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SUMMARY:Optimisation: Formulations\, Algorithms and Applications (…but n
 o algebraic spaghetti) Part 2 - Dr Vassilis Vassiliadis\, Department of Ch
 emical Engineering and Biotechnology
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CONTACT:Vanessa Blake
DESCRIPTION:Optimization is\, simply put\, the science of finding the best
  solution amongst many feasible alternatives for general decision making p
 roblems.  Every engineer and scientist will most certainly have encountere
 d optimization in some form or another: from parameter estimation and mode
 l fitting\, to experiment design\, and to more advanced uses\, such as opt
 imising processes and plant flow sheets\, and more.\n\nA brief search thro
 ugh the Web will verify that there is an enormous volume of publications a
 nd books on the subject\, regarding both applications and theoretical deve
 lopments.  There is no doubt that optimization theory can be very difficul
 t to grasp\, if looked at the level a mathematician would use to develop a
  mathematical proof.\n\nHowever\, this is not the intent of this presentat
 ion.  The aim is to present optimization as an indispensable tool in moder
 n engineering science. The intended audience is anyone interested to learn
  about optimization: where it can be applied in our discipline\, how to fo
 rmulate appropriate models\, and where the state-of-the-art has reached wi
 th modern solver codes.  \n\nThe level is such that the presentation will 
 be accessible to undergraduate students at any year of the Tripos\, whilst
  presenting the topic in a way that is useful to researchers as well.  The
 re will be no complex mathematics\, but some equations will be used: basic
  algebra\, basic calculus and a lot of common sense!  Most of the ideas pr
 esented will be highlighted by applications in Chemical Engineering.\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Chemical Engineering  and Biote
 chnology\, New Museums Site
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