Convex Optimization Courses and Certifications

Convex Optimization I - Lecture 15

Explore advanced convex optimization techniques with Stanford's Stephen Boyd, covering key concepts and applications in electrical engineering and beyond.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Paul G. Allen School

Convex Optimization V - Sebastien Bubeck - Microsoft Research

Explore advanced optimization techniques with Sebastien Bubeck, covering telescopic sums, continuous time analysis, and variance reduction in convex optimization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Paul G. Allen School

Convex Optimization III - Sebastien Bubeck - Microsoft Research

Explore advanced concepts in convex optimization, including gradient oracles, minimax principles, and efficient algorithms for solving complex optimization problems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Alan Turing Institute

Can Learning Theory Resist Deep Learning? - Francis Bach, INRIA

Exploring global convergence of gradient descent in non-convex optimization for deep learning, highlighting challenges in bridging theory and practice in machine learning algorithms.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Alan Turing Institute

Optimisation - An Introduction: Professor Coralia Cartis, University of Oxford

Explore optimization techniques, from basic concepts to advanced methods, covering minimizers, derivatives, quadratic functions, and gradient methods for solving complex mathematical problems.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Large Scale Machine Learning and Convex Optimization - Lecture 1

Explore advanced stochastic optimization techniques for large-scale machine learning, including novel Newton-based algorithms and hybrid approaches that achieve improved convergence rates and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Introductory Lectures on First-Order Convex Optimization - Lecture 1

Explore first-order convex optimization, covering gradient descent, complexity, smoothness, and Nesterov's accelerated algorithm. Gain insights into theoretical foundations and practical applications in machine learning.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

An Improved Cutting Plane Method for Convex Optimization, Convex-Concave Games

Explore advanced cutting plane methods for convex optimization and games, covering improved algorithms, runtime bottlenecks, data structures, and practical applications in computational mathematics.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Applied Algebraic Topology Network

Barycenters and a Law of Large Numbers in Gromov Hyperbolic Spaces

Explore barycenters in Gromov hyperbolic spaces, examining contraction properties and a law of large numbers for convex optimization applications in metric spaces.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Optimization: First-order Methods - Part 2

Explore advanced first-order optimization techniques, focusing on accelerated gradient methods and their applications in solving complex algorithmic problems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Optimization: First-order Methods - Part 1

Explore first-order optimization methods with Alina Ene, focusing on fundamental techniques and algorithms for efficient problem-solving in data structures and algorithm design.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Optimization: Higher-order Methods - Part 2

Explore advanced optimization techniques and higher-order methods for fast algorithms, focusing on data structures and their applications in algorithmic efficiency.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Optimization: Higher-order Methods - Part 1

Explore advanced optimization techniques using higher-order methods, focusing on theoretical foundations and practical applications in algorithm design and data structures.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Paul G. Allen School

Convex Optimization II - Advanced Techniques and Applications

Explore advanced concepts in convex optimization with Microsoft Research expert Sebastien Bubeck, delving into cutting-edge techniques and applications in this field.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Paul G. Allen School

Convex Optimization I - Fundamentals and Applications

Explore fundamental concepts and applications of convex optimization with Microsoft researcher Sebastien Bubeck in this comprehensive lecture on mathematical programming techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course