Elad Hazan writes personal history of online convex optimization and its people
HazanPrinceton · x · 2026-09-17
- Princeton professor Elad Hazan published a personal essay on the theory he loves — online convex optimization — and the people he met along the way.
- He argues the stories behind research matter as much as the theorems.
- Reposters including Jason Dean Lee praised it; Amin Karbasi noted Hazan's work has shaped optimization thinking far beyond his own students and exemplifies democratizing ideas.
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