Open Source Software I

TA42.1 withdrawn 10/30: Computational Experiments using the Volume Algorithm

• Herman Abeledo; George Washington University, Dept. of OR & EM/SE, 707 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052; abeledo@gwu.edu
• Hua Ni; George Washington University, Dept. of EM/SE, 707 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052; nihua@gwu.edu
• Rudy Sultana; George Washington University, Dept. of EM/SE, 707 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052; kusnadi@seas.gwu.edu

TA42.2 OpenTS: An Open Source Java Tabu Search Framework

• Robert Harder; , 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Ste. 301, Arlington, VA 22202; rharder@usa.net

OpenTS is a Java tabu search framework that helps analysts implement the popular tabu search meta-heuristic in a well-structured, object-oriented design. Among the key advantages: works with any problem type offloads repetitive functions logically organizes the tabu search exploits multi-processor computers and integrates goal programming.

TA42.3 Panel: New Directions & Standards for the MPS File Format

• Bjarni Kristjansson; Maximal Software Inc., 2111 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 700, Arlington, VA 22201; bjarni@maximalsoftware.com
• Lloyd W. Clarke; ILOG, Inc., 33 East Fox Run Circle, Green Bay, WI 54302; lclarke@ilog.com
• Bob Daniel; Dash Optimization, Blisworth House, Church Lane, Blisworth, Northants, NN7 3BX , UK; bob.daniel@dashoptimization.com,, http://www.dashoptimization.com
• Robert Fourer; Northwestern University, Dept. of IE/MS, Evanston, IL 60208-3119; 4er@iems.northwestern.edu

The MPS-file format for mathematical programming has been extremely useful, but is showing its age. New technologies such as 64bit hardware, stochastic solvers, and XML require new capabilities in the open standard format. This panel will provide a forum for discussing current problems and proposed solutions.