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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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#    Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal - GERAD                                      #
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#    e-mail: nomad@gerad.ca                                                       #
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#    fax   : 1-514-340-5665                                                       #
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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
