Nicolas Boumal is assistant professor of mathematics at EPFL, and an associate editor of the journal Mathematical Programming. He explores geometry, symmetry and statistics in optimization to tackle nonconvexity, as part of an ERC Starting Grant funded by SERI. Nicolas has contributed to several modern theoretical advances in Riemannian optimization. He wrote a book on this topic, and is a lead-developer of the award-winning toolbox Manopt, which facilitates experimentation with optimization on manifolds.
