Explores gradient descent methods for smooth convex and non-convex problems, covering iterative strategies, convergence rates, and challenges in optimization.
Explores optimization methods, including convexity, gradient descent, and non-convex minimization, with examples like maximum likelihood estimation and ridge regression.
Discusses Stochastic Gradient Descent and its application in non-convex optimization, focusing on convergence rates and challenges in machine learning.
Explores optimization methods like gradient descent and subgradients for training machine learning models, including advanced techniques like Adam optimization.
Explores KKT conditions in convex optimization, covering dual problems, logarithmic constraints, least squares, matrix functions, and suboptimality of covering ellipsoids.