E0 350: Advanced Convex Optimization

• Term: January - April 2026.

• Credits: 3:1 

• Hours: Tu/Th (10:00 - 11:30 am).

• Venue: B-308 (EE, 2nd floor).

• Instructor: Kunal Chaudhury (kunal@iisc.ac.in).

• Grading: project (10%), assignment (20%), test (30%), and final exam (40%). 

• Prerequisites: linear algebra and basic multivariate calculus.

• Topics: convexity, convex geometry, smooth optimization, nonsmooth analysis, nonmsooth optimization, and proximal algorithms.