Software design for simulation driven optimization

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dc.contributor.advisorSymes, William W.en_US
dc.creatorPadula, Anthony D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:53:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:53:55Zen_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes a flexible framework for abstract numerical algorithms which treats algorithms as objects and makes them reusable, composable, and modifiable. These algorithm objects are implemented using the Rice Vector Library (RVL) interface, decoupling the algorithmic code from the details of linear algebra and calculus in Hilbert Space. I made many improvements to the RVL design, including abstract return types for reductions. These improvements allowed me to demonstrate the breadth of this design by incorporating semantically similar objects from other packages which had significant syntatic differences to the RVL objects. By adapting other libraries, I gain access to a variety of tools, including parallel linear algebra implementations. The benefits of the algorithm framework can be seen when abstract numerical algorithms are coupled with parallel simulators without needing to modify either the algorithm or the simulator.en_US
dc.format.extent188 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS MATH.SCI. 2005 PADULAen_US
dc.identifier.citationPadula, Anthony D.. "Software design for simulation driven optimization." (2005) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18795">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18795</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/18795en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMathematicsen_US
dc.subjectOperations researchen_US
dc.subjectComputer scienceen_US
dc.titleSoftware design for simulation driven optimizationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMathematical Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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