Hi,

  Can you give us some examples of software packages that have these capabilities?

  Users from engineering typically use packages like Matlab for doing parameter space explorations, but I don't know that they are doing much optimization.  We also have Cplex which is an optimizing package that is used by some faculty in the Mathematics department.

Dave



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From: Research Computing Support [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Winslow, Robert
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 7:20 PM
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Subject: HPC Question

Hi,

What software do you have available for function optimization? I am specifically referring to software that uses evolutionary search algorithms, as the search spaces I am exploring are very large (1000+ dimensions, real-valued). I suspect the engineering and physics departments have need for these tools, so hopefully you've got something available that I can use!

Thanks,
Robert Winslow