Christian Kanzow

Christian Kanzow is a Full Professor at the University of Würzburg, holding the Chair of Mathematics VII (Numerical Mathematics and Optimization). His research focuses on optimization problems, complementarity, variational inequalities, generalized Nash equilibrium problems, mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints, sparse optimization, and cardinality constraints, with algorithmic developments for large-scale nonconvex optimization.

• Academic Affiliation: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Würzburg
• Research Interests: Optimization theory, numerical methods for equilibrium problems, sparse control, infinite-dimensional optimization

His recent publications emphasize proximal gradient methods, augmented Lagrangian techniques, and nonsmooth DC programming, often analyzing convergence under the Kurdyka–Łojasiewicz property or C2-cone reducibility. He has received multiple best paper awards, including the Charles Broyden Prize (2008, 2022) and COAP Best Paper Award (2021).

He served as Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (2017–2019) and Vice Dean (2015–2017), with extensive involvement in university governance and appointment committees.