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Epstein Institute / ISE 651 Seminar Series
Tue, Mar 31, 2015 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Soomin Lee, Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
Talk Title: Decentralized Optimization for Network Systems
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract:
We witness a growing interest in distributed multi-agent systems. The Internet, electric power systems, mobile communication networks, and social networks are just a few examples of the myriad network systems that have become a part of everyday life for many people. Lots of interesting optimization problems arise in such network systems. The agents on these networks are geographically distributed, so there is no data fusion center that can see the problem as a whole, gather the information globally, or synchronize actions. Furthermore, the network agents might have varying restrictions on energy, data storage and computational capabilities. In this talk, I will present efficient static and online decentralized optimization algorithms for such systems that allow the network agents to achieve provable consensus to the global optimum. Applications of the algorithms in various engineering disciplines, future vision and possible extension of this work will be discussed as well.
Biography: Dr. Soomin Lee is currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2013). She received two master's degrees from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Electrical Engineering, and from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Computer Science. In 2009, she was an assistant research officer at the Advanced Digital Science Center (ADSC) in Singapore. Her research interests include theoretical optimization, control and optimization of various distributed engineering systems interconnected over complex networks, risk-averse modeling of multiagent robotic systems under dynamically changing and uncertain environments.
More Information: Seminar-Lee_Soomin.docx
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
