Session I.5 - Geometric Integration and Computational Mechanics - Semi-plenary talk
Monday, June 12, 17:30 ~ 18:30
Dissipative and stochastic systems, Lyapunov functions and adaptive algorithms
Benedict Leimkuhler
University of Edinburgh, UK - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
I will discuss the convergence of a wide collection of algorithms for both optimization and sampling based on discretization of extended systems of ordinary and stochastic differential equations. These methods introduce control laws to guide convergence and build in a form of adaptivity through dynamics. They are particularly well adapted to ``stiff systems'' in which steep gradients in some components can dramatically slow or destabilize standard algorithms.
Joint work with Katerina Karoni (University of Edinburgh) and Gabriel Stoltz (Ecole des Ponts).