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Education

BS Mathematics and Computer Science - Georgetown University Washington, DC USA 1997
MA Operations Research and Financial Engineering - Princeton University Princeton, NJ USA 1999
Ph.D. Operations Research and Financial Engineering - Princeton University Princeton, NJ USA 2001

Areas of Expertise

Operation Research

Interior-Point Methods

Mathematical Programming

Nonlinear Optimization

Selected Works

Articles

Benson, H. Y. and Shanno, D. F.. "Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming: Regularization and Warmstarts" COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS 40.2 (Jun 2008):143-189

Griva, Igor , Shanno, D. F., Vanderbei, R. J. and Benson, H. Y.. "Global Convergence of a Primal-Dual Interior-Point Method for Nonlinear Programming" ALGORITHMIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH 3.1 (Mar 2008):12-19

Benson, H. Y. and Shanno, David F. "An Exact Primal-Dual Penalty Method Approach to Warmstarting Interior-Point Methods for Linear Programming" COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS 38.3 (Dec 2007):371-399

Benson, H. Y., Sen, A. , Shanno, D. F. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "Interior-Point Algorithms, Penalty Methods, and Equilibrium Problems" COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS 34.2 (Jun 2006):155-182

Benson, H. Y., Shanno, D. F. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming: Jamming and Comparative Numerical Testing" MATH PROGRAMMING 99.1 (Jan 2005):35-48

Benson, H. Y. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "Solving Problems with Semidefinite and Related Constraints Using Interior-Point Methods for Nonlinear Programming" MATH PROGRAMMING 95.2 (Feb 2003):279-302

Benson, H. Y., Shanno, D. F. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex NonlinearProgramming: Filter Methods and Merit Functions" COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS 23.2 (Nov 2002):257-272

Benson, H. Y., Shanno, D. F. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming: Complementarity Constraints" . (Sep 2002)

Benson, H. Y. and Vanderbei, R. J.. "On Formulating Semidefinite Programming Problems as Smooth Convex Nonlinear Optimization Problems. Technical Report ORFE 1999-01" . (Sep 1999)

Benson, H. Y., Vanderbei, R. J. and Yurttan, H. . "Using LOQO to Solve Second-Order Cone Programming Problems. Technical Report SOR-98-09" . (Sep 1998)

Chapters

Benson, H. Y.. "A Comparative Study of Large Scale Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms" High Performance Algorithms and Software for Nonlinear Optimization Ed. G. Di Pillo and A. Murli. Massachusetts, USA:Kluwer Academic Publishers, Jan 2003. :94-126

Presentations

Benson, H. Y.. Interior-point Methods for Mixed-integer Nonlinear and Cone Programming Problems International Symposium on Mathematical Programming : Chicago, IL Aug 2009

Benson, H. Y.. Using interior-point methods within MINLP IMA Hot Topics Workshop: Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization: Algorithmic Advances and Applications : Minneapolis, MN Nov 2008

Benson, H. Y.. Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming Using Interior-point Methods INFORMS Annual Meeting : Washington, DC Oct 2008

Benson, H. Y.. Interior-Point Methods for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Conic Programming SIAM Conference on Optimization : Boston, MA May 2008

Benson, H. Y.. LOQO, an Interior-Point Code for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming INFORMS : Seattle, WA Nov 2007

Benson, H. Y. and Shanno, D. F.. Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming: Regularization and Warmstarts , IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation : Birmingham, UK, Sep 2007

Benson, H. Y.. LOQO, an Interior-Point Code for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming International Conference on Continuous Optimization : Hamilton, Canada, Aug 2007

Benson, H. Y.. State-of-the-Art in Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization School of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Drexel University : Philadelphia, PA Apr 2007

Benson, H. Y. and Shanno, D. F.. Interior-Point Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming: Regularization and Warmstarts 8th Annual US-Mexico Workshop on Optimization : , Jan 2007

Proceedings

Abichandani, Pramod , Benson, H. Y. and Kam, Moshe . Multi-Vehicle Path Coordination in Support of Communication IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation May 2009 :May 2009

Abichandani, Pramod , Benson, H. Y. and Kam, Moshe . Multi-Vehicle Path Coordination under Communication Constraints American Control Conference Mar 2008 :Mar 2008

Hu, Wanting , Liu, Xiangrong and Benson, H. Y.. Nonlinear Programming for Supply Chain Management: A Survey and Extensions Proceedings of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Apr 2006 :Apr 2006

Benson, H. Y.. Optimal Pricing and Procurement Strategies in a Supply Chain with Multiple Capacitated Suppliers Proceedings of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, Philadelphia, USA 2005 Mar 2005 :Mar 2005

Banerjee, A. and Benson, H. Y.. Lot Sizing for Group Technology Cells: A Mixed Integer Nonlinear Model with Complementarity Constraints Second AIMS International Conference on Management Dec 2004 :Dec 2004

Benson, H. Y. and Ogden, J. M.. Mathematical Programming Techniques for Designing Minimum Cost Pipeline Networks for CO2 Sequestration Greenhouse Gas Technologies Conference :Sep 2002

Conferences

IBM-IEEE Conference Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, Organizer Apr 06, 2010 - Apr 09, 2010

INFORMS Annual Meeting, Sesssion Chair Oct 10, 2009 - Oct 14, 2009

INFORMS Washington DC, Sesssion Chair Oct 12, 2008 - Oct 15, 2008

SIAM Conference on Optimization, Sesssion Chair May 10, 2008 - May 13, 2008

INFORMS Seattle, Sesssion Chair Nov 04, 2007 - Nov 08, 2007

INFORMS Pittsburgh, Sesssion Chair Nov 05, 2006 - Nov 08, 2006

SIAM Conference on Optimization, Sesssion Chair May 15, 2005 - May 19, 2005

INFORMS Denver, Sesssion Chair Oct 24, 2004 - Oct 27, 2004

INFORMS Atlanta, Sesssion Chair Oct 19, 2003 - Oct 22, 2003

INFORMS San Jose, Sesssion Chair Nov 17, 2002 - May 20, 2009

Awards

2005 Excellence in Research Award (LeBow College of Business)

Professional Experience

Part-Time Lecturer, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Aug 2001-May 2002

Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University Environmental Institute Princeton, NJ Sep 2001-Jun 2002

Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University - Operation Research and Financial Engineering Princeton, NJ Sep 2001-Jun 2002

Assistant Professor, United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Aug 2002-Aug 2003

Assistant Professor, Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Sep 2003-present

Grants

Efficient Interior-Point Methods for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear and Conic Programming (National Science Foundation) $59,960 Sep 2007

Multivehicle Path Coordination under Communication Constraints (Drexel University Interdisciplinary Research Grant) $15,000 Jul 2007

WWW Resources

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~hvb22