Adrian Lewis

Adrian Lewis is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Engineering at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Engineering and the Department of Operations Research and Information Engineering. He specializes in variational analysis and nonsmooth optimization, focusing on eigenvalue optimization and semi-algebraic geometry. His research has been supported by NSF grants, including DMS-1613996. He holds prestigious awards like the SIAM Fellow and the Lagrange Prize.

Research interests include optimization algorithms, convex analysis, and the interplay between geometry and optimization. Notably, his work on eigenvalue optimization and nonsmooth problems has advanced theoretical and computational methods. He has contributed to journals like Mathematical Programming and SIAM Journal on Optimization, and serves as Co-Editor of Mathematical Programming A.

Professional achievements include the 1995 Aisenstadt Prize, SIAM Outstanding Paper Award (2005), and the INFORMS Computing Society Prize (2018). He has held leadership roles, such as Director of ORIE (2010–2013), and editorial positions across multiple journals. His research also explores metric spaces, subgradient methods, and nonsmooth algorithms, reflecting a commitment to foundational and applied optimization challenges.