Open problems about the simplex method

par Sophie Huiberts (LIMOS, Clermont Ferrand)

lundi 12 févr. 2024, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Paris

The simplex method is a very efficient algorithm. In this
talk we see a few of the state-of-the-art theories for explaining this
observation. We will discuss what it takes for a mathematical model to
explain an algorithm’s qualities, and whether existing theories meet
this bar. Following this, we will question what the simplex method is
and if the theoretician's simplex method is the same algorithm as the
practitioner's simplex method.