Title : Discussion of alternative research projects

Presentation by ­“Sébastien Le Digabel & Charles Audet”. Online attendance on Webex.

Two subjects of equal interest: Search steps in MADS :

1. Speculative-line search and DiRect based strategy: Cpp, Nomad & other tools, working closely with Research professional Christophe Tribes. Possible applications in Bayesian Optimization (MSc/PhD).
2. Termination criteria of BBO algorithms: Pure research, place to creativity, testing and intuition. Close to initial subject.

ToDo: Get familiar with Cpp. Add Rosenbrock function to examples in Nomad and test.