Optimisation is about finding the "best" way to do a task, subject to any restrictions. Research in optimisation includes model development, analysis, numerical techniques and applications.
Research interests
Nonlinear programming
Nonsmooth analysis and optimisation
Global optimisation
Convex optimisation
Applied nonlinear functional analysis
Stochastic programming
Semidefinite programming
Numerical methods for nonsmooth problems
Integer programming
Polynomial optimisation
Robust optimisation
Application of optimisation techniques to: Approximation; biology; finance; engineering; statistics; data mining; fluid mixing; lung cancer radiotherapy; open pit mining; minimise aircraft delays; efficiently recover disrupted airline schedules; schedule single track rail freight; scheduling port operations.