We would like to announce a series of events organized at CWI in fall 2022 within the Research Semester Programme on `Polynomial Optimization and Applications';. This programme aims to bring together researchers from the Netherlands and beyond, with an interest in topics at the interface of mathematics, optimization and theoretical computer science. We invite all researchers, especially PhD students and postdoctoral researchers who are working in related topics, to join the events in this programme.

Polynomial optimization is an exciting new field, which emerged in the last two decades. It builds on cross fertilization between various areas of mathematics such as real algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, functional analysis, and optimization. The field has seen spectacular developments in recent years, with many new application areas and a growing community of researchers. The aim of this research programme is to highlight some of these recent developments and applications. The programme will feature lectures by many (inter)national experts in this field.

The second workshop `Solving Polynomial Equations and Applications’ takes place at CWI on 5-7 October 2022.
Polynomial equations are at the heart of many problems in pure and applied mathematics. They form a powerful tool for modelling nonlinear phenomena in various areas ranging from robotics, chemistry and computer vision to quantum physics and statistics. The workshop will include a masterclass on various methods for solving polynomial equations.
For details see https://www.cwi.nl/events/2022/workshop-on-solving-polynomial-equations-and-applications-semester-programme

Next workshop will take place on 17-18 November 2022.