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There are many good software codes for semidefinite programming. Among the most well-known, the following ones are presented:

• SeDuMi, originally by Jos Sturm, now being maintained by the optimization group at McMaster University
• SDPT3, by Kim-Chuan Toh, Reha Tütüncü, and Mike Todd
• SDPA, by the research group of Masakazu Kojima
• CSDP, by Brian Borchers
• SDP software, by various authors

A very convenient way of using these (and other) SDP solvers under MATLAB® is through the YALMIP Parser/Solver by Johan Löfberg.