain by using mixed-integer representations ( abstract )
16:05
Optimal Switching Times for Switched Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics ( abstract )
16:30
Gearless Mill Drives and the TSP ( abstract )
16:55
Optimal Energy Control using Phase-Change Thermal Energy Storage Systems ( abstract )
Wednesday, September 14th

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09:00-09:45 Session 11: Plenary session
Location: AULA STUK
09:00
Predictive Control on Limited Hardware: Communication Bandwidth and Computing Power ( abstract )
09:45-10:15Coffee Break
10:15-12:20 Session 12A: Robust and Stochastic Optimization and Control
Location: 02.28
10:15
Robust solutions with chance-constraints of uncertain optimal control problems ( abstract )
10:40
Data-driven Distributionally Robust Optimization Using the Wasserstein Metric: Performance Guarantees and Tractable Reformulations ( abstract )
11:05
Fréchet Problems and Convex Programming ( abstract )
11:30
Distributed scenario based stochastic optimization over multi-agent networks ( abstract )
11:55
Fast parallelizable scenario-based stochastic optimization ( abstract )
10:15-12:20 Session 12B: Embedded Optimization, Control and Moving Horizon Estimation: Algorithmic and Theoretical Aspects
Location: 00.85
10:15
A Simple and Efficient Optimization Algorithm for Nonlinear MPC ( abstract )
10:40
Low-complexity iterative method for embedded hybrid MPC ( abstract )
11:05
An SQP-type method without really solving the QPs ( abstract )
11:30
Exploring trade-offs in predictive control on reconfigurable computing platforms ( abstract )
11:55
Inexact Newton-Type Optimization with Iterated Sensitivities for Direct Optimal Control ( abstract )
10:15-12:20 Session 12C: Optimal Experiment Design
Location: 01.85
10:15
Stochastic optimal experiment design for parameter estimation of biochemical processes ( abstract )
10:40
A Feedback Optimal Control Algorithm with Sampling Timepoints by Optimum Experimental Design ( abstract )
11:05
Formulations and Algorithms for Continuous Optimum Experimental Design Revisited ( abstract )
11:30
Optimal Sensor Placement for Data Assimilation Problems ( abstract )
11:55
Optimum experimental design for aircraft parameter estimation ( abstract )
10:15-12:20 Session 12D: Model Predictive Control: Applications
Location: 02.10
10:15
Optimization of flexible demand of a cluster of buildings via distributed model predictive control ( abstract )
10:40
Impact of the controller model complexity on MPC performance evaluation for building climate control ( abstract )
11:05
Online distributed motion planning for multi-vehicle systems using receding-horizon ADMM ( abstract )
11:30
Road condition monitoring system using the parameters identification of LuGre tyre friction model ( abstract )
11:55
A new method for continuous multi-objective weather routing based on combination of multi- and single objective optimization ( abstract )
10:15-12:20 Session 12E: Optimal Control for Hybrid and Electric Drive Trains
Location: 02.22
10:15
Powertrain system design using computation design synthesis ( abstract )
10:40
Predictive Energy Management Strategy Including Traffic Flow Data for Hybrid Electric Vehicles ( abstract )
11:05
Time-varying MPC-based energy management for HEV including engine stop-start ( abstract )
11:30
Toolbox for Control and Design Co-optimization of Hybrid Powertrains ( abstract )
11:55
Extension of the ECMS to the real-time energy management of hybrid vehicles with thermal dynamics ( abstract )
12:20-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:50 Session 13A: PDE Constrained Optimization
Location: 02.28
14:00
Backward step control globalization for nonlinear problems in function space ( abstract )
14:25
On the application of MGopt for DNS-based optimal control of turbulent flows ( abstract )
14:50
Regularized adjoint method for PDE constrained optimization ( abstract )
15:15
PDE-constrained optimal control of large-scale wind farms ( abstract )
14:00-15:50 Session 13B: Shape and Topology Optimization
Location: 00.85
14:00
Optimum Experimental Design by Shape Optimization of Specimens in Linear Elasticity ( abstract )
14:25
Multi-material topology optimization of viscoelastically damped structures using a parametric level set method ( abstract )
14:50
Structural design considering damage within an XFEM-level set framework ( abstract )
15:15
A robust topology optimization approach to the design of elastic wave barriers ( abstract )
14:00-15:50 Session 13C: Machine Learning in Systems and Control
Location: 01.85
14:00
ERI-RBM: Learning Rotation-Invariant Features using Restricted Boltzmann Machine ( abstract )
14:25
Adaptive predictive control based on Gaussian process model ( abstract )
14:50
Predictive Control with Model Uncertainty Estimation using Gaussian Process Regression ( abstract )
15:15
One-Class Least Squares Support Vector Machines for Outlier Detection in Chemical Batch Processes ( abstract )
14:00-15:50 Session 13D: Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints
Location: 02.10
14:00
Optimal control of a semi-discrete Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes system with variable densities ( abstract )
14:25
Quasi-variational Inequalities with Non-local Differential Operators ( abstract )
14:50
A guided tour of polyhedric sets ( abstract )
15:15
B-spline based certificates of positivity ( abstract )