publications

2026

1. Preprint

   Optimal Acceleration for Proximal Minimization of the Sum of Convex and Strongly Convex Functions

   Govind M. Chari, Uijeong Jang, Ernest K. Ryu, and 1 more author

   arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08593, 2026

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   @article{chari2026fdr,
     title = {Optimal Acceleration for Proximal Minimization of the Sum of Convex and Strongly Convex Functions},
     author = {Chari, Govind M. and Jang, Uijeong and Ryu, Ernest K. and A{\c{c}}{\i}kme{\c{s}}e, Beh{\c{c}}et},
     journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08593},
     year = {2026},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08593},
   }

2. Preprint

   QOCO-GPU: A Quadratic Objective Conic Optimizer with GPU Acceleration

   Govind M Chari and Behçet Açıkmeşe

   arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.29197, 2026

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   @article{chari2026qocogpu,
     title = {{QOCO}-{GPU}: A Quadratic Objective Conic Optimizer with {GPU} Acceleration},
     author = {Chari, Govind M and A{\c{c}}{\i}kme{\c{s}}e, Beh{\c{c}}et},
     journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.29197},
     year = {2026},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29197},
   }

3. MPC

   QOCO: a quadratic objective conic optimizer with custom solver generation

   Govind M. Chari and Behçet Açıkmeşe

   Mathematical Programming Computation, Mar 2026

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   @article{chari2026qoco,
     title = {{QOCO}: a quadratic objective conic optimizer with custom solver generation},
     author = {Chari, Govind M. and A\c{c}ıkmeşe, Beh\c{c}et},
     journal = {Mathematical Programming Computation},
     issn = {1867-2957},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12532-026-00311-8},
     doi = {10.1007/s12532-026-00311-8},
     publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
     year = {2026},
     month = mar,
   }

2024

1. CDC

   Constraint preconditioning and parameter selection for a first-order primal-dual method applied to model predictive control

   Govind M Chari, Yue Yu, and Behçet Açıkmeşe

   In 2024 IEEE 63rd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2024

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   @inproceedings{chari2024constraint,
     title = {Constraint preconditioning and parameter selection for a first-order primal-dual method applied to model predictive control},
     author = {Chari, Govind M and Yu, Yue and A{\c{c}}{\i}kme{\c{s}}e, Beh{\c{c}}et},
     booktitle = {2024 IEEE 63rd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
     pages = {1676--1683},
     organization = {IEEE},
     year = {2024},
   }

2. AIAA SciTech

   Fast Monte Carlo Analysis For 6-DoF Powered-Descent Guidance via GPU-Accelerated Sequential Convex Programming

   Govind M. Chari, Abhinav G. Kamath, Purnanand Elango, and 1 more author

   In AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024

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   @inproceedings{chari2024fast,
     author = {Chari, Govind M. and Kamath, Abhinav G. and Elango, Purnanand and Acikmese, Behcet},
     title = {Fast Monte Carlo Analysis For 6-DoF Powered-Descent Guidance via GPU-Accelerated Sequential Convex Programming},
     booktitle = {AIAA SciTech Forum},
     year = {2024},
     doi = {10.2514/6.2024-1762},
   }

3. AAS GN&C

   Spacecraft Rendezvous Guidance via Factorization-Free Sequential Convex Programming using a First-Order Method

   Govind M. Chari and Behcet Acikmese

   In AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2024

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   @inproceedings{chari2024spacecraft,
     author = {Chari, Govind M. and Acikmese, Behcet},
     title = {Spacecraft Rendezvous Guidance via Factorization-Free Sequential Convex Programming using a First-Order Method},
     booktitle = {AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference},
     year = {2024},
   }

2023

1. IFAC WC

   Real-Time Sequential Conic Optimization for Multi-Phase Rocket Landing Guidance

   Abhinav G. Kamath, Purnanand Elango, Yue Yu, and 4 more authors

   In 22nd IFAC World Congress, 2023

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   @inproceedings{kamath2023realtime,
     title = {Real-Time Sequential Conic Optimization for Multi-Phase Rocket Landing Guidance},
     author = {Kamath, Abhinav G. and Elango, Purnanand and Yu, Yue and Mceowen, Skye and Govind~M.~Chari and III, John M. Carson and Açikmese, Behçet},
     booktitle = {22nd IFAC World Congress},
     year = {2023},
   }