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# NOMAD - Nonlinear Optimization by Mesh Adaptive Direct search - #
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# NOMAD - version 3.9.0 has been created by #
# Charles Audet - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
# Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
# Viviane Rochon Montplaisir - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
# Christophe Tribes - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
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# The copyright of NOMAD - version 3.9.0 is owned by #
# Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
# Viviane Rochon Montplaisir - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
# Christophe Tribes - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal #
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# NOMAD v3 has been funded by AFOSR and Exxon Mobil. #
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# NOMAD v3 is a new version of NOMAD v1 and v2. NOMAD v1 and v2 were created #
# and developed by Mark Abramson, Charles Audet, Gilles Couture, and John E. #
# Dennis Jr., and were funded by AFOSR and Exxon Mobil. #
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# Contact information: #
# Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal - GERAD #
# C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal (Quebec) H3C 3A7 Canada #
# e-mail: nomad@gerad.ca #
# phone : 1-514-340-6053 #6928 #
# fax : 1-514-340-5665 #
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# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it #
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# You can find information on the NOMAD software at www.gerad.ca/nomad #
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DESCRIPTION :
NOMAD is a C++ implementation of the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (MADS)
algorithm, designed for constrained optimization of black-box functions.
WEB PAGE :
https://www.gerad.ca/nomad/
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS :
Please visit the web page for futher instruction on the following:
* Downloading, configuring, compiling, and installing NOMAD
* Using NOMAD and setting the parameters
* Reports on NOMAD
* How to report bugs and make enhancement requests
* And more...
BATCH OR LIBRARY MODE :
NOMAD is designed to be used in two different modes : batch and library.
The batch mode is intended for a basic and simple usage of the MADS method,
while the library mode allows more flexibility.
For example, in batch mode, users must define their separate black-box program,
that will be called with system calls by NOMAD.
In library mode, users can define their black-box function as C++ code
that will be directly called by NOMAD, without system calls and temporary files.
EXECUTABLES :
On Windows and Mac OS X platforms, NOMAD batch mode executable is located in
directory $NOMAD_HOME/bin or %NOMAD_HOME%\bin.
In order to avoid compiling the code, you can simply use this executable.
COMPILATION :
On Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X, NOMAD can be compiled using the makefile generated
by the configure command located in $NOMAD_HOME.
On Windows, NOMAD can be compiled using the Microsoft Visual Studio projet
located in the %NOMAD_HOME_PERSONAL%\VisualStudio directory.
HOW TO EXECUTE NOMAD :
For informations about the execution of NOMAD, please read the user guide :
$NOMAD_HOME/doc/user_guide.pdf or %NOMAD_HOME%\doc\user_guide.pdf
or
https://www.gerad.ca/NOMAD/Downloads/user_guide.pdf
