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Michael A. Saunders

 
Title:Professor (Research)
Department(s):Management Science and Engineering
Location:Terman 330
Mail Code:4026
Phone:650.723.1875       
Fax:650.723.1614
E-mail: saunders@stanford.edu
URL: http://www.stanford.edu/~saunders/
Administrator: Lorrie Papadakis

Research Statement

Saunders develops mathematical methods for solving large-scale constrained optimization problems and large systems of equations. He also implements such methods as general-purpose software to allow their use in many areas of engineering, science, and business. He is co-developer of the large-scale optimizers MINOS, SNOPT, SQOPT and the linear equation solvers SYMMLQ, MINRES, LSQR, LUSOL.

Stanford lab and program affiliations

For a list of Saunders's publications, see his publications page.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD Computer Science 1972 Stanford University
MS Computer Science 1970 Stanford University
B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics 1965 Cantebury
Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
A globally convergent linearly constrained Lagrangian method for nonlinear optimization M. P. Friedlander; M. A. Saunders
SNOPT: An SQP algorithm for large-scale constrained optimization P. E. Gill; W. Murray; M. A. Saunders
Atomic decomposition by basis pursuit S. S. Chen; D. L. Donoho; M. A. Saunders
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Course NumberCourse TitleLink
MS&E 318 Large-Scale Numerical Optimization http://www.stanford.edu/class/msande318/
CME 338 Large-Scale Numerical Optimization http://www.stanford.edu/class/msande318/
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Academic Honors & Awards

  • Orchard-Hays Prize, MPS, 1985
  • Hon FRSNZ, 2007