Alarie, S., Audet, C., Diago, M., Le Digabel, S., & Lebeuf, X. (2025). Inter-DS: a cost saving algorithm for expensive constrained multi-fidelity blackbox optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 23 pages.
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Sébastien Le Digabel (136)
- Journal articles (58)
- 2025
Journal article Journal article Andrés-Thió, N., Audet, C., Diago, M., Gheribi, A. E., Le Digabel, S., Lebeuf, X., Lemyre Garneau, M., & Tribes, C. (2025). Solar: a solar thermal power plant simulator for blackbox optimization benchmarking. Optimization and Engineering, 47 pages.
- 2024
Journal article Bigeon, J., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2024). Handling of constraints in multiobjective blackbox optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 45 pages.
- 2023
Journal article Audet, C., Hallé-Hannan, E., & Le Digabel, S. (2023). A General Mathematical Framework for Constrained Mixed-variable Blackbox Optimization Problems with Meta and Categorical Variables. Operations Research Forum, 4(1), 37 pages.Journal article Le Digabel, S., & Wild, S. M. (2023). A taxonomy of constraints in black-box simulation-based optimization. Optimization and Engineering, 2023, 19 pages.
- 2022
Journal article Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Rochon Montplaisir, V., & Tribes, C. (2022). Algorithm 1027: NOMAD Version 4: Nonlinear Optimization with the MADS Algorithm. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 48(3), 1-22.Journal article Lakhmiri, D., Alimo, R., & Le Digabel, S. (2022). Anomaly detection for data accountability of Mars telemetry data. Expert Systems With Applications, 189, 116060.Journal article Dzahini, K. J., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2022). Constrained stochastic blackbox optimization using a progressive barrier and probabilistic estimates. Mathematical Programming, 198, 675-732.Journal article Alarie, S., Audet, C., Jacquot, P., & Le Digabel, S. (2022). Hierarchically constrained blackbox optimization. Operations Research Letters, 50(4), 446-451.Journal article Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Saltet, R. (2022). Quantifying uncertainty with ensembles of surrogates for blackbox optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 83(1), 29-66.Journal article Lakhmiri, D., & Le Digabel, S. (2022). Use of Static Surrogates in Hyperparameter Optimization. Operations Research Forum, 3(1).
- 2021
Journal article Rodrigues de Sousa, V., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Computational study of a branching algorithm for the maximum k-cut problem. Discrete Optimization, 100656 (20 pages).Journal article Bigeon, J., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2021). DMulti-MADS: mesh adaptive direct multisearch for bound-constrained blackbox multiobjective optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 79(2), 301-338.Journal article Lakhmiri, D., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2021). HyperNOMAD: Hyperparameter Optimization of Deep Neural Networks Using Mesh Adaptive Direct Search. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 47(3), 1-27.Journal article Alarie, S., Audet, C., Bouchet, P.-Y., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Optimization of stochastic blackboxes with adaptive precision. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 31(4), 3127-3156.Journal article Audet, C., Bigeon, J., Cartier, D., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2021). Performance indicators in multiobjective optimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(2), 397-422.Journal article Audet, C., Dzahini, K. J., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Stochastic mesh adaptive direct search for blackbox optimization using probabilistic estimates. Computational Optimization and Applications, 79(1), 1-34.Journal article Alarie, S., Audet, C., Gheribi, A. E., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Two decades of blackbox optimization applications. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 9, 100011 (13 pages).
- 2019
Journal article De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). A general framework for customized transition to smart homes. Energy, 189, 11 pages.Journal article De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). A realistic energy optimization model for smart-home appliances. International Journal of Energy Research, 43(8), 3237-3262.Journal article Rodrigues de Sousa, V., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). Improving the linear relaxation of maximum k-cut with semidefinite-based constraints. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 7(2), 123-151.Journal article Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2019). The mesh adaptive direct search algorithm for granular and discrete variables. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 29(2), 1164-1189.Journal article Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). Tight-and-Cheap Conic Relaxation for the Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch Problem. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 34(6), 4684-4693.
- 2018
Journal article Audet, C., Conn, A. R., Le Digabel, S., & Peyrega, M. (2018). A progressive barrier derivative-free trust-region algorithm for constrained optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 71(2), 307-329.Journal article Rodrigues de Sousa, V. J., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Computational study of valid inequalities for the maximum k-cut problem. Annals of Operations Research, 265(1), 5-27.Journal article Amaioua, N., Audet, C., Conn, A. R., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Efficient solution of quadratically constrained quadratic subproblems within the mesh adaptive direct search algorithm. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(1), 13-24.Journal article Talgorn, B., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Kokkolaras, M. (2018). Locally weighted regression models for surrogate-assisted design optimization. Optimization and Engineering, 19(1), 213-238.Journal article Gheribi, A. E., Pelton, A., Bélisle, E., Le Digabel, S., & Harvey, J.-P. (2018). On the prediction of low-cost high entropy alloys using new thermodynamic multi-objective criteria. ACTA Materialia, 161, 73-82.Journal article Audet, C., Kokkolaras, M., Le Digabel, S., & Talgorn, B. (2018). Order-based error for managing ensembles of surrogates in mesh adaptive direct search. Journal of Global Optimization, 70(3), 645-675.Journal article Audet, C., Ihaddadene, A., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2018). Robust optimization of noisy blackbox problems using the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm. Optimization Letters, 12(4), 675-689.Journal article Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Tight-and-Cheap Conic Relaxation for the AC Optimal Power Flow Problem. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(6), 7181-7188.
- 2017
Journal article Bélisle, F., Saunier, N., Bilodeau, G.-A., & Le Digabel, S. (2017). Optimized video tracking for automated vehicle turning movement counts. Transportation Research Record, 2645(2645), 104-112.
- 2016
Journal article Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2016). Dynamic scaling in the mesh adaptive direct search algorithm for blackbox optimization. Optimization and Engineering, 17(2), 333-358.Journal article Gramacy, R. B., Gray, G. A., Le Digabel, S., Lee, H. K. H., Ranjan, P., Wells, G., & Wild, S. M. (2016). Modeling an augmented lagrangian for blackbox constrained optimization. Technometrics, 58(1), 1-11.Journal article Gramacy, R. B., Gray, G. A., Le Digabel, S., Lee, H. K. H., Rajan, P., Wells, G., & Wild, S. M. (2016). Rejoinder. Technometrics, 58(1), 26-29.Journal article Gheribi, A. E., Harvey, J.-P., Bélisle, È., Robelin, C., Chartrand, P., Pelton, A., Bale, C. W., & Le Digabel, S. (2016). Use of a biobjective direct search algorithm in the process design of material science applications. Optimization and Engineering, 17(1), 27-45.
- 2015
Journal article Pourbagian, M., Talgorn, B., Habashi, W. G., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2015). Constrained problem formulations for power optimization of aircraft electro-thermal anti-icing systems. Optimization and Engineering, 16(4), 663-693.Journal article Bélisle, È., Huang, Z., Le Digabel, S., & Gheribi, A. E. (2015). Evaluation of machine learning interpolation techniques for prediction of physical properties. Computational Materials Science, 98(1), 170-177.Journal article Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Peyrega, M. (2015). Linear equalities in blackbox optimization. Computational Optimization and Applications, 61(1), 1-23.Journal article Talgorn, B., Le Digabel, S., & Kokkolaras, M. (2015). Statistical Surrogate Formulations for Simulation-Based Design Optimization. Journal of Mechanical Design, 137(2), 021405.Journal article Gramacy, R. B., & Le Digabel, S. (2015). The mesh adaptive direct search algorithm with treed gaussian process surrogates. Pacific Journal of Optimization, 11(3), 419-447.
- 2014
Journal article Minville, M., Cartier, D., Guay, C., Leclaire, L.-A., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Merleau, J. (2014). Improving process representation in conceptual hydrological model calibration using climate simulations. Water Resources Research, 50(6), 5044-5073.Journal article Gertz, E., Hiekkalinna, T., Le Digabel, S., Audet, C., Terwilliger, J. D., & Schäffer, A. A. (2014). PSEUDOMARKER 2.0: efficient computation of likelihoods using NOMAD. BMC Bioinformatics, 15(1).Journal article Audet, C., Ianni, A., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2014). Reducing the number of function evaluations in mesh adaptive direct search algorithms. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 24(2), 621-642.
- 2013
Journal article Gheribi, A. E., Le Digabel, S., Audet, C., & Chartrand, P. (2013). Identifying optimal conditions for magnesium based alloy design using the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm. Thermochimica Acta, 559, 107-110.Journal article Alarie, S., Audet, C., Garnier, V., Le Digabel, S., & Leclaire, L.-A. (2013). Snow Water Equivalent Estimation Using Blackbox Optimization. Pacific Journal of Optimization, 9(1), 1-21.Journal article Conn, A. R., & Le Digabel, S. (2013). Use of quadratic models with mesh-adaptive direct search for constrained black box optimization. Optimization Methods and Software, 28(1), 139-158.
- 2012
Journal article Gheribi, A. E., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Belisle, È., Bale, C. W., & Pelton, A. (2012). Calculating Optimal Conditions for Alloy and Process Design Using Thermodynamic and Property Databases, the Fact Sage Software and the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm. Calphad-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, 36, 135-143.Journal article Audet, C., & Le Digabel, S. (2012). The Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm for Periodic Variables. Pacific Journal of Optimization, 8(1), 103-119.Journal article Audet, C., Dennis, J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2012). Trade-Off Studies in Blackbox Optimization. Optimization Methods & Software, 27(4-5), 613-624.
- 2011
Journal article Le Digabel, S. (2011). Algorithm 909: NOMAD: Nonlinear optimization with the MADS algorithm. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 37(4), 1-15.Journal article Gheribi, A. E., Robelin, C., Le Digabel, S., Audet, C., & Pelton, A. (2011). Calculating all local minima on liquidus surfaces using the FactSage software and databases and the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm. Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 43(9), 1323-1330.
- 2010
Journal article Perron, S., Hansen, P., Le Digabel, S., & Mladenović, N. (2010). Exact and heuristic solutions of the global supply chain problem with transfer pricing. European Journal of Operational Research, 202(3), 864-879.Journal article Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2010). Globalization strategies for mesh adaptive direct search. Computational Optimization and Applications, 46(2), 193-215.
- 2009
Journal article Abramson, M. A., Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2009). Orthomads: A deterministic MADS instance with orthogonal direct ions. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 20(2), 948-966.
- 2008
Journal article Audet, C., Béchard, V., & Le Digabel, S. (2008). Nonsmooth Optimization Through Mesh Adaptive Direct Search and Variable Neighborhood Search. Journal of Global Optimization, 41(2), 299-318.Journal article Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2008). Parallel space decomposition of the mesh adaptive direct search algorithm. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 19(3), 1150-1170.
- 2004
Journal article Audet, C., Brimberg, J., Hansen, P., Le Digabel, S., & Mladenovic, N. (2004). Pooling Problem: Alternate Formulations and Solution Methods. Management Science, 50(6), 761-776.
- 2025
- Conference papers (14)
- 2025
Conference paper Allaire, N., Ghazvini Nejad, M., Le Digabel, S., & Partovi Nia, V. (2025, February). Zeroth Order Optimization for Pretraining Language Models [Paper]. 14th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM 2025), Porto, Portugal. Published in Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods - ICPRAM, 1.
- 2022
Conference paper Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Salomon, L., & Tribes, C. (2022, June). Constrained blackbox optimization with the NOMAD solver on the COCO constrained test suite [Paper]. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO 2022), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 2021
Conference paper Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2021, July). CONICOPF: conic relaxations for AC optimal power flow computations [Paper]. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), Washington, D.C., USA (5 pages).Conference paper Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2021, July). Tight-and-cheap conic relaxation for the optimal reactive power dispatch problem [Paper]. 2021 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), Washington, D.C., USA (1 page).
- 2019
Conference paper De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019, September). A Framework for Peak Shaving Through the Coordination of Smart Homes [Paper]. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT 2019 - Latin America), Gramado, Brazil (6 pages).Conference paper Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019, August). Tight-and-cheap conic relaxation for the AC optimal power flow problem [Abstract]. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2019), Atlanta, GA, USA. Published in 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM).
- 2017
Conference paper Bélisle, F., Saunier, N., Bilodeau, G.-A., & Le Digabel, S. (2017, January). Optimized Video Tracking for Automated Vehicle Turning Movement Counts [Paper]. 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C..
- 2016
Conference paper Picheny, V., Gramacy, R. B., Wild, S., & Le Digabel, S. (2016, December). Bayesian optimization under mixed constraints with a slack-variable augmented Lagrangian [Paper]. 30th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2016), Barcelona, Spain.Conference paper Gauthier, L., Saunier, N., Le Digabel, S., & Cao, G. (2016, January). Calibration of driving behavior models using derivative-free optimization and video data for montreal highways [Paper]. 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.Conference paper Al-Maskari, S., Bélisle, E., Li, X., Le Digabel, S., Nawahda, A., & Zhong, J. (2016, April). Classification with quantification for air quality monitoring [Paper]. 20th Pacific-Asia Conference on Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD 2016), Auckland, New Zealand.Conference paper Amaioua, N., Le Digabel, S., Audet, C., & Conn, A. R. (2016, June). Efficient solution of quadratically constrained quadratic subproblems within a direct-search algorithm [Poster]. Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms and Industrial Applications, Toronto, Ontario.
- 2014
Conference paper Talgorn, B., Le Digabel, S., & Kokkolaras, M. (2014, August). Problem Formulations for Simulation-Based Design Optimization Using Statistical Surrogates and Direct Search [Paper]. ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2014), Buffalo, New York.
- 2013
Conference paper Duclos, E., Le Digabel, S., Guéhéneuc, Y.-G., & Adams, B. (2013, March). ACRE: An automated aspect creator for testing C++ applications [Paper]. 17th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR 2013), Genova, Italy.
- 2012
Conference paper Bhattacharya, N., El-Mahi, O., Duclos, E., Beltrame, G., Antoniol, G., Le Digabel, S., & Guéhéneuc, Y.-G. (2012, September). Optimizing threads schedule alignments to expose the interference bug pattern [Paper]. 4th International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2012), Riva del Garda, Italy.
- 2025
- Book chapters (2)
- 2013
Book chapter Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Diest, K., Sweatlock, L. A., & Marthaler, D. E. (2013). Metamaterial design by mesh adaptive direct search. In Numerical methods for metamaterial design (Vol. 127, pp. 71-96).
- 2004
Book chapter Audet, C., Hansen, P., & Le Digabel, S. (2004). Exact solution of three nonconvex quadratic programming problems. In Frontiers in global optimization (Vol. 74, pp. 25-43).
- 2013
- Reports (60)
- 2025
Report Le Digabel, S., Lesage-Landry, A., Salomon, L., & Tribes, C. (2025). Efficient search strategies for constrained multiobjective blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2025-28).
- 2024
Report Hallé-Hannan, E., Audet, C., Diouane, Y., Le Digabel, S., & Saves, P. (2024). A graph-structured distance for heterogeneous datasets with meta variables. (Technical Report n° G-2024-33).Report Thio, N. A., Audet, C., Diago Martinez, M., Gheribi, A. E., Le Digabel, S., Lebeuf, X., Lemyre-Garneau, M., & Tribes, C. (2024). solar: A solar thermal power plant simulator for blackbox optimization benchmarking. (Technical Report n° G-2024-37).
- 2023
Report Alarie, S., Audet, C., Diago Martinez, M., Le Digabel, S., & Lebeuf, X. (2023). Hierarchically constrained multi-fidelity blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2023-66).
- 2022
Report Audet, C., Hallé-Hannan, E., & Le Digabel, S. (2022). A general mathematical framework for constrained mixed-variable blackbox optimization problems with meta and categorical variables. (Technical Report n° G-2022-11).Report Bigeon, J., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2022). Handling of constraints in multiobjective blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2022-10).
- 2021
Report Alarie, S., Audet, C., Jacquot, P., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Hierarchically constrained blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2021-65).Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Rochon Montplaisir, V., & Tribes, C. (2021). NOMAD version 4: Nonlinear optimization with the MADS algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2021-23).Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Saltet, R. (2021). Quantifying uncertainty with ensembles of surrogates for blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° 2021-37).Report Lakhmiri, D., & Le Digabel, S. (2021). Use of static surrogates in hyperparameter optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2021-10).
- 2020
Report Rodrigues de Sousa, V., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2020). Computational study of a branching algorithm for the maximum k-cut problem. (Technical Report n° G-2020-11).Report Dzahini, K. J., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2020). Constrained stochastic blackbox optimization using a progressive barrier and probabilistic estimates. (Technical Report n° G-2020-60).Report Bigeon, J., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2020). DMulti-MADS: Mesh adaptive direct multisearch for blackbox multiobjective optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2020-25).Report Report Lakhmiri, D., Alimo, R., & Le Digabel, S. (2020). Tuning a variational autoencoder for data accountability problem in the Mars Science Laboratory ground data system. (Technical Report n° 2020-31).Report Alarie, S., Audet, C., Gheribi, A. E., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2020). Two decades of blackbox optimization applications. (Technical Report n° G-2020-58).
- 2019
Report De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). A framework for peak shaving through the coordination of smart homes. (Technical Report n° G-2019-16).Report De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). A general framework for customized transition to smart homes. (Technical Report n° G-2019-09).Report Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). CONICOPF: A tight-and-cheap conic relaxation with accuracy metrics for single-period and multi-period ACOPF problems. (Technical Report n° G-2019-19).Report Lakhmiri, D., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2019). HyperNOMAD: Hyperparameter optimization of deep neural networks using mesh adaptive direct search. (Technical Report n° G-2019-46).Report Alarie, S., Audet, C., Bouchet, P.-Y., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). Optimization of noisy blackboxes with adaptive precision. (Technical Report n° G-2019-84).Report Audet, C., Dzahini, K. J., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2019). StoMADS: Stochastic blackbox optimization using probabilistic estimates. (Technical Report n° G-2019-30).
- 2018
Report De Souza Dutra, M. D., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Balancing realism and complexity: An accurate optimization model for electricity usage in smart homes. (Technical Report n° G-2018-06).Report Rodrigues de Sousa, V., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Improving the linear relaxation of maximum k-cut with semidefinite-based constraints. (Technical Report n° G-2018-26).Report Audet, C., Kokkolaras, M., Le Digabel, S., & Talgorn, B. (2018). Order-based error for managing ensembles of surrogates in derivative-free optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2016-36).Report Audet, C., Bigeon, J., Cartier, D., Le Digabel, S., & Salomon, L. (2018). Performance indicators in multiobjective optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2018-90).Report Alarie, S., Amaioua, N., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Leclaire, L.-A. (2018). Selection of variables in parallel space decomposition for the mesh adaptive. (Technical Report n° G-2018-38).Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2018). The mesh adaptive direct search algorithm for granular and discrete variables. (Technical Report n° G-2018-16).Report Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Tight-and-cheap conic relaxation for the AC optimal power flow problem. (Technical Report n° G-2018-02).Report Bingane, C., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2018). Tight-and-cheap conic relaxation for the optimal reactive power dispatch problem. (Technical Report n° G-2018-76).
- 2016
Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Peyrega, M. (2016). A derivative-free trust-region augmented Lagrangian algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2016-53).Report Audet, C., Conn, A. R., Le Digabel, S., & Peyrega, M. (2016). A progressive barrier derivative-free trust-region algorithm for constrained optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2016-49).Report Picheny, V., Gramacy, R. B., Wild, S. M., & Le Digabel, S. (2016). Bayesian optimization under mixed constraints with a slack-variable augmented Lagrangian. (Technical Report n° G-2016-43).Report de Sousa, V. J. R., Anjos, M. F., & Le Digabel, S. (2016). Computational study of valid inequalities for the maximum k-cut problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-17).Report Amaioua, N., Audet, C., Conn, A. R., & Le Digabel, S. (2016). Efficient solution of quadratically constrained quadratic subproblems within a direct-search algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2016-45).Report Talgorn, B., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Kokkolaras, M. (2016). Locally weighted regression models for surrogate-assisted design optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2016-113).Report Audet, C., Ihaddadene, A., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2016). Robust optimization of noisy blackbox problems using the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2016-55).
- 2015
Report Le Digabel, S., & Wild, S. M. (2015). A taxonomy of constraints in simulation-based optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2015-57).Report Le Digabel, S., Tribes, C., & Audet, C. (2015). NOMAD User Guide. Version 3.7.2. (Technical Report n° G-2009-37).Report Gheribi, A. E., Harvey, J.-P., Bélisle, È., Robelin, C., Chartrand, P., Pelton, A., Bale, C. W., & Le Digabel, S. (2015). Use of a biobjective direct search algorithm in the process design of material science applications. (Technical Report n° G-2014-103).
- 2014
Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2014). Dynamic scaling in the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm for blackbox optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2014-16).Report Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., & Peyrega, M. (2014). Linear Equalities in Blackbox Optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2014-36).Report Gramacy, R. B., Gray, G. A., Le Digabel, S., Lee, H. K. H., Ranjan, P., Weels, G., & Wild, S. M. (2014). Modeling an augmented Lagrangian for improved blackbox constrained optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2014-17).Report Pourbagian, M., Talgorn, B., Habashi, W. G., Kokkolaras, M., & Le Digabel, S. (2014). On power optimization of aircraft electro-thermal anti-icing systems. (Technical Report n° G-2014-72).Report Talgorn, B., Le Digabel, S., & Kokkolaras, M. (2014). Problem formulations for simulation-based design optimization using statistical surrogates and direct search. (Technical Report n° G-2014-04).
- 2012
Report Duclos, E., Guéhéneuc, Y.-G., & Le Digabel, S. (2012). ACRE: An Automated Aspect Creator for Testing C++ Applications. (Technical Report n° G-2012-19).Report Audet, C., Ianni, A., Le Digabel, S., & Tribes, C. (2012). Reducing the Number of Function Evaluations in Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithms. (Technical Report n° G-2012-43).Report Gramacy, R. B., & Le Digabel, S. (2012). The Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm with Treed Gaussian Process Surrogates. (Technical Report n° G-2011-37).
- 2011
Report Alarie, S., Audet, C., Garnier, V., Le Digabel, S., & Leclaire, L.-A. (2011). Snow Water Equivalent Estimation Using Blackbox Optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2011-09).Report Conn, A. R., & Le Digabel, S. (2011). Use of quadratic models with mesh adaptive direct search for constrained black box optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2011-11).
- 2010
Report Gheribi, A. E., Audet, C., Le Digabel, S., Belisle, È., & Pelton, A. (2010). Calculating Optimal Conditions for Alloy and Process Design Using Thermodynamic and Properties Databases, the FactSage Software and the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (MADS) Algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2010-77).Report Gheribi, A. E., Robelin, C., Le Digabel, S., Audet, C., & Pelton, A. (2010). Identifying Local Minima in the Liquidus Surface Using the FactSage Software and the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (MADS) Algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2010-76).Report Le Digabel, S. (2010). NOMAD: Nonlinear Optimization with the MADS Algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2009-39).Report Audet, C., Dennis, J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2010). Sensitivity to Constraints in Blackbox Optimization. (Technical Report n° G-2010-49).
- 2009
Report Audet, C., & Le Digabel, S. (2009). The Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm for Periodic Variables. (Technical Report n° G-2009-23).
- 2008
Report Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2008). Globalization Strategies for Mesh Adaptive Direct Search. (Technical Report n° G-2008-74).Report Abramson, M. A., Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2008). OrthoMADS: A Deterministic MADS Instance with Orthogonal Directions. (Technical Report n° G-2008-15).Report Perron, S., Hansen, P., Le Digabel, S., & Mladenović, N. (2008). Transfer Pricing in a Global Supply Chain. (Technical Report n° G-2008-17).
- 2007
Report Audet, C., Béchard, V., & Le Digabel, S. (2007). Nonsmooth Optimization through Mesh Adaptive Direct Search and Variable Neighborhood Search. (Technical Report n° G-2006-61).Report Audet, C., Dennis Jr., J. E., & Le Digabel, S. (2007). Parallel Space Decomposition of the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm. (Technical Report n° G-2007-81).
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- Theses (2)
- 2008
Thesis Le Digabel, S. (2008). Extensions à l'algorithme de recherche directe mads pour l'optimisation non lisse [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- 2002
Thesis Le Digabel, S. (2002). Topologie et routage dans les réseaux de communications [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- 2008