Optimiser Architecture
• How do you optimise
in 137-dimensional
space?
– Hard to calculate
gradient due to
stochastic noise
– Use genetic algorithm
• Random designs
• Mutation
• Interpolation
• Crossover
• How do you run
3`700`000
simulations?
– Distributed computing
– Internet-based / FTP
– ~130 users active in
last week
• >75`000 results sent in
– Periodically exchange
sample results file