Upcoming
2022
- Three days of computational methods for extremal discrete geometry, November 30 - December 2, 2022, Köln
- Workshop on Semidefinite and Polynomial Optimization , 29 August - 2 September, 2022, CWI Amsterdam
- Conic Linear Optimization for Computer-Assisted Proofs, April 10 - 16, 2022, MFO Oberwolfach
- ESI Programme on "Optimal Point Configurations on Manifolds, Januari 10-21, 2022, Schrödinger institute, Vienna
2021
- Cambridge seminar on Mathematics of Information, October 20, 2021, Online
- SIAM conference on Applied Algebraic Geometry, August 16-20, 2021, Online
- Dutch Seminar on Optimization, January 28, 2021, Online
2020
- Sphere Packing and the Conformal Bootstrap, December 14-18, 2022, Simons center
- Summer School on Optimization, Interpolation and Modular Forms, August 24-28, 2020, EPFL
- Point Distributions Webinar, July 1, 2020
- Oberseminar Optimierung, Geometrie und diskrete Mathematik, June 24, 2020, Cologne
- KdVI General Mathematics Colloquium, March 4, 2020, UvA
- Oberseminar, January 10, 2020, Konstanz
2019
- Computations and LP Bounds for Energy, Packing, and Covering, May 10-12, 2019, Vanderbilt
- International Workshop on
Operator Theory and its Applications, July 22-26, 2019, Lisbon
- SIAM Conference on Applied Algebraic Geometry, July 9-13, 2019, Bern
- Vanderbilt Computational Analysis Seminar, March 18, 2019
Blackoard talk: Pair correlation estimates for the zeros of the zeta-function via semidefinite programming
- Emory Algebra Seminar, February 5, 2019
Blackoard talk: Pair correlation estimates for the zeros of the zeta-function via semidefinite programming
2018
- Northeastern Geometry, Algebra, Singularities, Combinatorics seminar, October 15, 2018
Blackboard talk: Bounds for spherical finite distance sets
- AMS Sectional Meeting, September 29-30, 2018, University of Delaware
Slides: Entanglement dimension and noncommutative polynomial optmization
- Discrete geometry and automorphic forms, September 24-28, 2018, AIM, San Jose
Blackboard talk: Sums-of-squares and sphere packing
- From the Fundamental Lemma to Discrete Geometry, to Formal Verification, June 18-22, 2018, University of Pittsburgh
- Computation and Optimization of Energy, Packing, and Covering, April 9-13, ICERM, Providence
Slides: New bounds for spherical finite distance sets (video)
- Point Configurations in Geometry, Physics and Computer Science, February 4-May 4, ICERM, Providence
Blackboard talk: Semidefinite programming III, 7 March 2018
2017
- MIT Combinatorics Seminar, 13 October 2017, Cambridge
Blackboard talk: Applications of noncommutative polynomial optimization
- Hierarchies, Extended Formulations and Matrix-Analytic Techniques, November 6-9, 2017, Simons Institute, Berkeley
- Seminar Mathematical Optimization and Quantum Information Theory, August 7-9, 2017, Bad Honnef
Blackboard talk: Bounds on quantum entanglement dimensions
- DIAMANT Symposium, June 1, 2, 2017, Breukelen
Slides: Using (noncommutative) polynomial optimization to bound matrix factorization ranks
- SIAM Conference on Optimization, May 22-25, 2017, Vancouver
Slides: Using noncommutative polynomial optimization for matrix factorization ranks
- 53rd National Mathematical Congress, April 11, 12, 2017, Utrecht
- Real algebraic geometry with a view toward moment problems and optimization, March 5-11, 2017, MFO, Oberwolfach
Slides: High precision computations for energy minimization
- Aussois Combinatorial Optimization Workshop, January 9-13, 2017, CNRS, Aussois
Slides: Using polynomial optimization to bound matrix factorization ranks
2016
- Symposium Quantum Software in the Netherlands, November 25, 2016, CWI, Amsterdam
- 5th SDP Day: Applications of Semidefinite Optimization, June 30, 2016, CWI, Amsterdam
- Heilbronn and QALGO quantum algorithms meeting, April 14-16, 2016, Cambridge
- Moment problems in theoretical physics, April 7-9, 2016, Konstanz
Slides: Moment methods in energy minimization
- Thesis defense, January 29, 2016, Delft
Slides: Layman's talk: Moment methods in extremal geometry
2015
- CWI Lectures on Quantum Computing, December 3, 2015, Amsterdam
- Zero-error information, Operators, and Graphs, November 25-27, 2015, Barcelona
- Intuitive Geometry, László Fejes Tóth Centennial, June 22-28, 2015, Budapest
Slides: Moment methods in energy minimization
- Dutch Mathematical Congress, April 14-15, 2015, Leiden
Slides: Moment methods in extremal geometry
- Combinatorial and algorithmic aspects of convexity, January 19-23, 2015, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris
2014
- Minimal energy pointsets, lattices, and designs, October 12 - November 1, 2014, Erwin Schrödinger Institute, Vienna
Slides: Energy minimization via moment hierarchies
- Utrecht Combinatorics Workshop, November 7, 2014, Utrecht
- IFORS, July 13-18, 2014, Barcelona
Slides: Energy minimization via conic programming hierarchies
- Recent methods in sphere packing and optimization, June 8-14, 2014, MFO, Oberwolfach
Blackboard talk: Energy minimization via conic programming hierarchies
- SIAM conference on optimization, May 19-22, 2014, San Diego
Slides: Energy minimization via conic programming hierarchies
- Research visit at Microsoft Research New England (Host: Henry Cohn), May 5-16, 2014, Cambridge, MA
- Dutch Mathematical Congress, April 16-17, 2014, Delft
- Applications of Real Algebraic Geometry, February 27 - March 2, 2014, Aalto University, Helsinki
Slides: A semidefinite programming hierarchy for packing problems in discrete geometry
2013
- GeoLMI 2013, Conference on Geometry and Algebra of Linear Matrix Inequalities, November 12-16, 2013, CIRM, Marseille
- ERC Worksop, Delaunay Geometry: Polytopes, Triangulations, and Spheres, October 7-9, 2013, FU Berlin
- Polynomial Optimisation, July 15-19, 2013, Newton Institute, Cambridge
Slides: A semidefinite programming hierarchy for geometric packing problems (video)
- 4th SDP days, March 21-22, 2013, CWI, Amsterdam
Slides: A semidefinite programming hierarchy for geometric packing problems
2012
- DIAMANT Symposium, November 29, 30, 2012, Doorn
Slides: A semidefinite programming hierarchy for geometric packing problems
- WONDER minicourse on Random Optimization Problems, November 6-9, 2012, Eindhoven
- MFO Workshop, Optimal and near optimal configurations on lattices and manifolds, August 19-25, 2012, Oberwolfach
Slides: Polydisperse spherical cap packings
- HPOPT, 12th International Workshop on High Performance Optimization, June 20-22, 2012, Delft
- Dutch Mathematical Conference, April 12, 2012, Eindhoven
- Emerging Developments in Real Algebraic Geometry, February 20-24, 2012, Magdeburg
Slides: Upper bounds for multiple-size spherical cap packings
- 37th conference on The Mathematics of Operations Research, January 17, 19, 2012, Lunteren
2011
- ERC Workshop, High-Complexity Discrete Geometry, October 24-27, 2011, FU Berlin