title:

Symmetric Kronecker Products and Uniqueness and Existence of search directions for semidefinite programming (SDP)

(work with Levent Tuncel)
ABSTRACT
, Keynote Talk at the at the Southern Ontario Matrices and Statistics Day, at University of Windsor,

 This first Southern Ontario Matrices and Statistics Day,
 organized by S. Ejaz Ahmed, A. H. Hussein and George P. H. Styan,
 aims to be a forum for the exchange of ideas for researchers in
 statistics, linear algebra and matrix theory.  The purpose is
 to stimulate research and, in an informal setting, to foster the
 interaction of researchers in the interface between statistics
 and matrix theory. Further, this meeting will provide a forum for
 the discussion of research topics emerging from some statistical
 applications which involve the use of linear algebraic methods.

 There will be both invited and contributed talks.

 Travel grants for graduate students will be available.

 Lunch and dinner (June 9) will be provided to all participants at
 no cost, and there will be no registrations fee. We would appreciate,
 however, if participants would confirm their participation by
 June 1, 2005, as we need to finalize meal arrangements.

 For further information contact
                  S. Ejaz Ahmed: seahmed@uwindsor.ca
                  Webmail: www.uwindsor.ca/math

Pictures from the conference are available.