About Performance—Models for the Distributed Solution of Simulation—Based Optimization in Computational Engineering

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gerdes, M.^{; 1} | Barth, T.^{; 2} | Grauer, M.^{; 3}

Affiliations: Institute for Information Systems, University of Siegen, Hölderlinstr. 3 D-57068 Siegen, Germany

Note: [1] E-mail: [email protected].

Note: [2] E-mail: [email protected].

Note: [3] E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to outline a priori performance evaluation approaches for distributed solution concepts of simulation-based optimization problems. Practical optimization problems, a distributed solution approach, and specific characteristics of the situation are presented. This parallel system is then analyzed according to both approaches of computational complexity and scalability. To overcome the resulting drawbacks, the integration of a posteriori aspects is necessary. Thus, a generic metric is established providing a posteriori knowledge at early stages of the optimization process.

Keywords: Performance evaluation, simulation-based optimization, parallel systems, distributed solution approaches, computational complexity, scalability

Keywords: 68M20, 68Q25, 68Q85, 68W15, 90C90

DOI: 10.3233/JCM-2003-3310

Journal: Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 463-474, 2003