Numerical Nonsmooth Optimization (PDF)

the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, in 2004. At the moment, she holds a position of the Academy Research Fellow granted by the Academy of Finland. In addition, she is an Adjunct Professor in applied mathematics at the University of Turku, Finland. Karmitsa's research is focused on nonsmooth optimization and analysis. Special emphasis is given to nonconvex, global and large-scale cases, and applications in data mining and machine learning. Her previous book "Introduction to Nonsmooth Optimization: Theory, Practice and Software" (Springer 2014), coauthored with Profs. Adil Bagirov and Marko M. Mäkelä, is the first easy-to-read book on nonsmooth optimization and it is currently a widely used textbook in the area of nonsmooth analysis and optimization. In addition, her forthcoming book "Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization: Cluster Analysis via Optimization" (Springer, 2019) coauthored with Prof. Adil Bagirov and PhD. Sona Taheri considers applying nonsmooth optimizationin an important practical field of data mining.






Marko M. Mäkelä currently holds the full professorship in Applied Mathematics at the University Turku, Finland. He is also a vice head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Turku. He obtained his MSc degree in Applied Mathematics in 1986 and PhD degree in Scientific Computing in 1990 both from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He still holds a Adjunct Professor position at the University of Jyväskylä. Prof. Mäkeläs' research is focused mainly on nonsmooth analysis and optimization. Special emphasis has been on nonsmooth and nonconvex analysis including optimality conditions and the theory of generalized convexities, together with designing numerical methods for nonsmooth nonconvex optimization. In addition, his research interests include mixed-integer nonlinear programming, multiobjective optimization, metaheuristics in global optimization and industrial applications. He has published two textbooks on nonsmooth optimization and more than one hundred scientific articles. He is currently a Handling Editor of the Journal of Nonsmooth Analysis and Optimization. He plays the clarinet in a wind orchestra and in a dixieband.


Sona Taheri is a Research Fellow at Federation University Australia. Dr Taheri has been at this University since 2009. She has received her PhD degree in Mathematics at this university (formerly the University of Ballarat) in 2012. Underpinning this is her Master degree in Applied Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics through University of Tabriz Iran completed in 2004 and 2001, respectively. Dr Taheri's main research interests include nonconvex and nonsmooth optimization, and their applications in data mining. She is one of the authors (together with Profs. Adil Bagirov and Napsu Karmitsa) of the forthcoming book "Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization:Cluster Analysis via Optimization" (Springer, 2019).