diff --git a/sdp/challenger_sdp.py b/sdp/challenger_sdp.py
index ce60e8d..e62d647 100644
--- a/sdp/challenger_sdp.py
+++ b/sdp/challenger_sdp.py
@@ -1,14 +1,194 @@
+import math
 import numpy as np
+from scipy.special import lambertw
+from scipy.fft import next_fast_len
+from scipy.fft._pocketfft.basic import r2c, c2r
+from . import pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp
 
 
-def setup(Q, T):
-    return
+def _compute_block_size(m, n, conv_block_size=None):
+    """
+    Return a block size for the overlap-add method.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    m : int
+        Length of the query array Q.
+
+    n : int
+        Length of the time series T.
+
+    conv_block_size : int, default None
+        Block size for the convolution. When `conv_block_size` is None,
+        it will be automatically set to an optimal value, internally
+        computed based on the lengths of Q and T.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    conv_block_size : int
+        Block size for the convolution. Will be at least `m` and at most `n`.
+    """
+    if conv_block_size is None:
+        if m >= n / 2:
+            conv_block_size = n
+        else:
+            # To minimize Eq. 3 in
+            # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlap–add_method
+            overlap = m - 1
+            opt_size = -overlap * lambertw(-1 / (2 * math.e * overlap), k=-1).real
+            conv_block_size = next_fast_len(math.ceil(opt_size), real=True)
+
+    # Ensure that conv_block_size is at least m, so that
+    # it can cover at least one element of `T` in each block
+    conv_block_size = max(conv_block_size, m)
+
+    return min(conv_block_size, n)
+
+
+def _pocketfft_circular_convolve_block(Q, T, conv_block_size):
+    m = Q.shape[0]
+    n = T.shape[0]
+
+    # Each block in overlap-add method needs to be padded
+    # with `m-1` zeros. Therefore, the effective block size
+    # for T is `conv_block_size - (m-1)`.
+    T_block_size = conv_block_size - (m - 1)
+    n_blocks = math.ceil(n / T_block_size)
+    last_block_start = (n_blocks - 1) * T_block_size
+
+    # To compute the circular convolution between the zero-padded Q
+    # and each zero-padded block of T, the data can be loaded into
+    # a 2D array with `n_blocks + 1` rows, where the first `n_blocks`
+    # rows correspond to the blocks of T, and the last row is the
+    # zero-padded Q.
+    tmp = np.empty((n_blocks + 1, conv_block_size), dtype=np.float64)
+    tmp[: n_blocks - 1, :T_block_size] = T[:last_block_start].reshape(
+        n_blocks - 1, T_block_size
+    )
+    tmp[: n_blocks - 1, T_block_size:] = 0.0
+    tmp[n_blocks - 1, : n - last_block_start] = T[last_block_start:]
+    tmp[n_blocks - 1, n - last_block_start :] = 0.0
+
+    tmp[n_blocks, :m] = Q
+    tmp[n_blocks, m:] = 0.0
+
+    fft_2d = r2c(True, tmp, axis=-1)
+
+    return c2r(False, np.multiply(fft_2d[:-1], fft_2d[[-1]]), n=conv_block_size)
+
+
+def _pocketfft_valid_oaconvolve(Q, T, conv_block_size):
+    """
+    Compute the valid convolution between Q and T using the overlap-add method.
+    This method performs several circular convolutions between Q and blocks of T,
+    and then combines the results to obtain the valid convolution between Q and T
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    Q : numpy.ndarray
+        Query array or subsequence.
+
+    T : numpy.ndarray
+        Time series or sequence.
+
+    conv_block_size : int
+        Block size for the overlap-add method.
+        The value cannot be less than len(Q).
 
+    Returns
+    -------
+    out : numpy.ndarray
+        The valid convolution between Q and T.
 
-def sliding_dot_product(Q, T):
+    Notes
+    -----
+    Each block of the convolution contains part of `T`, padded with `len(Q)-1`
+    zeros. Therefore, `conv_block_size` must be at least `len(Q)` so that it
+    can cover at least one element of `T` in each block.
+    """
+    # performs several circular convolutions between
+    # zero-padded Q and zero-padded blocks of T
+    # and returns a 2D array of the results,
+    # where each row is associated with a block of T
+    QT_conv_blocks = _pocketfft_circular_convolve_block(Q, T, conv_block_size)
+
+    # The subsequences at the boundaries of the blocks
+    # are shared between adjacent blocks.
+    # The following logic is needed to reconstruct
+    # the valid convolution between Q and T
+    overlap = len(Q) - 1
+    out = QT_conv_blocks[:, :-overlap]
+    out[1:, :overlap] += QT_conv_blocks[:-1, -overlap:]
+
+    return np.reshape(out, (-1,))[len(Q) - 1 : len(T)]
+
+
+def _valid_convolve(Q, T, conv_block_size=None):
+    """
+    Compute the valid convolution between Q and T
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    Q : numpy.ndarray
+        Query array or subsequence.
+
+    T : numpy.ndarray
+        Time series or sequence.
+
+    conv_block_size : int, default None
+        Block size for the overlap-add method. When `conv_block_size`
+        is None, it will automatically be set to an optimal value,
+        internally computed based on the lengths of Q and T.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    out : numpy.ndarray
+        The valid convolution between Q and T.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The valid convolution between `Q` and `T` is computed by sliding Q[::-1]
+    over T and computing the dot product at each position when there is a
+    a full overlap between Q and a subsequence of T.
+    """
     m = len(Q)
-    l = T.shape[0] - m + 1
-    out = np.empty(l)
-    for i in range(l):
-        out[i] = np.dot(Q, T[i : i + m])
+    n = len(T)
+    conv_block_size = _compute_block_size(m, n, conv_block_size=conv_block_size)
+    if conv_block_size >= n:
+        out = pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp._pocketfft_valid_convolve(Q, T)
+    else:
+        out = _pocketfft_valid_oaconvolve(Q, T, conv_block_size)
+
     return out
+
+
+def setup(Q, T):
+    return
+
+
+def sliding_dot_product(Q, T, conv_block_size=None):
+    """
+    Compute the sliding dot product between Q and T
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    Q : numpy.ndarray
+        Query array or subsequence.
+
+    T : numpy.ndarray
+        Time series or sequence.
+
+    conv_block_size : int, default None
+        Block size for the overlap-add method. When `conv_block_size`
+        is None, it will automatically be set to an optimal value,
+        internally computed based on the lengths of Q and T.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    out : numpy.ndarray
+        The sliding dot product between Q and T.
+    """
+    if len(Q) == len(T):
+        return np.dot(Q, T)
+    else:
+        return _valid_convolve(Q[::-1], T, conv_block_size=conv_block_size)
diff --git a/sdp/pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp.py b/sdp/pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp.py
index 1f14342..f663d32 100644
--- a/sdp/pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp.py
+++ b/sdp/pocketfft_r2c_c2r_sdp.py
@@ -3,20 +3,26 @@
 from scipy.fft._pocketfft.basic import r2c, c2r
 
 
-def setup(Q, T):
-    return
-
-
-def sliding_dot_product(Q, T):
+def _pocketfft_valid_convolve(Q, T):
     n = len(T)
     m = len(Q)
     next_fast_n = next_fast_len(n, real=True)
 
     tmp = np.empty((2, next_fast_n))
-    tmp[0, :m] = Q[::-1]
+    tmp[0, :m] = Q
     tmp[0, m:] = 0.0
     tmp[1, :n] = T
     tmp[1, n:] = 0.0
     fft_2d = r2c(True, tmp, axis=-1)
 
-    return c2r(False, np.multiply(fft_2d[0], fft_2d[1]), n=next_fast_n)[m - 1 : n]
+    return c2r(False, np.multiply(fft_2d[0], fft_2d[1]), n=next_fast_n)[
+        len(Q) - 1 : len(T)
+    ]
+
+
+def setup(Q, T):
+    return
+
+
+def sliding_dot_product(Q, T):
+    return _pocketfft_valid_convolve(Q[::-1], T)
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index d1b80e8..7fee8aa 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -210,3 +210,18 @@ def test_pyfftw_sdp_max_n():
     np.testing.assert_allclose(comp, ref)
 
     return
+
+
+def test_oaconvolve_sdp_blocksize():
+    from sdp.challenger_sdp import sliding_dot_product
+
+    T = np.random.rand(2**10)
+    Q = np.random.rand(2**8)
+    conv_block_size = 2**9
+
+    comp = sliding_dot_product(Q, T, conv_block_size=conv_block_size)
+    ref = naive_sliding_dot_product(Q, T)
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(comp, ref)
+
+    return