Primal-dual methods for matrix-norm minimization

Our discussion leader for Oct 21 and Nov 4 is Hajir Roozbehani, who will be discussing primal-dual methods for matrix-norm minimization.

For Oct 21

• Sections 1–3 of Semidefinite programming, Vandenberghe and Boyd, SIAM Review, 38(1): 49-95, March 1996