# Talks

### 2018

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Regional Complexity Analysis of Algorithms for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization. DIMACS/TRIPODS/MOPTA, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, August 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{mopta_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Regional Complexity Analysis of Algorithms for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization}},
journal = {{DIMACS/TRIPODS/MOPTA, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA}},
month = {August},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/mopta_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Characterizing Worst-Case Complexity of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Bordeaux, France, July 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{ismp_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Characterizing Worst-Case Complexity of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Bordeaux, France}},
month = {July},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ismp_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization. Courant Institute, New York University, May 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{courant_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{Courant Institute, New York University}},
month = {May},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/courant_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization. Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, April 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{jhu_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University}},
month = {April},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/jhu_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization. Department of Management Science & Information Systems, Rutgers Business School, March 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{rutgers_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Characterizing the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Management Science \& Information Systems, Rutgers Business School}},
month = {March},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/rutgers_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Algorithms for Nonsmooth Optimization (Tutorial). Center for Optimization and Statistical Learning, Northwestern University, February 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{nu_tutorial_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Algorithms for Nonsmooth Optimization (Tutorial)}},
journal = {{Center for Optimization and Statistical Learning, Northwestern University}},
month = {February},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/nu_tutorial_18.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. How to Characterize the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization. US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, January 2018. [Bibtex]
@article{us-mex_18,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{How to Characterize the Worst-Case Performance of Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico}},
month = {January},
year = {2018},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/us-mex_18.pdf}
}

### 2017

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Worst-Case Complexity Guarantees and Nonconvex Smooth Optimization. Casa MatemÃ¡tica Oaxaca Workshop on “Beyond Convexity: Emerging Challenges in Data Science”, October 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{oaxaca_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Worst-Case Complexity Guarantees and Nonconvex Smooth Optimization}},
journal = {{Casa Matem\'atica Oaxaca Workshop on Beyond Convexity: Emerging Challenges in Data Science''}},
month = {October},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/oaxaca_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis and K. Scheinberg. Optimization Methods for Supervised Machine Learning: From Linear Models to Deep Learning (Tutorial). INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_tutorial_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E. and Scheinberg, K.},
title = {{Optimization Methods for Supervised Machine Learning: From Linear Models to Deep Learning (Tutorial)}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting}},
month = {October},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_tutorial_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Second-Order Methods for Stochastic and Nonsmooth Optimization. Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA, October 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{columbia_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Second-Order Methods for Stochastic and Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/columbia_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Second-Order Methods for Stochastic and Nonsmooth Optimization. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, October 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{usc_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Second-Order Methods for Stochastic and Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/usc_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Stochastic Optimization Algorithms Beyond SG. ExxonMobil Research, Annandale, New Jersey, USA, July 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{exxon_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Stochastic Optimization Algorithms Beyond SG}},
journal = {{ExxonMobil Research, Annandale, New Jersey, USA}},
month = {July},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/exxon_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. $R$-Linear Convergence of Limited Memory Steepest Descent. EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, MontÃ©al, QuÃ©bec, Canada, July 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{europt_17,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{$R$-Linear Convergence of Limited Memory Steepest Descent}},
journal = {{EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, Mont\'eal, Qu\'ebec, Canada}},
month = {July},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/europt_17.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Trust Funnel Algorithm for Nonconvex Equality Constrained Optimization with ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ Complexity. SIAM Conference on Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{siopt_17b,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Trust Funnel Algorithm for Nonconvex Equality Constrained Optimization with ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ Complexity}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada}},
month = {May},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siopt_17b.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. $R$-Linear Convergence of Limited Memory Steepest Descent. SIAM Conference on Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2017. [Bibtex]
@article{siopt_17a,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{$R$-Linear Convergence of Limited Memory Steepest Descent}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada}},
month = {May},
year = {2017},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siopt_17a.pdf}
}

### 2016

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Sequential Algorithm for Solving Nonlinear Optimization Problems with Chance Constraints. Northeast Regional Conference on Optimization and Optimal Control under Uncertainty, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA, December 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{ibm_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Sequential Algorithm for Solving Nonlinear Optimization Problems with Chance Constraints}},
journal = {{Northeast Regional Conference on Optimization and Optimal Control under Uncertainty, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA}},
month = {December},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ibm_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Stochastic Optimization Algorithms Beyond SG. Google Research, New York, New York, USA, November 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{google_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Stochastic Optimization Algorithms Beyond SG}},
journal = {{Google Research, New York, New York, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2016},
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Sequential Algorithm for Solving Nonlinear Optimization Problems With Chance Constraints. MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, August 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{mopta_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Sequential Algorithm for Solving Nonlinear Optimization Problems With Chance Constraints}},
journal = {{MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {August},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/mopta_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Self-Correcting Variable-Metric Algorithms for Nonsmooth Optimization. International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Tokyo, Japan, August 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{iccopt_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Self-Correcting Variable-Metric Algorithms for Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Tokyo, Japan}},
month = {August},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/iccopt_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Self-Correcting Variable-Metric Algorithm for Stochastic Optimization. International Conference on Machine Learning, New York, New York, USA, June 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{icml_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Self-Correcting Variable-Metric Algorithm for Stochastic Optimization}},
journal = {{International Conference on Machine Learning, New York, New York, USA}},
month = {June},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/icml_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] L. Bottou, F. E. Curtis, and J. Nocedal. Stochastic Gradient Methods for Large-Scale Machine Learning (Tutorial). International Conference on Machine Learning, New York, New York, USA, June 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{icml_tutorial_16,
author = {Bottou, L. and Curtis, F. E. and Nocedal, J.},
title = {{Stochastic Gradient Methods for Large-Scale Machine Learning (Tutorial)}},
journal = {{International Conference on Machine Learning, New York, New York, USA}},
month = {June},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/icml_tutorial_all_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Self-Correcting Variable Metric Algorithms. Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms and Industrial Applications, Fields Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{fields_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Self-Correcting Variable Metric Algorithms}},
journal = {{Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms and Industrial Applications, Fields Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}},
month = {June},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/fields_16.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Self-Correcting Variable Metric Algorithms. US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, January 2016. [Bibtex]
@article{us-mex_16,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Self-Correcting Variable Metric Algorithms}},
journal = {{US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico}},
month = {January},
year = {2016},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/us-mex_16.pdf}
}

### 2015

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Adaptive Gradient Sampling Algorithms for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Optimization. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, November 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Adaptive Gradient Sampling Algorithms for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. BFGS-GS: A Quasi-Newton Gradient Sampling Algorithm for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Optimization. International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Beijing, China, August 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{iciam_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{BFGS-GS: A Quasi-Newton Gradient Sampling Algorithm for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Beijing, China}},
month = {August},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/iciam_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Handling Nonpositive Curvature in a Limited Memory Steepest Descent Method. MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, July 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{mopta_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Handling Nonpositive Curvature in a Limited Memory Steepest Descent Method}},
journal = {{MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {July},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/mopta_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Trust Region Method with a Worst-Case Iteration Complexity of ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, July 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{ismp_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Trust Region Method with a Worst-Case Iteration Complexity of ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization}},
journal = {{International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {July},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ismp_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Recent Adaptive Methods for Nonlinear Optimization. ExxonMobil Research, Annandale, New Jersey, USA, July 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{exxon_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Recent Adaptive Methods for Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{ExxonMobil Research, Annandale, New Jersey, USA}},
month = {July},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/exxon_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Trust Region Algorithm with Improved Iteration Complexity for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization. Computational Mathematics and Applications Seminar, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, May 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{oxford_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Trust Region Algorithm with Improved Iteration Complexity for Nonconvex Smooth Optimization}},
journal = {{Computational Mathematics and Applications Seminar, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK}},
month = {May},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/oxford_15.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Adaptive Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, March 2015. [Bibtex]
@article{cse_15,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Adaptive Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2015},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/cse_15.pdf}
}

### 2014

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Trust Region Algorithm with a Worst-Case Iteration Complexity of ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ for Nonconvex Optimization. Foundations of Computational Mathematics Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay, December 2014. [Bibtex]
@article{focm_14,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Trust Region Algorithm with a Worst-Case Iteration Complexity of ${\cal O}(\epsilon^{-3/2})$ for Nonconvex Optimization}},
journal = {{Foundations of Computational Mathematics Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay}},
month = {December},
year = {2014},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/focm_14.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Handling Nonpositive Curvature in a Limited Memory Steepest Descent Method. MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, August 2014. [Bibtex]
@article{mopta_14,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Handling Nonpositive Curvature in a Limited Memory Steepest Descent Method}},
journal = {{MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {August},
year = {2014},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/mopta_14.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Sequential Quadratic Optimization Method for Nonlinear Optimization. SIAM Conference on Optimization, San Diego, California, USA, May 2014. [Bibtex]
@article{siopt_14,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Sequential Quadratic Optimization Method for Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Optimization, San Diego, California, USA}},
month = {May},
year = {2014},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siopt_14.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Sequential Quadratic Optimization with Inexact Subproblem Solves. INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, March 2014. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_os_14,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Sequential Quadratic Optimization with Inexact Subproblem Solves}},
journal = {{INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, Houston, Texas, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2014},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_os_14.pdf}
}

### 2013

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization. IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA, November 2013. [Bibtex]
@article{ibm_13,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2013},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ibm_13.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Quasi-Newton Gradient Sampling Algorithm for Nonsmooth Optimization. PIMS Workshop on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 2013. [Bibtex]
@article{pims_13,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Quasi-Newton Gradient Sampling Algorithm for Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{PIMS Workshop on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada}},
month = {August},
year = {2013},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/pims_13.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Sequential Quadratic Optimization with Inexact Subproblem Solves. International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2013. [Bibtex]
@article{iccopt_13,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Sequential Quadratic Optimization with Inexact Subproblem Solves}},
journal = {{International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Lisbon, Portugal}},
month = {July},
year = {2013},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/iccopt_13.pdf}
}

### 2012

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Primal-Dual Active-Set Method for Convex Quadratic Optimization. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Primal-Dual Active-Set Method for Convex Quadratic Optimization}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization via Gradient Sampling. NSF RTG Symposium, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY, USA, September 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{courant_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization via Gradient Sampling}},
journal = {{NSF RTG Symposium, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY, USA}},
month = {September},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/courant_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Infeasibility Detection and an Inexact Active-Set Method for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Berlin, Germany, August 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{ismp_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Infeasibility Detection and an Inexact Active-Set Method for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Berlin, Germany}},
month = {August},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ismp_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Active-Set Method for Large-Scale Optimization. School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{edinburgh_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Active-Set Method for Large-Scale Optimization}},
journal = {{School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland}},
month = {August},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/edinburgh_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization via Gradient Sampling. SIAM Conference on Imaging Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{siam_imaging_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization via Gradient Sampling}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Imaging Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {May},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siam_imaging_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization by Gradient Sampling. Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, April 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{jhu_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization by Gradient Sampling}},
journal = {{Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA}},
month = {April},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/jhu_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Optimization. Twelfth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, March 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{copper_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{Twelfth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/copper_12.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization by Gradient Sampling. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, March 2012. [Bibtex]
@article{nu_12,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Nonconvex, Nonsmooth Optimization by Gradient Sampling}},
journal = {{Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2012},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/nu_12.pdf}
}

### 2011

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Nonsmooth Optimization via Gradient Sampling. Foundations of Computational Mathematics Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 2011. [Bibtex]
@article{focm_11,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Nonsmooth Optimization via Gradient Sampling}},
journal = {{Foundations of Computational Mathematics Conference, Budapest, Hungary}},
month = {July},
year = {2011},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/focm_11.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Optimization. SIAM Conference on Optimization, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, May 2011. [Bibtex]
@article{siopt_11,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Optimization, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany}},
month = {May},
year = {2011},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siopt_11.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Method for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México City, Distrito Federal, México, April 2011. [Bibtex]
@article{itam_research_11,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Method for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México City, Distrito Federal, México}},
month = {April},
year = {2011},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/itam_research_11.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods for Nonlinear Optimization. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Reno, Nevada, USA, March 2011. [Bibtex]
@article{cse_11,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods for Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Reno, Nevada, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2011},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/cse_11.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Sequential Quadratic Programming with Gradient Sampling for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization. US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, January 2011. [Bibtex]
@article{us-mex_11,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Sequential Quadratic Programming with Gradient Sampling for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico}},
month = {January},
year = {2011},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/us-mex_11.pdf}
}

### 2010

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Methods for Large-scale Nonlinear Optimization. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, November 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{guelph_10,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Methods for Large-scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada}},
month = {November},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/guelph_10.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations for Large-scale Nonlinear Optimization. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, November 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_10a,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations for Large-scale Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_10a.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Penalty-Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonlinear Optimization. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, November 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_10b,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Penalty-Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_10b.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Sequential Quadratic Programming with Gradient Sampling for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization. Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics Workshop II: Numerical Methods for Continuous Optimization, Los Angeles, California, USA, October 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{ipam_10,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Sequential Quadratic Programming with Gradient Sampling for Nonconvex Nonsmooth Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics Workshop II: Numerical Methods for Continuous Optimization, Los Angeles, California, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ipam_10.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Penalty-Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonlinear Optimization. International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Santiago, Chile, July 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{iccopt_10,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Penalty-Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonlinear Optimization}},
journal = {{International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Santiago, Chile}},
month = {July},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/iccopt_10.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations for Large-Scale Optimization. Eleventh Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, April 2010. [Bibtex]
@article{copper_10,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations for Large-Scale Optimization}},
journal = {{Eleventh Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA}},
month = {April},
year = {2010},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/copper_10.pdf}
}

### 2009

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization. Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, November 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{lehigh_math_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/lehigh_math_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Penalty Techniques in SQP and Interior-Point Algorithms. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, October 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_09a,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Penalty Techniques in SQP and Interior-Point Algorithms}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_09a.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, October 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_09b,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Interior-Point Algorithm with Inexact Step Computations}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_09b.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. PDE-Constrained and Nonsmooth Optimization. COR@L Seminar, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{coral_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{PDE-Constrained and Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{COR@L Seminar, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/coral_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago, Illinois, USA, August 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{ismp_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago, Illinois, USA}},
month = {August},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ismp_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Sequential Quadratic Programming Method for Nonsmooth Optimization. MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, August 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{mopta_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Sequential Quadratic Programming Method for Nonsmooth Optimization}},
journal = {{MOPTA Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {August},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/mopta_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization. EPSRC Symposium Capstone Conference, Coventry, UK, July 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{warwick_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{EPSRC Symposium Capstone Conference, Coventry, UK}},
month = {July},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/warwick_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Newton Methods and PDE-Constrained Optimization. Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, April 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{wisconsin_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Newton Methods and PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA}},
month = {April},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/wisconsin_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, February 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{lehigh_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/lehigh_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization. Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, February 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{brown_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization}},
journal = {{Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/_.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization. School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, February 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{purdue_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Method for Optimization}},
journal = {{School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/purdue_09.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. An Inexact Newton Method for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York, USA, January 2009. [Bibtex]
@article{courant_09,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{An Inexact Newton Method for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York, USA}},
month = {January},
year = {2009},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/courant_09.pdf}
}

### 2008

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A New Penalty-SQP Method. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, October 2008. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_08,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A New Penalty-SQP Method}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA}},
month = {October},
year = {2008},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_08.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Matrix-free Algorithm for Optimization. SIAM Conference on Optimization, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2008. [Bibtex]
@article{siopt_08,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Matrix-free Algorithm for Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Optimization, Boston, Massachusetts, USA}},
month = {May},
year = {2008},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/siopt_08.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Matrix-free Primal-Dual Methods and Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Programming. IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA, April 2008. [Bibtex]
@article{ibm_08,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Matrix-free Primal-Dual Methods and Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Programming}},
journal = {{IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA}},
month = {April},
year = {2008},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ibm_08.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. A Matrix-free Method for Equality Constrained Optimization Problems with Rank Deficient Jacobians. Tenth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, April 2008. [Bibtex]
@article{copper_08,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{A Matrix-free Method for Equality Constrained Optimization Problems with Rank Deficient Jacobians}},
journal = {{Tenth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA}},
month = {April},
year = {2008},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/copper_08.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Programming. INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 2008. [Bibtex]
@article{infopt_08,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Infeasibility Detection in Nonlinear Programming}},
journal = {{INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2008},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/infopt_08.pdf}
}

### 2007

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Matrix-free Optimization. International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, August 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{iccopt_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Matrix-free Optimization}},
journal = {{International Conference on Continuous Optimization, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada}},
month = {August},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/iccopt_07.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Numerical Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA, March 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{courant_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Numerical Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA}},
month = {March},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/courant_07.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Negative Curvature and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Costa Mesa, California, USA, February 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{cse_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Negative Curvature and Nonlinear Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Costa Mesa, California, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/cse_07.pdf}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization. Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, February 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{cmu_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/cmu_07.ppt}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, February 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{emory_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/emory_07.ppt}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization. Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, February 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{unc_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA}},
month = {February},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/unc_07.ppt}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact Primal-Dual Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization. US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Hualtulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, January 2007. [Bibtex]
@article{us-mex_07,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact Primal-Dual Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, Hualtulco, Oaxaca, Mexico}},
month = {January},
year = {2007},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/us-mex_07.ppt}
}

### 2006

• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. General-Purpose Optimization Techniques for PDE-Constrained Optimization. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, November 2006. [Bibtex]
@article{informs_06,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{General-Purpose Optimization Techniques for PDE-Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA}},
month = {November},
year = {2006},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/informs_06.ppt}
}
• [Download PDF] F. E. Curtis. Inexact SQP Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2006. [Bibtex]
@article{ismp_06,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Inexact SQP Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization}},
journal = {{International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}},
month = {August},
year = {2006},
url = {http://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/frankecurtis/files/talks/ismp_06.ppt}
}

### 2003

• F. E. Curtis. Matrices $A$ Satisfying $A^2 = J$. SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, July 2003. [Bibtex]
@article{siam_linalg_03,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Matrices $A$ Satisfying $A^2 = J$}},
journal = {{SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA}},
month = {July},
year = {2003}
}

### 2002

• F. E. Curtis. Matrices $A$ Satisfying $A^2 = J$. Verizon Undergraduate Research Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, September 2002. [Bibtex]
@article{verizon_02,
author = {Curtis, F. E.},
title = {{Matrices $A$ Satisfying $A^2 = J$}},
journal = {{Verizon Undergraduate Research Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA}},
month = {September},
year = {2002}
}