PDE-Constrained Optimization at the 2005 SIAM Conferences on CS&E and Optimization
July 6, 2005
Omar Ghattas
Many computational science and engineering problems can be formulated as optimization problems that are governed by partial differential equations. Solution of such optimization problems is known as "PDE-constrained optimization" or, more generally, "simulation-based optimization." Because of their size, complexity, and infinite-dimensional nature, the PDE constraints often present significant challenges for general-purpose optimization algorithms.