Optimization and SimulationCovers optimization and simulation techniques for drawing from multivariate distributions and dealing with correlations.
Optimization and SimulationExplores optimization techniques like Metropolis-Hastings and Simulated Annealing through Markov chains and stationary distributions.
Information Theory: BasicsCovers the basics of information theory, entropy, and fixed points in graph colorings and the Ising model.
Approximation AlgorithmsCovers approximation algorithms for optimization problems, LP relaxation, and randomized rounding techniques.
Solving Parity Games in PracticeExplores practical aspects of solving parity games, including winning strategies, algorithms, complexity, determinism, and heuristic approaches.
Markov Chains and ApplicationsExplores Markov chains and their applications in algorithms, focusing on user impatience and faithful sample generation.
Markov Chains and ApplicationsExplores Markov chains, their properties, and algorithmic applications, emphasizing information quantification and state monotonicity.
Optimisation in Energy SystemsExplores optimization in energy system modeling, covering decision variables, objective functions, and different strategies with their pros and cons.