The Berkeley RIOT Project (Remote Interactive Optimization Testbed)
Ilan Adler, Ken Goldberg, Dorit Hochbaum
A WWW-based interactive repository and testbed for optimization algorithms. We propose to create a world wide web (www) site containing a collection of software for optimization. In addition to serving the research community, the site will also serve end users in government, industry and commerce with a readily available and easy to understand interface.
We will develop software tools and sample applications for a variety of optimization methods. Some examples are linear programming, semi-definite programming, convex programming and network flow. Examples of applications include testing VLSI circuits, planning of mining operations, sports team tournaments problems (elimination of teams), scheduling, geometric algorithms for manufacturing purposes, clustering and pattern recognition, queueing and simulation applications.