Systems Optimization Laboratory

SOL PhD Dissertations

Stanford Thesis style file from Emma Pease, CSLI: suthesis-2e.sty home page

Example LaTeX driver from Felix Kwok, Nov 2007: felix-thesis-example.tex
To save trees, it uses 10pt, twoside, and \setstretch{1.213}, as permitted by the Registrar.
Update (June 2011): Emma Pease now has \setstretch{1.3} in suthesis-2e.sty, but \setstretch{1.213} still seems enough.

Earlier example LaTeX driver from Michael Friedlander, Dec 2004: mpfthesis-example.tex
Here's what it looks like (19 short pages): mpfthesis-example.pdf
This is where \setstretch{1.213} began.

pdflatex seems the best way to go nowadays. Figures can include pdf, png, or jpg files.
Some earlier help for making readable ps and pdf files is here: readme.txt

Portable PDF files: The following Unix or Linux command makes a PDF file truly portable by embedding all necessary fonts within the file:
      ps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress thesis.pdf thesis_font_embed.pdf
A side-benefit is that the file size shrinks! (Thanks to David Fong for finding this command.)

Completed dissertations:

• Youngsoo Choi (ICME).
  Simultaneous Analysis and Design in PDE-Constrained Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2012.

• Nicholas Henderson (ICME).
  Arc Search Methods for Linearly Constrained Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2012.

• Nicole Taheri (ICME).
  Linear Optimization Methods for Vehicle Energy and Communication Networks.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2012.

• David Fong (ICME).
  Minimum-Residual Methods for Sparse Least-Squares Using Golub-Kahan Bidiagonalization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2011.

• Howard Shek (ICME).
  Statistical and Algorithm Aspects of Optimal Portfolios.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, March 2011.

• Christopher Maes (ICME).
  A Regularized Active-set Method for Sparse Convex Quadratic Programming.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, November 2010.

• Michael Haythorpe (School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Australia).
  Markov Chain Based Algorithms for the Hamiltonian Cycle Problem.
  PhD thesis, University of South Australia, July 2010.

• Linzhong Deng (ICME).
  Multiple-Rank Updates to Matrix Factorizations for Nonlinear Analysis and Circuit Design.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, May 2010.

• Andrew Bradley (ICME).
  Algorithms for the Equilibration of Matrices and Their Application to Limited-Memory Quasi-Newton Methods.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, May 2010.

• David Gleich (ICME).
  Models and Algorithms for PageRank Sensitivity.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, September 2009.

• Kaustuv (SCCM).
  IPSOL: An Interior Point Solver for Nonconvex Optimization Problems.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2008.

• Hanh Huynh (SCCM).
  A Large-scale Quadratic Programming Solver Based on Block-LU Updates of the KKT System.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, September 2008.

• Sou-Cheng Choi (ICME).
  Iterative Methods for Singular Linear Equations and Least-Squares Problems.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2006.

• Samantha Infeld (Aero/Astro).
  Optimization of Mission Design for Constrained Libration Point Space Missions.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, March 2006. (version Dec.16, 2005)

• Holly Jin.
  Scalable Sensor Localization Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks.
  PhD thesis, University of Toronto (joint research with Stanford University), November 2005.
  M. W. Carter, H. H. Jin, M. A. Saunders, and Y. Ye.
  SpaseLoc: An adaptive subproblem algorithm for scalable wireless sensor network localization,
  SIAM J. on Optimization 17(4), 1102-1128, December 2006.

• Vinayak (Uday) Shanbhag.
  Decomposition and Sampling Methods for Stochastic Equilibrium Problems.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2005.
  Winner of 2006 A. W. Tucker Prize awarded by the Mathematical Programming Society.

• Che-Lin Su.
  Equilibrium Problems with Equilibrium Constraints: Stationarities, Algorithms, and Applications.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, September 2005.

• Zheng Su (SCCM).
  Computational Methods for Least Squares Problems and Clinical Trials.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2005.

• Alexis Collomb.
  Dynamic Asset Allocation by Stochastic Programming Methods.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2004.

• Maureen Doyle.
  A Barrier Algorithm for Large Nonlinear Optimization Problems.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2003.

• Carl-Magnus Fransson (Visiting Researcher, 2001-2003).
  Optimization Methods for Robust Control, with Application to Resistive Wall Modes in Tokamaks.
  PhD thesis, Dept of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden, September 2003.

• Byunggyoo Kim.
  Numerical Optimization Methods for Image Restoration.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, December 2002.

• Michael P. Friedlander.
  A Globally Convergent Linearly Constrained Lagrangian Method for Nonlinear Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, August 2002.

• Kien-Ming Ng.
  A Continuation Approach for Solving Nonlinear Optimization Problems with Discrete Variables.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2002. (ps)

• Chih-Hung Lin.
  A Null-Space Primal-Dual Algorithm for Nonlinear Network Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, March 2002. (ps)

• Michael J. O'Sullivan.
  New Methods for Dynamic Programming Over an Infinite Time Horizon.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, February 2002. (ps)

• Heiko Pieper.
  Algorithms for Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints with Applications to Deregulated Electricity Markets.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2001. (ps)

• Titus F. Dorstenstein.
  Constructive and Exchange Algorithms for the Frequency Assignment Problem.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2001.

• Angel-Victor de Miguel.
  Two Decomposition Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization Problems with Global Variables.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, April 2001. (ps)

• Marty O'Brien.
  Techniques for Incorporating Expected Value Constraints into Stochastic Programs.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2000.

• Antonino Del Gatto.
  A Subspace Method Based on a Differential Equation Approach to Solve Unconstrained Optimization Problems.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 2000. (ps)

• Aparna Gupta (SCCM).
  Optimum Asset Allocation with Behavioral Utilities: A Plan for Acquiring and Consuming Retirement Funds.
  PhD thesis, SCCM, Stanford University, May 2000.

• Meredith J. Goldsmith.
  Sequential Quadratic Programming Methods Based on Indefinite Hessian Approximations.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, March 1999. (ps)

• Erik Boman (SCCM).
  Infeasibility and Negative Curvature in Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, February 1999.

• William Behrman (SCCM).
  An Efficient Gradient Flow Method for Unconstrained Optimization.
  PhD thesis, Stanford University, June 1998.