About

High School, 1973, Robert College, Istanbul
B. A. 1978 Yale University Mathematics
S. M. 1979 The University of Chicago Mathematics
Ph. D. 1990 The University of Chicago Operations Research

Research interests

All aspects of optimization, but especially in complexity of optimization, convex optimization, duality, and machine learning, data science.

Teaching interests

Optimization (both theory and applications), machine learning, convex analysis,
linear programming, linear algebra, analysis, functional analysis

Education

  • Ph D, Operations ResearchThe University of Chicago (1990)
    Efficient Algorithms for Convex Programming
  • MS, MathematicsThe University of Chicago (1979)
  • BA, MathematicsYale College (1978)