Editors

Editor-in-Chief:

Tamás Terlaky
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
tat208@lehigh.edu 

Past Editors-in-Chief:
Angelo Miele (founding editor, 1967-2009), Aero-Astronautics Group, Rice University, USA
Franco Giannessi (2010-2020), Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy
David G. Hull (2010-2018), Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Bruce A. Conway (2019-2020), Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana, USA


Area Editors:
Miguel F. Anjos, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, miguel.f.anjos@ed.ac.uk
Applications of Optimization 

Xiaojun Chen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, xiaojun.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Stochastic Equilibrium Problems, Nonsmooth, nonconvex optimization

Gabriele Eichfelder, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany, gabriele.eichfelder@tu-ilmenau.de
Multi-objective and vector optimization, global optimization

Jason Hicken, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, hickej2@rpi.edu
Aerodynamic shape optimization, multidisciplinary design optimization, PDE-constrained optimization, computational fluid dynamics

Martine Labbé, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, mlabbe@ulb.ac.be
Discrete and mixed-integer optimization 

Boris S. Mordukhovich, Wayne State University, USA, boris@math.wayne.edu
Variational analysis, nonsmooth optimization, optimal control, economic applications

Claudia Alejandra Sagastizábal, IMECC-Unicamp, Brazil, sagastiz@unicamp.br
Nonsmooth optimization, stochastic programming, and variational analysis


Associate Editors:
Suliman Saleh Al-Homidan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, homidan@kfupm.edu.sa
Complementary problems, variational inequalities

Grégoire Allaire, École Polytechnique, France, gregoire.allaire@polytechnique.fr
Optimization of PDE systems, shape and topology optimization, homogenization, calculus of variations

Quamrul Hasan Ansari, Aligarh University, India, qhansari@gmail.com
Nonlinear optimization, multiobjective optimization, equilibrium problems

Aram V. Arutyunov, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, arutun@orc.ru
Second order necessary and sufficient conditions, abnormal problems, abnormal points

Anil Aswani, University of California at Berkeley, USA, aaswani@berkeley.edu
Statistics, machine learning, control systems, bilevel optimization, set-valued analysis

Hédy Attouch, University of Montpellier II, France, attouch@math.univ-montp2.fr
Variational analysis, convex analysis, monotone operators, algorithms and dynamical systems, proximal algorithms, decomposition methods, inertial methods, semi-algebraic and tame optimization, applications to PDEs, signal, image, unilateral mechanics

Paul I. Barton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, pib@mit.edu
Deterministic global optimization methods, dynamic optimization, numerical optimal control

Heinz Bauschke, UBC Kelowna, Canada, bauschke@mail.ubc.ca
Convex Analysis and Optimization, Monotone Operator Theory, Projection Methods, and Applications.

Hande Y. Benson, Drexel University, USA, hvb22@drexel.edu
Nonlinear optimization, mixed integer quadratic programs, dynamic optimization, applications of optimization

Wei Bian, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China, bianweilvse520@163.com
Nonsmooth nonconvex optimization, sparse optimization, complexity analysis, accelerated algorithm, dynamic method for optimization

Lorenz T. Biegler, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, lb01@andrew.cmu.edu

Marc Bonnet, École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées ENSTA, France, marc.bonnet@ensta.fr
Topological, shape and parameter sensitivity, inverse problems

Bruno Bouchard, Université Paris-Dauphine,France, bouchard@ceremade.dauphine.fr Stochastic control, backward SDEs, financial mathematics

Radu Ioan Boţ, University of Vienna, Austria, radu.bot@univie.ac.at
Convex analysis, duality theory, monotone operators, nondifferentiable optimization, vector optimization

Vincenzo Capasso, University of Milan,  Italy vincenzo.capasso@unimi.it 
Optimization Methods, optimal Control and Variational Analysis in the fields: Reaction-diffusion systems, Optimal  control , Regional  control, Epidemics, Population dynamics, Geographical  economics, Environmental pollution, Tumour  growth, Material  science, Shape analysis

Dean A. Carlson, American Mathematical Society, USA, dac@ams.org
Calculus of variations, optimal control theory, differential games

Diego Cattaruzza, University of Lille, CNRS, Inria, Centrale Lille, France, diego.cattaruzza@centralelille.fr
Logistics; vehicle routing; city logistics; warehouse management

Benoît Chachuat, Imperial College London, UK, b.chachuat@imperial.ac.uk
Complete search methods for global optimization, numerical methods of dynamic optimization and optimal control, applications in chemical and biological bioprocesses, applications to energy systems

Guang-ya Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, chengy@amss.ac.cn
Vector optimization, vector variational inequality

Felix L. Chernousko, Russian Academy of Sciences, chern@ipmnet.ru
Optimal control, methods of control for nonlinear dynamical systems, set-membership methods of control and estimation for uncertain systems, control and optimization of robotic systems

Bruce A. Conway, University of Illinois, USA, bconway@illinois.edu
Numerical methods for optimal control, differential games, spacecraft and aircraft flight applications

Martin Corless, Purdue University, USA, corless@ecn.purdue.edu
Deterministic uncertain systems, robust control, stability

Jean-Pierre Crouzeix, Blaise Pascal University, France, jp.crouzeix@isima.fr
Convex analysis, theory and algorithms, generalized convexity and monotonicity, variational inequalities and equilibrium problems, consumer theory

Ana Luisa Custodio, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, algb@fct.unl.pt
Nonlinear optimization, derivative-free optimization, multiobjective optimization, global optimization, direct search methods

Aris Daniilidis, University of Chile, arisd@dim.uchile.cl
Variational (nonsmooth) analysis, semialgebraic optimization, gradient dynamical systems, convex analysis

Antoine Deza, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada,  deza@mcmaster.ca
Combinatorial and Continuous Optimization, Discrete and Computational Geometry, Enumeration Algorithms

Moritz M. Diehl, University of Freiburg, Germany, moritz.diehl@imtek.uni-freiburg.de
Optimal control, numerical optimal control, direct methods for optimal control,  model predictive control, nonlinear model predictive control, numerical optimization, embedded optimization, nonlinear

Sébastien Le Digabel, GERAD and Polytechnique Montreal, Canada, sebastien.le-digabel@polymtl.ca
Derivative-free optimization, blackbox optimization, optimization solvers, benchmarking/comparison of algorithms, tuning of hyperparameters, the pooling problem

Alberto d'Onofrio, International Prevention Research Institute, Italy, alberto.donofrio@i-pri.org
Mathematical medicine and biology, systems biology

Charles Dossal, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, France,dossal@insa-toulouse.fr
Convex optimization; inverse problems, image recovering

Matthias Ehrgott, Lancaster University, UK, m.ehrgott@lancaster.ac.uk
Multiobjective optimization, applications in medicine, transportation, and logistics

Leah Epstein, University of Haifa, Israel, lea@math.haifa.ac.il
Online and Offline problems, approximation algorithms and polynomial time algorithms, Scheduling, Load Balancing, Bin Packing Type Problems, and Graph problems.

Octavian Ernst, University Aix-Marseille, France, emil.ernst@univ-amu.fr

Jalil M. Fadili, ENSICAEN-Normandie University, France, jalal.fadili@ensicaen.fr
Nonsmooth optimization, operator splitting algorithms, applications in signal/image processing

Olivier Fercoq, Télécom Paris,  France, olivier.fercoq@telecom-paris.fr
coordinate descent, primal-dual algorithms, large scale problems, convex analysis, convergence speed, error bound, smoothing, variable screening, stochastic algorithms, operator splitting

Fabián Flores-Bazán, University of Concepción, Chile, fflores@ing-mat.udec.cl
Vector optimization, complementarity problems, nonconvex optimization, theorems of the alternative, optimality conditions

Hélène Frankowska, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, helene.frankowska@imj-prg.fr
Nonlinear control theory, differential inclusions, set-valued analysis, viability theory, Hamilton-Jacobi equations

Bernard Fortz, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, bernard.fortz@ulb.be
Mathematical optimization, combinatorial in optimization, transportation, traffic, location, network, telecommunication, production planning, logistics.

Emanuele Galligani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, emanuele.galligani@unimore.it
Analysis of numerical methods, error analysis, finite difference methods, numerical optimization, parallel numerical algorithms, mathematics of engineering

Alexander Gasnikov, Moscow institute of Physics and Technology,  Moscow, Russia, gasnikov@yandex.ru
Stochastic optimization algorithms for convex optimization, convex-concave SPP and monotone VI with different structures (optimal methods, lower bounds); Distributed optimization (time-varying networks, lower bounds, optimal methods, federated learning, similarity, variance reduction); Tensor methods for highly smooth convex optimization problems; Gradient-free methods for convex optimization, convex-concave SPP; Exact worst-case performance of first-order methods for convex optimization and SPP

Aviv Gibali, ORT Braude College, Israel, avivg@braude.ac.il
feasibility problems, projection methods, convex optimization, variational inequalities,systems of linear/nonlinear equation/inequalities, applications such as: radiation therapy treatment planning, image processing

Sofia Giuffre, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, sofia.giuffre@unirc.it
Variational Inequalities, Duality Theory, Lagrange multipliers. Convex analysis, Equilibrium Problems.

Fausto Gozzi, LUISS, Italy,  fgozzi@luiss.it
Deterministic optimal control, stochastic optimal control , state constraints in optimal control, dynamic programming, HJB equations, optimality conditions, optimal control problems with infinite dimensional state space, applications to economics, finance and insurance, path dependent equations and their control,  differential games, mean field games, optimal control with McKean-Vlasov dynamics, optimal control in epidemiology

Lars Grüne, University of Bayreuth, Germany, lars.gruene@uni-bayreuth.de
Model predictive control, dynamic programming, Hamilton-Jacobi equations

Nicolas Hadjisavvas, University of Aegean, Greece, nhad@aegean.gr
Optimality conditions, calculus of variations, equilibruim problems

Zaid Harchaoui, University of Washington

René Henrion, Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Germany, henrion@wias- berlin.de
Stochastic optimization: theory, applications and numerics; theoretical nonsmooth optimization: generalized differential calculus, Lipschitz stability of multifunctions

Roland Herzog, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany, roland.herzog@mathematik-tu-chemnitz.de
Numerical optimization

Jason Hicken, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, hickej2@rpi.edu
Simulation-based design, optimization, shape optimization

Michael Hinze, University of Hamburg, Germany, michael.hinze@uni-hamburg.de
PDE constrained optimization (algorithms, discrete concepts), flow control, control of multiphysics systems

Tibor Illés, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, tibor.illes@uni-corvinus.hu
Convex optimization, linear complementarity problems, structured nonlinear programming, duality, algorithms, and applications

Alfredo Noel Iusem, IMPA, Brazil, iusp@impa.br
Convex optimization, convex analysis, nonsmooth optimization

Alexey Feridovich Izmailov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation izmaf@ccas.ru
Numerical methods in optimization theory (complementary problems, Newton-type methods)

Dario Izzo, European Space Agency, The Netherlands, Dario.Izzo@esa.int
Mathematical methods in aerospace engineering

Vaithilingam  Jeyakumar, University of New South Wales, Australia, v.jeyakumar@unsw.edu.au
Convex optimization, duality theory and its applications, theorems of the alternative

Akhtar A. Khan, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, aaksma@rit.edu
Nonsmooth optimization, numerical optimization, vector and set-valued optimization, variational and quasi-variational inequalities, regularization methods, elasticity imaging, inverse problems, parameter identification, biomathematics

Igor Konnov, Kazan University, Russia, igor.konnov@ksu.ru
Nonlinear optimization, variational inequalities, equilibrium problems

Alexandru Kristály, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania,   alexandrukristaly@yahoo.com
Calculus of variations, equilibrium problems, optimization on Riemannian and Finsler manifolds, variational inequalities

Pierre Ladevèze, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France, ladeveze@lmt.ens-cachan.fr
Reduced models, verification, composite optimization

Irena Lasiecka, University of Memphis, USA, lasiecka@memphis.edu
Control theory and optimization of PDE systems, long time behavior and stabilization of nonlinear infinite dimensional dynamics, control and optimization of coupled PDE's with an interface, calculus of variations

Urszula Ledzewicz, Southern Illinois University, USA, ledzew@siue.edu
optimal control theory, singular and bang-bang controls, applications to biomedicine, mathematical modelling of cancer treatments, optimization of cancer therapies

Guoyin Li, University of New South Wales, Australia, g.li@unsw.edu.au
Optimization under uncertainty, numerical optimization, semidefinite programming, nonsmooth analysis and variational analysis, convex and functional analysis, global optimization

Russell Luke, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Paolo Maria Mariano, University of Florence, Italy, paolo.mariano@unifi.it
Optimization and Variational Analysis in the following fields: Mechanics of complex materials, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Microstructures, Convex analysis in plasticity, Fracture and damage mechanics, Phase transitions, and related phase-field theories

Juan Enrique Martinez Legaz, Barcelona Autonomous Univeristy, Spain, JuanEnrique.Martinez.Legaz@uab.cat
Convex analysis, abstract convexity, monotone operator theory and mathematical economics

Negash G. Medhin, North Carolina State University, USA, ngmedhin@math.ncsu.edu
Deterministic and stochastic control, differential games, continuous/discrete optimization

Alexander Mitsos, RWTH Aachen, Germany, alexander.mitsos@avt.rwth-aachen.de
Global optimization, bilevel programs, semi-infinite programs, process optimization, parametric optimization

Zenon Mróz, Polish Academy of Sciences, zmroz@ippt.gov.pl
Shape optimization, topology optimization, sensitivity analysis, inverse problems, thermomechanical design

Siva Nadarajah, McGill University, Canada, siva.nadarajah@mcgill.ca
PDE-Constrained Optimization, Aerodynamic Shape Optimization, Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Linear and Non-Linear Solvers,  High Performance Computing

Giacomo Nannicini, University of South California, USA, g.nannicini@usc.edu
Discrete optimization, quantum algorithms, software and computation

Angelia Nedich, Arizona State University, USA, angelia.nedich@asu.edu
Convex optimization, continuous optimization, distributed optimization, duality theory, variational inequalities

Sándor Z. Németh, The University of Birmingham, UK, nemeths@maths.bham.ac.uk
Convex optimization, fixed point theorems, equilibrium problems, metric projections, nonlinear programming, optimization on Riemannian manifolds, ordered vector spaces, heuristic optimization

Yurii Nesterov, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, yurii.nesterov@uclouvain.be
Convex optimization, online optimization, huge-scale optimization, structural optimization, complexity bounds, fast gradient methods, interior-point methods, coordinate-descent methods, second-order methods, smoothing techniques

Lam Nguyen, IBM Research, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA, lamnguyen.mltd@gmail.com
Optimization for Machine Learning: Stochastic Gradient Algorithms, Non-convex Optimization, Stochastic Optimization, Convex Optimization

Nguyen Mau Nam, Portland State University, OR, USA, mau.nam.nguyen@pdx.edu
Stochastic proximal point; Convergence analysis; convergence rate; Infinite-dimensional; Hilbert space; Convex and Variational Analysis, Non-Linear and Functional Analysis

Andrew Ning, Brigham Young University, USA, aning@byu.edu
Gradient-based optimization, derivatives, multidisciplinary optimization, nonlinear optimization, aircraft design optimization, wind energy optimization

Evgeni A. Nurminski, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russianurmi@dvo.ru
Convex analysis and optimization, stochastic optimization, large-scale linear optimization, equilibrium and fixed point computation, applications in transportaion, routing

Nikolai Osmolovski, University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Poland, osmolovski@uph.edu.pl
Calculus of variations, optimal control, Pontryagin's maximum principle, extremal, weak minimum, strong minimum, second order optimality conditions, quadratic form, critical cone, Jacobi condition, Riccati equation, bang-bang control, state constraint, mixed constraint

Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, USA, pardalos@ufl.edu
Nonconvex and discrete optimization, biomedical applications, data mining and data analysis, energy systems

Juan Parra, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain, parra@umh.es
Parametric optimization, semi-infinite programming, and convex optimization

Edouard Pauwels, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, France, edouard.pauwels@irit.fr
Nonsmooth optimization, first order methods, semialgebraic / tame optimization, stochastic algorithms,
optimization for machine learning

Hoang Xuan Phu, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam, hxphu@math.ac.vn
Optimal control, nonsmooth analysis, generalized convexity

Mauro Pontani, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Italy, Mauro.pontani@uniroma1.it
Deterministic and stochastic optimization methods, differential games

Dylan Possamai, Columbia University, USA, dp2917@columbia.edu
Stochastic control, mathematical finance, insurance, backward SDEs, second-order backward SDEs, path-dependent PDEs, numerical methods for PDEs, contract theory, moral hazard, adverse selection.

Florian Potra, University of Maryland, USA, potra@math.umbc.edu
Interior-point, complementarity problems, super-linear convergence, Newton's method

Yannick Privat , Université de Strasbourg, France,  yannick.privat@unistra.fr
Shape optimization, calculus of variations ,optimal control,PDEs,convex analysis, biomathematics,fluid mechanics, controllability, observability, numerics

Liqun Qi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China maqilq@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Lagrange multipliers, tensor analysis in optimization, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions

Arvind Raghunathan, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, USA, raghunathan@merl.com
Nonlinear optimization, mixed integer quadratic programs, dynamic optimization, applications of optimization

Jörg Rambau, University of Bayreuth Germany, Joerg.Rambau@uni-bayreuth.de
(Integer) linear programming, polyhedral theory, stochastic (integer) linear programming, Markov decision problems and dynamic programming, online optimization and competitive analysis, discrete-time supply chain management and inventory control, sports, discrete-time dynamics and control of finite influence systems (like opinions), transport logistics, telecommunications

Anil Rao, University of Florida, USA, anilvrao@ufl.edu
Optimal control, nonlinear optimization

Julian P. Revalski, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, revalski@math.bas.bg
Variational principles in optimization; stability and well-posedness in optimization and variational problems, convex analysis

Bernard Ries, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, bernard.ries@unifr.ch
Structural graph theory, computational complexity, combinatorial optimization, graph classes,  graph algorithms, graph coloring

Clément W. Royer, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, Paris, France, clement.royer@lamsade.dauphine.fr
Numerical optimization, complex systems and data science, nonconvex optimization algorithms with randomness and complexity, derivative-free optimization, simulation-based problems.

Johannes O. Royset, Naval Postgraduate School, USA, joroyset@nps.edu
Stochastic optimization, semi-infinite programming, minimax problems, engineering applications, military operations research

Shoham Sabach, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, ssabach@ie.technion.ac.il
Continuous optimization, convex optimization, rate of convergence, global convergence, non-convex optimization, Bregman distance, proximal methods, Lagrangian methods, splitting methods, bi-level optimization

Ebrahim Sarabi, Miami University, USA, sarabim@miamioh.edu
Variational analysis, subdifferential calculus, second-order generalized differentiation, parametric, optimization, Newtonian methods, augmented Lagrangians, second-order optimality conditions, semi smoothness, amenable compositions, parabolic regularity, critical and noncritical multipliers

Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppé, University of Manchester, UK, klaus.schenk-hoppe@manchester.ac.uk
Financial economics, computational economics, dynamic economic theory, random dynamical systems theory

Martin Schmidt, Trier University, Germany, martin.schmidt@uni-trier.de
Bilevel optimization, Mixed-integer (non)linear optimization, Market equilibrium problems (Generalized), Nash equilibrium problems, Energy markets, Energy networks

Anita Schöbel, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany, schoebel@math.uni-goettingen.de
Discrete optimization including integer programming and applications; robust optimization; mathematical methods of traffic planning; location theory

Paulo José da Silva e Silva, University of Campinas, Brazil, pjssilva@ime.unicamp.br
Nonlinear optimization, optimality conditions, convex optimization, convex analysis, applications to machine learning, and data science

Mihai Sirbu, The University of Texas at Austin, USA,sirbu@math.utexas.edu
Stochastic control, stochastic games, dynamic programming, viscosity solutions, financial mathematics

Jan Sokołowski, Université de Lorraine, France, jan.sokolowski@univ-lorraine.fr
Shape optimization in solid and fluid mechanics, topology optimization, shape gradient, shape Hessian, topological derivative, material growth, optimum design, numerical methods of structural optimization, modeling and optimization in solid mechanics, compressible Navier-Stokes equations, contact problems in elasticity, optimal control for elliptic problems, level set method in shape optimization

Jason L. Speyer, University of California at Los Angeles, USA, speyer@seas.ucla.edu
Stochastic and deterministic optimal control and estimation with application to aerospace systems; guidance, flight control, and flight mechanics

Gabriele Steidl, Institut für Mathematik TU Berlin, Germany, steidl@math.tu-berlin.de Convex analysis, mixture models, optimization on manifolds, splitting methods, image processing, signal processing, deep learning Fourier methods, inverse problems, motion models

Sebastian Stich, Machine Learning and Optimization Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland, sebastian.stich@epfl.ch
Optimization for machine learning

Alexander Strekalovsky, The Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, strekal@icc.ru
Nonconvex optimization, nonconvex optimal control, local search, global optimality conditions, global search theory

Marcin Studniarski, University of Lódz, Poland, marstud@math.uni.lodz.pl
Nonsmooth analysis, higher-order optimality conditions in mathematical programming

Defeng Sun, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, defeng.sun@polyu.edu.hk
Continuous optimization, statistical optimization, variational analysis, machine learning, optimization software

Ehsan Taheri, Auburn University, USA, etaheri@auburn.edu
Orbital mechanics, trajectory optimization, heuristic & evolutionary algorithms

Christiane Tammer, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, christiane.tammer@mathematik.uni-halle.de
Minimal point theorems and variational principles, variational inequalities, vector optimization, regularization methods, inverse problems, Lagrange multiplier rules, duality theory, approximation theory, locational analysis, robustness

Xiaolu Tan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, xiaolu.tan@gmail.com
Stochastic optimal control, optimal stopping, optimal control under constraints, dynamic programming, numerical methods for control problems, numerical methods for nonlinear PDEs, numerical simulation of SDEs, martingale optimal transport, mathematical finance, robust finance

Josh Taylor, University of Toronto,Canada, josh.taylor@utoronto.ca
Electric power systems, water infrastructure, control, applied convex optimization

Marc Teboulle, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, teboulle@post.tau.ac.il
Convex optimization, quadratic nonconvex optimization, duality, nondifferentiable optimization algorithms, semi- definite programming

Kok Lay Teo, Curtin University, Australia, K.L.Teo@curtin.edu.au
Control theory, optimal control computation

Michel Théra, University of Limoges, France, michel.thera@unilim.fr
Optimality conditions, variational analysis, multifunctional optimization, variational inequalities

Lionel Thibault, University of Montpellier II, France, thibault@math.univ-montp2.fr
Nonsmooth analysis, set-valued analysis, convex analysis, differential inclusions

Francesco Topputo, Politechnico Milano, Italy, francesco.topputo@polimi.it
Space trajectory optimization, autonomous navigation

Nizar Touzi, École Polytechnique, France, nizar.touzi@polytechnique.edu
Stochastic control, backward SDEs and path-dependent PDEs, probabilistic numerics for control, financial mathematics

Patrizia Trovalusci, University of Rome, Italy, patrizia.trovalusci@uniromal.it
Optimization and Variational Analysis in the following fields: multiscale modelling/homogenization, continua with microstructure, composites, masonry materials and structures, computational methods in mechanics, limit analysis , finite element modeling,  plasticity, damage, structural problems in architecture

Firdaus E. Udwadia, University of Southern California, USA, fudwadia@usc.edu
Computational methods, control of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, applied mathematics, control theory

Stefan Ulbrich, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, ulbrich@mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de
Nonlinear optimization, PDE-constrained optimization, optimal control, large scale optimization, multilevel methods

Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, kyriakos@ece.ucsb.edu
Optimal control, adaptive control, multi-agent optimization, game theory, Hamilton-Jacobi equations, reinforcement learning, approximate dynamic programming

Paolo Vannucci, University of Versailles and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, paolo.vannucci@uvsq.fr
Structural optimization, genetic algorithms, composite materials, anisotropic laws, shape optimization

Boris Vexler, Technical University of Munich, Germany, vexler@ma.tum.de
Optimization and optimal control with PDEs (partial differential equations): theory, Numerics, finite element discretization, error estimates

Margaret Wiecek, Clemson University, USA, wmalgor@clemson.edu
Multiobjective optimization and decision making, parametric optimization, applications in engineering design and portfolio optimization

Nobuo Yamashita, Kyoto University, Japan, nobuo@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp
The unconstrained minimization, the least-squares problem, complementarity problems, Newton-type methods, the Levenberg-Marquardt method

Xiaoqi Yang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China, mayangxq@polyu.edu.hk
Nonlinear optimization, variational analysis and vector optimization

Xinmin Yang, Chongqing Normal University, People's Republic of China, xmyang@cqnu.edu.cn
Vector optimization, vector variational inequality, theorems of the alternative, optimality conditions, dualit y theory, convex analysis

Jen-Chih Yao, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, yaojc@kmu.edu.tw
Convex analysis, optimal control, variational inequalities, and vector optimization

Nguyen Dong Yen, Institute of Mathematics, VAST, Vietnam, ndyen@math.ac.vn
Optimization theory, nonsmooth analysis

Alper Yildirim, University of Edinburgh,UK, E.A.Yildirim@ed.ac.uk
Convex and conic optimization, algorithms, convex relaxations of nonconvex optimization problems

Jafar Zafarani, University of Isfahan, Iran, jzaf@sci.ui.ac.ir
Vector optimization, variational inequalities

Qianchuan Zhao, Tsinghua University, China, zhaoqc@tsinghua.edu.cn
Discrete event systems, simulation based optimization, ordinal optimization

Sergey Evgenevich Zhukovskiy , V. A. Trapeznikov  Institute of Control Sciences of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, S-E-Zhuk@yandex.ru
Metric regularity, covering mappings, coincidence point theorems, fixed point theorems, calculus of variations, variational principles of nonlinear analysis, necessary optimality conditions in mathematical programming, inverse function theorem, implicit function theorem, global homeomorphism theorem, quadratic mappings, selections of set-valued mappings.

Francesco Zirilli, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy, f.zirilli@caspur.it
Continuous optimization, global optimization, optimal control, optimization applied to science and engineering

Enrique Zuazua, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Spain, zuazua@bcamath.org
Partial differential equations, control, stabilization, numerical analysis

Luis Zuluaga, Lehigh University Bethlehem, USA, luis.zuluaga@lehigh.edu
Polynomial optimization, copositive optimization, conic optimization, distributionally robust optimization, financial optimization, quantum computing