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Oleg P. Burdakov

Mailing Address:

Division of Optimization

Department of Mathematics

Linköping University

SE - 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

Tel.: +46 13 281473

Fax: +46 13 100746

E-mail: Oleg.Burdakov "at" liu . se

Professional Activities

Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Optimization Methods and Software (Editorial Board, contents)
Affiliated Faculty of the Center for Applied Optimization at the University of Florida, USA
Conference Chair for the 3rd International Conference on Optimization Methods and Software (May 13-17, 2012, Chania, Greece)
Conference Chair for the Joint EUROPT-OMS Conference on Optimization (July 4-7, 2007, Prague, Czech Republic)
Conference Chair for the 1st International Conference on Optimization Methods and Software (15-18.12.2002, Hangzhou, China)
Workshop organizer for the Workshop on Linear Algebra in Optimization (1996, Albi, France)
Workshop organizer for the Workshop on Optimum Design of Multibody Systems (1996, Toulouse, France)
Mathematical Optimization Society member
Coordinator for Seminar on Optimization

Curriculum Vitae and Publications

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Publications and presentations

Research Interests

Numerical methods for solving optimization problems and systems of nonlinear equations, in particular, Newton-type, stable secant and interpolation methods, globalization strategies. Inverse problems, multilinear least-squares, nonsmooth optimization and equations. Monotonic regression: data fitting and interpolation. Hop-restricted shortest path and Steiner tree problems.

Research Projects

Isotonic regression (in 2005-2007 supported by the Swedish Research Council)
Monotonicity recovering optimization methods for postprocessing finite element solutions ( in 2007 supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
Monotonicity-preserving interpolation of scattered multivariate data (in 2007 supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
Optimal design of filter networks (in 2009-2011 supported by the Linköping University Center for Industrial Information Technology CENIIT)
Optimal placement of UAV-based communications relay nodes (since 2008 supported by the LinkLab Center for Future Aviation Systems)

Software

Algorithms for solving partially ordered monotonic regression problems in MATLAB

Teaching

Nonlinear optimization, equations and least squares, a course for PhD students (MAI0008, spring term 2012-2013)
Optimization, an Advanced Course (TAOP24, spring term 2012)
Optimization (TAOP23, autumn term 2012)