401-3903-11L Geometric Integer Programming
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | R. Weismantel, J. Paat, M. Schlöter |
| Periodicity | non-recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | Integer programming is the task of minimizing a linear function over all the integer points in a polyhedron. This lecture introduces the key concepts of an algorithmic theory for solving such problems. |
| Objective | The purpose of the lecture is to provide a geometric treatment of the theory of integer optimization. |
| Content | Key topics are: - lattice theory and the polynomial time solvability of integer optimization problems in fixed dimension, - the theory of integral generating sets and its connection to totally dual integral systems, - finite cutting plane algorithms based on lattices and integral generating sets. |
| Lecture notes | not available, blackboard presentation |
| Literature | Bertsimas, Weismantel: Optimization over Integers, Dynamic Ideas 2005. Schrijver: Theory of linear and integer programming, Wiley, 1986. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | "Mathematical Optimization" (401-3901-00L) |