All talks include 5 minutes for questions.  Talks labeled "remote" mean that the speaker will join the meeting using video conference software.  Updates to the schedule will appear on this page. Full list of Abstracts.

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Friday -- Loutit Hall 103
Time Presenter Title University
2:2:15 pm Norma Ortiz-Robinson/ Boris Mordukhovich Opening remarks and dedication of conference to Asen Dontchev. Grand Valley State Univ./ Wayne State University
2:30-3:pm Tran Tuyen
Minimizing Differences of Convex Functions with Applications to Multifacility Location and Clustering
Loyola University Chicago
3:-3:30pm Oanh Nguyen
Subdifferential Calculus for ordered set-valued mappings and applications (remote)
Wayne State University
3:30-4pm Vinicio Rios
From one isotropic medium to another in minimal time: Elvis's math instinct?
Louisiana State University
4:-4:30pm Yunier Bello-Cruz
On the finite convergence of alternating projections

Northern Illinois University
4:30-5:30pm  **Peter Wolenski        
Generalization of the Elvis Problem

Louisiana State University
5:30-6pm
Pizza for Students - Loutit Hall Atrium

6-7pm Social hour Trail Point Brewery- Mapocho Food Truck Voluntary and buy your own

Saturday --Loutit Hall 103

Time Presenter Title University
8-9am
Continental Breakfast -- Loutit Hall Atrium  (provided by conference sponsors)

9-9:30am Anuj Bajaj
Solving and Applications of Multi-Facility Location Problems(remote)

Oakland University
9:30-10am Trang Nguyen
Optimization of controlled free-time sweeping processes and applications(remote)

Wayne State University
10-10:30am Dao Nguyen
Optimization of a Controlled Sweeping Process and Applications on General Robotics Models(remote)

University of Michigan
10:30-11am Xiaoming Zheng Optimization of a mixing problem with boundary control (remote) Central Michigan University
11-11:15am
Coffee break

11:15-12:15pm **Rafal Goebel
Convex analysis, optimization, and switching dynamics for the consensus problem

Loyola University Chicago
12:15-1:30pm
Lunch Break



1:30-2:30pm **Yan Wang
Evolution of Automotive Controls and Calibrations with Advanced Optimization Method

Ford Motor Company
2:30-3pm
Bingwu Wang
Some properties of directionally differentiable functions
Eastern Michigan University
3-3:30pm Dat Tran
Generalized Damped Newton Algorithms in Nonsmooth Optimization

Wayne State University
3:30-4pm Phat Thanh Vo
Coderivative-Based Newton-type Methods in Composite Optimization

Wayne State University
4-4:15pm
Coffee break

4:15-5:15pm **Qiji Zhu
Optimization Methods in Bank Balance Sheet Management
Western Michigan University

              **  Denotes Plenary or Special speaker