Issue 1/2016
Special Issue on Blackbox and Derivative-Free Optimization
Content (11 Articles)
Editorial
Blackbox and derivative-free optimization: theory, algorithms and applications
Charles Audet, Michael Kokkolaras
A parallel evolution strategy for an earth imaging problem in geophysics
Y. Diouane, S. Gratton, X. Vasseur, L. N. Vicente, H. Calandra
Use of a biobjective direct search algorithm in the process design of material science applications
Aïmen E. Gheribi, Jean-Philippe Harvey, Eve Bélisle, Christian Robelin, Patrice Chartrand, Arthur D. Pelton, Christopher W. Bale, Sébastien Le Digabel
A hybrid extended pattern search/genetic algorithm for multi-stage wind farm optimization
Bryony DuPont, Jonathan Cagan
Open Access
Using a derivative-free optimization method for multiple solutions of inverse transport problems
Jerawan C. Armstrong, Jeffrey A. Favorite
Derivative-free global ship design optimization using global/local hybridization of the DIRECT algorithm
Emilio F. Campana, Matteo Diez, Umberto Iemma, Giampaolo Liuzzi, Stefano Lucidi, Francesco Rinaldi, Andrea Serani
Optimization with hidden constraints and embedded Monte Carlo computations
Xiaojun Chen, C. T. Kelley