The Seminar "Discrete Optimization" is open
for four classes of participants.
(i) Master students, who have absolved already at least
one of the courses "Discrete and Experimental Optimization A or B"
(9 LP each) successfully. Such students have to work on a (research)
topic, give a presentation (typically 60-90 minutes, including
question & answer parts, which may start already during the presentation),
and submit a written report on their results in the end.
In good cases, this seminar topic may become the starting point for
the master thesis project. But this is not mandatory.
(ii) Master students, who report on their (almost) completed
master thesis project. By these presentations the supervisor
gets an impression of the final thesis.
(iii) Bachelor students who report on their (almost) completed
Bachelor thesis project.
(iv) Doctoral students (in optimization), who report on progress
in their research; and external guest speakers.
Concerning participants from class (i), this is a 3-LP module.
Seminar language is English. However, if ALL participants agree
to German, a presentation may be in German.
An exception are students from class (iii). Bachelor students are
always free to give their talks in German.
For participants from classes (ii) - (iv), it is NOT necessary
to participate in all the other seminar sessions.
The topics are given in the first week of the semester. Motivated
students may get their topics already earlier. In the meeting in
the first week, also the dates for the presentations are fixed.
Students form class (i) typically have their presentations in the
second half of the semester.
Class (i) participants typically have two "private" meetings with
their supervisor: the first one a few weeks after having received
the topic; the second one about 10 days before the presentation to
discuss details of the presentation.
Observe: Our master programs in Mathematics and Business Mathematics
are research-oriented; it is quite normal that topics in this
seminar have research components or are fully on research level.
Important: The seminar is NOT open for master students without
background in discrete optimization who have already collected 87 CP
and need some more 3-point module.
Also important: Typically, after the first semester week it is no
longer possible to enter the seminar.
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