Research
Our research covers the theory and algorithms of continuous optimization and its applications in data science.
Topics
Funded projects
TRAGO: Breaking the Barrier for Tractable Global Optimization of Continuous Problems in Large Scale Data Science
DFG Project · since 2025
TRINOM-DS: Tractable quasi-Newton non-smooth Optimization Methods for large scale Data Science
ANR-DFG Project · Oct 2021 – Sep 2025
Efficient Non-alternating Optimization for Matrix and Tensor Factorization
DFG Project · May 2021 – Mar 2025
Non-smooth Bi-level Optimization for Computer Vision and Machine Learning
DFG Project · Oct 2020 – Sep 2024
Unification of Smooth and Non-smooth Non-convex Optimization Algorithms
DFG Project · Jan 2019 – Jun 2022
Events
MOP Retreat
Annual research retreat, organized with the group of Jalal Fadili (ENSICAEN)
Earlier research
- Image and Video Segmentation – Motion-based video segmentation with point trajectories and variational methods (2011–2016)