Radu Ioan Boț is a Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Vienna . Since 2020, he has served as Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Head of the Institute of Mathematics . He is also the Speaker of the FWF DK Vienna Graduate School on Computational Optimization and a Founding Member of the Research Platform Data Science@Uni Vienna . Education Ph.D. in Mathematics (2003, Chemnitz University of Technology, Summa cum laude ) M.Sc. in Mathematics (1999, Babeş-Bolyai University, Grade: 10 ) Diploma in Mathematics (1998, Babeş-Bolyai University, Grade: 10 ) Research Interests focus on convex and nonconvex optimization , monotone operators , duality theory , and proximal algorithms . His work bridges continuous and discrete time models , emphasizing fast convergence rates and Tikhonov regularization for problems in image processing , machine learning , and inverse problems . Recent Publications highlight advancements in primal-dual splitting , inertial dynamics , and stochastic optimization , with applications to GANs , phase retrieval , and structured convex minimization . Scientific Awards include the 2003 University Prize of Chemnitz University of Technology , 1998 award for graduating with the best grade from Babeş-Bolyai University, and fellowships during his Ph.D. and pre-Ph.D. research stays. Editorial Roles include Editor-in-Chief of SIAM Journal on Optimization (2026–2029) and editorial board membership for journals like Mathematical Programming , Computational Optimization and Applications , and Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications .







