Todd Munson
/ Alison Brizius
Co-PI, RDCEP 1 (2010-2015)
Scientist, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Fellow, Computation Institute, University of Chicago
Areas of Expertise:
- Algorithms for numerical optimization and equilibrium problems
- Applications of mathematical programming
- Linear algebra for large sparse systems
Munson's primary research focus is algorithms and applications of optimization and complementarity. He has worked on several generalized Newton methods for solving complementarity problems, including PATH, the most widely used software for solving these problems, and parallel semi-smooth methods in TAO, the Toolkit for Advanced Optimization. He has also worked on special-purpose algorithms for solving support vector machines and mesh shape-quality optimization problems and is currently developing methods for structured optimization problems such as those encountered in PDE-constrained optimization and economics.
Munson has been involved in a number of projects that make computational tools available to researchers. For example, NEOS (Network Enabled Optimization System) is a multi-institutional project that provides access to over fifty solvers of academic and commercial optimization packages through an assortment of Internet interfaces. NEOS processes over 400,000 job requests annually from academic, commercial, and government institutions.
Munson received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Research Projects
CIM-EARTH | MagPIE
Students
Former Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Earlier version also available as a working paper: Loudermilk M, Elliott J, Foster I, Munson T. Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Economic Policies on the US Biofuels Market, Working Paper.
Elliott, Joshua, Ian Foster, Margaret Loudermilk, and Todd Munson. "Modeling of Land-Use Changes and Other Indirect Effects of Biofuel Production in CIM-EARTH," Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program, Final Report October 2011.
Elliott, Joshua, Ian Foster, Kenneth Judd, Elisabeth Moyer, and Todd Munson. "CIM-EARTH: Community Integrated Model of Economic and Resource Trajectories for Humankind" Mathematics and Computer Science Division Technical Memorandum ANL/MCS-TM-307. 2010.
Elliott, Joshua, Ian Foster, Samuel Kortum, Gita Khun Jush, Todd Munson, and David Weisbach. "Unilateral carbon taxes, border adjustments, and carbon leakage." Theoretical Inquiries in Law 14 (2013): 207-243.