Some Applications of Semidefinite Optimization from an Operations Research Viewpoint

This survey paper is intended for the graduate students and researchers who are interested in Operations Research, have solid understanding of linear optimization but are not familiar with Semide?nite Programming (SDP). Here, I provide a very gentle introduction to SDP, some entry points for further look into the SDP literature, and brief introductions to some selected well-known applications which may be attractive to such audience and in turn motivate them to learn more about semide?nite optimization.