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Optimization Services: A Framework for Distributed Optimization

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  • Robert Fourer

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208)

  • Jun Ma

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208)

  • Kipp Martin

    (Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637)

Abstract

We describe a research project to design a distributed optimization environment in which solvers, modeling languages, registries, analyzers, and simulation engines can be implemented as services and utilities under a unified framework. Our work, which we call optimization services or OS, defines standards for all activities necessary to support decentralized optimization on the Internet: representation of optimization instances, results, and solver options; communication between clients and solvers; and discovery and registration of optimization-related software using the concept of Web services. In this paper we place emphasis on issues in distributed computing that are posed by the special character of optimization. We also describe a reference implementation that is freely available as an open-source project of COIN-OR.

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  • Robert Fourer & Jun Ma & Kipp Martin, 2010. "Optimization Services: A Framework for Distributed Optimization," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 58(6), pages 1624-1636, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:58:y:2010:i:6:p:1624-1636
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.1100.0880
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    1. R. Fourer & H. Gassmann & J. Ma & R. Martin, 2009. "An XML-based schema for stochastic programs," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 166(1), pages 313-337, February.
    2. Elizabeth D. Dolan & Robert Fourer & Jean-Pierre Goux & Todd S. Munson & Jason Sarich, 2008. "Kestrel: An Interface from Optimization Modeling Systems to the NEOS Server," INFORMS Journal on Computing, INFORMS, vol. 20(4), pages 525-538, November.
    3. Robert Fourer & Jun Ma & Kipp Martin, 2010. "OSiL: An instance language for optimization," Computational Optimization and Applications, Springer, vol. 45(1), pages 181-203, January.
    4. Robert Fourer & Jean-Pierre Goux, 2001. "Optimization as an Internet Resource," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 31(2), pages 130-150, April.
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